Using Light Emitting Diodes Patents (Class 340/815.45)
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Patent number: 11163374Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a conductive sheet disposed below the display panel; a force concentration bump disposed below the conductive sheet and disposed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel; and a force sensor disposed below the conductive sheet, extending in a first direction along the first edge of the display panel, the force sensor includes a sensing region, wherein the force concentration bump overlaps the sensing region, and the force concentration bump and the conductive sheet are made of a same material.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Bong Hyun You, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong
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Patent number: 11135968Abstract: A hazard beacon has an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed, a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol, and a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ESS-HELP, Inc.Inventors: John Zachariah Cobb, Daniel Anthony Tucker, David M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Austin Reece Tucker, Kenneth E. Wagner, Mike Incorvaia
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Patent number: 11099383Abstract: The present invention provides a head-up display device wherein a light shielding part for preventing a washout phenomenon is prevented from shining. A head-up display according to the present invention, in which a display unit for emitting display light (L) is housed in a case and the upper portion of the display unit is covered by the light shielding part, has strip-shaped protrusion parts formed on the bottom surface of the light shielding part (42). With this constitution, the strip-shaped protrusion parts prevent the scattered light (SL) resulting from the light (L) output from the display unit from illuminating the bottom surface of the anti-washout light shielding part, thereby preventing the bottom surface from being displayed as a virtual image.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Furusawa, Shota Koike
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Patent number: 11051382Abstract: The invention describes a driver (1) of an array (2) of current-driven LEDs (20), comprising a voltage converter (10) arranged to generate a supply voltage (Vboost) to the LED array (2) and to adjust the supply voltage (Vboost) in response to a feedback signal (100); a number of current sources (CS1, . . . , CSn) arranged to drive the LEDs (20) of the LED array (2); and a monitoring arrangement (M) adapted to monitor a current source voltage (Vcs1, . . . , Vcsn) relative to a voltage headroom (H) and to generate the feedback signal (100) on the basis of the headroom monitoring results. The invention further describes a device (4) comprising an LED array (2) and an embodiment of the inventive driver (1). The invention further describes method of driving an LED array (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventor: Henk Derks
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Patent number: 11028987Abstract: The invention relates to a double-row matrix illumination module, wherein a light source part comprises an LED circuit board and a heat sink that are secured to each other; a primary optical system comprises a primary optical element mounting bracket, a primary optical element press plate and an LED circuit board. Primary optical elements are all mounted on the primary optical element mounting bracket in position. The primary optical elements are consisted of two layers, wherein the upper layer is primary optical element A and the lower layer is primary optical element B. The primary optical element mounting bracket configured as a base component for mounting and positioning comprises two rows of rectangular holes for fixing light-incident ends of the primary optical element A and the primary optical element B respectively and separating the light-incident ends from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: HASCO Vision Technology Co., LTDInventors: Dapan Zhang, Xiaofen Sun, Zhiping Qiu
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Patent number: 10980277Abstract: A charger assembly is configured to charge the electronic vaping device. The charger assembly includes a base including a housing defining a port. The port is configured to receive a tip end of an electronic vaping device. The port includes a magnetic electrical contact centrally positioned at a bottom of the port and a first pin positioned at the bottom of the port. The charger assembly also includes a microprocessor electrically connected to the magnetic electrical contact and the first pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Douglas A. Burton, Eric Hawes, Sean Sundberg, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic
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Patent number: 10986714Abstract: An LED lighting system is disclosed. In an example, an LED lighting system includes at least one lighting device, at least one driver, an LED circuit, and a switch. The driver has at least one bridge rectifier. The driver has a first voltage input from a mains power source and provides a second lower voltage output to the at least one lighting device. The LED circuit has two or more LEDs integrated in the at least one lighting device. The switch is integrated in the at least one lighting device and controllable by an end user. Additionally, the lighting device is configured to provide multiple brightness levels and/or color levels in response to control of the switch by the end user.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Lynk Labs, Inc.Inventors: Michael Miskin, Robert L. Kottritsch
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Patent number: 10969131Abstract: A thermostat for a building includes a halo light emitting diode (LED) system including one or more LEDs configured to emit light and a halo diffuser structured around at least a portion of an outer edge of the thermostat. The halo diffuser is configured to diffuse the emitted light of the one or more LEDs around at least the portion of the outer edge of the thermostat. The thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive one or more data streams, determine whether the one or more data streams indicate a building emergency condition, and operate the one or more LEDs of the halo LED system to indicate the building emergency condition to a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R Ribbich, Michael L Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla, Damon B. Smith, John R. Taylor, Jr., John M. Reiszl, William P. Alberth, Jr.
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Patent number: 10937362Abstract: The present application provides an electronic apparatus, in particular, a wearable electronic apparatus, such as a smart watch. The electronic apparatus comprises one or more ecstatic elements, a light emitting display comprising multiple pixels, and a controller for selectively turning on all or a portion of the covered pixels. The ecstatic elements, such as jewelries, provide visual effect of light. Some of the pixels are covered fully or partly by the one or more ecstatic elements; and a controller selectively turning on all or a particular portion of the pixels based on different operating modes as selected.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Hong Shiung Chen
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Patent number: 10938167Abstract: One embodiment is directed to detecting that a cable has been connected to a port of patching equipment and detecting that the cable is no longer connected to said port. In response to detecting that the cable is no longer connected, information associated with fixed cabling coupled to said port that is captured by a cable tester is downloaded to a controller. The downloaded information is associated with said port and the downloaded information and association information is locally stored at the controller. The locally stored information can then be used to create and/or populate objects in a database. Another embodiment is directed to including a storage device and a wireless interface in patching equipment or other equipment such as an outlet or consolidation point for use in writing information to the storage device and reading information from the storage device via the wireless interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, Andrew P. Roberts, Matias Peluffo, Masood Shariff, Ernest C Pickens
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Patent number: 10932222Abstract: In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Noma, Tomoyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kayoko Tanaka, Ryoki Honjo, Shigeru Tajima, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kazumi Sato, Yoshihito Ishibashi
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Patent number: 10932339Abstract: An LED-based light includes one or more LEDs, a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level, a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to the signal, a light transmitting housing for the LEDs, the sensor and the controller and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: iLumisys, Inc.Inventors: James R. Scapa, David L. Simon, John Ivey
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Patent number: 10917954Abstract: A notification appliance circuit includes at least one notification appliance. The at least one notification appliance includes a charge controller including a single stage current controller, the charge controller being configured to output a charge current, an energy store configured to receive the charge current, and provide a discharge current, and a notification component configured to receive the discharge current and emit a notification.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Martin Paul Robotham, Levent Taspek
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Patent number: 10870471Abstract: A submarine optical positioning beacon system with self-generating capability, which has an array of underwater beacons. When the underwater rover moves to the vicinity of an certain underwater beacon, the underwater beacon's COMS sensor detects the underwater rover's light and then turns on the LED lamp group. The COMS sensor of the underwater rover analyzes the light species of the LED light group and converts it into digital information. The underwater rover analyzes the digital signal to obtain its location. Each underwater beacon has an independent power generation component, which generates power by utilizing ocean current, greatly increasing the working time of the beacon. The LED lamp group gives positional information feedback through the light, which can reduce the system power consumption and increase the system working duration.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ming Zhu, Jinhao Pan, Yanhua Ma, Xin Fan, Zhenquan Qin, Zhongxuan Luo, Lei Wang
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Patent number: 10822006Abstract: A data transmission system for a track-bound transport system has a plurality of vehicle-mounted optical transmitting/receiving devices, or transceivers, on at least one vehicle. The devices are oriented perpendicular to the direction of travel towards both sides of the vehicle. Trackside-mounted stationary optical transceivers are arranged along a route to be travelled by the vehicle on the side of the travel route. The vehicle-mounted optical transceivers is configured to communicate at least with the trackside-mounted stationary optical transceiver positioned the closest thereto and to independently maintain separate communication links at as full a bandwidth as possible with one of the trackside-mounted stationary optical transceivers. There is also described a track-bound transport system and a method for transmitting data between a vehicle and a stationary network.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventor: Gisbert Berger
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Patent number: 10816161Abstract: A vehicle anti-collision light is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the vehicle anti-collision light includes one or more illumination sources disposed on a substrate, and a reflector assembly coupled to the substrate at a base. In embodiments, the reflector assembly includes a reflective element including one or more reflective surfaces configured to redirect a first portion of illumination, and one or more transmissive portions configured to transmit a second portion of illumination through the reflective element. In embodiments, the one or more transmissive portions are bounded within the one or more reflective surfaces of the reflective element such that the reflective element includes one or more reflective surfaces between the base and the one or more transmissive portions, and one or more reflective surfaces between the one or more transmissive portions and a distal edge of the reflective element.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: John D. Edquist, Lu Bai, Christopher A. Keith
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Patent number: 10795408Abstract: An electronic device includes an adjustable RGBW front light. The electronic device additional includes circuitry configured to determine if a transition between phases has occurred, the phases being based on a time of day, automatically display a predetermined screen color temperature via the adjustable RGBW front light in response to the transition between phases, and automatically adjust a predetermined mixture of light to be displayed via the adjustable RGBW front light such that the predetermined screen color temperature does not change in response to a change in a brightness level of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.Inventors: Trevor Hunter, Matt Clements, George Talusan, Paul McDougall, William Chaban, Zheng Xu, Steve Li, Jeffrey Ng Thow Hing
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Patent number: 10766638Abstract: A landing strobe is provided that comprises a vane extending from the landing strobe, and an actuator coupled to the vane. The actuator can be configured to move the vane from a first position to a second position upon impact of the landing strobe. The landing strobe can also comprise an optical emitter configured to emit an adjustable radiation pattern extending radially around a central axis that is substantially vertical when the van is moved to the second position. A landing strobe system is also provided and comprises a landing strobe configured to be released from an aircraft arranged over a landing zone. The vane is configured to extend at an upward angle outward from the landing strobe when released from the aircraft. The vane is further configured to extend at a downward angle outward from the landing strobe when the landing strobe contacts the landing zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Elbit Systems of America, LLCInventors: John G. Williams, Richard P. Linnehan
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Patent number: 10768588Abstract: An apparatus is described for controlling a plurality k of visual indicating elements of at least one electronic device, where k?2, wherein each of the indicating elements is configured to emit light for visual indication of an operating status of the at least one electronic device and/or individual components of the at least one electronic device. The apparatus comprises at least one evaluation and control unit connected to the indicating elements to control intensities of light emitted from the indicating elements to cause the indicating elements emit light having defined intensities during a normal operating mode and, during an operating action of the at least one electronic device, to visually accentuate one or more of the indicating elements that are assigned to the operating action by changing relative intensities of the light emitted from the indicating elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Pilz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Frank von Haugwitz
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Patent number: 10755623Abstract: An LED display device includes a front box body and a rear box body connected to each other; a display module, disposed on the front box body; and a first connecting structure, disposed between the front box body and the rear box body. The first connecting structure includes a rotating member, rotatably disposed on the front box body, the rotating member including a connecting column extending toward the rear box body; a positioning sleeve, detachably disposed on the connecting column, a position adjusting mechanism being disposed between the positioning sleeve and the connecting column; and a receiving recess and a locking member, the receiving recess being disposed on the rear box body, the positioning sleeve being disposed in the receiving recess, and the locking member being disposed on the rear box body and located between the receiving recess and the positioning sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: LEYARD OPTOELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianzhou Gou, Xuechao Sun, Binglei Duan, Yu Zhao
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Patent number: 10750600Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to examples of a lighting data network. In one embodiment, the lighting data network includes a first luminaire, comprising a first wireless communication interface to receive data from a machine and a second luminaire, comprising a second wireless communication interface to receive the data from the first luminaire and a third communication interface to transmit the data to a third party control system.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Dialight CorporationInventors: Rizwan Ahmad, John Herbert Sondericker, III, Eman Koosha, Katayoun Sohrabi
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Patent number: 10684006Abstract: An illuminated drum major's mace assembly for enhancing visibility of a drum major's mace at night includes a drum major's mace that is held by a drum major to conduct a marching band. The drum major's mace has a shaft and a crown, and the shaft is comprised of a translucent material. A plurality of light strips is each o coiled around the drum major's mace and forming a double helix coil on the drum major's mace. A plurality of light emitters is each embedded into the drum major's mace. Each of the light emitters emitting light outwardly from the drum major's mace when the light emitters are turned on. Thus, the light emitters and the light strips enhance visibility of the drum major's mace at night.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Inventor: Fredrick Dunbar
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Systems and methods for projecting multiple images on a common area of an outer surface of a housing
Patent number: 10650711Abstract: A power device comprising: multiple light sources (202A, 202B, 202C) arranged in a housing (205); a mask (204) arranged around each of the multiple light sources in the housing and including multiple chambers (207A, 207B, 207C) corresponding to the multiple light sources to direct light (214A, 214B, 214C) emitted from the multiple light sources to a common area (140, 216) on an outer surface of the housing; and multiple image sources (214A, 214B, 214C) corresponding to the multiple light sources arranged between the multiple light sources and the outer surface of the housing, light emitted from each of the multiple light sources reaching a corresponding image source before reaching the surface of the housing and projecting a corresponding image (212) on the common area on the surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Marinus Arnoldus Martinus Vugts -
Patent number: 10553085Abstract: An emergency guidance and advisement system is provided to automatically determine a floor map of a building and using the floor map for advising how to exit the building during an emergency, such as a fire. The system can automatically create an escape plan, based on pre-disaster and in-disaster motion detection of users within the home, and provide dynamic advisement to guide users out of the home during an emergency.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: LGHorizon, LLCInventor: Russell G. Derickson
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Patent number: 10546494Abstract: A street light fixture includes an audio sensor configured to detect a sound and to generate an electrical signal from the sound. The street light fixture further includes a controller configured to determine whether the sound is produced by an automobile accident based on the electrical signal. The street light fixture further includes a light source configured to provide a visual notification of the automobile accident in response to the controller determining that the sound is produced by the automobile accident.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Nam Chin Cho, Parth Joshi
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Patent number: 10539510Abstract: A multi-functional precious stone testing apparatus includes a portable housing, a testing unit, and an indication unit. The portable housing includes a hand-held casing and a probe casing extended from a front end of the hand-held casing. The testing unit includes a conductive probe having a testing end portion extended out of a tip end of the probe casing for contacting a testing object to determine a conductivity of the testing object. The indication unit includes a LED light unit received in the hand-held casing for illuminating the testing end portion of the conductive probe during testing, wherein the LED light unit is positioned away from the tip end of the probe casing for preventing heat generated from the LED light unit being transmitted toward the conductive probe to affect an accurate measurement for the conductivity of the testing object.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Shenzhen Dikai Industial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiuling Zhu, Gary Bruce Peckham
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Patent number: 10529263Abstract: A color changing display system includes a fabric body, a light source connected to the fabric body, a controller electrically connected to the light source, and a combined printed image comprising two or more images printed in a single layer on the fabric body. The light source is for producing different light colors. The controller is configured to control the light source to provide a smooth transition between the different light colors. The images are different colors. Each of the different color images reacts with a respective color of the different light colors such that an appearance of the combined printed image changes gradually from a first display image having one particular shape into a second display image having a second particular shape in response to the different light colors interacting with the combined printed image to produce a moving, seemingly holographic effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: JUMBIE, LLCInventors: Nicholas Jumblatt, Eric Francke
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Patent number: 10512134Abstract: An illumination system includes a plurality of distributed units, each having a light source and a light-source controller. The plurality of light sources simultaneously emits a selected type of light. The system also has a primary controller, which includes power-voltage-delivering circuitry and power-sequence-controlling circuitry. The power-voltage-delivering circuitry delivers a LOW or HIGH power voltage to the plurality of distributed units simultaneously. The power-sequence-controlling circuitry causes the power-voltage-delivering circuitry to automatically transition the power voltage between LOW and HIGH in different sequences corresponding to the type of selected light. Each of the plurality of light-source controllers is configured to detect the power voltage provided to the corresponding distributed unit and cause the corresponding light source to emit the selected light type upon receiving the corresponding sequence while the power voltage is HIGH and at a constant voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: STERNO HOME INC.Inventors: Frédéric Boucher, Lucian Hurduc, Danny Kam Yin Lai
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Patent number: 10501203Abstract: A combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit includes a housing for mounting the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit to a side portion of a fuselage of an aircraft; at least one light source; and an optical system for shaping a light emission distribution of the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit; wherein the light emission distribution comprises a first illumination region for illuminating a wing region of the aircraft and a second illumination region for illuminating a lateral forward airfield region.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Anil Kumar Jha
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Patent number: 10486613Abstract: Speaker systems are provided, particularly for mounting in off-road vehicles, ATVs, UTVs, watercraft and motorcycles. The speaker systems may include a linear array of speakers and a housing encasing a backside thereof. In some cases, the speaker systems include a pipe-mounting clamp coupled to the housing for mounting the speaker system to a surface. In addition or alternatively, the speaker systems may include L-shaped mounting brackets arranged along opposing lateral sides of the housing for mounting the speaker system to a surface. In some cases, the housing includes a substantially uniform depth spanning opposing lateral sides of the linear array of speakers. In some embodiments, a speaker system may be suspended in proximity to an upper bar of a windshield frame, front roll bar, and/or front edge of a roof of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Wet Sounds, Inc.Inventors: Timothy John White, Brett A. Triola
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Patent number: 10477653Abstract: A control unit for a lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources, the control unit comprising: an interface for communication with a notification service; a control module configured to: control the plurality of light sources to emit light in accordance with light settings; receive notification light settings that are to be supplied to one or more of the light sources assigned as notification light sources by the notification light settings to provide a visual event notification that are transmitted from the notification service; compare the light settings with the notification light settings; and determine based on said comparison that the light settings and/or the notification light settings are to be modified; and control the one or more notification light sources in accordance with modified notification light settings, and/or control light sources of the plurality of light sources other than notification light sources in accordance with modified light settings.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hugo Jose Krajnc, Remco Magielse
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Patent number: 10403181Abstract: A color changing display system includes a docking member, a light source secured to the docking member, a controller electrically connected to the light source, a body removably connected to the docking member, and a combined printed image comprising two or more images printed in a single layer on the body. The light source is for producing different light colors. The controller is configured to control the light source to provide a smooth transition between the different light colors. The images are different colors. Each of the different color images reacts with a respective color of the different light colors such that an appearance of the combined printed image changes gradually from a first display image having one particular shape into a second display image having a second particular shape in response to the different light colors interacting with the combined printed image to produce a moving, seemingly holographic effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: JUMBIE, LLCInventors: Nicholas Jumblatt, Eric Francke
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Patent number: 10376027Abstract: An umbrella apparatus having a canopy portion hingedly coupled to a pole portion. The umbrellas apparatus includes a rechargeable electrical power system that provides electrical power to an electromechanical opening and closing system and a light assembly and an entertainment system. A solar energy system is conductively coupled to the rechargeable electrical power system and is utilized to collect and convert solar energy to electrical energy for recharging the electrical power system. The entertainment system features a USB port and allows users to stream music and control the color of the light assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Lakesouth Holdings, LLCInventor: Gregory G. Kuelbs
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Patent number: 10308319Abstract: A control device with adjustable communication period is configured for an electromechanical gear shifter of a bicycle. The control device comprises a master controller and a trigger sensor. The master controller sends a broadcast signal with a first period when the master controller is in a working mode. The master controller sends the broadcast signal with a period selected from an idle period set when the master controller is in an idle mode. The trigger sensor is in communicable connection with a master controller, and the trigger sensor detects a trigger state to send a trigger signal. The master controller switches to the working mode when the master controller receives the trigger signal. The master controller switches to the idle mode selectively when the master controller does not receive the trigger signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Hsun-Yu Chuang, Pao-Wen Lin
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Patent number: 10281135Abstract: A mountable cloud speaker lamp system produces both audio and visual output for the purpose of enjoyment and relaxation. The cloud speaker lamp system includes a cloud shaped enclosure with a cloud shaped front shell and a flat back shell; an electro acoustic transducer for sound generation mounted on the enclosure back shell; a light source mounted on the enclosure back shell for projecting light onto the cloud shaped enclosure front shell; an input interface mounted on the enclosure back shell containing an audio input and command receiver for receiving sound and light commands from an external source, an audio amplifier to amplify the input audio and generate bands of sound corresponding to light intensity, and an illumination driver to drive the light source; and a power source. The system is configured so that a single enclosure design encompasses the cloud appearance, and provides a sound and light radiating surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Inventor: Remo Saraceni
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Patent number: 10255018Abstract: A display unit has modular groups of light emitting elements or pixels. A light emitting element in the display unit can be used as a light receptor for accepting control information without needing to connect the display unit to a network or a controller.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Barco, Inc.Inventor: Grant Arthur John Elliott
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Patent number: 10204962Abstract: A display apparatus may include a light source module that may include a substrate having a plurality of chip mounting areas of which each has a connection pad disposed therein, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices electrically coupled to separate connection pads. The display apparatus may include a black matrix on the substrate and having a plurality of holes corresponding to the pattern of chip mounting areas. The semiconductor light emitting devices may be in separate, respective holes to be electrically coupled to separate connection pads. The display apparatus may include unit pixels, where each unit pixel includes multiple adjacent semiconductor light emitting devices. The semiconductor light emitting devices may be removably coupled to separate connection pads, and a semiconductor light emitting device may be interchangeably swapped from a connection pad.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam Goo Cha, Ki Seok Kim, Yun Hee Lee
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Patent number: 10194496Abstract: An LED strip operable with a single input source of current providing for an extended length LED strip of continuous illumination. The LED strip includes a repeating pattern of LED circuits along a printed circuit board; each LED circuit having a constant current regulator and a plurality of LEDs in serial configuration with the constant current regulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Charles Brian Rogers
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Patent number: 10178506Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for augmenting light-based communication (LCom) receiver positioning using, for example, an inertial navigation system (INS). An LCom receiver INS may utilize one or more on-board accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors to calculate, via dead reckoning, the position, orientation, and velocity of the receiver. In this manner, the receiver can calculate its relative position using the INS based on a reference point or location. In some cases, the receiver may also or alternatively determine its location or position using a global positioning system (GPS), Wi-Fi-based positioning system (WPS), or some other suitable positioning system. When no LCom signals are in the FOV of the receiver and/or the link is lost to other positioning systems, the receiver INS may be used to augment the receiver positioning. In some cases, the INS mode may run parallel to other positioning techniques to continuously calculate the relative position of the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Christian Breuer, Anant Aggarwal, Bernhard Siessegger
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Patent number: 10149389Abstract: An improved intrinsically safe mobile device is designed to reduce sparking risk and surface heating while still maintaining a form factor, processing speed, and functionality comparable to conventional mobile devices. Non-intrinsically safe electronic components are mounted on an unprotected part of a printed circuit board (PCB) contained within the mobile device and are encapsulated to reduce risk of sparking and to minimize surface heating to enable the encapsulated electronic components to be certified as intrinsically safe. The encapsulated electronic components are connected using a trace with intrinsically safe electronic components mounted on a protected part of the PCB and are connected with user interface components using FPC cabling. The trace and FPC cabling are certified as intrinsically safe using one or more protection techniques, such as through use of a resistor, a double MOSFET clamping circuit, a capacitor, a fuse, or maintaining a minimum clearance space.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Aegex Technologies, LLCInventor: Endre Surinya
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Patent number: 10128740Abstract: An apparatus and a method reduce the ripple on a load current through an LED load. The load current is provided by a flyback converter, which is responsive to a feedback signal to maintain the output current at or near a selected magnitude. The LED load has an AC resistance which is at least one cause of the ripple on the load current. A stabilizing resistor in the current path to the LED load reduces the magnitude of the ripple caused by the AC resistance. The stabilizing resistor may have a constant stabilizing resistance value for different LED loads; or the stabilizing resistor have a dynamic stabilizing resistance value such that the stabilizing resistance value is greater when the LED load has fewer LEDs and is smaller when the LED load has more LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Universal Lighting TechnologiesInventor: Wei Xiong
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Patent number: 10098239Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a LED lighting fixture contains a power cable, an elongated coupler, a base plate, a protruding terminal, a receiving terminal, and a lighting assembly. The power cable is terminally fixed to a distal end of the elongated coupler. On the other hand, the receiving terminal is integrated into a proximal end of the elongated coupler. When the base plate, which contains the lighting assembly, needs to be attached, the protruding terminal is removably positioned into the receiving terminal. As a result, the current path from the elongated coupler to the lighting assembly is completed. The ability to conveniently detach the base plate allows the user to use different lighting assemblies as preferred. If the exterior appearance of the apparatus needs to change, a fixture housing is used.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Inventor: Yaron Cohen
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Patent number: 10083587Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automatic fire extinguishing system. It includes a hazard alarm control unit having a housing, a first electronic assembly and a second electronic assembly which is formed on an outside as an operating and display front panel without a display and has switching elements and luminous indicators and is formed on an inside as an commissioning and configuration unit which comprises configuration parameter selector and a first optical display. The second electronic assembly is connected to the first electronic assembly in a signal-conducting manner and set up such that the set configuration parameters of the configuration parameter selector are accepted by the first electronic assembly for holding and processing in at least one configuration module. The invention also relates to a method for commissioning and configuring an automatic fire extinguishing system.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Minimax GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Holger Sagert, Felix Tellkamp
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Patent number: 10054290Abstract: A movable barrier operator mounts to a ceiling or a wall of a garage. The movable barrier operator includes an operator housing with a motor configured to open and close a movable barrier. The movable barrier operator also includes an LED light source mounted to the housing, a light cover, and a light distributing element. The light cover has several side surfaces that surround or covers the light source. The light distributing element mounts relative to the light source and is configured to scatter light projected by the LED light source so that some of the scattered light is directed toward one or more of the side surfaces of the light cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Gale Birdwell, Eric Colin Bretschneider, James J. Fitzgibbon
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Patent number: 10050026Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting diode part and a thin film (TFT) panel configured to drive the light emitting diode part. The light emitting diode part includes a transparent support substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of phosphor layers disposed on the support substrate covering at a first portion of the plurality of light emitting diodes and configured to emit light through a conversion of introduced light. Another display apparatus includes a light emitting diode part including a plurality of light emitting diodes and a TFT panel configured to drive the light emitting diode part. The TFT panel includes a panel substrate including a TFT driving circuit and a plurality of grooves formed on the panel substrate. The TFT panel also includes a plurality of phosphor layers the plurality of grooves and configured to emit light through wavelength conversion of introduced light.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motonobu Takeya, Young Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 10037664Abstract: The invention relates to a hazard alarm control unit having a housing (1), having a first electronic assembly (2) which is releasably fastened in the housing (1) and comprises a central processing unit (3) which is configured to execute stored programming instructions including at least one configuration module, and also a detector signal acquisition unit (4) and a controlling unit (5).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Minimax GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Holger Sagert, Felix Tellkamp
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Patent number: 10032395Abstract: A color changing display system is provided that includes a light source for producing different light colors, a controller for providing a smooth transition between the different light colors, and a body with a combined image comprising two or more differently colors images printed in a single layer and positioned on the body. Each of the different color images reacts with a respective color of the different light colors such that an appearance of the combined image changes gradually from a first display image having one particular shape into a second display image having a second particular shape in response to the different light colors interacting with the combined image to produce a moving, seemingly holographic effect. The combined image may be back-lit or front-lit.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: JUMBIE, LLCInventors: Nicholas Jumblatt, Eric Francke
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Patent number: 10015863Abstract: Examples relate to changing screen brightness of a computing device. One example enables determination of whether the computing device is being used for one of a set of predetermined application types. The screen brightness of the computing device may be changed based on a set of first brightness values associated with the first predetermined application type responsive to the computing device being used for a first predetermined application type and based on a set of second brightness values associated with the second predetermined application type responsive to the computing device being used for a second predetermined application type.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Chun-Chieh Chen
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Patent number: 10004126Abstract: In a lighting system that emits light of a color within a color specification, the color is controlled by adding light from a single color-correcting light emitting device (light-emitting device) to a primary light-emitting device. In an illustrative embodiment, a color-detecting module can sense the color of the combined light emitted from both the primary and the color-correcting light-emitting devices. The color-control system can generate an amplitude control signal based on a signal indicative of the color sensed by the color-detecting module. A color range of the combined light of the primary and the color-correcting light-emitting devices can intersect a domain of the predetermined color specification, as the generated amplitude control signal spans the domain. Using a single color-correcting light-emitting device to maintain a lighting system's emitted color within a predetermined color specification can advantageously reduce system complexity.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc.Inventor: Philippe Lapujade
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Patent number: 9998885Abstract: There is disclosed a method, executable at a server, of processing an incoming message destined for a user, the user having first and second electronic devices, both the electronic devices executing at least one instance of an application. The method comprises receiving the incoming electronic message; based on a message type, appreciating a delivery preference parameter that is indicative of which one of the electronic devices the user is more likely to process the incoming electronic message of the message type; determining a specific electronic device having a highest delivery preference parameter, the specific one executing a first and a second instance of the application; based on the delivery preference parameter, determining a specific instance of the application the user is more likely to use for the incoming electronic message; generating a user-notification for the message; transmitting the user-notification to the specific one of the instances of the application.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Yandex Europe AGInventors: Aleksei Yuryevich Shelkovin, Sergei Ivanovich Nikishin