With Showcase Or Show Window Patents (Class 362/125)
  • Patent number: 11937711
    Abstract: A display system for display of an item includes a display case into which the item may be placed, a digital video display system, and a lighting system which may be interactive with the video display system to provide an animated, photo-realistic and dynamic background for items being showcased and/or photographed. In certain embodiments, the display case includes a back wall incorporating an output video screen configured to display custom video content of the user's choosing via the digital video display system, the custom videos providing a backdrop for the item being displayed, wherein the lighting system is configured to change color and/or intensity in sync with the color of the changing images produced on the video output screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence Richard Reynolds, Jr., Scott James Harben
  • Patent number: 11835215
    Abstract: A shelf lighting mechanism has a lamp arranged on the upper front of the shelf, the lamp has a light source and lens, the top of the lens has a concave space for accommodating the light source, a first irradiation part is formed on one side of the inner wall of the concave space, and the light emitting surface of the first irradiation part is arranged to guide light to irradiate the upper area of the shelf; the bottom and the other side of the inner wall of the concave space are formed with a second irradiation part, and the light emitting surface of the second irradiation part is arranged to guide the other part of the light from the light source to irradiate the lower area of the shelf. The upper and lower areas of the shelf can be illuminated simultaneously by one lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanfang Xue, Zuping He, Zhaoyong Zheng, Junjun Ying
  • Patent number: 11661961
    Abstract: A bracket for clamping an aerofoil to a shelf of a refrigerator is described. The bracket comprises a mounting portion for holding part of an aerofoil in use, an upper jaw configured to engage the forward lip of shelf and a lower jaw member configured to engage a lower lip on the underside of refrigerator shelf. The bracket may also comprise clamping means configured to enable the upper jaw member and the lower jaw members to be drawn towards one another to clamp the bracket on the refrigerator shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: 11474393
    Abstract: A transparent electronic display layer is placed between a front and rear transparent layer. A light guide is positioned behind the transparent electronic display layer and has an outer edge. Lighting elements are positioned adjacent to the outer edge. A cavity is positioned adjacent to and on an opposing side of the lighting elements as compared to the light guide such that light exiting the lighting elements enters both the light guide and the cavity. A graphic may be provided at the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Diaz, William Dunn
  • Patent number: 11274808
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lighting assembly and method for illuminating a vertical planar area, such as a merchandise display. The lighting assembly can comprise two opposing support arms and a lighting bar extending between the two opposing support arms, a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs mounted to the inside of the lighting bar; and a plurality of reflective surfaces located adjacent to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces are positioned such that the LEDs project a first light beam in a first direction and a second light beam in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, John W. Swafford, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11255521
    Abstract: An alignment system for a linear light fixture includes multiple light elements. Each light element includes a top surface that defines a top channel. Each light element includes an endcap that defines apertures that extend through an entire thickness of the endcap. A top surface of each endcap defines an endcap channel. A hanger insert is positionable between the endcaps of two light elements. The hanger insert defines additional apertures. A top surface of the hanger insert defines an insert channel and a hanger connection. The top channels, the endcap channels, and the insert channel form an elongate channel. The system includes pins that are configured to extend through the apertures of the endcaps and the hanger insert. The system includes a connector plate that is configured to be received and secured within the elongate channel. The connector plate defines a central aperture that provides access to the hanger connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen B. McCane, Charles Albo
  • Patent number: 11204460
    Abstract: An LED light bulb in the shaped of an incandescent light bulb wherein a cartridge having at least one LED is laterally insertable into the light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Patent number: 11174674
    Abstract: A lighted door system includes a door having a frame defining a hinge side, an opposite distal side, a top, and a bottom. The frame has a front face, a back face, and inside face, an outside face, and a groove formed in at least one of the front face, the back face, the inside face, and the outside face. At least one lighting device is coupled to the door frame. The at least one lighting device includes a housing and a flange extending from the housing. The flange is received into the groove in the door frame to couple the at least one lighting device to the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Fielding B. Staton, David Strumpf
  • Patent number: 11162659
    Abstract: A lens includes a light source installation location, a second lens surface and a first lens surface, the light source installation location has a main optical axis passing through the second lens surface and the first lens surface, and on a plane perpendicular to the main optical axis, there are a first dimming axis and a second dimming axis that are perpendicular to each other and intersecting the main optical axis, the first lens surface includes a first light-focusing curved surface locating along the direction of the first dimming axis and on one side of the main optical axis, and at least part of the first lens surface on the other side of the main optical axis is diffusion curved surface; the first lens surface includes a second light-focusing curved surface along the direction of the second dimming axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zuping He, Yuanfang Xue, Dong Chen
  • Patent number: 11149933
    Abstract: An electrical connector and luminaire assembly are provided. The electrical connector includes a base including a bottom wall and two side walls, the two side walls being on both sides of the bottom wall, and the bottom wall and the two side walls defining a receiving channel; a first printed circuit board fixed on the base, the first printed circuit board and the receiving channel being respectively located at two sides of the bottom wall; and a plurality of first conductive terminals electrically connected to the first printed circuit board and extending through the bottom wall of the base into the receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiufeng Shi, Jianguo Li
  • Patent number: 11140980
    Abstract: A low voltage power system with a rail member that fits on the front portion of a shelf of a merchandise display, where is the rail member has a pair of conductive members positioned within an upper channel of the rail member is disclosed. The rail member may have supply power to a variety of low voltage power devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, Scott May
  • Patent number: 11109693
    Abstract: A shelf lighting system has a lighting module and a power taking module, the power taking module has a power taking head, a strip-shaped conductive member, and a plug connector. The shelf lighting system integrates the power taking module of the shelf lighting system onto the support arm of the shelf, so that the power taking module can be installed simultaneously with installation of the laminate, which simplifies the entire lamp installation process and improves the installation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Le Xu
  • Patent number: 11094232
    Abstract: In a viewing object display set, it is possible to prevent a reduction in a sense of reality when a viewing object is seen. Specifically, the display set for viewing the viewing object includes the viewing object that is attached to a display surface and an object for visual effect that is provided on a viewing position side with respect to the viewing object and shields at least a portion of the viewing object. The object for visual effect is arranged so as to shield the boundary between the viewing object and the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Yanai, Shinichi Miyazaki, Yuji Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11015787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to light fixtures and to lighting assembly attachment systems. The present disclosure provides a lighting fixture extending no more than 3 inches from the building surface. A light source is disposed in a housing thereof and is configured to emit light through the open side of the housing so as to direct the light in an upward direction. The disclosure also provides lighting assembly including a housing having a base and a cavity below the base, a light source disposed in the cavity of the housing, and one or more clips configured to attach to a flange of a ceiling support beam. Each clip includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a retainer disposed on the lower arm configured to engage the base of the housing such that the housing is held up by the one or more clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip Evans, Dennis Michaud, Kim Dupont-Madinier, Timothy Briggs
  • Patent number: 10980362
    Abstract: A shelf system may include first and second support rails, each of the first and second support rails including two respective edge retaining slots configured to receive respective wall panels. The shelf system may further include a wall panel disposed between the first and second support rails, particularly between edge retaining slots of the first and second support rails. First and second electrical supply rails may be disposed within a front surface of the wall panel, and may be electrically insulated from the first and second support rails. One or more light fixtures, such as a light box fixture or a shelf fixture including light emitting diodes, may be mounted on the first and second support rails, such that each light fixture comes into electrical contact with the electrical supply rails to provide electrical current to each light fixture when connected to a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Gerald Ford, Paul McGivern
  • Patent number: 10948161
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing, a light-emitting element, and a lens extending over the light-emitting element. The housing includes a support surface, and the light-emitting element is coupled to the support surface. The lens includes a refractor portion having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is positioned proximate the light-emitting element. The inner surface is oriented at an angle such that the light generated by the light-emitting element exhibits total internal reflection within the lens until the light reaches the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Seng Vang, Rebecca K. McCall, Jeffrey A. Spitzer, David A. Simoni
  • Patent number: 10948160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a freezer illumination lens system, comprising a lighting fixture, a lens connected with the lighting fixture and a mounting groove configured for receiving a printed circuit board supporting a LED light source by insertion. The lens comprises a light transmitting main portion, a first light transmitting auxiliary portion and a second light transmitting auxiliary portion. The light transmitting main portion is configured and arranged relative to the LED light source such that a major portion of light emitted by the LED light source is focused, and the first light transmitting auxiliary portion and the second light transmitting auxiliary portion are arranged along long sides of the light transmitting main portion. The invention has the advantages that the utilization rate of light can be improved, the illumination can be uniform, and the overall illumination effect can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zuping He, Yuanfang Xue
  • Patent number: 10932592
    Abstract: The present application provides an indexing cooler for a number of products. The indexing cooler may include an outer shell, a number of rotating product zones, and an indexing drive motor. The indexing drive motor rotates one of the rotating product zones into an exposed zone for a first predetermined length of a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Vinayak Godbole
  • Patent number: 10851984
    Abstract: A showcase lamp includes a lamp body having a light-emitting module therein, and the lamp body is externally provided with a first terminal draw out from the light-emitting module; and at least one upright stanchion, the upper end of the upright stanchion supports the lamp body, and the lower end of the upright stanchion can be detachably fixed on the showcase to be installed; wherein the upright stanchion is a hollow rod, and the upper end of the at least one upright stanchion is provided with a second terminal for communicating with the first terminal, and the lower end of the upright stanchion is provided with a third terminal for connecting external power supply or for interconnecting with adjacent lamps, the upright stanchion is built-in with wires connecting the second terminal and the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Self Electronics Co., Ltd., Self Electronics USA Corp.
    Inventors: Chengke Zhang, Zuping He
  • Patent number: 10851987
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to illuminated shelving systems that incorporate a low voltage lighting system in which components of the system are electrically conductive and comprise part of the lighting circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Rangine Corporation
    Inventor: Keivan Towfigh
  • Patent number: 10845031
    Abstract: A lighting system comprises a flexible support, such as a pair of fabric or web-like strips, and a plurality of tubular light sources supported by the flexible support. The flexible support may be hung from a support structure, and the tubular light sources will hang generally parallel to one another. Each tubular light source may include a plurality of LED chips, and power supply or conversion circuitry may also be disposed in the tubular light sources. Power cabling extends to the light sources, and may be adapted to provide pass-through power to other, similar assemblies to form a modular system. The assemblies may be easily deployed and repacked for storage and movement. The system is suitable for large area lighting, particularly with panels used for theater, television, and film sets, or with displays, trade show installations, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventor: Richard William Maas
  • Patent number: 10724789
    Abstract: A shelf for a domestic cooling device has a base plate with an edge face, an edge strip extending along the edge face of the base plate where the edge strip has a strip body covering the edge face, and at least one light source element where the strip body forms a light reflection surface which is arranged in a propagation path of the light of the at least one light source element and has a diffuse reflecting effect for at least a portion of the light that is incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventors: Manfredi Signorino, Martin Brabec, Johann Schenkl
  • Patent number: 10655797
    Abstract: An elongated lighting device (1) having a first and a second suspension point (8, 8?) for suspending the lighting device (1), comprising: a plastic housing (2) extending from the first suspension point (8) to the second suspension point (8?); a light source carrier (4) having one or more solid state light sources (6) mounted on a surface thereof, the carrier (4) being arranged along the housing (2) so that the one or more light sources (6) emit light into the housing (2). A wire (10) is arranged inside the housing (2) between the first and second suspension points (8, 8?) so as to prevent the lighting device (1) from bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Gerrit Jan Beijer
  • Patent number: 10649273
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a transparent LCD which is placed between a front glass and a rear glass. A light guide is preferably positioned behind the LCD and contains an edge. A plurality of LEDs are positioned adjacent to the edge and a cavity is positioned on the opposite side of the LEDs as the light guide. Generally, light which is exiting the LEDs is permitted to enter both the light guide as well as the cavity. A graphic may be placed in front of the cavity and could be bonded to the front glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Diaz, William Dunn
  • Patent number: 10619824
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lighting assembly and method for illuminating a vertical planar area, such as a merchandise display. The lighting assembly can comprise two opposing support arms and a lighting bar extending between the two opposing support arms, a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs mounted to the inside of the lighting bar; and a plurality of reflective surfaces located adjacent to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces are positioned such that the LEDs project a first light beam in a first direction and a second light beam in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, John W. Swafford, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10617229
    Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a plurality of fins, a plurality of powered back panels and a plurality of shelves. Each powered back panel has a pair of conductive uprights that are vertically oriented and horizontally spaced apart, is located between two of the plurality of fins and is electrically coupled to another of the plurality of powered back panels. Each shelf is mounted to and electrically coupled to the pair of conductive uprights of the powered back panel and is configured to power a plurality of lights located on the shelf based on the electrical coupling of each shelf to the pair of conductive uprights. Two of the plurality of shelves mounted to the same powered back panel and two of the plurality of fins located on either side of that same powered back panel are configured to form a cuboid with an open front to display merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Jennifer A. Theisen, Stanley J. Valiulis, Somsay Rimpakone, Gabriel Garduno, Nicholas C. Juric, David Schultz
  • Patent number: 10533737
    Abstract: An article, such as a piece of furniture, includes one or more adjustable shelves each of which includes a lighting system which is connected to a power source in such a way that each shelf can be freely adjusted within a frame of the article so as to alter the location of the shelf and/or the spacing between shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Domingos Dos Reis
  • Patent number: 10467844
    Abstract: A vending machine with a transparent electronic display includes a pair of lighting strips for illuminating a storage compartment which holds retails goods. A door frame assembly covers the front of the storage compartment. A cover glass is placed in front of and spaced apart from the transparent electronic display. A series of brackets connect the cover glass and the transparent electronic display to a door frame assembly and cover the gap between the cover glass and the transparent electronic display, masking the region located beyond the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcos Diaz
  • Patent number: 10317024
    Abstract: An LED strip light for cabinet lighting includes a strip-shaped lamp holder, and a light-emitting module. The strip-shaped lamp holder includes a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface and two light source slots. The angle between the light source mounting surface formed by the two light source slots and the first mounting surface is an acute angle between 30 and 40 degrees. Two mounting groove is respectively provided on the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface along the extending direction thereof. One mounting groove is a U-shaped groove and another is a V-shaped groove. It is easier to install the LED strip light in the strip-shaped lamp holder and more mounting options can be selected so that the LED strip light is more suitable for cabinets such as shelf laminates, vertical freezers and horizontal freezers, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Liu, Guoqing Zeng, Jianguo Dong, Zuping He
  • Patent number: 10293742
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes a reflector having a proximal end and a distal end. The reflector has a surface having a plurality of reflective faces spread over an arc therebetween, the arc being generally concave. The reflector forms part of a recess, the recess having spaced-apart parallel walls. A light emitting diode (LED) light source is disposed near the proximal end of the reflector and remote from the distal end of the reflector and the light source is oriented to emit light onto the reflective faces. A lens is positioned in front of the reflector. The lens is arranged to receive light from the reflector. In use, light is output from the lens with a substantially uniform luminance over a viewing angle of at least 45 degrees in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Garry Gordon Leslie Fimeri, Simon Belcher, James Nicholas Dickson
  • Patent number: 10267968
    Abstract: A communications arrangement includes incoming and outgoing fiber optics cables, each having one end inside a confined space and another end outside of the confined space, with the incoming fiber optics cable transmitting light from outside of the confined space, to inside the confined space, through a gap and through a movable filter to the outgoing fiber optics cable, such that a user inside the confined space can transmit signals from inside the confined space to outside of the confined space by moving the movable filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventor: Clifford L Johns
  • Patent number: 10222117
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a main door for opening and closing the cabinet, the main door defining an opening part that is in communication with the storage space, a sub-door rotatably mounted on the main door and configured to open and close the opening part, a panel assembly forming a front surface of the sub-door and made of a half glass material, a detection device provided to the sub-door and configured to detect a user's operation, and a door lighting unit provided to the main door and configured to, based on the sub-door being closed, turn on and off according to a signal from the detection device to allow selective viewing of an inside of the opening part through the panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyunwoo Seo
  • Patent number: 10161608
    Abstract: A lit shelf system comprising a shelf having a front face, a lighting face extending horizontally, a dark face opposite the lighting face and a groove. The groove has a front wall extending to a front edge about the lighting face and a rear wall extending to a rear edge about the lighting face. The front wall is closer to the front face than the rear wall and the front wall extends further from the dark face than the rear wall. The lit shelf system further comprises a light source mounted in the groove and being for lighting a space about the lighting face. The light source extends between the front wall and the rear wall past the rear edge but not past the front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Andre Pallai
  • Patent number: 10152904
    Abstract: An LED strip light for shelf signboards, comprises a strip-shaped lamp chamber, and an LED light-emitting module. The strip-shaped lamp chamber comprises a card board connecting edge, a non-transparent edge, an upper transparent edge and a lower transparent edge. The LED light-emitting module comprises at least one LED chip, and a strip-shaped lens. The strip-shaped lens includes an incident surface, a first fully reflecting surface, a second fully reflecting surface, a refractably reflecting surface. The first fully reflecting surface reflects all the incident lights thereon toward the upper light transparent edge. The second fully reflecting surface reflects all the incident lights thereon toward the refractably reflecting surface. And the outgoing light of the refractably reflecting surface is directed toward the lower transparent edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoqing Zeng, Yuanfang Xue, Jianguo Dong, Kai Xu, Fawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 9986852
    Abstract: This document provides product display systems for displaying merchandise. Exemplary product display systems disclosed herein include a base, a first side wall and a second side wall each slidably coupled to the base, a first support plate and a second support plate, a pusher mechanism, a front plate positioned at the front of the base, a first hanger bracket and a second hanger bracket each slidably coupled to the base, and a front bracket unit connected to the first and second hanger brackets. Some embodiments of product display systems disclosed herein include a lighting unit, e.g., having a LED lighting source. This document also provides selectively detachable lighting housings that can be attached to product display systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Stein Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Chenoweth, Dan Duellman
  • Patent number: 9924810
    Abstract: A merchandise display assembly comprises a tier of horizontally elongated metallic shelving for merchandise, with a display assembly detachably coupled at each shelf to an LED TV display of the merchandise. Each elongated LED TV display comprises an LCD screen comprised of 1920×95 pixels backlit by white light emitting LEDs, and projecting white LED lighting to illuminate the merchandise below each LED TV display, said LED TV displays each driven by an elongated compact HDMI or daisy chained controller board. The face of the display is arranged to have maximal area by confining vertical drivers to a compact upper region, permitting the boarder of the region to be of equal thickness both above and below the display and by providing a back cover that extends only to the rear surface of the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Conex Digital LLC
    Inventor: Jean Vieville
  • Patent number: 9918566
    Abstract: A display case door assembly for a temperature-controlled storage device includes a vacuum panel, a hinge rail, and a lighting element. The vacuum panel includes a first vacuum pane, a second vacuum pane, and an evacuated gap between the first and second vacuum panes. The evacuated gap provides thermal insulation for the vacuum panel. The hinge rail is coupled to an edge of the vacuum panel and configured to rotate along with the vacuum panel between an open position and a closed position. The lighting element is coupled to at least one of the edge rail and the vacuum panel and configured to emit light toward an interior of the temperature-controlled storage device when the hinge rail and vacuum panel are in at least the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Anthony, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Artwohl, Jeffery W. Nicholson, Matthew Rolek, Mark Sandnes
  • Patent number: 9874323
    Abstract: A lighting system 1 for screened enclosures (2) wherein side edges (8) of an elongated housing strip (4) mount to a framework (3) of the screened enclosure using screen cable channels (21) located on a frame rail (5) of the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventors: Steven E. Attard, Mark S. Cromika
  • Patent number: 9874324
    Abstract: A lighting system 1 for screened enclosures (2) wherein side edges (8) of an elongated housing strip (4) mount to a framework (3) of the screened enclosure using screen cable channels (21) located on a frame rail (5) of the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventors: Steven E. Attard, Mark S. Cromika
  • Patent number: 9869507
    Abstract: A domestic cooling appliance includes an internal container with four walls delimiting an interior space for receiving food. Receiving devices or receivers are disposed on the inner surfaces of at least the lateral vertical walls of the internal container. At least one shelf can be mounted the receiving devices. At least one light source, which is disposed on at least one receiving device, is configured to illuminate the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: René Alt, Christoph Becke, Max Eicher, Christine Hartwein, Philipp Kleinlein, Tobias Schmidt, Jochen Scholer, Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer
  • Patent number: 9857071
    Abstract: A medicine cabinet with a horizontally oriented internal wire management and electronic component raceway structure where electrical wires from the building or home power supply and electronic components are housed. The uppermost portion of the internal wire management and electronic component raceway structure forms a shelf in the medicine cabinet with a translucent shelf surface. An LED light strip inserted inside the internal wire management and electronic component raceway activated by a motion sensor switch provides illumination in the cabinet through the translucent shelf. Electrical receptacles and USB ports protrude from the front face of the shelf/wire management and electronic component raceway shelf. These receptacles and ports are powered by the electrical wires from the house or building fed into the shelf/wire management and electronic component raceway. Defogger strips are located between the two mirrored faces of the cabinet door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: American Glasscrafters, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Cano, Michael B. Balagyozyan, Robert P. Pandorf
  • Patent number: 9842520
    Abstract: A product display member is disclosed. The product display member includes an attachment portion, an elongated portion, a light source, and an information display portion. The attachment portion is configured to engage a portion of a shelf. The elongated portion is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the attachment portion. The elongated portion defines a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The light source is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the lumen. The information display portion is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Display Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Howard
  • Patent number: 9829178
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lighting assembly and method for illuminating a vertical planar area, such as a merchandise display. The lighting assembly can comprise two opposing support arms and a lighting bar extending between the two opposing support arms, a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs mounted to the inside of the lighting bar; and a plurality of reflective surfaces located adjacent to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces are positioned such that the LEDs project a first light beam in a first direction and a second light beam in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, John Swafford
  • Patent number: 9784437
    Abstract: A merchandiser including a case that defines a product display area and a luminaire that is coupled to the case to illuminate at least a portion of the product display area. The luminaire is slidably and rotatably coupled to the case at a single point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Jafary H. Riaby, Robert Mullen
  • Patent number: 9777904
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lighting assembly and method for illuminating a vertical planar area, such as a merchandise display. The lighting assembly can comprise two opposing support arms and a lighting bar extending between the two opposing support arms, a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs mounted to the inside of the lighting bar; and a plurality of reflective surfaces located adjacent to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of reflective surfaces are positioned such that the LEDs project a first light beam in a first direction and a second light beam in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, John Swafford
  • Patent number: 9644834
    Abstract: A medicine cabinet with a horizontally oriented internal wire management and electronic component raceway structure where electrical wires from the building or home power supply and electronic components are housed. The uppermost portion of the internal wire management and electronic component raceway structure forms a shelf in the medicine cabinet with a translucent shelf surface. An LED light strip inserted inside the internal wire management and electronic component raceway activated by a motion sensor switch provides illumination in the cabinet through the translucent shelf. Electrical receptacles and USB ports protrude from the front face of the shelf/wire management and electronic component raceway shelf. These receptacles and ports are powered by the electrical wires from the house or building fed into the shelf/wire management and electronic component raceway. Defogger strips are located between the two mirrored faces of the cabinet door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: American Glasscrafters, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Cano, Michael Balagyozyan, Robert P. Pandorf
  • Patent number: 9618673
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display device and a backlight module. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The display panel is used for displaying images and passing light rays. The backlight module includes a light source and a light source providing board. The light source providing board is used for providing first light rays and passing second light rays. The light source providing board includes a light ray input interface, a light ray providing unit, and a light ray transmittance channel. The present invention can make a viewer see an object behind the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsiao, Shih Hsiang Chen, Guofu Tang, Quan Li, Chengling Lv, Chaofan Guo
  • Patent number: 9557098
    Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area to support product and a refrigeration system at least partially coupled to the case to condition the product display area. The case includes case structure at least partially exposed to the product display area. The merchandiser also includes a heat guide that is in communication with cold air within the product display area, and a heat source that is coupled to the case structure within the product display area. The heat source is further coupled to the heat guide by a thermal recovery device. The heat guide forms a bridge between the thermal recovery device and the cold air in the product display area such that power is generated based on a temperature difference across the thermal recovery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond P. Twohy
  • Patent number: 9541266
    Abstract: A luminaire (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) comprising a housing with a first end surface (21), a second end surface (22), an at least partially circumferential surface (23) extending between the first end surface and the second end surface, a longitudinal direction (25) extending between the first end surface and the second end surface, and at least one connection device (3a, 3b; 3a?, 3b?; 3a?, 3b?) for connecting the luminaire to a complementary connection device (3b, 3a; 3b?, 3a?; 3b?, 3a?) of another corresponding luminaire, the at least one connection device being arranged on either of the first end surface and the second end surface of the luminaire, the connection device comprising an electrical connection element (34) extending in an angle? with respect to said longitudinal direction (25) of said luminaire, said angle being comprised in the interval (0°; 90°].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Rick Bolscher
  • Patent number: 9523469
    Abstract: A lighting system utilizing light emitting diode lamps, designed to be mounted on the mullion inside a cabinet display case wherein the distribution of light illuminates the product in an even and consistent manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Innovative Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua G. Bauer, Patrick Trese