With Reflector Patents (Class 362/245)
  • Patent number: 11940104
    Abstract: An Illumination device includes light emitting devices and an optical system for collimating light emitted by the light emitting devices. A first group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a first array having first gaps, and a first optical system is arranged near the first group of light emitting devices. At least one second group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a second array, and the second array has second gaps. The second optical system is arranged near the second group of light emitting devices. The first and second optical systems are arranged so that, in a distance from the illumination device, light emitted by the first group of light emitting devices, collimated by the first optical system, and light emitted by the second group of light emitting devices, collimated by the second optical system, are superimposed to form a gap-free illumination field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Sergej Kunz, Victor Goldrin
  • Patent number: 11906756
    Abstract: A light emitting diode display panel may comprise a substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes located over the substrate, and an optical assembly located over the plurality of light emitting diodes. The optical assembly may include a lens array and a diffuser. An inner surface of the lens array may define a plurality of inner curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Danielle L. Grolman, Jose-Rodrigo Castillo-Garza, Dustin D. Caldwell, Brigid A. Blakeslee
  • Patent number: 11739891
    Abstract: An Illumination device includes light emitting devices and an optical system for collimating light emitted by the light emitting devices. A first group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a first array having first gaps, and a first optical system is arranged near the first group of light emitting devices. At least one second group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a second array, and the second array has second gaps. The second optical system is arranged near the second group of light emitting devices. The first and second optical systems are arranged so that, in a distance from the illumination device, light emitted by the first group of light emitting devices, collimated by the first optical system, and light emitted by the second group of light emitting devices, collimated by the second optical system, are superimposed to form a gap-free illumination field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Sergej Kunz, Victor Goldrin
  • Patent number: 11686446
    Abstract: A thin aspect lighting system and method are shown. The system and method include at least one module having a reflector that is generally elliptical in one cross-section and generally parabolic in another cross-section. Each module is adapted to generate at least one of a flat beam pattern, a high beam pattern or a low beam pattern, such as a low beam pattern with a kink or elbow. Also shown is a headlamp assembly having a plurality of modules that generate the same or a different light beam pattern. Manipulation and variation of facets or positions of various components, such as at least one light source provides improved characteristics in one or more of the light beam patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brant Potter, John Orisich, Matthew Berry
  • Patent number: 11603981
    Abstract: The present disclosure is an improvement in bi-focus lenses. The disclosure relates to the use of multiple channels of LED/Lens combinations to achieve a smooth and continuous range of emitted beam angles of light in a wider range of beam angles than previously possible through only two channels of LED/Lens combinations. The resultant product will produce a continuous range of beam angles in a range exceeding 35 degrees from narrowest bean angle to widest beam angle. The lens channels selected are weighted so as to maximize the contribution of a single channel lens to the overall beam projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Videndum Production Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Allen Rosen, Victor Hau Chen
  • Patent number: 11594665
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes: a wiring board; light-emitting elements on the wiring board; a light reflecting member on the wiring board, the light reflecting member covering a lateral surface of each of the light-emitting elements; wavelength conversion layers each provided on or above an emission surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of light-emitting elements; light reflecting layers on the wavelength conversion layers, respectively; and a protecting layer configured to transmit light and provided on the light reflecting member. The light-transmitting protecting layer covers at least a lateral surface of the wavelength conversion layers and at least a lateral surfaces of the light reflecting layers. An upper surface of the protecting layer has a first recess in a region where the plurality of light reflecting layers are not present in a top view. The first recess includes at least one concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toshinobu Katsumata, Noriaki Hiraide
  • Patent number: 11585516
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a mounting board; a plurality of light sources positioned on the mounting board; first and second prism array layers stacked with each other; a dichroic layer positioned between the first and second prism array layers and the plurality of light sources; and a wavelength conversion layer positioned between the first and second prism array layers and the dichroic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Takeshi Tamura, Hiroshi Fujimori
  • Patent number: 11543099
    Abstract: A luminaire may include a light engine comprising a plurality of LEDs arranged in one or more annular rows. The luminaire may include an optic. The optic may include an annular optic body having a light entrance side facing the plurality of LEDs and a light exit side opposite the light entrance side. A plurality of annular grooves may be defined within the light exit side, the plurality of annular grooves being coaxial with the optic body. A plurality of arc-shaped grooves may be defined within the light exit side. Each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves may be convex relative to a center of the optic. Each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves may intersect at least one of the plurality of annular grooves. The optic may be configured to produce a Unified Glare Rating of less than 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Yinan Wu, Richard H S Bella, Melissa Ricketts
  • Patent number: 11526045
    Abstract: The purpose is to suppress a temperature rise in the LED and the driver IC for a reliable transparent liquid crystal display device. An example of concrete structure to attain the purpose is: A display area is formed in an area where the TFT substrate and the counter substrate overlap, a terminal area is formed in an area where the TFT substrate and the counter substrate do not overlap, an LED is disposed in the terminal area opposing to a side surface of the counter substrate, the LED is connected to a printed wiring substrate, a driver IC to drive the liquid crystal display device is disposed in the terminal area, a metal plate is disposed between the driver IC and the printed wiring substrate, the metal plate contacts the printed wiring substrate via a first heat dissipation sheet, and contacts the driver IC via a second heat dissipation sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Makoto Miyao
  • Patent number: 11480312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device having an optical part. The optical part comprises at least a first portion comprising a first light input face for receiving first light rays from a first light source and transmitting the first light rays directly toward a light output face so that the light exits the optical part. The optical part further comprises a second light input face for receiving second light rays light from a second light source and transmitting the second light rays toward said light output face so that they are reflected at least one time by total internal reflection on a first zone of said light output face before exiting the optical part through a second zone of said light output face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Blais Jars, Yves Gromfeld
  • Patent number: 11454384
    Abstract: The lighting lamp with an enhanced heat dissipation function of the present invention includes a main body, an LED module, a cylindrical fastening boss, a connection portion, a lens holder and a ring-shaped fixing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INNOCOMPANY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ho Jeong Choi
  • Patent number: 11422300
    Abstract: A first light guide plate and a second light guide plate are arranged facing each other. A microprojection group comprising a plurality of microprojections is arranged in the visual recognition region of the surface facing the first light guide plate in the second light guide plate. The plurality of microprojections have a height and arrangement that ensure a distance where interference fringes are not visually recognized between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in contact with the second light guide plate. The microprojection group and the dimples configuring a design part formed on the second light guide plate are formed on an identical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Ikeda, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Masanori Mori, Mitsuru Okuda
  • Patent number: 11326755
    Abstract: A vehicle light includes a base having a compartment. At least one first light emitter and a plurality of second light emitters are disposed on a circuit board mounted in the compartment. A reflective seat is disposed in the compartment and is located in front of the first and second light emitters. The reflective seat includes at least one hollow portion aligned with the at least one first light emitter and at least one first reflective face substantially surrounding the at least one hollow portion. The at least one first light emitter is configured to emit light rays which are reflected forwards by the at least one first reflective face. A lens includes a light incoming face and a light outgoing face. The plurality of second light emitters is configured to emit light rays which are incident to the light incoming face and which exits via the light outgoing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MIN HSIANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Kuei Tai, I-Ta Tu, Hui-Ching Cheng
  • Patent number: 11326762
    Abstract: A collimating lens (10) is disclosed that is rotationally symmetric around an axis (15). The lens comprises a first body portion (100) comprising an outer surface (110) having at least one recess (140) arranged to receive a plurality of light sources (5, 5?) and an inner surface (120) opposing the outer surface, said inner surface delimiting a cavity (125) and tapering inwardly into the first body portion; and a second body portion (200) extending from the first body portion opposite said cavity and terminating in a light exit window (220), said second body portion having a further outer surface (210) extending between the outer surface of the first body portion and the light exit window and expanding away from the first body portion. Also disclosed is a lighting device that comprises such a collimating lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Jing Bao
  • Patent number: 11197375
    Abstract: A lighting module and a lighting assembly provide high irradiance at long working distances. The lighting module includes at least two rows of multiple LEDs separated from each other by an intermediate area between the rows and one integral optical element on top of the at least two rows of multiple LEDs. The one integral optical element includes one collimator lens portion per row of LEDs extending along the row of LEDs. The collimator lens portions of different rows are merged together above the intermediate area. The collimator lens portions, seen in a direction perpendicular to the at least two rows, provide an off-axis focus for the one collimator lens portion, and focus light emitted from the at least two rows of multiple LEDs in a focus line extending parallel to the rows of LEDs at a focus distance above the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Rob Engelen, Emanuel Stassar
  • Patent number: 11168859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of automotive lighting, and in particular to an automotive lighting system for a vehicle. The automotive lighting system for a vehicle comprises: a plurality of light sources; a plurality of primary optics, each being a reflector, arranged in a matrix and configured to receive and redirect light from the plurality of light sources; and a secondary optics configured to receive the redirected light from the plurality of primary optics and project the received light in front of the vehicle. Further, each light source is disposed in a focal plane of a corresponding one of the plurality of primary optics, and at least one of the plurality of primary optics is disposed in a focal plane of the secondary optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Kang Lu, Ping Wu
  • Patent number: 11156339
    Abstract: A luminaire with uplighting and downlighting capabilities is provided. According to one aspect, the luminaire may include a housing, a light source disposed in the housing, and a lens. The light source may be configured to emit light in a downward direction, and the lens may at least partially cover the light source. An opening may be formed in a top part of the housing and may permit light reflected by an interior surface of the lens to be transmitted in an upward direction from the housing. Optionally, a transparent or translucent cover member may at least partially cover the opening in the top part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: 11156329
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting diode-type illumination device with which it is possible to irradiate a broad area with light irradiated from an LED light source. The light-emitting diode-type illumination device comprises an illuminance stimulating means for confining light irradiated from the LED light source in a light-confining means, and stimulating the illuminance of the confined light before irradiating said light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ABRAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Mitsuzuka, Yujiro Kojima, Kenichi Kurihara, Kazunori Kojima
  • Patent number: 11098870
    Abstract: A lighting module for illumination and/or signalling in a motor vehicle includes a base supporting, on a first face, at least one light source that emits light rays, most of which extend along an optical axis perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first face, and a primary optical device including a receiving portion opposite at least one portion of the light source and an output face opposite the receiving portion. The lighting module has at least one arm projecting from the first face of the base and holding the primary optical device at a retaining zone positioned between the receiving portion and the output face of the primary optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pascal Garin, Stephane Andre, Remi Letoumelin
  • Patent number: 11069846
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device comprises: a first body unit including a base part and at least three conductive patterns positioned on the base part while including a plurality of element loading areas; and a plurality of light-emitting elements positioned on the plurality of element loading areas of the first body unit, wherein at least one conductive pattern among the conductive patterns is electrically connected to at least two light-emitting elements, the at least two light-emitting elements are connected to each other in series, at least two conductive patterns among the conductive patterns include pad electrode areas, an area of the plurality of conductive patterns is 80% or more of an upper surface area of the base part, and a separation distance among the plurality of conductive patterns is 200 ?m to 2,400 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yong Park, Jae Hyun Park, Yeo Jin Yoon, In Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 11042097
    Abstract: An optical lithography system is provided, comprising: a polygonal structure having a central region and a central axis; an UV light source detachably disposed in the central region or at an end of the polygonal structure; a light parallelizer positioned in the polygonal structure for creating substantially parallel light rays from the UV light source exiting the polygonal structure before reaching a lithography target adjacent to an exit of the polygonal structure, which includes at least three mirrors arranged such that the first mirror receives incident light from the UV light source and reflects thereof from the first mirror towards the second mirror, the second mirror receiving the reflected light as a second incident light and reflecting thereof from the second mirror towards the third mirror to create a spiral light path from the UV light source to the lithography target with substantially parallel light incident on the lithography target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Soulnano Limited
    Inventors: Cho Hang Wong, Hung Hsin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11036056
    Abstract: A composite-optical-system unit (40) includes a plurality of polarization beam splitters (400A, 400B, and 400C), a pair of spacer plates (420 or the like), and an optical element (411). Each of the pair of spacer plates (420) is arranged between the first polarization beam splitter (400A) and the second polarization beam splitter (400C) of the plurality of polarization beam splitters such that a first contact surface is fixed on an emission-side surface (403) of the first polarization beam splitter (400A) by surface contact, and a second contact surface is fixed on an incident-side surface (405a) of the second polarization beam splitter (400C) by surface contact. The optical element (411) is arranged between the pair of spacer plates (420).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Aikoh
  • Patent number: 11022264
    Abstract: A headlight optical system and a lamp using the same are provided. The headlight optical system is implemented with the refractive optical system of a single lens. The headlight optical system includes a first incident surface, a second incident surface, and an exit surface. The first incident surface is a horizontal plane. The second incident surface surrounds the first incident surface. The inner edge of the second incident surface is connected with the outer edge of the first incident surface. The second incident surface has an inclined angle with respect to the first incident surface. After the light emitted from the polycrystalline light source is incident on the first incident surface or the second incident surface, the refractive optical system refracts and emits the light from the exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Chun-Yao Shih, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11016341
    Abstract: A directional illumination apparatus comprises a waveguide with a reflective surface comprising reflective pairs of light input facets, reflective light extraction facets and an output transmissive surface. An array of micro-LEDs is arranged to illuminate the reflective surface in a rearwards direction. The pairs of light input facets direct light within the waveguide and reflective light extraction facets cooperate to provide a uniform output illumination across the output aperture of the waveguide with collimated light. A thin and efficient illumination apparatus may be used for high dynamic range display backlighting, privacy display or environmental illumination applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate
  • Patent number: 11002979
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a backlight module, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The backlight module includes a base substrate, a collimation layer, and a plurality of light emitting elements. The collimation layer is disposed on one side of the base substrate, and a plurality of through holes distributed in an array are disposed on the collimation layer, and a side wall of each of the through holes can reflect light. The plurality of light emitting elements are disposed on the base substrate and located within the through holes. The backlight module provided by the present disclosure can improve the light efficiency of the backlight module in the premise of ensuring the collimation degree, at the same time, the backlight module has a simple structure and is easy to be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pengxia Liang
  • Patent number: 10948773
    Abstract: A backlight module comprising a plurality of light sources and a light guide plate. The plurality of light sources comprises a plurality of first light sources and a plurality of second light sources. The light guide plate comprises a plurality of concave lens structures and a plurality of convex lens structures on a side of the light guide plate distant from the plurality of light sources. The plurality of concave lens structures and the plurality of convex lens structures correspond to the plurality of first light sources and the plurality of second light sources, respectively. A method for controlling a backlight module and a display device including the backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Anhui, China, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 10948173
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a luminaire including a housing component and at least one LED carrier circuit board. The housing component has at least one section which projects from a base of the housing component and which is formed with a plurality of surfaces oriented differently relative to the base. The LED carrier circuit board carries at least one LED device as light source for providing light to be emitted by the luminaire. The LED carrier circuit board is arranged by a rear side thereof at least in sections on one of the plurality of surfaces of the section projecting from the base in such a way that the LED device overlies the surface at least partially. The housing component, in the region of the base thereof, has at least one region which is formed as a heatsink for dissipating heat generated by the LED device during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: H4X e.U.
    Inventor: Andreas Hierzer
  • Patent number: 10937992
    Abstract: A light emitting device, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The light emitting device includes a light-emitting unit, a structured light guide layer, a light guide unit and a patterned reflective layer. The light-emitting unit has a circuit substrate and multiple light emitting elements, and the light emitting elements are separately disposed on a surface of the circuit substrate. The structured light guide layer is disposed opposite the light-emitting unit, and has multiple accommodating slots and multiple light guide structures disposed between the two accommodating slots. Each accommodating slot is disposed in correspondence with each light emitting element, and the light guide structures are disposed on the bottom surface of the structured light guide layer. The light guide unit is disposed on the top surface of the structured light guide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: GIO OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chin-Tang Li
  • Patent number: 10838138
    Abstract: A variety of luminaire modules are disclosed that are configured to output light provided by multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the luminaire modules feature at least two LEEs disposed on at least one substrate, at least two light guides that receive light from corresponding LEEs of the at least two LEEs, and at least one optical extractor that receives light from corresponding light guides from the at least two light guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventor: Allan Brent York
  • Patent number: 10781979
    Abstract: An LED lamp bulb, comprising: an LED lamp substrate (5) having at least one LED light source (51) mounted thereon; and an electrical isolation assembly (6a) disposed on the LED lamp substrate (5), wherein, the electrical isolation assembly (6a) electrically isolates the LED lamp substrate's charged part from outside of the LED lamp substrate (5). The LED lamp bulb can protect user from contacting the charged part inside the lamp housing (7) when the LED lamp bulb is broken and thereby avoid electric shock accidents. In addition, the directions of the light emitted by the LED light sources (51) can be changed to achieve different kinds of lighting effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Liqin Li, Zhixiang Zeng, Qifeng Ye, Shuanglang Li, Zhaosong Lin, Dingkai Wang, Weijun Zhu
  • Patent number: 10731823
    Abstract: A composite lens arrangement for use with a light emitting source directed along an optical axis includes a collimator lens, a beam former lens, a first optical structure, and a member. The collimator lens includes a light collection surface axially opposed to the light emitting source, and an opposite facing light emitting surface. The beam former lens is spaced axially from the light emitting surface, and includes a light collection face axially opposed to the light emitting surface and an opposite light emitting face. The first optical structure is integral to one of the light emitting surface and the light collection face. The member is radially spaced from the optical axis, and extends between, and is attached to, the light emitting surface and the light collection face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Dylan Schickel, Chung-Yuan Wu, Colby Childress
  • Patent number: 10718488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a projector (1) for light signalling, comprising—a conical mirror (16) having a truncated-cone shape (6), a plurality of laser diodes (5) emitting a light intensity towards the conical mirror (16), the inclination of the laser diodes (5) with respect to the conical surface (9) is such that the light projector (1) reflects the light intensity of the plurality of diodes (5) perpendicular to the axis (Z) of the cone, such that the conical mirror (16) reflects all of the light intensity of the plurality of laser diodes (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: OBSTA
    Inventor: Laurent Mayollet
  • Patent number: 10618461
    Abstract: A lighted accessory for a motor vehicle includes a machined aluminum body. The body includes a front wall that has a plurality of openings through it and a cavity behind it. A plurality of lenses are potted in place within the openings. LED lights are installed on the aluminum body in alignment with the lenses. Additional potting compound is applied to cover the LEDs and substantially fill the cavity. A faulty LED board may be replaced by removing a portion of the potting compound and the faulty LED board, replacing the faulty LED board with an operable one, and refilling the removed portion of the potting compound with additional potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Putco, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Elwell, Trent Quick
  • Patent number: 10612769
    Abstract: An illumination device for projecting light laterally from an appliance along a surface on which the appliance is mounted. The illumination device includes a slab of light transmissive material having internal reflectance characteristics, a lighting element within the slab, and power conductors connected to the lighting element and projecting from the slab. The power conductors may be series connected to an energizable circuit of the appliance and mounted on an environmental surface formerly bearing the appliance. When so connected, the slab will illuminate when the appliance circuit is energized, and will project light along the environmental surface, thereby supplementing light emitted by the appliance, or accentuating the appliance by supplemental light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph A. Agreste, Jr., Joseph A. Agreste, III
  • Patent number: 10596952
    Abstract: An intelligent illuminating system for a vehicle lamp comprises a lens, a circuit board, a plurality of LED light sources on the circuit board distributed in an array, and a hollow reflector disposed between the LED light sources and the lens. The hollow reflector has reflection cavities disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the LED light sources. The reflection cavity has an incident opening, an emergent opening, and a reflection surface extending between the incident opening and the emergent opening. The LED light source is disposed at the incident opening. The emergent opening is located on a focal plane of the lens or has a defocusing amount from the focal plane of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI KOITO AUTOMOTIVE LAMP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Yan, Juejing Yang, Yunzhou Li
  • Patent number: 10527234
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a chip scale package light emitting diode mounted to a substrate and covered by an optic. The chip scale package light emitting diode has six faces with the top face and the four side faces operative to emit light and the bottom face oriented toward the substrate. The optic includes a lower face with a cavity in which the chip scale package light emitting diode is at least partially disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Scott David Wegner
  • Patent number: 10502385
    Abstract: A dynamic segmented-reflector for a vehicle headlamp that includes a light source and a substrate formed as a reflector sidewall. The reflector sidewall includes reflector facets that are grown on the reflector sidewall. The reflector facets include at least one mirrored surface that faces the light source, and the reflector facets are configured to adjust position to form different light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Grote Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Hossein Alisafaee, Aditya Peri, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
  • Patent number: 10408402
    Abstract: Single multi-die LED light homogenizer source for an automated multiparmeter luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robe Lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Pavel Jurik, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 10364965
    Abstract: In an example, a fastener for coupling a light-emitting device to a composite panel assembly is described. The fastener includes a fastener head including an anchor portion and a retainer portion. The fastener also includes a plug extending from the anchor portion of the fastener head. The plug includes an axial retention structure configured to axially retain the plug in a bore of a composite panel assembly. The retainer portion extends as a cantilever structure from the anchor portion. The retainer portion is configured to press a light-emitting device toward a light-transmission channel of the composite panel assembly when the plug is axially inserted in the bore of the composite panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Wentland, Zachary A. Connaughton, Kenneth M. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 10266103
    Abstract: A light guide unit configured to guide light incident from a light source which emits the light. The light guide unit includes: a light receiving portion configured to refract incident light from the light source; a guide portion which extends from the light receiving portion and guides incident light through the light receiving portion; and a light emitting portion formed in an opposite direction of the light receiving portion with respect to the guide portion, wherein the light guided by the guide portion is emitted toward the aspheric lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 10209431
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus including a light-emitting unit and an apparatus-holding section. The light-emitting unit includes a light guide plate with a center portion being opened, a light source that inputs light from a side of an inner wall of the light guide plate, and a reflective film formed on a side of an upper surface of the light guide plate to reflect light propagated in the light guide plate. The light-emitting unit outputs light from a light output surface in opposite to the upper surface of the light guide plate. The apparatus-holding section detachably holds an electronic apparatus, is capable of removing the electronic apparatus from a side of an output direction of light from the light output surface, and includes a center of a surface parallel to the light output surface, which is positioned inside a light output area of the light output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Yokosawa
  • Patent number: 10208922
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (2) each light source of the plurality of light sources being arranged to, in operation, emit light, and first secondary optics (3) and second secondary optics, the first secondary optics being arranged such that the light emitted by the light sources is injected directly into the first secondary optics, the first secondary optics causing light to be emitted in a direction towards the second secondary optics, the secondary optics being a reflective light collimating element (4) having a circumferential surface (43) arranged such as to extend around the plurality of light sources and the first secondary optics, the first secondary optics and the second secondary optics causing the light being emitted by each light source of the plurality of light sources to be mutually substantially overlapping before extraction from the lighting device and the first secondary optics (3) comprising one or more reflecting surface segments (5) for reflecting light bac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus Gommans
  • Patent number: 10088625
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a printed circuit board; a light source on the printed circuit board; a light guide plate that receives light emitted from the light source on one surface and directs light outwards through another surface; and a light blocking unit between the light source and the light guide plate. The light blocking unit may be spaced apart from the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junghoon Shin, Youngchun Kim, Byoungdae Ye, Changyong Park
  • Patent number: 10060579
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a light emitting diode chip and a lens. The lens includes a lower surface having a concave portion. The lens also includes an upper surface from which light incident on the concave portion is emitted. The upper surface of the lens includes a concave surface positioned in a central axis thereof. The concave portion of the lower surface includes at least one of a surface perpendicular to the central axis and a downwardly convex surface. At least one of the surface perpendicular to the central axis and the downwardly convex surface is positioned in a region narrower than an entrance region of the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Bang Hyun Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10030848
    Abstract: The invention discloses a parabolic LED lamp, comprises a lamp body, a lamp base, an arc lens, a parabolic reflective cup, an LED light source, and a drive; wherein the parabolic reflective cup is embedded and installed in the lamp body; the LED light source is installed in the bottom of the parabolic reflective cup and toward to the arc lens; the drive internally configured in the lamp body connects the lamp base and the LED light source; the inner wall of the arc lens is formed with a plurality of first lens areas and second lens areas spaced apart, the first lens areas uniformly distributed with a plurality of small hexagonal lenses with a same specifications, the second lens areas uniformly distributed with a plurality of small rhombic lenses with a same specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NINGBO YAMAO OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maojun Cao, Hui Chen, Hu Fang
  • Patent number: 10024508
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp 10 includes a first parabolic high-beam condensing reflector 16b, a second parabolic high-beam condensing reflector 17c and a parabolic high-beam diffusing reflector 16a. The first and second parabolic high-beam condensing reflectors 16b, 16c forms a high-beam condensed light distribution pattern by reflecting light emitted from light sources 18b, 18c. The high-beam diffusing reflector 16a forms a high-beam diffused light distribution pattern by reflecting light emitted from a light source 18a. A part 21 of a reflection surface of the high-beam diffusing reflector 16a is located in front of front end portions of the first and second parabolic condensing reflectors 16b, 16c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ippei Yamamoto, Masahito Naganawa
  • Patent number: 9971195
    Abstract: An optical lens and a display device including the same are provided. An optical lens includes a first surface having a circular cross-sectional shape, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface configured to connect the first surface and the second surface. The third surface includes a straight surface extending from a boundary of the first surface and a first curved surface extending from the straight surface to the second surface. The straight surface and the first curved surface extending in a path between the first surface and the second surface. The second surface includes a concave recess recessing in a direction of the first surface and the concave recess includes a second curved surface. Light that has passed through the second concave surface changes a path as the light passes through the first curved surface such that light path can be effectively controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongho Han, Uihyung Lee, Juyoung Joung, Wondo Kee
  • Patent number: 9966510
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signaling system comprising at least one light-emitting device (1) for showing a signal or warning to a viewer (99), wherein, in operational use, the light-emitting device (1) is configured for emitting radiation with a light distribution forming a solid angle in space, wherein a center line of the solid angle is defined as an optical axis (Z) of the light-emitting device (1). The light-emitting device (1) comprises a transparent housing (3), a reflector (5) and a light-emitting part (7) arranged within the housing (3), wherein the reflector (5) and the light-emitting part (7) are configured for generating the radiation with said light distribution. The signaling system further comprises blocking means (10) are arranged substantially at one side of the light-emitting device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Marcel Peter Gerard Maes
  • Patent number: 9958590
    Abstract: Provided are: a light source device which can reduce the amount of light that escapes from a light-entering surface of a light guide plate in an edge light-type light source device, and which can maintain high display quality; and a display device employing the light source device. The light source device comprises a light guide plate having a rectangular shape, and a substrate having a strip shape on which light emitting diodes are mounted on a surface that faces a side surface of the light guide plate. A plurality of peripheral walls are provided on the substrate so as to enclose at least one of the light emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface and has a height equal to or greater than the facing distance between the light guide plate and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Teragawa
  • Patent number: 9958133
    Abstract: An optical lens includes: a first lens surface which defines a space for housing a light emitting diode (LED) light source; a second lens surface formed in a convex shape; and a third lens surface formed continuously from a rear edge portion of the second lens surface, which is on a side opposite an illumination target side. The first lens surface includes a first light-entering surface through which a portion of light from the LED light source enters, and a second light-entering surface through which another portion of the light enters. The third lens surface totally reflects, to a substrate, at least a portion of the light. An angle between the third lens surface and a principal surface of the substrate on a virtual plane which includes an optical axis is smaller than an angle between the second light-entering surface and the principal surface on the virtual plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hirai, Tadashi Murakami