Particular Arrangement (e.g., Flower, Star, Light String, Etc.) Patents (Class 362/249.14)
  • Patent number: 11953180
    Abstract: A device and system for a light stick sleeve comprising a hollow tube; an open end; a closed end; a wrist strap cut out; a hole cut out; a switch hole cut out; a knock-out for each of a hole cut out and a switch hole cut out; a wrist strap cut out. A user may customize and re-use a light stick sleeve to give a personalized experience. A user of a device and system for a light stick sleeve would decorate and customize a light stick sleeve, select a K-pop light stick, insert a K-pop light stick into a light stick sleeve, and use a customized K-pop light stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Mbissine M. Ngom
  • Patent number: 11953193
    Abstract: A device comprises an enclosure having a rear opening adapted to receive a light beam from a light source, a front opening adapted to emit a modified light beam, and internal walls extending between the rear opening and the front opening. The light beam is modified according to a perimeter of the front opening. A light shaping assembly comprises a two-dimensional array formed of a plurality of such devices, each one of the plurality of devices being adapted to receive a light beam from a corresponding light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SACO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bassam Jalbout, Brian Wong
  • Patent number: 11923346
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, and pixels disposed in the display area. The pixels each include first electrodes, second electrodes spaced apart from the first electrodes, and light emitting elements disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes each include a closed loop of a polygonal shape in some sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jin Lee, Jin Yeong Kim, Jin Taek Kim, Mi Jin Park, Jin Woo Lee, Kwang Taek Hong
  • Patent number: 11896878
    Abstract: A ball includes a ball body and a light system including integrated infrared (IR) light-emitting-diodes (LEDs). In accordance with a disclosed embodiment, the ball is a football and is adapted for use in conjunction with virtual reality (VR) systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SPORTS VIRTUAL TRAINING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ted Sundquist, William Jacob Harris, Benjamin J. Kwitek, Matthew Feigenbaum, Cody Schauer, Taj Ford, Noah Rogers, Vishnu Chatari, Andrew Essex, Kamil Kieszkowski, Nicholas Autobee
  • Patent number: 11883895
    Abstract: A plasma cutting system for measuring or monitoring the voltage between a plasma torch and the material being cut to determine a voltage or voltage signature and comparing that measurement against predetermined values to indicate that an initial pierce of the material is complete, and based on the measurement, moving the torch or the material to a different location for additional cutting. The system further provides a Fix Drawing Tool, which will automatically detect and fix gaps or overlaps in a drawing that are very difficult to find visually. These gaps and overlaps become a problem when trying to make a proper toolpath because a CAM program requires a clean, closed shape. The system also provides a Dynamic Corner Looping system, which automatically adjusts with the feed-rate and accelerations of the toolpath and plasma machine, eliminates unwanted dross, sharpens corners and minimizes material loss. A pendant tethering system is also disclosed for managing control of a CNC machine remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: WORTH-PFAFF INNOVATIONS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Pfaff, Ronald K. Worth
  • Patent number: 11876042
    Abstract: An omnidirectional light emitting device is provided. An example device includes a flexible substrate having a substrate length, a first substrate surface, and a second substrate surface. The flexible substrate is configured to be flexibly wrenched about a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the substrate length. The example device further includes a plurality of LED packages disposed on the first substrate surface. Each LED package of the plurality of LED packages is configured to emit light outward from the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: John Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11774047
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a light-emitting module (100) comprising one or more flexible, elongated light-emitting diode, LED, strips (110) and a mixing chamber (150). Each LED strip comprises a first side (112) on which a plurality of LEDs (111) is mounted, a second side (113) opposite to said first side, and two lengthwise edges (114). The mixing chamber (150) is arranged to mix light emitted by said LEDs and comprises a base (151). One of the lengthwise edges (144) of each LED strip is arranged to face the base (151) of the mixing chamber. At least a portion of each LED strip (110) is bent (or folded) to extend radially from a center portion of the mixing chamber towards one or more outer points (132), so that the one or more light-emitting diode strips (110) together form a number N of elongated arms (130). Each elongated arm comprises two segments of the LED strip, where the segments form opposite sides of the elongated arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11692682
    Abstract: A rear light unit of a vehicle is provided. The rear light unit includes an array of first light sources, arranged angularly offset along a first inner circumferential arrangement region, and an array of second light sources, arranged angularly offset at least along a second outer circumferential arrangement region concentric to the first inner circumferential arrangement region of the first light sources. The first and second light sources are made by one or more light-emitting diodes with which a light diffusing body is associated, the first light sources having a diffuser body in the form of a prismatic pinnacle, and the second light sources having a blade-shaped diffuser body along whose median axis emerges orthogonally a septum which enters the first inner circumferential arrangement region of the first light sources according to radial directions inserted between two successive light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ITALDESIGN-GIUGIARO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Remo Gorianz
  • Patent number: 11692694
    Abstract: An emergency lighting unit includes a housing. The housing includes a base having a first portion and a second portion. A lamp assembly is rotatably connected to the housing and positioned in the lower portion. A cover is provided over the lamp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HLI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Brunelli
  • Patent number: 11692679
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a decorative light, and aims to provide a waterfall string light. A printed circuit board (PCB), a counter circuit, a square wave generation circuit, and a protection circuit are arranged in a control module. The control module is configured to control main light beads to be normally on or intermittently flicker. The counter circuit is configured to control the number of the main light beads that are normally on when a main light strip is powered on. The square wave generation circuit is configured to control a flicker rate of the main light beads. The protection circuit is configured to automatically cut off the circuit when the light strip fails. The counter circuit is configured to perform high and low level control on corresponding pins by counting the number of pulses to achieve the normally on and flicker of the main light beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Chengzhuo Yang
  • Patent number: 11686460
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses for providing light, such as through lighting wiring apparatuses. Some apparatuses may include three wires extending along a similar direction, such as a first component wire, a second component wire, and a return wire. The three wires may have a first and second predominantly terminal section, and the first predominantly terminal section of the first component wire may be connected to the first predominantly terminal section of the second component wire near the first end of the apparatus. The second predominantly terminal sections of the three wires may be connected near the second end of the apparatus and a plurality of diodes may be connected to the first component wire and the second component wire at periodic distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Belgravia Wood Limited
    Inventor: Chi Yin Alan Leung
  • Patent number: 11659877
    Abstract: A hem cover for use with a trouser leg constructed from at least one material having an interior side and an exterior side. The hem cover has an outwardly facing side opposite an inwardly facing side. The hem cover is positionable along an edge of the trouser leg and foldable to position a first portion of the inwardly facing side along the interior side and a second portion of the inwardly facing side along the exterior side of the at least one material. The inwardly facing side includes an adhesive layer configured to temporarily adhere to the first and second portions to the interior and exterior sides, respectively, to thereby cover a covered portion of the edge of the trouser leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Sonja Ann Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11650453
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel including a liquid crystal display layer and a light-transmitting display layer. The light-transmitting display layer includes a first pixel, and the liquid crystal display layer includes a second pixel. A size of the first pixels close to the liquid crystal display layer is less than a size of the first pixels away from the liquid crystal display layer, and/or a size of the second pixels away from the light-transmitting display layer is less than a size of the second pixels close to the light-transmitting display layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fancheng Liu, Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 11592150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bendable decorative lamp, at least comprising: a plurality of segmental light-emitting bodies that are independent of each other, wherein each said segmental light-emitting body has an elastically bendable transparent tube, a flexible strip light having a plurality of light-emitting cells, and a spring steel band that is integrally formed, and the transparent tube radially wraps therein the strip light and the spring steel band that are arranged in parallel to each other, wherein the segmental light-emitting bodies are mechanically separated from each other and electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG MINGLUN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yiqun Xu
  • Patent number: 11578846
    Abstract: An improved decorative lighting system constructed having a support framework assembly for mounting decorative lights in connection with a window frame. The support framework assembly comprises a plurality of tubular track members, each formed having a slotted chamber section extending the length of the track member with a squared outer edge formed along either side at the base of the chamber to provide a substantially flat planar surface along the base of the track member. A plurality of articulating end clips are formed to engage each track member and interconnect with another to join the track members in a substantially rectangular configuration adjustable to conform to the shape of the window frame. A plurality of specially configured light mounting clips are formed to press-fit and slide along the flat perimeter surface of the track members and hold the decorative lights in selected positions along the track members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TwinkleTrak LLC
    Inventors: Ronald K. Russikoff, Dana Russikoff
  • Patent number: 11395390
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to examples of a light emitting diode (LED) assembly. In one embodiment, the LED assembly includes a substrate, at least one LED coupled to the substrate, a power converter module formed on the substrate, wherein the power converter module is to power the at least one LED, a monolithic capacitor formed in the substrate and coupled to the power converter module, and a digital transceiver coupled to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DIALIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Herbert Sondericker, III, Rizwan Ahmad
  • Patent number: 11365874
    Abstract: A wreath decoration system is used to enable users to mount a decorative acrylic plate to a wreath to enhance the decoration of the wreath. The system includes a first wire fastener, a second wire fastener, a support beam, a primary illumination source, a microcontroller, and a power supply system. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener help secure the support beam to the wreath. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener also help position the support beam behind the wreath so that the support beam is hidden behind the wreath leaves. The support beam centers the primary illumination source on the wreath. The primary illumination source illuminates any decoration positioned on the center of the wreath. The microcontroller enables the configuration of the settings of the primary illumination source. The power supply system supplies the voltage necessary to the primary illumination source and the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Richard J. McNamara, Judith M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11363760
    Abstract: A wreath decoration mounting system is a system that enables the mounting, positioning, and orienting of different ornaments around a wreath's center. The system can be attached at various locations and angles along the wreath's wire frame to support the different ornaments that would otherwise be glued or wired to the wreath's wire frame. The system may include a first wire fastener, a second wire fastener, a support beam, and a support platform. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener secure the support beam to the wreath's wire frame. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener also help offset the support beam from the wire frame to hide the support beam behind the wreath. The support beam receives the load from the support platform and any ornament mounted onto the support platform. The support platform facilitates the mounting of the desired ornaments to the support beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Richard J. McNamara, Judith M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11353177
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides smart curtain light strings including a fixing unit, a mounting unit, a light-emitting unit, and a control unit. The fixing unit passes through and is engaged with the mounting unit. The fixing unit includes a first guiding rail and a second guiding rail. Fixing pieces are fixedly connected with a top portion of the second guiding rail by screws. A horizontal plate is fixedly connected to a side of each fixing piece. Fixing plates are mounted on two sides of the first guiding rail. Positioning pieces are threadedly connected to the top portion of the second guiding rail. The mounting unit includes clamping sleeves and clump weights. A stabilizing sleeve passes through an interior of each clamping sleeve. Each stabilizing sleeve is screwed with each clamping sleeve through threads. A package cap is connected to a bottom portion of each stabilizing sleeve through threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN EKOLA LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingbin Jia, Jianbo Chen, Dingbo Xie, Jie Liu
  • Patent number: 11098882
    Abstract: This invention is easy to change lamp and a light string structure and it is easy to change lamp comprises lampshade lamp tube and lamp holder lamp holder. A light bunch structure comprises power supply line and a plurality of the lamp has a plurality of lead are connected on the power line power source line of the two ends are respectively fixedly connected with the inserting a front and tail socket a sleeve is set with a front insert tail insert a screw cap is set on the upper cover and tail socket a matched with the tail cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Hui Zhang
  • Patent number: 10967588
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes providing a substrate on which a light source is disposed. An underfill material is ejected from a nozzle onto the substrate substantially around the light source in a circular shape, a shape of a letter ‘C’, or a rectangular shape. A covering member having a recess portion is provided above the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Masakazu Kotani, Tetsuji Seino, Shinsaku Ikuta
  • Patent number: 10584847
    Abstract: Disclosed lens designs enable uniform light distribution without hot spot, achieving wider transfer functions of light compared with traditional lenses, with a benefit of reducing the number of light sources needed and overall cost for direct-lit backlight device. A disclosed lens includes a beam shaping element on the top thereof and a backlight device incorporating the lens and the beam shaping element to eliminate a light hot spot produced by the backlight device and obtain a uniform light distribution at the illumination field. The disclosed lens is especially useful when extremely wider transfer function or extremely thin backlight is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lumileds Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Chunxia Feng
  • Patent number: 10569487
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes providing a substrate on which a light source is disposed. An underfill material is ejected from a nozzle onto the substrate substantially around the light source in a circular shape, a shape of a letter ‘C’, or a rectangular shape. A covering member having a recess portion is provided above the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Masakazu Kotani, Tetsuji Seino, Shinsaku Ikuta
  • Patent number: 10443797
    Abstract: A luminaire comprised generally of a mounting plate including a plurality of mounting blocks secured to the mounting plate; and a plurality of LEDs, wherein at least one of the LEDs is positioned upon each of the mounting blocks. The mounting blocks include face portions and may be arranged in a plurality of configurations on the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Knoble, George V. Preston
  • Patent number: 10371361
    Abstract: The LED light has Track to install LED-units anywhere along the length. The LED-unit has pair of resilient or pop-out & fall-down movable contactor so can fit-within or add-on LED-units to track and connect with metal bus-strip(s) which has electric current or-and magnetic force to adhesive the pop-out & fall-down contactor on back of the LED-unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 10008484
    Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Bergmann, Florin Tudorica, P. Joseph DeSena
  • Patent number: 9995444
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for a modular linear LED lighting system providing a flexible architectural slot lighting system with multiple configurations based on the same base body design with a performance of traditional lighting sources. The linear LED lighting system comprises at least one of a multiple attachment facility, multiple functional compartments, a linear series internal attachment facility, an end cap electrical interconnection facility, an adaptable optic facility, and a dimming facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventor: Eric S. Leichner
  • Patent number: 9964260
    Abstract: A lighting device and a lighting unit comprising a reflector and a lighting device, or LED lamp are described. The LED lamp have a first and a second LED assembly. Each LED assembly comprises at least one LED element with an LED chip and a carrier with a flat surface for carrying the LED chip. The LED chip emits light with a main optical direction. The first and second LED assembly are mounted relative to each other so that at least a first LED element from the first LED assembly and a second LED element from the second LED assembly enclose a rotating angle (?) between their respective flat surfaces with respect to an axis of rotation (A) so as to involve light angle between the first and second main optical directions. The axis of rotation (A) is parallel to a plane of a flat carrier surface of at least one LED element. The first and second LED assemblies are arranged offset from each other parallel to the axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Nils Benter, Jelle Peter Pelsma
  • Patent number: 9903563
    Abstract: An LED luminaire with reduced glare provides a polar arrayed light gradient on a diffuser lens and replicates the appearance of a filament or tube lamp. The luminaire includes a housing having an opening, a diffuser lens extending across the opening, and a plurality of LEDs positioned within the housing behind the diffuser lens. The plurality of LEDs are arranged to generate a composite light pattern having a polar arrayed light gradient across an aperture of the diffuser lens. The polar arrayed light gradient has a light intensity that decreases concentrically with increasing radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LANDSCAPE FORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ricky A. Utting, David L. MacKellar, Christopher E. Briolat
  • Patent number: 9841179
    Abstract: A cable management system may comprise a longitudinal trough with a plurality of lights disposed on an underside of the trough. A power connector may be disposed at an end of the trough communicatively coupled to the plurality of lights. The cable management system may also comprise a second trough or one of a plurality of cable management components, each with a plurality of lights disposed on an underside and a power connector communicatively coupled to the pluralities of lights. The first trough, the second trough, and/or the plurality of cable management components may mate together to form a continuous circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Telect, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne E. Williams
  • Patent number: 9835315
    Abstract: A connecting element for connecting at least two rails adapted for mounting semiconductor light sources. The connecting element has a bottom wall and two side walls emerging from the bottom wall on opposite sides. The walls form a U-shaped profile. The connecting element is configured for accommodating at least one rail adapted for mounting semiconductor light sources in an accommodating area delimited by the bottom wall and the side walls, and the connecting element has latching elements arranged with a regular longitudinal pattern on at least one wall for latching with the accommodated rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Erhard, Eckhard Frank, Helmut Neuhauser
  • Patent number: 9786639
    Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Bergmann, Florin Tudorica, P. Joseph DeSena, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9671073
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface mount circuit board indicator. In one embodiment the surface mount circuit board indicator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light emitting diode (LED) die, one or more traces and at least one lens, a housing comprising at least one opening on a side along a perimeter of the housing, wherein the PCB is coupled to the housing such that a light output surface of the at least one LED die faces a same direction as the at least one opening and at least one alignment pin coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Dialight Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Oesterheld, Kenneth Jenkins
  • Patent number: 9625134
    Abstract: An LED light device includes track means with removable LED-units which clip-on anywhere along the length of the track means or which may be added-on from ends of the track means to form an LED fluorescent tube, LED light bar, LED bulb, LED PL lamp, or other LED Lamp sealed inside a protective means finish the light source so that it appears similar to a non-LED light source. The removable LED-units or LED-assemblies with built-in LED elements allow people to adjust the position of the LED-units or LED-assemblies to a desired location, position, or orientation in in three dimensional space and obtain the best illumination with a minimum number of LED elements and lower power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 9506631
    Abstract: A DIN rail with at least one bottom wall (2) and two side walls (3a, 3b) emerging from the bottom wall (2) on opposite sides, wherein the DIN rail (1) is designed to accommodate, in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner, at least one light-emitting module (7) in an accommodating area (4) delimited by the bottom wall (2) and the side walls (3a, 3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Erhard, Eckhard Frank, Helmut Neuhasuer
  • Patent number: 9378671
    Abstract: A large scale LED display has a number of display panels each having a cable and spacer support structure for a number of LED modules. Adjacent display panels are connected together by a number of seam links that snap onto one cable of one of the display panels and one cable of the adjacent display panel. The cables may include a number of seam link engagement members spaced along the length of the cable and onto which the seam links snap wherein each of the seam link engagement members locates an LED module on the support structure. The LED modules include top and bottom housing sections that snap together, wherein one of the housing sections includes a seat for an electrical connector. The seat locates the connector and a printed circuit assembly within the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ADTI Media LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Kline, Matthew W. Shankle, David F. Cox, James C. Lee, Sam R. Sarcia
  • Publication number: 20150146404
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a housing, a planar arrangement of lamps, which are arranged in the housing, and a plate device, which is received on the housing, wherein a housing rear wall is formed by the plate device, the plate device has a circuit board, on which an electric circuit associated with the lamps is arranged, and the plate device has a heat sink device for passive cooling, which is formed by pin-type cooling elements is provided. The application also relates to a headlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: David Yellin, Ralf Polaczek
  • Publication number: 20150124443
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a semiconductor retrofit bulb, in particular a retrofit festoon bulb, having connecting elements that are arranged on two sides. The semiconductor retrofit bulb may include at least a tubular cooling body having at least one outer face support surface, wherein there is arranged on the support surface at least one semiconductor light source, in particular a light diode, a driver housing that is introduced into a hollow space of the tubular cooling body. At least one flow channel is provided between the driver housing and the cooling body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Fabian Reingruber, Carolin Muehlbauer, Markus Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20150077991
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, lighting systems include one or more lightsheets each including a plurality of strings of light-emitting elements, control elements, and power conductors for supplying power to the light-emitting elements and control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Palfreyman, Michael A. Tischler, Philippe M. Schick, Paul Jungwirth
  • Patent number: 8974085
    Abstract: The invention describes a lighting unit (1), comprising a plurality of lighting modules (10) and a number of connecting elements (2) with coupling means (21, 22), wherein each lighting element (10) comprises at least one planar light-emitting element (11) in an enclosure (12) and a number of counter-coupling means (J1, J2) arranged along at least one edge of the enclosure (12); and wherein neighboring lighting modules (10) are coupled together detachably by means of at least one connecting element (2) such that the light-emitting element (11) of a first lighting module (10) is electrically connected to the light-emitting element (11) of a second lighting module (10) by an interaction of at least part of the coupling means (21, 22) of the connecting element (2) and at least part of the counter-coupling means (J1, J2) of the corresponding lighting modules (10). The invention also describes a connecting element (2) and a lighting module (10) for assembling such a lighting unit (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Daniela Maria Loraing
  • Publication number: 20150055341
    Abstract: There is provided a luminaire apparatus for illuminating an object. The luminaire apparatus may also include a light module housing that is to be substantially parallel to the object and includes a light module recess. Further, the luminaire apparatus includes lighting module configured to be disposed within the light module recess and configured to be oriented substantially parallel to the object. Additionally, the luminaire apparatus includes a housing mounting member configured to be attached to the light module housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: John Thomas Adinolfi, Michael Eugene McGehee
  • Patent number: 8939609
    Abstract: A rotary switch is provided for controlling an attached light string containing a plurality of light colors. By manipulation of the control dial, a specially designed rotary board is rotated to provide electrical connection to the light string according to one of several present color patterns preprogrammed into the rotary board. The discrete rotary switch positions provided by the rotary switch allow for different color signaling patters to be provided at the output leads from the rotary switch so as to power a multicolored light staring with different patterns and create different multicolored effects. One of the discrete rotary switch positions permits the input color patter from an input light string to be passed through the rotary switch so as to provide the same color pattern at the output leads and power a multicolored light string with the same color pattern provided by the input light string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: National Christmas Products
    Inventor: Michael M. McRae
  • Publication number: 20150023018
    Abstract: A fastener includes a head portion and a shank portion that extends from the head portion. The shank portion has a distal end that is distal from the head portion and that is formed with at least two bendable anchor segments. The fastener is used to fasten a base plate of a light emitting bar to a base of a light source module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Wei ZHAO, Hao-Ling YEN, Shih-Hsien CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150016113
    Abstract: According to one illustrative embodiment, there is provided a method of changing an appearance of an illumination apparatus string, the method involving: detachably coupling a cover body to one of a plurality of illumination apparatuses on the illumination apparatus string such that an illuminatable portion of the one of the plurality of illumination apparatuses is received in a receptacle defined by the cover body. According to another illustrative embodiment, there is provided a cover apparatus including: a cover body defining a receptacle and configured to be detachably coupled to one of a plurality of illumination apparatuses on an illumination apparatus string such that an illuminatable portion of the one of the illumination apparatuses is received in the receptacle when the cover body is detachably coupled to the one of the illumination apparatuses. Uses of the apparatus, and kits and assemblies including the apparatus, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Kazager L.E.D. Components Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Scott Kazemir
  • Patent number: 8931921
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided to include a heat sink which includes a receiving recess and a top surface including a hole; a light source module which includes a substrate disposed on the heat sink, a light emitting device disposed on the substrate and a pad disposed on the substrate; a power supplier which is disposed in the receiving recess of the heat sink and includes a projection outputting a power signal for driving the light source module; and a connector which is coupled to the hole of the heat sink, includes a contacting part electrically connected to the pad of the light source module, and is electrically connected to the projection of the power supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hoo Kim, Tae Young Choi, Do Hwan Kim, Sung Ku Kang, Chan Hyung Jung
  • Patent number: 8905582
    Abstract: A decorative system includes a base, a first frame assembly, a second frame assembly, a decorative covering, and a mount assembly, wherein the decorative system can be placed in a use state and a collapsed state. The base provides the foundation of the decorative system. The first frame assembly comprises a first frame, which generally is a skeleton or support framework. The second frame assembly comprises a second frame, which also is generally a skeleton or support framework. The decorative covering includes a covering having a decorative feature, for example, transparent, translucent, and opaque portions. The mount assembly provides support, and can be in communication with the first and second frame assemblies for assembly of the decorative system. The decorative system can further comprise a light string system that can be carried by at least one of the first frame assembly, the second frame assembly and/or the decorative covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Yuk Lung Chan, Po Wai Andy Wong
  • Publication number: 20140354914
    Abstract: An illuminating apparatus includes a support member comprising a light source support member having four corner areas; and a light emitter that is disposed on a surface of the light source support member, the light emitter including one or more light emitting modules, wherein each of the light emitting module comprises a strip-shaped printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on the light source support member and a plurality of light source packages that is mounted on the strip-shaped PCB and generates light; and four corner side extending portions that configure a portion of any one of one or more the light emitting modules and are extended toward the four corner areas of the light source support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-min LEE, Kye-hoon LEE, Yong-hun KWON, Jong-hoi KIM, Kun-ho CHO, Suk-ju CHOI
  • Patent number: 8894256
    Abstract: A motor vehicle window includes a door frame having a U-shaped top portion defining a channel with outer and inner lips joined by a base wall, and at least one electrically powered light source attached to an outer surface of the inner lip and configured to project light through the window on to the outside of the door. The lights are electrically connected to the car's electrical system and can be illuminated to provide various signals, such as hazard warnings or directions signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Peter Gold
  • Patent number: 8891581
    Abstract: A multi-wavelength semiconductor laser device includes a block having a V-shaped groove with two side faces extending in a predetermined direction; and laser diodes with different light emission wavelengths mounted on the side faces of the groove in the block so that their laser beams are emitted in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Okura
  • Patent number: 8876331
    Abstract: An annular lighting fixture having a housing, a channel, and a plurality of lights disposed in the channel. The fixture can be attached about a tubular portion of a motorcycle. In one embodiment, the plurality of lights are light emitting diodes surface mounted on a flexible printed circuit board disposed in the channel. In another embodiment a collimator is associated with each LED unit to redirect light in a desired direction. In another embodiment reflective portions are arranged on respective sides of the channel so as to redirect light in a desired direction. A method is also provided herein for the illumination of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Jennifer S. Waring