Illumination inventions 08/06

20060193119 - Backlight unit: A backlight unit containing one or more light sources and fabrication method are provided. Each light source has a tube with a first bent side connected to a first end and a second bent side connected to a second end. First and second electrodes are disposed on the tube between...

20060193120 - Backlight module having a truss type structure: A backlight module having a truss type structure comprises a plurality of truss type members, a reflector and at least a light source. The truss members and the light source positioned on the truss type structure. In a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, the truss type structure disclosed in this...

20060193121 - Light-emitting diode device and method of manufacturing thereof: An LED device that is excellent in color mixture and small in variation of chromaticity is provided. The LED device includes, in a package, an LED chip, a fluorescent material excited by light from the LED chip to generate light with a wavelength different from that of the light from...

20060193123 - Illuminated article: A decorative stone impregnated with a transmutable lighting element, such as a light emitting diode, electrically connected to a power source. The lighting element contains an integrated circuit which controls its transmutable appearance. The decorative stone may be used in jewelry....

20060193122 - Light-emitting zipper head: A light-emitting zipper head includes a light-emitting unit fixed on the rear side of the zipper head or the pull head of the zipper. The light-emitting unit consists of a light emitter, a battery and a changeover switch. When the light emitter is powered, it gives out light, which shines...

20060193124 - Lighted cabinet assembly: A lighted cabinet assembly includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a top wall interconnecting the sidewalls. The sidewalls define an interior space therebetween and at least one shelf is supported between the sidewalls. The cabinet assembly further includes a base for supporting the cabinet assembly on a support...

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20060193126 - Solar-powered enclosure: A solar-powered enclosure having solar energy system for powering an electrical subsystem is disclosed. The electrical subsystem may include lighting elements for illuminating the enclosure and the area around the enclosure in a decorative and functional manner....

20060193127 - Flashlight: In auxiliary headlamp, for attachment to the headstrap of a personal headlamp, a lamp body is removably attachable to a strap bracket having a strap-receiving slot through which a headstrap can extend. When the lamp body is attached to the strap bracket, the lamp body is rotatable about an axis...

20060193128 - Circuitry for portable lighting devices and portable rechargeable electronic devices: A portable electronic device, such as a flashlight, with a circuit for reducing the initial surge of current that is sent through the lamp filament when a flashlight is turned on is provided. The circuit reduces the stresses placed on the lamp bulb when it is turned on, thereby extending...

20060193129 - Flashlight with magnetic switch: A flashlight has a housing, a light source in the housing, a power source in the housing, and a switch having a magnetically attractable actuating element in the housing movable between an on position for connecting the power source to the light source and an off position for disconnecting the...

20060193131 - Circuit devices which include light emitting diodes, assemblies which include such circuit devices, and methods for directly replacing fluorescent tubes: An arrangement of a multiplicity of LEDs, drive circuitry, and supporting structure to form a replacement for standard fluorescent tubes without the need to rewire or remove the magnetic or electronic ballasts in use in standard fluorescent fixtures....

20060193130 - Led lighting system: Provided is an LED lighting system with a smaller heat resistance of the LED, which can be produced by simpler mounting steps and is capable of three-dimensionally arranging the LEDs depending on required directivity of each system. A plurality of LEDs 2 are mounted on an FPC 1 which has...

20060193132 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device using the same: A backlight assembly and an LCD device containing the same include a plurality of light source modules containing sequentially arranged red, green, green, blue and red LEDs. The backlight assembly can improve color realization ratio and light efficiency in an LCD device by uniform illumination of an LCD panel with...

20060193133 - Lamp: A lamp, luminaire, lamp system or the like containing at least one light source which is associated with a memory individual thereto and in which a data set is recorded that describes at least one characteristic of this light source, preferably the color value or spectrum or the maximum light...

20060193134 - Heat-dissipating structure of backlight module: A backlight module and the heat-dissipating structure thereof are provided. An electrode sheath, with high thermal conductivity and electrical insulation, is arranged to hold the electrode of the lamp and to make a contact with the front bezel and the back bezel, which are made of high thermal-conductive material. Hence,...

20060193135 - Optical reflector: Disclosed is a reflector for a lighting assembly comprised of a series of discrete facets connected to form an optical reflector. Each facet includes subdivisions that extend uninterrupted along substantially the length of the facet and serve to multiply the image of the light source for increased illumination. Further, the...

20060193136 - Illumination obscurement device: An illumination obscurement device for controlling the obscurement of illumination from a light source which is optimized for use with a rectangular, arrayed, selective reflection device. In a preferred embodiment, a rotatable shutter with three positions is placed between a light source and a DMD. The first position of the...

20060193137 - Led replacement bulb: A LED bulb and light module utilizes a LED light source and directs light therefrom in a manner which improves efficiency and illumination. Ideally, the LED bulb is structured to create a virtual image whereby the efficiency of light directed out of the module is greatly improved, even with a...

20060193138 - Light shield: Light shield having a frustum-conical shaped portion having first and second ends and a cone shaped portion having first and second ends, the first end of the cone shaped portion being formed integral with one end of the first portion of the shield. A clamp strap, integral with the frustum-conical...

20060193139 - Heat dissipating apparatus for lighting utility: A heat dissipating apparatus for lighting utility includes a casing, a light-focusing unit, a light-reflecting unit, a heat-dissipating unit, a light generator, a wind generator, a cover and a circuit board. The heat-dissipating unit absorbs a heat generated from the light generator, the wind generator circulates air outside the casing...

20060193140 - Lamp assembly, backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same: In a lamp assembly, a backlight assembly and a display apparatus, a wire unit receives a driving signal and a lamp unit emits a light in response to the driving signal. The wire unit and the lamp unit are each attached with a holder unit. The holder unit has a...

20060193141 - Light fixture accessory connector and mounting bracket: A light fixture assembly with a mounting element for attaching a light fixture accessory to a stem of the light fixture assembly, the light fixture accessory detachably connectable to the mounting element, the light fixture assembly also having an interface for attaching various light fixture accessories to the bracket....

20060193142 - Worm gear drive aiming and locking mechanism: According to a one embodiment of the instant invention an adjustable downlight assembly comprises a collar, a yoke adjustable through an arcuate distance, the yoke pivotally connected to the collar, and a worm gear drive assembly operably engaging the yoke and the collar for pivoting the yolk about a horizontal...

20060193143 - Headlight assembly for a straddle-type vehicle: A headlight assembly for a straddle-type vehicle (e.g., a motor scooter) is provided that is positioned lower to the ground and farther forward than typical headlights to provide enhanced illumination from a front end of the vehicle. The assembly comprises a front portion of a vehicle body cover that extends...

20060193144 - Side flashing lamp: A side flashing lamp (1) for an external rear view mirror includes a lamp housing (2) with a light exit opening (3) extending from the vehicle side approximately horizontal towards the outside. At least one light guide (6, 7) extends over the light exit opening. The light of a light...

20060193145 - Vehicle headlamp: A headlamp for vehicle has at least one planar luminous panel of luminous-element chips, and an optical element arranged in the beam path of the light beam emitted by the luminous panel. The luminous-element chips (4) of the luminous panel (3, 21, 31) are arranged in a common recess (5)....

20060193146 - Multiple output illumination using reflectors: A multiple output illumination system includes a first and second reflectors each having an optical axis and a first and second focal points substantially on the optical axis. In one embodiment, one of the focal points of each reflector are proximate to one another, while the other focal point of...

20060193147 - Light guide and illumination apparatus: A light guide is arranged between a light source and a section for illumination disposed not directly in front of the light source to introduce light irradiated from the light source onto the section for illumination. The light guide includes an incident surface disposed in front side of the light...

20060193148 - Light-emitting diode backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device using the same: An LCD device includes an LED backlight assembly, a liquid crystal display panel over the LED backlight assembly, a bottom cover covering a rear side of the LED backlight assembly, a reflecting sheet on an inner side of the bottom cover, the reflecting sheet having a plurality of through-holes corresponding...

20060193149 - Linear side emitter, backlight system and liquid crystal display using the same: A linear side emitter, a backlight system and a liquid crystal display using the same are provided. The linear side emitter includes a plurality of LED chips, a bottom portion, a reflecting surface, and side surfaces. The LED chips arranged in a line on the bottom portion. The reflecting surface...

20060193150 - Lens-arrayed backlight module and liquid crystal display device: The present invention relates to a lens-arrayed backlight module, consisting of a housing, a plurality of lamps, and a plurality of lens plates. The lamps are disposed in parallel between the housing and the lens plates to provide illuminating rays. The lens plates correspond to the lamps respectively, each of...

20060193151 - Luminaire having plug-in style electrical connector, and a separately plug-in mountable motion detector or other actuation device: A luminaire including a light source mounted on a base having a plug-in style connector attached to the internal wires of the luminaire for supplying AC power to the light source. The connector is adapted to mate with a plug-in style connector connected to wires of a J-box. The luminaire...

20060187650 - Direct lit backlight with light recycling and source polarizers: Direct lit backlights and associated methods are disclosed in which typically an array of light sources is disposed between a back reflector and a front reflective polarizer. Source polarizers are provided to cover the light sources. Light that passes through the source polarizer towards the front reflective polarizer is partially...

20060187651 - Direct-illumination backlight apparatus having transparent plate acting as light guide plate: A direct-illumination backlight apparatus uses LEDs as a light source. This backlight apparatus comprises: a flat reflective plate; an LED light source arranged on the reflective plate; a transparent plate arranged above the LED light source; a scattering pattern arranged on an underside of the transparent plate in a position...

20060187652 - Led pool or spa light having unitary lens body: The instant invention is directed to a light emitting diode pool or spa lamp bulb having at least one light emitting diode with at least one lens body that is optically clear. The at least one light emitting diode being embedded in the lens body, the lens body being in...

20060187653 - Led illumination devices: A lens element has a curved surface mounted adjacent an LED for improving the light transmission efficiency and the dispersal pattern of radiation emitted by the LED....

20060187654 - Ambient lighting system: In a room lighting system (1; 27), e.g. an architectural lighting system, including two alignedly arranged refractive elements (9, 10) whose centers are substantially located in the beam axis (11) of a light source (7) and one (10) of which is mounted to be rotatable about said beam axis (11),...

20060187655 - Lighted bill folder: A light is provided for connecting to a bill folder. The light has a housing having a cavity containing an illumination source, a power source, and a switch electrically connecting the power source and the illumination source when in an actuated position. The light also has a translucent panel adjacent...

20060187656 - Solar spotlight: A solar light has a main housing, a solar housing, and a light housing. The solar housing and the light housing are each coupled to and independently adjustable relative to the main housing to provide increased flexibility in placement, orientation, and configuration of the light. A support member on the...

20060187657 - Self-sustaining illuminative apparatus: A self-sustaining illuminative apparatus includes a drum, an oscillation device installed in the drum for oscillation when subject to an external force, an induction device installed in the drum for generating electricity through induction in response to the oscillation of the oscillation device, and at least one light for illuminating...

20060187659 - Illumination device: An illumination device includes a first light source. The first light source is fixed on an interior ceiling located between a driver seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle. The first light source illuminates an interior compartment of the vehicle. The illumination device also includes a second light source...

20060187658 - Portable light device: The present invention provides a light device comprised of a body, a handle, a user interface, and a positionable arm that is structured to pivotally support a lighting element assembly. The light device may be configured to be portable and carried or otherwise manipulated by a user grasping the handle....

20060187660 - Backlight module having device for fastening lighting units: A device for fastening the lighting units in a backlight module is provided. A rigid board partially laps over the adjacent lighting unit or units. The rigid board and the backboard have holes respectively such that a bolt is passed through the holes and locked on a nut. Accordingly the...

20060187661 - Luminaire: The invention relates to a luminaire for indirect lighting. The luminaire comprises a main reflector (5), a counter-reflector (13) with a light emission window (15) in a plane T, the counter-reflector (13) and reflector (5) being oppositely arranged. The main reflector (5), having a reflecting surface built up from a...

20060187662 - Light source device and projector: A light source device includes: a light emitting tube having a light emitting portion that generates light by an electric discharge between a pair of electrodes and first and second sealed portions provided on either side of the light emitting portion; a main reflecting mirror provided along the first sealed...

20060187663 - Sports lighting fixture having die-cast frame in high-reflectance material: An apparatus and method for a high intensity lighting fixture. In one aspect, instead of a spun aluminum bowl-shaped reflector, a die cast metal reflector frame, somewhat simulating a bowl shape, includes an inner surface with mounting structure. A high reflectance sheet or plurality of high reflectance inserts are placed...

20060187664 - D-shape cross-section cross arm for elevation of devices on poles: A cross arm for suspended items or devices from relatively tall poles comprising an elongated tubular member having top, bottom, front, and rear sides along the longitudal axis, an opposite ends, the front side comprising a generally rounded shape....

20060187665 - Lighting module and backlight module: A lighting module comprises a bezel, a lamp and a fixing component. The lamp includes two straight portions and one bending portion therebetween. The two straight portions substantially being parallel to each other. A fixing component includes a main body fixed with the bezel and two C-ring structures individually having...

20060187666 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a lamp housing which can be introduced into a bodywork opening until an abutment provided thereon comes to bear against a part of the vehicle. A sealing means in the installed condition sealingly closes the bodywork opening. At least one latching means engages behind the edge...

20060187667 - Component alignment maintaining module for an active night vision system mounted within an interior cabin of a vehicle: A component alignment-maintaining module (58) for a vision system (10) that is mounted within an interior cabin (12) of a vehicle (14) includes a body (90). The body (90) includes multiple guides (91) that are fixed therein and adapted to maintain alignment of a light source (72) in relation to...

20060187668 - Led molded light guide: A light guide for a transmission shifter assembly includes a light member having a top light transmitting surface, and a reflective bottom surface. The light member also includes first and second ends, as well as first and second sides. At least one light emitting diode is integrally formed with the...

20060187669 - Light shield for a vehicle mirror: A vehicle mirror system includes a mirror unit which is held in space and supported above the front fender of the vehicle by support arms, the distal end of which is connected to the vehicle fender by suitable bracketry. The mounting bracketry is also utilized to affix and hold in...

20060187670 - Light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle: A light bar contains one or more rows of light-emitting diodes (LED's) in a housing which extends across substantially the entire width of a windshield of a vehicle and is narrow in width to minimize interference with visibility through the windshield. The housing has an interior forming a channel with...

20060187671 - Colored headlamp: A vehicle headlamp (10) has a first light source (12) for illuminating an area forward of the light source (12). The first light source (12) is preferably a filamented tungsten halogen capsule or an arc discharge source. The first light source (12) is arrayed along a longitudinal axis (14) and...

20060187672 - Direct type back light: A direct type back light includes a case holding a plurality of lamps. The lamps may be “U” shaped and have curves arranged at a centerline of the case to face each other with a gap there between. A reflecting plate is positioned below the plurality of lamps. A luminance...

20060187673 - Offset compensated sensing for magnetic random access memory: An offset compensated memory element voltage supply including a differential amplifier with a compensation circuit, and a transistor with a gate connected to the output of the differential amplifier. The compensation circuit of the differential amplifier includes a compensation capacitor that stores a compensation voltage during a calibration phase, and...

20060187674 - Backlight module and a display device utilizing the same: A backlight module. The backlight module comprises first to fourth fixed seats, first and second conductive devices, and lamps. The first and second fixed seats have grooves. The first and second conductive devices have V-shaped scallops electrically connected with one another. Each V-shaped scallop is disposed in a corresponding groove....

20060187676 - Light guide plate, light guide device, lighting device, light guide system, and drive circuit: A light guide plate 2 in accordance with the present invention includes a bend section 13 in which external light incident to a surface opposite a surface 11a is turned into a direction from a surface 13d to the surface 11c by one reflection so that the light enters a...

20060187675 - Light-duide plate and backlight module: A light-guide plate comprising a light-guide board having a first refractive index and at least one light-guide part buried inside the light-guide board is provided. The light-guide part has a second refractive index larger than the first refractive index. The light-guide board and the light-guide part buried therein have different...

20060187677 - Backlighting light pipe for illuminating a flat-panel display: A light pipe includes a light input end and a diffractive structure. The diffractive structure includes elongated formations having diffractive properties for coupling light out from the light pipe to provide backlighting of a flat-panel display. The elongated formations are curved, the curvature being dependent on the location of a...

20060187678 - Lamp module for planar source device: A lamp module comprising a lamp holder and a lamp is provided. The lamp holder has a structure with a curved arc surface such that the ends of the structure are inwardly converging. Light from the lamp impinging upon the curved arc surface is scattered out to a linear dimension...

20060187679 - Liquid crystal display device having a container module with a novel structure: A liquid crystal display has a mold frame divided into several parts. The liquid crystal display device includes a display unit for displaying an image, a back light assembly having a light source for generating a light, a light guiding plate for guiding the light, and a light focusing portion...

20060187681 - Back light module: A back light module is disclosed. The back light module comprises a frame, a reflective mask, a light guide plate, a linear light source and a baffle plate, wherein the reflective mask is installed in the frame. The linear light source is surrounded by the light guide plate and the...

20060187680 - Notebook computer, back light module and light guide plate thereof: A system comprising a notebook computer, a back light module and a light guide plate. The notebook computer mainly comprises a host machine and a liquid crystal display hinged to that. The liquid crystal display further comprises a liquid crystal display panel and a back light module disposed underneath that....

20060187682 - Potted lamp socket: A lamp and socket assembly includes a lamp assembly including a lamp holder having an end panel, and a housing having a lamp side and a wire side. The lamp side includes a lamp receptacle. The lamp holder is received in the lamp receptacle. A channel is formed in the...

20060181862 - Versatile lighting apparatus and associated kit: A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. A self-contained battery unit securably attaches to the outside of the panel frame. The light panel may have a dimmer switch, and may also be...

20060181863 - Light emitting diode display having light guide plate: A light emitting diode display having light guide plate comprises a light emitting diode display, a light guide plate and at least a light source. The light guide plate is disposed in the front of the display panel of the display and the light is projected by the light source...

20060181864 - Led bulb: An LED light source has a housing having a base. A hollow core projects from the base and is arrayed about a longitudinal axis. A printed circuit board is positioned in the base at one end of the hollow core and has a plurality of LEDs operatively fixed thereto about...

20060181865 - Flashlight: A handheld flashlight includes a head that pivots relative to a body. Three legs pivotally connect to the body and open into a tripod to support the head in an elevated position. The legs are spring-biased toward the open tripod position and are selectively held closed by a detent mechanism....

20060181867 - Light-diffusing member, backlight assembly having the light-diffusing member and display apparatus having the backlight assembly: A light-diffusing member includes a first face, a second face arranged opposite to the first face, and a light-diffusing portion including at least one valley and at least one ridge that are alternatively arranged. A first thickness of the light-diffusing member between the ridge and the first face is about...

20060181866 - Multi-chip light emitting diode unit, and backlight unit and liquid crystal display device employing the same: A multi-chip light emitting diode unit, and a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device employing the same, are provided. The multi-chip light emitting diode unit includes: a base; a plurality of light emitting elements which are arranged on the base and irradiate at least two wavelengths of light;...

20060181868 - Lens arrangement for integration into a wall, a wall-integrated device incorporating the lens arrangement, and method of installing the device: A wall-integrable lens arrangement and a wall-integrated device with a connection housing and such a lens arrangement includes a connection housing having a radiation-emitting element. The connection housing is arranged on a first side of a wall and has an attachment portion and a connecting member. A lens arrangement has...

20060181869 - Apparatus and method for eliminating outgassing of sports lighting fixtures: An apparatus and method for reducing lumen depreciation caused by other than lamp lumen depreciation. In one aspect, manufacturing and assembly of the fixture uses clean-room light techniques. In another aspect of the invention, materials that have a propensity to outgas are shielded from direct exposure to light energy. Other...

20060181870 - Stylus flashlight housing and method for making same: A method for making a flashlight housing comprises providing a blank of an electrically conductive material, impact extruding the blank of electrically conductive material to form an elongated hollow member that has an internal cavity open at a first end and that has a reduced inner diameter portion proximate a...

20060181871 - Modular ballasts of aquarium: Modular ballasts of an aquarium comprise a lampshade and a plurality of ballast modules, wherein a reflection plate and a plurality of lamps are mounted inside the lampshade. At least a socket locates on the backside or the top of the lampshade for holding the ballast modules that comprise housings...

20060181872 - Apparatus and method for illuminating a rod: The invention provides an apparatus that illuminates a rod (130) comprising a plurality of light emitting diode chips (110), the light emitting diode chips (110) forming at least one multi-chip package; at least one reflector (120), the reflector optically connected to the multi-chip package (110); and an output rod (130),...

20060181873 - Lighting system and method and reflector for use in same: Systems, methods and devices for lighting are provided with a reflector with paraboloidal segments. One lighting system includes a reflector having one or more reflector segments. Each reflector segment is substantially paraboloidal and has a central axis of syrmetry. The lighting system also includes an illumination portion having one or...

20060181874 - Decorative light bulb: A decorative bulb has a body, a transparent adhesive layer and a nonwoven coating. The transparent adhesive layer is applied to and covers the body. The nonwoven coating is applied on and covers the transparent adhesive layer to decorate the body and is easily applied to the transparent adhesive layer....

20060181875 - Highly reflective lighting fixture visor: An apparatus, method, and system for high intensity lighting with target area. One aspect includes extending a structure externally of a light fixture and utilizing a very high total reflectance reflecting surface on the structure to redirect incident light toward the target area in a highly efficient manner....

20060181876 - Moving-head device comprising a lamp: A moving-head device (1) comprises afoot (10) and ahead (20) that is movably arranged with respect to the foot (10). The head (20) comprises a first rotation member (21) that is rotatable with respect to the foot (10) about a first rotation axis (51), and a second rotation member (22)...

20060181877 - Led assembly with led position template and method of making an led assembly using led position template: A light emitting diode (LED) assembly and a method of making the assembly, in which a container having an open top is provided with a two sets of holes through a bottom of the container, an electrically conductive heat sink is attached to the container bottom beneath the first set...

20060181878 - Led light module assembly: An LED light module assembly for use with high power, high light output LED's includes a thin flexible circuit board with surface mounted LED's and other electronic components which is attached to a metal heat sink using a layer of a thermally conductive adhesive, such as a thermally conductive epoxy...

20060181879 - Rotational led reflector: A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising a plurality of light sources constructed and arranged with a reflector or cullminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply, battery, or other electrical source. The warning signal light...

20060181880 - Geared tilt mechanism for insuring horizontal operation of arc lamp: An apparatus and method for keeping a high intensity discharge arc tube relatively horizontal in a light fixture regardless of aiming orientation of the light fixture towards a target. In one aspect, the light source is mounted in an independently pivotal yoke in the light fixture. A gearing arrangement automatically...

20060181882 - Highly reflective lighting fixture visor that doubles as glare shield: An apparatus, method, and system of high intensity lighting for a target area. One aspect of the invention includes utilizing an extension structure or visor externally of the lighting fixture. The shape, size, and reflecting properties of the visor are designed to provide both glare and spill control and no...

20060181881 - Mechanism to insure correct rotation of arc tube in socket: An apparatus and method for allowing rotational adjustment of a thread-in HID light source to a lighting fixture when in operative position in the fixture. In one aspect of the invention, a conventional thread-in arc lamp is threadably insertable into a socket that is mounted in the light fixture. A...

20060181884 - Interchangeable led bulb and light string assembly therewith: There is disclosed a type of interchangeable LED (light emitting diode) bulb as well as methods for making the said type of interchangeable LED bulb. A resistor is connected in series to an LED to form an interchangeable LED bulb. Two interchangeable LED bulbs are coupled in parallel and with...

20060181883 - Waterproof lampshade structure: The present invention discloses a waterproof lampshade structure capable of automatically discharging any rainwater that enters into the lampshade as to prevent any possible affection to the related circuits of a lamp as well as dispersing the heat produced by a light bulb from the inside of the lampshade to...

20060181885 - Light sources embedded in panels: A shelf has at least a first panel with an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface has a recess formed in it. The recess has in it a module carrying one or more LED sources of illumination. In preferred embodiments an upper surface of the module is...

20060181886 - Light stick conveying apparatus: A lighting system includes an elongated tubular member, an illuminating member positioned within the tubular member for movement therein and a propulsion system associated with the tubular member causing the illuminating member to move within tubular member....

20060181887 - Touch button controlled lamp assembly: A touch button controlled lamp assembly in which the touch button which can control the on-off operation of the main lamp on the top bracket and the branch lamps along the metal tube. The touch button switch is hidden in the base for the protection purpose, easy for the user...

20060181888 - Lighting and/or indicating system for a vehicle, with improved actuator control: The lighting and/or signaling system according to the invention comprises at least one lighting and/or signaling device which is able to emit at least one light beam and is equipped with at least one actuator for adjusting an angle of the light beam, and at least one actuator control device...

20060181889 - Lighting system for vehicle: A lighting system for a vehicle includes a lamp and a deciding circuit to detect the number of abnormal light emitting elements or the abnormal elements in the lamp. The deciding circuit may be connected to a disconnection detecting circuit by one signal line to detect an abnormality of a...

20060181890 - Signalling device for the collision prevention: The invention concerns a signaling device for collision prevention designed to be mounted on the front of a vehicle, said device comprising in at least one housing (B1, B2) a plurality of forward-emitting light sources (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6). Moreover, the light sources are arranged such that their...

20060181891 - Motorcycle type vehicle: A lighting arrangement for a handlebar steered vehicle such as a motorcycle wherein a pair of headlights are positioned behind a single lens cover and concealed behind a single opening in a handlebar cover that is configured to make the lights appear as separated and which are commonly vertically adjustable...

20060181892 - Light device for vehicle and vehicle provided with same: A vehicle and associated light source that comprises a single source of light and a surrounding housing and lens arrangement that gives the visual effect of multiple light sources....

20060181893 - Illuminated vanity mirror unit: An illuminated mirror unit for motor vehicles, in particular for sun visors, removably or fixedly mounted in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one mirror with electrical illumination means for illuminating said at least one mirror wherein said electrical illumination means are light-emitting diodes (LED). Said LED...

20060181894 - Headlamp assembly having cooling channel: A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed as having a light source, a chamber within which the light source is located, and a cooling channel extending through the chamber. The chamber substantially fluidly sealed from the atmosphere and the cooling channel is fluidly sealed from the chamber to...

20060181895 - Backlight modules: A backlight module for a display panel of a display device is provided. The backlight module comprises a light-emitting unit and a control unit. The light-emitting unit provides light to the display panel. When the display panel displays images in a first mode, the control unit drives the light-emitting unit...

20060181896 - Fiber-glow floormats: This floormat is different from others floormats available because the use of optical fibers. Fiber optic cables are placed in the channels of the floormat and are connected to an onboard battery charged light box that can be turned on or off by a rocker switch. This creates a soft...

20060181898 - Backlight module: A backlight module including a diffuser, a reflector, a side light source, a prism lens and a TIR (total internal reflection) lens is disclosed. The reflector is disposed under the diffuser. The side light source is disposed on a side between the diffuser and the reflector. The prism lens is...

20060181899 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device includes a light source, an optical waveguide that emits light from the light source through an emission surface thereof, and a prism sheet that is provided on the emission surface side of the optical waveguide. In the illuminating device, the following relationship is established between a refractive...

20060181897 - Planar light source and image display: A plane source of light (back light) of the type of emitting light from both surfaces featuring a good light utilization efficiency and without permitting the external light to transmit through a display device even when it is combined with display panels of the transmission type. Light is introduced from...

20060181900 - Backlight module for flat panel display: A backlight module and a flat panel display using the same. The backlight module comprises a light source device and light guide plate adjacent to the light source device. The light source device comprises a high intensity discharge lamp, a reflector having an opening and surrounding the high intensity discharge...

20060181901 - Planar light source device and display device using the same: To obtain a planar light source which is free from brightness variations or chromaticity variations by using a point light source having a high directivity for emitted light, and to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of obtaining superior display characteristics by using this planar light source device. A...

20060181902 - Optical guide and surface light emitting apparatus using the same: A light emitting apparatus that is capable of emitting light with uniform intensity and high luminance are provided. The first optical guide comprises a first principal surface that has an effective light emitting region of substantially rectangular shape surrounded by first through fourth sides and a second principal surface that...

20060181903 - Planar light source unit: A planar light source unit including a light guiding plate (1) having an anisotropic diffusing surface (1h) which emits anisotropic diffusion light, and a light emitting source (2) for supplying light to the light guiding plate, the anisotropic diffusing surface being formed into a shape configured to give a gradation...

20060176679 - Shining custome jewelry: A piece of costume jewelry includes a circuit board, a battery holder, a button, and a conducting plate; the circuit board has light emitting diodes thereon, an IC member for controlling the light emitting diodes, transparent glue covering the light emitting diodes, and copper foils on a rear side; the...

20060176680 - Adjustable flashlight supportable about a user's neck: A hands-free apparatus for illuminating an area surrounding a user's body includes a plurality of flexible tubes having mateable proximal end portions and spaced distal end portions positionable at a predetermined spatial relationship disposed forwardly of the proximal end portions. A power supply source is internally situated within the flexible...

20060176681 - Chestlamp: A chestlamp which is particularly suitable for use during sports activities that involve the use of handheld equipment. The chestlamp includes a lamp and a chest structure to attach the lamp. The belt structure includes a chest belt which can be applied around a person's chest....

20060176682 - Power hand tool: A power hand tool includes a housing, a chuck mounted in one end of the housing for holding a tool bit, a driving device mounted in the housing and coupled to the chuck for rotating the tool bit, and a light projector mounted in the housing for projecting a plane...

20060176684 - An improved outdoor light device: An outdoor light device having a light transmitting housing portion and weather-proofingly containing a solar energy converting device. The device may also weather-proofingly contain a light-emitting element and a rechargeable electrical power source. The solar energy converting device may be located adjacent to a closed upper end of a light...

20060176683 - Outdoor light: An outdoor light has a top, a body and a base. The top is made of a transparent or translucent material through which light passes. The body has an illumination source mounted inside the body. The base has a power supply connected to the illumination source and comprises multiple hollow...

20060176685 - Miniature flashlight: An improved miniature flashlight construction including a housing that is formed to include an upper shell and a lower shell. An interior module is positioned within the housing and includes a circuit board, control circuitry, a switch contact and a modular socket into which a light emitting diode (LED) is...

20060176686 - Submersible lighting device: The invention is a submersible lighting device, having a substantially water-tight enclosure, and a plurality of lighting elements at the top of that enclosure. A beam of light projecting from at least some of the lighting elements is upwardly disposed from that lighting device, at an angle from the vertical....

20060176687 - Vehicle charger/flashlight: A combination vehicle charger and flashlight provides illumination while a user connects a mobile device to the vehicle charger. A light source disposed on the mobile device plug of the vehicle charger connects to either an external or an internal power supply to provide a beam of light used to...

20060176688 - Portable multi-purpose electro-optical searchlight: The invention relates to a portable multi-purpose electro-optical searchlight, which includes: a housing provided with an inner cavity and a spotlight unit on one end thereof; and a power circuit device contained in the inner cavity of the housing and connected electrically with the spotlight unit. A SOS flash light...

20060176689 - Versatile lighting device: A wall or ceiling mountable lighting device comprises a self-contained single or multiple LED light source for emitting warm yellow-white light corresponding to halogen or incandescent light and a control circuit controlled by a remote control unit to energize and deenergize the light source and control light intensity. A rechargeable...

20060176690 - Multi-function emergency ready light: The present invention is relates to a multi-function emergency ready light and more particularly, to a multi-function emergency ready light which is having five sources of lights, ability of providing lights for up to 8 hours continuously and a battery recharge plug extended from outer end said multi-function emergency ready...

20060176691 - Liquid cooled flashlight with optional display: A small hand-held tubular shaped flashlight utilizes a liquid to absorb heat energy from a high intensity light source such as an LED base member such as a heat sink, capsule or other light source, and assists in absorbance and transport of heat energy. The liquid preferably transfers the heat...

20060176693 - Method and apparatus for storing and defining light shows: Lighting object for providing a light show to an observer. The lighting object includes at least two LEDs, each of which emits light of a different wavelength, and a microcontroller for independently controlling the intensity levels of the at least two LEDs to vary colors perceived by the observer during...

20060176692 - Studio light: A studio light having first and second light output regimes, and adjustable color temperature. The color temperatures of the first and second light output regimes may be different. The light module includes one or more emitters of light of at least two different colors. An external signal causes the light...

20060176694 - Solar simulator using a combination of mercury and halogen lamps: A solar simulator combines mercury lamps and halogen lamps, to improve upon conventional solar simulators using halogen and infrared lamps which cannot recreate an environment close to that under real sunlight, and upon solar simulators using expensive and fragile metal halide lamps and arc xenon lamps. An environment recreation laboratory...

20060176695 - Energy efficient high intensity lighting fixture and method and system for efficient, effective, and energy saving high intensity lighting: A high intensity discharge (HID) light fixture includes a reflector frame which supports an independent high reflectivity reflecting surface. The reflector frame supports a glass lens with anti-reflective coatings on its surfaces and a visor or extension that also supports an independent high reflectivity reflecting surface. The high reflectivity reflecting...

20060176696 - Optical system for a wash light: A wash light optical system for use with a light beam generator includes a converging optical element that reduces the size of a light beam from the light beam generator, a color filtration mechanism that is capable of filtering the reduced light beam to a selected one of two or...

20060176697 - Combination light fixture and motion sensor apparatus: A combination light fixture and motion sensor apparatus contained in a single enclosure, which turns on automatically when approached and which turns off automatically when the area is vacated, is disclosed. In particular, this apparatus is one that can be mounted in a closet, pantry, cabinet, under a cabinet, or...

20060176698 - Apparatus and method for compensating for cross-arm warpage when pre-aiming lighting fixtures at factory: A method for compensating for warpage or other variations in a cross arm on a pole adopted for the mounting of lighting fixtures at predetermined aiming angles relative to a target space on an adjustable mounting structure comprises designing an angular orientation of the fixture relative to a cross arm...

20060176699 - Fluid cooling lighting system: A colorless, odorless, non corrosive, non conductive fluid, non toxic, environmentally safe available in different boiling points and freeze points, which will not burn and will be used for all types of lighting sources for purpose of anti freeze (to not freeze) and cooling, to removing heat in all type...

20060176700 - Method and apparatus for retrofitting hid lamps with system to periodically adjust operating wattage: A method, apparatus, and system for increasing usable light from a high intensity lighting fixture to a target area without an increase in energy use. In one aspect, the circuit is retrofitted into an existing lamp circuit that allows selective change in operating power or wattage to the lamp, over...

20060176701 - Reflector-baffle for luminaires: An embodiment may comprise a baffle blade or blades, an article of manufacture, and/or a luminaire comprising: a blade member with a reflective top section....

20060176702 - Warning lamp: A warning lamp includes a light housing having a light window, a converging element supported in the light housing at a position aligning with the light window, and a high intensity light source arrangement for generating high intensity light beams towards the converging element, wherein the converging element diverges the...

20060176703 - Novelty lighting system: Lighting units for use in a variety of enclosures/containers to achieve a desired illumination effect are provided. The enclosures/containers are susceptible to illumination from within, defining an interior region for receipt of a lighting unit. The enclosure/container and the lighting unit are combined to achieve a desired illumination effect, e.g.,...

20060176704 - Visor with translucent or transparent opening to provide light above the field: An apparatus, method, and system for increasing usable light to a target area. One aspect of the invention includes a lighting fixture with a visor. The visor includes an opening through which a controlled amount of light is allowed generally upwardly. A controlled amount of light within provides some uplighting...

20060176705 - Lighting fixture: A recessed lighting fixture with a device for quickly mounting or dismounting the lamp is disclosed. The device comprises an annular body having a front edge defining an aperture with dimensions generally greater than the diameter of the lamp. Flexible retaining members extend radially from the front edge at the...

20060176706 - Structure of lamp set: The invention discloses a structure of improved lamp set, which employs a simple adhesive technique combining with a gas discharge technique. First, two external cases with either regular shape or irregular shape are applied, in which luminous layers formed by fluorescent material are located at the inner wall of the...

20060176707 - Holder for a string of lights: A holder for a string of lights includes a number of rods grouped into pairs, wherein each pair of rods are essentially collinear. Every pair of rods is orthogonal to every other pair of rods. Each of the rods have an outer tip that are essentially points on a sphere....

20060176708 - Single arm mogul mount for sports lighting fixtures: An apparatus and method for a high intensity lighting fixture. One aspect, a knuckle for mounting the light fixture by its bulb cone to a cross arm is attached along the side of the bulb cone. This has various potential advantages including decreased effective projected area, protection of watering to...

20060176709 - Field aiming light fixtures by using imprinted ring on fixture lens: An apparatus and method for checking alignment of a lighting fixture comprising a lighting fixture with a housing, reflective surface in the housing, light source in the housing, and a glass lens over an opening into the housing. A marking or indicia is placed on the glass lens in a...

20060176710 - Trim component with concealed indicium: A vehicular trim component comprises a substrate having external and internal surfaces and a finish on at least one of the external and internal surfaces. An illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state is positioned behind the substrate to direct light through the finish with the...

20060176711 - Ornamental board for rocker panel of car: An ornamental board for a rocker panel of a car includes a fixing plate having an inside formed with an elongated slot, and a photo conductive device mounted on a side of the fixing plate to emit and conduct a light outward from the elongated slot of the fixing plate....

20060176712 - Surface light source device and display: An incidence face is formed at a corner portion of a light guide plate having a generally rectangular emission face, being supplied with primary light form a primary light source. The incidence face has a configuration which obtained by applying undulation-modification to an imaginary incidence face that cuts off the...

20060176713 - Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same: The backlight assembly includes a lamp unit, a light guide plate and a receiving container. The light guide plate includes a light exiting surface, a light reflecting surface facing the light exiting surface, and side surfaces. The receiving container includes a frame plate and sidewall protruding from an outer edge...

20060171135 - Light emitting apparatus: A light emitting apparatus including one diode package, the diode package including a plurality of LED chips connected in parallel with an anode side common electrode and a cathode side common electrode, the plurality of LED chips being set so that a voltage is applied to each of the LED...

20060171136 - Illuminated knob: An illuminated knob is provided. The knob includes a light source attached to a carrier assembly that is attached to the knob such that the light source is positioned within the interior of the knob. The carrier assembly provides an electrical connection between the light source and a base assembly...

20060171137 - Ring-shaped light emitting unit: A ring-shaped light emitting unit including a ring-shaped light guiding member having a light emitting surface which is continuous along an extending direction thereof, and n light guiding paths for guiding light of a light source into the ring-shaped light guiding member, the n light guiding paths being continuously connected...

20060171139 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight assembly and an LCD device associated with the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes a flat fluorescent lamp, a brightness enhancement member and a light diffusing member. The flat fluorescent lamp has a plurality of discharge spaces which generate light. The brightness...

20060171138 - Illuminating optical system, exposure system and exposure method: An illuminating optical system capable of preventing a change in the polarized status of a linearly polarized light passing through a light transmitting member formed of a cubic-system crystal material such as fluorite. An illuminating optical system comprising a light source unit (1) for suppling a linearly polarized light to...

20060171140 - Supporting member, backlight assembly and display apparatus of the same: A backlight assembly includes a surface light source device, an optical member, a supporting member and a receiving container. The surface light source device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate to form a light-emitting region and a non-emitting region. The surface light source device...

20060171141 - Wall-insert type led lamp: A lamp includes a main body, a rotation plug, two fastening members, a power switch, a lamp holder, and a control circuit. Thus, the control circuit controls the light emitting diodes to light and blink in a specific manner so as to present a specific lighting effect, thereby enhancing the...

20060171143 - Handheld rechargeable electric torch: A handheld rechargeable high light electric torch according to the present invention comprises a lamp body having a handheld portion, an illuminator and a switch. The illuminator has a first illuminator and a second illuminator. The first illuminator is arranged at an end of the lamp body and a first...

20060171142 - Touch sensitive flashlight: A flashlight having a non-conductive housing, an electric power source, a light source, and two nodes disposed on external surfaces of the non-conductive housing, wherein the flashlight is adapted to allow electric current to flow from the power source through the light source when both of the two nodes are...

20060171144 - Stormer hi-tech super halogen spotlight: The present invention relates to a stormer Hi-tech halogen spotlight, and more particularly relates to a halogen spotlight equipped with a circuit adopts direct current power supply, power generated by automobile and batteries along with an exhaust pipe at its end portion to release exceed air pressure within said halogen...

20060171145 - Battery compartment adapter cap and device equipped therewith: A signalling device comprising an emission module operative on the application of battery power from a battery pack for the emission of a signal from at least one electromagnetic radiation emitting element, a battery compartment and a cap for retaining said battery pack in said battery compartment. The cap comprises...

20060171146 - Flashlight lens cover: A flashlight lens cover has a generally cylindrical body member and a generally circular cap member which is pivotally connected to the body member. A spring member urges the cap member to an open position. When inward force is imparted to opposite sides of the body member, said sides move...

20060171148 - Led signboard mounting structure: A light-emitting-diode (LED) signboard mounting structure used to mount at least one LED module on a fixed surface includes at least one mounting support, and at least one interconnecting element. The mounting support is formed at a front side with at least one groove, which transversely extends a full length...

20060171147 - Lighting system: A decorative lighting apparatus comprising a decorative member comprising a plurality of lights configured to simulate an appearance of a decorative design and an elongate member coupled to the plurality of lights. The plurality of lights are configured to provide light when electrically powered, the plurality of lights are configured...

20060171149 - Eye protecting table lamp having an air purification function: The present invention relates to an air purification apparatus and an illuminating apparatus. It's object is to provide an eye protecting table lamp which emits gentle light and has an air purification function. The eye protecting table lamp having an air purification function according to the present invention comprises a...

20060171150 - Light source device, lighting device, and projection type display device: A light source apparatus comprising a lamp having a light emitting portion of generating light, a first concave mirror having a first opening provided on a light-using side on which the generated light is used and a second opening provided on an opposite side to the light-using side and having...

20060171151 - Side-emission typy led package: A side-emission type LED package is provided. The LED package includes an LED chip, a lower structure, and an upper structure. The lower structure has a lower mirror and a transparent sealing member. The lower structure supports the LED chip. The lower mirror is extended upward and outward@ from the...

20060171152 - Light emitting device and method of making the same: A light emitting device having: a flip-mounting type light emitting element; a substrate on which the light emitting element is mounted, the substrate being of an inorganic material; a sealing portion to seal the light emitting element, the sealing portion being of an inorganic sealing material; an optical-shaped portion formed...

20060171153 - Light distribution for headlights of vehicles: In a light distribution for headlights, whereby the at least one vehicle headlamp is comprised of an optical element imaging the light of a light source, a housing, and a transparent cover disk; the light distribution includes a bright-dark-border, and various light functions are generated by adjusting the light distribution;...

20060171154 - Bicycle lighting device: To provide a bicycle lighting device that brightens side portions in which brightened positions in the side portions are not limited as much as possible, and light in the side portions and light in a front portion can be distinguished. A headlight 14 includes: an outer case member 20; a...

20060171155 - Motorcycle spotlight assembly: A mounting arrangement is provided for a vehicle spotlight assembly for a vehicle having a handlebar for steering. The spotlight assembly includes a tubular outer stem and a lamp rotatably mounted to a distal end of the outer stem. A handle is operatively connected to a base end of the...

20060171156 - Lamp unit: The present invention is to provide a better design, and a uniform and bright lighting to a cover lens. A lamp holder holds a lamp L and a lamp bezel holds the lamp holder. The lamp bezel is attached to a roof of a vehicle. The cover lens covers a...

20060171157 - Glowrims: An illumination device/system that is comprised of 2,4,6,or 8 leds per (customer requirements) that is rectangular that has electrical components and an steel mounting rod and is coated with a black coating material made of water based polymer compound. The illumination transmitting elements are hi fluxing leds that shine and...

20060171158 - Vehicle headlamp: Vehicle headlamp with a metal halide lamp comprising: a discharge vessel surrounded with clearance by an outer envelope and having a ceramic wall which encloses a discharge space containing Xenon (Xe) and an ionizable filling; a first and a second current conductor entering the discharge vessel and each supporting an...

20060171159 - Rear light, particularly a stop light for a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a tail light, particularly a brake light for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one primary light source (2; 2′) consisting of at least one light-emitting diode (3; 3′) associated with a light guide (4; 4′) the shape of which is...

20060171160 - Verticalised headlight for a motor vehicle: A lighting device for a motor vehicle of the headlight type comprising at least one reflector and one light source, with (a) a first light source with a direct shield placed in the vicinity of and in front of the internal focus of an ellipsoidal reflector, in particular so that...

20060171162 - Vehicle headlamp: A headlamp for vehicle use is provided with: a light source bulb having a light source from which light is emergent; a reflector for reflecting light emergent from the light source; a sub-reflector for reflecting light, which has been reflected on the reflector, to the front side; and a projection...

20060171161 - Vehicle light: A vehicle light can include a projector type unit and an ellipse-parabola combined unit that surrounds a light source. Part of the light from the light source is directed toward a projector lens by part of an ellipse group reflecting portion of the projector type unit. The remainder of the...

20060171163 - Independent lighting system and method: An auxiliary lighting systems for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such auxiliary lighting systems to the lighting system of a vehicle upon which the vehicle accessory is mounted to provide power to and to control the auxiliary lights with...

20060171164 - Optical film structure, illlumination apparatus and liquid crystal display device: To provide an optical film structure useful in a liquid crystal display device and capable of using thin optical films without warp and distortion. An optical film structure comprises at least one optical film, at least four film fixing parts arranged at an outer peripheral portion of the optical film,...

20060171165 - Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus: An illumination apparatus is disclosed in which its efficiency as an optical system can be improved by effectively utilizing the luminous flux that was not used in conventional illumination apparatuses, and the positional relationship between a light source and an optical member can be set with accuracy. The illumination apparatus...

20060171166 - Backlight unit and liquid-crystal display device using the same: A backlight unit prevents the display quality degradation of a LCD device and improves the long-term reliability thereof. The unit comprises at least one fluorescent lamp having a first end and a second end; a first cable or wire connected to the first end of the lamp; and a second...

20060171167 - Focusing plate, surface light source device, and image display device: An increased emission brightness provides a clear image display. Light from luminescent lamp 10 travels into light guide plate 2 through incidence face 3, being emitted from emission face 4 for irradiating LCD panel 5. Back face 7 of light guide plate 2 serves as light gathering function surfaces 14,...

20060171168 - Light guiding system: A light guiding system is provided. The light guiding system has an optical axis and a horizontal axis perpendicular to the optical axis. The light guiding system includes N first light guiding units, N second light guiding units, a first light source set, and a second light set. The first...

20060171170 - Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same: A backlight assembly includes a receiving container receiving a light guide plate and a lamp and a fixing member holding the light guide plate. The fixing member supports an incident face of the light guide plate, into which a light emitted from the lamp is incident, thereby preventing movement of...

20060171169 - Lamp positioning structure: A lamp positioning structure is disclosed. The lamp positioning structure is assembled on a display device and includes a fastening element mounted on a side plate of a rear plate. The lamp is curve-line-shaped and is mounted over the rear plate. Moreover, the lamp includes at least a curved section....

20060171171 - Backlight module: Backlight module. The backlight module comprises a frame, a light guide plate, and a positioning unit. The light guide plate is disposed in the frame. The positioning unit comprises a first positioning portion, disposed on the frame, a second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion and disposed on...

20060171172 - Frame structure used in a backlight module: A frame structure used in a backlight module is disclosed. The frame structure includes an upper frame and a lower frame. By combining the T-shape hook of the upper frame and the corresponding groove of the lower frame, the components of the backlight module, such as the linear light source,...

20060171173 - Light holder system: The present invention relates to an improved light holder system. The light holder system may be used individually or part of a light string. The light holder system includes a light bulb assembly and a light holder. The light bulb assembly is configured to securely releasably couple to the light...