Patents Issued in January 21, 2020
  • Patent number: 10539281
    Abstract: An intelligent street light structure includes an antenna, a data transmission system and wires. This makes the intelligent street light structure have a remote data transmission function and also effectively protect the antenna and the data transmission system provided therein again external invasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: IPSECURES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Chiang, Kai-Yuan Kuo
  • Patent number: 10539282
    Abstract: A lighting lamp device has an LED provided therein to light up the surroundings and cause an induced current flow in a battery built in an electronic device disposed at an upper end thereof, to charge the battery. The lighting lamp device includes a main body made of a transparent or translucent material of which the top and bottom are open; a cover coupled to the opened upper end of the main body, forming a wireless charging zone in which a battery built in an electronic device disposed on the upper end can be charged; and a support plate coupled to the opened lower end of the main body, and embedded therein, a power supply means and a printed circuit board having a plurality of LEDs for receiving power from the power supply means and emitting light at the upper surface of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Sung Won Jan
  • Patent number: 10539283
    Abstract: An electronic lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic lighting device may comprise a core, which may comprises an enclosure, a light-emitting element, a flame sheet and a swing mechanism. The flame sheet is movably supported or suspended on the enclosure, and may comprise an upper sheet which is of a flame-like shape. The upper sheet is configured to expose above the top of the enclosure. The light-emitting element may be installed on the enclosure. A light outgoing direction of the light-emitting element may be intersected with the surface of the upper sheet so that the light of the light-emitting element is projected on the surface of the upper sheet. The swing mechanism is disposed beneath the flame sheet and can apply a force on the flame sheet to actuate the flame sheet to sway or swing. By the present application, a visual experience of true fire can be achieved and an interestedness and appreciation can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 10539284
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles with a laser module comprising a laser light source for the radiation of a laser light beam, and an optic unit to shape the laser light beam to form a given light distribution. The optic unit has a primary optic device for the imaging of an intermediate image on an intermediate image plane. The optic unit has a deflection device which is arranged in an intermediate image plane and which has a limiting edge by means of which a share of the light of the laser light beam is deflected along a light path in the direction of a bundling device, by means of which the share of light is deflected into a light distribution while forming a cut-off line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rainer Kauschke, Frank Passgang, Herbert Cramer, Hendrik Weise
  • Patent number: 10539285
    Abstract: A running board top plate is provided that comprises a plurality of light-diffusing waveguides, a reflective layer positioned around a portion of each light-diffusing waveguide, a base layer configured to receive one or more of the light-diffusing waveguides and the reflective layer, and a clear lens layer positioned over the light-diffusing waveguides, the reflective layer, and the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Bradley Johnson, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Stuart C. Salter, Jeffrey Alan Mesko
  • Patent number: 10539286
    Abstract: An automotive lighting system (41) includes an automotive lamp having an LED array (14) and a lens (34). The lens (34) images a square field of illumination (101) into rectangular field of illumination (48) to support adaptive front lighting in an automotive environment (28). The lens (34) includes light-transmissive first, second, and third regions (64, 66, 68), and a baffle (70) adapted to obstruct light from spreading between the light-transmissive first, second, and third regions (64, 66, 68). The baffle (70) is disposed between the LED array (14) and light receiving surfaces (98, 104, 110) of the light-transmissive first, second, and third regions (64, 66, 68). The lens (34) enables imaging of an approximately rectangular field of illumination (48) from a single chip (12), reducing cost and cooling needs of adaptive front lighting systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Rice
  • Patent number: 10539287
    Abstract: A headlight module for projecting a light distribution pattern includes: a light source for emitting light; and an optical element including a first reflecting surface for reflecting the light as first reflected light, a second reflecting surface for reflecting, as second reflected light, light passing through a traveling direction side of an edge portion of the first reflecting surface, a first emitting surface for emitting the first reflected light, and a second emitting surface for emitting the second reflected light, the traveling direction side being a side toward which the first reflected light travels. The edge portion is an edge portion on the traveling direction side. The first reflecting surface forms a high luminous intensity region of the light distribution pattern by superposing the first reflected light and light that has not been reflected by the first reflecting surface, and forms a cutoff line of the light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Keiji Nakamura, Kuniko Kojima, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Patent number: 10539288
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, including a housing, which is closed by a transparent cover panel and contains a holographic lamp unit having has a light source unit, and including an optical unit containing a holographic element for generating a holographic luminous surface, the holographic element being disposed between the light source unit and the cover panel, so that it may be back-lit with the aid of the light source unit, and the holographic unit has a structure such that the holographic luminous surface is disposed between the holographic element and the cover panel, forming a distance from the holographic element and the cover panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGAA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Patent number: 10539289
    Abstract: A laser lighting module for a vehicle headlight includes at least one laser, a scanning arrangement, a light conversion device, a safety mirror, a safety detector and a safety controller. The laser emits light in a first wavelength range and the scanning arrangement moves a beam of the light within a scanning solid angle so a spot of the light moves across the light conversion device. The light conversion device converts a fraction of the light to converted light in a different wavelength range than the first and emits a mixture of transmitted and converted light. The safety mirror is arranged within the scanning solid angle such that at least 90% of the transmitted light hits the safety mirror. The safety controller receives the control signal, generated by the safety detector from the safety detection light, and switches off the laser if the control signal exceeds a first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hans Helmut Bechtel, Thomas Diederich
  • Patent number: 10539290
    Abstract: The invention relates to optical light diffusers for use with point light sources, such as LED lighting. The optical diffusers achieve an optimum balance of light transmission and hiding power. The optical light diffuser is a transparent plastic matrix, such as Plexiglas® resin from Arkema Inc., having organic particles dispersed within the matrix. The particles are crosslinked beads having specific particle sizes and loading. Different beads can be combined to provide added properties such as a textured surface, and to optimize hiding power and light transmission. The invention also relates to a luminous device containing at least one light-emitting diode and a cover made of the optical light diffuser. The invention further relates to a method for assessing hiding power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Michael T. Burchill, Steven W. Gaskey, Robert A. Wanat, Jiaxin Ge, Mark A. Aubart
  • Patent number: 10539291
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a reflective shell, a front cover, a light-emitting device, and a plurality of optical micro-structures. The front cover is connected to the reflective shell. A containing space is formed between the reflective shell and the front cover. The light-emitting device is disposed in the containing space and is configured to emit a light beam. The optical micro-structures are disposed on at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover. Each of the optical micro-structures is a multilayer stair-structure. The optical micro-structures diffuse the light beam by refraction and reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kuan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 10539292
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device (10) comprising a plurality of lenses (100) for projecting a plurality of parallel beams (202, 204) having a predetermined width towards an object area, wherein each lens comprises a lens body including a cavity (150) for housing a solid state lighting element (200); a pair of opposing internally reflecting side surfaces (130) for constraining said beam within said predetermined width; and a light exit surface delimited by said opposing side surfaces, the light exit surface comprising a curved region (110) extending from a first further side surface (141) extending between the opposing side surfaces and shaped to generate a collimated beam portion along an optical axis; and a stepped region in between the curved region and a second further side surface (142) extending between the reflecting side surfaces, wherein said steps are defined by a plurality of prismatic protrusions (120), each of said protrusions laterally extending between said opposing side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Xiu Yang, Caijie Yan, Gang Song, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 10539293
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new way to signal or display light by way of a portable light device that includes a reflector structure with a flexible and floppy end. The flexible and floppy end contains reflectors or reflective pieces or reflective fabric such that the light is reflected in many directions when the devices is waved around by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Gina Shackelford
  • Patent number: 10539294
    Abstract: A blind spot warning indication device for an exterior mirror of an automobile includes a light guide member. A plurality of wedge-shaped bosses are arranged side by side along an axis on the light guide member corresponding to a setting direction of the PCB. One side of each of the plurality of wedge-shaped bosses has a light incident end surface for aligning with a corresponding light source. An upper surface of each of the plurality of wedge-shaped bosses includes a light reflecting side having an optical pattern for reflecting and scattering. The reflecting side having the optical pattern is an upwardly convex arc surface. A lower surface of the wedge-shaped boss has a light emitting side. The outermost wedge-shaped boss has the largest curvature of the light-reflecting side compared to the other wedge-shaped bosses arranged side by side, and the outermost wedge-shaped boss has the longest length of the light-emitting side compared to the other wedge-shaped bosses arranged side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: SMR Patents S.à.r.l., Ningbo SMR Huaxiang Automotive Mirrors Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz, Yifei Feng, Yonggang Li, Weiping Lu
  • Patent number: 10539295
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lighting device. The lighting device includes a body including a side wall and a base disposed on the side wall; a light source which is disposed below the base of the body; a power supply which is disposed on the base of the body to supply a power to the light source; and a clip including a connection portion and an extension portion extending from the connection portion and disposed on the side wall of the body, wherein the extension portion of the clip has at least one bent portion which is bent toward the side wall of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Wook Kim, Ki Woong Kim, Young Sik Kim, Chang Hyuk Im, Sang Jun Hong, Ji Hwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 10539296
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device configured to generate lighting device light, wherein the lighting device light includes an emission band in the visible part of the spectrum which represents at least 80% of the total power (W) of the lighting device light in the visible part of the spectrum, wherein the emission band has a full width half maximum of at maximum 60 nm, and wherein the emission band has a peak maximum (MM3), wherein said emission band includes luminescent material light, wherein the lighting device includes (i) a solid state-based light source, configured to generate light source light having a peak maximum (MX2), and (ii) a luminescent material, configured to convert at least part of the light source light into said luminescent material light, wherein the solid state-based light source is configured to provide said light source light with 0<MM3?MX2<60 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10539297
    Abstract: Light modules for converting the wavelength of light are described herein along with methods for using and making such modules and devices incorporating such modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CRYSTALPLEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Miller, William R. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10539298
    Abstract: A color wheel includes a phosphor wheel, a color correction wheel, a rotation shaft, and a metal piece fixed on the rotation shaft, and the phosphor wheel and the color correction wheel are fixed together with the metal piece, such that they both contact the metal piece and heat generated by the phosphor wheel can be quickly transmitted to the metal piece and the color correction wheel and emitted into the air to cool the phosphor wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Jiayi Yang
  • Patent number: 10539299
    Abstract: A display device includes a panel, a light source, and a display target. The panel has a transparent resin portion and a reflective film formed on a front surface of the transparent resin portion, the display target has a first display layer printed on a front surface of the reflective film and a second display layer printed on a front surface of the first display layer, the first display layer is printed so as to shield the illumination light emitted from the light source, the second display layer is printed in a color different from a color of the first display layer, an outer dimension of the second display layer is smaller than an outer dimension of the first display layer, and a border portion formed by an edge portion of the front surface of the first display layer is provided at an edge portion of the display target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKIKAISHA TOKAIRIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuji Kawamoto, Kouji Iwamoto, Ryosuke Okuda
  • Patent number: 10539300
    Abstract: The lighting apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a housing including first and second back covers each having an inside surface in a parabola shape; a recess opened at a lower portion of the first and second back covers; a light-transmissive sheet arranged obliquely in a recess of the first and second back covers; a light emitting module between the recesses of the first and second back covers; a heat dissipation body in which the light emitting module is disposed; and a first reflective sheet for reflecting light on an inside surface of the first and second back covers, wherein the heat dissipation body includes a heat dissipation portion in which the first and second light emitting modules are disposed and a reflecting portion disposed between the heat dissipation portion and a lower end portion of the light-transmissive sheet, and the first reflective sheet has a plurality of reflective surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Kim, Hwa Young Kim, Chang Hyuk Im
  • Patent number: 10539301
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices associated with an electronic candle are described. One example, electronic candle device includes a housing with a through-hole at its top, a transfer device including a driver motor and one or more gears positioned inside the housing, and a light emitting component coupled to the transfer device such that the transfer device causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing. The electronic candle also includes a movable lid positioned below the through-hole inside the housing and movable to remain in at least one of an open configuration or a closed configuration, and a controller configured to turn on or off the light emitting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 10539302
    Abstract: A lamp includes a base unit, a light-passing unit, a heat radiator, an electric wire, and a power supply module. The base unit includes a cover and a press ring. The cover includes a bottom plate and a ring-shaped portion. The press ring is connected with the ring-shaped portion. The light-passing unit includes a transparent member, a lens member, a light source pressing member and a light source board. The transparent member is mounted between the cover and the press ring. The lens member is received in the transparent member. The light source pressing member is mounted on the lens member. The light source board is mounted on the light source pressing member. The heat radiator is connected with the transparent member. The electric wire is electrically connected with the light source board and the power supply module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Adision Lighting (HK) Co., Limited
    Inventor: Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 10539303
    Abstract: An airfield light includes a light assembly mounted on a base and a transparent cover disposed over the light assembly and secured to the base. The light assembly includes a curved LED (light emitting diode) assembly having a circuit board with at least a portion that is curved along its length. A plurality of LEDs are spaced apart along the length of the circuit board and are configured to emit light through the transparent cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Vivian Loomis Hunter
  • Patent number: 10539304
    Abstract: A light for an interior of a vehicle is provided. The light has two or more light modules. In an installed state, the light modules are mounted on a supporting structure in the vehicle and disposed in series along a profile line. In the installed state, each two adjacent light modules are fixedly attached to each other, such that all light modules that are fixedly attached to each other together form an integral light strip. The light strip has a first region and at least one second region. The first region of the light strip is fixedly attached to the supporting structure. The at least one second region of the light strip is movably supported on the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH
    Inventor: Swen Bergeler
  • Patent number: 10539305
    Abstract: A light display system and device for use in a body of water or other liquid is described. The light display device may be controlled remotely via a control hub and/or control panel, or controlled by internally preprogrammed commands. A plurality of light display devices may be controlled in selected, choreographed sequences to provide various unique visual displays including, for example, geometrical patterns and/or naturalistic patterns giving the impression of organic phenomena such as swarming fireflies, bioluminescent creatures and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: WET
    Inventors: Mark Fuller, Riae Yoo, Scott Winslow, EunKyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10539306
    Abstract: A double lampshade table lamp includes a base, a flexible pole vertically erected from the top of the base, and two lampshade assembly horizontally pivoted to the top of the pole and each having a light tube. The flexible pole can be bent to change the angle of the two lampshade assemblies, and the rear ends of the two lampshade assemblies respectively have bushings which are in a vertical staggered relation to each other and pivoted to the top of the pole, so that the two lampshade assemblies are situated at the same height and can be deflected to provide concentrated and focused light and a fan-shaped expansion of the lighting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: METROMAX AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christina Hwang
  • Patent number: 10539307
    Abstract: A lamp mounting mechanism and automated luminaire are provided. A lamp head includes a lamp access panel and the lamp mounting mechanism. The lamp access panel can be removed to provide access to the lamp mounting mechanism. The lamp mounting mechanism includes a lamp mounting plate and a lamp retainer. A lamp is removably mounted in the lamp mounting mechanism, which aligns an optical axis of the lamp with a center of the lamp mounting plate. The lamp retainer includes a plurality of retaining clips that apply forces to flanges of the lamp to maintain the lamp in a fixed position relative to the lamp mounting plate. The retaining clips allow a user to rotate the lamp to position the flanges of the lamp in openings between the retaining clips. The openings between the retaining clips allow the user to remove the lamp from the lamp mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robe Lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Pavel Jurik, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 10539308
    Abstract: A modular overhead lighting system includes a raceway element and one or more interchangeable lighting modules capable of variable positioning relative to the raceway element. Multiple raceway conductors are mounted in the raceway element, with a portion of each raceway conductor being exposed along a lower surface thereof to facilitate continuously variable positioning of lighting modules. An electrical connector for establishing electrical connections between a raceway element and a lighting module includes multiple ridges incorporating electrical contacts configured to contact raceway conductors, and includes terminals to removably receive electrical wires permitting electrical communication between a lighting module and the raceway element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Randy Bernard, Eric Marsh, Mai Zakerin
  • Patent number: 10539309
    Abstract: An undercabinet light kit using LED lighting and low voltage DC electricals is disclosed. The kit is supplied with a plurality of LED light bars containing LEDs emitting a preselected CCT color temperature. The kit includes a digital control box for system on/off, IR motion detection, and auto shutoff timing. The kit further includes a spool of three-wire electrical cabling that is cut by the end user into cable segments having custom lengths, then used to wire the plurality of light bars and the control box in series. The cable segments are press-fitted into the light bars and control box for an electrical connection without need for special tools or skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AMAX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dennis Danville, Brian Thomas Barrett, Gary Blanchette
  • Patent number: 10539310
    Abstract: A lighting device including a light emitting diode (LED) luminaire assembly and a bracket body. The bracket body includes at least one arm configured to support the LED luminaire assembly, and a cavity configured to receive a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Nolan, Joseph Casper, Joseph Witkowski, Jonathan Hull
  • Patent number: 10539311
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DIGITAL LUMENS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brian J. Chemel, Colin Piepgras, Steve T. Kondo, Scott D. Johnston
  • Patent number: 10539312
    Abstract: An item of clothing in the form of a jacket provides enhanced visibility for a cyclist. A right detection device is configured to identify a raising of a right arm and a right indictor light (103) is configured to indicate in response to the raising of the right arm. Similarly, a left detection device is configured to identify the raising of a left arm and a left indicator light 104 is configured to indicate in response to the raising of the left arm. A housing contains a power supply and a control circuit and a pocket is provided in the jacket for supporting the housing. Wires extend from the housing to the detection devices and indicators and these wires are restrained within seams used to construct the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Wearable Technology Limited
    Inventor: Mark Jonathan Bernstein
  • Patent number: 10539313
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly is provided that comprises a single heat sink defining a plurality of cavities. The heat sink is within, and movable relative to, a housing. The vehicle lighting assembly further comprises a plurality of optic polyhedrons configured within the cavities and a plurality of LED light sources within the cavities is configured to direct an incident light pattern through the optic polyhedrons to generate a plurality of vehicular light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Preston Williams, Arun Kumar
  • Patent number: 10539314
    Abstract: An illustrative light fixture provides an emitter housing and a driver housing in a single fixture with an airflow channel defined between the emitter and driver housings. The airflow channel minimizes thermal conduction between the emitter and driver housings, and maximizes thermal convective cooling for at least one of the emitter housing and driver housing. The emitter housing includes vertical fins extending into the airflow chamber. The left and right sides of the emitter and driver housings define top and bottom edges that are respectively coplanar with the top and bottom edges of the vertical fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: RAB Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Guercio, Jiang Hu, Wengang Gao
  • Patent number: 10539315
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp is provided. The LED lamp may include a base; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Barry Feit
  • Patent number: 10539316
    Abstract: A light distribution system for freezer that includes a LED strip light disposed on a freezer door. The LED strip lamp includes a lamp holder, a strip-shaped polarizing lens, and a plurality of LED chips. The lamp holder includes a lens setting surface and a reflecting surface. The strip-shaped polarizing lens includes a plurality of optical axis, an incident surface, a first and second convex lens exit surfaces, and a transition surface. An angle between the illuminated surface and the optical axis includes an acute angle and the illuminated surface includes a main light region illuminated by the outgoing light of the first and second convex lens exit surfaces and a sub-light region illuminated by the reflected light from the reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Ji, Zhaoyong Zheng, Bozhang Xu
  • Patent number: 10539317
    Abstract: A handheld tool carrying case having a carrying case base and a carrying case cover and at least one electronic system. The carrying case base is connected to the carrying case cover in a detachable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Werner, Georgios Margaritis
  • Patent number: 10539318
    Abstract: A light assembly coupled to a spray gun for spraying electrostatically charged coating material is disclosed. The spray gun includes a gun body comprising a barrel, a nozzle assembly extending from the barrel in a longitudinal direction, a voltage multiplier, and an actuator assembly configured to transition the voltage multiplier between an activated state and a deactivated state. The light assembly includes a light and circuitry electrically connected to the light. The circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy inductively obtained by the circuitry to the light when the voltage multiplier is in the activated state. The light assembly can also include a housing, a lens cover releasably attached to the housing, and a control member for changing a characteristic of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence M. Fulkerson, Brian D. Mather, Jared J. Bell, Michael Thomas, Jeffery A. Perkins, John A. Greco, Thomas Loparo, Stephen P. Lovass, Gregory S. Dawson, John Palazzo, Martin T. Vicens, John J. Binder, Jeffery Dailidas, James Khoury
  • Patent number: 10539319
    Abstract: A torch refilling assembly includes a funnel for receiving a liquid fuel. A spout is fluidly coupled to the funnel and the spout is positioned in an opening of a fuel canister of a torch to direct the liquid fuel into the fuel canister of the torch. A rest is coupled to and extends laterally away from the funnel for engage a lid of the fuel canister for storage when the fuel canister is filled with the liquid fuel. A valve is movably coupled between the funnel and the spout. The valve is selectively positioned in a closed position to inhibit the liquid fuel from flowing out of the funnel. The valve is selectively positioned in an open position to pass the liquid fuel therethrough thereby facilitating the fuel canister to be filled with the liquid fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Dunphy
  • Patent number: 10539320
    Abstract: A system and method for generating combustion aerosols from liquid fuel. The system includes a furnace with an inner heating tube having a heating tape wrapped thereabout. Further, the system includes a fuel line extending through an inlet end of the heating tube and into the heating tube, and a means for dripping the liquid fuel onto a plurality of different locations on an inner surface of the heating tube. The system further includes a power supply to power the heating tape to heat the inner heating tube to a temperature which can ignite the liquid fuel dripped onto the inner surface of the inner heating tube whereby there is an immediate combustion to form combustion products. Finally, the system includes an air line connected to the heating tube for directing compressed air through the inner heating tube to mix with the combustion products and transport the formed combustion aerosols out of an outlet end of the inner heating tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jerold R. Bottiger, Jana S. Kesavan, Deborah R. Schepers
  • Patent number: 10539321
    Abstract: Combustion engineering, fluid heating, for example, water heating, using electricity to generate steam. The body of the device has of two identical halves—the upper and the lower. The material of the body is heat-resistant polymer containing one or more isotopes according to the general variant of body implementation. Each half of the body is made identical to the other half and has an elliptical cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: No Eul Kim
  • Patent number: 10539322
    Abstract: A method for determining fatigue lifetime consumption of an engine component, by defining a reference thermal load cycle, the reference thermal load cycle being characterized by a reference load cycle amplitude and a reference load cycle time, and determining a reference load cycle lifetime consumption. The method includes measuring a temperature of the engine component, determining a thermal load cycle based upon the temperature measurement, determining a load cycle amplitude, determining a load cycle time, relating the load cycle time to the reference load cycle time, thereby determining a load cycle time factor, relating the load cycle amplitude to the reference load cycle amplitude, thereby determining a load cycle amplitude factor, combining the load cycle time factor and the load cycle amplitude factor into a combined load cycle factor for determining a load cycle lifetime consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ansaldo Energia Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Felipe Bolaños-Chaverri, Torsten Wind, Fernando Biagioli, Khawar Syed
  • Patent number: 10539323
    Abstract: A venturi nozzle (1), disposed upstream from a blower (20), for mixing combustion air and fuel gas by intake pressure of the blower (20), comprising: a nozzle portion (12) with a shape that is narrowed in diameter downstream and into which combustion air is introduced; a mixing portion (13), disposed downstream from the nozzle portion (12), with a shape that is enlarged in diameter downstream and into which combustion air and fuel gas are mixed; and a fuel gas inlet (15), disposed between the nozzle portion (12) and the mixing portion (13), into which fuel gas is introduced; wherein a plurality of ridges (16) extending in a circumferential direction and arranged at predetermined intervals in a flow direction of combustion air are formed on an inner surface of the nozzle portion (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MIURA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Shiba, Shigehiro Watanabe, Tatsuya Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10539324
    Abstract: A system for combusting a methane stream in an ITM combustion reactor and a method of combusting the methane stream, wherein an optimized volumetric flow rate of the methane stream provides an off-stoichiometric molar ratio of methane to oxygen, which is provided by an ITM in the ITM combustion reactor, and the method further offers a relatively constant oxygen flux via the ITM as well as a prolonged membrane stability. Various embodiments of the system and the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Khaled Mezghani, Amir Hamza
  • Patent number: 10539325
    Abstract: A control device for gas appliances comprises a circuit arrangement that includes: —a switching circuit, electrically connected between an electromagnet and a thermoelectric generator of a safety valve of a gas tap; —a control circuit (71), designed at least for counting time and configured for controlling the switching circuit; —a command circuit, connected in signal communication with the control circuit (71) at least for the purposes of setting the aforesaid time interval. The circuit arrangement comprises a power-supply module (50), for low-voltage d.c. supply, and the switching circuit belongs to a control module (40) which is designed to be operatively associated to a respective gas tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Moro, Paolo Savini
  • Patent number: 10539326
    Abstract: A combustion system includes a perforated reaction holder having perforations defined to compensate for a non-uniform velocity of fuel and/or oxidant received across an input face of the perforated reaction holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CLEARSIGN COMBUSTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas W. Karkow, Robert E. Breidenthal, Joseph Colannino, Christopher A. Wiklof
  • Patent number: 10539327
    Abstract: A combustor includes a liner and a support. The liner includes first and second spaced apart liner walls defining a combustion chamber therebetween, and an end wall joining the first and second liner walls at a forward end. The support is configured to resiliently support the liner and includes first and second spaced apart support walls having first and second retainers configured to capture aft ends of the first and second liner walls. A gas turbine engine and a method of assembling a combustor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Hoyt Y. Chang
  • Patent number: 10539328
    Abstract: A nozzle guide support device, that supports a nozzle guide of a fuel nozzle on an open flange part encircling a fuel supply hole of a combustor of a gas turbine engine, is formed by fixing a cap that supports the nozzle guide in a floating state to the open flange part by means of a rivet. Rotation of the nozzle guide relative to the open flange part is restricted by engagement between a recess portion of the nozzle guide and a spacer fitted to the rivet. Accordingly, not only is it possible to cut production time and production cost compared with a case in which the nozzle guide support device is fixed by welding or brazing, but it is also possible to suppress unlimited rotation of the fuel nozzle guide while enabling the fuel nozzle guide to float in a radial direction and a axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Kamoi, Takeshi Kiyama
  • Patent number: 10539329
    Abstract: A mounting bracket mountable to the underside of the cabinet prior to the range hood and configured to engage and support the range hood as the range hood is secured to the cabinet. The mounting bracket having a support feature engagable to the range hood to hold the range hood proximate the cabinet while fasteners are sunk to secure the range hood to the cabinet. The mounting brackets are pre-positioned on the cabinet such that range hood is aligned with the cabinet when the range hood is supported by the support feature. The smaller mounting brackets can be more easily mounted in the proper position on the cabinet then the larger range hood speeding the installation process and reducing errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Benoit Gauthier, Richard R. Sinur, Brian R. Wellnitz, Jonathan Houde, Rémi Cossette, Yannick Morin, Mark Kurth, Peter Muller, Timothy Payne, David Wylen, Phil Anthony, Aaron Eiger, Scott Rote
  • Patent number: 10539330
    Abstract: A kitchen unit (200), for example an extraction hood, has a task lighting system (100) for illuminating an operative area (210) below the kitchen unit. The task lighting system includes: at least a plurality of fixed lighting elements (110) configured to generate, on the operative area, corresponding fixed elementary light spots (270) and macro light spots (280) by the union of the elementary light spots; and a control unit (115) configured to receive a spot position signal indicative of a desired position of a macro light spot and to selectively activate, based on the spot position signal, the lighting elements to generate a macro light spot with said desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Luigi Buriola, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Chiara Ciardetti, Valerio Verdoliva