Different Wavelengths Patents (Class 362/231)
  • Patent number: 10814776
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to lighting systems, and, specifically, to LED lighting systems for vehicles. One example provides a lighting system that includes a power control component, a wire harness, and a light emitting diode component. The power control component may be in electrical communication with a power supply. The power control component may receive an input voltage from the power supply, adjust the input voltage to generate an output voltage, and output the output voltage. The wire harness may be in electrical communication with the power control component. The light emitting diode light component may be in electrical communication with the wire harness, and may include a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled in a parallel configuration via a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires being substantially shaped as a wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LUX Lighting Systems LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Eric Fay
  • Patent number: 10816458
    Abstract: A gas analysis system includes spectroscopy assembly coupled to a vehicle. The spectroscopy assembly includes a plurality of emitters configured to emit a plurality of light beams toward a target surface. Each light beam of the plurality of light beams comprises a predetermined wavelength. The spectroscopy assembly includes a collection optic configured to receive a plurality of reflected light beams reflected from the target surface. Additionally, the spectroscopy assembly includes a detector configured to receive the plurality of reflected light beams from the collection optic and to detect a spectral intensity of the plurality of reflected light beams. Further, the spectroscopy assembly includes a controller configured to receive a light beam signal from the detector indicative of the spectral intensity of the plurality of reflected light beams. The controller is configured to detect a target fluid based on the light beam signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ansas Matthias Kasten, William Albert Challener, Jason Harris Karp, Cheng-Po Chen
  • Patent number: 10809604
    Abstract: A phosphor wheel includes a disk-shaped member that is rotated about a rotation axis, and a phosphor layer disposed on an outer face of the disk-shaped member. The disk-shaped member has a hollow-box structure that forms an enclosed space. A coolant is sealed in the enclosed space. The coolant evaporates to a gas state from a liquid state at more than or equal to a predetermined temperature. In the liquid state, a volume of the coolant is smaller than a capacity of the enclosed space. A light conversion device includes the phosphor wheel described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10802386
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device comprises: a substrate; a reflective resin layer on the substrate; and a wavelength conversion layer on the reflective resin layer, configured to receive incident light and to provide output light by wavelength conversion of the incident light, such that the output light is reflected by the reflective resin layer. A method for manufacturing a wavelength conversion device by applying a reflective resin layer to a substrate and providing a wavelength conversion layer on the reflective resin layer is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: David Zhang, Ying Cao, Lennon Li
  • Patent number: 10794578
    Abstract: A lighting device or lamp having two or more operating modes are provided. The lighting device or lamp comprises a housing having one or more light emitting diode (LED) packages mounted therein. The lighting device or lamp further comprises at least one secondary optic disc comprising a plurality of secondary optical elements. The secondary optical elements comprise two or more types of secondary optical elements. An operating mode of the two or more operating modes corresponds to each of the one or more LED packages being aligned with a secondary optical element of a predetermined type. The secondary optic disc is mounted to the housing so that the secondary optic disc is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 10795632
    Abstract: A display system and methods; in general, a plurality of display sub-assemblies collectively creating a viewing plane. Each display sub-assembly having a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate with a plurality of substantially equal pixel gaps between light emitting elements. Bend gaps are provided between pixels that enable the display sub-assemblies to bend thereby creating a curved viewing plane. A mobile LED panel display may be formed of a plurality of LED display modules having a plurality of pixels, four or more casters, a battery powered supply, a media player (electrically communicating with the plurality of display modules for controlling the display of images on the LED panel display, and a removable content storage device and; thus, functions as a rugged, light weight, battery powered display to inform customers and passers-by about product and service offerings via a rugged person size mobile light weight battery powered display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Craig Cope, Douglas Andrew Price, Drew Fredrick Meincke, Jorge Perez-Bravo, Joshua McKellar Byrd
  • Patent number: 10788219
    Abstract: A cooktop with a graphical display device is provided. The cooktop includes a glass ceramic substrate with a dead-front effect in which lightness differences in the display area and in particular differences between the latter and the adjacent areas of the cooktop are not visible for a user from the exterior. The cooktop has a glass or glass ceramic substrate and a display device with a display surface for displaying information by emission of light, wherein the display device is in the interior of the cooktop or cooking appliance such that light emitted from the display surface passes through the glass or glass ceramic substrate and is perceptible by a user in the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Martin Mueller, Thomas Zenker, Gerold Ohl, Matthias Bockmeyer, Evelin Weiss
  • Patent number: 10790994
    Abstract: Implementations of light filters for use in cryptographic operations may include: a substrate having at least a first side and a second side, the first side opposing the second side, the substrate including one of a translucent, a transparent, and a semi-transparent material, and any combination thereof; and one or more layers of microscopic structures coupled to one of the first side, the second side, and both the first side and the second side of the substrate, the microscopic structures each containing one or more structural elements configured to interact with light. The microscopic structures may be configured to collectively form a unique light pattern on a detector optically coupled with the light filter. The unique pattern may be configured to be used to form a challenge-response pair (CRP) and the CRP is configured to be used in cryptographic operations to authenticate an electronic device associated with the light filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University
    Inventors: Bertrand Cambou, John Gibbs
  • Patent number: 10784429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting element package with a thin film pad and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a light emitting element package with a thin film pad, which mounts and molds a light emitting diode on a thin film pad formed on a substrate and then, separates the light emitting diode from the substrate and configures a light emitting element package to effectively suppress occurrence of defective soldering or the like by securing a sufficient pad area and shape required for soldering by using the thin film pad while implementing a small light emitting element package such as a chip scale package or the like and a manufacturing method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Oh, Hyo Gu Jeon, Chi Gyun Song, Jung Hye Park
  • Patent number: 10779369
    Abstract: An LED light fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs mounted on a substrate, wherein the plurality of LEDs include a lime/mint light source accounting for at least 25% of the total lumen output, and a deep red light source accounting for at least 0.5% of total lumen output. The lime/mint light source preferably accounts for at least 50% of the total lumen output. The deep red light source preferably accounts for at least 1.0% of the total lumen output. The light fixture can also include other colors, such as 1% to 50% cyan, 1% to 20% red/red-orange, and 1% to 10% blue/indigo. In one embodiment, the fixture further includes a processor for calculating a color mix and driving the LEDs. Preferably, the processor is programmed to produce a color mix having a CCT in the range of 2700-6500K, a TM-30 (Rf) of at least 90, and a TLCI of at least 95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Cahalane, Gary Bewick, Wendy Luedtke, Fred Foster
  • Patent number: 10772172
    Abstract: A control system for illuminating swine having one or more controllers configured to increase voltage supplied to a first plurality of lights to a first threshold voltage to illuminate the first plurality of lights to provide a first light having a first color characteristic that affects swine. The one or more controllers are also configured to increase the voltage supplied to a second plurality of lights to a second threshold voltage to illuminate the second plurality of lights to provide a second light with a second color characteristic different than the first color characteristic. The one or more controllers are also configured to increase the voltage supplied to a third plurality of lights to a third threshold voltage to illuminate the third plurality of lights to provide third light with a third color characteristic that stimulates the swine to have a predetermined behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Zdenko Grajcar
  • Patent number: 10760744
    Abstract: An LED filament light including a bulb, a support bar, at least two electrode wires and at least two LED filament strips. Each LED filament strip including a base, an LED chip is set on the base and an electrode is fixed at both ends of the base. One end of the electrode is electrically connected with an LED chip on the base, the other end of the electrode is electrically connected with an electrode of another LED filament or electrically connected to one end of the electrode wires so that the support bar is fixed to the bulb, and the other end is connected with at least one. As the support bar is set to replace the existing LED filament light core and metal wire, and creatively the LED filament electrodes directly is connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Minghao Wu, Yanzeng Gao, Feng Wu, Fuwen Li
  • Patent number: 10752359
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing lighting during different periods. Light is emitted from a lighting system comprised of light devices. Operation of the lighting system is controlled to create different light scenes comprising light with different spectral distributions during different periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John Christiaan Beckman
  • Patent number: 10738975
    Abstract: A thin waterproof work light includes a bottom cover, a top cover, and two side bezels. The bottom cover includes two side walls, two end covers, a plurality of first locks, a first storage slot, and a sealing strip. Each of the first locks include a first body extending from the side wall along the longitudinal direction of the strip bottom cover, and a first clip extending from the first body. The top cover includes a second storage slot and a plurality of second locks. The sealing strip is clamped between the first and second storage slots. Each of the second locks includes a second body, and a second clip. Each of the side bezels includes a plurality of third locks. Each of the third locks includes a third body, and a third clip. The resulting joint created by assembling the covers with the sealing strip is rendered waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Jiashan Qianxinhe Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 10738967
    Abstract: The disclosure of the present invention includes light fixtures having variable LED array sizes to form different beam angles. These light fixtures are particularly suitable for sports/venue lights and are characterized by highly concentrated high power small LED light sources including small light sources of different size LED arrays which may include additional diffusion. The present disclosure also includes a lens which substantially dissipates light to reduce if not eliminate glare. The lens may be pressed, chemically etched (pickled), or sandblasted to become a micro-lens. The lens may, alternately, be a plastic material. A further aspect of the present disclosure is the incorporation of a segmented reflector to greatly reduce glare. A single reflector may be segmented in its circumference or may be formed of multiple individual segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SPORTSBEAMS LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Wei Cao, Kevin C. Baxter, Min Shi, Fred H. Holmes
  • Patent number: 10736977
    Abstract: Indicator systems and methods associated with high intensity narrow spectrum light are provided. In one example embodiment, a lighting system can include one or more high intensity narrow spectrum (HINS) light sources configured to emit HINS light. The system can further include an indicator circuit configured to provide at least one indicator associated with one or more parameters of the HINS light and/or operational performance of the HINS light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Christopher Lane Bailey
  • Patent number: 10731798
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Leedarson Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongkui Jiang, Chenjun Wu, Yanzeng Gao
  • Patent number: 10736245
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly having a thermally conductive housing and an image assembly. The image assembly is positioned within the thermally conductive housing and behind a transparent plate assembly. An inlet opening and outlet opening are formed by gaps located between opposing edges of the image assembly and the housing. A space between the image assembly and the plate assembly forms a channel. A thermally conductive plate extends from near the image assembly within each of the inlet opening and outlet opening to contact the housing. Heat from the image assembly is conductively transferred to the housing by the thermally conductive plates. A fan may be positioned to circulate cooling air through the channel via the inlet and outlet openings and apertures in the thermally conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Patent number: 10723045
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a vehicular lamp and a vehicle comprising the same, the vehicular lamp comprising: a lens portion; and a light source portion for emitting light toward the lens portion, wherein the lens portion comprises a body having least one curved surface and a film portion arranged on one side of the body so as to generate a 3D stereoscopic image using the light, and the lens portion is injected in an in-mold labelling (IML) type using a mold. Accordingly, the design-related degree of freedom can be improved, thereby providing an enhanced aesthetic appearance, and the manufacturing process can be simplified, thereby improving the productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jae Choi, Kwang Ho Park, Jae Hyuk Jang, Dong Hyun Lee, Hyun Duck Yang, Sa Rum Han
  • Patent number: 10728978
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include a decorative lighting system that can be integrated with an artificial tree. The decorative lighting system may include a white light emitting diode (LED) light string and a variable-color LED light string. The variable-color LED light string may employ LED lamps having embedded Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) LEDs. The RGB LED lamps may include an embedded integrated circuit (IC) configured to communicate with and control the energizing of each of the corresponding RGB LEDs to create a multitude of colors and color combinations that can vary with time to create a light show. An electronic controller in communication with the LED lamps may allow a user to select the mode for the light show and further may provide a periodic reset signal to restart or re-synchronize the light show.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Chi Yin Alan Leung, Chi Kin Samuel Kwok
  • Patent number: 10720552
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate, the light emitting element having an upper surface and a lateral surface; a reflecting layer located on the upper surface of the light emitting element; a first light-transmissive member having a first surface in contact with the lateral surface of the light emitting element, and a second surface that is inclined toward the substrate in a direction outward from the light emitting element; and a second light-transmissive member in contact with the second surface and covering the light emitting element. A refractive index of the first light-transmissive is smaller than a refractive index of the second light-transmissive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamada, Motokazu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10718489
    Abstract: An illumination system includes: a first luminaire that emits first illumination light having a color simulating a sky; a second luminaire that is disposed in a same space as the first luminaire, the second luminaire projecting, on an object, second illumination light simulating sunlight to create a sunny portion on the object; and a controller that causes the first luminaire to emit the first illumination light according to an environment reproduction condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Takeshita, Kentaro Yamauchi, Satoru Yamauchi, Shumpei Fujii, Satoshi Hyodo
  • Patent number: 10714661
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a solid-state light source; and a wavelength convertor. The solid-state light source emits first light including green light with a peak wavelength in a range of 480 to 550 nm, inclusive. The wavelength convertor contains a red phosphor including Ce as a luminescent center. The red phosphor is excited by at least part of the green light to emit second light. The second light has a spectrum with a peak wavelength in a range of 600 to 700 nm, inclusive. The red phosphor contains a nitride or an oxynitride as a host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nitta, Nobuaki Nagao, Yasuhisa Inada
  • Patent number: 10711973
    Abstract: A light enhancing system is disclosed which extends the available area for capturing light from a source and adjustably increases the light concentration on a subject being lit. Embodiments may be beneficial to applications including grow lighting. One or more reflector panels may be detachably coupled to a lighting unit by a quick-connect fastener on the end of a flexible arm. Examples of quick-connect fasteners include threaded ends, press-fit ends, and magnetic ends. In some embodiments, the reflector panel may be retrofit onto a conventional lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Paul Merwin Antriasian
  • Patent number: 10709898
    Abstract: Light irradiation that is suitable for treatment for a relatively small diseased part and is performed almost uniformly and efficiently for the entirety of an affected part even when the affected part is not flat is realized. Light output from a plurality of LED chips includes first wavelength region light whose light-emission intensity peak is in a wavelength range of 380 nm or more and 430 nm or less and second wavelength region light whose light-emission intensity peak is in a wavelength range of more than 430 nm and 635 nm or less, and a group of LED light sources has uniform in-plane intensity of light irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Mori, Hiroya Sato, Masatsugu Masuda, Katsuji Iguchi
  • Patent number: 10702617
    Abstract: Antimicrobial backlit devices and methods are provided. In one example embodiment, a device includes a backlight system configured to provide backlight for a display screen of the device. The backlight system includes one or more HINS light sources configured to emit HINS light and one or more non-HINS light sources configured to emit non-HINS light. The device further includes one or more control devices configured to control operation of the one or more HINS light sources and the one or more non-HINS light sources according to one or more light control profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Warren Weeks, Jr., Thomas James Veltri, John Lawrence Wolf, Blake Ashton Nickles, Christopher Lane Bailey
  • Patent number: 10700243
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having an emission peak wavelength in a range of 380 nm or more and 490 nm or less, and a red fluorescent material which is excited by the light from the light emitting element to emit light having at least one light emission peak wavelength in a range of 580 nm or more and 680 nm or less, wherein a ratio of the photon flux R of red light in a range of 620 nm or more and 700 nm or less to the photon flux B of blue light in a range of 400 nm or more and 490 nm or less, R/B, is in a range of more than 20 and 200 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mika Amiya, Kazushige Fujio, Sadakazu Wakui
  • Patent number: 10683969
    Abstract: A lamp is provided that can have at least one interface on the lamp body for a selectable lumens and selectable correlated color temperature (CCT). In one embodiment, the lamp design includes a housing having a downlight geometry and a light engine including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs), in which the light engine is position to emit light through a light emission end of the housing having the downlight geometry. The lamp also includes at least one first switch for selecting at least one lumen setting for the light emitted by the light engine; and at least one second switch for selecting at least one correlated color temperature. The first and second switch are mounted to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Anil Jeswani, Astrid van Breda, Ravidasa Hegde, Soumya Kanta Ray
  • Patent number: 10685939
    Abstract: A white LED module includes a circuit board, at least one first LED light source on the circuit board and emitting a first white light having a first color temperature, at least one second LED light source on the circuit board and emitting a second white light having a second color temperature, higher than the first color temperature, a wiring structure in the circuit board to selectively drive the at least one first LED light source and the at least one second LED light source, and a transparent encapsulant on the circuit board, to cover the at least one first LED light source and the at least one second LED light source. The transparent encapsulant includes a transparent resin and a light-scattering powder in the transparent resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Sung You, Yun Tae Hwang, Ho Young Song, Won Hoe Koo, Jae Chul Kim, Ho Sun Paek
  • Patent number: 10674589
    Abstract: When a light scene comprises multiple colors of light, not all white light is suitable for matching the scene. A method is provided such that a white point is determined for each color in a set of colors, to create a set of white points. A single white point is then determined based on the set of white points. This allows, for example, a user to select a light scene (e.g. a romantic scene featuring red colors) for a living room, such that lighting devices contributing to the scene emit colored light. A functional lighting device (e.g. reading light) can then emit white light, determined according to the method, to provide more functional light (e.g. light suitable for reading) that matches the scene (e.g. warm white instead of cold white).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Aleksander Ostojic, Bas Driesen, Berent Willem Meerbeek, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
  • Patent number: 10670863
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes an illumination optical system, an imaging optical system and a reflective optical system. The illumination optical system emits a source light indicating information. The imaging optical system projects the source light to a projection surface. The reflective optical system has a dielectric multilayer film, and is configured so that a retardation of a subject wavelength including at least a part of wavelengths of the source light from the illumination optical system is in a range greater than ??/2 [rad] and smaller than ?/2 [rad]. The reflective optical system is arranged on a path from the illumination optical system to the imaging system so that a polarization axis of the source light from the illumination optical system defines an angle ? satisfying a relation of 0 degree <?<90 degrees <?<180 degrees, relative to an incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Yokoe, Takahiro Nambara
  • Patent number: 10663155
    Abstract: An ornamental light display system; the ornamental light display system includes at least one light device configured to provide periodic illumination simulating that of an insect utilizing bioluminescence (i.e., firefly). The light device(s) can be attached to branches within shrubbery, tree trunks, lower branches of trees, and other such areas in order to mimic how fireflies behave. The ornamental light display system is useful for providing ornamental lighting for decorating areas such that they appear to have fireflies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventors: Grace Torsanko, Paul Torsanko
  • Patent number: 10663710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to digital pathology, and relates in particular to a digital pathology scanner illumination unit. In order to provide digital pathology scanning with improved illumination, a digital pathology scanner illumination unit (10) is provided that comprises a light source (12), a light mixing chamber (14), and a light diffuser (16). The light source comprises a plurality of light elements (18) that are arranged longitudinally along a linear extension direction. The mixing chamber comprises a transparent volume (22) providing a mixing distance (DM) between the plurality of the light elements and the light diffuser such that light with a uniform intensity is provided at a downstream edge (26) of the mixing chamber; and the mixing chamber is arranged, in terms of light propagation, between the plurality of the light elements and the light diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marius Iosif Boamfa, Arnoldus Johannes Martinus Jozeph Ras, Theodoor Bastiaan Johannes Haddeman
  • Patent number: 10655838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waterproof lighting element, wherein the lighting element comprises a printed circuit board with an aluminum substrate layer. The invention relates also to a waterproof lighting element, wherein the lighting element comprises a printed circuit board with a base plate. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing a waterproof lighting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: VALOYA OY
    Inventors: Lars Aikala, Kari Kylä-Kaila
  • Patent number: 10652438
    Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging device described herein includes at least one image sensor and an array of juxtaposed optical channels. Each optical channel includes optics for projecting at least one partial area of an object area on an image sensor area of the image sensor. The array includes: a housing including a wall structure facing or facing away from the image sensor, through which the optical channels pass, and a sidewall structure arranged on the wall structure, wherein the wall structure or the sidewall structure is formed including glass, ceramic, glass ceramic or a crystalline material, wherein the optics of the optical channels are arranged in the housing, and wherein the wall structure is connected to optics of the optical channels and fixes the optics with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Frank Wippermann, Andreas Brueckner, Andreas Reimann, Andreas Braeuer
  • Patent number: 10642035
    Abstract: The Disclosure concerns a laser projection arrangement and a process for the generation of virtual images, the purpose of which is to present a solution which allows a representation of multiple virtual images in different distances or planes and different points of view and that can be manufactured economically. On the arrangement side, this purpose is solved when one of at least two picture generating units that generate virtual images that differ in their wavelength and/or their polarization is arranged and when a holographic optical element is arranged on or in the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanning Zhao, Elie Abi Chaaya, Patrick Nebout
  • Patent number: 10634294
    Abstract: A light source is realized in a wall portion and a base portion forming a flexible structure, the wall portion having a plurality of inward facing LEDs, a bottom edge of the wall portion being adjacent to an edge of the wide portion. The resulting well is subsequently filled with a material to form an optical cavity, the height of the resultant optical cavity being matching a top edge of the wall portion. The top surface of the optical cavity is spin coated with a thin layer of quantum dots which serve to shift a wavelength of light emitted from the LEDs. Finally, a protective layer is applied to fix and protect the thin layer of quantum dots. Thus, a light source is realized which can reliably provide light at a specific wavelength defined by the interaction between the LEDs and quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: OPÄ“, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Norman Smith, Robert Chad McCollum, Richard Earl Preston
  • Patent number: 10634901
    Abstract: A color wheel used in a projector includes X color blocks and Y filter blocks; therein, X is an integer equal to or larger than 3. The X color blocks are defined to be arranged in an annular direction by repeating (N-1) times; therein, N is an integer equal to or larger than 2. The light permeability characteristics of the X color blocks are distinct from one another. The X color blocks correspond to X light colors respectively. The X color blocks are substantially equal in area. The Y filter blocks are formed of the X color blocks. The Y filter blocks correspond to the X light colors. One of the Y filter blocks is formed by two color blocks of one of the X color blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Yu Wu, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Chih-Chieh Tsung
  • Patent number: 10632216
    Abstract: The multifunction LED lighting apparatus of the present invention includes at least one lighting LED, at least one ultraviolet (UV) LED, a substrate configured to have the at least one lighting LED and the at least one UV LED mounted thereon, and a cover disposed to face the substrate at a specific interval and configured to cover the lighting LED and the UV LED. The at least one lighting LED and the at least one UV LED are integrally mounted on the substrate and configured to form a single module of a thin sheet form, and the cover is installed to cover and support the single module placed on the inside wall of an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Youl Park, Jong Rack Kim, Young Hwan Son, Seong Min Lee, Jae Seon Yi
  • Patent number: 10629789
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having a first face positioned on an emission face side of the light emitting device, a second face opposing the first face, and lateral faces disposed between the first face and the second face, a light transmissive member formed from a resin-containing material, covering at least a portion of the lateral faces of the light emitting element and having a first face positioned on the emission face side, a covering member covering an exterior of the light transmissive member and having a first face positioned on the emission face side, a wavelength converting member covering the first face of the light emitting element, the first face of the light transmissive member, and the first face of the covering member, and a light reflective film including a first reflective film portion made of an inorganic material disposed between the exterior of the light transmissive member and the covering member, and a second reflective film portion made of an inorganic ma
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10621877
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a novel illuminator 100 having a light source (10) and optics (20). The light source (10) and optics have light emitting and light path modifying components (11, 12, 21, 22, 23), which form two different combinations. The components of the first combination cooperate so as to output a first output light pattern (A) having a width in a plane and the components of the second combination cooperate such to output a second output light pattern (B) having a width in said plane. The width of the second output light pattern (B) is narrower than that of the first output light pattern (A), whereby the total output light pattern (A+B) of the illuminator (100) is a sum of the output light patterns (A, B) produced by the combinations of components (11, 12, 21, 22). The illuminator may be a flight obstacle illuminator or a navigational aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Obelux Oy
    Inventor: Vesa Laakso
  • Patent number: 10612726
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an LED controller, and an LED array which includes first and second LED sub-arrays, wherein the LED array is operatively coupled to the LED controller. The lighting system includes an antenna in communication with the LED controller. First and second wavelength spectrums are provided by the first and second LED sub-arrays, respectively, and are adjustable in response to adjusting an input signal provided to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LUMIGROW, INC.
    Inventor: Kevin T. Wells
  • Patent number: 10595514
    Abstract: An aquarium lighting system has a set of lighting elements (30) each with a beam shaping element (60, 70) for passing first light which is emitted from the lighting element at an angle to the normal below a threshold and for processing second light which is emitted from the lighting element at an angle to the normal above the threshold. The processing gives a greater amount of scattering compared to the passed light so that direct light at steep angles is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Lucas Louis Marie Vogels
  • Patent number: 10591116
    Abstract: A light emitting diode illumination device comprises a light-transmitting encapsulant, a transparent core, a light source plate stereoscopic structure and a power supply device. The light-transmitting encapsulant and the transparent core can be made of glass material. The light source plate stereoscopic structure is constituted by a plurality of connecting sub-light source plates. The light source plate stereoscopic structure installed in the light-transmitting encapsulant is connected to the transparent core, and is supported by the transparent core. The sub-light source plate comprises a circuit board body and light-emitting diode dies. The light-emitting diode dies can be installed on one surface of the circuit board body by surface-mount technology. The power supply device is used for supplying power to the sub-light source plates, so that a plurality of sub-light source plates may provide illumination through the light-transmitting encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yanzeng Gao, Minghao Wu, Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 10578257
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the production of a luminescent material, (10) based on coated quantum dots (100), comprising: (i) providing luminescent quantum dots (100) in a liquid medium (20) wherein the luminescent quantum dots (100) have an outer layer (105) comprising first cations and first anions; and (ii) providing in a coating process a coating (120) on the outer layer (105) of the quantum dots (100) in the liquid medium (20), wherein the coating (120) comprises a silica coating; wherein during the coating process, or after the coating process, or during and after the coating process, the liquid medium (20) comprises one or more of a third element and a fourth element, wherein the first cation and the third element belong to the same group of the periodic system, and wherein the first anion and the fourth element belong to the same group of the periodic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Roelof Koole, Patrick John Baesjou, Marcel Rene Bohmer, Joep Lodewijk Peters
  • Patent number: 10571791
    Abstract: A projection system is provided, which includes a first light source, a second light source, a wavelength converter, a first light splitting element, and a second light splitting element. The first light source is configured to emit a first light. The second light source is configured to emit a second light. The wavelength converter is configured to convert portions or all of the second light into a third light. The third light includes a red light and a green light. A wavelength range of the first light is within a wavelength range of the red light. The first light splitting element is configured to permit the first light to pass through or to be reflected. The second light splitting element is configured for removing a portion of the first light or not removing the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bor Wang, Kai-Ming Liu, Ming-Yo Hsu
  • Patent number: 10573693
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Toshiki Sasaki, Ryohei Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 10573252
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first sub display area and a second sub display area, and an illumination device, wherein the illumination device includes a first light source opposed to the first sub display area, a second light source opposed to the second sub display area, and a partition positioned between the first and second light sources and the display panel, and the partition includes a first side surface surrounding the first light source, a second side surface surrounding the second light source, and a connector which connects the first side surface and the second side surface, and the connector is formed of curved surfaces, or two or more flat surfaces, or a combination of curved surfaces and flat surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shigenori Aoki, Tatsuya Yata, Tsutomu Harada
  • Patent number: 10568272
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of a cultivation system includes a first light source array and a second light source array adjacent to the first light source array. The first light source array includes first light sources and second light sources. The first and second light sources are arranged in a specific pattern in a predetermined direction. The second light source array includes first light sources and second light sources. The first and second light sources of the second light source array are arranged in the specific pattern in the predetermined direction such that an arrangement of colors of the first and second light sources in the second light source array is shifted from an arrangement of colors of the first and second light sources in the first light source array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaoru Aoki
  • Patent number: 10551035
    Abstract: A projection optical system includes a laser diode; a laser diode module having a plurality of the laser diodes one-line arranged; a light projecting lens to adjust spread of light emitted from the respective laser diodes; and an optical deflector to deflect light passing through the light projecting lens and irradiate a target with the deflected light. The laser diodes emit light such that the light spreads at a first angle in a first direction and spreads at a second angle being wider than the first angle in a second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. The laser diode modules are disposed such that an arrangement direction thereof coincides with the first direction and they are placed along the second direction and shifted in position relative to each other in the first direction. The light projecting lenses are disposed with corresponding to the laser diode modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motomu Yokota, Hoshibumi Ichiyanagi, Hidenori Miyazaki, Hideyuki Yasugi