Revolving Patents (Class 362/35)
  • Patent number: 12077102
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided to analyze a signal received by a communicator and identify a first electronic device that transmits the received signal and a second electronic device that will transmit the received signal. The vehicle identifies a lighting algorithm that corresponds to an analysis result of the received signal and sequentially turns on a plurality of lighting devices based on the identified lighting algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jooyean Kang, Min Young Lee, Taehee Jung
  • Patent number: 12059047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective helmet, and in particular a protective motorcycle helmet, comprising an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces and a socket (2), which is firmly connected to the outer shell (1), for accommodating an electrical accessory (3), wherein the socket (2) is disposed on an edge (6) of the outer shell (1) and the socket (2) is configured, when accommodating the accessory (3), for guiding the latter substantially along an inner face (7) of the outer shell (1), so that the accommodated accessory (3) extends substantially along the inner face (7) of the outer shell (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SCHUBERTH GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Christian Becker, Thomas Schulz, Christian Dittmer-Peters, Markus Moebius, Thomas Hagemeier
  • Patent number: 11898725
    Abstract: A jewelry lighting lamp has a lighting part, a rotating part and a mounting part, the mounting part has a lamp barrel which accommodates the lighting part and rotating part. The rotating part has a driving motor, which drives the lighting part to rotate along the central axis of the lamp barrel; the lighting part has a main light source arranged on the central axis and one or more secondary light sources arranged around the main light source, the main light source and the secondary light source are driven by the rotating part to rotate along the central axis circumferentially. A jewelry lighting method using the jewelry lighting lamp is also provided. By varying luminance, the lamp solves the problem of visible light and shadows at the edge of the aperture when there are main and auxiliary light sources with different luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanfang Xue, Huangfeng Pan, Junjun Ying
  • Patent number: 11873972
    Abstract: A solar coach light configured to be mounted to a wall comprises a bracket to be mounted to the wall and a light fixture. The bracket comprises a mounting plate and an arm extending therefrom. The light fixture comprises a plurality of top faces and a bottom face defining together an enclosure; a solar panel mounted to one of the top faces; a battery cell housed by the enclosure; a socket mounted to the bottom face to plug a light bulb therein; and a removable shade assembly mounted to the bottom face comprising a plurality of removable shades. The removable shade assembly defines a space surrounding the bottom face providing protection from the environment. The solar coach light comprises a hanging assembly connecting the light fixture to the arm distant from the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LES PRODUITS SUNFORCE INC.
    Inventor: Michael Dahan
  • Patent number: 11634070
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided to analyze a signal received by a communicator and identify a first electronic device that transmits the received signal and a second electronic device that will transmit the received signal. The vehicle identifies a lighting algorithm that corresponds to an analysis result of the received signal and sequentially turns on a plurality of lighting devices based on the identified lighting algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jooyean Kang, Min Young Lee, Taehee Jung
  • Patent number: 11608948
    Abstract: A light-and-shadow table lamp structure includes a lamp base, a shadow projecting plate, and a lampshade. The lamp base includes at least one light-emitting element arranged on a top thereof. The shadow projecting plate is arranged above the at least one light-emitting element to correspond thereto. The shadow projecting plate is provided with a light-transmitting pattern. The lampshade is arranged on the top of the lamp base and circumferentially encloses a periphery of the at least one light-emitting element. The light-transmitting pattern is arranged to project, by means of light from the at least one light-emitting element, a shadow of the light-transmitting pattern onto an external object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Chin-Sheng Yang
  • Patent number: 11598515
    Abstract: An angle aiming mechanism for a light assembly. The angle aiming mechanism including a body, a gear rotational coupled to the light assembly and an angle adjuster movable between a first position and a second position. The angle adjuster engaging the gear when the angle adjuster is in the first position. The angle adjuster disengaging the gear when the angle adjuster is in the second position. The angle adjuster configured such that rotation of the angle adjuster in the first position changes an angle of the light assembly relative to a reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Eshant Chandrakant Bhalerao, Mohan Suklal Ahire, Tobias Trudeau
  • Patent number: 11589520
    Abstract: A growing system is described where plants are grown in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit them at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit them at stations where goods may be picked out. The containers may be provided with one or more of the following services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing means, data logging means, growing means, water and nutrients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew John Ingram-Tedd, Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Mark Stubbs, David Gerken
  • Patent number: 11267400
    Abstract: An expanded solar alarm lamp includes a solar cell component, a solar battery, a main controller, a xenon tube lamp, a circuit board, and a PC housing. The solar battery is connected to the solar cell component for receiving solar energy from the solar cell component and storing the solar energy to a battery that supplies electric power to the alarm lamp. The main controller and xenon tube lamp are installed on the circuit board; the PC housing is used for wrapping the circuit board and installed at the top of a car body; the xenon tube lamp is for generating a warning light; and the main controller is for determining whether the electric power supply is provided by the solar battery which is the xenon tube lamp based on the current stored electricity of the solar battery. The invention improves the performance and function of the solar alarm lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Yuyao Decheng Technology Consulting CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shanqin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11116202
    Abstract: This indoor pest repellent device (10) is provided with: a light source (11); a light concentrating part (the first light concentrating part (13)) which concentrates a portion of diffused light (LS) emitted from the light source (11); and a first displacement unit (the rotation mechanism (14)) which changes the relative position of the first light concentrating part (13) relative to the light source (11), and which displaces the irradiation region (the light irradiation region (SP1)) of the light from the first light concentrating part (13), said irradiation region being formed on a floor. The light concentrating part is provided with a convex lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: I N Pharmaceutical CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toyofumi Mori, Hideyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11067264
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a rotatable base, a mount, a light emitter, and an optic. The base includes a plate and a projection extending from the plate. The mount is rotatably connected to the projection. The light emitter is connected to the mount. The optic is positioned over the light emitter. The light module can be used with a housing to form a luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Neuer, Dean Dal Ponte, Syed Raza
  • Patent number: 10914582
    Abstract: A surveying system, comprises a support; a rotating mirror unit including a mounting structure, a motor mounted on the mounting structure and having a shaft rotatable about a first axis, and a mirror mounted on the shaft; a measuring unit including a mounting structure and a light source and optics mounted on the mounting structure for directing a beam of measuring light onto the mirror surface; and a window mechanically connecting the mounting structure of the measuring unit and the mounting structure of the rotating mirror unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Trimble Jena GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Prudlow, Michael Kötzing, Michael Vogel, Richard Day, Steffen Laabs, Ute Natura
  • Patent number: 10798791
    Abstract: A traffic flow detection-based LED alarm lamp includes a red LED device, a blue LED device, an alarm lamp leg, a mounting assembly and a reinforcing plate. The red LED device and the blue LED device are installed parallel to each other and fixed to the top of a police car through the alarm lamp leg. The mounting assembly includes a nut and a bolt for fixing the alarm lamp leg to the top of the police car, and a reinforcing plate installed onto an inner side of a police car rooftop for reinforcing the fixation of the alarm lamp leg. The red LED device emits light with a first lighting frequency and the blue LED device emits light with a second lighting frequency. This invention can improve the warning effect of the LED alarm lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: YUTAO FEITE PLASTIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shanqin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10612748
    Abstract: Floor lamps with arch-shaped support rod are provided. Such floor lamps include a cap and a dome-shaped wall projecting from the top of the cap which is provided with a plurality of through-holes. An LED optical group provides a dissipation plate in contact with the dome-shaped wall. The plate has a plurality of holes or open curvilinear recesses along the peripheral edge, arranged substantially to conceal from the observer the dissipation wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Gandini
  • Patent number: 10386046
    Abstract: A linear array of electric lights is housed in a wooden rod with one side having a light diffuser and the light being otherwise contained in the housing. The bulb or LEDs are wired along with a switch to an AC power supply. A base plate having a small preferably rectangular footprint and an asymmetric located aperture secures and holds one end of the rod therethrough and at an angle to the floor. The aperture of base plate is shaped and of slightly greater dimensions as the cross sectional shape and dimensions of the housing. The rod is held in the aperture to provide a linear array of angled light. The aperture is lined with a plastic snap-in insert. A knuckle is provided to hold several housings. Male and female jacks are provided to electrically connect components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: STICKBULB LLC
    Inventors: Russell Greenberg, Christopher Beardsley, Minchul Hong
  • Patent number: 10255301
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatus, systems, and methods for providing a location information analytics mechanism. The location information analytics mechanism is configured to analyze location information to extract contextual information (e.g., profile) about a mobile device or a user of a mobile device, collectively referred to as a target entity. The location information analytics mechanism can include analyzing location data points associated with a target entity to determine features associated with the target entity, and using the features to predict attributes associated with the target entity. The set of predicted attributes can form a profile of the target entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: FACTUAL INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Bell, Bill Michels, Spencer Tipping, Tom White, Boris Shimanovsky
  • Patent number: 10168005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED illuminating device, which includes a lamp cover, a housing, and a base formed in a standardized general modularized manner that can be combined to form the desired appearance of the illuminating device. Also, a lens decorative lighting member, which uses general screw-in manner, is included. The lens decorative lighting member can act as both decorative lighting and lens. The elected lens decorative lighting member can change the light emitting angle and the color temperature arbitrarily. A plug-in integrated light source module consisting of lamp bead and the heat sink is further included. A plug-in three-dimensional circuit-connecting component, which replaces the existing PCB, is further included to form a general component, which can be arbitrarily bent, fixed, and tailored. A plug-in power supply module is further included, wherein additional functions can be arbitrarily selected and replaced based on demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HUNAN YUEGANG MOOKRAY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heng Zhu
  • Patent number: 10150574
    Abstract: Landing gear lights having multiple degrees of rotation are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aircraft landing gear light fixture having a first spherical portion, and a light assembly coupled to the light fixture, where the light assembly includes a second spherical portion adjacent the first spherical portion. The disclosed example apparatus also includes first and second pivots to allow the light assembly to rotate relative to the light fixture about two axes, where the rotation of the light assembly relative to the light fixture occurs by the first and second spherical portions moving relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Frank Nogales, Khiem Nguyen Pham
  • Patent number: 10082263
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system or assembly is shown. A lighting system or assembly comprises a reflector, a light bar for mounting on the reflector, a light pipe adapted to be mounted on the reflector and a bracket for securing to the reflector. The light pipe, the light bar and the reflector comprise locators or locating means for causing the components to become registered in a predetermined position when the components of the system are assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Patrick Franklin Miller
  • Patent number: 10060584
    Abstract: Area lighting with a luminaire constructed from an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) distributed along the convex surface segment of an elliptic torus provides a uniform light output to the surrounding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: City Electric Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wouters, Jordan McGinn, Francis Paul McShane
  • Patent number: 9920906
    Abstract: An LED lighting device (6) having an LED (8) emitting white light and optical filter means (12) suitable for filtering the white light emitted by the LED (8). The optical filter means comprise at least two optical filters (12) that have different transmission coefficients and that are positionable to filter the light emitted by the LED (8) individually. The lighting device (6) includes a power supply unit (10) suitable for delivering different power supply currents to the LED (8) depending on whether one or the other of the optical filters (12) is positioned to filter the light from the LED (8), so as to modify the color temperature of the light emitted by the LED (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Maquet SAS
    Inventors: Robin Jousse, Cécilia Valteau, Lionel Comte
  • Patent number: 9907327
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an ultraviolet LED may be provided that includes: a first wall surface; a second wall surface; a reflector disposed between the first wall surface and the second wall surface, and comprising an inner curved surface and an outer surface disposed on the first wall surface and the second wall surface; a first base disposed on a first end of the inner curved surface of the reflector; a second base disposed on a second end of the inner curved surface of the reflector; a first ultraviolet LED being disposed on the first base, and configured to emit ultraviolet lights to the inner curved surface of the reflector; and a second ultraviolet LED being disposed on the second base, and configured to emit ultraviolet lights to the inner curved surface of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hyoung Maeng, Dong Nyung Lim, Sang Jun Hong, Young Suck Byun, Dae Soo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9720204
    Abstract: A lens actuating motor is provided, the lens actuating motor including a first mover arranged at a lateral surface of a lens part to move the lens part, a second mover configured to accommodate the first mover for vertical movement, a stator positioned at a bottom surface of the second mover to horizontally move the second mover and centrally formed with a through hole corresponding to the lens part, and a base including an accommodation lug configured to support the stator and the second mover, centrally formed with a hollow hole corresponding to the through hole of the stator, and inserted into the through hole of the stator by being protruded from an upper surface formed with the hollow hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Ho Yoo, Seung Taek Shin, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9528669
    Abstract: A rotatable lamp holder which comprises lighting elements, a power supply and a motor; the motor has a rotational output shaft; the lighting elements are disposed at a distal end of the rotational output shaft; the rotational output shaft is sleeved with a first PCB and a second PCB; the first PCB is connected to the power supply; the second PCB is connected to the lighting elements; the second PCB is rotatable with the rotational output shaft synchronously in the same direction; the first PCB is arranged with a positive pole coil and a negative pole coil; the second PCB is arranged with a positive pole conductive contact piece which contacts with the positive pole coil and a negative pole conductive contact piece which contacts with the negative pole coil. A solar lamp having the rotatable lamp holder is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Baozhang Liao
  • Patent number: 9415629
    Abstract: A method of adorning a wheel or hubcap including the steps of: placing a circular center piece onto a wheel or hubcap; surrounding the circular center piece with alternating curved sections; inserting an insignia onto the circular center piece; and placing lettering on the alternating curved sections, where the lettering comprises identifying information concerning the insignia. In one particular embodiment, the step of surrounding the circular center piece includes alternating the size of the alternating curved sections and further including the step of surrounding the curved sections with a solid rim. The step of placing lettering may include placing an outer circle of lettering and an inner circle of lettering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventors: Albert Hansen, Lisa Hansen
  • Patent number: 9360195
    Abstract: A utility illumination device comprises a first end member, a second end member and a light tube coupled between the first end member and the second end member. The first end member has at least one faceted surface along an edge thereof. Analogously, the second end member has at least one faceted surface along an edge thereof. The illumination device further comprises an illumination assembly within the light tube that comprises a light source. The illumination device is manually adjustable to change the direction of light emitted from the illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory William Goeckel, David P. Bohman
  • Patent number: 9273852
    Abstract: A rotary lamp holder comprises a housing having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the first longitudinal having an opening, a motor stator disposed around the inner circumference of the housing, a rotating shaft and rotatably mounted in the housing, the rotating shaft defining a cavity in communication with the opening of the first longitudinal end, a motor rotor fixed to the rotating shaft and coaxially disposed with the motor stator, a lamp cover bracket rotatably mounted relative to the housing and extending out of the first longitudinal, and a reduction transmission system located in the housing and connected to the rotating shaft and the lamp cover bracket respectively. Since the rotary lamp holder is compact in structure and size and can completely match any standard lamp holder and lamp cover, it can become a universal substitute for the lamp holder mounted on ordinary lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Zhaoqing Hengyi Industrial Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Liangqing Li, Xiaobing Wang
  • Patent number: 9212800
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes: a movable reflector that has a reflecting surface and changes a direction of reflected light from the reflecting surface, according to an operating position thereof; a first light-emitting unit that emits light toward the reflecting surface; a second light-emitting unit that emits light toward the reflecting surface, from a position different from that of the first light-emitting unit; and a light control member that collects and projects the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetada Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9192848
    Abstract: A skate wheel cap and light apparatus for generating a light source can comprise an outer skate wheel cap structure. The outer skate wheel cap structure can comprise a first attachment point that is configured to attach to a portion of a skate wheel. Additionally, a power source can be integrated within the outer skate wheel cap structure. Further, the outer skate wheel cap structure can comprise a light source, which is electronically coupled to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jason S. Martinez
  • Patent number: 9179793
    Abstract: A rotation-locking lighted artificial tree that includes a first and second portion. The first portion includes a trunk, first electrical connector, and first wiring harness. The first electrical connector includes a first body portion and a first electrical contact set. The first body portion includes multiple projections electrically isolated from the first electrical contact set. The second tree portion includes a second electrical connector and a second wiring harness. The second electrical connector includes a second body portion and a second electrical contact set, the second body portion including multiple recesses. When the first tree portion couples to the second, the first and second electrical contact sets form an electrical connection and the recesses of the second body portion receive the projections of the first body portion, thereby electrically connecting and mechanically coupling the first tree portion to the second tree portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 9148996
    Abstract: A decorative lawn ornament including a rotatable carrier having a plurality of blades. At least one light-emitting device is arranged on each of the plurality of blades to emit light from the blades. A solar panel is provided to receive and collect sunlight, and a photoswitch is automatically operable between an activated state during instances of insufficient sunlight to thereby activate the light-emitting device, and a deactivated state during instances of sunlight to thereby deactivate the light-emitting device. The decorative lawn ornament is operable such that when a flow of air strikes it, the blades rotate and a decorative member rotates to control an orientation of the blades and the light emitted by the light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Plow & Hearth, LLC
    Inventors: Fei Qiu, Chengyong Tu, Richard Koval
  • Patent number: 9068737
    Abstract: A lighting device (100), comprising: a ring-shaped first carrier (1) having at least one first light source (11) on the first carrier (1) and a ring-shaped first light emission area (12) disposed downstream of the first light source; (11), and a second carrier (2) having at least one second light source (21), having at least one third light source (31), having a second light emission area (22) disposed downstream of the second light source (21) and having a third light emission area (32) disposed downstream of the third light source (31), wherein, via the second and third light emission areas (22, 32), light is emitted in respectively opposite emission directions (20, 30), and wherein the second carrier (2) is arranged within the ring-shaped first carrier (1) and the first and second carriers (1, 2) are mounted rotatably relative to one another about a rotation axis (3) wherein the rotation axis (3) extends along a diameter of the ring-shaped first carrier (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: CSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Kirchberger, Thorsten Pauli
  • Patent number: 9062842
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device for a street lamp, of which a structure is improved such that the diffusion degree of light may be effectively controlled by improving the directivity of a luminous element. To this end, the lighting device for a street lamp includes: a base member which is formed at an upper side of a street lamp body arranged above a ground surface; a plurality of luminous element units, which are comprised of at least one luminous element, and are arranged on the bottom surface of the base member; and a plurality of reflection units, which are arranged to be adjacent to the luminous element units, and are arranged mutually isolated from each other by a predetermined distance on the bottom surface of the base member to diffuse light radiated from the luminous element units in multiple directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Unitest Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Suk Huh, Bo-A Kim
  • Patent number: 8824878
    Abstract: Disclosed are an illumination device and an inspection device of a tire that can easily detect abnormality of the shape of the manufactured tire. A photographing portion 18,19 photographs a inner peripheral surface of a tire T, while a driving portion 12 relatively rotates the tire T and a inspection portion 20 around an axis of the tire T, in the state of irradiating a light from a light source unit 36 disposed along the inner peripheral surface of the tire T toward the circumferential direction of the tire T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Nihon Kizai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Mizukusa, Hitoshi Nakamoto, Wataru Otani
  • Patent number: 8742686
    Abstract: The present application is generally directed to systems and methods for control and management of lighting components connected in a network. A user specified rule is executed to control lighting effects in a lighting network which comprises an interface module in communication with one or more lighting control modules. The interface module may receive a rule for controlling a lighting network. The rule may comprise a user identified input and a user specified lighting effect to occur responsive to the user identified input. The interface module detects receipt of the user identified input and executes the rule to trigger the user specified lighting effect via the one or more lighting control modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Integrated Illumination Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini
  • Patent number: 8708510
    Abstract: A rotatable lighting apparatus includes a terminal, a base which includes a protruding part at a junction portion thereof, a rotatable lamp holder pivoted at the base and including a heat dissipation part and a lighting source, a passing-through device passing through the base and the rotatable lamp holder, and a bellow device connected to the base and the rotatable lamp holder. The heat dissipation part has a plurality of restricting trenches for fastening to the protruding part. When a tensile force is applied to the rotatable lamp holder, the rotatable lamp holder is capable of moving relative to the base along a moving-axis, so that the rotatable lamp holder is capable of rotating relative to the base. When the tensile force is removed, the rotatable lamp holder is fastened to one of the restricting trenches, so that the rotatable lamp holder is fixed to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Liang Chen, Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8707338
    Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing media playback on a turntable, such as an audio record turntable, includes an illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus is generally placed on the turntable's platter, beneath a record to be played. The record may be transparent or semi-transparent. The illumination apparatus includes a light source that projects light up through the record for producing a visual effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph Ward
  • Patent number: 8672496
    Abstract: A mirror ball adapted to engage the socket of a ceiling mounted electric light fixture in order to be suspended and powered therefrom. A tubular stem having a proximal portion threaded in the manner of an Edision screw is provided extending downward from the fixture to a lower base. A lightweight mirrored sphere or globe having a void through its (vertical) polar axis is rotatably engaged on the stem and retained in place by the lower base which houses power systems, a controller and a motor engaged to an annular gear at the lower pole of the mirrored sphere in order to slowly rotate the globe. A power supply is used to reduce line voltage to 12 v DC to drive the motor and operate one or more LED lighting elements directed at the mirrored surface and mounted at the ends of one or more arms radiating from the lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Mona O'Kane
  • Patent number: 8657464
    Abstract: Methods and systems of emitting different light from a multiple mode light emitting device are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment has a LED portion with a plurality of first LEDs and a plurality of second LEDs arranged in a first ring centered about a central axis, and a rotatable portion with a plurality of light conditioning elements arranged in a second ring centered about the central axis. The plurality of first LEDs emit and the plurality of second LEDs emit different types of light. Each light conditioning element receives and conditions light from one of the plurality of first LEDs when the light conditioning element is in a first position. Each light conditioning element receives and conditions light from one of the plurality of second LEDs when the light conditioning element is in a second position. The light conditioning elements may be reflector cups or may be lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John Lundberg, Bo Stout
  • Publication number: 20130322054
    Abstract: A sun shade or light guide generates electricity via a wind-driven movable element, such as a turbine, which drives an electrical generator/alternator. The turbine and/or a fan may be interposed between shade elements for driving one or more generators. The generator may be driven directly or may be mechanically coupled to the movable element. Electricity produced by the generator may be stored in a battery and or used immediately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Hooper, JR., William Ling, Ion-Horatiu Barbulescu
  • Patent number: 8529076
    Abstract: An exemplary LED lamp includes a socket, an LED module, a signal receiver, and a signal emitter. The LED module includes a micro-computer processor, a power module and an adjuster electrically connecting with the micro-computer processor and the power module. The LED module is mounted on the adjuster. The signal receiver is mounted on the LED module. The signal receiver receives a signal emitted from the signal emitter and transmits the signal to the micro-computer processor. The micro-computer processor dictates the power module to drive the adjuster to rotate. The LED module rotates following the rotation of the adjuster to change an illumination angle of the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuo-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 8496366
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool comprising an output shaft rotatable around a tool axis of rotation, a tool housing portion radially disposed relative to the output shaft, an illuminating element for illuminating a work area of the tool, a lens positioned adjacent the illuminating element, and a cover that secures the lens and the illuminating element to the tool housing portion. At least a portion of the cover is closer to the axis of rotation than the lens is to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Chi Hoe Leong
  • Patent number: 8454182
    Abstract: A moving head light for stage lighting includes a light sources group having a plurality of light sources, a reflector group slantwise arranged at a circumference of the light sources group; and an angle-adjusting device for adjusting the relative angles between the reflectors and the light sources. Each reflector corresponds to each light source one by one, and the reflector group includes a plurality of reflectors. The moving head light for stage lighting uses the angle-adjusting device to adjust the relative angles between the reflectors and the light sources so that lights sent out from the light sources generate a special effect of scaling in a space after being reflected by the reflectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: IAG Group Limited
    Inventor: Jung Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 8403509
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing, a conducting ring mounted on the housing, a shade swivelably mounted on the housing, an LED module mounted on the shade, and two conducting pins each electrically connected with the LED module and each electrically connected with the conducting ring. Thus, when the LED module is moved in concert with the shade, each of the two conducting pins is slidably in contact with the conducting ring to connect the LED module electrically with the conducting ring and to connect the LED module electrically with the metallic base and the power contact plate through the conducting ring so as to form an electrical circuit so that the LED module can be rotated through three hundred and sixty degrees (360°) so as to change the lighting direction of the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventors: Hua-Chun Chin, Hung-Yuan Lin, Fu-Wi Teng
  • Patent number: 8398271
    Abstract: A LED lamp with adjustable beam direction includes a housing, a lamp base attached to one end of the housing for insertion into a lamp socket, a heatsink shaft mounted within the housing, a LED attached to one end of the heatsink shaft, a parabolic or elliptical or multi-facet reflector having a light output front opening and an asymmetric elliptical shaped rear opening, a first actuator for rotating the reflector about the LED, and a second actuator for tilting the reflector about the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Pak Ming Daniel Chan
  • Patent number: 8246191
    Abstract: A wind-driven light-emitting device comprises a housing, a first shaft sleeving member, a second shaft sleeving member and a plurality of blades. The blades are coupled to a first shaft. The first shaft has a first speed-change gear driving a second speed-change gear of a rotating second shaft. The second shaft has a magnetic element. The second shaft sleeving member has a coil connected with a circuit. The circuit is connected to a plurality of light-emitting (or light-guiding) elements arranged on the blades. When the device is windward, wind propels the blades to rotate. Thus, the magnetic element of the second shaft is rotated to induce voltage on the coil. The circuit rectifies, boosts, stabilizes and regulates the power to drive the light-emitting (or light-guiding) elements. Thereby, the present invention provides a decorative lighting effect without using any external electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Sun-Yuan Hu
  • Patent number: 8215782
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a moving head light included a light source group having a plurality of light sources, a reflector group slantwise arranged at a circumference of the light source group, and a rotary drive device for driving the reflector group to rotate relative to the light source group. Each reflector corresponds to each light source one by one, and the reflector group includes a plurality of reflectors. The reflectors are rotated around the light sources, so that the lights sent out from the light sources are projected to the space after being reflected by the reflectors, and the faculae are divided into two from one and jointed into one from two. Accordingly, the stage rendering effect is better and a sort of fantasy feel is produced for persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: IAG Group Limited
    Inventor: Jung Hsiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20120155058
    Abstract: Wind generator with protection for flying animals that includes a rotor (1) arranged for rotating about a shaft (4) and provided with a central body (2) and a plurality of blades (3) connected to the central body (2). The rotor (1) is operatively connected for moving an electric generator. At least one of the blades (3) of the rotor (1) has at least one light-emitting element (6) covered by a translucent or transparent luminous cover (5) extending along at least one portion of the length of the blade (3), the luminous cover (5) being made of a light transmitting material capable of transmitting the light emitted by said light-emitting element (6) along the entire length of the luminous cover (5) for the purpose of creating a luminous effect capable of frightening flying animals, such as birds and bats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAS TECHNOFLEX, S.A.
    Inventor: José María PUJOL ARTIGAS
  • Publication number: 20120134656
    Abstract: Disclosed are an illumination device and an inspection device of a tire that can easily detect abnormality of the shape of the manufactured tire. A photographing portion 18,19 photographs a inner peripheral surface of a tire T, while a driving portion 12 relatively rotates the tire T and a inspection portion 20 around an axis of the tire T, in the state of irradiating a light from a light source unit 36 disposed along the inner peripheral surface of the tire T toward the circumferential direction of the tire T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: NIHON KIZAI CO., LTD., TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Mizukusa, Hitoshi Nakamoto, Wataru Otani
  • Patent number: 8182122
    Abstract: A rotatable lamp with dual function of wired remote control and radio remote control comprising a lamp seat, a connecting mechanism, a first driving device, a second driving device, a base seat and a remote control PC board, wherein the lamp seat and the upper part of the connecting mechanism form a pivotal connection in vertical direction, and the lamp seat is driven by the first driving device installed on the connecting mechanism to generate angular motion in vertical direction; the lower part of the connecting mechanism and the base seat form a pivotal connection in horizontal direction, and the second driving device installed inside the base seat drives the connecting mechanism and the lamp seat to move angularly in horizontal direction; the remote control PC board is installed inside the base seat, and comprises a micro control unit (MCU), a radio receiving circuit and a wired control circuit, and the micro control unit is for controlling the ON and OFF of the bulb of the rotatable lamp and adjusting th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Shih-Yung Chiu