20th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170138486 | Metal Reinforced Seal Plate For Pilot Actuated Spood Valve - Upper and/or lower seal plates of a sub plate mounted, pilot actuated spool valve are reinforced with one or more metal rings. In a number of preferred embodiments, the metal ring is comprised of steel. Portions of the seal plates may comprise an engineering thermoplastic such as polyoxymethylene (POM) sold by E. I. DuPont de Nemours under the DELRIN® trademark. The plastic material may be molded to the metal ring. In other embodiments, the plastic material and metal ring(s) are mechanically connected together. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138487 | BALL VALVE - The disclosed embodiments include ball valves having integrated seats. The integrated seats are included in a ball body assembly of a valve body. The ball body assembly may rotate with respect to the valve body to open or close the valve. The integrated seats may contact walls of a bore to sealingly close the valve. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138488 | SIX-WAY DIRECTIONAL VALVE - A six-way directional valve ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138489 | HARD COATED SUPPLY BIASED SPOOL VALVES - Hard coated spool valves are disclosed. An example spool valve includes a sleeve and a spool to be positioned within the sleeve. The sleeve and the spool are made of a corrosion resistant material. The spool valve includes a wear resistant coating on at least one of the spool or the sleeve. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138490 | Discharge Valve comprising a Receiving Element - A discharge valve for a hydraulic pump of a hydraulic unit defines a valve port, and includes a valve body and a receiving element. The valve body is configured to seal off the valve port. The receiving element adjoins the valve port, and defines a cavity configured to receive the valve body. The cavity has a longitudinal axis and an inner wall with a radially outwardly oriented pocket configured to receive the valve body. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138491 | Valves With Multi-Directional Ball Check - A valve with a valve body in which is rotatably mounted a valve member, the valve member having therein a ball check for selectively preventing fluid flow through the valve. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138492 | HYDRAULIC OVERPRESSURE VALVE AND HYDRAULIC MACHINE - A hydraulic overpressure valve ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138493 | VALVE DEVICE - One embodiment relates to a valve device. The valve device includes: a valve case; a valve element slidably disposed within a valve chamber defined in the valve case; and a positive pressure spring configured to urge the valve element toward a valve seat in the valve case. The valve element includes an outer circumferential portion having a predetermined length extending along an inner circumference of the valve chamber. The outer circumferential portion includes plural opening portions. And, ribs project from the inner circumference of the valve chamber to enter into the opening portions, thereby limiting movement of the positive pressure spring in a radial direction. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138494 | CHECK VALVE - One embodiment provides a check valve including a valve case, a positive pressure valve, a spring, and a negative pressure valve. The positive pressure valve is slidably disposed in a valve chamber of the valve case. The spring urges the positive pressure valve to abut on a positive pressure valve seat of the valve case. The negative pressure valve is on the positive pressure valve to abut on a negative pressure valve seat of the positive pressure valve. The negative pressure valve closes a communicating passage in the positive pressure valve in a normal state, and opens it when a pressure in the fuel tank falls to a predetermined value or less. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138495 | PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM WITH SELF-CLOSING THROTTLE - A pressure measuring system is provided in which a closing element supported in the pressure fitting channel is activated or displaced by a pressure surge or a pressure wave and thereby seals the channel to the measuring element and thus prevents an outflow of the fluid. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138496 | SAFETY VALVE - A safety valve releases a fluid in the event of a fire. To do so it comprises a valve shutter in a body for opening or closing a pipe containing the fluid. A first spring is kept under tension against heat-sensitive means for releasing the valve shutter ROM when the tension is released by the sensitive means. The sensitive means comprise a piston acting on the first spring, a pipe being connected to a chamber delimited in the body ROOM by the piston on the opposite side to the first spring. The pipe and the chamber contain a pressurized control fluid so that the piston keeps the first spring under tension. The pipe is made of a material capable of melting at a predetermined temperature so as to release the fluid in the event of a fire around the pipe. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-RELIABILITY VALVE OPENING - Safety valves accurately control closure and opening of fluid passage through the valve. Valves include a barrier that blocks the fluid until removal only by a high-energy projectile. Following removal and opening, the barrier or the projectile can flow through the valve, which remains open. Bullets, pneumatic pistons, shot, coilgun pellets and any other forceful projectile may impact and remove the barrier. The projectile is actuated with any type of chemical reaction, firing pin, spring release, accelerating circuit, ignition circuit. Catchers in the valve envelop or otherwise retain the projectile or barrier pieces and enter the fluid flow of the opened valve without blocking it. Disruptable barriers include strong but breakable glass plates, thin steel sheets, a rotatable door and other barriers that can withstand potentially over 10,000 psi of fluid pressure while closing the valve. Valves can use circuits to both monitor valve open/closed status and initiate firing the projectile. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138498 | VALVE PRESSURE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A valve pressure assembly for pressurizing an actuating mechanism of a thief hatch is provided. The valve pressure assembly includes a pressure bar comprising a first end, a second end, and a body located between the first end and the second end; a connector coupled to the body and configured to removably couple to the actuating mechanism; and a clamp coupled to at least one of the first end and the second end, the clamp comprising a fastener removably coupled to the relief valve, wherein the fastener is configured to adjustably move the pressure bar and the connector in contact with the actuating mechanism to facilitate pressuring the actuating mechanism to remain in an operative position. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138499 | VALVE DEVICE - A valve device includes a float constituting a lower valve body and a case accommodating the float, and constitutes a part of an airflow passage of a fuel tank. The valve device includes a top portion of the case formed with a first penetration hole, a cylindrical seal body with a part that is fit in the first penetration hole and is sandwiched between the top portion and a sandwich member having a second penetration hole and combined with the top portion from above the top portion, an inside of the seal body communicating with the second penetration hole of the sandwich member, and an upper valve body above the sandwich member and configured to open and close the second penetration hole. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138500 | Bottom Outlet Valve Protector - A cover comprising a base wall having a conical shape and a substantially cylindrically shaped side wall shaped to fit onto a bottom outlet valve of a railroad tank car. The cover may be installed to protect the bottom outlet valve during the manufacturing as well as repair process by keeping any debris from falling on the valve. The cover may have at least one aperture extending through the cover to allow for the tank to be pressure tested during repair. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138501 | CONTROL VALVE AND AIR STARTING SYSTEM - A control valve and an air starting system for an engine having a pressurized air source, an air starter, and a control valve. The control valve having a housing defining a flow passage with an inlet port fluidly coupled to the pressurized air source and an outlet port fluidly coupled to the air starter, a valve body movable between an opened and closed positions to selectively open and close one of the inlet and outlet ports, resulting in a corresponding opening and closing of the control valve, and a linear motor operably coupled to the valve body to move the valve body between the opened and closed positions. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138502 | MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED SHUT-OFF VALVE - A latching solenoid gate valve is disclosed, and includes a housing defining a conduit having a flow path therethrough and a cavity separating the conduit into a first section and a second section. The latching solenoid assembly also includes a gate assembly enclosed within the cavity of the housing and a first solenoid assembly and a second solenoid assembly seated within the cavity with the gate assembly linearly translatable therebetween. The gate assembly includes a first gate member comprising magnetizable material and defining an opening therethrough. The first gate member is linearly movable within the cavity between an open position with the opening aligned with the conduit and a closed position with the opening out of alignment with the conduit. The first gate member is moved linearly from either the open position or the closed position. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138503 | MOVABLE MAGNET ACTUATOR VALVE WITH A POLE PIECE - A movable magnet actuator valve ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138504 | Ball Valve - Improved flow control assemblies for fluid systems (e.g., industrial and/or commercial systems) are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for advantageous ball valve assemblies for fluid systems. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides for improved ball valve assemblies and related features, systems and methods of use. Exemplary ball valve assemblies of the present disclosure offer advantages over conventional assemblies including, without limitation, advantages in the sealing mechanisms of the ball valve assemblies, and advantages with the user interfaces of the ball valve assemblies (e.g., advantages with the lockout mechanisms). Improved, convenient and effective systems and methods for utilizing improved ball valve assemblies in fluid systems are provided. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138505 | POSITIONER - The positioner having an air circuit including magnetism generating portions producing magnetism based on a current in accordance with a difference between a valve opening setpoint of a regulator valve and a measured value for the valve opening, to generate a pneumatic signal wherein the air pressure is adjusted based on the magnetism produced by the magnetism generating portions, where this pneumatic signal is supplied to an operating device of the regulator valve, where the magnetism generating portions are connected in parallel, and including a plurality of coils connected through magnetically additive coupling. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138506 | FLOW APPARATUS AND MONITORING SYSTEM RELATING THERETO - The present invention provides a flow apparatus ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138507 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANUFACTURING OF QUIETING VALVE HAVING COMPLEX PASSAGES - A noise-reducing valve structure includes a unitary spindle-shaped body having a central lumen for receiving a fluid flow and a poppet member, the body having an inner diameter adjacent the central lumen and an outer diameter and a circumferentially and axially distributed plurality of radial passages adapted to be opened and closed in accordance with a guided position of the poppet member, the plurality of radial passages extending through the spindle-shaped body from the inner diameter to the outer diameter and having a gradually increasing area from the inner diameter to the outer diameter. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138508 | A TUBULAR INSTALLATION SYSTEM FOR J-LAYING TUBULARS, MARINE PIPELAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A TUBULAR OR ACCESSORY - A tubular installation system includes a J-lay tower structure for lowering and raising a tubular or an accessory along a firing line; a tubulars supply system; an accessory supply system; and a loader system configured for transporting a tubular and an accessory between the horizontal tubular supply position and the firing line, wherein the loader system comprises: a loader device with a base and a boom which is pivotable with respect to the base between a lowered position for gripping a tubular and an accessory in the horizontal accessory supply position, and a raised position for delivering then to the firing line; a line-up tool, wherein the line-up tool is configured to exchange a tubular and an accessory with the loader device and transport a tubular between the loader device and the firing line. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138509 | CABLE ADAPTER AND METHOD - An adapter for releasably attaching a cable end having an end fitting to a frame of a hoist apparatus at an attachment opening of the frame includes a pair of longitudinal arms connected by a transverse bridge, an attachment portion coupled to the pair of arms and spaced longitudinally from the bridge, and a gate member. The bridge has inner and outer faces connected by a side face, a longitudinal cable passageway through the inner and outer faces, and a cable insertion slot communicating with the cable passageway, wherein the insertion slot is open through the inner, outer, and side faces. The gate member is received by the insertion slot, and is selectively removable from the slot to permit transversely directed insertion of a portion of the cable end through the slot into the cable passageway such that the end fitting is opposed by the inner face of the bridge. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138510 | HANGER-TYPE VIBRATION ISOLATING DEVICE - A hanger-type vibration isolating device configured to both prevent vibration and impact applied through a building from the exterior. The vibration generated from a fluid flowing inside of a supporting object, such as a pipe. The hanger vibration isolating device includes a support rod unit fixed to a supporting object and extended in a vertical direction extended. A first vibration isolating unit is installed at the support rod unit and a second vibration isolating unit is installed at a bottom of the first vibration isolating unit that performs a vibration isolating function due to an elastical change in a vertical direction from vibration applied from the exterior. A support body is combined to a supporting object which is installed or floated through the support rod unit and movably installed between the first and second vibration isolating units. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138511 | EXPANDABLE HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MATERIAL AND EXPANDED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL PIPE HAVING SUPERIOR EXPANDABILITY AND COLLAPSE RESISTANCE, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - There are provided an expandable high-strength steel material and an expanded high-strength steel pipe having excellent expandability and collapse resistance, and methods for manufacturing the expandable high-strength steel material and the expanded high-strength steel pipe. The expandable high-strength steel material including, by weight, manganese (Mn): 12% to 18%, carbon (C): 0.3% to 0.6%, and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, wherein the carbon (C) and the manganese (Mn) satisfy the following condition: 23≦35.5C+Mn≦38. Before being expanded, the expandable high-strength steel material has an austenite single phase microstructure, and after being expanded, the expandable high-strength steel material has a microstructure including 5 area % to 50 area % martensite and 50 area % to 95 area % austenite. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138512 | WINDING MANDREL IN A WINDING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A LINER HOSE FOR LINING CHANNELS AND PIPES - A winding mandrel ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138513 | Safety Hose with Metal Mesh Protection Layer - Safety hoses protected by wire mesh and an apparatus for manufacturing them are disclosed. The hose assembly has an inner flexible tube, wrapped with two helices made of ribbons of woven, wire mesh. An outer flexible tube is fitted over the helixes. The ribbon is woven from metal fibers having a diameter of less than 0.20 mm and open apertures of less than 0.45 mm. The ribbon is preferably made of bias-cut material and the pitch of the helixes is such that the warp threads of the ribbons overlap at an angle between 15 and 33 degrees. Alternately the hose may be ribbon braided, having two or more ribbons of woven wire mesh braided together over the inner tube. A modified “May pole” braiding machine to accomplish such ribbon braiding is disclosed. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138514 | Stretch hose and hose production method - A method of continuously forming an axially extensible and retractable hose comprising the steps of continuously forming an axially extending helix with axially spaced reinforcing coils from extruded thermoplastic material having a uniform cross-section along its length; and continuously bridging between an adjacent pair of the reinforcing coils With a continuous web of extruded thermoplastic material of substantially uniform width and relatively thin cross-section to form a continuous, helically extending sidewall, with the web having one of two opposite edge regions bonded continuously to a relatively flat outer bonding surface of a radially outwardly located portion of one of the adjacent pair of reinforcing coils, with the web having the other of the edge regions bonded continuously to a relatively flat inner bonding surface of a radially inwardly located portion of the other of the pair of reinforcing coils, and with the edge regions continuously radially separated from each other by the helix. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138515 | FLUID-TRANSFERRING EXPANDER - A fluid-transferring expander, wherein a tube is disposed through a bladder structure, an expansion space is formed between the tube and the bladder structure, the tube is continuously extrudedly formed, the tube is formed with a first passage connected with a first fluid source and a second passage connected with a second fluid source and outside therein, and the tube is further formed with a through hole communicating with the expansion space and the first passage. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138516 | FITTING WITH A LIQUID SEAL - The present disclosure is directed to an instrumentation fitting with a liquid seal to prevent fluid leakage therefrom. The instrumentation fitting includes a connector configured to connect to an apparatus having a pressurized region with fluid therein. A sealing grommet is positionable within the connector and an extension tube is engageable with the sealing grommet within the connector. The extension tube is configured to extend to a height H above the pressurized region and fill with liquid to a height level h to provide a hydraulic head sufficient to equalize the pressure within the pressurized region. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138517 | COUPLING ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING FLUID CONDUCTING CONDUITS AND CORRESPONDING COUPLING ARRANGEMENT - A coupling element for connecting a first conduit with a second conduit, includes a tubular body, a valve element arranged in the tubular body for displacement between a sealing position in which the valve element interacts with a valve seat thereby closing the coupling element, and a release position in which the valve element releases a flow connection through the coupling element; and at least one actuating arm engaging on the valve element, said at least one actuating arm traversing a wall of the tubular body in a radial direction and protruding radially over the tubular body so that when a counter coupling element coupled with the second conduit or the second conduit is pushed onto the coupling element the counter coupling element or the second conduit exerts a force on the actuating arm so that the valve element is urged from the sealing position in a direction of the release position. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138518 | FLUID CONNECTOR WITH PRE-POSITIONED CRIMPING COLLAR - A fluid connection set includes a connector ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138519 | MULTI-PLATE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING - A fitting allowing a quick connection and disconnection of liquid color conduits includes a quick disconnect plate assembly having three plates layered on top of each other, the top plate including guides sized to receive projections extending from structure to which the fitting is to be connected, with the middle plate including stops engaging the same projections upon rotation of the structure. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138520 | COUPLING WITH SAFETY VALVE FUNCTION - A coupling which can enhance safety will be provided, when the coupling, a hose, and the like are exposed to high pressure for some reasons or other while in use, by leaking the high pressure fluid to the outside to open a sealing portion of the coupling at a stage where the coupling condition between the couplings is maintained, and decreases the pressure. Further, the coupling can warn the operator or the like of the abnormality by ejecting a fluid from a leak path or a fluid ejection port. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138521 | COUPLING - A coupling has an engagement face of a engagement hook which is set at an angle in a range where the engagement face is still inclined at a positive angle to be maintained a coupling state of the couplings, even if a fluid leaks by opening the sealing portion of the couplings at a state where the coupling state is maintained or even if a hose or the like fitted to the coupling is burst when the coupling, the hose, etc., are applied the high pressure for some reason or other while in use. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138522 | NON-SPILL CONNECT UNDER PRESSURE COUPLER - A quick connect/disconnect coupling having a female coupler and a corresponding male coupler. The female coupler has a non-spill configuration and includes a housing and a valve body slidably movable in the housing. A valve member is slidably movable in the valve body toward and away from a valve seat, the valve member being configured to engage the male coupler. A piston is interposed between a main cavity and a trap chamber of the female coupler. The piston may be fixed to the valve member for common movement, and may include an internal flow passage for enabling fluid connection between the main cavity and trap chamber. A check valve may allow fluid flow from the trap chamber to the main cavity when the trap chamber pressure is greater than the main cavity pressure. A locking collar may be independently movable of the valve body to reduce the force required to connect the couplers. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138523 | CLOSURE FOR PRESSURIZED DUCTS - Disclosed is a closure for ducts or receptacles for pressurized fluids, including an annular supporting structure ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138524 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE PIPELINE TRAJECTORY RECONSTRUCTION USING PIPELINE JUNCTIONS - The present embodiments include new methods for low-cost inertial measurement units (IMU) using an extended Kalman filter (EKF) to increase the navigation parameters accuracy or reduce the total RMS errors even during the unavailability of Above Ground Markers (AGM) using new developed method called PipeLine Junctions (PLJ) detection. This method detects the pipeline junctions and adds heading and pitch constraints to the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) motion between junctions. The results of this such embodiments with a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based IMU showed that the position RMS errors have been reduced around 85% of the original applied EKF solution. Therefore, this approach is a useful solution for PIG navigation system. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138525 | Monitoring of the Position of a Pipe Inspection Tool in a Pipeline - Apparatus and a method for monitoring of a pipe inspection tool in a pipeline, the apparatus comprising at least one sensor carrier apparatus being locatable along and in close proximity to a pipeline, a plurality of acoustic sensors being locatable on the sensor carrier apparatus, a pipeline inspection tool which is moveable through the pipeline being detectable by means of the acoustic sensors, and the location of the pipeline inspection tool being able to be determined by means of the acoustic sensors. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138526 | THREADED CONNECTION FOR OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS AND COMPOSITION FOR PHOTOCURABLE COATING - This invention provides a threaded connection for oil country tubular goods that can suppress an increase in torque when making up a pin and a box in a cold climate. A threaded connection for oil country tubular goods of the present embodiment includes a pin and a box. The pin and the box each have a contact surface that has a thread portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion. The contact surface of the pin includes a photocured coating as an uppermost layer. The photocured coating contains a photocurable resin and perfluoropolyether. The contact surface of the box includes a solid lubricating coating as an uppermost layer. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138527 | COATED EXPANDABLE-CONTRACTIBLE FLEXIBLE PIPE - There is provided a coated expandable-contractible flexible pipe capable of properly securing the anti-corrosive performance without damaging a coating even in the case where the coated expandable-contractible flexible pipe coated with the coating oscillates or expands/contracts. The coated expandable-contractible flexible pipe includes: an expandable-contractible flexible pipe having a pair of joints to be connected to a fluid pipe and a connecting pipe for connecting the joints to each other, the pair of joints being mutually oscillatable and expandable/contractible; and a resin or rubber coating that coats the expandable-contractible flexible pipe. The coating includes a joint coating portion in close contact with the joint, a pipe coating portion in close contact with the connecting pipe | 2017-05-18 |
20170138528 | LEVELLING DEVICE WITH DIVIDED SPINDLE AND USE - The invention includes a levelling device, which includes a top part and a lower part where there in the top part includes a spindle, which includes a thread and an external cylindrical surface and a sleeve with at least one internal stop surface, and that the spindle includes at least two separate spindle items and at least one stop surface. With the invention, it is achieved that it is possible to manufacture a levelling device, where the sleeve, as a result of the stop surface on the sleeve and the stop surface on the several part spindle cannot be screwed so high up that parts of the thread on the spindle are exposed. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138529 | POLE AND HUB - There is provided a pole system suitable for supporting other objects such as bird feeders, plants and the like, the pole system having a pole with at least one transversely extending aperture formed therein, a pin mounted in the aperture and extending exteriorly of the pole on opposite sides thereof, and a hub member having a bottom surface, the bottom surface including a scalloped wall which is arranged to receive the pin such that the hub member is supported, the scalloped wall permitting rotation of the hub when sufficient rotational force is applied thereto. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138530 | CARRIER MOUNT FOR A MONITOR OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM AS WELL AS ASSEMBLY WITH A CARRIER MOUNT - A carrier mount for a monitor of a computer system includes a base plate, two side walls arranged oppositely on the base plate, and a cover plate arrangable at the side walls so that, together with the side walls and the base plate, a receiving space is defined, wherein the receiving space is formed such that a computer system can selectively at least partially be received therein or a drawer can be inserted. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138531 | Universal canopy suspension system for multiple functioning embodiments - A suspension system for the attachment of a multiple embodiments, including flat screen televisions and other embodiments connected beneath the roof of a canopy-styled tent or other overhead structure. The system's bracket is comprised of a single or multiple arms that universally grip the frame of the said canopy-styled tent or overhead structure. Suspension is not limited to a television, but also other embodiments, either powered by a plug or battery, or not powered. The bracket is manufactured in steel, aluminum, polymer, or like material. The system's fan blades are comprised of foam, rubber, or other soft matter. The suspension system allows the television's or other attached embodiment's height to be manipulated by a process further shown in this application. The system allows for further embodiments to be attached for not only television screens, but a projector, scoring devices for all kinds of sports, bingo or casino activities, golf or swim events, lighting or heating needs, the elevation and secure attachment of medical equipment, entertainment contraptions, or the mounting of additional embodiments. The suspension system and its embodiments are portable and may be broken down into a self-contained bag or case for easy transport. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138532 | MANUALLY ACTUATABLE HANGER FOR SUSPENDING ARTICLES FROM A TUBULAR CARRIER STRUCTURE - A manually actuatable hanger suitable for suspending articles from a tubular carrier structure includes jaws that may be actuated to expand a jaw opening to receive the carrier structure, with the jaws biased toward a closed position to engage the carrier structure. The hanger further includes a pivoting gate element that is operable by a user to selectively open a gate opening to provide access to a hook portion, whereby one or more articles may be hung from an interior surface of the hook portion. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138533 | SAFETY REMOVABLE ANCHORING DEVICE - A removable anchoring device comprising a fixed first part with an expansion head, and a movable second control part having wedging half-rings and a gripping knob associated with a stop and a spring. The stop is arranged on the fixed first part and is movable with respect to the gripping knob by a relative translational movement to disable any release command in a predefined position. The gripping knob is thus able to occupy a first axial adjustment position offset from the stop to indicate the non-locked state enabling the release command, and is movable to a second axial adjustment position in engagement against the stop to indicate the locked state and to disable said release command. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138534 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR GIMBAL PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT - Method, device, and apparatus for a gimbal parameter adjustment are provided. An exemplary method includes: controlling a supply of power to a motor upon detection of a gimbal parameter adjustment event, recording rotational angular velocity data of a gimbal axis controlled by the motor at respective time points, calculating angular acceleration data at the respective time points based on the rotational angular velocity data, determining a peak frequency within a predefined frequency band after performing a frequency conversion on the angular acceleration data, and configuring the peak frequency as a trap frequency of the motor to filter out a signal sending to the motor and having a frequency of the trap frequency. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138535 | SAFETY GUARD - A safety guard for protecting individuals from flying debris while a vehicle is being serviced or parked on a dynamometer. The safety guard includes a fame a screen, a first horizontal support member and a second horizontal support member secured to a surface. The frame includes a first side member extending vertically relative the surface; a second side member extending vertically relative to the surface; and a top member extending horizontally relative to the surface and connected to the first side member and the second side member. The safety guard may be secured to the surface by a pair of receptacle integrally, or detachably, connected to the surface where the frame is inserted into the receptacles. Alternatively, the frame of the safety guard may be inserted and secured into opening located within the surface. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138536 | SEALED, HEAT-INSULATED VESSEL HOUSED IN A BUOYANT STRUCTURE - A floating structure including a sealed and thermally insulated tank. An upper bearing wall bears a turret-like cargo tank dome intended for the passage of cargo handling equipment. The turret-like cargo tank dome with an internal fluidtight wall forming a sheath engaged through the opening in the upper bearing wall and connected in fluidtight manner to the primary sealing membrane of the upper tank wall all around the sheath. Respective primary and secondary venting devices allow gas to be vented respectively from the primary and secondary spaces of the turret-like cargo tank dome. A gas reservoir containing a tracer gas that is non-condensable or that has a condensation temperature below the low temperature of the liquefied gas contained in the tank is connected via a control valve to one of the venting devices that are the primary venting device and the secondary venting device. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138537 | SEALED INSULATING TANK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sealed insulating tank in which the secondary insulating barrier, the secondary sealing membrane, and the primary insulating barrier essentially consist of a set of prefabricated panels juxtaposed on the supporting structure. Sealing strips are arranged so that they overlap the adjoining edge zones of the leaktight linings of the prefabricated panels in order to complete the secondary sealing membrane between the prefabricated panels. Insulating blocks arranged on the sealing strips have a layer of thermal insulation covered by a rigid board and a reinforcing mat having a stiffness under tension which is greater than or equal to the stiffness under tension of the sealing strips and is glued to the layer of thermal insulation on a face of the layer of thermal insulation opposite the rigid board, the insulating block being each time fixed to the prefabricated panels by gluing the reinforcing mat to the underlying sealing strip. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138538 | ALTERNATIVE FUEL FILLING STATION - A method and apparatus for a natural gas filling station comprising a dispenser; a structure covering the dispenser and having a canopy top; at least one tank disposed on the canopy top, the tank having at least one gas therein comprising CNG or LNG; and at least one line between the tank and the dispenser for communicating the gas between the tank and the dispenser. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138539 | CONTROL METHOD FOR ENERGY SOURCE SUPPLY SYSTEM THAT STORES AN ENERGY SOURCE AND SUPPLIES THE ENERGY SOURCE TO ONE OR MORE VEHICLES - A control method comprises: receiving from a first vehicle, first information including a first required amount of the energy source; receiving from a second vehicle, second information including a second required amount of the energy source; and determining, when a total sum of required amounts of the energy source received from two or more vehicles including the first vehicle and the second vehicle is larger than a remaining amount in a storage reservoir, i) a first reserved supply amount of the energy source for the first vehicle, wherein the first reserved supply amount is smaller than the first required amount, and ii) a second reserved supply amount of the energy source for the second vehicle. The second reserved supply amount is determined within a range where a total sum of the first reserved supply amount and the second reserved supply amount does not exceed the remaining amount. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138540 | Device and Method for Scaling Reduction in a Dead Water Zone of a Fluid Conduit - A scale-dampening or scale-inhibiting device is at a radial restriction in a pipeline. A helical flow guide is arranged in a pipeline portion upstream of the restriction. The flow guide projects radially inwards from a pipe wall and has a longitudinal direction slanted relative to the center axis of the pipeline. A method is for dampening or inhibiting scaling in a dead zone of a fluid flow downstream of a restriction in a pipeline. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138541 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - There is provided a lighting device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138542 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH MECHANICAL FASTENING PART - A lighting device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138543 | Solid State Lamp Using Light Emitting Strips - In one embodiment, an LED lamp has a generally bulb shape. The LEDs are low power types and are encapsulated in thin, narrow, flexible strips. The LEDs are connected in series in the strips to drop a desired voltage. The strips are affixed to the outer surface of a bulb form to provide structure to the lamp. The strips are connected in parallel to a power supply, which may be housed in the lamp. Since many low power LEDs are used and are spread out over a large surface area, there is no need for a large metal heat sink. Further, the light emission is similar to that of an incandescent bulb. In other embodiment, there is no bulb form and the strips are bendable to have a variety of shapes. In another embodiment, a light sheet is bent to provide 360 degrees of light emission. Many other embodiments are described. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138544 | Vending Machine With LED Lamp Assembly - A vending machine includes a controller with an interface to control vending machine peripherals including an integrated LED lamp assembly having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a DC power connector to connect to a source of DC power within the vending machine. A power regulating circuit adjustably controls the amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to vending machine control signals. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138545 | MULTIPLE-LASER LIGHT SOURCE - A light source includes a plurality of laser diodes or other light emitters. Beams of light from the light emitters are steered to provide n array of parallel beams that illuminate a target area with an array of patches of light. In some embodiments the parallel beams are de-magnified to form the array of patches of light. Such a light source has application in illuminating dynamically-addressable focusing elements such as phase modulators, deformable mirrors and dynamically addressable lenses. Light projectors for a wide variety of applications may combine a light source as described herein with a dynamically-addressable focusing element to project defined patterns of light. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138546 | LENS, LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE | 2017-05-18 |
20170138547 | A LIGHTING DEVICE PROVIDING LIGHT MIXED FROM SEVERAL LIGHT SOURCES - A lighting device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138548 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS - A light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention is a light-emitting apparatus configured to emit light from a light-emitting surface, and includes: a light source configured to emit first light that is ultraviolet light or near-ultraviolet light; a conversion member configured to convert the first light to second light that is white light; and a first filter member configured to reflect the first light and transmit the second light, wherein the light source, the conversion member, and the first filter member are provided in an order of the light source, the conversion member, and the first filter member in a direction from the light source toward the light-emitting surface. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138549 | Nano-Scale Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Electrode Assembly Emitting Polarized Light, Method Of Manufacturing The Same, And Polarized LED Lamp Having The Same - The present invention relates to a nano-scale light emitting diode (LED) electrode assembly emitting polarized light, a method of manufacturing the same, and a polarized LED lamp having the same, and more particularly, to a nano-scale LED electrode assembly in which partially polarized light close to light that is linearly polarized having one direction is emitted as an emitted light when applying a driving voltage to the nano-scale LED electrode assembly and also nano-scale LED devices are connected to a nano-scale electrode without defects such as an electrical short circuit while maximizing a light extraction efficiency, a method of manufacturing the same, and a polarized LED lamp having the same. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138550 | LED PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LED PACKAGE - A LED package ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138551 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY LED MODULE - A high efficiency LED module includes a circuit board having a plurality of LEDs spaced apart from each other and arranged in a cluster on the circuit board so that a first LED and a second LED are located along a single plane and a third LED is located outside of the single plane. Further included is a lens assembly fixed to the circuit board and having a single, continuous body with a cluster of lenses arranged so as to correspond with the arrangement of LEDs. Each lens includes an upper dome surface having a centrally located dimple, a substantially planar bottom surface in alignment with the other bottom surfaces of the lenses and an indention that is recessed from the bottom surface of the lens so that the indention surrounds one of the LEDs on the circuit board. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138552 | LINEAR CONFIGURATION LIGHTING MODULE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A display case having end jamb lighting module and a center mullion lighting module is disclosed. The lighting modules include a shell and at least one substrate whereon lighting elements are mounted. The shell defines engagement slots used to affix the substrate to the shell. The shell defines an aperture allowing light from the lighting elements to be projected out. The lighting module may include a second substrate upon which electrical components are mounted, the electrical components for conditioning input power for the lighting elements. A reflective portion of the shell or a separate reflector mounted on the shell operates on the light to form a desired spatial distribution of light. An optical cover covers the aperture. The center mullion lighting module can include a third substrate for mounting of lighting elements. Alternatively, the center mullion lighting module can be formed by combining two end jamb lighting modules. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138553 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire comprising a housing having a first main face opposite a second main face at a distance W. The first main face comprises a light exit window transmissive for light source light, is bordered by at least one sidewall connecting the first and second main face, and has a length L. The sidewall comprises essentially over its full length L a light emission window which is transmissive for light source light and which has a height H, with H in between 0.1*W to 0.8*W. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138554 | INDIRECT DAYLIGHTING DEVICE - An indirect daylighting device for a building with an interior space may include a suspension system configured for securing to a building structure and a pan secured to the suspension system and having an incident surface and a cross-sectional profile forming a plurality of waves, wherein the incident surface is arranged to receive natural light entering a building and reflect the natural light to provide indirect lighting to the interior space of the building. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138555 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A vehicle lighting device includes a projector lens, a lens holder, a main body barrel, a bottom cover, a first to a fourth excitation light sources, an upper and a lower light deflector, a correction mirror, and a fluorescent unit. The first and the second excitation light source emit laser beams toward the rotational center of a light-deflecting mirror of the upper light deflector, and the third and the fourth excitation light source emit laser beams toward that of the lower light deflector. The correction mirror corrects the distortion of the laser beams scanned by the upper and lower light deflectors and reflects the corrected laser beams. A two-dimensional image corresponding to a predetermined light distribution pattern is drawn as a white image on the fluorescent unit by the corrected light beams, and the two-dimensional image is projected on a virtual vertical screen through the projector lens. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138556 | GENERATING A LIGHT EMISSION PATTERN IN A FAR FIELD - Various embodiments may relate to a lighting apparatus for a headlight for generating a light emission pattern in a far field, including at least one light source for emitting primary light onto an illumination surface, at least two different phosphor surfaces which are introducible into the illumination surface, at least partly alternately by at least one translational movement, and a control device for positioning the phosphor surfaces in relation to the illumination surface. A respectively associated light emission pattern is generatable in a predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces. The control device is configured, for the purpose of setting a specific light emission pattern, to move at least one phosphor surface provided for this purpose into the illumination surface by at least one translational movement. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138557 | VEHICULAR SIGNAL AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WITH UNIFORM ILLUMINATION - A vehicular signal assembly that includes an inner chamber defined by a substrate comprising LED light sources and spaced apart, corresponding Fresnel lenses; and an outer chamber defined by the Fresnel lenses and an outer lens comprising optical elements. The outer lens can have a width of at least 12 mm. Further, each LED source emanates incident light directly through the chambers to produce a light pattern with a contrast ratio of 3:1 or less, e.g., a daytime running light pattern. Each LED source can also emanate incident light directly through the corresponding Fresnel lens an outer lens to produce the daytime running light pattern. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138558 | OPTICAL LENS PACKAGE FOR AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING APPLICATION - The present invention relates to an optical lens package, said lens package ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138559 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY DEVICE TO DETECT FAILURE STATES, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF FAILURE STATES - The disclosure concerns an illumination device for a motor vehicle, with a laser light source that is designed to emit light, with a reflector comprising a reflection side that is designed to reflect light and comprises an electrically conductive layer, and an outside that faces away from the reflection side and is arranged on the opposite side. Furthermore, the illumination device has a safety device to detect failure states of said illumination device. The safety device has at least one inductive sensor that is arranged externally relative to the reflector, such that the outside of the reflector is facing toward the inductive sensor and the reflection side of the reflector is facing away from the inductive sensor, wherein the safety device is designed to detect a temperature change of at least one region of the reflection side of the reflector by the inductive sensor. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138560 | TRANSFORMABLE LIGHTING APPARTUS - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a transformable lighting apparatus, comprises support frames respectively coupled with two sides of a socket, a ring coupler coupled with respective ends of the support frames, operational frames respectively coupled with the respective ends of the support frames, pivoted by a motor, and respectively including trenches coupled with a motor support, the motor support encompassing the motor and including a hole into which the ring coupler is fitted and connection terminals around the hole, and a cover coupled with the operational frames and formed of an accordion-shape, non-woven fabric to be transformable by rotation of the operational frames. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138561 | LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH POLYMER-BASED FRAME AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Lighting fixtures providing light-weight construction and displaying reduced visibility of underlying support elements. The lighting fixtures include a non-opaque, polymer-based frame that provides structure without producing a substantial shadow on the outer display surface thereof when illuminated from the inside. The frame is attached to and extends from a rigid support element, and a lighting element disposed between the support element and the display surface reduces a shadow of the support element from being cast on the display surface. The frame can wrap around and conceal the support element from a first vantage point. The lighting fixture can also be decorated with one or more design elements connected to the display surface of the frame. The lighting fixture can be produced by thermoforming a polymeric substrate into a three-dimensional structural frame and connecting the frame at one end to the support element. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138562 | SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ILLUMINATION INCLUDING SOLID-STATE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - The present disclosure s directed to an illumination and networking systems. The illumination and networking systems can include one or more light emitting devices and/or network devices. An illumination and networking component can be operably coupled to at least one of the one or more light emitting devices and the one or more network devices. The illumination and networking systems can include one or more access nodes, bridges, gateways, hubs, range extenders, repeaters, routers, or switches and can include a plurality of solid-state light emitters, circuitry configured to communicate one or more control commands for operating the one or more light emitting devices, and network devices. The illumination and networking system can manage power consumption and/or manage heat generation. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138563 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STROBE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lens and strobe light system are provided. The lens can include a base defining a cavity configured to accept one or more light sources. The lens can further include one or more lens segments disposed on the base. The one or more lens segments can be configured to direct light emitted from the one or more light sources out from the lens. The strobe light system can include a plurality of light sources, a plurality of lenses disposed on the plurality of light sources, and a controller configured to control the operation of the plurality of light sources. The plurality of lenses can be configured to direct light emitted from the plurality of light sources out from the strobe light system. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138564 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIGHTING SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, a lighting system comprises: a light source; a lens spaced apart from the light source and including a first surface to receive light from the light source, the lens further including a second surface through which at least a portion of the light received by the lens exits; and a cover spaced from the lens and including a first surface to receive at least a portion of the light that exits the lens, the cover further including a second surface through which at least a portion of the light received by the cover exits; the second surface of the lens including a portion convex with respect to the light source; the first surface of the cover including a portion convex with respect to the light source and disposed over the convex portion of the lens. In some embodiments, the second surface of the cover is flat. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138565 | LIGHTING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source configured to irradiate light, a reflector configured to reflect the light from the light source, and a supporter disposed at a first end of the reflector and configured to support the light source, wherein the light source irradiates the light toward a second end of the reflector, and a reflection area of the reflector becomes larger from the second end of the reflector to the first end of the reflector. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138566 | OPTICAL DEVICE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an aspect, an optical device includes a substrate, a light source mounted on a top surface of the substrate, and a lid attached to the top surface of the substrate, the lid defining a reflective cup positioned over the light source. In another aspect, an optical device includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, and a lid disposed on the substrate. The lid defines a reflective cup for concentrating and passing light from the light source. The optical device further includes a film formed on an inner sidewall of the reflective cup for reflecting the light from the light source. The film includes a primer layer, a reflecting layer and a protective layer. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138567 | QUANTUM DOT, RESIN, QUANTUM DOT SHEET AND BACK LIGHT UNIT USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a quantum dot, a resin, a quantum dot sheet, and a back light unit using the same, and more particularly, to a quantum dot including an inorganic ion ligand, a resin with excellent property of blocking oxygen and moisture, a quantum dot sheet with improved light conversion efficiency, and a back light unit including the same. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138568 | Wavelength Converting Composition, Wavelength Converting Structure, Luminescence Film Having the Wavelength Converting Structure, and Backlit Component Having the Wavelength Converting Composition - A wavelength converting composition is provided, including: a plurality of first cholesteric liquid crystal flakes (CLCFs); a plurality of first quantum dots; and a resin, wherein the first CLCFs and the first quantum dots are dispersed in the resin, and wherein when first light passes the wavelength converting composition, the first quantum dots are excited by the first light and emit second light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light, and the second light is reflected by the first CLCFs a number of times to increase a gain. A wavelength converting structure, a luminescence film having the wavelength converting structure, and a backlit component having the wavelength converting composition are also provided. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138569 | Method and System for Managing Light from a Light Emitting Diode - A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises an inner surface facing the source and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface. The inner surface can comprise a refractive surface that receives light headed away from the optical axis of the light source, for example opposite the street. The refractive surface can form the received light into a beam. The outer surface of the optic can reflect the beam back across the optical axis, for example so that light headed away from the street is redirected towards the street. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138570 | EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH WIDE COLOR RANGE - Broadband solid state light sources include remote phosphor LED(s), short-wavelength direct emitting LED(s), and long-wavelength direct emitting LED(s). A diffuse or clear cover member covers these LEDs. Each remote phosphor LED includes an LED, a phosphor layer, and a dichroic reflector. The light sources can provide a broadband output light over a wide color range, and can do so efficiently while energizing a high percentage or proportion of the total number of LEDs in the system. The broadband output may for example exhibit a color difference of at least 0.2 in CIE chromaticity units, and/or a correlated color temperature difference of at least 4000 or 5000 Kelvin, while energizing more than half, or at least 60%, or at least 70%, of the total number of LEDs. Numbers of LEDs can be replaced with effective numbers of LEDs if LEDs of substantially different sizes are included in the light source. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138571 | LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided is a light-emitting device control system, comprising a beam steering mechanism that directs a beam of light at a first surface location, wherein an illumination region is formed at the first surface location in response to the directed beam of light, a sensor that recognizes a hand gesture at the illumination region; a processor that converts data related to the hand gesture into a command signal, and a controller that instructs the beam steering mechanism to move the illumination region to a second surface location in response to the command signal corresponding to the hand gesture. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138572 | Light Fixture with Photosensor-Activated Adjustable Louver Assembly and Color Temperature Control - A light fixture includes a housing with a skylight aperture, and one or more louver blades spanning the skylight aperture. When open, the one or more movable louver blades block little of the light passing through the skylight aperture; in intermediate positions, the louver blades block a portion of the light; when closed, the louver blades block most light from passing through the skylight aperture. The light fixture also includes: a dimmable artificial light source configured to project artificial light toward the illuminated space; a light sensor that detects light illuminating the space; and a control unit that is integrated with the housing and communicates with the light sensor. The light sensor detects intensity and chromaticity information of the light illuminating the space. The control unit controls position of the louver blades and brightness and chromaticity of the dimmable artificial light source, in response to the light sensor. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138573 | TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE LIGHT BLEED FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLIES - Techniques to reduce light dissipation (e.g., light bleed) for electronic device assemblies. According to one embodiment, the techniques include forming a housing for a device from a plastic material. The housing defines an area of permissible light transmission from an interior portion of the housing through an exterior portion of the housing to provide one or more visual notifications for the device. The techniques further include forming a light dissipation layer from the plastic material proximate the area of permissible light transmission to inhibit light propagation through the housing outside the area of permissible light transmission. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138574 | LONGITUDINAL STRESS MITIGATION FOR ELONGATE LED LUMINAIRES - Apparatus and associated methods relate to a biased engagement relationship between an end cap and a support base slidably disposed within the elongate enclosure of a luminaire. In an illustrative example, the end cap may be in a fixed relationship to an open end of a translucent elongate enclosure that extends along a longitudinal axis. In some examples, the enclosure may house an LED light engine mounted to the support base. A spring may provide, for example, biased engagement relationship between the end cap and the support base over a predetermined range sufficient to prevent direct force transfer between the end cap and the support base over operating temperature ranges and/or vibration profiles. Some embodiments may dynamically damp vibrations of the support base within the enclosure, while providing for differential expansion and contraction of the enclosure and the support base, for example, over a wide temperature range. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138575 | UTILITY MOUNT LIGHT - A utility light includes a main body, a handle movably coupled to the main body, and a pair of light assemblies. The handle is biased toward the main body such that the handle is configured to clamp a workpiece between the main body and the handle. Each of the light assemblies is defined on the main body and includes a light source disposed within a light housing. The light housings are each pivotally supported within a yoke that is rotatable relative to the main body. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138576 | RECESSED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A fire-resistant, recessed lighting unit that obviates the need for a separate junction box and a separate incandescent “can”. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138577 | WEATHERPROOF LIGHT STRING - A weatherproof light string employing a T-shaped inner frame with grooves to direct the placement of a plurality of conductors and apertures to secure conductive pins connecting conductors. The light string has secondary cables connected to the primary cables at one end and lamp holders at the other end. The insulation core wires at the first end of the secondary cable are positioned on the insulation core wires of the first cable by a T-shaped inner frame in a clamping and overlapping manner. Conductive pins extend through a side wall of the T-shaped inner frame and pierce the overlapped insulation core wires to from a mechanical and electrical connection between the wires. Light strings employing the T-shaped inner frame and conductive pins provide a more robust and reliable product, and are better suited to automation. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the light string. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138578 | Compact A.C. Powered LED Light Fixture - A compact LED light fixture includes an LED circuit board whose top surface mounts one or more LED's and an A.C. LED Driver circuit. An input circuit board is mounted on an underside of the mounting platform. Unconditioned A.C. power from electrical cables positioned in a wire way is conducted by an electrical connector to the top surface the LED circuit board, then across and down through the top surface of the LED circuit board to the input circuit board where the A.C. power is conditioned and then conducted back through the LED circuit board to the A.C. LED driver. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138579 | CUSTOMIZABLE MODULAR LUMINAIRE - A luminaire having a body that includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion including two or more apertures. At least one of the two or more apertures being sized to match a main lighting component, at least one other of the two or more apertures being sized to match a first function module, and at least another of the two or more apertures being sized to match a second function module. One of the first function module and the second function module is one of a motion detector, a camera, an air pollution sensor, and a communication unit. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138580 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - A tubular LED lighting device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138581 | FIRE RATED RECESSED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - Provided is a fire rated or resistant recessed lighting assembly including a metal housing inside of which a lighting unit is placed, the housing being fire resistant for 120 minutes when tested, according ASTM E119-12a without a protective fire resistant cover on outside of the housing. The fire resistant recessed lighting assembly can include a metal housing inside of which a light is placed and one or both of: i) an object made of a fire resistant material, such as an intumescent material, placed inside of the housing in between a trim and a closed end of the housing; and ii) an ring made of a fire resistant material, such as an intumescent material, placed outside of the housing, wherein in event of a fire, the intumescent material expands to slow spread of the fire. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138582 | AIR-COOLED LED LIGHT WITH SEPARATION PLATE - Provided is an air-cooled LED light having an LED substrate with an LED mounted thereon, and a casing with the LED substrate mounted thereon, the casing including: an inlet port through which air flows in; an outlet port through which the air fed from the inlet port is discharged; an separation plate that is interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port to divide an inner space of the casing; an opening that is formed in the separation plate; and a fan that is disposed on the separation plate in line with the opening of the separation plate. It is possible to prevent the air filled in the lower portion of the separation plate from flowing backward to an upper portion of the separation plate thereby to improve the cooling efficiency. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138583 | LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to the present disclosure, a first optical system includes a first light source and emits a first illumination light. A second optical system includes a second light source and emits a second illumination light. A controller controls turning-on/off of the first light source and the second light source. The first optical system and the second optical system are configured such that a first illumination standard is satisfied by the first illumination light and the second illumination light. The first optical system is configured such that a second illumination standard is satisfied by the first illumination light. The controller allows the turning-on of the first light source when the turning-on of the second light source is disabled, and prohibits the turning-on of the second light source when the turning-on of the first light source is disabled. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138584 | Exterior Aircraft Light Unit - An exterior aircraft light unit comprises a housing defining an interior space for accommodating at least one light source; and a hygroscopic material, which is arranged inside the interior space for absorbing water and/or moisture from inside the interior space. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138585 | Hands-Free Wearable Lighting Device - A hands-free wearable lighting device is a device utilized to provide illumination to the user's surroundings while being worn. At least one multicolor light-emitting diode (LED) is positioned within an LED compartment located on a housing. A control unit, a brightness adjustment switch, and a color adjustment switch allow the user to alter the light of the at least one multicolor LED. A necklace allows the housing to be worn around the user's neck in order to provide hands-free illumination. The user may utilize the device as a handheld light by grasping the device via a finger tab. Additionally, the user may utilize a prop stand to direct the light from the at least one multicolor LED in a desired direction. The device may include a laser diode as well in order to allow the device to emit a laser in addition to regular illumination. | 2017-05-18 |