Reflector Type Modifiers Patents (Class 362/241)
  • Patent number: 11681037
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a lamp chamber, an automatic operation marker lamp unit, and a sensor device. The lamp chamber includes a lamp body and an outer lens, and the automatic operation marker lamp unit and the sensor device are integrated in the lamp chamber. The automatic operation marker lamp unit informs surroundings that a vehicle is being driven automatically, and a sensor device detects information around the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Tezuka, Yuichi Watano, Shigeyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11644156
    Abstract: The utility model discloses a multi-angle lighting lamp, which comprises: a lamp holder, a plurality of lamp boards and a plurality of protective covers; a plurality of protective covers are connected to the lamp board one by one, and the protective covers are covered on the lamp beads; there is a heat sink between two adjacent protective covers, and the heat sinks are communicated with the lamp cavity, so that the convection channel can be formed inside the lamp cavity, so that the air flow can directly and effectively blow the heat dissipation part, and then the air flow can better take away the heat of the dissipation part, thus, the heat on the lamp board is effectively discharged through the heat dissipation part, so the overall heat dissipation efficiency of the lamp has been greatly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan Bixing Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenxing Wang, Dubei Qing
  • Patent number: 11609117
    Abstract: A system includes a first spectral modulator, a second spectral modulator, a light guide optically, a photodetector, and an electronic control device. The first spectral modulator receives sample light, and modulates the sample light according to a first spectral response pattern to produce first modulated light. The second spectral modulator receives the first modulated light from the first spectral modulator via the light guide, modulates the first modulated light according to a second spectral response pattern to produce second modulated light, and transmits the second modulated light to the photodetector. The photodetector measures an intensity of the second modulated light incident on the photodetector, and generates one or more signals corresponding to the intensity of the second modulated light. The electronic control device determines a spectral distribution of the sample light based on the one or more signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AMS AG
    Inventors: Ruitao Zheng, James Archibald
  • Patent number: 11561338
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide plate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light-emitting device disposed at a second surface side of the light guide plate; a first light-reflective member provided at a periphery of the light-emitting device at the second surface side; and a second light-reflective member provided outward of the first light-reflective member at the second surface. A diffuse reflectance of the first light-reflective member for light emitted by the light-emitting device is greater than a diffuse reflectance of the second light-reflective member for the light emitted by the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 11555597
    Abstract: A multi-color LED illumination device and specifically a lens comprising a cylindrical opening extending into the lens from a light entry region at which one or more LEDs are configured. A concave spherical surface extends across the entirety of the light exit region of the lens, and a TIR outer surface shaped as a CPC extends between the light entry region and the light exit region. There are various diffusion surfaces placed on the sidewall surface of the cylindrical opening, as well as its upper planar surface and, depending on whether glare control is not needed, the exit surface of the lens. Lunes can also be configured on the sidewall surfaces of the cylindrical opening and if lessening glare is needed, also on the TIR outer reflective surface. The combination of lunes, diffusion elements, and the overall configuration of the lens provides improved color mixing and output brightness according to one embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Fangxu Dong
  • Patent number: 11450656
    Abstract: An anti-parallel diode device includes a first semiconductor, a second semiconductor, a third semiconductor, and a third diode. The first semiconductor is of a first conductivity type, and the second semiconductor and the third semiconductor are of a second conductivity type. The second semiconductor is in contact with the first semiconductor, so that the first semiconductor and the second semiconductor form a first diode. The third semiconductor is in contact with the first semiconductor, so that the first semiconductor and the third semiconductor form a second diode. A first terminal of the third diode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor. The first terminal of the third diode is of the second conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chuan-Chen Chao
  • Patent number: 11422344
    Abstract: A directional illumination apparatus comprises an array of micro-LEDs that may be organic LEDs (OLEDs) or inorganic LEDs and an aligned solid catadioptric micro-optic array arranged to provide a water vapour and oxygen barrier for the micro-LEDs as well as reduced sensitivity to thermal and pressure variations. The shape of the interfaces of the solid catadioptric micro-optic array is arranged to provide total internal reflection for light from the aligned micro-LEDs using known transparent materials. A thin and efficient illumination apparatus may be used for collimated illumination in environmental lighting, display backlighting or direct display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Optovate Limited
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold
  • Patent number: 11370355
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments of under-hood luminaires are described. In one example, an under-hood luminaire includes a luminaire frame assembly. The luminaire frame assembly includes support braces and a number of cross members secured to the support braces in a spaced-apart configuration. The cross members include mounting surfaces, and light strips are secured to the mounting surfaces. The luminaire also includes a contraction hook assembly that can be used to secure the under-hood luminaire to the hood of an automobile. The luminaire can be relied upon to uniformly illuminate the engine compartment of the automobile, helping to eliminate lost productivity and frustration for mechanics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Joe Gill
  • Patent number: 11215342
    Abstract: A split-type ceiling lamp comprising a lamp body, a diffusion cover and a base, wherein the lamp body is provided with an electric apparatus groove and a mounting groove. A light source is mounted in the electric apparatus groove, and the diffusion cover is clamped with the lamp body. The base is embedded in the mounting groove and is provided with a wiring terminal, which is connected to the light source through a power coupling module. The power coupling module comprises a socket portion and a connector portion. The socket portion is connected to the light source, the connector portion is connected to the wiring terminal, and the base is clamped with the lamp body. According to the present disclosure, the base with light weight and small volume is fixed on the ceiling first, and then the lamp body is clamped with the base, which achieves convenient assembly and disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Gaowang Luo, Guocai Chen, Jianguo Zhu
  • Patent number: 11195821
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an LED packaging unit, a manufacturing method for the same, and an LED lamp. The LED packaging unit has a common substrate, N number of red LED chips, M number of green LED chips and X number of blue LED chips. The N number of red LED chips, the M number of green LED chips and the X number of blue LED chips are arranged and packaged on a bottom surface of a recess of the common substrate. The red LED chips, the green LED chips and the blue LED chips are all monochromatic LED chips, with N, M, and X being integers greater than 1. The distances between any adjacent two red LED chips (or green LED chips or blue LED chips) are substantially consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NanoGrid Limited
    Inventors: Tomas Rodinger, Guoping Kang, Mingjian Liu
  • Patent number: 11189764
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a base body comprising a resin member, a first lead, and a second lead, wherein the first lead and the second lead are supported by the resin member; a light-emitting element mounted on an upper surface of the base body; a resin frame located on the upper surface of the base body, surrounding the light-emitting element; and a first resin located inside the resin frame to cover a part of side surfaces of the light-emitting element, a part of an inner side surface of the resin frame, and the upper surface of the base body, wherein the first resin includes: a reflection material layer that contains a reflection material, and a resin layer that is located on an upper surface of the reflective material layer and does not contain the reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ukawa, Ryuichi Nakagami, Ryuji Muranaka
  • Patent number: 11181240
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises a lamp tube; two groups of light boards arranged in the lamp tube, having a first light source and a second light source respectively; and two lamp caps, which are respectively arranged at both ends of the lamp tube. The two groups of the light boards are oppositely arranged in the lamp tube, so that the first light source and the second light source are arranged oppositely, and the light boards are fixed on the inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mingbin Wang, Jian Lu, Aiming Xiong
  • Patent number: 11112094
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: providing a second base with a plurality of light-emitting elements, the second base having an upper surface on which a pattern of second metal films is formed, the plurality of light-emitting elements being provided on the pattern of second metal films; cutting the second base to singulate the second base into a plurality of connection boards on each of which respective one of the plurality of light-emitting elements is mounted; providing a support board including a first base, the first base being flexible, the first base including a pattern of first metal films; placing the plurality of connection boards on the support board; and forming, for each of the plurality of connection boards, a conductive member so as to be in contact with the pattern of second metal films on the connection board and with the pattern of first metal films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Inayoshi, Masaaki Katsumata, Tomohiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11086205
    Abstract: A light source device has a first light source assembly. The first light source assembly has plural first light source sets. The first light source sets are arranged around a first central axis. Each of the first light source sets has a first excitation light source and a first reflecting element. The first reflecting element is disposed between the first excitation light source and the first central axis to reflect a first excitation light of the corresponding first excitation light source, and thereby forming a laser beam. A projection apparatus has an illumination system, an optical engine, and a projection lens. The illumination system has a light source device and a wavelength-converting wheel. The light source device and the illumination system may improve the utilization efficiency of the condenser lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Hsuan Chen, Chien-Chung Liao
  • Patent number: 11006500
    Abstract: An end of life detection system for an anti-collision light may comprise a reflector and a plurality of LEDs located around an exterior of the reflector. A trend LED and reference LED may be located in an interior of the reflector. The trend LED may be powered on with plurality of LEDs. The reference LED may be powered on during an initial power-on self-check and turned off after completion of the initial power-on self-check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edquist, Jeremy Fredrich, Brendan M. Upton, Van Phifer
  • Patent number: 10906459
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments of under-hood luminaires are described. In one example, an under-hood luminaire includes a luminaire frame assembly. The luminaire frame assembly includes support braces and a number of cross members secured to the support braces in a spaced-apart configuration. The cross members include mounting surfaces, and light strips are secured to the mounting surfaces. The luminaire also includes a contraction hook assembly that can be used to secure the under-hood luminaire to the hood of an automobile. The luminaire can be relied upon to uniformly illuminate the engine compartment of the automobile, helping to eliminate lost productivity and frustration for mechanics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Joe Gill
  • Patent number: 10865951
    Abstract: An industrial light is provided with an elongated housing or body and a power conversion module. The elongated housing has an interior space and a strip of LEDs disposed within the interior space. The LEDs may also be embedded within an elongated body. Brackets may be used to connect the light to a conduit such that the elongated housing is parallel to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Sheng Zhong, Darren Tremelling, Corey Stoner, Matt Hetrich
  • Patent number: 10851973
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a support board including a first base with flexibility and having a region where a first metal film is formed, a connection board disposed on an upper surface of the support board and including a second base on which a second metal film is formed, a light-emitting element mounted on the connection board, and a conductive member in contact with the first metal film and with the second metal film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Inayoshi, Masaaki Katsumata, Tomohiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10794577
    Abstract: A LED downlight apparatus includes a light source plate, a heat sink, a reflective cup and a driver container. The reflective cup reflects light of the light source plate and the heat sink is arranged between the driver container and the light source plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Li, Xiaoliang Wen, Maojin Zeng
  • Patent number: 10655824
    Abstract: A fixing structure for a lighting strip is provided to improve upon the inconvenience in repair of the conventional fixing structure for a light strip. The fixing structure for the lighting strip includes a case provided with a groove, a lighting assembly located in the groove, and a light guiding member received in the groove and covering the lighting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PAOKAI ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Shan Wei
  • Patent number: 10612750
    Abstract: The present invention describes a collimating system comprising a plurality of collimating apparatuses forming an array. Each collimating apparatus comprises a light source 12, and a collimating optic 18a configured to collimate light received from the light source 12. The collimating system further comprises a homogenising optical arrangement 50 spaced apart from the array and configured to extend substantially perpendicular to collimated light exiting each collimating apparatus. The homogenising optical arrangement 50 is configured to receive light from each collimating apparatus, the received light having a non-uniform relative radiance profile. The homogenising optical arrangement 50 is configured such that light received from adjacent collimating apparatuses superimposes on exiting the homogenising optical arrangement 50, and forms a flattened relative radiance profile 48b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Innerscene, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean Flynn
  • Patent number: 10612730
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a U-shape LED tube, comprising a U-shape tube body and light bars fixed inside the U-shape tube body. The U-shape tube body comprises two straight tube sections and one curved section, the curved section comprises two semicircle tubes, the two ends of the curved section are provided with shrinkage parts that are inserted in the straight tube sections, and the shrinkage parts are in fixed connection with the straight tube sections through ultrasonic welding. The curved section of the present invention is provided with shrinkage parts that are inserted in the straight tube sections, the outer diameters of the tubes of each part are consistent, achieving streamline aesthetic appearance; the shortcomings of tube body corrosion and light emission blockage due to fixing of light bar with adhesive glue in conventional LED tube are overcome through ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jizhong Pu, Jiejiang Guo, Caiying Gan
  • Patent number: 10563844
    Abstract: An array of LEDs is supported by a support mechanism that both supports conductors leading to the LEDs and sinks heat from the LEDs. The support mechanism may be a transparent heat-conducting sheet or an array of cantilevered arms at different angles that support the LEDs and sink heat. This reduces the blockage of light. The LEDs are positioned generally in the focal plane of an array of concave mirrors that collimate the light. The LEDs and array of mirrors are translatable with respect to one another to steer the aggregate light beam to customize the emission. The LEDs may be variably oriented with respect to the associated mirror apertures so as to create different light beams emitted from different ones of the mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GLINT PHOTONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Gladden, Andrew Kim, Peter Kozodoy, Barbara Kruse
  • Patent number: 10545372
    Abstract: A backlighting apparatus for an LCD display includes a substrate and a circuit trace disposed on a surface of the substrate. The apparatus further includes a plurality of light sources affixed to the substrate via the circuit trace in a predetermined pattern across the surface of the substrate. Each light source includes one or more micro-sized, unpackaged LEDs. A height of the one or more micro-sized, unpackaged LEDs is from about 12 microns to about 200 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Rohinni, LLC
    Inventors: Cody Peterson, Andrew Huska
  • Patent number: 10527778
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light guide plate, a first light source, a second light source, and a case. The light guide plate includes plate surfaces and an outer peripheral surface. One of the plate surfaces is configured as a light exiting surface. Sections of the outer peripheral surface on opposite sides from each other relative to the center of the light exiting surface are configured as a first light entering surface and a second light entering surface, respectively. The first light source is disposed opposite the first light entering surface. The second light source is disposed opposite the second light entering surface. The case includes an annular wall portion surrounding an outer circumference of the light guide plate, the first light source, and the second light source. The annular wall portion includes light source non-disposing areas between the first light entering surface and the second light entering surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuzo Yuki, Katsutoshi Kikuchi, Hayato Nakamura, Makoto Yoshimura, Hiromi Enomoto, Mitsuhiro Murata, Hisashi Watanabe, Hirotoshi Yasunaga
  • Patent number: 10465876
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide a supplemental light source, such as a strobe light, for a motor vehicle. An adapter may be provided to mount a supplemental light source to an existing primary light source, such as a parking and turn signal light bulb. A wiring assembly may interconnect the supplemental light source with a controller, such as a switch. The combined primary and supplemental light sources may then be inserted into a vehicle light housing through an existing light bulb aperture, without creating additional apertures or otherwise modifying the light housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Xtreme Truck & Trailer Specialties, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Michael Mussetter
  • Patent number: 10443805
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting fixture allowing a plurality of lamp units to be attached to a housing with improved operation efficiency is provided. The vehicle lighting fixture includes: a tubular support body having front and rear openings, an inner peripheral surface defining an inner space, and an outer peripheral surface; a first lamp unit supported by the tubular support body in a state where the first lamp unit is arranged in the inner space of the tubular support body, the first lamp unit being configured to emit light from a first light source toward a front side; and a second lamp unit configured to be supported by the tubular support body in a state where the second lamp unit is arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the tubular support body, the second lamp unit being configured to emit light from a second light source to the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki Nobe
  • Patent number: 10414331
    Abstract: A vehicle tailight includes a housing seat and a light cover cooperatively defining an accommodation space, and a main light emitting device disposed in the accommodation space and including first and second light emitting members capable of emitting first and second color lights, respectively, a reflective plate, an isolation portion corresponding to the second light emitting members, and a light transmitting plate having a light guide portion for transmitting a portion of the first color light rearwardly to the light cover and to guide the other portion thereof to reflect forwardly onto the reflective plate, which in turn, reflects the first color light rearwardly. A light adjusting structure guides the second color light to project rearwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: COPLUS INC.
    Inventor: Jacob Wu
  • Patent number: 10393348
    Abstract: An array of LEDs is supported by a support mechanism that both supports conductors leading to the LEDs and sinks heat from the LEDs. The support mechanism may be a transparent heat-conducting sheet or an array of cantilevered arms at different angles that support the LEDs and sink heat. This reduces the blockage of light. The LEDs are positioned generally in the focal plane of an array of concave mirrors that collimate the light. The LEDs and array of mirrors are translatable with respect to one another to steer the aggregate light beam to customize the emission. In another embodiment, multiple LEDs are positioned over each mirror in the mirror array, and the combination of LEDs illuminated over each mirror is used to steer the aggregate light beam from the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GLINT PHOTONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Gladden, Andrew Kim, Peter Kozodoy, Barbara Kruse
  • Patent number: 10364975
    Abstract: A light module includes a light emitting diode (LED) array and a double-reflective assembly coupled to the LED array. The double-reflective assembly includes a lower member having a frame. The frame has an opening corresponding to the LED array. The frame and LED array are located in the same plane. The light module further includes a left bottom reflector and a right bottom reflector. The light module further includes an upper member which includes a left top reflector; and a right top reflector, wherein the left top reflector is attached to the left bottom reflector, and right top reflector is attached to the right bottom reflector, each forming an arbitrary left and right double-reflective assembly. A shape geometry and profile of each double-reflective assembly provides a pre-calculated combined non-circular asymmetrical intensity distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Rizkin, Robert Tudhope, Vahid Moshtagh, Hannu Tapani Hukkanen, Tomi Mikael Kuntze
  • Patent number: 10359154
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, which includes a lamp tube having two open ends, a light engine arranged in the lamp tube, a carrier supporting the light engine, and two end caps closing the open ends. The lighting device further includes a diffuser. The carrier supporting the light engine is held on the diffuser, and the diffuser is held on the inner wall of the lamp tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Dezhao Zhang, Jun Liu, Moritz Engl, Ming Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10340431
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting diode, a pad electrically connected to the active layer, a metal bump formed on the pad, and a reflective insulation layer. The metal bump has a first side surface and a first bottom surface, wherein the first bottom surface comprises a curved boundary, a longer axis, and a shorter axis. The reflective insulation layer is directly contacting the first side surface, and exposing the first bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jai-Tai Kuo, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Lung-Kuan Lai, Wei-Kang Cheng, Chien-Liang Liu, Yih-Hua Renn, Shou-Lung Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chi-Chih Pu
  • Patent number: 10334092
    Abstract: A mobile phone body for enclosing one or more mobile phone components is disclosed. The mobile phone body may include a face, a back side, and two lateral sides. The face may include a screen. The screen may be a touch screen. The back side may be contoured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael H. Panosian, Joshua Keeler
  • Patent number: 10285232
    Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle includes at least two light sources and a driver, which is arranged to vary the light intensities of the light sources with a phase shift to one another periodically between a minimum and a maximum and in the course of a period to set intermediate values between the maximum and the minimum. In a phase of the period, in which the first light source reaches the maximum of its light intensity, the light intensity of the second light source is situated at an intermediate value and increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Frank Langkabel, Rouven Haberkorn, Philipp Roeckl, Michael Bach, Ralph Schneider, Ingolf Schneider
  • Patent number: 10247369
    Abstract: A portable and rechargeable lighting apparatus includes an elongated housing having a radially-central cavity extending longitudinally along the elongated housing; one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) affixed to a surface of the elongated housing and operable to emit light; one or more rods operable to extend coaxially from the radially-central cavity; one or more hooks coupled to distal ends of the respective one or more rods; and a battery operable to power the one or more LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Aixia Bian
  • Patent number: 10222046
    Abstract: An LED light source including a housing having a curved upper wall to resist the intrusion of water into the interior of the light housing and the electronics therein, internal structure defining an air flow path ensuring air flow over the heat sinks coupled to the LED light sources and power supplies, and LED light sources producing broad visible spectrum light having a generally white coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nextlight, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas David Brumm
  • Patent number: 10137780
    Abstract: An LED indicating device, in particular for a vehicle instrument cluster, has a plate provided with at least one light permeable portion adapted to be illuminated by a plurality of LED sources arranged in a position spaced apart from such a rear surface of such a light permeable portion; the device has a body which is arranged between the LED sources and the rear surface of the light permeable portion and has a first surface facing the LED sources and a second surface facing the rear surface; the body consists of a matrix made of a light impermeable material and of a plurality of light permeable elements, which are embedded in the matrix in positions spaced apart from one another and continuously extend from the first surface to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Mouard, Marco Maraldo
  • Patent number: 10134714
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for making a flexible laminated circuit board using a metal conductor onto which a SMD may be attached. Conductive metal strips may be laminated to form a flexible substrate and the metal strips may then be perforated for the placement of LED package leads. The LED packages may be attached to the conductive strips using solder or a conductive epoxy and the upper laminate layer may include perforations exposing portions of the metal strips for the attachment of the LED packages. Alternatively, strings of LED packages may be fabricated by attaching LED packages to conductive strips and these strings may be laminated between flexible sheets to form a laminated LED circuit. Plastic housings may aid in attaching the LED packages to the conductive strips. The plastic housings and/or the laminate sheets may be made of a reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Speer, David Hamby, John Selverian
  • Patent number: 10125942
    Abstract: A lamp apparatus for an automobile, including: a light source generating light; and a first lens distributing the light to the outside and including a first cavity therein, and the first lens includes a light spreading unit of which one side is convex toward the light source and the other side opposite the one side is flat, and a side portion connected with the one side of the light spreading unit and having a diameter which increases in a first direction away from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Sung Park
  • Patent number: 10121949
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a resin molded body, which includes a front surface having an opening, a bottom surface opposite to the opening a front-rear direction of the light emitting device, and first and second wall portions extending from the bottom surface to the front surface. A first lead includes a first bottom portion provided on the bottom surface, first and second side portions provided in the first and second wall portions, respectively. A second lead include a second bottom portion provided on the bottom surface apart from the first lead to provide a first resin region, third and fourth side portions provided in the first and second wall portions apart from the first lead to provide second and third resin regions, respectively. The first resin region is provided between the second resin region and the third resin region viewed in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 10119698
    Abstract: An LED illumination device for spotlighting includes: a lower case part having a plurality of planar inner side surfaces so that a light-emitting hole on the bottom surface thereof can be a polygonal shape; an upper case part, positioned above the lower case part, for receiving a power supply unit; substrates which are respectively coupled to the planar inner side surfaces of the lower case part and in which LEDs are mounted such that a light-emitting surface can be directed to the central part of the polygon; and a plurality of heat dissipation fins which are protrudingly positioned along the circumference of the lower case part, wherein the spaces between the heat dissipation fins communicate in the longitudinal direction of the lower case part. A case is manufactured as a single structure and components such as a power supply unit, LED-mounted substrates, reflective plates, etc. can be assembled within the case through the light-emitting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: GIGATERA INC.
    Inventors: Dong-Sik Roh, Duk-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 10036532
    Abstract: A light reflection cover includes a reflection compartment and rhombus blocks. The reflection compartment includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a first reflection surface connected between rear portions of the first and second surfaces, an opening formed between front portions of the first and second surfaces to provide communication between inside and outside. The rhombus blocks are arranged in a row on the second surface and distributed along the opening and spaced from each other. A top of each rhombus block forms an apex area having two sides defining therebetween an angle of 120 degrees; and bottoms of two adjacent rhombus blocks collectively form a valley are having an angle of 120 degrees between the bottoms. A second reflection surface is formed on a front side of each rhombus block and connects between the apex area and the valley area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NIKEN VEHICLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shou-Jen Shih
  • Patent number: 10030819
    Abstract: A lamp has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a base that retains lamp electronics. LEDs are located in the enclosure and are operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. The LEDs are thermally isolated from the lamp electronics in the base. A heat sink is disposed between the base and the enclosure. The heat sink includes a heat conducting portion that is thermally coupled to the LEDs and a heat dissipating portion that is exposed to the ambient environment. The heat dissipating portion includes fins that have inner edges and create spaces between adjacent ones of the fins. The inner edges are spaced from one another to define an interior open space where the interior open space communicates with the spaces between the fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Praneet Jayant Athalye
  • Patent number: 9958135
    Abstract: A frame-like cover element for a luminaire including a box-shaped luminaire housing, which has a light exit opening on one side, is designed to be arranged on the housing in the region of the light exit opening thereof and in the process to enclose, in frame-like fashion, a light output region of the luminaire, wherein the cover element is connected integrally to at least one optical element, which extend into the inner region of the luminaire housing and is intended to influence the light output by the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Spiegel, Tanja Ilic
  • Patent number: 9951911
    Abstract: An LED light bulb has LEDs (32) mounted on a tubular carrier (22) with open ends. The tube (22) functions as a chimney to promote cooling by creating convection currents through the chimney. The cooling can be entirely passive or it may be active by incorporating a fan (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Dekker, Haoyang Shi, Hendrik Jan Eggink, Wei Gu, Quingqing Jiang
  • Patent number: 9939126
    Abstract: A lighting panel comprises a light source and a light modifying panel positioned over the light source, in the form of a set of protrusions over the base, the protrusions facing the light source. The protrusions comprise circular/elliptical/polygonal cylinders or cone sections with a small cone taper angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Antonius Petrus Marinus Dingemans, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
  • Patent number: 9927111
    Abstract: An LED based illumination device includes LEDs mounted to an LED mounting board, an integrated output window sub-assembly, and a thermal frame coupled between the integrated output window sub-assembly and the LED mounting board. The integrated output window sub-assembly may include an output window and a thermally conductive ring coupled to the perimeter surface of the output window. The thermally conductive ring may have a radial width equal to or greater than the thickness of the output window. Additionally, the output window and the thermally conductive ring may have coplanar top and bottom surfaces. The thermally conductive ring surrounding the perimeter of the output window may include one or more pockets into which a curable, thermally conductive bonding material is disposed in an uncured state and flows into a gap between the perimeter of the output window and the thermally conductive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Gregory W. Eng, Jim W. Li
  • Patent number: 9876153
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting diode, a metal bump, and a reflective insulation layer. The light-emitting diode includes an active layer, an insulation layer formed on the active layer and having a side surface, and a pad electrically connected to the active layer. The metal bump is formed on the pad. The reflective insulation layer covers the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jai-Tai Kuo, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Lung-Kuan Lai, Wei-Kang Cheng, Chien-Liang Liu, Yih-Hua Renn, Shou-Lung Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chi-Chih Pu
  • Patent number: 9877374
    Abstract: A system includes at least one light-emitting device configured to be mounted on a stationary structure, such as a lighting pole or parking structure. A control circuit is operatively coupled to the at least one light-emitting device and configured to detect an object in a vicinity of the at least one light-emitting device and to vary a characteristic of illumination produced by the at least one light-emitting device responsive to the detection of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: David N. Randolph
  • Patent number: 9863625
    Abstract: A modular cube shaped light emitting diode (LED) luminaire that can be cascaded, or interconnected, to create a larger, higher power LED luminaire that produces more light than the modular LED luminaire is disclosed. Each modular LED luminaire comprises a housing, a heat sink, a power/control circuit board (PCB-A) and an LED circuit board (PCB-B). An optional fan and a metallic heat sink are also enclosed inside the modular LED luminaire housing/shell. The modular LED luminaire provides optical expansion across interconnected modular LED luminaires. The LEDs and heat sinks are easily removable for defect replacement, LED light replacement and upgrade, without uninstalling the entire luminaire. Secondary side processor control of the feedback regulator allows sensor, radio module, user inputs etc. to reside on the “safe” isolated (low voltage) secondary side of the supply can then be used to safely make changes (an allowable UL approval) in the regulated output drive to the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Modulux Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Cummings