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Illumination May archived listing by USPTO class 05/07

20070121310 - Lighting system and projector: The invention provides a compact, thin, and lightweight lighting system and projector. A lighting system included in a projector according to the present invention is provided with an LED array having LEDs and a reflective plate at the rear side of the LEDs in the light emitting direction, retardation films,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070121311 - Keyboard equipped with a backlight structure: A keyboard equipped with a backlight structure includes a keyboard portion, a bridge board and a base board located beneath the keyboard portion to form a light transmission space. The bridge board has a light channeling portion to channel light entering the light transmission space to the keyboard portion where... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070121312 - Lighting device for display device used in vehicles: The present invention relates to a lighting device for display device used in vehicles, the light device including an indicator provided with a rotating shaft; a graphic plate disposed under the indicator and having a through hole formed in the center thereof, into which the rotating shaft is inserted; and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070121313 - Cockpit module: The cockpit module of a vehicle has a cup holder which has an opening for receiving a drinking vessel, and an illumination device for illuminating the cup holder. The cockpit module also has a printed circuit board on which the illumination device is arranged. A motion sensor is preferably provided... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070121314 - Under-cabinet light fixture: An under-cabinet lighting fixture includes at least one bulb of less than about 35 watts contained within a housing that is devoid of any dedicated heat dissipation back vents on the back or top of the lighting unit. The lighting fixture has a reflective coating applied to the interior of... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070121315 - Cosmetic case with light-up compact mirror: This invention is directed to an apparatus of “cosmetic case with light-up compact mirror”, primarily consisting of an upper cover and a lower cover and having a light source disposed on a pivot joint portion in-between. The light source illuminates the lens in the cosmetic case for the user when... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070121316 - Garage door drive with a light unit: The invention relates to a garage door drive comprising a housing and at least one light unit. In accordance with the invention at least one mounting position for mechanical and electrical connection to a light unit is insertable into at least one receiver at the housing.... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070121317 - Solar lighting device having color and brightness control mechanism: A solar lighting device includes a transparent housing. Within the housing, there are provided a light-emitting member (e.g., LED or lamp), a control circuit having a microprocessor and a switch activated by magnetic force, light, or body temperature, and a solar battery for supplying electric power to both the light-emitting... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070121318 - Backlight and liquid crystal display device: A backlight and a liquid crystal display device capable to detect colors accurately by blocking light transmitted other than through a transparent part of a lamp clip and prevent light from escaping through fitting holes for the lamp clip into a space outside a chassis are provided. A cover surrounding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070121319 - Color changing light devices with active ingredient and sound emission for mood enhancement: A light element includes a translucent shell and a base. The base supports a plurality of LEDs positioned so as to emit a light show through the shell. The device also includes a compartment for receiving and securing a placeable volatile active cartridge and a heater for enabling the device... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070121320 - Backlight device: The present invention is directed to a backlight device using light emitting units (7) in which a large number of light emitting diodes (12) are mounted, which comprises a reflection plate (16) for reflecting rays of light which have been emitted from a light emitting unit (11), wherein the reflection... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070121321 - Decorative light system: A decorative light system includes a frame assembly, a background assembly, and a light assembly. The frame assembly includes a frame, which is the skeletal framework of the light system. The background assembly includes a reflective surface and a support member; the reflective surface provides a reflective decorative background and... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070121322 - Lamp string: A lamp string includes: a plug; a first electric wire connected electrically to the plug; a second electric wire; a fuse unit including a first connector having a first housing and a first conductive contact mounted in the first housing and connected electrically to the first electric wire, a second... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070121323 - Light fixture with memory: l

20070121324 - Temperature adjusting device for an led light source: A temperature adjusting device of the present invention is provided with: an LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a temperature sensor 9 for detecting an ambient temperature of the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a cooling fan for cooling the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070121325 - Light directing louver: A lighting system component includes a transmissive substrate having a top and bottom surface and at least one elongate passage defined between the top and bottom surfaces by walls joining the top and bottom surfaces; and a coating on the walls substantially preventing light transmission through the walls; whereby light... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070121326 - Led lighting assemblies with thermal overmolding: One or more light emitting diode diodes (LEDs) are attached to a printed circuit board. The attached LEDs are connectable with a power source via circuitry of the printed circuit board. An overmolding material is insert molded an over at least portions of the printed circuit board proximate to the... Agent: Scott A. Mccollister, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070121328 - Led lighting system for use in environments with high magnetics fields or that require low emi emissions: This invention is a non-ferrous lighting fixture and non-ferrous lighting system that can be used in areas with high magnetic fields or that require low EMI emissions, such as MRI operating rooms. This invention uses LED's to provide a high-intensity, quality white or other color light that is softened by... Agent: Attorney Richard S Missimer

20070121327 - Light-emitting device and process for manufacturing the same: A light-emitting device and a process for manufacturing the same are described. The light-emitting device comprises: a thin metal layer including a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides; a metal heat sink directly formed and closely connected to the second surface of the thin metal layer; and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070121329 - Airfield edge-light utilizing a side-emitting light source: A runway, taxiway or obstruction lighting system having at least one side emitting LED mounted on a base. A cover is optically coupled to the side emitting LED to direct light at a desired angle from a horizontal plane extending from the base. The cover is manufactured to have the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070121330 - Lamp shade system: A system for providing unique lamp shades for lighting fixtures. The system includes a light fixture ring that is mountable over a light bulb or onto a light fixture. The light fixture ring includes a series of outwardly extending posts that engage a lamp shade cover. The lamp shade cover... Agent: Glenn L. Webb

20070121332 - Illuminated traffic wand: The illuminated traffic wand has a hilt, a wand, an illumination device, and a cap. The hilt is tubular and has a front end, a rear end, an illumination cavity at the rear end and a tapered wand seat at the front end. The wand is mounted securely in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070121331 - Light assembly for automotive lighting applications: An automotive light assembly produces numerous beam patterns meeting automotive requirements through the reduction of light scatter and collection and redirection in efficiencies. A light source projects light laterally, which is collected by a light conducting body having a hub and a plurality of fingers extending from the hub. By... Agent: Visteon

20070121334 - Lighting or signaling device with an optical guide for a motor vehicle: A lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source emitting a light beam and at least one optical guide in which the light beam propagates, the optical guide comprising: a first face forming an exit face for the light beam, and a second face,... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070121333 - Semiconductor light engine for automotive lighting: A light engine to provide light from a plurality of semiconductor light sources in an automotive lighting system, such as a headlamp, includes at least two substrates each of which has semiconductor light sources mounted thereon. The semiconductor light sources are spaced from one another on the substrates for cooling... Agent: Mr. Robin W. Asher Clark Hill PLC

20070121335 - Headlamp for bicycle: A headlamp for a bicycle includes an LED element, a power supply device supplying electric power to the LED element, a vibration sensor detecting vibration, a luminance detector detecting ambient illuminance, and a switching device providing ON-OFF control of electrical connection between the LED element and the power supply device... Agent: Olson & Hierl, Ltd.

20070121336 - Headlamp assembly having cooling channel: A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle having a light source, a chamber that receives the light source and a cooling channel for removing heat from the chamber. A conductive wall and an insulating wall cooperate to define the chamber and the channel. The conductive wall has a substantially higher... Agent: Visteon

20070121337 - Headlamp reflector linkage: A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle, which includes a housing, and first and second reflectors pivotally secured to the housing. A connecting bar extends between the first and second reflectors for simultaneously adjusting the first reflector in response to the pivotally adjustment of the second reflector.... Agent: Robin W Asher Clark Hill

20070121338 - Light guiding device for vehicle lighting: A light guiding device for vehicle lighting system includes a tube having a serrated surface composed of a plurality of segment surfaces and a reflection member is located beside the serrated surface at a distance. A light source is connected with the tube and emits light beams. The light beams... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070121339 - Backlight module and brightness enhancement film thereof: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate for guiding light from the light source, and a brightness enhancement film having a plurality of spherical surface microlenses for gathering light from the light guide plate. In contrast to traditional prism sheets, the brightness enhancement film having the... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070121340 - Light guide plate, backlight unit and method of manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display: A light guide plate is provided. The light guide plate includes a light source hole part configured to accommodate a light source, the light source hole part provided at a back surface on the opposite side of a light emitting surface; and a recessed part provided on the side of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070121341 - Backlight device and liquid crystal display using the same: A backlight device is provided. The backlight device a light guiding member that guides light from a light source; and an optical element disposed on the light guiding member. An end portion of the optical element, which faces the light source, is farther from the light source than an end... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070121342 - Optical waveguide plate for surface light emitting apparatus and surface light emitting apparatus using the optical waveguide plate: An optical waveguide plate for a surface light emitting apparatus and a surface light emitting apparatus using the optical waveguide plate that provides excellent uniformity in surface emission is disclosed. The optical waveguide plate comprises an end face introducing light emitted from a light source, and a light emitting surface... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20070121343 - Illumination device: The present invention discloses an illumination device for illuminating users of a multimedia communication terminal. In particular, the illumination device includes high power white LEDs together with a reflector and a diffuser integrated in, or connected to, the terminal. Preferably, the light intensity and the position and angle relative to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070121344 - Lamp housing and backlight module using the same: A lamp housing includes a base (21), at least two frame members (23) and at least two frame holding members (24). The base includes an upper surface for deposing at least one lamp (20). The frame members are respectively attached to two opposite ends of the base so as to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070121346 - Backlight assembly with optical film having positioning flange: A backlight assembly includes a frame, a light source, and at least one optical film. The light source is disposed on the frame. The optical film has at least one positioning flange. The positioning flange includes at least two contact edges configured to abut against at least one edge of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070121345 - Bottom-lighting type backlight module: A bottom-lighting type backlight module includes a frame, a light guide member and a plurality of linear light sources. The frame includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the periphery of the base to define an opening. The light guide member is disposed on the opening of... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070121347 - Securing apparatus for night light chamber cover: A securing apparatus for holding chamber covers onto a chamber base of a lamp is disclosed. The chamber may provide access to a night light bulb held in place by a clip passing through the bottom of said chamber. The securing apparatus comprises a locking sleeve with an integral check-ring... Agent: Zito Tlp

20070115647 - Lighting apparatus: Lighting apparatus for an image-gathering device, includes a light frame supporting a plurality of light emitting diode lamps configured to emit light at a tungsten balanced colour temperature, and a support member that defines a filter tray aperture to accommodate a filter tray. The light frame defines a circular aperture... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20070115648 - Light source structure of backlight module: A light source structure of a backlight module comprises: a bar-shaped light source; and a group of complementary color light emitting diodes mounted at both ends of the bar-shaped light source. The bar-shaped light source is composed of several light emitting diodes having complementary light colors. The luminous intensity of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070115649 - Refrigerator with interior lighting: A refrigerator including a body and a door pivotably fitted to the body. The body and the door together define an interior space in the refrigerator. At least one lamp for illumination of the interior is mounted on the door and the light distribution thereof, relative to the door, is... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070115650 - Illuminated exhibitor: The present invention is directed to an illuminated exhibitor that assists in providing illumination for reading and viewing objects in low-light situations, such as restaurants and any other places where low light conditions make it difficult to read printed matter without additional lighting. The exhibitor includes a front cover pivotally... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20070115652 - Hands-free flashlight suspended from neck of user: A method and apparatus for illuminating the area in front of a person without requiring the use of the person's hands, by suspending from the neck of the person a housing containing at least one LED light source emitting a light beam extending forwardly from the person, a battery power... Agent: Stephen G. Rudisill Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070115651 - Mask illumination device and personnel locator and/or communicator: A mask illumination device and method. The device includes a mask having a face shield, a portion of which is visible therethrough, and configured to substantially isolate fluid communication of an external environment from an interior of the mask when worn by the user. The mask also includes an illumination... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070115653 - Illuminated jewelry case: An illuminated jewelry case comprising a base having a jewelry mounting location adapted for removably mounting a piece of jewelry; a lid pivotally connected to the base and movable between open and closed positions; at least one LED disposed on the lid for illuminating the jewelry mounting location when the... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070115654 - High bay inductive lighting efficiency i: A lighting fixture where the lighting fixture uses inductive lighting technology or self ballasting lighting elements with one or a plethora of efficient light elements. The lighting fixture is used where high bay or low bay lighting may be used, but incorporates multiple light sources to provide an equivalent light... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20070115655 - Lighting system and optical projection structure therefore: A new and useful lighting system is provided, that is particularly useful as a lighting system for a deck (e.g. a ship deck), where pilots taking off from or landing on the deck often use night vision goggles. In addition, a new and useful optical projection structure for a portion... Agent: Lawrence R. Oremland, P.C.

20070115656 - Illumination module: An illumination module is disclosed, which is comprised of a plurality of light sources, a plurality of light source substrates of high thermal conductivity, and a reflecting member for reflecting light. The plural light source substrates are arranged at positions corresponding to each other so as to form a polygon... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070115657 - Method for improving color purity of light source module and fluorescent lamp and led device applying the method: A method for improving color purity of a light source module is provided. The light source module includes a light source suitable for emitting color lights with different wavelengths and a transparent cover encapsulating the light source. In the method, a light filtering material is coated on or doped into... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070115658 - Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions: Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions. Examples of applications in which such methods and apparatus may be implemented include retail environments (e.g., food, clothing, jewelry, paint, furniture, fabrics, etc.) or service environments (e.g., cosmetics, hair and beauty salons and spas, photography, etc.) where visible aspects... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070115659 - Motor vehicle rear light assembly: A rear light assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The rear light assembly is disposed on a rear portion of the motor vehicle and includes a signaling device and one or more light devices. The signaling device can be either a reflector or include a light. In some cases,... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20070115660 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display comprising the same: A backlight unit usable in an LCD includes a point light source circuit board, a plurality of point light sources seated on the point light source circuit board, and a diffusion lens provided on each point light source and comprising a depressed point and a curved surface radially protruding from... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070115661 - Led lighting device: A first LED array including a first capacitor, LED blocks, and a second capacitor that are connected in series with each other, a second LED array having a similar configuration to the first LED array, and a third LED array having a similar configuration to the first LED array are... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070115662 - Adaptive adjustment of light output of solid state lighting panels: A lighting panel system includes a lighting panel including a first string of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light at a first wavelength and a second string of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light at a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, and a current... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070115663 - Twirler novelty: A rotating sculpture that is rotated about a central axis by air currents acting on wind cups located on arms that extend from the central axis. One or more decorative elements may be attached to the sculpture. One or more illuminative elements, chosen from a group consisting of household electricity... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070115664 - Light source unit and projector system: A light source unit is provided for securing light quantity and reducing in size, which comprises a light source made up of a reflector comprising a lamp accommodating opening and a light exiting opening a lamp comprising, in turn, a bulb for emitting light and electrode introducing portions which guide... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070115665 - Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions: Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions. Examples of applications in which such methods and apparatus may be implemented include retail environments (e.g., food, clothing, jewelry, paint, furniture, fabrics, etc.) or service environments (e.g., cosmetics, hair and beauty salons and spas, photography, etc.) where visible aspects... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070115666 - Illumination system: The present invention provides a lighting system for use within a display sign, wherein the lighting system comprises a first module having a multi-layer circuit board and an arrangement of components electrically connected to the circuit board. The component arrangement includes a driver control chip that provides regulated voltage to... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070115667 - Light source apparatus for optical projecting system: The present invention provides a light source apparatus for an optical projecting system. A light source is disposed on a first optical axis. A second optical axis is perpendicular to the first optical axis. A plurality of light-guiding devices are respectively disposed on the first optical axis, the second optical... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070115668 - Reflectorized lamp mounting flange: A reflectorized lighting device is disclosed having a flange that at least partially surrounds the periphery of the reflectorized lighting device. The reflectorized lighting device can have an aperture adapted to receive a light source. The flange can be adapted to receive a reflector. The reflector can be received by... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070115669 - Projector lamp unit: A projector lamp unit includes: a lamp; a lamp case, housing the lamp; a wire protective member, attached to the lamp case, and comprised from resin having a smaller thermal conductivity than the lamp case; and a resin-covering wire, led from the lamp to the outside of the lamp case... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070115671 - Solid state lighting units and methods of forming solid state lighting units: A solid state lighting unit includes a plurality of solid state lighting tiles including a planar surface and a plurality of solid state light sources on the planar surface. The lighting unit includes a plurality of bar support members. Respective ones of the bar support members include at least two... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070115670 - Tiles for solid state lighting panels: A solid state lighting tile includes a substrate and a plurality of lighting element clusters on a surface of the substrate. Respective ones of the plurality of lighting element clusters include first and second mounting positions configured to receive solid state light emitting devices, and at least first and second... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070115672 - Illuminating book light: An illuminating device is described. The illuminating device may include a head, a neck and a body. The illuminating device may be manipulated into numerous positions including extended and nested positions so that the light source may be positioned inside the securing structure in the nested position and outside the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070115673 - Moonroof for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a moonroof for a motor vehicle, the moonroof comprising a transparent wedge-shaped essentially solid body having a surface that is to be turned toward an interior space of a motor vehicle, and having a surface opposite the surface that is to be turned toward the interior... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070115674 - Segmented optic: An optical light guide (30) comprises a base (32); a body (34) extending from the base along a longitudinal axis (36); and N light-emitting segments (38) extending laterally from the body (34), at least some of the N segments (38) being spaced a different distance from the base (32). The... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070115675 - Auxiliary lamp on side view mirror of vehicle: An auxiliary lamp of a side view mirror 1 includes a light providing backup illumination on inner side and a multidirectional turn-signal lamp on outer side thereof, both on bottom area thereof. The multidirectional turn-signal lamp indicates three directions of turns-front side, rear side and lateral side. The light providing... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070115676 - Mounting structure for vehicle headlamp: Disclosed herein is a mounting structure for a vehicle headlamp. In the headlamp mounting structure, damping members, made of rubber, are inserted in middle locations of a headlamp housing to provide the headlamp housing with flexibility. Also, a steel frame is inserted in the damping members to allow for restoration... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070115677 - Double headlight for vehicles: A double headlight for vehicles is provided, including two light units adjacently arranged in a housing, each with a light source arranged in a reflector and a light guide element, arranged in front of the light unit, and at least partly enclosing the same, perpendicular to the irradiation direction thereof.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070115678 - Lighting and/or signalling apparatus for a motor vehicle: An optical module for lighting and/or signalling apparatus for a motor vehicle, the optical module comprising at least one main reflector associated with at least one light source for emitting a main light beam. The optical module includes at least one supplementary reflective zone outside the main reflector and adapted... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070115679 - Headlamp with a continuous long-distance illumination without glaring effects: A headlamp developed especially for motor vehicles based on the exact adjustment of the height of the light plane by total concealing the light source and all direct and indirect reflecting surfaces and by using the principle of the half-lens illumination described in this invention. The most preferred embodiment of... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070115680 - Third back up light: A third back-up light for vehicles is disclosed. A back-up indicating light of the present invention is disposed on corners or lateral area of a rear lamp set, and works synchronously with the original back-up light so as to enhance insufficient warning effect of the original back-up light of the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070115681 - Lamp: The present invention relates to a low profile, handheld inspection lamp with a unique housing configuration. The slim thickness and increased width provides an innovative design that creates a “shadow box” effect to reduce the amount of surrounding room light that illuminates the area being inspected, thus increasing the fluorescent... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070115682 - Led lighting units and assemblies with edge connectors: An LED light unit includes a tile, a plurality of discrete LED light sources, and an edge connector. The LED light sources are on and dispersed across a major surface of the tile and are electrically connected to electrical pads along an edge region of the tile. The edge connector... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070115683 - Lightening apparatus: A lightening apparatus includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) module having a plurality of LEDs and a connection terminal for supplying electric power, a diffusing guide for diffusing light emitted from the LEDs, and a cover in which the diffusing guide is installed and to which the LED module is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070115684 - Lightpipe with multiple projections: A lightpipe includes at least first and second projections extending outwardly from the body of the lightpipe, where the first projection is opposite the second projection.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070115685 - Flat lighting source, luminance correcting circuit, luminance correcting method and liquid crystal display: A flat lighting source is provided which is capable of applying illuminating light to an entire display region of a display panel. A current or voltage is supplied from each LED (Light Emitting Diode) driving/correcting circuit to each LED. Part of light emitted from each of the LEDs is converted... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070115686 - Lighting assembly, backlight assembly, display panel, and methods of temperature control: Embodiments include lighting assemblies having light sources (for example, fluorescent lamps) that are at least partially embedded in a thermally conductive and optically transmissive medium. A reflecting surface is disposed at a side of the medium opposite the light sources, and a backplate is thermally coupled to the medium. Other... Agent: Hartman Patents PLLC

20070115687 - Light-emitting unit and method of producing the same: A light-emitting unit comprising a solid state light source mounted on a leadframe and a lightguide into which the solid state light source is to in-couple light into its light guiding direction. The solid state light source and at least a part of the leadframe are molded with a molded... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070115688 - Backlight module having matrix of light tubes and liquid crystal display having same: An exemplary backlight module (12) includes a diffusing film (14), a frame (16), and a plurality of light tubes (18). The frame includes a bottom wall. The diffusing film is received in the frame. The light tubes are located between the diffusing film and the bottom wall of the frame.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070115689 - Light guide plate of led backlight unit: A light guide plate of an LED backlight unit is disclosed. The light guide plate comprises a pair of wide planes facing each other, and a narrow plane formed between the pair of wide planes and constituting a thickness of the light guide plate. The narrow plane has an incident... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070115690 - Method for producing a light guide plate and method for making a core insert for a light guide plate: A method of producing a light guide plate, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base board and a dispenser having a cylinder and a nozzle connecting the cylinder, wherein the cylinder is filled with a binding substance; (b) positioning the nozzle above an area of the base board according... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070115691 - Backlight module with frame having elastic member and liquid crystal display incorporating same: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (14), a frame (15), and an illuminator (16). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (142), and a side surface (149) opposite to the light incident surface. The illuminator is adjacent the light incident surface. The frame receives the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070115692 - Liquid crystal display having liquid crystal panel secured using micro-adhesive units: An exemplary liquid crystal display (5) includes a backlight module (60) and a liquid crystal panel (50). The backlight module includes a frame (62) having a bonding part (627) with a plurality of micro adhesive units. The liquid crystal panel is adhered at the bonding part via the micro adhesive... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070115693 - Backlight module having light guide plate with positioning member for positioning optical films: A backlight module (2) includes a light guide plate (24) having a light incident surface (241) and a light output surface (242) adjacent to the incident surface; a light source (25) disposed adjacent to the light incident surface; and plural optical films (22, 23). The light guide plate further includes... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070115694 - Field bendable line voltage track lighting system: A bendable line voltage track lighting system includes a track having a conductor subassembly and first and second bendable sheaths that engage the conductor subassembly. The conductor subassembly includes first and second insulators that receive first and second bus-bars, respectively, and a compression gasket for biasing the two insulators into... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070109762 - Method for optimizing a vehicle light and corresponding headlight device: It is provided according to the invention that in accordance with prescribed switch-on characteristics an additional luminaire 5 is switched in as a turning light below a maximum speed of VmaxFRA, and as a static cornering light below a maximum speed vmax that is higher than vmaxFRA, and is switched... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070109763 - Color changing outdoor lights with active ingredient and sound emission: An outdoor light system comprising a plurality light elements linked to a central controller. Each light element include a translucent shell, plurality of LEDs positioned so as to emit a light show through the shell A compartment for receiving and securing a replaceable volatile active cartridge and a heater for... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070109764 - Illuminated shelf: An illuminated shelf includes a tempered transparent glass panel having edges each housed in a slot of a housing defining a chamber through which and/or in which light is generated to illuminate the transparent panel. Each housing is preferably snap-secured together to access the chamber interior for purposes of replacement... Agent: Vincent L. Ramik Diller, Ramik & Wight

20070109767 - Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display apparatus having the same and method of manufacturing lamp-fixing member: A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, lamps, a diffusion plate and a lamp-fixing member. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls together providing a receiving space. The lamps are arranged substantially parallel to each other on the bottom plate. The diffusion plate is disposed over the lamps.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070109765 - Bottom lighting type backlight module: A bottom lighting type backlight module includes a frame, a plurality of light sources, a reflecting sheet and one optical sheet. The frame includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the peripheral of the base to define an opening. The base defines a plurality of guide holes... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070109766 - Light-controlling sheet and surface illuminant unit: The present invention is a light-controlling sheet for making light emitted from light sources uniform and/or converging the light. The light-controlling sheet includes a lens part having a large number of rod-like unit lenses arranged in parallel, with a lens surface of each unit lens facing to the light-exiting side.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070109768 - Clip type light detachably coupled with cap: A clip type light is detachably attached to a cap visor so as to ensure the user's field of vision. Two clips are integrally formed with both sides of a front section of a lamp body such that the two clips can be fixedly coupled with a front section of... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Dewitt & Stevens S.c.

20070109769 - Compact flashlight: A compact flashlight is configured such that it can be coupled to a key ring, as well as various other devices, and includes a locking mechanism that inhibits accidental opening and detachment from the ring or other device. The compact flashlight is further configured to allow the flashlight to be... Agent: Paul D. Amrozowicz, Esq.

20070109770 - Photo-chromic material application apparatus: In one embodiment of the invention, photo-chromic applicators are disclosed. The photo-chromic applicator may include a liquid photo-chromic material such as a photo-chromic ink or paint. The photo-chromic material is applied to a surface of a toy, a page, or other object by a child user. The photo-chromic material may... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070109771 - Recessed pool/spa lighting: An underwater illumination system for use in a pool is disclosed. The system includes a light source, which is recessed within a wall of the pool. The light source has a light emitting face which is directed at a downward angle, into the pool.... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070109772 - Portable baggage with conspicuous mark: A portable baggage includes a body including an outer face, a mark device mounted on the outer face of the body, and an illuminating device mounted between the outer face of the body and an inner face of the mark device. The illuminating device includes at least one lighting element... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070109774 - Compact flashlight: A compact flashlight is configured such that it can be coupled to a key ring, as well as various other devices, and includes a locking mechanism that inhibits accidental opening and detachment from the ring or other device. The compact flashlight is further configured to allow the flashlight to be... Agent: Paul D. Amrozowicz, Esq.

20070109773 - Portable electric lighting fixture: A portable electrical luminaire (1) having a supporting body (2) having an upper support end (2a) and having a lower support end (2b), having a lamp base (3) arranged on the upper support end (2a) for accommodating a luminous means (4), having a reflector (5) surrounding the lamp base (3)... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070109775 - Flashlights utilizing unique led light sources: Seven thermally and optically efficient LED units and two control units are disclosed. Flashlights utilizing these LED units and control units are also disclosed. Such a flashlight mainly includes a cylindrical housing, a cylindrical rear cap, one of the seven LED units, one of the two control units. Each LED... Agent: Jeff Chen

20070109776 - Flashlight: A flashlight in accordance with an aspect of the invention includes an ID module for generating an ID signal indicative of a power mode of the flashlight. In an aspect, the flashlight mates with a removable battery pack that regulates at least one of an output voltage and output current... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070109777 - Heat extractor device for fluorescent lighting fixture: A lamp heat extractor device for lowering the cold spot temperature of a fluorescent lamp includes a base portion adapted to be attached to a heat conductive portion of the fluorescent lighting fixture proximate the fixture's lamp socket or sockets, and an extended sleeve end portion thermally connected to the... Agent: Beeson Skinner Beverly, LLP

20070109778 - Positioning device for a projection apparatus: A positioning device for positioning an integration rod module disposed in an optical path between a light source device and a projection lens within a projection apparatus includes a flexible element having a fixing plate section mounted securely on an inner surface of a casing interconnecting the light source device... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070109779 - Illuminating device and liquid-crystal display device using the same: An illuminating device capable of being produced at low costs and irradiating rays of light uniformly to a liquid crystal panel. The illuminating device has a plurality of LED packages each having LED's and a lens, the LED packages being congregated on a plane in a large area. Each of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070109780 - Ornament light chain circuit: An ornament light chain circuit comprising a plurality of LEDs, a switch circuit, a pressure sensor, a signal amplification circuit connecting to the said pressure sensor, a chip including a switch terminal, a light signal terminal and a signal input terminal with the said switch terminal connecting to the switch... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C. Suite 500

20070109782 - Structures for color changing light devices: A light element includes a decorative, patterned translucent outer shell and a base. The base supports a plurality of LEDs positioned so as to emit a light show through the shell. The device also includes a compartment for receiving and securing a replaceable volatile active cartridge and a heater for... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070109781 - Wireless remote control porch light: A wireless remote control porch light is installed on outer wall or under the eaves of a building with function of remotely controlling to adjust and vary light beam's direction very suitable for courtyard or door illuminating of the building, which comprises a base seat, a rotation connecting seat, a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070109783 - Hand-held stabilized laser pointer: A hand-held laser pointer is disclosed that comprises a laser module that is isolated from unwanted hand tremor motions of the laser pointer housing. A passive inertial stabilizer is utilized for stabilizing the laser module to suppress laser dot jitter associated with hand tremor. To achieve the above object, a... Agent: Michael G. Petit

20070109784 - Extended source laser illuminator: An apparatus provides a safer, high brightness glare or illumination source. The apparatus comprises a laser to emit a light beam, and a magnifying telescope, including a negative lens to expand the light beam and a positive lens to collimate the expanded light beam. The apparatus also includes a holographic... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP

20070109785 - System and method for proactively controlling interior light in vehicles: The present invention relates to a system and a method for interior light. More specifically, the invention concerns a system and a method for proactively controlling interior light in vehicles. The system according to the present invention comprises at least one light source, at least one data retrieval unit which... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070109786 - Lamp assembly of a projection apparatus: A lamp assembly of a projection apparatus which has a function of adjusting the position of the lamp device is disclosed. The lamp assembly includes an outer housing, a lamp module, a transversely adjustable device and a vertically adjustable device. The lamp module is detachably disposed in the outer housing... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070109788 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a heat-dissipating element, at least one light-emitting element disposed on the heat-dissipating element, and a reflective plate disposed on the heat-dissipating element. The reflective plate includes at least one opening for the light-emitting element to pass through. The backlight module further includes a circuit board disposed... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070109787 - Light emitting heat sink fan: A light-emitting heat sink fan comprised of a stand, blades, and LED lamp adapted to a computer or power supply; one or multiple LED lamp being incorporated to blade of fan; a flaring IC to control flaring status of the fan; and a control PCB circuit controlling all the flaring... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070109789 - Apparatus for reducing socket shadow: Disclosed is an apparatus for reducing socket shadow in an area of low luminance, the apparatus comprising a luminaire casing, at least two linearly adjacent tandem lamps disposed in the luminaire casing, the at least two lamps each capable of emitting a light output, a region of diminished radiant exitance... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070109790 - Collection optics for led array with offset hemispherical or faceted surfaces: An array of LEDs (30) is provided having a lens array (34) for collecting divergent light from each LED (30). Each lens (34) in the array is associated with a respective LED (30) and has a compound shape including a curved surface (40) that may be spherical or may have... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070109791 - Side emitting near field lens: A near field lens for an automotive light assembly which has a reduced thickness. Generally, the near field lens includes a main body of light transmitting material. A pocket is formed in the main body for receiving light from a light source. The pocket is defined by an inner radially... Agent: Visteon

20070109792 - Liner light source, method for manufacturing the same and surface emitting device: A linear light source includes light emitting elements 5 which are arranged on a square rod-shaped printed board 4 along the longitudinal direction thereof and reflectors 6 which are arranged alternately with the light emitting elements 5. The opposing surfaces 6a of the reflectors 6 sandwiching the light emitting element... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070109793 - Lamp shade furnished with similar stained glass: A lamp shade furnished with similar stained glasses, which comprises a metal frame furnished with a plurality of hollow panes to be grouted with color melted acrylic liquid by means of a grouting apparatus; as soon the melted acrylic liquid is cooled, a lamp shade furnished with a similar stained... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070109794 - Medical device with a partially transparent housing: A device is provided having a housing with a housing wall consisting of a non-transparent plastic with an outer surface and an inner surface; and an operating mode display unit with at least one light-emitting element which is/are located inside the housing, underneath the inner surface of the housing wall.... Agent: Sean Edman Intellectual Property Counsel

20070109796 - Improvements to fire rated downlights: A casing for a downlight having a tubular body from which the light of a lamp when installed in the body is emitted from the front of the body and having a rear end wall closing the body from the rear, wherein intumescent material is placed within the tubular body... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070109795 - Thermal dissipation system: The present invention is a thermal dissipation system for a ballast of a lighting system. The thermal dissipation system comprises a ballast housing that is adapted for engagement with an elongate support of a common lighting system. The ballast housing comprises a thermally conductive material and is made to substantially... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070109798 - Luminaire bracket assembly: Disclosed is a bracket assembly comprising at least one mounting base including at least one surface association means, at least one engaging extension extending from the at least one mounting base, the at least one engaging extension rotatingly associating at least one luminaire with the mounting base, and at least... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070109797 - Self-righting light fixture: A self-positioning light fixture having an elongated body with a bottom self-righting segment. The elongated body comprises a pair of elongated body portions mateable along a vertical parting plane with components of the light fixture, such as the shock mount for the lamp assembly, an air circulating fan, and counterweights,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070109799 - Externally adjustable directional luminaire: An externally adjustable directional canopy luminaire is disclosed that may be easily and quickly adjusted from the outside of its housing to direct light toward a particular target area. The luminaire includes a lamp shroud assembly including a door frame, a shroud and a lamp socket which is connectable to... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070109800 - Control panel assembly with bulb vibration dampener: Control panel architectures, and, specifically, architectures having bulb assemblies as features, particular those in control panels used in motor vehicle applications, are disclosed. By providing restricting means such as for leg features as part of the control panel assay, bulb assemblies are more resistant to damage to the bulb globe... Agent: Valeo Climate Control Corp. Intellectual Property Department

20070109801 - Machine providing for an advanced headlamp system with peripheral beam technology: An advanced headlamp system is proposed for providing a headlamp assembly for vehicles that has peripheral beam technology built in that has a multiplicity of filaments and reflectors built in to provide at least one forward beam and at least one or more peripheral light beams offset in angles to... Agent: Justin Lampel

20070109802 - Ceiling illumination for aircraft interiors: Interior lighting and illumination systems for aircraft, particularly commercial passenger airplanes. Opposing pairs of LED lamps are positioned in the ceiling panels above the aisles between sets of seats in the passenger cabins. One set of LED lights are directed to illuminate the ceiling panels and may be in a... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070109803 - Multi-purpose illumination set: An illumination set includes a lighting device, a spare power pack, a cable and two mounting devices. The lighting device includes a light source and at least one battery for energizing the light source. The spare power pack includes at least one battery for energizing the light source. The cable... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070109804 - Vehicle exterior mirror system with signal light: An exterior mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a signal light or security light that provides illumination at a side of the vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a housing with a reflective element, and may include a positioning device for adjusting the position of the reflective element in the... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070109805 - Input shaft for a lamp adjuster: An input shaft for a lamp adjuster is disclosed. The input shaft includes a top portion and bottom portion. The top portion and bottom portion can move axially relative to one another such that the input shaft can have a plurality of different lengths. The input shaft can also include... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20070109807 - Lighting system for a vehicle: A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a sealed unitary light module including at least one high-intensity power light emitting diode operates with a luminous efficiency of at least about 7 lumens per watt when passing a forward current of at least about 350 milliamps and that emits a luminous... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070109806 - Vehicular lamp: A vehicular lamp 10 including an LED module 60 that is a light source and a power supply socket 70 for connecting the LED module to a power supply. The LED module is made of an LED substrate 61, an LED 62 mounted on the LED substrate, a pair of... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070109808 - Light line generating assembly: A light line generating assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a light generating unit and a base. The light generating unit produces intersecting light planes to form light lines on a surface. The light generating unit may further include level indicators for manual leveling of the light generating unit. The... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070109809 - Backlight module: The backlight module includes a casing (21), a light guide plate (26) in the casing (21), a plurality of lamps (23A, 23B, 23C and 23D) arranged to illuminate the light guide plate, a plurality of image sensors (20A, 20B, 20C and 20D) configured for detecting illumination of corresponding lamps, a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070109810 - Light guide panel: The invention relates to a light guide panel capable of distributing light beams incident from a light source to an entire surface thereof. The light guide panel has at least two through holes formed in a path of the incident light beams, apart in a predetermined interval from a light... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070109811 - Backlight for 3d display: A backlight (5) for a 3D display device, the backlight (5) comprising a planar light guide (7) through which light is guided transversely by internal reflection. The light guide (7) is provided with a plurality of grooves (8), which are configured to direct light propagating within the light guide (7),... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070109812 - Liquid crystal display and assembly thereof: The present invention is broadly directed towards a receiving container for an LCD apparatus for securing a lamp and lamp wiring connected to a lamp. The receiving container has features for substantially preventing the lamp wiring from being disconnected from the lamp. For example, a first through-hole for receiving the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070109813 - Directionally controllable night light: A night light comprising a housing with a rotatable bezel mounted thereon. The housing includes a rear wall with electric blades extending outwardly therefrom for engaging in an electrical wall outlet. The bezel is rotatable about a first pivot axis. A LED array is mounted in the bezel and the... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070109814 - Fluorescent light air freshener: A fluorescent light air freshener dispenser has a fluorescent lamp having a coiled fluorescent tube attached to an electronic ballast. A permeable container is sized to fit in the coiled fluorescent tube and has a reservoir for holding an evaporative scent composition therein. A container supporting clip is attached to... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii 157 E. New England Avenue

20070109815 - Decorative light: A decorative light has a socket, two prongs, a light bulb holder and a light bulb. The socket has a top, a through hole and a seat. The seat is formed coaxially with the through hole and has a diameter and a depth. The prongs are mounted in and protrude... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070103884 - Illuminated dial: An illuminated knob assembly includes a base. The base includes an annular track on an upper base surface of the base. A PC board is disposed in the track. The PC board includes a plurality of light sources disposed on an upper board surface of the board. A light transmitting... Agent: Charles C. Valauskas Baniak Pine & Gannon

20070103885 - Xor-based conditional keeper and an architecture implementing its application to match lines: The present invention discloses an XOR-based conditional keeper and an architecture implementing its application to match lines, wherein the XOR gate in the conditional keeper receives a clock signal synchronous with CAM (Content Addressable Memory) cells and cooperates with a floating signal from the floating node to create an XOR... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070103886 - Combination phone and flashlight and method therefor: A lighting device uses a wireless telephone. A lighting circuit is stored within the wireless telephone for allowing the wireless telephone to function as a flashlight.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070103887 - Switching device and arrangement for detecting various positions of a door element: A switching device includes a movable switching element and an electrical switch in operative connection to the switching element. The switching element is operable to selectively separate the operative connection between the switching element and the electrical switch. The interaction between the switching element and the electrical switch can be... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070103888 - Illuminating balloon: An illuminating balloon includes an inflatable envelope and a sectional bulb support integrated in the envelope. The sectional bulb support includes a horizontally freely turnable top support to avoid tangling of the bulb support with the envelope during inflating. The top support defines an upper locking space for connecting the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070103889 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module (200) includes a substrate (231), a diffusion sheet (24) disposed above the substrate, a plurality of spacers (21) and a plurality of light sources (22). The spacers are disposed between the substrate and the diffusion sheet. Each spacer includes a bottom surface (211) contacting with... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070103890 - Illluminated collar: A collar to which is mounted an illumination source and one or more insets. Each of one or more light-transferring fibers includes a first end coupled for receiving light from the illumination source, and a second end coupled for transmitting light to an inset.... Agent: Scheef & Stone, L.L.P.

20070103891 - Device for fixing a detachable lamp to a crash helmet: A fixing device (1) holds a detachable lamp (2) on a crash helmet (3). The fixing device (1) includes a support element (4) which is to be fixed to the crash helmet (3), and a catch element (5) can be fixed to the detachable lamp (2). The catch element can... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070103892 - Toolbox with lighted handle: A toolbox has a toolbox body with a tool storage compartment; a handle connected to the body; the handle having a light source, at least one battery, and a switch; the switch selectively energizing the light source by electrically connecting the battery and the light source. The light source may... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070103893 - Defect inspection device and substrate manufacturing system using the same: A defect inspection device includes an illumination section that irradiates a specimen with illumination light having a variable incident angle, and a light-receiving section that receives light from the specimen irradiated with illumination light from the illumination section with a variable detection angle; the light-receiving section receiving the light emitted... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070103894 - Lamp: On the basis of the known light fixture, it is the object of the present invention to provide a light fixture by using LED's (light emitting diodes) as a light source, which largely prevents the structures of the individual light sources from melting and, by providing a compact style, offers... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070103895 - Illumination system for portable insulated containers: There is provided a new and useful illumination system for use on portable insulated containers that do not have onboard or self-contained powered cooling systems. The illumination system will illuminate the contents of the container when the lid is opened.... Agent: Scott Riesebosch

20070103896 - Flashlight: A switch device of a flashlight includes a tubular switch housing disposed in a barrel, abutting against a coupling ring mounted fixedly in the barrel, and having an outer circumferential surface formed with an engaging groove corresponding to a positioning groove in the inner surface of the barrel. The engaging... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070103897 - Lamp string device: A lamp string device comprises a solar panel connected to an energy storage device. The solar panel absorbs solar energy and converts it to electric energy transmitted to the energy storage device. The energy storage device is also connected to a voltage converter capable of converting the voltage of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070103898 - Flashlight with protective housng: A flashlight with unique flashlight electrical connections, including a switch structure featuring a switch requiring a small amount of force, and a short stroke distance to actuate, attached to a member on which a circuit adding additional functions to the flashlight may be located. The member has conductive springs attached... Agent: Grant R Clayton Clayton Howarth & Cannon, PC

20070103899 - Light illumination device: An LED illumination device can include a bridge connection circuit that includes five LED chips. The LED chips can be installed such that four LED chips, through which half-wave rectified current flows, are disposed in a generally cross-shaped opposed arrangement with the remaining LED chip interposed therebetween. The remaining LED... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070103900 - White light emitting device: A white light emitting device is composed of at least more than one blue light LED which can emit a blue light, at least more than one red light LED which can emit a red light, and an illuminator made by uniformly mixing a greenish yellow illumination material, a blue... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070103901 - Light for connection to a conventional socket having a plurality of light emitting diodes on a first side of the illumination core and a second plurality of light emitting diodes on the second side thereof: An light emitting diode (LED) light is disclosed wherein the light is provided with a standard base for placement into a socket formerly occupied by a filament light. The LED light incorporates both a first plurality of LEDs projecting illumination from the circuit board in a forward direction and a... Agent: Laurence R Letson

20070103902 - Lighting fixture: A lighting fixture made in the form of a wall (floor) tile or a light box is disclosed to include a holder base holding a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices, for example, LEDs or luminescent lamps installed in the substrate and electrically connected to together, and a cover... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070103903 - Battery tea light: An apparatus for simulating tea candles without having the hazards that are associated with a lit candle. The apparatus comprises a holder member having each of a predetermined shape and a predetermined size and formed of a predetermined material. A light bulb is engageable with such holder member and has... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070103905 - Light emitting apparatus and control method thereof: An apparatus and method for controlling emission of light are provided. The light emitting apparatus comprises a plurality of first light emitting parts which are connected with each other in series, a first current supply which supplies a current to the plurality of first light emitting parts, a plurality of... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070103904 - Light emitting diode lamp: A light emitting diode lamp is disclosed to include a lamp base connectable to a lamp socket, a bulb fastened to the top side of the lamp base, and a light emitting diode lamp voltage-dropping circuit module fixedly mounted in the holding space inside the lamp base and holding light... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070103906 - Adjustable illuminating lamp for aquarium: An adjustable illuminating lamp for an aquarium that mainly has an illuminating main body for receiving a lamp pipe, the illuminating main body is provided on its two lateral ends each with an extendible rod, the extendible rods can be adjusted in their distances from the illuminating main body, and... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070103907 - Retractable light assembly for a barbeque: A retractable light assembly for a barbeque. The light assembly includes casing components that cooperate so that a light source is extendable from and retractable from an operation area of the barbeque. The light assembly includes an outer casing. The outer casing is hollow and includes a mount. The mount... Agent: Michael H. Baniak Baniak Pine & Gannon

20070103908 - Backlight device and liquid crystal display apparatus: Disclosed is a light transmitting liquid crystal display apparatus used with advantage with a television receiver having a large-sized display not less than 30 inch. A backlight section (3) sending out illuminating light is formed by a plural number of rows made up of many light emitting units (15) arranged... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070103909 - Cooling apparatus for flat display device: Provided is a cooling apparatus for a flat display device. The cooling apparatus includes a flat display module, a cover for protecting the flat display module, an air inlet formed on a portion of the cover to allow external air to be introduced into the cover, an air outlet formed... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070103910 - Light redirecting films having multiple layers and an adhesion layer: The invention relates to an optical structure, comprising a polymer base layer, a thermoplastic polymer optical layer including top surface having a plurality of optical features; and an adhesion layer between the base layer and the optical layer, wherein the adhesive layer bonds to the base layer and to the... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070103912 - Light collective optical system: A light collective optical system includes a single optical member having a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface. In this case, the first reflecting surface partly has a first transmissive-refractive surface and the second reflecting surface partly has a second transmissive-refractive surface. The first transmissive-refractive surface and the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070103911 - Lighting device: A lighting device (1) comprising at least one light source (4) arranged in a housing (2) for emitting a lighting beam through a light-transmitting plate (3) of the housing (2), wherein said plate (3) is provided with means which reflect incident light on the plate (3), in such a manner... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070103913 - Lamp: A lamp includes: a base formed with a central hole and having two opposite mounting portions projecting into the central hole; a support seat having a pair of opposite supporting walls that respectively stand upright from the mounting portions of the base, and that cooperatively define an accommodating space which... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070103914 - Led replacement bulb: A replacement light bulb assembly for use in an incandescent light fixture utilizes a light emitting diode (LED). An LED is bonded to a base that fits within a typical incandescent light bulb fixture. The LED is electrically connected to the base and a center post within the base to... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070103915 - Frame design and backlight system using the same: A frame includes a main frame and a receiving frame. The main frame includes a base and several circumferential sidewalls extending from the base. At least two opposite stepped elements are defined at the top of two opposite sidewalls. Each stepped element includes a tread portion extending from the sidewall... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070103916 - Lamp holder device with function element: A lamp holder device having a function element comprises: a lamp base, a light emitting element, a set of conducting slices, a function element, a lamp holder, and a set of electrical wires, wherein a light emitting element is provided in the lamp base; extension arms are provided in the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070103917 - Lighting fixture: A lighting fixture includes a body and a light emitting unit; the body being provided with a magnetic attraction device comprised a magnetic member with permanent permeability and a control member to control direction of magnetic filed lines from the magnetic member for it to provide attraction force or not;... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070103918 - Laptop with integral lighting device: A laptop with lighting devices has more than one channels defined respectively in a periphery of a screen of the laptop and more than one lighting devices pivotally received respectively in the channels. Each lighting device has at least one lighting element mounted thereon and connected to an electrical power... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070103919 - Lamp holder for high intensity discharge lamp: An improved lamp holder for a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp includes a base and a metallic positioning member, in which the metallic positioning member includes a vibration-damping clamping ring having three extension feet extending outwards and downwards from a bottom rim of the clamping ring and inserted into their... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070103920 - Laser induced thermal imaging apparatus and laser induced thermal imaging method: A laser induced thermal imaging apparatus for imaging an imaging layer of a donor film on an acceptor substrate. The laser induced thermal imaging apparatus includes: a substrate stage having an electromagnet, and adapted to receive an acceptor substrate having a pixel area of the organic light emitting device and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070103921 - Outside mirror apparatus for vehicle: A mirror housing includes a temporary fixing member that is formed of a plate having a groove. An additional part includes a temporary fixing member that includes an insertion portion engaged with the groove to position and guide the additional part in a setting direction and a first direction, and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070103922 - Illuminated vehicle identification sign: The illuminated vehicle identification sign is an apparatus having an EL panel powered up by a dc to ac inverter. Adhered to the EL panel is a white translucent vinyl first overlay. A black opaque high performance vinyl second overlay is adhered to the white translucent vinyl. The black opaque... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070103923 - Vehicle lighting system: A vehicle lighting system includes a plurality of lamps having their own inherent respective light distribution characteristics. The plurality of lamps includes a first lamp to irradiate an area excluding a nearest field area just in front of a vehicle, and a second lamp which irradiates only the nearest field... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070103924 - Light system with stacked light pipe structure: The present invention includes decorative, architectural, and building materials and methods of making these materials, using them or both. The present invention relates to an article of manufacture that includes a light source and a substrate with a plurality of volumes of material, where each volume is capable of transmitting... Agent: Schox PLC

20070103925 - Illumination system using a plurality of light sources: An illumination system includes a plurality of radiation generating sources, such as LED dies. A corresponding plurality of optical waveguides is also provided, with each waveguide having a first and a second end, with each first end being in optical communication with the corresponding LED die. An array of corresponding... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070103927 - Light source device and projector using the same: A light source device and projector using the same is provided. The light source device includes multiple light source modules and a multi-channel optical light tube. The multi-channel optical light tube includes multiple channels, each of which has a light guiding portion and corresponds to one or more of the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070103926 - Lighted tubing: Lighted tubing includes an elongate wall and a light source. The elongate wall defines an interior channel. A conductor may be positioned adjacent to and extending from the light source to conduct light produced by the light source along the wall. A method of securing medical tubing includes the steps... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070103928 - Automated process for embedding optical fibers in woven composites: An automated process for embedding optical fiber in woven composites includes embedding a woven fabric in resin using a vacuum infusion process to create a structural composite with integrated optical conduit with less than 0.8413 optical loss. The optical fiber is embedded in the woven fabric in both warp and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070103929 - Backlight device for liquid crystal display: A backlight device for a liquid crystal display comprising a light diffuser, a light source disposed behind the light diffuser, and a reflector for reflecting light from the light source, in which a liquid crystal panel is disposed in front of the light diffuser and irradiated, from the back side,... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070103930 - Assembled device of a light module and a liquid crystal panel: An assembled device of a light module and a liquid crystal panel is composed of a liquid crystal panel whose bottom surface is provided with a light module which includes a circuit board on which are welded at least more than one blue light chip, which is next to a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070103931 - Assembly device for a sidelight light source module and liquid crystal panel: An assembly device for a sidelight light source module and liquid crystal panel, comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a light guide panel; a light reflecting plate; a light source module installed at a side of the light guide panel; wherein the light source module comprises: a circuit board, on top... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070103932 - Light module: The present invention disclosed a light module, which comprises a plurality of LED package units and a plurality of connecting units. Opposite sides of each of the LED package units has one connector respectively, and opposite sides of each of the connecting units has one connector respectively. The LED package... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070103933 - Light emitting panel assemblies: Light emitting panel assemblies include at least one light source and at least one light emitting panel member having one or more holes, slots, cavities or openings containing one or more modular components other than the light source. Mating or locating features may be provided for locating, positioning or holding... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070103935 - Surface light source device: A reflecting plate in form of dual half-ellipses comprises a first ellipse having a first focal point and a second focal point, and a second ellipse having a first focal point and a second focal point. The first ellipse and the second ellipse commonly share the first focal point. A... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070103934 - System and method for constructing a backlighted display using dynamically optimized light source: A combination of light source types is used to form a dynamically adjusted backlighted display with the particular combination dependant upon the desired light output at a given point in time. In one embodiment, RGB diodes are used for low brightness situations and as the brightness requirement increases white light... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070103937 - Backlight assembly and direct lighting type liquid crystal display apparatus: An LCD apparatus is provided. The LCD apparatus includes lamps for generating a first light, a diffusing member, and a receiving member. The diffusing member diffuses the first light from the lamps and reflected light to emit a second light having uniform brightness distribution. The LCD apparatus also includes an... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070103936 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (21) and two light emitters (22). The light guide plate includes an emitting surface (212), a bottom surface (213) opposite to the emitting surface, a plurality of side surfaces interconnecting the emitting surface and bottom surface, and an incident surface (211)... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070103938 - Light guide plate having micro-reflectors: A light guide plate having micro-reflectors is to increase luminance of the light guide plate by changing light route. The light guide plate includes an incidence plane, an illuminating plane, and a bottom. Each of the micro-reflectors is disposed at the bottom and intersected with the light guide plate in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070103939 - Sectional light emitting diode backlight unit: A sectional light emitting diode backlight unit comprising a circuit board, a frame disposed on the circuit board, a plurality of light emitting diode dies disposed on the circuit board inside the frame, each light emitting diode die being electrically connected to a circuit on the circuit board, a plurality... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070097664 - Emergency lighting: Emergency lighting for an aircraft employs a photoluminescent substrate that is activated by exposure to light wherein the substrate has portions with different light emitting characteristics whereby, in the absence of activating light, a first substrate portion provides a higher light output than a second substrate portion for an initial... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070097665 - Fluid delivery system with integrated light source: Fluid delivery system, in particular for showers, comprising: a first conduit (22) whose terminal section (20) flows into at least one outlet (26) for the delivery of a fluid jet in a preferential direction; a light source (52); and a second conduit (30) whose terminal section leads into at least... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20070097666 - Booklight with adjustable light-radiating sources: The present invention relates to a booklight which is free-standing or attaches to a book cover, a bed frame or other supporting object to facilitate the reading of a book. Attached to each arm is at least one light-radiating source which may be housed within a shade. The light-radiating source... Agent: David Lilenfeld

20070097667 - Cord seal for swimming pool and spa light niches: Provided is a cord seal for use in an underwater niche that comprises a seal cap and a main seal having a front side and a rear side and the main seal further includes a plurality of apertures that extend from the front side to the rear side. The cord... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070097668 - Self-generating type light emitting device for helmet: A self-generating type light emitting device for helmet, in which a small generator is operated by wind power generated during driving, the electricity generated by this generator lights light-emitting diodes fitted on the helmet so as to enhance driving safety and impart a decorative effect, is disclosed. The self-generating type... Agent: R. Neil Sudol

20070097669 - Adaptor for capturing screen images from handheld video game devices and handheld video player devices and transmitting said images to a television or computer monitor: This invention is directed toward an adapter that transmits the screen image from a handheld video game device or handheld video player to a television or computer monitor without requiring the user to open the handheld and thereby void the warranty. The invention clips onto the back of the handheld... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070097670 - Vehicular light: A portable utility light, including a reel assembly, a power connector, and a light assembly. The reel assembly includes an electrical cord, and a reel encased within a housing and capable of winding and unwinding the electrical cord. A power connector electrically couples one end of the electrical cord to... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20070097671 - Illuminating writing instrument: A writing instrument having a writing cartridge filled with an ink that has fluorescence characteristics such that when it is illuminated by a light it glows. In one embodiment, a substrate is disposed in and dispensable from a housing of the writing instrument. The writing cartridge can be disposed either... Agent: Moss & Barnett P.A.

20070097672 - Vanity unit: A vanity unit (1) comprises a support frame (3) adapted to be surface mounted to, or inserted into, a receiving component, such as a wall or door, and secured in position, or to be free-standing; a mirror (2) carried by the support frame and forming an outer surface thereof; a... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070097673 - Memorial lighting systems: A method of memorializing a person or pet may include lighting a memorial lamp at a memorial service; associating the lighted memorial lamp with a memorial lamp structure at the memorial service; exchanging the lighted memorial lamp with a second memorial lamp so that the second memorial lamp is associated... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070097674 - Portable lighting device with light-emitting diode: A portable lighting lamp 10 comprises an emitting module equipped with at least one light-emitting diode 11 for emitting a light beam, a fixing and connecting element 12 of said diode, and an optical focussing device 15 able to be moved in front of the diode 11 to make the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070097675 - Submersible led light fixture: A submersible light fixture which includes a housing, and an LED light engine mounted to a heat-conducting plate, with the heat conducting plate being supported by the housing. The housing defines an opening adjacent to the heat-conducting plate, and the opening is designed to be in fluid communication with a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070097676 - Two-usage light: A two-usage light including a barrel body, a light shade, a rear cap and a cock body. The barrel body has an internal receiving space and at least one opening at rear end of the barrel body, whereby a power supply can be mounted into the receiving space from the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070097677 - Dynamic random access memory device and method for self-refreshing memory cells: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device having memory cells is operated in a self-refresh mode and a normal mode. A mode detector provides a self-refresh mode signal in the self-refresh mode of operation. It includes a free-running oscillator for generating an oscillation signal independent of the self-refresh mode signal.... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070097678 - Bulb with light emitting diodes: A bulb includes a top light-emitting module having a top circuit board and light emitting diodes (LEDs). The top circuit board has first lock slots and wires electrically connected to the LEDs respectively. Vertical light-emitting modules have a vertical circuit board with a first coupling portion and a second coupling... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070097679 - Illumination device and method for producing a spatial pattern of light at different wavelengths: An illumination device for use in display devices produces a spatial pattern of light at different wavelengths using multiple light sources and waveguides. Each light source emits light at a different wavelength. The waveguides define optical apertures that are spatially arranged in a predetermined pattern, and each waveguide is optically... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070097680 - Light-emitting photonic device: A colored light source apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes light sources corresponding to active regions defined by defects in a photonic crystal structure, wherein the photonic crystal structure is based on periodic structures. The apparatus also includes a waveguide, a first electrode, and a second electrode. Varying electrical properties... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070097681 - Lighting device: A lighting device is disclosed to include a light source formed of light emitting diodes and/or laser diodes and controlled to emit light and/or to flash by a programmable controller, a lens, which has raised portions for refracting the light of the light emitting diodes and/or laser diodes to produce... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070097682 - Illumination source comprising a pluralitiy of light emitting diode groups: An illumination source comprises a plurality of groups of serially-coupled light emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs in each group have an emission-spectrum that is common to that group. At least one group has a different emission-spectrum from at least one other group and at least one group of LEDs has... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097683 - Semiconductor light emitting device: A semiconductor light emitting device 1 includes: a plurality of light emitting elements 2; a light emitting element mounting member 3 on which said light emitting elements 2 are mounted; and a coating member 4 which covers a surface of the light emitting element mounting member 3 where said light... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070097684 - Lighting apparatus: A lighting apparatus of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a semiconductor light emitting device mounted on the substrate; a resin layer formed on a mounting surface of the substrate and having a lens portion that seals the semiconductor light emitting device; and a reflecting plate. Here, the reflecting plate... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070097685 - Decorative lighting apparatus and method: The present invention provides a decorative lighting apparatus and method for fabricating the same. The decorative lighting apparatus comprises a framework with three-dimensional structure, a plurality of strings of illuminations mounted in a house formed by said framework and a wrap put on said framework. The method for fabricating the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20070097686 - Illuminator-especially for cylindrical curved surfaces: A plurality of LED's, or electro luminescent strips, are disposed to project illumination to and thru, or towards, a diffuser; resulting in at least a portion of generated diffuse illumination being directed towards and upon the cylindrical surface of an article or part when disposed at an article illumination location.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070097687 - Emergency lighting device: Disclosed herein is an emergency lighting device. The emergency lighting device of the present invention includes a power supply unit, a sensing unit, an output unit, an input unit and an emergency lamp control unit. The present invention provides an emergency lighting device, which uses a remote controller to more... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070097688 - Systems and methods for providing a wristwatch: This invention relates generally to watches, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a wristwatch. In one embodiment, the invention includes a wristband including a strap, the strap being formed from an elastic textile, wherein the strap defines an orifice, the orifice configurable to being removably coupled to... Agent: Ruttler Law LLC

20070097689 - Docking station lamp for portable electronic devices: A full spectrum desk lamp is configured with a universal docking station built into the base of the lamp for charging battery operated portable electronic devices. The charging module for the portable electronic device is plugged into a commercial electrical power outlet provided at the back of the base of... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070097690 - Fractional coverage louver device for a light guide screen: In a particular embodiment, the fractional coverage louver device includes a transparent layer of material having a first surface and a second surface parallel thereto. A plurality of louver members disposed within the transparent layer of material provide fractional reflective coverage across the width of the transparent material. The louver... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097691 - Cool light source: A cool light source includes a reflector having a band-reject reflective coating and an underlying absorptive coating. The cool light source also includes a window with a band-pass transmission function that is substantially complimentary to the band-reject reflective coating.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097692 - Light emitting device: A light emitting device has a light source having a light emitting element; and a radiator having plural plate members formed of a thermally-conductive material. The plural plate members are stacked on each other while allowing formation of a space between each other at an end portion thereof. The light... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070097693 - Light fixture with two-region light diffuser: l

20070097694 - Fabry-perot interferometric mems electromagnetic wave modulator with zero-electric field: Systems, methodologies, and other embodiments associated with a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) Fabry-Perot interferometric device (FPID) are described. Fabricating a MEMS FPID may include fabricating a pixel plate and a reflector plate so a Fabry-Perot cavity is defined therebetween. Fabrication may include producing a capacitor plate that facilitates electrostatically moving the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097695 - Backlight unit and method of manufacturing a diffuser employed in the same: A diffuser for a backlight unit of a display device including a base film, a first diffusion layer including a first resin and a plurality of first diffusion particles, and being formed on an upper surface of the base film, and a second diffusion layer including a second resin and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070097696 - Multiple pierce reflective angle transformer: Collection optics are used with one or more light emitting diodes to produce, e.g., collimated light. The collection optics are produced in multiple pieces including a small reflective ring that surrounds the one or more light emitting diodes. The reflective ring may be positioned relative to the LEDs, using a... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

20070097697 - Adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle: An adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle according to the present invention comprises a case, a bearing ring, a connection beam, a magnet, a main axle, a pair of forward-wound coil and backward-wound coil, a pair of active transmission gear wheel and passive transmission gear wheel, and a circuit... Agent: Hsian-yi Huang

20070097698 - Light emitting device for tire sidewall and tire equipped with the light emitting device: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device for a tire, comprising: a light emitting pattern forming unit attached on a predetermined position of a tire sidewall, having at least one light emitting device in a regular array; a light emitting control unit for controlling on/off of each light emitting device... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070097699 - Light-guiding structure having spring member and positioning portion for being assembled to a panel easily: A light-guiding structure applied to a panel having a plurality of first engaging portions and a first positioning portion is disclosed. The light-guiding structure includes a main body, a plurality of light-guiding poles installed on the main body and having a plurality of second engaging portions for engaging with the... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070097700 - Led light stick assembly: 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... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070097701 - Christmas light display apparatus: The invention is an apparatus that facilitates the efficient arrangement of a Christmas light display and the efficient removal of that display. The invention accomplishes this through the use of a sliding rod and a multitude of alternating hanger members. The rod and hangers are slidingly attached to each other... Agent: Calhoun "reb" Thomas, Iii

20070097702 - Surgical headlight: A surgical headlight that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined... Agent: Windstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070097703 - Integral solid-state luminaire with dual light paths and coaxial optics: The invention includes a light and compact illuminator that can be powered from a portable and rechargeable battery. The illuminator includes two independent solid-state light sources and optics to converge the beams into a single high-intensity output beam. The components are enclosed in a lightweight, head-mounted housing.... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070097704 - Touch-controlled backlight module: A touch-controlled backlight module including: a light guide board; at least one light-emitting unit for projecting light to an incident surface of the light guide board; and a reflective board positioned on rear side of the light guide board for reflecting the light coming from the light guide board back... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070097705 - Light emitting device and backlight unit using the same as light source and field sequential lcd apparatus employing the backlight unit: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element chip and a lens which transmits light generated by the light emitting device asymmetrically; a backlight unit which uses the light emitting device as a light source; and a field sequential LCD apparatus adopting the backlight unit.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070097706 - Light emitting lamp, backlight unit having the same, and for manufacturing the same: A light emitting lamp and a backlight unit having the same are disclosed. The light emitting lamp is capable of reducing a tube voltage thereof and increasing an effective light emitting region via an increased area of external electrodes. The light emitting lamp includes a linear lamp tube having a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070097707 - Light guide screen louver device: In a particular embodiment, the louver device includes a transparent layer of material having a first surface and, parallel thereto, a second surface. A plurality of shaped louver members are disposed within the transparent layer of material. The shaped louver members are aligned to receive light entering the first surface... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097709 - Liquid crystal display and backlight module having light guide plate integrally formed with point illuminator: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a light guide plate (13), and at least one point illuminator (14). The light guide plate includes a main body (130). The main body includes a bottom surface (132), and a diffraction grating structure (136) at a top of the main body. The at... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070097708 - Prism sheet of back light unit for lcd: Disclosed is a prism sheet structure that can control optical coupling between contact surfaces of two prism sheets in a backlight unit. The prism sheet includes: a structural surface (14) having non-planar peaks (11) with maximum height and minimum height along a length direction thereof; and a curved layer (17)... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070097710 - Light guide plate having micro-reflectors: A light guide plate having micro-reflectors is applied to a back light module of a liquid crystal display. A light source is disposed on one side of the light guide plate. Each of the micro-reflectors is shaped like a pyramid protruding from the bottom of the light guide plate and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070097711 - Curved light guide screen: Provided is a curved light guide screen. A plurality of vertically aligned light guides are arranged into light guide magnifying layers. Spacers are disposed between any two adjacent light guide magnifying layers, proximate to the magnifying output ends, to position the magnifying layers and define an orientation for the magnifying... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070097712 - Display device: A display device with a structure which is used to affix an optical plate on a frame in a panel of the display device. The optical plate has a protruding region with a slit. The structure includes a first hook-like member, disposed on one side of the frame and having... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office