Different Wavelengths Patents (Class 362/231)
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Patent number: 11506359Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted in or on the vehicle and arranged in a linear pattern. An elongated optical member is disposed longitudinally along the linear pattern of LEDs. The elongated optical member is configured to receive light emitted from the LEDs and project a corresponding plurality of lit images. A vehicle lamp assembly includes a plurality of LEDs mounted to a printed-circuit board to form a linear array. A primary light pipe is disposed adjacent to the linear array of LEDs and aligned longitudinally along the linear array of LEDs, such that light emitted from each of the LEDs of the linear array traverses radially through the primary light pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLCInventor: Todd Nykerk
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Patent number: 11493802Abstract: A display device including a display panel, and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel are discussed. The backlight unit can include a light emitting section including a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on a substrate, and a light source protection layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting devices, a light conversion sheet having a plurality of light conversion patterns disposed in positions corresponding to the plurality of light emitting devices, respectively, a phosphor film disposed on the light conversion sheet, and at least one reflector including a plurality of holes on the substrate. An air gap is disposed between a top surface of the at least one reflector and a bottom surface of the light conversion sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyuhwan Lee, SangChul Ryu, DongSeok Lee, MyungJoon Park, GwanHoon Park, Suhun Lee
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Patent number: 11485283Abstract: An apparatus and system are disclosed and include a vehicle interior lighting system comprising that includes a light engine with a plurality of independently addressable light emitting diode (LED) segments, each independently addressable LED segment including at least one LED, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) having a base and plurality of legs extending from the base, each leg supporting an independently addressable LED segment, and a light guide plate configured to provide illumination from the plurality of independently addressable LED segments inside the vehicle. A processor may be configured to receive information from a o vehicle sensing system, a vehicle communication system, or a detection system, and may generate a signal. A controller may be configured to provide one or more light control signals to modify at least one light characteristic of at least one of the plurality of independently addressable LED segments based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu, Michael Wasilko, Nazila Soleimani, Jeroen Den Breejen, Alan Andrew McReynolds, Gregory Donald Guth
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Patent number: 11490474Abstract: A light fixture usable in train tunnels provides normal mode downlighting for track and walkway lighting and a selective task lighting mode where higher-lumen lighting is provided in at least the same downlighting direction as the track and walkway lighting. The normal lighting illumination level is at least 0.25 to 2.00 foot-candles at the illuminated surfaces. The task lighting mode provides at least 5.00 foot-candles to the same illuminated surfaces. The task lighting mode is achieved with the same light source that provides the normal mode lighting or with additional light sources that are activated together with or instead of the normal lighting mode light sources. The light sources can be a plurality light emitting diode (LED) engines that include a plurality of LEDs. The task lighting mode can also use another light source to provide additional task lighting up from the fixture.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Autronic Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Lax, Agjah I. Libohova
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Patent number: 11486763Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed and include a light-emitting diode (LED) array with LEDs associated with respective paint color chip locations of a display assembly. A processor receives a first signal indicating first paint color chip locations and determines whether a second signal is received from a second device within a threshold time, the second signal indicating second paint color chip locations. The processor assigns a first lighting characteristic to the first device and a second lighting characteristic to the second device, identifies a first set of LEDs associated with the first paint color chip locations and a second set of LEDs associated with the second paint color chip locations, and transmits an activation signal to the LED control circuit to activate the first set of LEDs based on the first lighting characteristic and the second set of LEDs based on the second lighting characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Behr Process CorporationInventors: Lindsey Goldstein, Mark Germain, James Crogan, Kevin Vandever, Damien Edward Reynolds, Kevin Huljich
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Patent number: 11478659Abstract: In one aspect, a luminaire is provided for illumination, in which the luminaire has a normalized spectral power distribution (SPD) curve for promoting human wellness, the normalized SPD curve having the following percentage areas for the following wavelength domains, the normalized SPD curve including spectral energy in a 620 nm to 640 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 9.5% to 10.5% of a total of an area for a normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 640 nm to 660 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 7.25% to 9.8% of the total of the area of the normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 660 nm to 680 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 4.8% to 7.8% of the total of the area for the normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 680 nm to 700 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 2.75% to 5.5% of the total of the area for the normalized SPD curve; and a remainder of spectral energy of the total normalized SPD curve is in a 400 nm to 620 nm region area of the SPD curve.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventor: Arunava Dutta
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Patent number: 11470698Abstract: A light fixture controller is configured for controlling the color temperature and intensity of a light fixture that includes at least two LED groups. Each LED group includes multiple LEDs configured to produce light at certain color temperatures. The light fixture controller receives a color temperature setting and an intensity setting for the light fixture and generates control signals based on these settings. A first control signal only turns on the first LED group for a first duration of a cycle and a second control signal only turns on the second LED group for a second duration of the cycle. The ratio between the first and second duration is determined based on the color temperature setting. The control signal further includes a dimming control signal for controlling a current flowing through the LED groups based on the intensity setting for the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Yelena N. Davis, Yaser Abdelsamed, Ryan D. Meldahl, Yan Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11466816Abstract: The present invention relates to a color tunable filament lamp (10), comprising: at least one tunable white LED filament (12) adapted to emit white light; and at least one RGB LED filament (22), wherein each RGB LED filament of the at least one RGB LED filament comprises a plurality of groups (26), each group comprising a red LED (28a), a green LED (28b) and a blue LED (28c), wherein each tunable white LED filament of the at least one tunable white LED filament comprises first LEDs (16?) having a first pre-set correlated color temperature and second LEDs (16?) having a second pre-set correlated color temperature lower than the first pre-set correlated color temperature, the first and second pre-set correlated color temperatures defining a sub-range (40?) of a correlated color temperature range (40) of the color tunable filament lamp, and wherein the color tunable filament lamp is configured to use the first LEDs and the second LEDs but not the at least one RGB LED filament for target points (38) in said sub-rType: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Grigory Alexandrovich Onushkin, Berend Jan Willem Ter Weeme
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Patent number: 11460611Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a matrix optical system, a light ray condensing system and a compound eye lens. The matrix optical system includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a plurality of first lens units, focal lengths of the plurality of first lens units are different. The second lens includes a plurality of second lens units, focal lengths of the plurality of the second lens units are different. A distance of the plurality of first lens units is different from a distance of the plurality of second lens units. The first lens and the second lens are arranged in parallel and spaced apart. A light ray condensing system and a compound eye lens including the matrix optical system are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TOPLITE INTERNATIONAL CO., LIMITEDInventor: Yongjian Yin
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Patent number: 11460181Abstract: In an embodiment an LED module includes a support having at least two segments, wherein each segment is configured to emit light, wherein each segment has at least two light-emitting diodes that differ in terms of their colors, wherein the support has a multilayer structure and/or wherein the support has a substrate having a ceramic material and the ceramic material includes aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide or a varistor ceramic, and wherein the LED module is configured to set a brightness and a color of the emitted light separately for each segment.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AGInventors: Franz Schrank, Thomas Feichtinger
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Patent number: 11464088Abstract: A light fixture including a substrate and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate. The plurality of light emitting diodes includes a first light emitting diode having a peak wavelength within a range of 600 nanometers and 630 nanometers, and a full width at half maximum value of at least 140 nanometers.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventors: Evan Gnam, Wendy Luedtke, William R. Florac, Isabel Coff, David J. Cahalane
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Patent number: 11450792Abstract: There is provided an electro-optical device including a light-emitting layer that has a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element which are adjacent to each other and a color filter layer that has a first color filter provided corresponding to the first light-emitting element and a second color filter provided corresponding to the second light-emitting element, in which an inter-element distance between the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element is 1.5 ?m or less, and a thickness of layer between the light-emitting layer and the color filter layer is 6 times or less the inter-element distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Koshihara
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Patent number: 11438978Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining and displaying operational parameters of a light fixture that includes narrow band emitters. A controller includes stored information related to spectral power distributions of each of a plurality light wavebands generated by a plurality of narrow band emitters (e.g., LEDs). Based on the spectral power distributions, the controller is configured to determine an output spectrum of the light fixture and/or an output spectrum of individual wavebands. The controller is configured to generate an output display that includes the determined operational parameters associated with the light fixture and a mechanism for manipulating the outputs of the light fixture's wavebands. Using the mechanism, a user can manipulate the operational parameters of the light fixture and observe from the output display a substantially real-time representation of the operational parameters of the light fixture based on the user manipulations.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Electronics Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventors: Adam Bennette, Anders Ekvall
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Patent number: 11432473Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a plurality of light sources configured to be turned on or turned off depending on a selected plant and a growth stage of the selected plant, and a controller. The controller is operable to turn on the light sources during a light period such that the light sources are operable to emit a light having a spectrum with a plurality of peaks to the selected plant. The light period including a first period and a second period and the first period preceding or following the second period. The controller is operable to adjust the spectrum of the light to alternate the first period and the second period during the light period.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.Inventors: Se Ryung Kim, Sang Min Ko, Jin Won Kim, Hyun Su Song
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Patent number: 11435620Abstract: A quantum dot-based color display includes a backlight unit with a light source and light source distribution layer and a photo down-conversion light emissive layer. The photo down-conversion layer has populations of light-emitting Group II-VI core-shell structure quantum dots, the core having an excess amount of a Group II component in a ratio to a Group VI component of approximately 6:1 or greater. The quantum dots include an organic fraction of approximately 20 weight percent to approximately 45 weight percent, the organic fraction including ligands bound to quantum dot surfaces in an as-deposited state and including one or more long-chain fatty acids. Non-barrier polymer films are positioned on either side of the photo down conversion light emissive layer which exhibits photo stability at a light intensity of at least 4000 W/m2. A display panel cooperates with the back light unit to form the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute LimitedInventors: Sze Chun Yiu, Wing Yin Yung, Chi Hin Wong, Chi Ho Kwok, Chenmin Liu
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Patent number: 11422296Abstract: A light-emitting module structure includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on the substrate, and a light-guiding layer covering the light-emitting diodes. The light-guiding layer has an upper surface, the upper surface has a plurality of recesses, and the recesses are above the light-emitting diodes or between the light-emitting diodes. This light-emitting module structure can improve the brightness and uniformity of the light-emitting module.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Lextar Electronics CorporationInventors: Pei-Song Cai, Lung-Kuan Lai, Shih-Yu Yeh, Guan-Zhi Chen, Hong-Zhi Liu, Kuo-Yen Chang, Ching-Hua Li
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Patent number: 11412126Abstract: An imaging system may include a sample stage having a surface to support a sample to be scanned by the imaging system; an optical stage having an objective lens, the optical stage being positionable relative to the sample stage; an actuator physically coupled to at least one of the sample stage and the optical stage to move the sample stage relative to the optical stage; a servo circuit to control the actuator; a first set of control parameters to control the servo circuit; a second set of control parameters to control the servo circuit; and a servo control circuit to apply the first set of control parameters to the servo circuit when the imaging system is operating in a first mode of operation and to apply the second set of control parameters to the servo circuit when the imaging system is operating in a second mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.Inventors: Chunhong (Allen) Zhou, John Bailey, Dustin Blair
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Patent number: 11404845Abstract: A light-emitting device (100) is specified, which has a housing (1) with a mounting surface (12) and a housing recess (13), a semiconductor laser diode (2) being arranged in the housing recess, which is intended and embodied to emit laser light (20) in a direction parallel to the mounting surface (12) during operation, an optical element (4) being arranged downstream of the semiconductor laser diode in the beam path of the laser light, the semiconductor laser diode being mounted in the housing in such a way that the laser light has a maximum divergence in a plane parallel to the mounting surface, the optical element having a light-incoupling surface (41), exactly one reflector surface (42) and a light-outcoupling surface (43), the optical element being a one-piece housing cover which completely covers the housing recess in which the semiconductor laser diode is arranged, and the light-outcoupling surface being part of an outer surface of the optical element opposite the mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBHInventor: Peter Jander
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Patent number: 11402734Abstract: A multi-lens array is provided for a luminous source of a vehicle. The array includes at least one light source and multiple lens arrangements. Each lens arrangement includes a condenser lens and a projector lens as optical elements. The at least one light source is enabled to expose each of the multiple lens arrangements with light, and the projections of the multiple lens arrangements of this light interfere to form a single projected image.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Stefan Gröne, Michael Kleinkes
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Patent number: 11396983Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light distribution element, a light source assembly and a lighting lamp. The light distribution element comprises a light source cavity, a first face, an incident face and an emitting face. The first face and the emitting face are arranged opposite to each other. The light source cavity is formed in a manner that the first face is concaved towards a side where the emitting face is located, the incident face is an inner surface of the light source cavity, and the incident face includes a Fresnel surface. The emitting face includes a concave reflecting face, and the concave reflecting face is concaved towards a side where the incident face is located.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shengjie Qiao, Guolong Ni
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Patent number: 11390558Abstract: A glass-ceramic article comprises a petalite crystalline phase and a lithium silicate crystalline phase. The weight percentage of each of the petalite crystalline phase and the lithium silicate crystalline phase in the glass-ceramic article are greater than each of the weight percentages of other crystalline phases present in the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic article has a transmittance color coordinate in the CIELAB color space of: L*=from 20 to 90; a*=from ?20 to 40; and b*=from ?60 to 60 for a CIE illuminant F02 under SCI UVC conditions. In some embodiments, the colorant is selected from the group consisting of TiO2, Fe2O3, NiO, Co3O4, MnO2, Cr2O3, CuO, Au, Ag, and V2O5.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: George Halsey Beall, Qiang Fu, Charlene Marie Smith
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Patent number: 11387280Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device that can display an image with a wide color gamut or a novel light-emitting element. The light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements each of which includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. Light obtained from a first light-emitting element through a first color filter has, on chromaticity coordinates (x, y), a chromaticity x of greater than 0.680 and less than or equal to 0.720 and a chromaticity y of greater than or equal to 0.260 and less than or equal to 0.320. Light obtained from a second light-emitting element through a second color filter has, on chromaticity coordinates (x, y), a chromaticity x of greater than or equal to 0.130 and less than or equal to 0.250 and a chromaticity y of greater than 0.710 and less than or equal to 0.810. Light obtained from a third light-emitting element through a third color filter has, on chromaticity coordinates (x, y), a chromaticity x of greater than or equal to 0.120 and less than or equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Toshiki Sasaki, Ryohei Yamaoka
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Patent number: 11384926Abstract: The application discloses a cabinet lighting power-taking system including a cabinet, a power-taking assembly and lamps. The power-taking assembly includes at least one wire-distribution box, which is attached to and installed on a surface of the cabinet and is provided with a power-input interface and a plurality of power-output interfaces, so as to separate a single power-output interface into the plurality of power-output interfaces in parallel through shunt conversion. The power-input interface is configured for connecting a commercial power. The lamps are installed in the cabinet and plugged into the plurality of power-output interfaces one by one. This application improves an installation structure of the cabinet lighting power-taking system, and provides a structure that does not require slotting and wiring, which facilitates a process of installation, improves the efficiency of installation and optimizes the safety of using the lamps.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Step Electronic and Lighting Co., LtdInventors: Huilong Zhang, Pengfei Tang, Min Hua
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Patent number: 11376340Abstract: Sanitizing an agricultural facility by placing a chamber having an open interior within the agricultural facility. An item is placed within an open interior of the chamber and a door is interlocked. Then light having a spectral content within a narrow range of wavelengths is provided from at least one lighting device toward the item for a predetermined amount of time to inactivate a microorganism. Simultaneously, ozone may be discharged into the open interior to sanitize the item. Before the door unlocks the ozone within the interior of the chamber is directed to a filter for forming oxygen. Sanitizing the agricultural facility by detect humans, and in response, providing a first light with one spectral content when the human is detected, and providing a second light with a different spectral content within a narrow range of wavelengths to inhibit bacteria growth when humans are not detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY NORTH AMERICA CORPORATIONInventor: Zdenko Grajcar
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Patent number: 11371660Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within red, blue, green, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output. Methods of generating white light by combining light generated by red, blue, green, and cyan color channels. Methods of generating white light points at substantially the same 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram color coordinates having different EML.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: KORRUS, INC.Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 11359784Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlamp, comprising at least two, preferably three, light sources, from which light emanates during the operation of the lighting device, the light of each of the light sources differing from that of the other light sources with regard to its wavelength spectrum, comprising modulator, which bring about a modulation of the light emanating from the light sources during the operation of the lighting device, so that information is transmitted by the light, the lighting device having a mixer for mixing the light emanating from the individual light sources, so that white light emerges from the lighting device during the operation of the lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Mathias Drueppel, David Duhme, Kai Ehlert, Bernd Fischer, Julien Hansen, Marc Kaup, Lukas Poertner, Claas Tebruegge, Benjamin Willeke, Jan-Henning Willrodt
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Patent number: 11359790Abstract: An optical device (201) comprises a lens (205) having a light ingress surface (206) and a light egress surface (207). The light ingress surface comprises one or more V-shaped projections on a center area (208) of the light ingress surface and the light ingress surface is free from corners on areas (209) outside the center area. Each V-shaped projection is shaped so that a surface penetration takes place when a light beam arrives at a side surface of the V-shaped projection and a total internal reflection takes place when the light beam arrives at the other side surface of the V-shaped projection. Thus, obliquely arriving light beams emitted by edge areas of a light emitting surface (213) of a light source (202) are mixed better with light beams emitted by other areas of the light emitting surface. Therefore, undesired color variations within a light distribution pattern are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: LEDIL OYInventors: Joni Palm, Kimmo Harjunpää
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Patent number: 11363689Abstract: Method for generating light spectra and corresponding device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA, ENLIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES S.L.Inventors: Adrià Huguet Ferran, Blas Garrido Fernández, Sergio Hernández Márquez
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Patent number: 11359777Abstract: A downlight apparatus includes a unibody housing, a light source, a light source plate, a first fixing unit, a lens module and a second fixing unit. The unibody housing is made of metal material. The unibody housing has a light source holder and a heat sink rim. The heat sink rim has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge is connected to the light source holder. The top edge has a smaller diameter than the bottom edge. The light source plate is used for mounting the light source. The lens module is fixed between the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit to align a center of the lens module with the light source. The second fixing unit is fixed to a peripheral edge of the light source holder for keeping the lens module, and the light source plate staying in the light source holder.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Shouqiang Hou, Xiaoliang Wen, Yongzhe Dong
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Patent number: 11359770Abstract: The application relates to the field of OLED lighting, and provides a high-yield low-cost large-area flexible OLED lighting module, a manufacturing method thereof and an OLED lighting luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: BEIJING SUMMER SPROUT TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventors: Huiqing Pang, Chuanjun Xia
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Patent number: 11350497Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color and brightness uniformity and to accurately create colors and brightness that are consistent from button to button and device to device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
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Patent number: 11344192Abstract: An illuminating device and an endoscope having the same are described. The illuminating device includes a light source assembly, and the light source assembly includes a first light source, a diffusion sheet and a dichroic mirror. The diffusion sheet is disposed between the first light source and the dichroic mirror, and the diffusion sheet is used to diffuse light of the first light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: ANKON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaodong Duan, Xu Wang, Yi Yang, Qinghu You
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Patent number: 11340520Abstract: In described examples, a body includes an opening in a central portion of a surface, a cavity having sides extending from the opening into the body, and a bottom surface within the body supporting a phosphor configured to emit light when energized by incoming light. In a further arrangement, the sides are tapered from the opening to the bottom surface, such that a cross sectional area of the opening is greater than a cross sectional area of the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Zhongyan Sheng, Terry Alan Bartlett
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Patent number: 11339057Abstract: To a co-precipitating aqueous solution, aqueous solutions containing (a) Tb ions, (b) at least one other rare earth ions selected from the group consisting of Y ions and lanthanoid rare earth ions (excluding Tb ions), (c) Al ions and (d) Sc ions are added; the resulting solution is stirred at a liquid temperature of 50° C. or less to induce a co-precipitate of the components (a), (b), (c) and (d); the co-precipitate is filtered, heated and dehydrated; and the co-precipitate is fired thereafter at from 1,000° C. to 1,300° C., thereby forming a sinterable garnet-type complex oxide powder.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Keita Tanaka, Masanori Ikari
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Patent number: 11339930Abstract: The present invention pertains to devices and applications for lamps to produce color mixing effects with a desired color distribution output within a translucent cylindrical housing. More specifically, the invention pertains to a device or devices that utilize a multidirectional light engine constructed in opposite directions with programmed light intensity with a spatial distribution of photons at single or varying wavelengths, which result in a large percentage of those photons entering the translucent cylinder producing a non-linear effect being emitted from the cylinder. Embodiments use two or more coaxial light engines with programmed light intensities producing a variety of non-linear lighting effects, which emit the majority of the light rays in opposing directions within a dedicated color mixing chamber. In some embodiments, the color mixing lighting device comprises two or more coaxial light engines which beam light in a 360 degree radial pattern forming an approximate 110 degree cone.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Jasco Products Company, LLCInventor: Rob Workman
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Patent number: 11333307Abstract: A filament lighting apparatus includes a base, a pillar, multiple lamp strips, a fixed metal strip, a driving circuit and a lamp cap. The lower end of the pillar connects to the base. Each lamp strip has an upper end point and a lower end point. The upper end point of the lamp strip is electrically connected to the fixed metal strip. The fixed metal strip is disposed about an upper end of the pillar and the fixed metal strip doesn't directly contact the pillar. The lower end of at least two of the lamp strips are electrically connected to the driving circuit. The lamp cap accommodates the driving circuit and supports the base. The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing the filament lighting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongkui Jiang, Chenjun Wu, Yanzeng Gao
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Patent number: 11318882Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed. In various embodiments, the lighting device includes an optical system; a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix, the plurality of light sources including a first plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a first region of the optical system with a first light color, a second plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a second region of the optical system with a second light color; and a processor configured to control interaction of the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources with a third plurality of light sources and to control mixing of the first light color and the second light color.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jameson Mauzy
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Patent number: 11315908Abstract: An LED package structure includes a substrate and a light-emitting array. The substrate has a die bond area, and the light-emitting array is disposed in the die bond area. Each first light-emitting unit of the light-emitting array includes a first light-emitting chip and a first wavelength conversion layer of the light-emitting chip, each second light-emitting unit of the light-emitting array includes a second light-emitting chip and a second wavelength conversion layer covering the second light-emitting chip. A first light beam includes a first emission light generated by exciting the first wavelength conversion layer, and the second light beam includes a second emission light generated by exciting the second wavelength conversion layer, and the difference between the first and second emission light peak wavelengths is at least 30 nm.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: KAISTAR LIGHTING(XIAMEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jing-Qiong Zhang, Tsung-Chieh Lin
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Patent number: 11306889Abstract: A lighting assembly is configured to create an emergency notification. The lighting assembly has a housing with a housing first surface and a housing second surface. A plurality of strobe lights is arranged into at least one row and at least four columns. A direct current power system is joined to the plurality of strobe lights and further comprising a printed circuit board electrically coupled to radio frequency relay switch, and a battery. A wireless remote is communicatively coupled to the radio frequency relay switch. Activating the wireless remote directs the printed circuit board to provide power to the plurality of strobe lights creating the emergency notification.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventors: Renetta LaTrece Wesley, Dante Wesley
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Patent number: 11309463Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a LED element placed on the substrate, and a lens placed on an optical path of the LED element, wherein the lens has a convex part protruding in a direction of an optical axis of the lens in a central part of an exit surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Taiji Mizuta
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Patent number: 11304376Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes at least two light sources selected from first, second, and third light sources that emit first, second, and third lights, respectively. The first light has a first peak at a wavelength from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers, the second light has a second peak appearing at a wavelength, which is longer than the first peak, from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers, and the third light has a third peak appearing at a wavelength, which is shorter than the first peak, from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers. The first light is a white light and has a first sub-peak having an intensity lower than an intensity of the first peak at a wavelength from about 500 nanometers to about 700 nanometers. The first sub-peak has a full-width at half-maximum greater than a full-width at half-maximum of the first peak.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Mark McClear
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Patent number: 11287562Abstract: An illumination apparatus comprises a first substrate, an optical structure, an array of light emitting elements disposed on the first substrate and between the first substrate and the optical structure, and a mask comprising a plurality of apertures therein. The optical structure is configured to receive light emitted by the array of light emitting elements, direct the received light into a direction away from the first substrate, direct at least some of the light which has been directed away from the first substrate back towards the first substrate, and direct at least some of the light which has been directed back towards the first substrate through the plurality of apertures of the mask.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold
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Patent number: 11277975Abstract: Provided is an LED plant growth lamp with ultraviolet (UV) lamp beads or infrared (IR) lamp beads. The LED plant growth lamp comprises a lamp body, a sensing module and a control system. The lamp body is provided with an illumination source and the control system. The illumination source is provided with a UV lamp and an IR lamp. The control system is configured to control on/off and light energy intensities of the UV and IR lamps. The sensing module is configured to sense brightness change of the environment and send brightness change data. The control system is configured to receive the brightness change data sent by the sensing module, process the brightness change data and send a control signal to the control system according to the brightness change data. The LED plant growth lamp is simple to control, can greatly reduce power consumption while meeting plant illumination requirement.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Inventors: Zexin Zheng, ZhengBao Lu, XiBiao Xu, Hua Zheng, XiaoJun Zheng, HaiLiang Zheng
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Patent number: 11271032Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first electrode including a first electrode surface extending in a first direction and a second electrode surface connected to one end of the first electrode surface and extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction, a second electrode including a third electrode surface extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first electrode surface and facing the first electrode surface, and a fourth electrode surface extending in the second direction and spaced apart from the second electrode surface and facing the second electrode surface, and at least one light emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first light emitting element between the first electrode surface and the third electrode surface and a second light emitting element between the second electrode surface and the fourth electrode surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu Jin Lee, Kyung Bae Kim, Ji Hye Lee, Chong Chui Chai
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Patent number: 11268661Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first LED module, a second LED module, a third LED module, and a light source plate. The first LED module includes a first package frame disposing a first LED chip and a second LED chip. It is similar to arrange the second LED module and the third LED module. The LED chips are configured to arrange a high color temperature LED chip, a green LED chip, a red LED chip, a blue LED chip, and a low color temperature LED chip together with an antenna module.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Yanbiao Chen, Hongkui Jiang
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Patent number: 11262035Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLCInventors: Benjamin Puffer, Bernard Krauska, Colin Norton, Jason Asmus, Julie Stange, Lauren Weigel
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Patent number: 11263428Abstract: Introduced here are multi-channel light sources able to produce a broad range of electromagnetic radiation. A multi-channel light source (also referred to as a “multi-channel emitter”) can be designed to produce visible light and/or non-visible light. For example, some embodiments of the multi-channel light source include illuminant(s) capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation within the visible range and illuminant(s) capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in a non-visible range, such as the ultraviolet range or infrared range. By capturing images in conjunction with the visible and non-visible light, additional information on the ambient scene can be gleaned which may be useful, for example, during post-processing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Ringo AI, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Weaver, Jay Hurley, Jeffrey Saake
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Patent number: 11255822Abstract: A system for monitoring fruit growth including: a vibration exciter that imparts predetermined vibration to a stem or a branch between a fruit and a stalk growing on a plant; a vibration sensor that detects vibration of the stem or the branch caused by the vibration imparted by the vibration exciter; and a detector that detects a weight or weight change of the fruit based on a frequency of the vibration detected by the vibration sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Takemoto, Akio Ishii
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Patent number: 11251344Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a white light emitting module that emits a third white light with the goal of providing human-friendly illumination. The white light emitting device comprise a first light emitting package that emits a first white light and a second light emitting package that emits a second white light. The first light emitting package includes a first light emitting device and a filter member that filters light emitted from the first light emitting device and then reduces a color temperature of the first white light. The second light emitting package includes second and third light devices. The color temperature of the first white light is about 1,500 K to about 4,000 K. A color temperature of the second white light is about 3,000 K to 10,000 K.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seongmin Kim, Chohui Kim, Mi Hyae Park, Jeongeun Yun, Sungwoo Choi
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Patent number: 11249343Abstract: A display device is provided and includes display panel; and illumination device opposed to display panel, illumination device including first light guide, second light guide arranged adjacent to first light guide in first direction, third light guide arranged adjacent to first light guide in second direction intersecting first direction, and fourth light guide arranged adjacent to second light guide in the second direction, light diffusion layer disposed between display panel and each of the first, second, third, and fourth light guides, wherein light diffusion layer exhibit first diffusion degree in first direction and second diffusion degree in second direction, second diffusion degree is different from the first diffusion degree, illumination device includes first ridge between first and second light guides and second ridge between first and third light guides, and under light diffusion layer, first brightness in first ridge is different from second brightness in second ridge.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Shigenori Aoki