Illuminating Or Display Apparatus (e.g., Sign, Runway Light, Channel Marker) Patents (Class 362/559)
  • Patent number: 12004603
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminated seat belt buckle, includes a buckle body, an unlock button configured on an upper open end of the buckle body, an illuminating portion, and a light-emitting module. The illuminating portion, configured at an upper portion of the unlock button, consists of a light-guide body and an outer covering layer, and a light incident area located on the side of the illuminating portion and a first illuminating area located above the illuminating portion are formed at a portion of the light-guide body exposing from the outer covering layer. The light-emitting module is configured on the buckle body, which includes a light guider and a light-emitting element, in which the light guider has a light-guiding port. The light-guiding port is used to guide the lights generated from the light-emitting element into the light incident area of the illuminating portion to make the first illuminating area emits light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Yin-Teng Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11999303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cladding part of a body shell of a vehicle. The cladding part having a base body, which has a visible side facing towards the outer side and an inner side and which comprises a light window in the form of a light-transmitting transparent or translucent region at least in a sub-region, and an opaque region with a colouring coating at least in a sub-region. The cladding part also having an illumination function, which is arranged behind the visible side of the base body for shining through or illuminating the light window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Goetzelmann, Klaus Muenker, Michael Wurster, Tobias Weyer
  • Patent number: 11955216
    Abstract: A portable remote medication management system for automated and adaptive precision dosing is disclosed. The system includes a medication delivery station comprising a receptacle that stores a pre-filled replaceable medication storage and closure container. The pre-filled medication container can store oral solid medication in storage silos above a rotary release mechanism and contains a storage and communication chip that communicates with the delivery station. The medication delivery station includes a delivery housing, a drive and control mechanism, communication interfaces with the container closure and remote devices, and a removable medication receptacle within the delivery station. The medication delivery station and medication closure container connect mechanically through a drive interface under the control of the station. Dosing parameter adjustments can be controlled by an administration portal and uploaded to the medication delivery station, as commanded by the administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Zig Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicki L. Daniels, Joseph C. Steven
  • Patent number: 11940140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light transmissive fiber integrated knit textile for use on consumer electronic products. The knit textile is depicted to be constructed with light transmissive fibers integration through a weave-in/inlay knit technique with a flat-bed knitting construction. The light transmissive knitted textile is also tethered to a portable electronic device, allowing for the light transmitting fibers knitted into the fabric to define a lighting display on said fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: AUSSCO HONG KONG LTD, INDHOUSE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christine Lew, Jackson Chow, Tiffany Williams, Vince Ho, Wen Ke Xi
  • Patent number: 11923886
    Abstract: An antenna device and a method for configuring the same are provided. The antenna device includes a grounding metal, a grounding part, a radiating part, a feeding part, a proximity sensor, and a sensing metal. The radiating part is electrically connected to the grounding metal through the grounding part. The feeding part is coupled to the grounding metal through a feeding point. The sensing metal is electrically connected to the proximity sensor. The sensing metal is separated from the radiating part at a distance. The distance is less than or equal to one thousandth of a wavelength corresponding to an operating frequency of the antenna device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jhih-Ciang Chen, Shih-Chia Liu, Yen-Hao Yu, Li-Chun Lee, Yan-Ming Lin, Jui-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 11801593
    Abstract: The invention refers to a hand-held power tool (10), comprising a tool housing (12), a working element (30) protruding from the tool housing (12) and designed to perform a working movement (34) during an intended use of the power tool (10), and a motor (28) located inside the tool housing (12) and designed to drive the working element (30) to perform the working movement (34) during the intended use of the power tool (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Guido Valentini
  • Patent number: 11796854
    Abstract: Provided are an optical member in which emission of stray light to the outside can be suppressed and an image display apparatus. The optical member includes: a light guide element including a light guide plate and an incidence diffraction element and an emission diffraction element that are disposed on a main surface of the light guide plate; and a polarization element that blocks transmission of light leaking to a side of the emission diffraction element opposite to an emission side, wherein the emission diffraction element is a polarization diffraction element, the polarization element is disposed on the side of the emission diffraction element opposite to the emission side, and the polarization element is disposed at a position overlapping the emission diffraction element in a plane direction of the main surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Katsumi Sasata, Yukito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 11571968
    Abstract: A display assembly includes a front panel including a feature. A light source is behind the front panel. A light guide header is coupled to the light source. One or more fiber optic strands are coupled to the light guide header and routed proximate to one or more portions of the feature. The light guide header is configured to receive a portion of light emitted by the light source and guide the portion of the light into the one or more fiber optic strands to illuminate the one or more portions of the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samuel A. Foley, Jagdish T. Madhav, John C. Beckman
  • Patent number: 11448378
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a compound optical lens that emits light forward. The compound optical lens has an incidence surface, an emission surface, and a shade part. The emission surface emits the light received by the incidence surface forward. The shade part is disposed between the incidence surface and the emission surface. The compound optical lens has first and second reflector surfaces. The first reflector surface reflects light forming a first light distribution pattern toward the emission surface. The second reflector surface reflects light forming a condensed-light distribution pattern toward the emission surface. The width of the first reflector surface is larger than the width of the second reflector surface in a vehicle width direction at a position where the first reflector surface and the second reflector surface are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunori Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11442312
    Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Lum, Jingdong Chen, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi
  • Patent number: 11442219
    Abstract: A lighting system may include a light guide to receive light from a light source; and a reflector plate including a frustrum structure formed on the surface of the reflector plate to receive refracted light from the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Super Liao, Kuan-Ting Wu, Cheng-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: 11389266
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for improved surgical devices and methods of using the same in connection with bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery. The present disclosure includes a lighted bougie device that can include an elongate member and a light source. The light source can be configured to emit near-infrared light. The light source can also be positioned about the bougie such that light emitted from the light source illuminates along a portion of the bougie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
    Inventor: Nova Szoka
  • Patent number: 11279277
    Abstract: An illumination device for a motor vehicle for displaying a linear light including a plurality of optical waveguides, an illuminating element having a plurality of light sources for coupling light into a respective first end face of the plurality of optical waveguides, and an emitting part for generating a linear light distribution, the optical waveguides being arranged with a respective second end face, which is different from the first end face, through the emitting part relative to one another along precisely one line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Friedrich-Uwe Tontsch, Johannes Scheuchenpflug
  • Patent number: 11282897
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first substrate having a plurality of subpixels; a lower electrode disposed in each of the plurality of subpixels on the first substrate; a light emitting layer provided on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode disposed on the light emitting layer, wherein the light emitting layer includes a photoisomerized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: YoungHoon Son, JoonYoung Heo, YongMin Park, HyunMin Park
  • Patent number: 11204141
    Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.
    Inventor: Todd Farmer
  • Patent number: 11069179
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a cabinet, an emotive lighting system coupled to the cabinet the textured surface, and logic circuitry. The emotive lighting system includes a textured surface including a plurality of walls that define a plurality of channels, a first array of light-emitting devices oriented to emit light in a first direction, and an optical waveguide positioned over the first array of light-emitting devices. Each channel is aligned with at least one light-emitting device of the first array, and the optical waveguide guides light from the first array towards the channels in a second direction at an oblique or orthogonal angle relative from the first direction. The logic circuitry causes each light-emitting device of the first array to selectively emit light such that each channel is selectively illuminated with indirect light from the aligned light-emitting device and substantially isolated from indirect light emitted from unaligned light-emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Glenn, Paul Lesley
  • Patent number: 10992220
    Abstract: To provide a power supply circuit for fiber laser oscillator use capable of reducing the size of a fiber laser oscillator. A power supply circuit for fiber laser oscillator use comprises: a rectifier circuit unit capable of receiving input of a voltage having a particular value; and a power supply unit to which the rectifier circuit unit is connected. The rectifier circuit unit is one rectifier circuit unit selectable from multiple rectifier circuit units capable of receiving inputs of voltages having different values. Each of the rectifier circuit units includes a power factor correction circuit for adjusting a power factor at 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tooru Nukui
  • Patent number: 10900631
    Abstract: A monobloc optical element including a first end including a plurality of light inlets distinct from one another via which rays of light enter the optical element, the optical element including a second end via which the rays of light exit together, the second end being configured to shape a beam of light external to the optical element, the optical element being defined by an axis passing at least through the first end and through the second end, characterized in that the optical element includes at least a first contact zone dedicated to referencing it mechanically along the axis and at least a second contact zone dedicated to referencing it mechanically in a direction transverse to the axis, the second contact zone being closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pascal Garin, Stephane Andre
  • Patent number: 10900630
    Abstract: A headlight, in particular a headlight of a motor vehicle, having at least one first light source for a high beam, which emits light during operation of the headlight, and a first light guide having at least one light entry surface for the light emerging from the at least one first light source and at least one light exit surface, and at least one second light source for a low beam, which emits light during operation of the headlight, and a second light guide, which has at least one light entry surface for the light, emerging from the at least one second light source, and at least one light exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Reinhard Dikau, Susanne Hagedorn, Ronny Letzin, Matthias Mallon, Alfons Regenbrecht, Wilfried Richter, Daniel Suesselbeck
  • Patent number: 10838137
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes an elongated light guide, a reflector, and a volumetric diffuser. The elongated light guide is provided with a non-circular profile that is swept along an elongated spline curve that closely follows a shape of a vehicle's lamp compartment. Light propagates along the length of the light guide by the principal of total internal reflection and is directed towards the diffuser via prismatic optics. The reflector forms a channel around the light guide and redirects scattered light towards the volumetric diffuser. The light guide and reflector together illuminate the volumetric diffuser surface which transmits light into a beam pattern to provide a uniformly lit lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Glenn McCarter, Justin F. Lumley
  • Patent number: 10690303
    Abstract: Disclosed are lighting devices and methods which allow a user to focus light in an otherwise dark environment on a target area. The lighting devices can have a nestable-collapsible configuration and a rotatable reflector which allows light to be focused on a target location during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BEZEL STUDIO
    Inventor: Jess Gupta
  • Patent number: 10466404
    Abstract: A primary optic for a light-emitting diode or device (LED) includes a tilted wedge atop a truncated compound parabolic concentrator (CPC). The CPC includes an input face and a lower exterior surface defined by a tilted parabolic segment rotated about an axis. The bottom end of the lower exterior surface joins the perimeter of the input face. The tilted wedge includes an upper exterior surface above the lower exterior surface, and an interior conical surface surrounded by the lower and the upper exterior surfaces. The upper exterior surface is defined by a tilted straight line rotated about the axis. The interior conical surface is defined by a smooth curve rotated about the axis. The interior conical surface has a vertex located at the axis and within the lower exterior surface. The top ends of the interior conical surface and the upper exterior surface join to define an output aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Pascal Bloemen, Maarten van-Lierop, Rick Nijkamp, Mark Steltenpool, Hugo Cornelissen
  • Patent number: 10429563
    Abstract: A light source socket is detachably attached to a housing of a vehicular lamp, and the light emitted by an LED on the light source socket is incident on a light-incident portion of a light guide to be guided to a light-emitting portion. The light guide is held by a pair of holding members at a predetermined position of a lamp housing via a reflector. Positioning portions configured to sandwich the light-emitting portion therebetween are formed on the holding members, respectively, and the light-incident portion is held at a fixed position with respect to the LED. The LED is surrounded by light-shielding walls of the holding members, and the light emitted to the periphery of the light-incident portion is returned to the light-incident portion by reflective films of the light-shielding walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyouhei Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10330861
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a quantum dot unit having an improved structure for improving color reproducibility, a quantum dot sheet having the same, and a display device having the quantum dot unit or the quantum dot sheet. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a light source provided to emit light to the display panel, a light guide plate provided to guide the light emitted from the light source to the display panel, and a quantum dot unit disposed between the light source and the light guide plate to change a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source and having ductility, wherein the quantum dot unit includes a glass fiber having a hollow portion and a quantum dot accommodated in the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nae-Won Jang, Young Chol Lee, Byoung-Jin Cho, Seung Hun Chae
  • Patent number: 10314243
    Abstract: Techniques and architecture are disclosed for horticultural lighting systems and devices, such as a light module assembly. The assembly includes a housing with a first and second light module attached thereto. The first and second light modules include a mounting block to be received in the housing. The mounting block includes a plurality of light sources to generate light to stimulate growth of a plant. The first light module includes a first removable lens to focus light from the light sources to a first portion of the plant and in a first direction relative to the plant. The second light module includes an optical conduit attached thereto. The conduit is to focus light from the light sources to a second portion of the plant and in a second direction different from the first direction. The assembly transmits light to an upper portion and a lower portion of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Speer
  • Patent number: 10295139
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly has a low beam assembly configured to generate a low-beam distribution including a plurality of flat luminous segments configured to produce a composite flat beam pattern when activated; a kink module having a first light source and a second light source; a near-field road-writing segment located about a central vertical position of the low-beam distribution; a far-field road-writing segment located above the near-field road-writing segment of the low-beam distribution; and circuitry configured to inactivate one or more of the flat luminous segments located within the near-field road-writing segment of the low-beam distribution and inactivate the first light source when the near-field road-writing segment and the far-field road-writing segment are activated. The headlamp assembly also has a high beam assembly configured to generate a high-beam distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Patent number: 10132982
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light guide plate, a backlight module and a display apparatus. The light guide plate includes a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface. The second surface includes a network node region in which a plurality of network nodes are provided, so that light entering the light guide plate is capable of exiting from the first surface; and at least one protrusions, located at a region between an outer edge of the network node region of the second surface and an edge of the light guide plate, a height of the protrusion which projects from the second surface is larger than that of the network node which projects from the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weizhao Luo
  • Patent number: 10132981
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light guide plate, a backlight module of a liquid crystal display device, and a device for manufacturing the light guide plate. The light guide plate comprises a first surface and a second surface parallel with each other, wherein the first surface is formed with parallel columnar projections, and the second surface is formed with light guide ports. The light guide plate has a better light convergence effect compared with an existing light guide plate. As a result, light crosstalk in the light guide plate can be significantly attenuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yingbo Zheng
  • Patent number: 10088116
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a laminar support member bendable at bending lines extending in a common direction, the bending lines partitioning the laminar support member in a plurality of stripes. The plurality of stripes includes at least one first stripe with electrically-powered light radiation sources therealong and at least one second stripe free from light radiation sources forming a side wing for the at least one first stripe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Sridharan Venk, Dina Pasqualini, Alessandro Scordino
  • Patent number: 10078174
    Abstract: A light guide unit includes: a light guide plate curved about a center of curvature, and including a first outer circumferential surface and a first inner circumferential surface disposed closer to the center of curvature than the first outer circumferential surface; and a restoring force-offset layer coupled to at least one of the first outer circumferential surface and the first inner circumferential surface. The light guide plate includes a first material having a first thermal expansion coefficient, and the restoring force-offset layer includes a material having a thermal expansion coefficient different from the first thermal expansion coefficient to offset a restoring force of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwoo You, Donghoon Kim, Sehee Jeon
  • Patent number: 10067382
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a supporting member for diffusion plate and a backlight module, in which the supporting member for diffusion plate is mounted between a backplane and a diffusion plate, the supporting member for diffusion plate includes a fixing portion and a supporting portion; the fixing portion is secured to the backplane; the supporting portion connects the fixing portion and extends opposite from the fixing portion; the supporting portion contacts and elastically supports the diffusion plate, when the supporting portion is pressed by a force from the extending direction of the supporting portion, the supporting portion causes an elastic deformation and shortens along the extending direction. The disclosed supporting member for diffusion plate will not damage the diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuangui Huang, Xiaoxu Dong
  • Patent number: 10018765
    Abstract: A light guide plate suitable for use in a liquid crystal display device, the light guide plate comprising a glass plate and a light coupler bonded to a major surface of the light guide plate. Also disclosed is a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device employing the light guide plate, and a display device employing the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Jacques Gollier, Shenping Li, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9977171
    Abstract: An optical waveguide sheet for use in an edge-lit backlight unit is provided, that allows rays of light to enter the end face and emits the rays of light from the front face substantially uniformly. The optical waveguide sheet includes, on the back side thereof: a plurality of recessed portions falling toward the front face side; and a plurality of raised portions each provided around each of the plurality of recessed portions and projecting toward the back face side. The optical waveguide sheet preferably has an average thickness of no less than 100 ?m and no greater than 600 ?m, and is preferably used as a light guide film. The optical waveguide sheet preferably has an average thickness of no less than 100 ?m and no greater than 600 ?m, and is preferably used as a light guide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Keiwa Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Nakashima, Kenichi Harada
  • Patent number: 9962598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a court marking switching system, including: singles and doubles markings, wherein the singles and doubles markings present white color when they are not lit up, and present a same color with surrounding floor when they are lit up; a switching element which lights up the singles markings and turns off the doubles markings when receiving a doubles command and lights up the doubles markings and turns off the singles markings when receiving a singles command. During the doubles match, only the singles markings are lit up, the lit singles markings present a same color with that of the surrounding floor and are not easy to be observed, while the doubles markings which are not lit up present a white color, such that only the white doubles markings may be observed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwei Yan, Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 9857514
    Abstract: An electronic device bezel includes a front panel, a light source, a light transmitting member, and a light guiding member mounted in the light transmitting member. The light source is mounted on an inner side of the front panel. The light transmitting member mounted on an outer side of the front panel. An end of the light guiding member extends through the front panel and is aligned with the light source to guide a plurality of light beams emitted from the light source to the light transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang-Chin Wang, Nian-Yuan Yang, Shuai-Guo Wang
  • Patent number: 9823509
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source providing light to the display panel, a bottom chassis, the light source being positioned on the bottom chassis, a diffuser plate between the light source and the display panel, the diffuser plate directing light emitted from the light source toward the display panel, and a supporter between the bottom chassis and the diffuser plate to support the diffuser plate, the supporter including a support portion that is at least partially bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghoon Chae, Suyoung Yun, Yongil Kim
  • Patent number: 9671104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration appliance with at least one cooling chamber, which is formed by walls and at least one door, wherein the refrigeration appliance has an illuminating device with at least one light source for illuminating the cooling chamber indirectly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Becke, Max Eicher, Swetlana Gorodezki, Maike Kirschbaum, Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer
  • Patent number: 9482808
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light bar disposed on the light guide plate, with white light sources and monochromatic light sources having at least one color of N primary colors wherein N is greater than or equal to 3. A display device includes the backlight module, and a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, with the width of sub-pixels of the at least one color being less than the width of sub-pixels of other colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shulin Yao
  • Patent number: 9423649
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes first and second light sources; first and second light guide bars positioned between the first and second light sources and each having a branch shape; and a mold frame accommodating the first and second light sources and the first and second light guide bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki-Duck Park
  • Patent number: 9423547
    Abstract: Balloons, including lighter than air balloons and heavier than air balloons, are provided with optical fiber light apparatuses, in which the optical fiber light apparatuses have at least one optical fiber and at least one fluorescent color applied to the at least one optical fiber, such that black light moving through the at least one optical fiber produces fluorescent colored light as the black light is emitted through the fluorescent color applied to the at least one optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Independent Paradigm, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas R. Lodge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9424586
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for remote management of sensors and other functionalities in a digital signage device through a remote management server. In particular, a Digital Signage Control System (“DSCS”) facilitates delivery of sensor command parameters to particular signage devices or a network of signage devices as specified in a Sensor Command Deployment Plan. After receiving various sensor commands from a user at a user interface, a Sensor Command Deployment Module generates a Sensor Command Deployment Plan (“SCDP”), which specifies which sensors or controls should be adjusted on signage device(s) and when the adjustments should be made. Subsequently, a Signage Communication Module (“SCM”) waits for a request for sensor instructions from a signage device specified in the plan. Once the request is received, the SCM deploys specific instructions or commands (parameters) to a particular signage device wherein the command is executed at the signage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.
    Inventor: Clas Gerhard Sivertsen
  • Patent number: 9410734
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door, a shelf, a light source unit, and a light-guiding member. The main body includes a storage compartment. The door opens and closes the storage compartment. The shelf is detachably coupled to the storage compartment to partition the storage compartment into a plurality of spaces. The light source unit illuminates the storage compartment. The light-guiding member is disposed on at least one end of the shelf. Here, the light source unit is disposed such that a portion of light generated in the light source unit enters the light-guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Hun Shin, Scott Kim, Chang Bong Choi, Seong Taik Kim
  • Patent number: 9411084
    Abstract: A method of illuminating poured surfaces is provided. The method embeds fiber optic strands into poured surfaces during the formation thereof. Each fiber optic strand may be supported by a positioning apparatus prior to and during the pouring and setting of the poured surface, wherein no part of the positioning apparatus is visible above a top surface of the operable poured surface, yet the fiber optic strands are exposed near the top surface so as to form desired patterns of points of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Frederick Helmsworth
  • Patent number: 9372028
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door, a shelf, a light source unit, and a light-guiding member. The main body includes a storage compartment. The door opens and closes the storage compartment. The shelf is detachably coupled to the storage compartment to partition the storage compartment into a plurality of spaces. The light source unit illuminates the storage compartment. The light-guiding member is disposed on at least one end of the shelf. Here, the light source unit is disposed such that a portion of light generated in the light source unit enters the light-guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Hun Shin, Scott Kim, Chang Bong Choi, Seong Taik Kim
  • Patent number: 9140848
    Abstract: A backlight device (illumination device) 80 includes a plurality of LEDs 22 and entrance ends 30a that light from the LEDs 22 enters, and further includes a plurality of light guide bars 30 that guide the light from the LEDs 22 and a bar-shaped attachment member 55 to which the LEDs 22 and the light guide bars 30 are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 9133986
    Abstract: In accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a mounting arrangement for use with an LED power strip module is provided. The mounting arrangement comprises one or more one frames having a first end and a second end, a first holding base configured to mate with the first end and a second holding base configured to mate with the second end, and at least one LED module having a first and second edge and comprising a plurality of LEDs, said LED module being adapted to removably attach to the one or more frames. The first and second holding bases are adapted to secure the one or more frames to an existing raceway structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Nall
  • Patent number: 9133988
    Abstract: A light guide (302) for a lamp includes a proximal end (510) configured to receive light from at least one LED. The received light forms an internal beam inside the light guide. The light guide angularly redistributes the LED light to have a specified angular output distribution. The light guide includes a distal end (520) having a peripheral portion (522). The light guide has a longitudinal axis (A) extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The light guide includes a lateral side (530) extending from the proximal end (510) to the peripheral portion (522) of the distal end (520). In a cross-section that includes the longitudinal axis, the lateral side of the light guide includes both a convex region and a concave region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Golshan Coleiny
  • Patent number: 9075170
    Abstract: It is disclosed an optical element (200) wherein one or more light-emitting diodes, LEDs, and additional optics may be provided in an integrated solution that may relatively easily be assembled and maintained in a desired position relatively each other. The optical element (200) may enable one or more LEDs and additional optics to be provided in an integrated solution that is relatively thin and compact in comparison with known devices, such that light from one or more LEDs may be injected into a thin light guide (205, 206) such as an optical fiber, an optical fiber array, a ribbon-shaped light-guiding structure, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N. V.
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Liesbeth Van Pieterson
  • Patent number: 9067058
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a multipolar lead for implantation in a venous, arterial, or lymphatic network, and for use with an electric stimulation or detection device. The invention includes at least two microcables, each having a central conductor for connection to the electric stimulation or detection device. The invention further includes a first ring having at least two lumens, each sized to receive a microcable of the at least two microcables, wherein one of the at least two lumens is a connection lumen which receives a first microcable of the at least two microcables. The ring further includes a connection element movable into the connection lumen to pierce a sheath of the first microcable and to press into the central conductor of the first microcable received by the connection lumen, electrically connecting at least a portion of the first ring to the central conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SORIN CRM S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-François Ollivier, Nicolas Shan, Philippe D'Hiver
  • Patent number: 9004740
    Abstract: A lighting system for an information display device, the lighting system including a light guide including at least one area into which the light produced by a light source is injected, the light guide also being used as a guide element for at least one electrical connector for the electrical connection between the information display device and an electronic control circuit of the information display device, wherein the light guide is coated, in the light injection area, with a layer of electrically non-conductive material which absorbs light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer