Patents Issued in October 6, 2020
  • Patent number: 10794533
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for attaching a component housing to a mounting rail includes a mounting clip and a base. The mounting clip carries the component housing and the base attaches the mounting clip to the mounting rail. The mounting clip is rotatably attached to the base to enable positioning the component housing in different angular positions with respect to the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Correll, Scott Michael Frye
  • Patent number: 10794534
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes a fill tube apparatus's and methods of manufacturing a fill tube apparatus. The fill tube can include an inner tube funnel element comprising an inner wall portion, a mouth opening portion, a hollow shaft portion, a hollow stem portion, and a stem opening portion. Furthermore, the fill tube can include an outer tube element comprising an outer wall portion comprising a base portion, a grip portion, a valley portion, and a threaded stem portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin C Gardner, Leo Edward Sadzewicz
  • Patent number: 10794535
    Abstract: A high pressure tank includes: a resin liner for containing a fluid; a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; a cap including a supply/discharge hole to supply and discharge the fluid to and from the liner; a barrier layer; and an isolation wall member. The cap includes a cylindrical protrusion having the supply/discharge hole. The barrier layer covers an outer surface of the reinforced layer to block all or at least part of the fluid, and includes an opening to expose the protrusion. The isolation wall member forms a closed space accommodating the protrusion and the opening of the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogiwara, Satoru Kawase
  • Patent number: 10794536
    Abstract: A method for generating an insulating vacuum in a container is provided. The method includes evacuating air from a space between double walls of the container for a first predetermined time period. The method also includes after the first predetermined time period, if a vacuum level within the space has not reached a first predetermined vacuum level, purging the space by supplying a gas into the space and subsequently evacuating the air from the space for a period of time equal to the first predetermined time period. The method also includes repeating the evacuating and purging until the vacuum level within the space reaches the first predetermined vacuum level. The method also includes when the vacuum level within the space reaches the first predetermined vacuum level, evacuating the air from the space for a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CRYOGENIC FUELS INC.
    Inventor: Roy E. Adkins
  • Patent number: 10794537
    Abstract: A system for filling an LPG vehicle with LPG using an auxiliary bombe is provided. The system may be configured for easily filling a main bombe with LPG even in the hot season (summertime) or the like during which the outside temperature rapidly rises, by using an auxiliary bombe in addition to using the main bombe. The system may also be capable of always smoothly refilling the main bombe with LPG by moving a portion of the LPG in the main bombe to the auxiliary bombe, when the pressure in the main bombe is higher than the LPG filling pressure of a filling gun in the hot season during which the outside temperature rapidly rises, so that the pressure in the main bombe becomes lower than the filling pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Han Kim, Jae Hwa Park, Jong Ki Kim, Jae Min Lee, Keun Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10794538
    Abstract: A process for filling a gas tank made from a gas tank material with gas is provided, which process comprises the following steps: a) setting (S10) a nominal gas filling rate such that the tank is substantially completely filled within a predetermined filling time from a predetermined initial gas pressure value, b) determining (S20), assuming hot case tank conditions, a maximum mass-averaged gas filling temperature that will be reached at the end of the filling process, when filling the gas tank for the predetermined filling time with the nominal gas filling rate, c) selecting (S30) a target gas filling temperature not greater than the maximum mass-averaged gas filling temperature, d) cooling (S40) the gas to be supplied to the gas tank to the target gas filling temperature, e) starting the supply of gas to the gas tank, f) determining (S50) the actual mass-averaged gas filling temperature of the gas supplied to the tank, g) estimating (S60) an end-of-fill gas pressure from the actual mass-averaged gas filling
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Brachmann, Frederic Barth
  • Patent number: 10794539
    Abstract: Systems and processes for recovering a gas from a vessel. The system can include a buoy that can include a fluid swivel assembly. The fluid swivel assembly can have a first swivel section rotatably coupled to a second swivel section. The system can also include a first liquid transfer conduit, a first gas transfer conduit, a second liquid transfer conduit, and a second gas transfer conduit. The first swivel section and the second swivel section can be configured to maintain fluid communication between the first liquid transfer conduit and the second liquid transfer conduit. The first swivel section and the second swivel section can be configured to maintain fluid communication between the first gas transfer conduit and the second gas transfer conduit. The first gas transfer conduit and the second gas transfer conduit can be configured to convey a gas from a vessel to a subsea location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SOFEC, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Matthew Duensing, Samuel David Waronoff, Abbas Nalwala, Arun Sanjay Duggal, Yonghui Liu, Asis Nandi, Ramachandran Gopalakrishnan
  • Patent number: 10794540
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a fluid to an object surface comprises a metering valve, an actuator for moving the metering valve relative to the object surface in at least one spatial direction, and an electronic control device that is in signal communication with the metering valve and the actuator and that is configured to move the metering valve along a predefined metering path and to open it once or a multiple of times within the metering path for a fluid dispensing. The electronic control device comprises means for a time synchronization of the movement of the actuator, on the one hand, and of the opening and closing of the metering valve, on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Marco Systemanalyse und Entwicklung GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Reuter
  • Patent number: 10794541
    Abstract: A pumping system, method and device for pumping from and to any two or more vessels in a multiple vessel process where all permutations of the source and destination vessels are possible, but only specific combinations are required as part of the regular, repeat, controlled process system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CleanWorld
    Inventors: Joshua L. Rapport, Stephen P. Tourigny
  • Patent number: 10794542
    Abstract: A high pressure tank structure includes a high pressure tank, a pressure relief device, and a heat-resistant plate. The high pressure tank is capable of storing a fluid on an inside of a resin-made liner covered with a reinforced layer. The pressure relief device, when heated to a certain activating temperature, reduces an internal pressure of the high pressure tank. The heat-resistant plate is integrally attached to the high pressure tank, so as to be disposed facing the reinforced layer which is positioned at least on a bottom surface side when mounted in a mounting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogiwara, Kazuo Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 10794543
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate for LED packaging, a LED package and a LED bulb. The substrate is in a strip shape, at least one end of the substrate is provided with an electrode lead-out wire. The electrode lead-out wire is connected to the substrate by a connecting component and/or a connecting material, wherein at least one opening arranged along the length direction of the substrate is provided on the substrate. The LED package comprises the substrate, the substrate is provided with a plurality of LED chips, and the plurality of LED chips are connected in series and/or parallel with each other by connecting wires. The LED bulb of the present invention has the LED package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: Chi Keung Yeung
  • Patent number: 10794544
    Abstract: A LED lamp comprises a base, an envelope, a printed circuit board for mounting a plurality of LED chips and a supporting member for supporting the printed circuit board. The envelope has a bottom end coupled with the base. The envelope defines an interior between the base and the envelope, and the printed circuit board is disposed in the interior. The printed circuit board comprises a hollow structure. One end of the supporting member is assembled in the base, the other end of the supporting member is coupled with the printed circuit board. One end of the printed circuit board extends into the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Consumer Lighting (US), LLC
    Inventors: Xiaojun Ren, Kun Xiao, Zhifeng Bao, Zhiyong Wang, Yimin Zhu
  • Patent number: 10794545
    Abstract: An LED light bulb having a bulb base and a bulb shell connected with the bulb base, the bulb shell having a layer of luminescent material formed in the material of the bulb shell. A stem with a stand extending to the center of the bulb shell is disposed in the bulb shell. A flexible LED filament is disposed in the bulb shell, at least half of the LED filament is disposed around a center axle of the LED light bulb, where the center axle is coaxial with the axle of the stand and two conductive supports, each of which are connected with the stem and the LED filament. A driving circuit is electrically connected with the two conductive supports and the bulb base. Additionally, a plurality of supporting arms has two ends, with one end connected to the stem and the other end connected to the LED filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LT
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Wei-Hong Xu, Yukihiro Saito, Hayato Unagiike, Al-Ming Xiong, Jun-Feng Xu, Yi-Ching Chen
  • Patent number: 10794546
    Abstract: A light bulb apparatus has a plurality of LED modules, a substrate, a driver circuit board, a plastic piece, a radiator and a lamp cap. The substrate has aluminum material for mounting the plurality of LED modules, a first connection end and a second connection end. The first connection end and the second connection end are electrically connected to the plurality of LED modules. The plastic piece with a guiding groove is used for inserting the driver circuit board. The radiator has a top plate and a side wall. The substrate is fixed on the top plate, and the side wall are connected to the plastic piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Qiyuan Wang, Yunnan Lin, Liping Lin
  • Patent number: 10794547
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a downlight, which includes an optoelectronic module and a rim module. The optoelectronic module includes a light source driving board, a back housing, and a front housing. The light source driving board is disposed between the back housing and the front housing. The light source driving board includes a light-emitting diode unit and a driving circuit. The rim module has a central opening for accommodating the optoelectronic module. The rim module is not integrally formed with the optoelectronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMENT ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yongzhe Dong, Shouqiang Hou, Xiaoliang Wen
  • Patent number: 10794548
    Abstract: This invention is a replacement lighting system for signs that can include a first lighting assembly having LED strips disposed on opposite sides. The lighting assembly can be rotatably attached to the lamp holders. A hub can be removably connected to an external power supply, a first lighting assembly and a second lighting assembly. The lighting system can be used to replace existing lighting such as fluorescent tubes and accompanying ballasts without the need to understand remove or rewire the sign electrical components other than attaching the lighting system to the power source. The lighting assemblies can be rotated in the lamp holders to reduce or remove hot spots or dark areas. Multiple lighting assemblies can be connected end to end and be in electrical communication with the power source without necessarily needing to wire each lighting assembly to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SignlightsLED, LLC
    Inventors: Austin McCoy Powell, Ishavarbhal Patel, Jimmy Hanvey
  • Patent number: 10794549
    Abstract: Light assemblies comprise a housing having a chamber, one or more light emitting elements connected with the housing, a transparent cover, and one or more reflectors positioned adjacent the light emitting element. The one or more light emitting elements are interposed between the transparent cover and the one or more reflectors, and the one or more light emitting elements and one or more reflectors operate to provide a multi-directional field of illumination that is 180 degrees or more, e.g., between about 180 to 270 degrees. The transparent cover may have a convex outer surface to facilitate light transmission in side oriented directions. The light assembly may include switches or controls for on/off and/or dimming functions. An example light assembly comprises three light emitting elements in the form of LEDs, and includes three reflectors, wherein the LEDs and reflectors are configured to produce the desired field of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TRIPLELITE LLC
    Inventor: Ronnie Pritchett
  • Patent number: 10794550
    Abstract: There is provided a hand held flashlight having different intensity and direction of projected light controlled by switches which function independently or pently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TRIPLELITE LLC
    Inventor: Ronnie Pritchett
  • Patent number: 10794551
    Abstract: A light system includes a plurality of light towers including a first light tower and a second light tower. Each light tower include a light source, a rechargeable battery operable to provide electrical power to the light source, and a control system programmed to control the flow of power to and from the rechargeable battery. The light system further includes a power/network cord electrically connecting the first light tower to the second light tower, a power source, and a power recharge cord arranged to electrically connect the first light tower to the power source. The power recharge cord is operable to provide electrical power from the power source to the first light tower and from the first light tower to the second light tower via the power/network cord. Each control system is programmed to selectively activate the power source to initiate a recharge cycle for the respective rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Lloyd N. Flesch, John T Gunn
  • Patent number: 10794552
    Abstract: An illuminating flexible flat cable includes a plurality of first cables, a plurality of light sources and a first controller. Each of the first cable includes an electric conductive member and a light guiding member and the electric conductive member is coated and covered by the light guiding member. One of the first cables is a power first cable, and the electric conductive member of the power first cable is adapted for being electrically connected with a first power source, while the light sources are arranged corresponding to the first cables. The light emitted by each of the light sources is guided into the cables and transmitted in the light guiding members. However, at least a portion of the light can penetrate the light guiding members. The first controller is electrically connected with the light sources to control the light sources to emit the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: DAYU OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiu-Siou Lin, Yu-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 10794553
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible light-emitting device including: a light-emitting complex medium including a polymer matrix, and a nano light-emitting material dispersed therein, the light-emitting complex medium generating light via application of an electric field thereto; a plurality of first fiber electrodes extending in a first direction and disposed within the light-emitting complex medium, wherein the plurality of first fiber electrodes are arranged along a first imaginary plane and are spaced apart from each other, wherein a first voltage is applied to the plurality of first fiber electrodes; and a plurality of second fiber electrodes extending in the first direction and disposed within the light-emitting complex medium, wherein the plurality of first fiber electrodes are alternated with the plurality of second fiber electrodes, wherein a second voltage different from the first voltage is applied to the plurality of second fiber electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Soon Moon Jeong, Seong Kyu Song, Bo Kyung Song, Sang Kyoo Lim, Chang Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 10794554
    Abstract: A modular vapor-tight light fixture is provided herein which generally includes first and second vapor-tight light modules, and a coupling for connecting the first and second vapor-tight light modules. Each of the vapor-tight light modules includes: a channel housing; a lens secured to the channel housing; a plurality of solid state light generating elements; and, first and second end caps. Each of the channel housings includes first and second rails which each define a mounting channel. The coupling includes mounting strip portions configured such that, with the first and second vapor-tight light modules being adjacent, the mounting strip portions are simultaneously received in the mounting channels of both the first and second vapor-tight light modules. Advantageously, with the subject invention, fully enclosed vapor-tight light modules may be provided at shorter lengths which are connected by the coupling to provide a fixture comparable in length to prior-art vapor-tight light fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: MAXLITE, INC.
    Inventors: Ramesh Raghavan, Jun Xiang
  • Patent number: 10794555
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide LED-based emergency lighting utilizing AC-DC switch mode power conversion technology, NiMH battery technology, and emergency lighting lamps that use high power white LEDs as the emergency lighting source. A low voltage microprocessor based circuit design reduces the battery input voltage for the unit to a nominal level of 2.4VDC. The microprocessor executes a pulse charging algorithm to lower battery maintenance mode power consumption levels and extend the useful life of the battery. Brownout detection technology does not require the determination of the AC input voltage level or transmission of the brownout detection signal to the secondary side of the circuit. A rechargeable battery is charged by a charge current selectively set to a bulk charge value, a trickle charge high value, or a trickle charge low value based on sampling of the voltage of the rechargeable battery and the charge current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Lei Han, John Evan Lane
  • Patent number: 10794556
    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: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: L&L CANDLE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 10794557
    Abstract: A daylighting panel for integration into a building or larger vehicle comprises a translucent facade element (800) containing a glass sheet and a light transport channel (801) for guiding light about horizontally into an interior of the building, the light transport channel comprising one opening attached to the interior side of said facade element and at least one opening towards the interior of the building equipped with a luminaire (807), characterised in that the inner walls including the rear end are covered by a reflecting layer (808).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Cristobal Garrido Segura, Tobias Hintermann, Andre Kostro, Tatjana Vetter
  • Patent number: 10794558
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate; a plurality of wavelength conversion members, each containing phosphor particles and being disposed on a respective one of the light emitting elements; and a plurality of light reflecting members disposed between adjacent ones of the wavelength conversion members to reflect light emitted from the light emitting elements. The wavelength conversion members and the light reflecting members are included in a collective body that has a curved upper surface having a concave shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyairi, Shinya Endo
  • Patent number: 10794559
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp comprises a light source for road surface drawing configured to emit light becoming a light source image, and a projection lens, which has an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction and the light is to pass therethrough. The vehicle lamp can form a plurality of light distribution patterns on a road surface over a range from a position close to the lamp to a position distant from the lamp by the light emitted from the light source and having passed through the projection lens, and the respective light distribution patterns are to be projected on the road surface at states where relative positions between the projection lens and the light source image are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Takayoshi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 10794560
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a case, a lens body, an LED substrate, a stopper member, and a lead wire. The lens body is fixed in the case. An illuminating part of the lens body projects outward from the upper face opening of the case. The LED substrate is housed in the substrate housing part of the lens body, and the lower surface of the LED substrate is supported by the stopper member. The two lead wires are connected to the LED, led out of the case through insertion holes in the stopper member, and retained by one of lead wire retainers formed on the two side surfaces of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahisa Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10794561
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a projector lens, a first light source disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern, a second light source disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming an additional high-beam light distribution pattern, and a metal base member. The base member includes a first surface on which the first light source is disposed and a second surface on which the second light source is disposed. The second surface is inclined with respect to an optical axis such that an emission portion of the light emitting element faces obliquely forward and upward. A plurality of metal plate-shaped fins extending in a left-right direction and an upper-lower direction of the lamp are arranged along a front-rear direction of the lamp on a rear surface of the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Inoue, Kazushi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10794562
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a first lens and a second lens disposed in front of the first lens. In particular, the second lens has a concave incidence surface, a curvature ratio between the first lens and the second lens is in a range of about 1.2 to 3.0, and the optical system receives a light emitted by a light-emitting unit in a range of about 60° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Hyeong Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10794563
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an illumination device, including a first lamp body; a driving power supply component received in the first lamp body; a connecting element assembled into the first lamp body; a second lamp body connected to the connecting element and rotatable with respect to the first lamp body; a light source component received in the second lamp body; a second light distribution element received in the second lamp body and configured to perform a secondary light distribution to a part of light emitted from the light source component; and a first light distribution element disposed on the first lamp body and configured to perform a secondary light distribution to a second part of the light emitted from the light source component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gongpu Zhan, Song Yin, Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 10794564
    Abstract: A back door handle device is provided above a license plate of a back door of a vehicle and serves as both a license lamp and a handle switch. The back door handle device includes a light emitting element, a switch that outputs a signal for unlocking or locking the back door, a housing that houses the light emitting element and the switch, and an outer cover that covers the housing and includes an integrally molded article. The integrally molded article includes a transparent portion formed of a material that transmits light emitted from the light emitting element, and an elastic portion covering an outer side of the transparent portion. The transparent portion includes a lens portion that extracts light emitted from the light emitting element. The elastic portion includes a switch cover portion that is applied with a pushing force from an outside for outputting the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Fukui, Koji Tatematsu, Atsushi Obata, Kakeru Nemoto
  • Patent number: 10794565
    Abstract: A dielectric collimator (1) comprising a center lens (3), the center lens comprising a light input surface (31) and a light exit surface (32), the light exit surface (32) being convex and substantially hemispherical, and the light input surface (31) comprising a central surface section (312) forming a light transmitting portion of the center lens adapted for receiving incoming light (5) and transmitting it to be emitted from the light exit surface, and a peripherally extending, annular outer surface section (311) being substantially plane and adapted for redirecting incoming light (5) in such a manner that the redirected light (7) undergoes TIR at the light exit surface and is emitted back out of the light input surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Oliver Dross
  • Patent number: 10794566
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incidence surface and an emission surface, and is disposed such that, in a cross section of the light emitting device, light emitted at least ?1=81° from a light emission center of the light emitting element is incident on the rear surface of the light flux controlling member, and the emission surface is formed such that, in the cross section of the light emitting device, a curve of a graph with an abscissa of ?1 and an ordinate of ?2 includes an inflection point, wherein ?2 is an angle between a line orthogonal to the optical axis and a tangent to the emission surface at a point P, the point P being an arrival point of light emitted from the light emission center at angle ?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukuda, Kakeru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10794567
    Abstract: An optical system includes an optic and a reflector. The optic has a rear surface with a cavity configured to receive light from a light source and a front surface opposite the rear surface, the front surface configured to emit light processed by the optic and the front surface including a centrally disposed convex region. The front surface and the rear surface of the optic meet at a rim that extends peripherally with respect to the cavity. The reflector is disposed adjacent the optic and comprises a light-receiving end adjoining the rim, a light-emitting end, and a tapered region that extends between the light-receiving end and the light-emitting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Kevin Charles Broughton
  • Patent number: 10794568
    Abstract: Provided are a plant-growth laminated film and a plant-growth illumination apparatus that more efficiently provide circularly polarized light used for plant growth. Included are a reflective-type linearly polarizing plate that transmits one of linearly polarized light components of incident light and that reflects the other linearly polarized light component, and a ?/4 plate that converts, into circularly polarized light, linearly polarized light provided by transmission through the reflective-type linearly polarizing plate, wherein the ?/4 plate has an in-plane retardation of 165±40 nm at a wavelength of 660 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Usami, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi, Kazuhiro Oki
  • Patent number: 10794569
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member of the present disclosure includes a first matrix, phosphor particles embedded in the first matrix, and at least one selected from the group consisting of first filler particles embedded in the first matrix and surface coating layers respectively covering surfaces of the phosphor particles. The wavelength conversion member satisfies at least one relationship selected from the group consisting of |n3?n1|>|n1?n2| and |n4?n1|>|n1?n2| wherein n1 is a refractive index of the first matrix, n2 is a refractive index of the phosphor particles, n3 is a refractive index of the first filler particles, and n4 is a refractive index of the surface coating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Nagasaki, Takashi Ohbayashi, Takahiro Hamada, Yukihiko Sugio, Yusuke Ogihara
  • Patent number: 10794570
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure disclose an optical element, a light source module using the optical element and a lighting device using the light source module. The optical element includes: a light distribution portion configured to receive irradiated light emitted from a light-emitting unit and allow the irradiated light to be emitted upon distribution, where the light emitted from the light distribution portion upon distribution has an irradiation range; and a light-shielding portion provided integrally with the light distribution portion, where the light-shielding portion is engaged with the light distribution portion to form a light-shielding receiving chamber, and the light-shielding receiving chamber is located outside the irradiation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chaobo Liu, Feng Li
  • Patent number: 10794571
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a mirror, a motion assembly, and a control system. The mirror controllably deflects a light beam emitted from the luminaire. The motion assembly includes a motor, a magnet mounted directly to a shaft of the motor, and a motion sensor system. The motor rotates the mirror about an axis of rotation. Rotation of the motor causes an equal change in rotation of the mirror. The magnet's center aligns with the shaft's axis of rotation and the magnet's magnetic pole is oriented orthogonally to the shaft's axis of rotation. The motion sensor system produces an output signal representing an absolute rotational position of the magnet. The control system stores an expected rotational position of the motor and determines whether the motion sensor system's output signal matches the stored position. When the output signal does not match the stored position, the control system rotates the motor position where the output signal matches the stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Robe Lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Jindrich Vavrik, Tomas Micunek, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 10794572
    Abstract: A troffer light fixture has a housing with a LED assembly positioned in the housing. The LED assembly includes at least one LED array comprising LEDs of at least two different colors. The LED assembly includes a first LED array having a first LED on a first string and a second LED on a second string and a second LED array having a third LED on a third string and fourth LED on a fourth string. A wide lens covers the LED array. A reflector assembly has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface reflecting light from the at least one LED array laterally across the width of the wide lens. Alternatively, the LED array may be approximately one-half the width of the wide lens and the reflector may be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Jin Hong Lim, Kurt Wilcox, Mark Boomgaarden, Randall Levy Bernard, Curt Progl
  • Patent number: 10794573
    Abstract: A luminaire (10) is disclosed comprising a housing (20) having a metal section (21) and incorporating an electrical component arrangement including a printed circuit board (40) having a first major surface carrying at least one light engine and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a heatsink (30) exposed within said metal section, the heatsink having a further major surface facing the second major surface; an electrically insulating layer (50) in between the further major surface and the second major surface and having a margin (51) extending beyond each of the second major surface and the further major surface by a minimum width (W), said margin being separated from the metal section by an air gap having a minimum height (H); and at least one electrically insulating fixing arrangement (90, 100, 110) extending through the printed circuit board and the electrically insulating layer securing the printed circuit board to the metal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maurice Lucien Eugene Casanova, Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven
  • Patent number: 10794574
    Abstract: A socket for allowing a threaded light bulb or a bayonet light bulb to be quickly and effectively inserted into and removed from the socket by axial force, avoiding the need for it to threaded by rotational forces within the socket to achieve connectivity. The socket includes a bulb interface including a plurality of flanges for cooperating with a bulb having a threaded base and/or a bayonet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Wintergreen Corporation
    Inventor: William Hale
  • Patent number: 10794575
    Abstract: The invention provides a multi-channel plate (100) comprising (i) a plurality of parallel arranged channels (1) and (ii) at least a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11), wherein a first channel (110) includes a light transmissive part (12), wherein the light source (10) is configured to provide light source light (11) downstream from the light transmissive part (12) and external from the first channel (110) as a first lighting function, and wherein the multi-channel plate (100) includes a second channel (120), configured to provide an additional function different from said first lighting function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rick Gerardus Nijkamp, Durandus Kornelius Dijken, Ties Van Bommel, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10794576
    Abstract: A hinge apparatus and method of use are provided for securing to a slide of a retrofit kit and to an opening of a fixture. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge configured to couple to the opening of the fixture, a top section coupled to the hinge, a lower section coupled to the top section and having a cavity formed therebetween, the cavity configured to be coupleable to the retrofit kit, a hinge brake securement device coupled to the top section, a neck extending outwardly from the hinge brake securement device, a hinge brake coupled to the neck, and a notch coupled to the hinge brake, the notch configured to be receivable at the slide of the retrofit kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John Helms
  • Patent number: 10794577
    Abstract: A LED downlight apparatus includes a light source plate, a heat sink, a reflective cup and a driver container. The reflective cup reflects light of the light source plate and the heat sink is arranged between the driver container and the light source plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Li, Xiaoliang Wen, Maojin Zeng
  • Patent number: 10794578
    Abstract: A lighting device or lamp having two or more operating modes are provided. The lighting device or lamp comprises a housing having one or more light emitting diode (LED) packages mounted therein. The lighting device or lamp further comprises at least one secondary optic disc comprising a plurality of secondary optical elements. The secondary optical elements comprise two or more types of secondary optical elements. An operating mode of the two or more operating modes corresponds to each of the one or more LED packages being aligned with a secondary optical element of a predetermined type. The secondary optic disc is mounted to the housing so that the secondary optic disc is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 10794579
    Abstract: A circular edge-lit lighting device includes a light emitting panel (LEP) and a first light emitting diode (LED) light source positioned proximal to a first location on a narrow outer perimeter edge of the LEP. The first LED light source is configured to emit a first light into the LEP through the narrow outer perimeter edge. The first light has a first intensity level. The circular edge-lit lighting device also includes a second LED light source positioned proximal to a second location on the narrow outer perimeter edge the LEP. The second LED light source is configured to emit a second light into the LEP through the narrow outer perimeter edge. The second light has a second intensity level. The first location and the second location are different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Timothy Glen Wright, Adam Moore Foy, Eric Allyn Snyder
  • Patent number: 10794580
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes an elongated main body with side covers and housing power supply, a waterproof part, a base attached to the waterproof part opposite the main body and having a lamp panel, a translucent cover attached to the base to cover the lamp panel, a quick plug port provided at one end of the main body, and first and second ports provided at another end of the main body. The first port is electrically connected to the power supply, while the second port is configured to be coupled to an external power source or to the quick plug port of a second lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: VM5 LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Chung Jen Su, Jyh Huei Lay, Kuan Ling Tseng
  • Patent number: 10794581
    Abstract: A linear LED lamp having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The linear LED lamp has an elongate heat sink and a light source comprising LED emitters and a first end cap assembly at the first end of the body. The first end cap assembly has conductive power and ground pins and a support connector has conductive power and ground terminals for connecting with an external power supply and providing a grounding path for components of the lamp. The power and ground pins of the first end cap assembly are configured to engage the power and ground terminals of the support connector as an incident of the first end cap assembly moving relative to the support connector in a path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. A sleeve connector is also provided for mounting a non-power end of a linear LED lamp to a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: Michael W. May
  • Patent number: 10794582
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around the axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form a contour of the LED lamp, the outline includes an out
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Mingbin Wang, Aiming Xiong, Lin Zhou