Patents Issued in March 1, 2022
  • Patent number: 11262011
    Abstract: Embodiments of a swage connector device and assembly include one or more of a sealing ring, a fastening ring spreader, a retainer grip ring, a cap member and a fastener push ring. The fastener push ring moves axially and engages the fastening ring spreader in order to securely maintain a piping element held within the fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC
    Inventors: Libardo Ochoa Dias, Herbert J. Bouchard
  • Patent number: 11262012
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid. An example nozzle comprises a flow body defining a conduit, an inlet, and an outlet. A pneumatic cylinder is configured to slide between an extended position and a contracted position. The pneumatic cylinder is coupled to and configured to actuate the flow body. A locking mechanism is configured to secure the coupling nozzle to a receptacle. A flow control assembly comprises a valve seat fixed to the flow body adjacent the inlet and a plug configured to slide. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the extended position, the valve seat is to disengage from the plug to open the flow control assembly. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the contracted position, the valve seat is to engage the plug to close the flow control assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Engineered Controls International, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Jordan
  • Patent number: 11262013
    Abstract: A tube fitting including a sleeve member having a circumferential collar portion, the circumferential collar portion including a first tapered surface, a first coupling member having a circumferential engagement flange portion configured to couple with the circumferential collar portion of the sleeve member, and a second coupling member that includes a longitudinally extended sealing portion. The longitudinally extended sealing portion includes a second tapered surface that couples with the first tapered surface so as to circumferentially expand the longitudinally extended sealing portion, when the first tapered surface and the second tapered surface are coupled to each other, and form a fluid seal between the second coupling member and the sleeve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christian J. Tom, Ronald L. Clements
  • Patent number: 11262014
    Abstract: Quick disconnect devices for high pressure fluid transfer, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative quick disconnect system includes a first connector and a second connector. The second connector can have an opening sized and shaped to receive a first end of the first connector. The second connector can include a poppet positioned to open the first connector when the first connector is connected to the second connector. The second connector can include an inner sleeve moveable between a first position wherein the poppet head forms a fluid-tight seal with the annular seat of the inner sleeve, and a second position wherein the second end portion is open to permit fluid flow through the end portion of the inner sleeve. In some embodiments, the inner sleeve is pressure balanced in every direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Randall J. Strauss, William Goettler
  • Patent number: 11262015
    Abstract: A CIPP liner feed roller for manipulating and feeding CIPP liner by pulling CIPP liner from a liner source and feeding it to where it is needed. The CIPP liner feed roller generally includes a main roller attached to a frame, a clamping roller attached to the frame and configured to be in parallel with the main roller, wherein the distance between the clamping roller and the main roller can be adjusted using one or more actuators, a drive unit comprising a motor configured to control the rotation of the main roller within the frame, a controller coupled to the drive unit and the one or more actuators, wherein the controller is configured to control the rotation of the main roller and the distance between the clamping roller and the main roller, and a support beam attached the frame and configured to be in parallel with the main roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Subsurface, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason M. Homrighaus, Brandon G. Strom, Gary H. Strom
  • Patent number: 11262016
    Abstract: A compact subsea pig launcher comprises a tubular magazine for holding a plurality of pipeline pigs in longitudinal succession ready for launching successively into a subsea pipeline. The magazine is shaped to define at least one turn such as a coil around an upright axis. Thus, a series of pigs are stored in longitudinal succession along a path that is curved in plan view around the upright axis. During launching, at least one of the series of pigs is advanced along the path with angular movement around the upright axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Subsea 7 Norway AS
    Inventors: Oivind Stangeland, Karl Erik Suphellen
  • Patent number: 11262017
    Abstract: Modular heat insulation, manufactured as separate welded blocks of stainless corrosion-resistant steel, arranged on the pipeline outer surface. The boxes are filled with heat-insulating material and interconnected with quick-acting tension locks. The cover plates shield the block joints. A heat-insulating material being a set of minimum three corrugated or blistered shields is used. These shields are manufactured of stainless corrosion-resistant steel forming enclosed air cavities. The external lining sheets of the adjacent blocks are shorter than the blocks themselves by the size of the cover plates and are installed with a lateral ventilated gap from the external surface of the shield set. The cover plates shall have the shape of mated sections with a multilayer set of corrugated stainless corrosion-resistant steel sheets. The mated sections are quick-acting tension locks, and their cover plates have width overlapping the area of blocks' increased temperature within their joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Joint Stock Company “Experimertal and Design Organization “Gidropress” Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Czar Order of Labour”, Joint Stock Company “Science and innovations” (“Science and innovations”, JSC)
    Inventor: Viktor Alekseevich Gavrilin
  • Patent number: 11262018
    Abstract: An apparatus that at least stores objects of varying sizes, said apparatus includes adjustable trays configured to support the objects at bottom surfaces thereof and stationary or mobile panels for mounting the trays in a generally vertical plane. The panels can be provided as pegboard types or as slatwall types. The adjustable trays include a pair of brackets connected with a guide. A mounting portion of each bracket is adapted to mate with the corresponding panel type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Anil Gupta
  • Patent number: 11262019
    Abstract: A display includes a display, a stand, and a connecting member arranged between the display and the stand. The connecting member guides the display to transition between a first position in which the display is in a first orientation, a second position in which the display moves in a vertical direction relative to the stand, and a third position in which the display is rotated to a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungmin Woo, Chulyong Cho, Soonsuk Seo, Taehun Kim, Jaeneung Lee
  • Patent number: 11262020
    Abstract: A standing tool includes a body, a telescoping arm, a head unit, a cable, and a guide rod. The telescoping arm defines an axis therethrough and includes a base end coupled to the body and a distal end movable with respect to the base end. The head unit is coupled to the distal end of the telescoping arm and movable together therewith. The cable of the standing tool includes a first end fixed relative to the body, and a second end opposite the first end that is fixed relative to the head unit. The guide rod is coaxially aligned with the axis of the telescoping arm such that at least a portion of the cable is wrapped around the guide rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane W. Wenzel, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 11262021
    Abstract: A system for mounting a medical imaging device on a tablet arm is provided. In one embodiment the tablet arm includes an upper portion configured to rotate a mounted electronic device relative to a central axis of the upper portion and a lower portion coupled to the upper portion and extending downwards, away from the upper portion along a vertical axis perpendicular to the central axis, the upper portion and lower portion forming a hollow structure configured to house cables of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kristofer Daugirdas, Naveen Stephan Chandra
  • Patent number: 11262022
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond C. Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan C. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11262023
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-resistant container that allows a time required for winding a fiber-reinforced member on both a tubular barrel portion and dome portions of a container body to be shortened. A pressure-resistant container includes: a container body having a tubular barrel portion, and dome portions that are provided integrally on both end portions, respectively, in an axial direction, of the tubular barrel portion; and a fiber-reinforced member that covers an outer surface of the container body. The fiber-reinforced member includes a first fiber sheet that is formed from fibers oriented in one direction, and that has a fiber direction in which the fibers extend such that the fiber direction is tilted relative to the axial direction of the container body at such an angle as to cover both the dome portions, on both sides in the axial direction, of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Yokoi, Kosuke Kusaba, Shinichi Takeda
  • Patent number: 11262024
    Abstract: A high pressure tank includes: a supplying/discharging hole; and a cap having formed therein a cap-side path which is a part of a flow path. A repelling coating interposes between a liner-side end surface facing a resin-made liner, of a flange section configuring the cap, or a flange section-facing outer surface facing the flange section, of the liner. The repelling coating is formed of a material that repels a matrix resin of a fiber-reinforced resin configuring a reinforced layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kanezaki, Yusuke Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11262025
    Abstract: A hydrogen gas storage tank includes a body including a steel bulk region and a passivating metal oxide layer adjacent to the steel bulk region, the oxide layer comprising a number of metal oxide molecules, all having a morphology, wherein at least about 51 wt. % of the number of metal oxide molecules are Fe2O3 molecules having morphologies of (012), (001), and/or (110) surface facets such that the oxide layer is configured to lower hydrogen adsorption into the steel bulk region by at least 25% compared to a steel bulk region free from the passivating metal oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Soo Kim, Jonathan Mailoa, Anika Marusczyk, Matthias Kuntz, Friedrich Muehleder, Nathan Craig
  • Patent number: 11262026
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid dispensing system having a tank that holds cryogenic liquid and a basin configured to hold cryogenic liquid at a height above a bottom portion of the tank. The system is configured to pump cryogenic liquid for dispensing from the bottom portion of the tank when the cryogenic liquid in the tank is of a sufficient level to provide an adequate liquid head to permit pump operation, and is configured to pump cryogenic liquid for dispensing from the basin when the liquid in the tank is of an insufficient level to provide an adequate liquid head to permit pump operation to dispense cryogenic liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Chart Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Lansky, Jan Kubica
  • Patent number: 11262027
    Abstract: A light bulb apparatus includes a head cup, a bottom support, multiple light strips and a bulb shell. The head cup is connected to an external power source. The bottom support is extended from the head cup. Each light strip has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom ends of the light strips are connected to the bottom support. The top ends of the light strips form a top polygonal shape and the bottom ends of the light strips form a bottom polygonal shape. The bottom polygonal shape has a bigger area size than the top polygonal shape. Each light strip has a skewed angle with respect to a middle axis perpendicular to the bottom shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenjun Wu, Hongkui Jiang, Yanzeng Gao, Yongchuan Li
  • Patent number: 11262028
    Abstract: An LED lamp that can take the place of incandescent lamps. An elevated light source is positioned above a screw-type base. A first plurality of LEDs is connected in a series on one side of a flat substrate and a second plurality of LEDs, equal in number to the first, is connected in series on an opposite side of the substrate. Each LED of the first and second plurality of LEDs is mounted proximate a heat sink and a drive circuit is provided for the LEDs, with the drive circuit being located proximate and electrically connected to the screw base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Janik, Carlo Scianna
  • Patent number: 11262029
    Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one semiconductor light source, at least one incandescent filament configured to emit electromagnetic radiation when energized, and a carrier supporting both the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament. A screen is defined by the carrier between the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament, so as to shield the semiconductor light source from the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the incandescent filament. The incandescent filament connected in series with the at least one semiconductor light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Jooss
  • Patent number: 11262030
    Abstract: The present application discloses a light pipe assembly having a light pipe with a proximal end, an opposing distal end, a length between the proximal end and the distal end, and a surface, the surface having an emitting portion and an overlay portion, where the light pipe is a material capable of transmitting light with a first refractive index; and a reflective secondary surface having a second refractive index and a width, the reflective secondary surface positioned adjacent the overlay portion of the light pipe, where the first refractive index is greater than the refractive index of air, and the second refractive index is greater than the first refractive index. In at least one embodiment, the reflective secondary surface is a non-metallic material capable of reflecting light. In at least one embodiment, the width of the reflective secondary surface varies along the length of the light pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
    Inventors: Ronie George, James R. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 11262031
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable having a light-emitting element. An exemplary embodiment of the cable has, in addition to the light-emitting element, a cable core comprising at least one cable construction element. The cable also has a reflective layer, which at least partially surrounds the cable core along a tangential direction with respect to a cable axis of the cable and which is designed to reflect light that is emitted by the light-emitting element. The cable also has a sheath, which is designed to conduct the light emitted by the light-emitting element around the cable core substantially in the tangential direction and to couple said light out substantially in the radial direction with respect to the cable axis. The reflectivity of the reflective layer varies in the tangential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Uwe Rudorf, Maik Stratmann
  • Patent number: 11262032
    Abstract: A flashlight having a directable beam of light from an upper section affixed to a base. The base has a bottom end and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. A connector is made from a resilient material that has a first end and a second end. The connector has at least one score that is located between the first end and second end. The connector is bendable about the score so that the connector is movable between an extended and retracted position. An upper section is affixed to the connector and the upper section is located nearer the base when the connector is in its retracted position and relatively far from the base when the connector is in its extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Alejandro Laxton
  • Patent number: 11262033
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for mounting lights is described. The portable apparatus may include an attachment frame configured to removably mount to and be supported by a 3-point hitch connection of a tractor, a generally vertical main post having an upper end and a lower end, where a lower portion of the main post is rigidly coupled to the attachment frame, and a generally horizontal mounting beam rigidly coupled to the upper end of the main post at a center portion of the beam, and where the mounting beam includes a plurality of vertical light mounting bars, where each light mounting bar is coupled to the mounting beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Weekend Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Paine, Ronald P. Scott, Kyle J. Newman, Kyle A. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11262034
    Abstract: An illumination module and a lamp, the illumination module is adapted to be assembled with at least two different installation components. The illumination module includes: a housing including a main body part, a side wall extending from the main body part, and an installation region for disposing the installation components, the installation region includes a first installation part and a second installation part, the first installation part is located on an outer periphery of a back face of the main body part of the housing and configured to be assembled with an installation component, and the second installation part is located on the side wall at the back face of the housing and configured to assemble with an installation component; and a light source component, installed on a front face of the main body part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Oppie Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongfu Yang, Zhanguo Liu, Guoping Zhang, Cong Wang, Kai Wang, Chuan Liang
  • Patent number: 11262035
    Abstract: A ventilation and lighting system having a fan, a grille having one or more lighting elements and a controller that coordinates operation of the fan and the one or more lighting elements from a remote location. The controller defines scene control configured to define one or more scenes, each of which defines a predefined light control and fan control. The light control can have predefined settings of color, duration, intensity, saturation, and/or correlated color temperature. The fan control can have predefined settings of duration and/or power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Puffer, Bernard Krauska, Colin Norton, Jason Asmus, Julie Stange, Lauren Weigel
  • Patent number: 11262036
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, among other things, embodiments of high mast lighting systems with at least one crossarm for mounting at a location along a height of a light pole disposed about a venue, the crossarm including one or more luminaires with the luminaires having associated LED drivers that may be controlled by one or more control nodes disposed locally on or at the pole, within an enclosure or housing, or nearby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NLS Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Hein, Cory Landefeld, Katsuhiro Unoki, Erik Van Wier, Ryan Goldstein, Ashraf Alfayez, Frank Mata, Hermonio Montoya, Jeremiah Van Wier
  • Patent number: 11262037
    Abstract: A street lighting pole including at least one upright outer wall portion defining an enclosed space of the street lighting pole; a substantially vertically arranged divider (11) dividing at least part of the enclosed space into at least two substantially vertically arranged bays, the at least two bays including a first bay and a second bay; a space air inlet into the enclosed space arranged at a bottom of the upright outer wall portion; a space air outlet from the enclosed space arranged at a top of the upright outer wall portion; a respective individual air inlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the bottom of the divider; and a respective individual air outlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the top of the divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Petra Bijl, Koos Van Oorschot, Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei
  • Patent number: 11262038
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first light source, a light housing with an opening for light from the first light source and configured to convert external power to a driving current for the first light source, an emergency light module configured to provide emergency light, and a function interface disposed on the housing for selectively activating the emergency module under an emergency condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jianfeng Bao, Lei Zhang, Tong Luo
  • Patent number: 11262039
    Abstract: A sign board lighting assembly is provided and includes a pair of solar powered lighting modules positionally opposed at front and rear sides of a sign bar adapted by hardware to hang the sign board, each lighting module including a housing supporting a solar collection array, an energy storage medium, an illumination grid, connected together by electrical trace or wire, and an optical switching element connected to the tracing or wiring between the energy storage medium and the illumination grid, the optical switching element operable according to an optically detected threshold level of ambient natural light to open and to close a circuit in the tracing or wiring between the energy storage medium and the illumination grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Wayne Green
  • Patent number: 11262040
    Abstract: An electronic simulation candle comprises a simulation candle shell having a spiral fixed conductive plug at its bottom end, a power driven device, a flame piece swinger and a light source fixation base; the spiral fixed conductive plug is electrically connected to a circuit board provided within the simulation candle shell; the power driven device is electrically connected to the circuit board; the light source fixation base is disposed on the top end of the simulation candle shell; the flame piece swinger is disposed at the top end of the simulation candle shell, and the upper half of the flame piece swinger is a flame piece body which extends upward out from the top end of the simulation candle shell; a hollow tapered swinger is integrally disposed below the flame piece body, and the inside top end of the hollow tapered swinger is supported by a support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MORGAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guangrun Sheng
  • Patent number: 11262041
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical unit wherein a rotating reflector rotates about a rotation axis in one direction, while reflecting light emitted from a light source. The rotating reflector is provided with a reflecting surface such that the light reflected by the rotating reflector, while rotating, forms a desired light distribution pattern, said light having been emitted from the light source. The light source is composed of light emitting elements. The rotation axis is provided within a plane that includes an optical axis and the light source. The rotating reflector is provided with, on the periphery of the rotation axis, a blade that functions as the reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamamura
  • Patent number: 11262043
    Abstract: Lit image projection lamp and assemblies and methods to use the same to generate three-dimensional images. In an exemplary embodiment of a projection device of the present disclosure, the projection device comprises a light source and a curved lens positioned at a first distance from the light source, wherein the curved lens is a lenticular lens, having a concave portion and a convex portion, and wherein the projection device is configured to generate a homogenous light bar image from light emitted from the light source that passes through the curved lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
    Inventors: Todd M. Nykerk, Lester R. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11262044
    Abstract: A lighting module disclosed in an embodiment comprises: a plurality of light emitting devices on a substrate; and a reflector arranged in the direction of emission of light from each light emitting device on the substrate. The light emitting device has a light exit surface, and the reflector has a reflecting surface concave toward the substrate, at least a portion of the reflecting surface corresponding to the light exit surface of the light emitting device. The reflecting surface is arranged at a height that increases gradually in proportion to the interval from the light emitting device arranged in the light incident direction. The reflecting surface comprises a plurality of convex portions arranged in a first direction and first bridge portions that connect between the plurality of convex portions. The first bridge portions are arranged along the convex portions and are arranged to be lower than a straight line that connect high points of adjacent convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11262045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit assembly (1) comprising a printed circuit board (2), at least one micromirror component (3) which is connected to the printed circuit board (2) for modulating a light beam oriented towards the micromirror component (3), a cooling body which is thermally connected to the at least one micromirror component (3), and a current regulating unit (5). The micromirror component (3) has a heating element (3a) which can be controlled by the current regulating unit (5), and the current regulating unit (5) is electrically connected to the heating element (3a) in order to actuate same. The current regulating unit (5) is additionally connected to the micromirror component (3) via a thermal connection to the cooling body (4) in order to transfer heat losses occurring on the current regulating unit (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Mitterlehner
  • Patent number: 11262046
    Abstract: A phosphor element includes: a phosphor part having an incident face for excitation light, an opposing face opposing the incident face, and a side face, the phosphor part converting at least a part of the excitation light incident onto the incident face into a fluorescence and emitting the fluorescence from the incident face; an integral low refractive index layer on the side face and opposing face of the phosphor part and having a refractive index lower than that of the phosphor part; and an integral reflection film covering a surface of the low refractive index layer. The area of the incident face of the phosphor part is larger than the area of the opposing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jungo Kondo, Naotake Okada, Yuichi Iwata, Keiichiro Asai, Yudai Uno
  • Patent number: 11262047
    Abstract: A display unit includes a transparent or translucent layer with a display side and a rear side, with an opaque or semitransparent layer on the display side, containing a plurality of apertures, a plurality of illuminants which are present at, or at a distance from, the rear side of the transparent or translucent layer, at least partly embedded in the layer, wherein at least one illuminant is substantially behind one of the apertures in each case configured and designed to emit light in the direction of and through the aperture, a transparent or translucent lamination ply adjoining the opaque or semitransparent layer and covering the plurality of apertures, and a transparent or translucent protective layer adjoining this lamination ply. Also disclosed are a display apparatus and a traffic guidance system comprising such a display unit, and use of the display unit as a media energy façade or a daylight display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Volker Probst
  • Patent number: 11262048
    Abstract: An illumination system can produce a dynamically variable illumination pattern. The illumination system can include a light guide. The illumination system can include projection optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively low beam angles (i.e., beam angles formed with respect to a surface normal of the light guide). The projection optics can include individually addressable light-producing elements that can direct light through one or more focusing elements. A controller can control which of the light-producing elements are electrically powered and can therefore control the illumination pattern contribution from the projection optics. The illumination system can also include scattering optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively high beam angles. The scattering optics can direct light out of the light guide over a relatively large surface area, which can help reduce glare when the light guide is viewed directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Soer Wouter, Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt
  • Patent number: 11262049
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices associated with an electronic candle are described. In one example, an electronic candle comprises a housing having a through-hole at its top and a component shell. The component shell encloses a transfer mechanism including a driver motor and one or more gears positioned inside the component shell, a light emitting component coupled to the transfer mechanism such that the transfer mechanism causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing, a lid positioned inside the component shell 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. The candle also includes a controller configured to turn on or off the light emitting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 11262050
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a housing, a light source assembly, a lens cover, and an anti-deformation assembly, the housing and the lens cover are connected and form a mounting space; the light source assembly is mounted in the mounting space and includes a light source panel, and a connection through-hole is provided in the light source panel; the lens cover includes a cover body and a lens unit on the cover body; and a part of the anti-deformation assembly is in the connection through-hole, and the anti-deformation assembly is connected to the lens unit to apply an action force to the lens unit to cause the lens unit to fit the light source panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Oppie Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Oppie Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoping Wang, Qingjun Wei, Zenglong Zhu, Dongjing Yu
  • Patent number: 11262051
    Abstract: A flat lamp with a light guide plate comprises a lamp body, an LED plate arranged on a side wall of the lamp body, an upper support plate snap-fitted and connected to an opening end of the lamp body, and a fixing assembly arranged over a surface of the upper support plate and connected with the upper support plate. A method for mounting the flat lamp comprises steps of screwing screws into arc grooves of the cover plate of the fixing assembly and into screw holes provided at ends of the support plate members and fixing the fixing assembly on a roof; and moving the support plate members (41) to allow them to slide into the V-shaped bent portions of the connecting components and then continue sliding until being restrained by the bent plate at an end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Sang Pil Moon
  • Patent number: 11262052
    Abstract: A light fixture, for a ceiling plenum system defining an upstream space and a downstream space, includes a light-fixture base defining a light-fixture axis. First and second side walls extend toward the downstream space and are sealingly attached to the base plate and to first and second end plates. First and second legs are sealingly attached to the light-fixture base by one of a first-leg continuously welded joint and a first-leg monolithic connection. A downstream end of each leg forms a knife portion. First and second gas filters each comprise an orthogonal gas-filter frame defining an interior perimeter and an exterior perimeter. A trough with sealant affixed therein is sealingly attached to and surrounds a portion of the exterior perimeter. A trough opening faces the downstream space, with the knife portions penetrating surfaces of the sealant, forming a seal between the light-fixture base and each gas filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LAMINAR FLOW, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Diccianni
  • Patent number: 11262053
    Abstract: A light platform apparatus is provided for installing a light device. The light platform apparatus includes an installation plate and a guiding unit. The installation plate has a light device area on an inner side of the installation plate for mounting the light device. The installation plate has a light escape corresponding to a light opening of the light device. A light output from the light opening of the light device passes through the light escape to an outer side of the installation plate main body. The guiding unit is corresponding to a fixing unit. The fixing unit is extended from the bottom edge of the driver box outwardly. The guiding unit provides a sliding path for the fixing unit to slide in and then keeps the fixing unit fixed to the guiding unit for fixing the driver box to the installation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Huiyong Huang, Zhenyu Tang, Shuxing Gao, Edwin T Mackiewicz
  • Patent number: 11262054
    Abstract: A compact light device includes a housing containing an integrated circuit board having a number of components thereon including at least one high CRI LED, a timer for controlling illumination time of the LED, and a switch for activating illumination of the at least one LED. A front face of the housing has openings for receiving lens covers for each LED and an actuator button for operating the switch on the circuit board. A removable spring biased clip allows the light device to be conveniently attached and removed from all types of articles and objects. A battery drawer slides out from the housing to allow replacement of batteries used for powering the components on the circuit board. One or more adhesive pads on the bottom of the housing enable mounting of the light device to any flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LOTTA-LITE, LLC
    Inventor: Hardeep Melamed
  • Patent number: 11262055
    Abstract: A utility light mountable to a workpiece. The light includes a main body having a length extending between a first end and a second end, a light assembly, and a battery. The battery is removably coupled to the first end. The light further includes a first handle coupled to the second end and a second handle movably coupled to the first handle. The second handle is linearly extensible relative to first handle along a direction perpendicular to the length between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, an opening is defined between the second handle and the main body. The opening is configured to receive the workpiece to support the utility light when the handle is in the extended position. The light assembly is disposed above the battery and below the first handle with respect to a direction along the length of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Jason D. Thurner, David Proeber, Justin D. Dorman
  • Patent number: 11262056
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a control device. The control device images an imaging range which includes an illuminant of a light emitting component and acquires a light emitting component image when mounting the light emitting component which includes the illuminant onto a board. Next, the control device detects coordinates (illuminant detected center coordinates) of a center of the illuminant based on the light emitting component image. The control device performs the mounting of the light emitting component such that the light emitting component is held, the light emitting component moves over the board, and a center of the illuminant is positioned at predetermined coordinates on the board based on the illuminant detected center coordinates, without using information relating to an outer shape of the light emitting component which is based on the light emitting component image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kohei Sugihara
  • Patent number: 11262057
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first conductive unit, an installation bracket, a second conductive unit, a light body and a top cover. The first conductive unit is used for connecting to an external power source. The installation bracket is fixed to an installation platform. The first conductive unit is disposed on a first side of the installation bracket. The top cover is used for disposing the second conductive unit and the light body. The top cover is detachably connected to the installation bracket from a second side of the installation bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shouqiang Hou, Xiaoliang Wen
  • Patent number: 11262058
    Abstract: A lighting device for providing decorative lighting is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lighting device comprises a base, said base comprises a base for retro-fitting a traditional incandescent light bulb, a continuous optical element in which a string of a plurality of light emitting diodes is arranged, and an envelope encapsulating said continuous optical element such that the lighting device resembles a traditional incandescent light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout
  • Patent number: 11262059
    Abstract: A flashlight for use with a pistol, the pistol having a trigger guard and a mounting rail. The flashlight includes an elongated housing having a spring arm clamping mechanism for mounting to the mounting rail, a light source at one end thereof, and paddle switches at an opposing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Emissive Energy Corp.
    Inventors: Robert D. Galli, Christopher J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11262060
    Abstract: A light source device includes a substrate, an electrode layer and an annular step-like surrounding frame both disposed on the substrate, a light emitter and a light detector both spaced apart from each other and mounted on the electrode layer in the surrounding frame, and a light permeable member disposed on the surrounding frame. The surrounding frame includes an upper tread arranged away from the substrate, an upper riser connected to an inner edge of the upper tread, a lower tread arranged at an inner side of the upper riser, and a lower riser connected to an inner edge of the lower tread and arranged away from the upper tread. The surrounding frame has a notch recessed in the lower tread and the lower riser for spatially communicating an inner side of the surrounding frame to an external space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Wei Tsai, I-Ju Chen, Hou-Yen Tsao, Shu-Hua Yang, Yu-Hung Su
  • Patent number: 11262061
    Abstract: A storage case includes: a casing having an opening bottom and configured to internally store a functional unit electrically connected to perform a function; a power supply configured to supply power to the functional unit; a drive module including a drive board arranged on an upper surface or side surface of the casing and configured to drive the functional unit; a connector configured to electrically connect the power supply and the drive module; and a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the casing, wherein the drive board is arranged on a surface in a removal direction of the casing, and a connection/disconnection direction of the connector is different from the removal direction of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Ken Kitamura