Illumination inventions 09/06

20060209524 - Light-emitting device and apparatus having the same: A light-emitting device is disclosed which enables efficient use of luminous flux and achieves a desired light emission characteristic. The light-emitting device has an optical member which has an emergence surface and a plurality of optical portions, each of the optical portions including a first surface which directs light incident...

20060209525 - Ring pointer illumination: An illuminated pointer assembly for a gauge scale having an outer periphery includes a pointer that moves about a periphery of the gauge scale and is illuminated by a light guide. The light guide is disposed on a plane below the pointer and the gauge scale. The light guide includes...

20060209528 - Aerodynamic lighted display panel: A lighted display panel includes a plurality of illumination layers, with each layer having leading and trailing edges. Each of the layers has a cross section in which the leading and trailing edges are angled toward an upper or lower face of the layer. In some cases, the leading and...

20060209527 - Display having indirect lighting structure: A display that projects light similar to that of an edge of a display panel screen toward the periphery of the display for a comfortable viewing with less eyestrain without requiring additional power consumption and without requiring additional units such as a light emitting unit and a driving unit includes:...

20060209526 - Light diffusion plate: This invention provides a light diffusion plate including: a light transmitting thermoplastic resin; and a light diffusing agent, wherein the light diffusing agent is contained in an amount of 0.2 to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the light diffusion plate, wherein a degree of brilliancy...

20060209529 - Ito film treated by nitrogen plasma and the organic luminescent device using the same: Disclosed are an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) film, wherein nitrogen-containing compounds produced by reactions of nitrogen with at least one atom selected from the group consisting of In, Sn and O atoms which are constitutional elements of ITO, or deposited nitrogen-containing compounds are present on a surface of the ITO...

20060209530 - Lamp with personal audio player interface and speaker system: A desk lamp includes a docking station for media devices. The lamp has a support that houses a speaker and a docking structure for receiving the media device. An electrical connector and associated cable connect an output of the media player to the speaker. The desk lamp further includes a...

20060209531 - System and method for electrical power track and slidable accessories: A system for vehicle interior electrical power distribution includes an electrical power track assembly having at least one electrical power strip and at least one electrical ground strip, and an electrical connector assembly slidable in the track assembly. The electrical connector assembly has a first set of electrical contacts and...

20060209532 - Fan chandelier: A fan chandelier having a central body bearing lighting units with built-in fans, the lighting units preferably disposed at the ends of arms arrayed radially in satellite fashion about the central body. The central body, which also or alternatively may include lights and a fan, distributes power to drive all...

20060209533 - Elastic flashlight fastner: A device for fastening a flashlight (22), in multiple of ways, to a wide range of objects of considerably diverse shapes and sizes including many different parts of the human body so as to allow a person to use a flashlight (22) while maintaining free use of both his or...

20060209534 - Candle light decoration with an led inside: The invention relates to a candle light decoration, which mainly uses an LED in a C-type shell connecting with a candle-shaped support for lighting. The use of this decoration is more secure and economic, since LED needs low power and occurs low temperature. Furthermore, the C-type shell with LED inside...

20060209535 - Child's nightlight: There is disclosed a nightlight that can be held or worn by a child and that can display projected images in 3-D mode upon a flat surface to comfort and provide assurance for a child when left in the dark....

20060209536 - Lighting assembly and a wheel rim including a lighting assembly: A lighting assembly 10 which includes a generator assembly 150 which is adapted to be placed within a wheel rim bore of a selectively movable assembly 12, and which selectively powers a light emission assembly or display 180, 190, 375....

20060209537 - Display assembly with low voltage powered lighting: A display assembly with low voltage powered lighting includes a connection surface, a low voltage conductor, a power supply, and a board. The connection surface has a cavity and an aperture providing access to the cavity. The low voltage conductor is positioned within the cavity of the connection surface and...

20060209538 - Backlight modules: Backlight modules are provided. The backlight module includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of red light emitting diodes, a plurality of blue light emitting diodes, a plurality of green light emitting diodes and a plurality of white light emitting diodes. The plurality of red, blue, green and white light...

20060209539 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device using the same: Disclosed are a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device using the same. A ratio of a pitch, which is an interval between the lamps for supplying light to an LCD panel, to a gap, which is a distance between the center of the lamps and an optical plate,...

20060209541 - Beacon light with light-transmitting element and light-emitting diodes: One embodiment of a light-emitting diode (LED) optic comprises a light-transmitting element having a plurality of segments, each segment associated with an optical axis and comprising a linearly projected cross-section. For each segment of the light-transmitting element, the LED optic comprises at least one LED positioned such that a central...

20060209540 - Lamp strip assembly: A lamp strip assembly including a lamp and an elongate reflector, forming a lamp set, mounted in an elongate housing, the elongate reflector including a curved reflective portion at one end thereof and the lamp being distanced axially away from that end, wherein the curved reflective portion is adapted to...

20060209542 - Led based rotating beacon: A rotating beacon employs an array of LEDs mounted on a rotor assembly in a pattern for unidirectional emission wherein the LEDs are excited through noncontact inductive coupling between a load coupling on the rotor assembly and a source coupling on the stator or mount element. In a particular embodiment,...

20060209543 - Light source device and projection-type image display device: A light source device (100) includes a discharge lamp (1), a reflection mirror (2), a transparent plate (3) and a case (7). The reflection mirror (2) has inlet openings (4a, 4b) and outlet openings (5a, 5b) formed in the vicinity of the front end of the reflection mirror (2). The...

20060209545 - Light emitting module and related light source device: A light emitting module (10) includes a metal circuit board (11), a number of light emitting units (12) arranged on a first surface of the metal circuit board, and a cooling system (13) mounted on an opposite second surface of the metal circuit board. A light source device (1) using...

20060209544 - Light source device and projection-type image display device: A light source device (10) includes a lamp unit (1) and a lamp cartridge (2) in which the lamp unit (1) is housed. The lamp unit (1) includes a discharge lamp (11), a reflection mirror (12) and a transparent plate (13). The reflection mirror (12) has ventilation openings (121). The...

20060209546 - Structural board: A structural board includes a pair of intermediate members having plural projections. The intermediate members are positioned in parallel, and the projections are in contact with each other between the intermediate members. At least one of the intermediate members are light permeable. An illuminator is provided between the intermediate members....

20060209547 - Rapid dispatch emergency signs: An illuminated sign includes a plurality of sections. Each section includes a mesh of conductors having illuminating pixels located at conductor intersections The mesh is surrounded by a frame connected to the frame of another section. Once frame sections of the display are unfolded, the display can be supported by...

20060209548 - Pole-mounted shelf: A functional element is coupled to a retaining element such that the functional element can be releasably coupled to a pole, and more preferably a pole of a furniture item. Even more preferably, the functional element is a shelf, an audio, and/or a display device, and the retaining element comprises...

20060209549 - Trailer hitch cover system: A rugged lighted decorative trailer hitch cover adapted for use with interchangeable patterned lens covers....

20060209550 - Fixture for a door: A fixture for a door or compartment comprises a grip on a rigid support. The fixture may be incorporated into a standard door latch assembly. The grip may be tactile or rigid, transparent or translucent, or opaque. It may comprise of one or more perforations therein, and molded in plain...

20060209551 - Light emissive plastic glazing: A window assembly having a first transparent area and a light emissive area. The panel includes a first transparent layer with an ultraviolet blocking layer and an abrasion layer. The light emissive area includes a light emissive layer that may be an organic light emitting display, an electroluminescent display, a...

20060209553 - Compact headlight for a motor vehicle: The objection of the invention is a compact headlight, for a motor vehicle, giving a light beam with cut-off, in particular of the fog type, having an optical axis and comprising a light source having a substantially horizontal axis extending substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the headlight. In...

20060209552 - Vehicle headlamp: A distance from a center position of the light source to a rear focal point of a projection lens is smaller than a focal length of the projection lens. The light source is constituted by a line segment light source extended in a vehicle width direction. An opening portion is...

20060209554 - Adjusting device for head light system: An adjusting device for head light assembly includes a motor fixed to a frame and the output shaft of the motor extends through a guiding passage in the frame and connected to a driving rod which includes outer threaded periphery. An activation rod has a spherical head at a first...

20060209555 - High beam and low beam switch mechanism for head lights: A head light assembly includes a reflector with a parabolic inner surface 11 so as to define an open end and a light bulb is located in the reflector. A cover board is engaged with a lower periphery of the open end and has a recess defined in a top...

20060209556 - Vehicle lamp: An bending lamp is provided with, within a lamp room composed of a lamp body and a cover, a light source bulb equipped with a light source for emitting light; a reflector for reflecting light emitted from said light source; and a projection lens for directly forward projecting the light...

20060209557 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp is provided with: a projection lens; a light source; a reflector for reflecting light, which has been directly emitted by the light source, to a front side along an optical axis; and a shade arranged between the projection lens and the reflector, for shading a part of...

20060209558 - Lens assembly for an automobile light assembly having led light source: A light assembly is provided having a lens assembly that splits the function of a near field lens into two components, thereby permitting a manufacturable lens that achieves the desired beam size and intensity. At the same time, increased flexibility and control over the beam spread characteristics is achieved. The...

20060209559 - Telephone device with ornamental lighting: Various ornamental lighting for a telephone device or telephone add-on device, which consists of an LED as a light emitting source and light conductor material for forming various attractive ornamental lighting, such as the shape of a light emitting vase, a light emitting ring, light emitting strips with light emitting...

20060209560 - Light guide display device: A light guide display device has a tubular hollow casing; a battery chamber for accommodating a battery and having an opening; a copper plate at the opening; a spring extended into the opening; the copper plate having a conductive wire at the copper plate; a fixed sheath in the fixed...

20060209561 - Light-emitting device and apparatus having the same: A light-emitting device is disclosed which can be realized as a single device and can change luminous fluxes from a plurality of light sources having different uses and different characteristics into luminous fluxes having predetermined light-emitting characteristics without changing the mounting position in an apparatus. The light-emitting device has a...

20060209562 - Optical sheet and backlight unit having the same: An optical sheet and a backlight unit having the same are provided. The optical sheet includes a substrate, a lens array, and a diffuser film. The lens array includes a plurality of lenses arranged on an upper surface of the substrate and the diffuser film disposed on a lower surface...

20060209563 - Surface light source equipment and apparatus using the same: A light emission part in the form of a point light source composed of LED, etc., and a light conductive plate, and the light emission part is arranged in opposition to a light incident surface of the light conductive plate. First diffusion patterns and second diffusion patterns are provided alternately...

20060209564 - Backlight modules: Backlight modules are provided. A backlight module includes a reflector, a light source disposed in the reflector, a substrate connected to the reflector, and a fixing mechanism. The reflector includes a first reflecting surface having a first opening and a second reflecting surface having a second opening. The fixing mechanism,...

20060209565 - Light guide display with antireflection film: Provided is a light guide display with an antireflection film. A plurality of aligned magnifying layers provide a viewing surface. Each magnifying layer includes a plurality of aligned light guides, each light guide having an input end, a midsection and an output end. The plurality of output ends are aligned....

20060209566 - Reflector and application thereof: An object of the invention is to provide a reflector using a metal thin film layer, particularly a reflector having higher reflectance than in the prior art. Specifically, studies have been made to provide a reflector which exhibits a superior reflection-increasing effect. As a result, it has been found that...

20060209567 - Double-side display device and surface light source device: A surface light source device includes a light guide plate having a light outgoing plane in one principal plane thereof; and a light source facing one end face of the light guide plate. A plurality of deflection patterns are formed in a surface facing the light outgoing plane of the...

20060209568 - Direct type backlight module and related diffusion board: The present invention provides a direct type backlight module. The direct type backlight module includes at least one light source (220); and a diffusion board (230) having an incident surface (231) and an emitting surface (232). The at least one light source is arranged behind the incident surface. The diffusion...

20060209569 - Soft glow nightlight: The present invention relates to a LED soft glow nightlight and more particularly, to a LED soft glow nightlight with a ultra-thin assembly by utilizing a simple light-emitting diode (LED) as a source of illumination and a transparent plastic film. When LED light passes through a transparent plastic film, it...

20060203462 - Systems and methods for indicating a control setting of an outdoor grill: The presently disclosed subject is generally directed to lighting systems and methods for use with an outdoor grill wherein portions of the grill control panel and control knobs are illuminated such that the control settings of the grill are detectable in darkness and in other conditions of poor visibility....

20060203463 - Light guiding body and lighting apparatus having the same: A light guiding body configured utilize light emitted by a light source for lighting and a lighting apparatus having the light guiding body are provided. The light guiding body has a base, lighting portions and leg portions. The base is formed by a light intake surface that is located in...

20060203465 - Back light source module: A back light source module of a liquid crystal device is provided. The back light source module includes a backplate, a light source fixture disposed on the backplate. The back light source module also includes a first light source having a first normal line and disposing on the light source...

20060203464 - Backlight assembly with excellent light efficiency and display device having the same: A backlight assembly with excellent light efficiency and a display device provided with the backlight assembly is provided where the backlight assembly includes a plurality of light sources longitudinally arranged in parallel to each other, and a fixing member receiving the plurality of light sources. When a display area, formed...

20060203466 - Light emitting panel and backlight system having the same and liquid crystal display device having the backlight system: A light emitting panel, a backlight system having the same, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the backlight system. The light emitting panel includes: a bottom surface from which incident light is reflected; at least one protrusion that has a side surface and protrudes from the bottom surface;...

20060203467 - Light equalizing structure of backlight modules: A light equalizing structure installs a plurality of reflective sections on a reflective panel of a backlight module for reflecting the light emitted by a light source towards a panel assembly, and each reflective section keeps a predetermined distance from the light source. The height of each reflective section is...

20060203468 - Light recycling illumination systems with wavelength conversion: An illumination system has a light source and a wavelength conversion layer within a light-recycling envelope. The wavelength conversion layer is a solid phosphor layer. The light source is a light-emitting diode or a semiconductor laser. The light source will emit light of a first wavelength range that is transmitted...

20060203469 - Cutoff/milling device: A cutoff/milling device with a motor-driven cutoff/milling element, a work support surface or a guide surface, and a light projection device, the light projection device projecting a light beam onto a workpiece which is located on the work support surface or under the guide surface such that the light beam...

20060203470 - Sanitary fitting with a lightguide outflow pipe: A sanitary fitting includes a light-permeable water-carrying outflow pipe that has (i) an exposed end face and (ii) an input face located upstream of the exposed end face. A light source, preferably including light emitting diodes (LED), inputs light into the outflow pipe through the input face. The light emerges...

20060203471 - Pathway lighting for door handles: A door handle device includes pathway lighting to illuminate a pathway when needed, such as during a power outage, fire, or other emergency. The pathway lighting includes at least one light source, such as a super-bright LED or other low current/power light source, that is mounted to a door and...

20060203472 - Handle attachment for flashlight to form baton: The present invention relates to a handle (10a) for attaching to a flashlight (8) to form a baton (6). The flashlight (8) is of the type comprising a switch (2) for activating the flashlight light. The handle (10a) comprises a handle body (20a), attachment means for attaching said handle body...

20060203473 - Portable illuminator with mirror: A portable illuminator with mirror includes a receiving box formed from a lower case and an inner cover closed to an open top of the lower case, an upper case pivotally connected to one side of the receiving box and having a mirror attached to an inner side thereof, and...

20060203474 - Device for providing internal illumination of live flowers and other products: A small light source for internally illuminating live flowers and other products is formed in the shape of a pin with a battery case operatively connected to the light source. A sharp penetrating tip surrounds the light source and is fixed to a rigid tube for manipulating the device to...

20060203476 - Flashlight: A flashlight includes a first or top section attached to a second or base section. The top section has one or more elements that are axially moveable relative to the base section, for focusing light. This movement may be achieved, for example, by having the top and base sections joined...

20060203475 - Visual recognition device: A portable visibility system for providing visible recognition to a person or equipment in a dimly lit area. The portable visibility system comprises a reflective coil having a predetermined length and a predetermined width. There are a plurality of mini lights disposed one of on and in such reflective coil....

20060203477 - Led flashlight: An LED flashlight including a barrel body and a press button disposed on the barrel body. An inner barrel is disposed in a receiving space of the barrel body. The inner barrel has support structures for supporting a circuit board to which the pressing force of the press button is...

20060203479 - Backlight module and liquid crystal display incorporating same: A backlight module includes a bezel, a light source, a reflector, a diffuser and a heat dissipation channel. The bezel includes a bottom plate, a top plate disposed above and in parallel with the bottom plate, and an inclined lateral plate for connecting the bottom plate and the top plate....

20060203478 - Work light: A light device is provided having an elongate body that has a high strength construction. The high-strength light device is especially well-suited for use as a work light. The work light includes a high-strength body that has a handle and an elongate light-transmissive portion extending from the handle. Preferably, the...

20060203480 - Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps to generate light, a diffusing plate, a receiving container and a first supporting member. The diffusing plate is placed over the lamps and diffuses the light. The receiving container has a bottom portion and a sidewall portion extending from the bottom portion...

20060203481 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a display part to display an image thereon, a front cover to surround a front surface of the display part, a light source unit having a plurality of light sources and a light source supporter to support the plurality of light sources to emit light toward...

20060203482 - Jacketed led assemblies and light strings containing same: A jacketed light emitting diode assembly is provided, which includes a light emitting diode including a set of positive and negative contacts, and a lens body containing a semiconductor chip and end portions of the contacts. An electrical wire set of first and second electrical wires are connected to the...

20060203484 - Light emitting diode, light emitting diode module, and related backlight system: A backlight system (100) includes a reflecting frame (50) with a reflecting bottom (53) and a reflecting sidewall (52) defining an opening, a diffusing sheet (60) and a prism sheet (70) located at the opening of the reflecting frame in that order, and an array of light emitting diode modules...

20060203483 - Precise repeatable setting of color characteristics for lighting applications: A desired color of illumination of a subject is achieved by determining settings for color inputs and applying those setting to one or more systems that generate and mix colors of light, so as to provide combined light of the desired character. In the examples of appropriate systems, an optical...

20060203485 - Backlight button assemblage: The present invention discloses a backlight button assemblage including an opaque button, a light-guiding element, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element is disposed under the button and a light emitted from the light-emitting element is guided to the front side of the button via the light-guiding element surrounding the...

20060203486 - Illuminating unit and projection type image display apparatus using the same: An illuminating unit having a plurality of light emitting devices and collimators and a projection type image display apparatus using the same are provided. The illuminating unit includes: a plurality of light emitting devices which output light beams of predetermined wavelengths; a plurality of collimators, each having a parabolic reflection...

20060203487 - Light with front and rear panels: A light comprising a rear light modifying panel having a front surface and opposite sides; a lamp support panel assembly connected at least at two spaced apart locations to the rear light modifying panel assembly, for supporting at least one lamp in front of the front surface and between the...

20060203488 - Led device for illuminating objects: A source of illumination comprising an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) which in turn is secured to the inner wall of a cylindrically shaped frame member. The frame member has a cuttout portion through which the illumination generated by the LEDs, when...

20060203489 - Orientation adjustable lamp: An orientation adjustable lamp comprises a stand rod extended with a supporting frame; a rotation control device positioned to the stand rod; an arm having one end connected to the rotation control device and another end connected to a lamp. The rotation control device includes a seat, a rotation portion,...

20060203490 - Luminaire with a one-sided diffuser: A luminaire is provided with a one-sided diffuser, located a predefined distance below the light output ports, in order to efficiently distribute light through an upper smooth surface and a lower surface having light altering tracks where each wherein each light altering tracks distributes its received light over a range...

20060203491 - Light modifier and lamp assembly: This light modifier assembly is a continuous light source for still and video imagemakers. More specifically, the continuous light source provides a constant light source for still, digital, video or high definition image capture. In a preferred embodiment, the light source comprises a multiplicity of lamps with a control configured...

20060203492 - Discharge lamp with reflector: In the discharge lamp with reflector 1 pertaining to the this invention, which constitutes a discharge lamp with reflector 1 in which a light-emitting tube 2 is housed in the reflector 3 interior and a rear sealed end part 4 of the light-emitting tube 2 is exposed to the rear...

20060203493 - High efficiency light fixture: A light fixture for illuminating a specific target area is disclosed. The light fixture includes an extended light source that emits light from a surface. The light source emits light from the surface in directions towards the target area and away from the target area. The light fixture also includes...

20060203494 - Light control member, surface light source device and display: Primary light from primary light source (LED) is supplied toward a light an input face of an light control member. The light input face is provided with a plurality of projections for light input promotion. Each projection is composed of a generally spherical top portion and tapered column-like portion. Height...

20060203496 - Discharge lamp with reflector: In order to provide a discharge lamp with reflector in which there is little fear that clouding on the interior surface of the reflector will occur as a result of the flow of silicone adhesive on to the interior surface of the reflector, the following means sure used: In the...

20060203495 - Method and apparatus for illuminating a document: An image forming apparatus includes at least one light source and at least one reflector. The at least one light source is configured to emit light and has an opening. The at least one reflector is configured to reflect the light emitted from the at least one light source. The...

20060203497 - Light source unit, illuminator and projection display: A light source apparatus includes a lamp, an ellipsoidal mirror collecting a part of light radiated from a light transmission plane of the lamp, and a spherical mirror collecting another part of the light radiated from a light transmission plane not collected by the ellipsoidal mirror and reflecting it on...

20060203498 - Multi-colored light bulb cover: A multi-colored light bulb cover includes a transparent casing adapted to receive a light bulb therein and having a wall surface, a plurality of spaced-apart colored transparent pieces adhered to the wall surface of the casing, and a non-transparent element adhered to the wall surface of the casing around each...

20060203499 - Dark sky friendly lamp and housing combination apparatus: A dark-sky friendly lamp-housing combination is provided for use with a light fixture. The combination uses a standard lamp having a light element and a base section. The base section includes a neck attached to the light element and a connector that is received in a socket of a light...

20060203500 - Open/shut structure for street lamp with plasma lighting system: An open/shut structure for a street lamp with plasma lighting system, comprising: a body having a fixed plasma lighting system; a cover that is installed to be removable from said body in order to be shielded from the outside by accommodating said plasma lighting system in said body; and an...

20060203501 - Expanding structure of a lamp: An expanding structure of a lamp comprises a seat; a plurality of supporting frames rotatably installed to a periphery of the seat; one end of each supporting frame being connected to the seat and other end of the supporting frame being connected to a respective lamp body; a stand tube...

20060203502 - Total internal reflection license plate frame: A license plate frame has a pattern formed on a first side. At least one light source is embedded within the license plate frame. A power source is connected to the light source. Light emitted by the light source only escapes from the pattern....

20060203503 - Headlight with several functions for motor vehicles: A headlight for a motor vehicle designed to fulfil several functions, in particular a dual functions, one of the functions corresponding to a beam with cut-off, comprising: a light source, a main elliptical reflector having a scalloped part and an optical axis; a main lens disposed in front of the...

20060203504 - Vehicle spoiler with stop lamp: A vehicle spoiler is provided that has a stop lamp removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture of the vehicle spoiler. The vehicle spoiler is coupled to a vehicle body panel (e.g., the trunk) such that the stop lamp can be easily removed without detaching the vehicle spoiler from the...

20060203505 - Wideband illumination device: The invention relates to a wideband illumination device comprising a plurality of semiconductor light sources arranged in a field as a light source, for obtaining a specified light distribution for a vehicle headlight in different operating conditions. Parts of the semiconductor light sources are able to emit light in the...

20060203506 - Backlight modules and fluorescent lamp assemblies thereof: Backlight modules. A backlight module for a flat display device includes a light guide element and a fluorescent lamp assembly. The fluorescent lamp assembly disposed on a first side of the light guide element includes a first fluorescent lamp and a second fluorescent lamp. The first fluorescent lamp comprises a...

20060203507 - Illumination device: An illumination device for a microscope, having a light source and a fiber-optic cable device comprising an input end and an output end, light emitted from the light source entering the input end of the fiber-optic cable device and emerging at the output end of the fiber-optic cable device, the...

20060203508 - Multiple point decorative light strip: A multiple point decorative light strip, which is particularly structured from a plurality of light emitting tubes to form a strip form, a surface of which generates multiple point shining light spots. The light strip includes a plurality of the light emitting tubes, which are juxtaposed and connected to form...

20060203509 - Fiber optic enhanced party decorations: A system of decorative lighting for symbolic fixtures deploying fiber optics. The system is particular useful for party fixtures such as table decorations, artificial candles, and party hats. The inventions teach the arrangement of providing strategically and artistically placed holes on the surface of the fixture, and then deploying fiber...

20060203510 - Edge light type backlight unit having heat sink system: An edge light type backlight unit having a heat sink system which can efficiently emit heat generated by a light emitting element. The edge light type backlight unit includes a light guide panel which guides light; light emitting elements which are arranged on the insides of opposite first and second...

20060203511 - Incident assembly of light guide plate: A light guide plate includes an incident plane for receiving a light source of a light emitting device, a bottom surface connected to the incident plane, and an emergent plane corresponding to the bottom surface for outputting the light source of the light emitting device, and the light emitting device...

20060203512 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a reflective plate and a light source. The reflective plate comprises a plurality of reflective regions, and the light source is disposed at a side of the reflective plate. Diffusivity of the reflective regions away from the light source is different from diffusivity of the reflective...

20060203513 - Backlight device and liquid crystal display: A backlight device 10 includes a light emitting diode 21 as a light source assembled into a light-guiding plate 30, in which an edge portion 32 on the bottom surface 30B side of a concave portion 31 in a light-guiding plate 30, where the light emitting diode 21 is assembled,...

20060203517 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same: A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes at least one lamp that generates a first light and a light diffusion member that is disposed over the lamp and diffuses the first light to generate a second light having a uniform brightness distribution. The light diffusion member includes a...

20060203514 - Light guide plate structure: A backlight module installs a light guide plate, a plurality of optical films, and a liquid crystal display panel in order on an emergent plane of a light source, wherein the light guide plate forms more than one hollow layer within an incident side to an effective light emitting area...

20060203515 - Lighting device, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus: A lighting device includes a board mounting a light source, a first hole provided in the board, a projecting part protruded inside the first hole from a periphery of the first hole, a light guide which receives a light emitted from the light source through a light receiving plane, and...

20060203516 - Two-sided-emission-type back light unit and display using said back light unit: A back light unit including a light source, a light guiding plate having an entrance surface to receive light emitted from the light source, a first emission surface and a second emission surface, a semi-transmissive/reflective member disposed to face one of the first emission surface and the second emission surface,...

20060203518 - Light guide plate structure of backlight module: A backlight module installs a light guide plate, a plurality of optical films, and a liquid crystal display panel in order on an emergent plane of a light source, wherein the light guide plate forms more than one hollow layer within an incident side to an effective light emitting area,...

20060203519 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a receiving container having a combination guide part. The coupling guide part is inwardly protruded with respect to the sidewalls of the receiving container. The coupling guide part corresponds with a guide recess on the light guide plate...

20060198117 - Embroidered instrument cluster: An instrument cluster generally including a backing material and a plurality of fibers forming indicia that indicate a vehicle parameter. The plurality of fibers is coupled to the backing material. The instrument cluster also includes an illumination device that illuminates at least one of the backing material and the plurality...

20060198119 - Illumination device for simulating neon or similar lighting in various colors: An illumination device has a light source, a waveguide, and a light-transmitting medium. The light source emits light of a first color. The waveguide has both optical waveguide and light scattering properties. The light-transmitting medium is composed of a matrix of substantially translucent material doped with a pigment, and is...

20060198118 - Lighting unit for motor vehicles: A lighting unit for vehicles has a plurality of semiconductor light sources distributed in a grid. The grid of semiconductor light sources is divided into at least two grid segments, the grid segments being each activatable independently of each other and/or assigned to a different light functions, with an optical...

20060198120 - Lighted wrist band: This invention is directed to a wrist band having a decorative array of light sources such as LEDs illuminated by an integrated circuit which is activated by movement of an inertia switch to a closed position when a separate, manually-operated switch is closed....

20060198121 - Shoe with animated electro-luminescent display: A shoe having an electro-luminescent display with individually addressable portions....

20060198122 - Illuminated headwear: An illuminated cap, visor, beanie, headband, helmet or similar headwear having an illumination system that is switch activated. The illumination system has one or more light sources that interact and/or interface with a light transmitting medium, such as a polymer lens, to generate illumination. The light source may be activated...

20060198123 - Automotive visor with illuminated mirror assembly: An illuminated mirror assembly for an automotive visor includes a mirror and a light-transmitting prism. The prism has a first portion exposed to a light source and a second portion positioned adjacent a reflective surface of the mirror. Light from the source is transmitted through the prism to illuminate objects...

20060198124 - Hurricane door light, door, and method of assembling the light: A door light and associated frame designed to withstand the effects of a hurricane. The door light has a laminated translucent panel that is held in place by two adjoining frame members. The first frame member has a grooved portion. The second frame member is positioned opposite the first frame...

20060198126 - Adjustable trim for sloped ceiling recessed downlight: A two piece adjustable trim for a sloped ceiling recessed downlight wherein the two piece trim has an upper element and a lower element hingedly connected to each other. A standard frame in housing may be utilized to receive the two piece rotatable trim, the trim and a lower element...

20060198128 - Configurations and methods for embedding electronics or light emitters in manufactured materials: Methods and means for embedding electronic components, such as LED-based light sources and associated control circuitry, into molded or continuously cast surface materials (e.g., material manufactured under the trademark CORIAN®). During the manufacture of the surface material, the components can be held in position using a scaffold or frame constructed...

20060198125 - Light fixture with separable adaptive mount: A lighting device adapted for mounting upon and within cabinets, walls, shelves and the like employing an adaptive mount with a removable portion. The device features an L-shaped bracket containing horizontal and vertical mounting surfaces communicating via a separable joint allowing disconnection of the two mounting surfaces. The light source...

20060198127 - Mounting clip for lighting fixtures: An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing. A first housing has a first opening and a second opening. A second housing is adapted to movably engage the first housing. A resilient member is connected to the second housing and adapted to be received by one of the first and...

20060198129 - In-grade light fixture: An in-grade light fixture comprises a light fixture housing arranged to be buried substantially below grade level. The light fixture housing has a light opening substantially at grade level and an optical chamber having a light source arranged within the optical chamber and the optical chamber arranged within the housing...

20060198130 - Pocket safety hand-making electric power and rechargeable system and pocket size electric appliance: A Pocket S.H.E.R System unit and appliance with Pocket S.H.E.R System and an audio player which includes a manual power generation circuit, an output interface, and a safety control circuit. The input of the safety control circuit is electrically connected to the output of the manual power generation circuit, and...

20060198131 - Bottom-lighting module: The provided bottom-lighting module comprises a bezel, a protrusion and at least one lamp. The bezel has at least one aperture with a first circumference and a second circumference. The bezel comprises a main body and at least one inclined wall extending upward from an edge of the main body....

20060198132 - Portable work light: The present specification discloses a work light having a tray for holding or positioning light components such as a light source, power source and electrical control unit. The components can easily be assembled on the tray for operation of the light. The tray can be compartmentalized by including barriers into...

20060198133 - Multiple swivel flashlight: A multiple swivel flashlight provides a stable housing with flat bottom for ready support on most surfaces, as well as a pair of lamp reflector arms which are either conducting or carry conductors to supply the reflectors with the voltage and current needed to drive the lamps. Where the exterior...

20060198134 - Fluorescent wall wash luminaire with a sliding mechanism for adjusting lamp position: A fluorescent wall wash luminaire has a housing with an opening for light generated by a fluorescent lamp to exit the housing. A portion of the housing forms an inclined base, and a socket pan holding a lamp socket for the fluorescent lamp is slidably mounted on the inclined base...

20060198135 - Fluorescent wall wash luminaire with adjustable lamp automatically detented in position by a spring latch: A fluorescent wall wash luminaire has a housing with an opening for light generated by a fluorescent lamp to exit the housing. A portion of the housing forms an inclined base, and a socket pan holding a lamp socket for the fluorescent lamp is slidably mounted on the inclined base....

20060198136 - Self leveling bracket/stabilizer for fluorescent lighting fixtures with controlled uplight capability: A fluorescent light fixture is suspended by a longitudinally extending trapezoidal pendant bracket/stabilizer. The trapezoidal pendant bracket/stabilizer includes a horizontally extending top brace and a pair of obliquely extending arms extending downward in opposite directions from the top brace in a trapezoidal crossection. Each obliquely extending arm has a flat,...

20060198137 - Method and apparatus for producing untainted white light using off-white emitting diodes: A white light emitting device by using off-white light emitting diodes (LED's). Rather than using just pure white LEDs, the white light emitting device arranges those LEDs which exhibit off-white colors in a manner such that the combination of light emanating from these off-white LEDs produces a radiation which appears...

20060198138 - Air-filled flashing light decorator: An air-filled flashing light decorator that has one or several ducts not connecting to the air chamber are inside the air-filled bag, the top and bottom of each duct connect to the LED light set wrapped with rubber tube and are fixed with binders, or the LED light set are...

20060198139 - Light source device for projector: A light source device for a projector comprises a plurality of light source structures and a reflecting element, in which each light source structure comprises a first reflector that the inner surface thereof is a semi-elliptical surface, a reflecting portion and a burner. The burner is installed on a focus...

20060198141 - Beacon light with reflector and light-emitting diodes: A light-emitting diode (LED) reflector optic comprises a reflector having a plurality of reflecting surfaces. The reflector is associated with at least one optical axis. In one embodiment, each reflecting surface comprises a linearly projected cross-section. In one embodiment, the LED reflector optic also comprises at least one LED positioned...

20060198140 - Illumination system: An illumination system comprises a first light source device, a second light source device and a second reflecting portion. A first reflecting portion of the first light source device covers a part area of an opening of a reflecting shade, and the other area of the opening is formed a...

20060198142 - Illuminating device utilizing light-emitting diode array: A nightlight including a light bank having light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in an array. The amount of light emitted from the light bank can be varied by engaging a switch that selects between a number of electrical pathways. The device includes a photosensitive device such as a light dependent resistor...

20060198143 - Led decorative light string: The present invention provides a LED decorative light string that comprises one or more branch circuits, each of said more branch circuits is connected in parallel with each other, and then connected to a common power supply wire for importing operational voltage; each said branch circuit comprises a quantity of...

20060198145 - Elective lighting fixture visors to improve playability for aerial sports: A method, apparatus and system for illuminating a sports field. The method includes identifying fixtures having a likelihood of affecting playability or glare or spill light relative to a point of view on or off the field. The method includes steps to identify such fixtures for the purpose of adding...

20060198144 - Planar light source and planar lighting apparatus: A planar light source comprises at least one point light source disposed on a supporting substrate, and a cylindrical lens that covers the light emitting observation side of the point light source, wherein the cylindrical lens has a concave lens function in the direction (y direction) perpendicular to the supporting...

20060198146 - Adjustable lighting fixture: An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing. A first housing has a first opening and a second opening. A second housing is adapted to movably engage the first housing. A resilient member is connected to the second housing and adapted to be received by one of the first and...

20060198147 - Led and led lamp: This invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) and a LED lamp consisted of LEDs. The LED comprises at least one LED chip. The LED is mounted on a high heat conductivity base and is connected to an applied power supply through a circuit board. The LED chip also...

20060198148 - Led illumination device with a semicircle-like illumination pattern: An LED (light emitting diode) illumination device that can generate a non-circular light output illumination intensity pattern. The illumination source including a reflector with a conic or conic-like shape. Further, an LED is positioned at approximately 90° with respect to a central axis of the reflector....

20060198150 - Cooling unit manufacturing method, cooling unit, optical device and projector: A cooling unit including a cooling plate in which a cooling fluid is allowed to flow, the cooling plate has a structure that a pair of plate members are oppositely arranged sandwiching a cooling tube the cooling fluid is to flow, manufactured by a method of manufacturing a cooling unit,...

20060198149 - Led illuminated lamp with thermoelectric heat management: The present invention relates to Light Emitting Diode (LED) based lamps utilising thermoelectric modules improving the efficiency of the lamps. The present invention provides in a first aspect a light illuminating device that comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED), at least one thermoelectric module (TEM) having a first...

20060198151 - Connector assembly for a lamp on a pendent lamp: A connector assembly has a holder, a socket, a plug, a connecting tube and a holding element. The holder has two notches. Each notch has a groove defined in one side of the notch. The connecting tube is securely attached to the plug and has multiple teeth formed respectively at...

20060198153 - Lamp holder with a securing stake: A lamp holder with a securing stake is disclosed, comprising a power input line provided with a plug; a main body provided with an accommodating space whose front end is provided with an opening, whose back end is provided with an power line opening for the passing of a power...

20060198152 - Light fixture and lighting method: A light fixture allows individual light bulbs to be arranged in compact fashion to maximize the number of bulbs per given area in the fixture. To facilitate replacement or exchange of the bulbs, the bulbs are mounted in alternating succession on a pair of separately movable supports, reorientation of which...

20060198154 - Vehicle safety warning signal devices and system for use on a bicycle, motorcycle or like vehicle: A vehicle safety warning signal system for use on a bicycle, motorcycle, or like vehicle comprises: an elongate air pump (101) having a longitudinal length, the pump being provided to function as a visual warning device, such as, for example, by way of inclusion of an electrically powered light (105);...

20060198155 - Panel mounted task light for a vehicle: A task light adapted to be substantially recessed within a vehicle, wherein a light source produces light and a light modifier is positioned in front of the light source to redirect at least a portion of the light therethrough to produce a beam of light in substantially the shape of...

20060198156 - Multifunction mirror display: An improved multifunction mirror display system that combines the display of projected and reflected data in a single console by compressively coupling, without the use of adhesives, a reflective element (e.g. two-way mirror) with an emitting element (e.g. a liquid crystal display) within a housing. Compressive coupling of a reflective...

20060198157 - Erasing control circuit and method for erasing environment configuration memory in a computer system: A computer system includes a power switch, a reset switch, environment configuration memory, and an erasing control circuit. The power switch is for starting the computer system as triggered. The reset switch is for resetting the computer system as triggered. The environment configuration memory is for storing an operational environment...

20060198158 - Light guiding unit, light guiding unit assembly, and lamp comprising the same: A light guiding unit is provided which can reflect light from one light source such that a plurality of irradiated lights can be intermittently viewed, while allowing substantially all portions of the plurality of irradiated lights to be substantially uniform. The light guiding unit can include an input portion where...

20060198159 - Vehicle light: A vehicle light can be configured to have a depth that is remarkably small. The vehicle light can include a first reflector that is an ellipse group reflector with a major/optical axis thereof inclined, a second reflector that is a parabolic group reflector located below the first reflector so that...

20060198160 - Light spreading device and backlight module utilizing the same: A light spreading device and a backlight module utilizing the same. The backlight module includes a light guide, a plurality of point lights, and a plurality of light spreading devices. The light guide includes an entrance surface. The point lights are disposed near the entrance surface. Each light spreading device,...

20060198161 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module (100) includes a substrate (110) and a number of light sources (120) and a plurality of thermal electric coolers (160). The substrate has a first surface (111) and a second surface (112), and the light sources are formed on the first surface of the substrate,...

20060198162 - Light emitting element mounting member, and semiconductor device using the same: A light-emitting element mounting member 200 includes: a substrate 2 including an element mounting surface 2a mounting a semiconductor light-emitting element 1 and first and second conductive regions 21, 22 disposed on the element mounting surface 2a and connected to the semiconductor light-emitting element 1; a reflective member 6 including...

20060198163 - Light guide plate: A light guide plate includes an incidence surface, an emission surface, a bottom surface opposite to the emission surface, and a plurality of dots distributed on the bottom surface. The emission surface and the bottom surface are adjoining to the incidence surface. Each of the dots has a substantially fan-shaped...

20060198164 - Electrical decoration lighting device and set of such devices: A set that includes a plurality of the lighting devices, each lighting device including a body having a light-emitting element, an attachment element for attaching the lighting device to a supporting body, and an independent power source for supplying power to the light-emitting element. The set also includes a wireless...

20060198117 - Embroidered instrument cluster: An instrument cluster generally including a backing material and a plurality of fibers forming indicia that indicate a vehicle parameter. The plurality of fibers is coupled to the backing material. The instrument cluster also includes an illumination device that illuminates at least one of the backing material and the plurality...

20060198119 - Illumination device for simulating neon or similar lighting in various colors: An illumination device has a light source, a waveguide, and a light-transmitting medium. The light source emits light of a first color. The waveguide has both optical waveguide and light scattering properties. The light-transmitting medium is composed of a matrix of substantially translucent material doped with a pigment, and is...

20060198118 - Lighting unit for motor vehicles: A lighting unit for vehicles has a plurality of semiconductor light sources distributed in a grid. The grid of semiconductor light sources is divided into at least two grid segments, the grid segments being each activatable independently of each other and/or assigned to a different light functions, with an optical...

20060198120 - Lighted wrist band: This invention is directed to a wrist band having a decorative array of light sources such as LEDs illuminated by an integrated circuit which is activated by movement of an inertia switch to a closed position when a separate, manually-operated switch is closed....

20060198121 - Shoe with animated electro-luminescent display: A shoe having an electro-luminescent display with individually addressable portions....

20060198122 - Illuminated headwear: An illuminated cap, visor, beanie, headband, helmet or similar headwear having an illumination system that is switch activated. The illumination system has one or more light sources that interact and/or interface with a light transmitting medium, such as a polymer lens, to generate illumination. The light source may be activated...

20060198123 - Automotive visor with illuminated mirror assembly: An illuminated mirror assembly for an automotive visor includes a mirror and a light-transmitting prism. The prism has a first portion exposed to a light source and a second portion positioned adjacent a reflective surface of the mirror. Light from the source is transmitted through the prism to illuminate objects...

20060198124 - Hurricane door light, door, and method of assembling the light: A door light and associated frame designed to withstand the effects of a hurricane. The door light has a laminated translucent panel that is held in place by two adjoining frame members. The first frame member has a grooved portion. The second frame member is positioned opposite the first frame...

20060198126 - Adjustable trim for sloped ceiling recessed downlight: A two piece adjustable trim for a sloped ceiling recessed downlight wherein the two piece trim has an upper element and a lower element hingedly connected to each other. A standard frame in housing may be utilized to receive the two piece rotatable trim, the trim and a lower element...

20060198128 - Configurations and methods for embedding electronics or light emitters in manufactured materials: Methods and means for embedding electronic components, such as LED-based light sources and associated control circuitry, into molded or continuously cast surface materials (e.g., material manufactured under the trademark CORIAN®). During the manufacture of the surface material, the components can be held in position using a scaffold or frame constructed...

20060198125 - Light fixture with separable adaptive mount: A lighting device adapted for mounting upon and within cabinets, walls, shelves and the like employing an adaptive mount with a removable portion. The device features an L-shaped bracket containing horizontal and vertical mounting surfaces communicating via a separable joint allowing disconnection of the two mounting surfaces. The light source...

20060198127 - Mounting clip for lighting fixtures: An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing. A first housing has a first opening and a second opening. A second housing is adapted to movably engage the first housing. A resilient member is connected to the second housing and adapted to be received by one of the first and...

20060198129 - In-grade light fixture: An in-grade light fixture comprises a light fixture housing arranged to be buried substantially below grade level. The light fixture housing has a light opening substantially at grade level and an optical chamber having a light source arranged within the optical chamber and the optical chamber arranged within the housing...

20060198130 - Pocket safety hand-making electric power and rechargeable system and pocket size electric appliance: A Pocket S.H.E.R System unit and appliance with Pocket S.H.E.R System and an audio player which includes a manual power generation circuit, an output interface, and a safety control circuit. The input of the safety control circuit is electrically connected to the output of the manual power generation circuit, and...

20060198131 - Bottom-lighting module: The provided bottom-lighting module comprises a bezel, a protrusion and at least one lamp. The bezel has at least one aperture with a first circumference and a second circumference. The bezel comprises a main body and at least one inclined wall extending upward from an edge of the main body....

20060198132 - Portable work light: The present specification discloses a work light having a tray for holding or positioning light components such as a light source, power source and electrical control unit. The components can easily be assembled on the tray for operation of the light. The tray can be compartmentalized by including barriers into...

20060198133 - Multiple swivel flashlight: A multiple swivel flashlight provides a stable housing with flat bottom for ready support on most surfaces, as well as a pair of lamp reflector arms which are either conducting or carry conductors to supply the reflectors with the voltage and current needed to drive the lamps. Where the exterior...

20060198134 - Fluorescent wall wash luminaire with a sliding mechanism for adjusting lamp position: A fluorescent wall wash luminaire has a housing with an opening for light generated by a fluorescent lamp to exit the housing. A portion of the housing forms an inclined base, and a socket pan holding a lamp socket for the fluorescent lamp is slidably mounted on the inclined base...

20060198135 - Fluorescent wall wash luminaire with adjustable lamp automatically detented in position by a spring latch: A fluorescent wall wash luminaire has a housing with an opening for light generated by a fluorescent lamp to exit the housing. A portion of the housing forms an inclined base, and a socket pan holding a lamp socket for the fluorescent lamp is slidably mounted on the inclined base....

20060198136 - Self leveling bracket/stabilizer for fluorescent lighting fixtures with controlled uplight capability: A fluorescent light fixture is suspended by a longitudinally extending trapezoidal pendant bracket/stabilizer. The trapezoidal pendant bracket/stabilizer includes a horizontally extending top brace and a pair of obliquely extending arms extending downward in opposite directions from the top brace in a trapezoidal crossection. Each obliquely extending arm has a flat,...

20060198137 - Method and apparatus for producing untainted white light using off-white emitting diodes: A white light emitting device by using off-white light emitting diodes (LED's). Rather than using just pure white LEDs, the white light emitting device arranges those LEDs which exhibit off-white colors in a manner such that the combination of light emanating from these off-white LEDs produces a radiation which appears...

20060198138 - Air-filled flashing light decorator: An air-filled flashing light decorator that has one or several ducts not connecting to the air chamber are inside the air-filled bag, the top and bottom of each duct connect to the LED light set wrapped with rubber tube and are fixed with binders, or the LED light set are...

20060198139 - Light source device for projector: A light source device for a projector comprises a plurality of light source structures and a reflecting element, in which each light source structure comprises a first reflector that the inner surface thereof is a semi-elliptical surface, a reflecting portion and a burner. The burner is installed on a focus...

20060198141 - Beacon light with reflector and light-emitting diodes: A light-emitting diode (LED) reflector optic comprises a reflector having a plurality of reflecting surfaces. The reflector is associated with at least one optical axis. In one embodiment, each reflecting surface comprises a linearly projected cross-section. In one embodiment, the LED reflector optic also comprises at least one LED positioned...

20060198140 - Illumination system: An illumination system comprises a first light source device, a second light source device and a second reflecting portion. A first reflecting portion of the first light source device covers a part area of an opening of a reflecting shade, and the other area of the opening is formed a...

20060198142 - Illuminating device utilizing light-emitting diode array: A nightlight including a light bank having light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in an array. The amount of light emitted from the light bank can be varied by engaging a switch that selects between a number of electrical pathways. The device includes a photosensitive device such as a light dependent resistor...

20060198143 - Led decorative light string: The present invention provides a LED decorative light string that comprises one or more branch circuits, each of said more branch circuits is connected in parallel with each other, and then connected to a common power supply wire for importing operational voltage; each said branch circuit comprises a quantity of...

20060198145 - Elective lighting fixture visors to improve playability for aerial sports: A method, apparatus and system for illuminating a sports field. The method includes identifying fixtures having a likelihood of affecting playability or glare or spill light relative to a point of view on or off the field. The method includes steps to identify such fixtures for the purpose of adding...

20060198144 - Planar light source and planar lighting apparatus: A planar light source comprises at least one point light source disposed on a supporting substrate, and a cylindrical lens that covers the light emitting observation side of the point light source, wherein the cylindrical lens has a concave lens function in the direction (y direction) perpendicular to the supporting...

20060198146 - Adjustable lighting fixture: An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing. A first housing has a first opening and a second opening. A second housing is adapted to movably engage the first housing. A resilient member is connected to the second housing and adapted to be received by one of the first and...

20060198147 - Led and led lamp: This invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) and a LED lamp consisted of LEDs. The LED comprises at least one LED chip. The LED is mounted on a high heat conductivity base and is connected to an applied power supply through a circuit board. The LED chip also...

20060198148 - Led illumination device with a semicircle-like illumination pattern: An LED (light emitting diode) illumination device that can generate a non-circular light output illumination intensity pattern. The illumination source including a reflector with a conic or conic-like shape. Further, an LED is positioned at approximately 90° with respect to a central axis of the reflector....

20060198150 - Cooling unit manufacturing method, cooling unit, optical device and projector: A cooling unit including a cooling plate in which a cooling fluid is allowed to flow, the cooling plate has a structure that a pair of plate members are oppositely arranged sandwiching a cooling tube the cooling fluid is to flow, manufactured by a method of manufacturing a cooling unit,...

20060198149 - Led illuminated lamp with thermoelectric heat management: The present invention relates to Light Emitting Diode (LED) based lamps utilising thermoelectric modules improving the efficiency of the lamps. The present invention provides in a first aspect a light illuminating device that comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED), at least one thermoelectric module (TEM) having a first...

20060198151 - Connector assembly for a lamp on a pendent lamp: A connector assembly has a holder, a socket, a plug, a connecting tube and a holding element. The holder has two notches. Each notch has a groove defined in one side of the notch. The connecting tube is securely attached to the plug and has multiple teeth formed respectively at...

20060198153 - Lamp holder with a securing stake: A lamp holder with a securing stake is disclosed, comprising a power input line provided with a plug; a main body provided with an accommodating space whose front end is provided with an opening, whose back end is provided with an power line opening for the passing of a power...

20060198152 - Light fixture and lighting method: A light fixture allows individual light bulbs to be arranged in compact fashion to maximize the number of bulbs per given area in the fixture. To facilitate replacement or exchange of the bulbs, the bulbs are mounted in alternating succession on a pair of separately movable supports, reorientation of which...

20060198154 - Vehicle safety warning signal devices and system for use on a bicycle, motorcycle or like vehicle: A vehicle safety warning signal system for use on a bicycle, motorcycle, or like vehicle comprises: an elongate air pump (101) having a longitudinal length, the pump being provided to function as a visual warning device, such as, for example, by way of inclusion of an electrically powered light (105);...

20060198155 - Panel mounted task light for a vehicle: A task light adapted to be substantially recessed within a vehicle, wherein a light source produces light and a light modifier is positioned in front of the light source to redirect at least a portion of the light therethrough to produce a beam of light in substantially the shape of...

20060198156 - Multifunction mirror display: An improved multifunction mirror display system that combines the display of projected and reflected data in a single console by compressively coupling, without the use of adhesives, a reflective element (e.g. two-way mirror) with an emitting element (e.g. a liquid crystal display) within a housing. Compressive coupling of a reflective...

20060198157 - Erasing control circuit and method for erasing environment configuration memory in a computer system: A computer system includes a power switch, a reset switch, environment configuration memory, and an erasing control circuit. The power switch is for starting the computer system as triggered. The reset switch is for resetting the computer system as triggered. The environment configuration memory is for storing an operational environment...

20060198158 - Light guiding unit, light guiding unit assembly, and lamp comprising the same: A light guiding unit is provided which can reflect light from one light source such that a plurality of irradiated lights can be intermittently viewed, while allowing substantially all portions of the plurality of irradiated lights to be substantially uniform. The light guiding unit can include an input portion where...

20060198159 - Vehicle light: A vehicle light can be configured to have a depth that is remarkably small. The vehicle light can include a first reflector that is an ellipse group reflector with a major/optical axis thereof inclined, a second reflector that is a parabolic group reflector located below the first reflector so that...

20060198160 - Light spreading device and backlight module utilizing the same: A light spreading device and a backlight module utilizing the same. The backlight module includes a light guide, a plurality of point lights, and a plurality of light spreading devices. The light guide includes an entrance surface. The point lights are disposed near the entrance surface. Each light spreading device,...

20060198161 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module (100) includes a substrate (110) and a number of light sources (120) and a plurality of thermal electric coolers (160). The substrate has a first surface (111) and a second surface (112), and the light sources are formed on the first surface of the substrate,...

20060198162 - Light emitting element mounting member, and semiconductor device using the same: A light-emitting element mounting member 200 includes: a substrate 2 including an element mounting surface 2a mounting a semiconductor light-emitting element 1 and first and second conductive regions 21, 22 disposed on the element mounting surface 2a and connected to the semiconductor light-emitting element 1; a reflective member 6 including...

20060198163 - Light guide plate: A light guide plate includes an incidence surface, an emission surface, a bottom surface opposite to the emission surface, and a plurality of dots distributed on the bottom surface. The emission surface and the bottom surface are adjoining to the incidence surface. Each of the dots has a substantially fan-shaped...

20060198164 - Electrical decoration lighting device and set of such devices: A set that includes a plurality of the lighting devices, each lighting device including a body having a light-emitting element, an attachment element for attaching the lighting device to a supporting body, and an independent power source for supplying power to the light-emitting element. The set also includes a wireless...