Condition Responsive Patents (Class 362/276)
  • Patent number: 11083059
    Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and more particularly packaged LED devices are disclosed. LED packages are disclosed herein with arrangements of LED chips and corresponding lumiphoric regions that are configured to provide overall light emissions having improved color mixing and emission uniformity. LED packages are further disclosed herein that are configured to be tunable between different colors or correlated color temperatures (CCTs) while providing improved color mixing and emission uniformity. Arrangements may include differing lumiphoric regions that are arranged with various alternating patterns including one or more intersecting lines, rows of alternating lumiphoric regions, patterns that alternate in at least two directions, and checkerboard patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Francis, Kyle Damborsky, Robert Wilcox, Jasper Cabalu, Colin Blakely
  • Patent number: 11067251
    Abstract: An embodiment of an illumination device comprising a broad band artificial light source and a non-liquid chromatic diffuser transparent to visible light comprising a dispersion of elements of nanometrical dimensions of a first material with of certain refractive index in a second material with different refractive index, wherein the light is scattered producing a separation and different distribution between cold and hot components of the light originally produced by the source, according to a scattering process in “Rayleigh” regime. The device allows illumination effects similar to those of natural outdoor environments to be reproduced in indoor environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Marta Cecilia Pigazzini
  • Patent number: 11020611
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes a blanket for use in phototherapy treatment that integrates a light emitting panel and a light receiver such that the amount of treatment light delivered to the infant patient can be determined. The light emitting panel includes a plurality of woven optical fibers that each receive treatment light from a light source. A second plurality of receiving optical fibers are woven into the light emitting panel. A reflective element is positioned on the light emitting panel to reflect a portion of the therapy light into the light receiver. A light detector determines the intensity of the treatment light being delivered to the infant patient during phototherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Steven M. Falk
  • Patent number: 11015797
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing assembly, a spacer, and a globe optic. A collar may be included on the spacer such that the luminaire can accommodate different sizes of globe optics without requiring complete replacement of the luminaire. The spacer may include airflow apertures that promote air circulation within the luminaire when the luminaire is assembled. A wireless node may be included with the luminaire. In some examples, the wireless node may be positioned on at least one of the housing assembly, the spacer, or the globe optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Adams, Brent James Smith, Luke Jonathon Siefker
  • Patent number: 11009197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart communications node networked and adapted for use with existing, or new, street lights. In particular, the present invention generally relates to a mobile communications network and, in particular one utilizing small cell technology mounted onto street/utility poles through which a cellular signal and/or Wi-Fi communications signals may be seamlessly maintained for voice or data exchanges, coupled with smart city computer applications utilizing the small cell technology or any other wireless or wireline connection and allowing for seamless communications to a variety of destination point (Internet access, cellular phone calls, surveillance, city monitoring center, smart vehicle guidance systems, sensors or various kinds, etc.) via a managed switch at the smart network's location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dimitrios Lalos, Alexander Lalos
  • Patent number: 11006788
    Abstract: A product dispenser for the dispensing of a product which will show active visual content to proximate viewers. A visual display module is attached to a user-facing surface of the dispenser cover of a product dispenser, to display active visual content to viewers. The active visual content displayed on the active media surface of the dispenser cover could take many forms including changing electronic displays or a translucent surface which can be optionally illuminated or emphasized based on a controller and power source. The product dispenser can be supplied with the visual display module in place on the dispenser cover, or an OEM product dispenser with an insert blank in place on the dispenser cover could also be sold into which the visual display module could be later installed. A media-ready dispenser cover which could be used to retrofit an existing product dispenser with the ability to receive a visual display module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Trevor Thomas, Paul Drouin, Nathan Elliott, Dwayne Melcher
  • Patent number: 11007931
    Abstract: One or more light sources, one or more detectors, a processor, and a controller are configured to provide spot illumination that follows a moving object, a moving occupant, or a portion of a moving occupant in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Michael Camras, Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj
  • Patent number: 11005153
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes sub-pixels located in a display area, first and second substrate that are oppositely arranged, a first electrode layer, an antenna layer, and a magnet isolating layer including at least one magnet isolator. The first electrode layer is located at a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and a first electrode of the first electrode layer covers at least two sub-pixels in a first direction. The antenna layer includes at least one antenna including a multi-turn antenna coil. One magnet isolator corresponds to at least one antenna. Along a thickness direction of the display panel, the magnet isolating layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the antenna layer. The magnet isolator is disposed between the first electrode and the antenna coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yihua Zhu, Qingjun Lai
  • Patent number: 11000620
    Abstract: An aroma diffuser having a base, and an essential oil container cylinder above the base and sleeved by an outer shell; a circuit board and an atomizing transducer are provided inside the base; an energy accumulation aperture is provided at a bottom plate of the essential oil container cylinder; the atomizing transducer is mounted at a lower end of the energy accumulation aperture; a width of the atomizing transducer is greater than a width of the energy accumulation aperture; a light column is provided inside the essential oil container cylinder; a light source is mounted inside the light column; an upper cover is provided at an upper end of the essential oil container cylinder; a light blocking shade is provided at an upper end of the upper cover; a first opening is provided on the upper cover; a gas discharge opening is provided on the light blocking shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Song Lin
  • Patent number: 10946788
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle lamp including an ECU configured to: i) receive a sensor signal and derive a total angle; ii) retain an initial set value of the vehicle posture angle, the initial set value being acquired in an initialization process; iii) retain a reference value of the vehicle posture angle, adjust an optical axis angle of the vehicle lamp in response to a change amount of a total angle during a stop of the vehicle, and retain a sum of the change amount of the total angle and the reference value of the vehicle posture angle as a new reference value; iv) not adjust the optical axis angle in response to a change amount of a total angle during traveling of the vehicle; and v) perform a predetermined reset process when a reset signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Osada, Akira Konishi
  • Patent number: 10933148
    Abstract: A down-light fixture including both white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and antimicrobial ultraviolet (UV-C) LEDs. The white LEDs are arranged in the fixture so as to illuminate surfaces, e.g., items in a room of a building, when actuated. The UV-C LEDs also are arranged in the fixture so as to disinfect or sterilize the surfaces/items in the same room. The illumination LEDs and the disinfection LEDs are independently switchable “on” and “off,” such that a user can controllably illuminate surfaces and/or objects, or disinfect surfaces and/or objects, or both illuminate and disinfect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: INSIGHT LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Jaxon Patterson, Geoffry Patterson, Chris Kreuter
  • Patent number: 10927017
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for a device for disinfecting a fluid, having a container; a reactor space which is arranged in the container and is configured to receive a fluid to be disinfected, which enters the reactor space via an inlet thereof and can leave it via an outlet of the reactor space; and a UV irradiation device having light-emitting UV diodes, with which UV light rays for disinfecting the fluid in the reactor space can be irradiated; wherein the reactor space in the container is formed having a flow path in a flow tube surrounded by a container wall and the light-emitting UV diodes are arranged distributed on the container wall in the region of the flow tube along the flow path in order to irradiate the UV light rays on the flow path. Furthermore, a device for disinfecting a fluid is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hytecon AG
    Inventor: Maximilian Klink
  • Patent number: 10919435
    Abstract: A light distribution control system for a headlight includes: headlights arranged in a pair on a left side and a right side of a vehicle; a detector configured to detect information of a front vehicle that is present in a front area of the vehicle; and a light distribution controller configured to set and control each of the headlights based on the information of the front vehicle detected by the detector. The detector is arranged in one of the headlights, the light distribution controller corrects light distribution of the other of the headlights based on a difference in arrangement positions of the detector and the other of the headlights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuharu Mano
  • Patent number: 10919447
    Abstract: A vehicle decorative component functions as a decorating illumination while harmonizing with peripheral members. In a light emitting ornament having a light emitting region that emits light and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the light emitting region, the light emitting region includes an irradiation body including a lamp and a light guiding body, an ornament base material through which the light emitted from the irradiation body is transmitted at a front position of the irradiation body, and a decorative film formed at a front position of the ornament base material and exposed on the vehicle interior side, the decorative film through which the light transmitted through the ornament base material is capable of being transmitted, and a decoration style of a surface of the decorative film exposed on the vehicle interior side is the same as a decoration style of a surface of the non-light emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Yamato
  • Patent number: 10918749
    Abstract: A cabin disinfection system for an aircraft, including: a sensing means (3, 11, 13) to sense the presence of personnel in one or more zones (16-19, 23-26, 28, 29, 30, 32), a predictive sensing means (3, 11, 13, 33) to sense the direction of motion of a person (31) and to predict whether that person will occupy a zone to be disinfected (18) during planned disinfection, one or more UVC radiation sources (4, 9) to disinfect the cabin, and a controller (33) to control operation of the UVC radiation sources (4, 9) dependent on sensing of personnel in that zone and the predictive sensing means (3, 11, 13, 33) predicting that a person (31) will occupy the zone (18) during the planned disinfection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus SAS
    Inventors: Prakash Hatti, Arumugam Thinket Selvan
  • Patent number: 10906453
    Abstract: A vehicular detection device configured to be mounted to at least one of a right or a left side of a vehicle body includes a detection unit configured to detect an object. An outermost part of the vehicular detection device in a right and left direction is flush with or more inward than an outer surface of a side surface part of the vehicle body in the right and left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Tatara, Toshihiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 10904973
    Abstract: A lighting device (10) is provided along with an operating light and a process (50), including a process with a computer program, controlling a plurality of lighting elements in a lighting device (10). The lighting elements are divided into a plurality of groups of lighting elements (20a; 20b; 20c; 20d; 20e; 20f; 20g), with each group of lighting elements (20a; 20b; 20c; 20d; 20e; 20f; 20g) including at least two lighting elements. The process (50) includes assigning (52) different characteristics (30a-h) to the groups of lighting elements (20a; 20b; 20c; 20d; 20e; 20f; 20g). A characteristic (30a-h) includes a sequence of different light intensities in temporal subintervals. The process (50) further includes an activation (54) of subsets of lighting elements in the groups of lighting elements (20a; 20b; 20c; 20d; 20e; 20f; 20g) in the temporal subintervals based on light intensities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Frank Sattler
  • Patent number: 10897798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field of outdoor (street) illumination, in particular, to methods of controlling light emission, as well as to a field of optical devices, in particular, to methods of reducing light pollution that affects astronomical instruments. The method of reducing impact of light of outdoor illumination devices on astronomical instruments consists in generating a light flow of illumination devices in a form of periodical pulses and in blocking the light flow directed to a light-sensitive matrix of an astronomical instrument during arrival of the light flow pulses of the outdoor illumination devices. Thus, light pollution of astronomical instruments by outdoor illumination devices is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Vladimir Eliich Pashkovsky
  • Patent number: 10887958
    Abstract: An apparatus including an adapter plate and a base. The adapter plate may comprise an interface configured to connect to an AC supply and enable a light fixture to be mounted to the adapter plate. The adapter plate may comprise a power adapter configured to provide the AC supply to the light fixture and convert the AC supply to a DC source. The base may comprise a circuit configured to receive the DC source, analyze video and generate a signal in response to the video. The base may comprise a module configured to capture the video and tilt to adjust a field of view. The base may be configured to slide in and out of the adapter plate to adjust a distance between the adapter plate and the module. Adjusting the distance may enable the module to be moved to a level that is not obstructed by the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KUNA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sai-Wai Fu, Haomiao Huang, Harold G. Sampson
  • Patent number: 10865978
    Abstract: A lighting system, in particular in the form of a lamp, may have at least one cooling element, wherein the cooling element has at least a first recess, in particular in the form of a groove which forms a first module holder for at least one LED module. The at least one LED module lies in or can be inserted into the first recess, wherein the first recess has a base wall and limiting lateral walls. The LED module which lies in the first recess can be pushed or is being pushed in the direction of the base wall by at least one of the lateral walls or a part which can be fixed or locked to the cooling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Christian Engelmann
  • Patent number: 10847992
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a light emitting diode for at least illuminating a pathway. A rechargeable storage device provides a discharge current to the light emitting diode. A solar panel supplies a charging current to the rechargeable storage device during exposure of scattered light of at most 900 foot-candles. The ratio of the charging current to the discharge current is greater than 0.5. A safety device protects the rechargeable storage device from substantial overcharging during exposure of direct sunlight. A recharging switch supplies the charging current to the rechargeable storage device during a charging mode. A discharging switch supplies the discharge current to the light emitting diode during an illumination mode. A low light sensor effects a switching between the charging mode and the illumination mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Gary Osborne
  • Patent number: 10794559
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp comprises a light source for road surface drawing configured to emit light becoming a light source image, and a projection lens, which has an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction and the light is to pass therethrough. The vehicle lamp can form a plurality of light distribution patterns on a road surface over a range from a position close to the lamp to a position distant from the lamp by the light emitted from the light source and having passed through the projection lens, and the respective light distribution patterns are to be projected on the road surface at states where relative positions between the projection lens and the light source image are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Takayoshi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 10757788
    Abstract: An illuminating lamp includes a box-shaped casing, a plurality of LED light-emitting elements disposed on a light-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing, a conducting wire and an electrical plug for connecting a power source, and a selector switch panel for functional operation disposed on a nonlight-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing. A transparent or semi-transparent outer protective cover is disposed outside the light-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing. A control device including a plurality of control units is disposed in the box-shaped casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Yuhua Wang
  • Patent number: 10746362
    Abstract: An outdoor security light is provided which incorporates features of decorative luminaire illumination while also integrating security light functionality. Such features may include not only standard illumination, but also security light functionality such an ambient sensors, motion detection, while also providing an integrated luminaire having wall wash capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HEATHCO LLC
    Inventor: Amer Salihovic
  • Patent number: 10711963
    Abstract: A flame simulation method including: identifying, by a computing device, a maximum brightness level value and a primary event generation level; setting, in response to determining that a first event occurred based on the primary event generation level, a secondary event generation level; adjusting the secondary event generation level towards a baseline secondary event generation level; adjusting a current brightness value of a lighting element of a flame simulation apparatus towards the maximum brightness level value; setting, in response to determining that a second event occurred based on the secondary event generation level, the current brightness level value of the lighting element to a value less than the maximum brightness level; and controlling, by the computing device, a brightness level of the lighting element to correspond to the current brightness level value of the lighting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Victor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga, An-Wu Tang, Lewis Ka Hang Cheng
  • Patent number: 10696211
    Abstract: Lighting systems, devices, and units that provide illumination according to a detected orientation relative to a reference plane or a reference vector. In some examples, a light bar for use on a vehicle includes first and second sets of light emitters that are selectively activated and inactive based on a detected orientation of the light bar relative to a reference plane or reference vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vincent S. Fleszewski, Robert A. Czajkowski
  • Patent number: 10676016
    Abstract: A vehicle-lamp control device includes a control unit that adjusts an optical axis with respect to a change in a total angle that includes a road surface angle and a vehicle attitude angle while the vehicle is at rest, and maintains the optical axis with respect to a change in the total angle while the vehicle is traveling. The control unit fixes the optical axis angle when a fault state of the control device is detected. Upon the control device having recovered from a fault state, the control unit generates an adjustment signal either upon estimating a current vehicle attitude angle on the basis of an output value from the tilt sensor obtained while the vehicle is traveling, or upon receiving a signal indicating a current vehicle attitude angle from an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kasaba, Masashi Yamazaki, Atsushi Toda
  • Patent number: 10655832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head lamp or flashlight (1) comprising a light source (2) and an auxiliary optical unit (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LEDLENSER GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Erich Buhl
  • Patent number: 10639495
    Abstract: Photobiomodulation therapy systems provide a highly effective way to treat many common ailments to the human body. Many embodiments described herein enable two or more light therapy devices to be communicatively coupled together in various ways. In some embodiments, the light therapy system includes a first light device and a second light device arranged and configured to be communicatively coupled to the first light device. Each of the light devices may include a housing, a communication module, and a plurality of lights arranged and configured to emit at least one of red light and near infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Joovv, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nelson, Justin Strahan
  • Patent number: 10571086
    Abstract: A light fixture includes: a board including a first insertion portion; a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on a mounting surface of the board; a metal case on which the board is positioned; and an antenna that is housed in the metal case and wirelessly communicates with an external device. The metal case includes a second insertion portion at a position overlapping with the first insertion portion in a plan view of the metal case and the board. The antenna extends through the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Hiramatsu, Tatsumi Setomoto, Hajime Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10568306
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of and a system for growing, maintaining, and/or harvesting living organisms such as plants and/or animals by controlling their physiology and lifetime according to sidereal time, preferably yet not necessarily in phase with sidereal time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: DMF SPRL
    Inventor: Fabien De Meester
  • Patent number: 10544933
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a light fixture housing, one or more light sources housed in the housing, a power connection for receiving electric power for the one or more light sources, a light source driver circuit configured to receive power from the power connection and to drive the one or more light sources to produce light, and at least one audio speaker module coupled to the housing through at least one rotatable coupling. The light fixture further includes a wireless radio transceiver configured to receive transmissions of audio content to be played through the at least one audio speaker module, and an audio driver circuit configured to receive power from the power connection and to drive the at least one audio speaker module. The at least one audio speaker module is rotatable with respect to the housing via the at least one rotatable coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell C. Hand, David P. Zizzi
  • Patent number: 10533736
    Abstract: An infrared-sensitive lighting device includes a host, a light-emitting module and an infrared sensing module. The light-emitting module is disposed on the host. The infrared sensing module includes a casing, a circuit board, a sensor and a lens cover. The casing is installed on the host and has an opening. The circuit board is disposed within the casing. The sensor is installed on the circuit board and aligned with the opening. The lens cover is rotatably mounted on the opening. The lens cover has a lens pattern. When the lens cover is in a first state, the sensor performs a sensing operation at a first direction angle through the lens pattern. When the lens cover is in a second state, the sensor performs the sensing operation at a second direction angle through the lens pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: LIVINGSTYLE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
    Inventor: Ming-Yun Chen
  • Patent number: 10508793
    Abstract: An artificial skylight generally includes at least one light source, at least one first collimator, a prism sheet, and at least one transmissive material. The at least one first collimator is configured to collimate light from the at least one light source. The prism sheet is disposed adjacent to the at least one first collimator and is configured to reflect and refract collimated light received from the at least one first collimator. The at least one transmissive material is disposed adjacent to the prism sheet and is configured to radiate light diffusely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: INNERSCENE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Flynn, Jonathan Clark
  • Patent number: 10501936
    Abstract: A modular ceiling system has uniformly appearing devices supported by a channel or a ceiling in an aesthetically pleasing pattern with a single network and control system. The channel or ceiling has uniform sized and shaped openings into which a plurality of uniformly sized and shaped devices is fitted. The devices share a common communication protocol and power source. Each of the devices is connected to a central control system having the same communication protocol as the devices. A network connects the central control system and all of the devices together allowing communications between the central control system and the devices and among the devices using the common communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Price Industries Limited
    Inventors: Julian Rimmer, Sherwin Barroga, Sylvio Tessier, Arun Rabbani, Ashley Morgan, Mike Nicholson, Jordan Hiebert, Craig Comberbach, Christian Borja, Mike Holland, James White, Ryan Sorrell, Mario Ortiz, Luke Marvin
  • Patent number: 10477651
    Abstract: A load control system for controlling at least one electrical load may comprise a plurality of control devices and a sensor external to at least one of the control devices. The sensor may be configured to sense a condition of a space in which the control devices are installed. The at least one electrical load may be controlled in response to the condition sensed by the sensor. The control devices may include respective illuminated portions. The control devices may adjust the intensity of the respective illuminated portions in response to the condition sensed by the sensor. If multiple sensors are included in the load control system to sense the condition, the control devices may adjust the intensity of their respective illuminated portions by aggregating the condition sensed by each sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Stephen M. Ludwig, Jr., James P. Steiner
  • Patent number: 10465630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (1) having an internal combustion engine operated by means of a gas, wherein the gas is stored under pressure in a gas tank (5) and is fed to the internal combustion engine as needed for the operation of the internal combustion engine and a safety device having a pressure relief valve (7) is provided, which safety device becomes active when a specified discharge gas pressure is exceeded in the gas tank (5). According to the invention, a vehicle (1) and a method for operating a gas-operated vehicle having an improved safety device for gas discharged from a gas tank (5) when a discharge gas pressure is exceeded are specified. This is achieved in that the safety device comprises a burner (9) for burning off the discharged gas and that it is determined beforehand whether the vehicle is outdoors or in a hall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Herzenjak
  • Patent number: 10412475
    Abstract: A light fixture comprises a fixture body, at least one lamp mounted to the fixture body for emitting a light beam, at least one speaker device and/or at least one sound detection device and/or at least one image capturing device integrally mounted to the fixture body. The speaker device provides for emitting sound. The sound detection device provides for detecting ambient sound. The Image capturing device provides for capturing an image. A controller is in operative communication with the at least one lamp, to the at least one speaker and/or to the at least one sound detection and/or at least one image capturing device for control thereof. A system for controlling the light emitted by these light fixtures comprises a master controller for receiving information from the controller and for transmitting control signals thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Yves Bernier
  • Patent number: 10403101
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for projecting light to indicate a device status are provided. In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, systems for projecting light to indicate a device status are provided, the systems comprising: a hardware processor that: determines a light status; determines whether to turn a light source on; selects a light format corresponding to the light status; projects light of a light source according to the light format; and determines whether to turn the light source off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Dureau
  • Patent number: 10393347
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a mixing chamber having an array of apertures in one wall, a light source to supply light into the mixing chamber, and an array of optics outside the mixing chamber, each positioned to cooperate with a respective one of the apertures to emit light from the mixing chamber as a beam. The shape, size, and/or direction of the output light beam are controllably varied by controlling the shape, size, and/or position of each aperture relative to its associated optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTORS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pablo Benitez, Juan Carlos Minano, Ruben Mohedano, Julio C. Chaves, Waqidi Falicoff
  • Patent number: 10378709
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination system includes a plurality of white light sources that satisfies ?0.2?[(P(?)×V(?))/(P(? max 1)×V(? max 1))?(B(?)×V(?))/(B(? max 2)×V(? max 2))]?+0.2 where P(?) is an emission spectrum of a white light source having a specific color temperature, B(?) is an emission spectrum of black body radiation having a corresponding color temperature, V(?) is a spectrum of spectral luminous efficiency, ? max 1 is a wavelength at which P(?)×V(?) becomes maximum, and ? max 2 is a wavelength at which B(?)×V(?) becomes maximum. The respective white light sources have different color temperatures, and light from the respective white light sources is irradiated from different directions to a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Masahiko Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 10378706
    Abstract: A table lamp includes an infrared light sensor, a distance detection unit, a light source, and a control unit. The infrared light sensor detects infrared light. The distance detection unit detects a distance between an external object and the distance detection unit. The light source emits light. The control unit controls the light source at least according to intensity of the infrared light detected by the infrared light sensor and the distance detected by the distance detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Zih-Ling Chen, Chih-Lung Huang
  • Patent number: 10371354
    Abstract: An embodiment of an illumination device comprising a broad band artificial light source and a non-liquid chromatic diffuser transparent to visible light comprising a dispersion of elements of nanometrical dimensions of a first material with of certain refractive index in a second material with different refractive index, wherein the light is scattered producing a separation and different distribution between cold and hot components of the light originally produced by the source, according to a scattering process in “Rayleigh” regime. The device allows illumination effects similar to those of natural outdoor environments to be reproduced in indoor environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Marta Cecilia Pigazzini
  • Patent number: 10351103
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a detector device includes a sensor portion that is configured to at least emit or receive a first type of radiation. A cover near the sensor portion is transparent to the first type of radiation to allow the first type of radiation to pass through the cover. A radiation source emits a second, different type of radiation. A plurality of reflecting surfaces are transparent to the first type of radiation and at least partially opaque to the second type of radiation to at least partially reflect the second type of radiation into the cover to increase a temperature of at least a portion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kok Wee Yeo, Yew Kwang Low, Binghua Pan
  • Patent number: 10328949
    Abstract: A vehicle can be configured to indicate sensor blind spots to a vehicle occupant (e.g., a driver). Using one or more sensors, the vehicle can acquire driving environment data of an external environment of the vehicle. It can be determined whether one or more portions of the acquired driving environment data is unreliable. Responsive to determining that one or more portions of the acquired driving environment data is unreliable, an alert can be caused to be presented within the vehicle. The alert can indicate one or more locations in the external environment in which the driving environment data that is determined to be unreliable. In some instances, the alert can be a visual alert and/or an audial alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Nobuhide Kamata
  • Patent number: 10302257
    Abstract: A lamp apparatus for a vehicle may include a light source device configured to irradiate light; a detector configured to be distanced from the light source device and detect the light irradiated from the light source device, verifying whether the light source device is operating abnormally; and a reflector configured to have the light irradiated from the light source device incident thereon and reflect a portion of the light irradiated from the light source device wherein a portion of the light reflects toward the detector while reflecting the light irradiated from the light source device such that the light reflects toward a front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jik Soo Shin, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim, Keun Sig Lim, Cheol Min Park, Hyo Kyoung Kim, Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 10299353
    Abstract: Various inventive methods and apparatus disclosed herein relate to associating state machines with touch event profiles, and to initiating state machines in response to touch events detected at home appliances. In some embodiments, a touch event may be detected at a touch sensor associated with a home appliance (102, 102a). The home appliance may be operated to perform its primary function in response to the detected touch event. It may be determined whether the touch event satisfies a predetermined touch event profile. A state machine may be operated at a computing device (102a, 112, 330) remote from the home appliance in response to the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina, Philip Steven Newton, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Tim Dekker
  • Patent number: 10274137
    Abstract: A lamp assembly and a lamp are provided. The lamp assembly includes a light source substrate, a circuit board and a lamp cover. The light source substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and plural light sources. The first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the light sources are disposed on the first surface. The circuit board is electrically connected to the light source substrate. A transmitting and receiving module is disposed on the circuit board, and the transmitting and receiving module has an antenna. A lamp cover covers the light sources. The lamp cover has an outer surface, an inner surface and a through hole. The inner surface is opposite to the outer surface, and the through hole extends from the inner surface to the outer surface. The antenna passes through the through hole and extends outside the outer surface of the lamp cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Beautiful Light Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Ting Chiu, Chien-Wen Chiu
  • Patent number: 10272824
    Abstract: A lighting method comprising: definition, by a control system (CTRL_S) of a lighting device (HL), of a parameter (PAR) of the lighting device; transmission of this parameter, by the control system, to an actuator (LSS) of the lighting device; and generation, by the actuator, with a light source (LSR) of the lighting device, of a light beam producing an image corresponding to a light map obtained by modifying a light map stored in the actuator using the parameter received from the control system. The description also relates to a lighting device, a computer program and a storage medium for implementing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Hafid El Idrissi, Loic Boinet
  • Patent number: 10257906
    Abstract: The present application discloses systems and methods for providing low voltage power for low voltage lighting sources, e.g., so-called landscape lighting. A low voltage lighting power supply includes an enclosure and a power circuit enclosed in the enclosure. In some embodiments the power circuit has a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side accepts power from a main power source and the secondary side has a plurality of separate output power circuits, each output power circuit generating a separate low voltage lighting power signal capable of lighting a plurality of low voltage light sources and each being rated for a particular output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kichler Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Tyson, John J. Andrisin, III, John Joseph Ascherl, Joseph John Janos