Illumination inventions 06/07

20070147020 - Lighting device including customized retarder and display device including same: Lighting devices are disclosed that include a light source, a circular reflective polarizer optically coupled to the light source, a back reflector configured and disposed to reflect light that has been reflected by the circular reflective polarizer back toward the input surface thereof, one or more optical elements having a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070147021 - Backlight module and its back plate: A liquid crystal display (LCD) structure is provided. The LCD structure is that a backlight module having ventilated thin film with high reflective material combines with a liquid crystal panel. The backlight module includes a bottom and at least a ventilated thin film with high reflective material. The side plates... Agent: Venable LLP Raymond J. Ho

20070147022 - Backlight module of flat panel display: A backlight module of a flat panel display for lighting the flat panel display is described. The backlight module includes a rear bezel, a plurality of lamps, an optical film and a middle bezel. The rear bezel is composed of a bezel main body and sidewalls. The bezel main body... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070147023 - Planer lighting device and liquid crystal display device using the same: The planar lighting device includes rod type light sources, a light guide plate having light guide plate blocks, each being formed of an integral assembly of at least two light guide plate units each having a rear surface with a groove formed to accommodate a rod type light source and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070147024 - Soft handle with a lighting apparatus: The invention relates to a soft handle with a lighting apparatus, which includes a central rod connecting with a soft shell and liquid therein. A lighting apparatus is provided in the central rod to emit light passing through the transparent central rod and soft shell. Thus, the handle becomes a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070147026 - Circuit for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on an object in a sequence: A circuit for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on an object in a sequence includes a water-proof enclosure embedded in the object, a motion actuated switch, a controller, and a battery. The motion actuated switch is mounted within the enclosure, for triggering the controller in response to a... Agent: Banger Shia

20070147025 - Hands free light emitting diode (led) illumination device: A reading light ring including a battery powered LED as the source of illumination. The reading light ring is intended to be worn on the index finger and operated by means of a thumb operated switch located on the side of the ring. The light emitted by the LED is... Agent: James M. Francis

20070147027 - Safety helmet with a direction indicating device: A safety helmet has a helmet body and a direction indicating device mounted on the helmet body. The direction indicating device has a left emitting assembly and a right emitting assembly. The left emitting assembly and right emitting assembly are mounted on the helmet body opposite to each other and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070147028 - Lighting and flashing christmas tree structure apparatus: A lighting and flashing Christmas tree structure apparatus employs a low power control circuit to control the flashing sequence of LED light strings, capable of randomly altering distribution of the light strings with free choice of colors. A plug-free magnetic power system supplies electrical power to a cuboidal body where... Agent: Hdsl

20070147029 - Water sealing structure of a lamp: A water sealing structure used in a lamp using a crank handle-operated dynamo to generate electricity is disclosed to have a flexible rubber packing strip fastened to the housing of the lamp to seal the gap between top and bottom cover shells of the housing, a flexible rubber covering affixed... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070147030 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes at least one lamp generating light, a container having a receiving space, and a lamp fixing member disposed in the receiving space of the container. The lamp fixing member includes base arms disposed substantially parallel with each other, at least one lamp clip that grips the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070147031 - Garage light luminaire with circular compact fluorescent emergency lighting optics: The present invention relates to a garage light assembly having a housing with a lamp mounting surface wherein a main high intensity discharge lamp and an auxiliary circular high output fluorescent lamp are mounted. The auxiliary lamp is mounted centrally within the assembly and above the light emitting portion of... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070147033 - Endoscope apparatus and illuminating apparatus for endoscope: This endoscope apparatus comprises an insertion section to be inserted into a space to be inspected, a light emitting device for illuminating inside of the space, a fluorescent member provided at a tip-end of the insertion section and emitting fluorescent light with light from the light emitting device as excitation... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070147032 - Visible light communication oriented illumination device: A visible light communication oriented illumination device includes: a transmitting section including a light emitting element which emits an excitation light, a first wavelength-converting material, and a second wavelength-converting material; and a receiving section including a receiver and a demodulator. The first wavelength-converting material absorbs the excitation light and emits... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070147034 - Transparent plate with color-changeable lighting image: The transparent plate with color-changeable lighting image comprises a transparent plate, a color-changeable light source, and an attachment. Said transparent plate is covered by a white or color image layer on its surface, said color-changeable light source is disposed on one side of the transparent plate along a direction normal... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070147035 - Direct-type backlight module: A direct-type backlight module includes a light-guide plate. The light-guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has at least one first groove. The backlight module may also include at least one light source. The light source corresponds to the first... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070147036 - Planar light source device and display device using the same device: To obtain a planar light source which is free from brightness variations or chromaticity variations by using a point light source having a high directivity for emitted light, and to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of obtaining superior display characteristics by using this planar light source device. A... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070147037 - Super slim lcd backlight device using uniforming chamber: A backlight device for LCD displays is disclosed herein. The backlight device contains multiple LEDs as light source and a uniforming chamber positioned between the LEDs and the LCD panel. Lights emitted from the LEDs undergo multiple times of total reflection by the inner walls of the uniforming chamber to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070147038 - Fire extinguisher: A fire extinguisher having at least one indicating device located thereon that provides a visual and/or audio signal to allow a user to quickly locate the fire extinguisher in an emergency.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070147039 - Method for creation of laser show utilizing effects of laser interaction with inflated lightweight objects: Disclosed is a method wherein balloons with special shapes, surface materials and gases, which fill the balloons, are used for production of color dynamic visual effects generated by laser radiation. The visual effects include the creation of dynamic laser pictures on and inside the balloons, the generation of movement of... Agent: Igor Troitski

20070147040 - Compact fluorescent lamp reflector/concentrator: A reflector/concentrator for a compact fluorescent lamp includes a concave reflector sized to hold a compact fluorescent lamp and having an opening at one end and a central longitudinal axis passing through the opening. The reflector has an internal reflective surface surrounding the axis and providing multiple focal points substantially... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070147041 - Lighting system: A lighting system includes a first light source emitting first light rays; a second light source emitting second light rays, a first lens side which refracts the first and second light rays and collimates the refracted light rays; a second lens side which includes a plurality of first lenticules and... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070147042 - Mountable light providing illumination and optionally aiming: A light comprises a light body for supporting an illumination light source and for receiving a battery, a first light source disposed in the light body for selectively providing illumination; a cover for receiving an optional second light source; a switch for selectively energizing the first light source, the optional... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070147043 - Cooling apparatus for a lamp: The present invention is a cooling apparatus for use in lighting that comprises a reflector. The cooling apparatus comprises an airflow guiding module and a fan wherein the guiding module is circumferentially disposed around the reflector to form a first guiding space between the reflector and the guiding module. The... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070147044 - Light emitting device module: A light emitting device module is provided. The light emitting device module includes a plurality of light emitting devices which are formed adjacent to each other, a plurality of radiating bases which support at least one of the plurality of the light emitting devices, and a heat transfer prevention unit... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070147045 - Display device: A cooling device is provided, where an LED backlight can be efficiently cooled in order to suppress display unevenness caused by heat generated from the LED backlight. In addition, a display device including the cooling device is also provided. A display device is provided, where the LED backlight can be... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20070147046 - Led light with active cooling: An LED light system that includes an LED and a synthetic jet actuator to cool the LED as disclosed.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070147047 - Lighting board using cassette light unit: A lighting board is made with a receptacle substrate accommodated to accept cassette light units. The convenience of assembly and disassembly of the light unit from the receptacle substrate makes the product easily to be maintained for changing different color light units, changing different displaying patterns, remove or replace a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070147048 - Illumination device: The present invention is related to an illumination device capable of producing ambient light and whose structure can be efficiently manufactured and assembled. The illumination device comprises: a substrate electrically connect to a power supply, a plurality of light sources attached to a surface of the substrate, a reflection body... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070147049 - Leveling of reflector: A luminaire (10) includes a substrate (40) having a concave interior surface (44). A reflective surface (42) is supported by the substrate. A leveling layer (48) intermediate the substrate and the reflective surface includes a porcelain enamel. A lamp (12), such as a high intensity discharge lamp, illuminates the reflective... Agent: Timothy E. Nauman

20070147050 - Assembly for vertically positioning a lamp-shade: An assembly for vertically positioning a lamp-shade suspended by a cable comprises a socket member, a swivel cap adapted to engage the upper end of the socket member. The swivel cap has an off-center hole to receive the cable therethrough, the cap being adapted to be swivelled until the socket... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070147051 - Lamp housing, a protective cover, and a lamp replacement method for a light source apparatus: A lamp housing having an opened side, wherein a light source lamp is disposed therein. The lamp housing comprises a cover that is removably attached to cover the opened side, and that has a cut-out portion, a wall that faces the opened side, and that has a hole, and a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070147052 - Directional canopy luminaire: A directional canopy luminaire that can be easily and quickly adjusted to direct light from a canopy toward a particular target area without scattering light to unintended areas. The luminaire includes an outer housing having an aperture, a directional support rotatably mounted within the outer housing, an inner support pivotally... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070147053 - Support device: A support device for supporting a light fixture includes an anchor portion for anchoring the light fixture to a ceiling location, a wing arrangement coupled to the anchor portion, the wing arrangement including a central base portion and a pair of wing portions extending outwardly therefrom, each wing portion including... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070147054 - Lighting unit with replaceable and rotatable lens: A lighting unit with a replaceable and rotatable lens. The lens unit can be removed and replaced. A lens rotating motor is off axis, and is counterbalanced by the light bulb holding structure that is located at the other side of the lighting unit.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070147055 - Vehicle lighting device: A vehicle lighting device includes a light source unit for emitting light for forming a high beam light distribution pattern by projecting forward light from the light source unit. The high beam light distribution pattern has at least two illumination patterns which illuminate areas which are different from each other.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070147056 - Headlight device and method for automotive vehicle: A headlight device for an automotive vehicle includes a headlight for lighting a forward area of the vehicle and a control unit. The control unit obtains a turning road curvature radius of a turning road in the forward area, sets a hypothetical radius larger than the specified curvature radius based... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070147057 - Seat post of a bicycle: The present invention discloses a bicycle seat post combining with a caution device. Mainly an end of the bicycle seat post receiving a saddle has a bent section. The bent section is formed to be as a cantilever, a tail end of the cantilever is set a lid in combination... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070147058 - Vehicle light: A projector type vehicle light can provide an improved far distance visibility in a highway mode and other improved headlight performances by switching the low beam distribution and the highway mode light distribution while utilizing AFS functions. The projector type vehicle light can include a first lamp unit and a... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070147059 - Lighting mechanism: The invention relates to an illumination device, particularly for automobiles, with a light source and a light conductor that emits the light from the light source conducted within it via a light decoupling surface, whereby light decoupling elements are positioned on the side opposite the light decoupling surface that divert... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20070147061 - Light beam adjusting device for vehicle: A light beam adjusting device includes a housing having a reflector, a light device disposed within the reflector for generating light which may be reflected partially upwardly and partially downwardly by the reflector. The light reflected downwardly by the reflector is allowed to emit out through the housing. A shielding... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070147060 - Headlight driving device: A head light driving device includes a light set and a driving set which is connected to the light set and includes a motor for driving a driving part via a gear reduction set. An assistant gear is engaged with the gear reduction set and has a magnet. A circuit... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070147062 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp includes a projection lens which is placed on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a vehicle, a light source which is placed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens, a reflector which reflects light emanated directly from the light source... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070147064 - Illumination system: An illumination system having a light source, an integration rod and a color wheel is provided. The light source is suitable for providing a light beam. The light integration rod and the color wheel are disposed on the transmission path of the light beam. The color wheel is disposed between... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070147063 - Luminous turning button: A luminous turning button for an electric circuit, comprising a handle (20) that is mounted so as to pivot about an axis (X) to actuate at least one electric switch unit (12) and is illuminated by a light source (S) substantially disposed along the axis (X), the handle (20) comprising... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070147065 - Lighting device and projector: A lighting device includes: a light source which supplies a beam; a shaping optical portion which shapes the beam into a linear luminous flux approximately parallel to a first direction; and a scanner which causes the linear luminous flux to scan in a second direction approximately perpendicular to the first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070147068 - Surface light source device, flat type display device and liquid crystal display device: An uneven surface portion is formed on the inner surface of a lamp holder to thereby reduce the contact area between the inner surface of the lamp holder and a light incident face of a light guide plate. The light incident face of the light guide plate and the inner... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070147069 - Backlight module having a light guide bar and liquid crystal display using the same: An exemplary liquid crystal display (2) has a liquid crystal panel (50) and a backlight module (20) being disposed under the liquid crystal panel, the backlight module has a light guide plate (21), and a light source having at least one point light source (23), at least one light guide... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147070 - Backlight module having light guide plate with diffusion pattern thereon and liquid crystal display having same: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a light guide plate (12), a reflector (18), and a light emitting diode unit (142). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (122) and a diffusion pattern (126) located on the light incident surface. The reflector is positioned at a side of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147067 - Flexible backlight module and system for manufacturing the same: A flexible backlight module and a system for manufacturing the same. The flexible backlight module comprises: a bottom flexible panel, having a plurality of troughs arranged thereon; at least a light guide device, each being disposed in one of the troughs corresponding thereto, capable of guiding light to be discharged... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070147066 - Lighting device including customized retarder and display device including same: Lighting devices are disclosed that include a light source, a linear reflective polarizer optically coupled to the light source, a back reflector configured and disposed to reflect light that has been reflected by the linear reflective polarizer back toward the input surface thereof, one or more optical elements having a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070147071 - Backlight module having switchable light sources and liquid crystal display using the same: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (10) includes a liquid crystal display panel (11), and a backlight module (12) having two sets of light sources (18, 19) for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel. One set of light sources is a multicolor mixed light source, and the other set of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147072 - Optical structures that provide directionally enhanced luminance: An optical structure is described. The optical structure includes a light source emitting light in a first wavelength range. The optical structure also includes a light redirecting element arranged to receive light from the light source and provide redirected light redirected in a preferred direction or orientation. The light redirecting... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070147073 - Surface light source device and display device using the same: A surface light source device according to the invention includes a housing having an opening portion on at least one face, an LED light source held by one face of the housing opposing the opening portion, and a light guiding plate arranged at a position so as to cover the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070147074 - Surface light source device and display device using same: The present invention provides a surface light source device capable of reducing luminance non-uniformity near point light sources and near between the point light sources adjacent to each other, and a display device of high display quality. The surface light source device includes: a plurality of LEDs arranged at a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070147075 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a reflector having a plurality of grooves and one or more light emitting diodes within each of the grooves.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070147076 - Phosphor based illumination system having a long pass reflector and method of making same: An illumination system including a light source, a light guide including an output surface, emissive material positioned to receive light from the output surface of the light guide, and an interference reflector positioned such that the emissive material is between the output surface of the light guide and the interference... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070147077 - Backlight source with organic light emitting layer having light emitting portions and liquid crystal display employing same: An exemplary backlight source (220) includes a first electrode layer (221), an organic light emitting layer (223), and a second electrode layer (222) arranged in that order from one side of the backlight source to an opposite side of the backlight source. The organic light emitting layer comprises at least... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147079 - Backlight module with multiple light sources: A backlight module with a plurality of light sources is provided. The backlight module includes a bezel, a first light emitting diode disposed at one side of the bezel for emitting light, a second light emitting diode for emitting light, and a light guiding plate disposed on the bezel for... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070147080 - Backlight module with a heat conductive block: A backlight module includes a bezel having at least one edge, a circuit board, one or more light emitting diodes connected to the circuit board for emitting light. Each light emitting diode has a light axis which is neither parallel nor vertical to the edge of the bezel. The backlight... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070147081 - Blacklight unit, liquid crystal display device having the same, and method for providing substantially white light for liquid crystal display device: A backlight unit as embodied includes a plurality of unit groups, each unit group having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); and a light mixing layer formed over the unit groups, for mixing lights emitted from the LEDs to provide substantially white light.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070147078 - Light emitting device: [Means for Resolution] LED elements (5) which are light emitting elements are mounted on a substrate (7). LED light guide plates (9, 9) which are light-emitting-element light guide components are arranged at positions corresponding to the LED elements (5) of the substrate (7). Each LED light guide plate (9) has... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070147083 - Backlight module: An edge-type backlight module is applied to a 10-inch to 26-inch liquid crystal displayer. The backlight module includes a wedge-shaped light guide plate, three lamps and a lamp reflective cover. The wedge-shaped light guide plate includes at least a side edge, a bottom surface and a light emitting surface. Pluralities... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070147084 - Backlight module for liquid crystal display device: A backlight module for a liquid crystal display (LCE) device includes at least one light source and a light adjusting unit. The light source has at least one first light emitting diode (LED) and at least one second LED. When the first LED is turned on, the second LED turns... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070147082 - Backlight module with light tubes having specially aligned electrodes and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module (10) includes a light guide plate (12), a first light tube (14) and a second light tube (14) located adjacent to the light guide plate. Each of the light tubes includes a first electrode (142) configured to be electrically connected with a high voltage electricity source,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147087 - Light emitting panel assemblies: Light emitting panel assemblies include a light emitting panel member having at least one light source optically coupled to a portion of an input edge of the panel member. A plurality of individual light extracting deformities on or in at least one panel surface of the panel member are of... Agent: Donald L. Otto, Esq. Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, P.l.l.

20070147086 - Light guide plate having a plurality of protrusions and backlight module having same: An exemplary light guide plate (23) has a light incident surface (231); at least one side surface (232), the side surface being connected with the light incident surface; a light emitting surface (233) , orthogonal connected with the side surface and the light incident surface; and a bottom surface (234)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147085 - Light guide plate with v-shaped refraction interface: An exemplary light guide plate (2) includes a light output surface (21) on one side of the light guide plate; a bottom surface (22) on an opposite side of the light guide plate; and a plurality of V-shaped refraction interfaces (24) disposed between the light output surface and the bottom... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147089 - Backlight module and lcd having same: An exemplary backlight module (300) has at least two light guide plates (322, 323) spacing a predetermined distance and at least one light source (324), the at least two light guide plates each having a light incident surface (31, 32). The at least one light source is disposed between the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147088 - Backlight module with dual light guide plates and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a first light guide plate (15), and a second light guide plate (17). The first light guide plate includes a first bottom surface (156), and plural reflective micro-structures (158) formed at the first bottom surface. The second light guide plate is located adjacent the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147090 - Backlight module with light source reflector having wider top plate and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module (12) includes a light guide plate (15) and a light source (17). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (152), a top surface (154) connected with the light incident surface, and a bottom surface (156) opposite to the top surface. The light source includes... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147093 - Backlight module having light reflecting and converging structure: An exemplary backlight module (300) includes a light source (320), a frame (310) and diffusing plate (340). The frame includes an inner bottom surface (314) and an inner side surface (312) adjacent to the bottom surface. The side surface includes a light reflecting and converging structure. The diffusing plate cooperates... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147091 - Backlight module with frame having side opening and cooperative sliding guide and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module (12) includes a light guide plate (14) and a frame (16) receiving the light guide plate. The frame includes a first side wall (160), and a second side wall (167) connected with the first side wall. The frame further defines a first sliding guide (165). The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147092 - Backlight module with frame stopper for light guide plate and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (12), an illuminator (14), and a frame (16) receiving the light guide plate and the illuminator. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (122) and has a cutout defined in a corner thereof at one end of the light... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070147094 - Bulb assembly: A bulb assembly includes a shell, a holder, and a bulb, wherein the bulb and the holder are received in the shell. The shell has two conductive slices inside, each of which is provided with an active slice inclined inward. A V-shaped elastic slice, particularly an elastic steel piece, is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070147095 - Light reflector socket device: Disclosed is a light reflector socket device comprising a socket having a socket housing and a socket wire, a junction box having a junction box body with multiple junction box guide track slots, each of which is defined by a set of junction box guide tracks, and a reflector adaptor... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070139905 - Compensation free illumination of instrument cluster display: An example light guide assembly for illuminating a display of an instrument cluster includes a light receiving portion, a light propagating portion and a conical surface positioned between the light receiving portion and the light propagating portion. An exterior surface of the light propagating portion includes a plurality of lobes... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070139910 - Lighted water stream: The invention relates to devices configured and adapted to give a fluid stream the appearance of being lighted. Different colors of light, such as those provided from LEDs, may be used to generate an aesthetically pleasing effect of flowing colored fluid. In some embodiments, the fluid illumination may be accomplished... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070139911 - Lamp fixing member, backlight assembly having the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same: A lamp fixing member includes a first body part and a second body part. The first body part includes at least one first lamp fixing portion disposed on an upper surface of the first body part. The second body part is slidably combined with the first body part. The second... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070139907 - Dashboard bezel assembly: An instrument bezel for an automobile facilitates the addition of supplemental instruments to a vehicle while maintaining a clear and unobstructed view of the road for the driver without placing the supplemental instruments in a location that would make reading these instruments awkward and unsafe. The present instrument bezel is... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070139906 - Light correction member, light diffusion member, display member, and display using the same: A display includes a display lightguide, on which a shape of a display character is formed in three dimensions, a light source, emitting a light toward the display lightguide, and a light collection portion, provided between the light source and the display lightguide, and having a light reflection face formed... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070139908 - Light emitting apparatus, backlight apparatus, and electronic apparatus: A light emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a placement surface that includes an electrode; a light emitter that is placed on the placement surface; and a transparent sealing resin that seals the light emitter, and forms a concave surface that is a light-outgoing surface via which light... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070139909 - Lighted shelf assembly for a refrigerator: A refrigerator includes a vertically and/or laterally adjustable lighted shelf assembly. The shelf assembly is supported by a shelf support rail arranged in the refrigerator. First and second contact strips are mounted to the shelf support rail and electrically connected to a voltage source in the refrigerator. The shelf assembly... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20070139912 - Planar light source device: Cold cathode fluorescent tubes of the first group are aligned widthwise in one side of an enclosure which is divided into two areas at a centerline running widthwise. Cold cathode fluorescent tubes of the second group are aligned widthwise in the other side of the enclosure. All of the cold... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070139913 - Underwater lighting: An underwater lighting unit (1) for marine or other underwater use incorporates LEDs (13) as the light source and provides an array of LEDs (13) mounted against the back wall (11) of a metal or thermally conductive plastic housing (10) which utilises the cooling effect of direct contact between the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070139914 - Pen-and-electronic device assembly: A pen-and-electronic device assembly comprises: a barrel; a writing member; and an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a housing having a battery-mounting part including top and bottom walls and a peripheral wall cooperating with the top and bottomwalls to define an enclosed battery compartment, the peripheral wall including a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070139915 - Housing sealing arrangement: A casing for a portable, battery-powered device has a battery compartment for receiving one or more batteries. The casing includes a case defining the battery compartment, and an opening to permit access to the battery compartment. A door is pivotally attached to the case and is manually pivotable from a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP One Dayton Centre

20070139916 - Flashlight with battery life indicator: A flashlight with a battery life indicator to continuously indicate a power level to facilitate flashlight retrieval and battery monitoring is disclosed. The flashlight generally includes a light source, contacts operable to couple with a power source having a power level, an input operable to turn the light source on... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070139917 - Portable light with clip: A portable light is disclosed comprising at least one light emitting diode, a power source, a switch operable for closing an electronic circuit between the power source and the light emitting diode, wherein when the electronic circuit is closed the at least one diode emits light generally about a first... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20070139918 - Indirect tasklight: A light assembly has a lamp, a reflector for directing incident light from the lamp downwardly, a diffuser for blocking the projection of light directly from the lamp in a downward direction, and an intervening member or bracket suspending the diffuser from the reflector. The bracket may comprise a pair... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070139919 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module includes a light guide plate, a plurality of supporting units and a plurality of light sources. The light guide plate includes a bottom surface, and an emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, a plurality of grooves formed on the bottom surface. The light sources... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070139920 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device comprising sources of visible light comprising solid state light emitters and/or luminescent materials emitting three or four different hues. A first group of the sources, when illuminated, emit light of two hues which, if combined, would produce illumination having coordinates within an area on a 1931 CIE... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070139921 - Traffic signal lamp assembly and method of replacing same: A method and apparatus for installing an LED lamp module into a light such as a traffic signal light. The LED lamp module includes a plurality of LEDs for producing light. The traffic signal light includes a housing, a door assembly removably or movably attached to the housing and having... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070139922 - Light emitting diode light source: A light emitting diode light source including a reflective cover and a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided. The reflective cover has an inner surface and an opening for irradiating light. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the inner surface of the reflective cover. The light emitted from... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070139924 - Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control: A coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control apparatus and method of use, succinctly known as an illumination and laser source, capable of selectively providing illumination light and laser treatment light through a single optical fiber. The apparatus and method is especially useful during ophthalmic surgery. The... Agent: Kevin L Klug Attorney At Law

20070139923 - Lighting device: A lighting device comprises, or consists essentially of, a housing, a solid state light emitter and conductive tracks. The conductive tracks are positioned on the housing and are coupleable with a power supply. The conductive tracks comprise a positive conductive track and a negative conductive track. Each of the solid... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070139925 - Light line generating assembly: An assembly for generating light lines on a surface is disclosed. The assembly may include a first housing coupled to a second housing. The first housing includes the first housing may include a first light source and a second light source capable of generating intersecting light lines on the surface.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070139926 - Apparatus for projecting a line of light from a diode-laser array: Optical apparatus for projecting a line of light includes a diode-laser bar having a plurality of individual emitters, input and output microlens arrays, a lens and other optical elements. The diode-laser bar, the microlens arrays, and the lens are configured and arranged such that the microlens arrays form three or... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20070139928 - Led apparatus with temperature control function: An LED apparatus with temperature self-regulating, over-temperature protection, and over-current protection function comprises an LED chip, a heat dissipation plate, a heat conductive layer and a temperature control device. The heat dissipation and the heat conductive layer disposed thereon carry the LED chip and dissipate the heat generated from the... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070139927 - Parametric display system for motor vehicles: A parametric display system for use in the display of various motor vehicle parameters, including engine rotational speed, vehicle velocity, vehicle acceleration or engine fault conditions. The display system includes an array of indicator segments that are illuminated either individually or in groups as an indication of the quantity intended... Agent: Joe Delasko

20070139929 - Slim type backlight unit: A backlight unit of the invention is reduced in thickness, weight and manufacturing costs but improved in heat releasing efficiency. In the backlight unit, a flexible printed circuit board has at least one through hole perforated therein. An LED package is disposed on a top portion of the flexible printed... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070139930 - Method and system for led light therapy: Methods and systems are provided for illuminating a subject with LEDs, comprising a substrate having a plurality of LEDs on one side facing a subject; a heat sink element attached to the substrate; and a heat sink fluid engaging the heat sink element; wherein heat generated by the operation of... Agent: Driggs, Hogg & Fry Co. L.p.a.

20070139931 - Led package and backlight unit using the same: The invention relates to an LED package having a large beam angle of light emitted from an LED, simplifying a shape of a lens and an assembly process, and to a backlight unit using the same. The LED package includes a housing with a seating recess formed therein and at... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070139932 - Light source package structure: The present invention relates to a light source package structure, which comprises: an accommodating space for accommodating a light source, a first refraction surface, and at least a second refraction surface. The first refraction surface receives light discharging from the light source while refracting the same to form a first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070139933 - Illumination system: An illumination system is for providing a parallel illumination light beam. The illumination system includes two lamps, and each lamp includes a first lampshade, a burner and a reflector. The lampshade has a light outputting section. A first reflector is connected with the first lampshade, and a portion of the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070139934 - Decorative lamp holder with two lighting spots: The invention relates to a decorative lamp holder with two lighting spots, wherein the holder can be transparent by light and can be designed with various configurations as desired. A bulb assembly is connected with the lamp holder, which includes a bulb having two light spots. One of the lighting... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070139935 - Receiving container for a display apparatus, backlight assembly and display apparatus having the receiving container, and method thereof: A receiving container for a display apparatus receives a light-guiding unit and a light-generating unit disposed adjacent to a side surface of the light-guiding unit. The receiving container includes a bottom plate, a sidewall, and a gap-regulating portion. The light-guiding unit is disposed on the bottom plate. The sidewall faces... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070139936 - Electrical base connection: An electrical socket or base connection is provided on a preferably transparent pane or plate, particularly a base for lighting. The plate is provided with a preferably also transparent, electrically conductive layer. The base connection has an electrically conductive layer, which is subdivided into at least two sections separated from... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070139938 - Led light with active cooling: An LED lamp that includes a piezoelectric fan or synthetic jet to cool component of the lamp is disclosed.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070139937 - Light source for a display device: A light source for a display device is disclosed, the light source comprising a light-producing element, a reflector disposed around at least a portion of the light-producing element, a housing disposed substantially around the reflector, an airflow channel defined adjacent an outer wall of the housing by a separator structure,... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070139939 - Lens tube and mounting base thereof: A lens tube and a mounting base thereof comprise a lens tube for reception of a lens array and a mounting base for accommodation of an image sensor. On an outer periphery of the lens tube is formed a first conical surface, and in the mounting base is formed a... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070139940 - Front end module carrier for vehicle: A front end module carrier for a vehicle includes a metal frame; and a plastic molding injection-molded into the metal frame. The metal frame includes an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, and left and right side frame portions having upper ends connected to respective right and left sides... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070139941 - 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.

20070139942 - Flush-mounted lighting system for vehicle: Disclosed is a flush mounted lighting system for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the lighting system includes a frame member and a light member mounted in the frame member. The frame member is disposed within a portion of the vehicle so that the frame member is flushly mounted with an... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070139944 - Vehicle room lamp: A vehicle room lamp includes a box-like body, a light source received within the box-like body, a switch provided within the box-like body so as to control the turning-on and -off of the light source, a light-transmitting portion which is provided at the box-like body at an opening thereof so... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070139943 - An illuminable feature module for installing in a console: An illuminable feature module for installing in a console is disclosed herein. The feature module includes an installable mount, a feature, a power inverter, and an illuminable electroluminescent wire. The feature is joined to the mount, and the power inverter is attached to the mount. The power inverter has both... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139945 - Headlight lamp holder equipped with claws oriented tangentially with respect to the wall of the lamp holder: The invention concerns a lamp holder for a headlight that is intended to carry a lamp. The lamp holder having a roughly cylindrical tubular wall and has at least one claw that is electrically connected to the wall of the lamp holder and that is intended to be in contact... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070139946 - Led unit for a vehicle lamp assembly: An LED unit for a vehicle lamp assembly. The LED unit is comprised of a housing, one or more LEDs, a light pipe, and an optic structure. The housing contains the LEDs and has the light pipe extending therefrom. The light pipe is sized sufficiently narrow for extending through a... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139947 - One hundred and eighty degree headlamp adjuster: A headlamp with a cost effective and simple headlamp adjuster is provided which allows adjustment of the aim of headlamps from the front of the headlamp with a suitable adjustment tool. In many circumstances, the adjustment tool will be a commonly and readily available tool, such as a Philips screw... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070139948 - Lamp assembly having a socket made from high temperature plastic: A lamp socket for an automotive exterior lamp assembly that can be used with a replaceable incandescent bulb. The lamp socket comprises a plastic socket made from nylon 4,6. The lamp socket exhibits reduced outgassing that would otherwise result from photo-oxidative degradation of the polymers in the plastic socket. This... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070139950 - Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control: A coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control apparatus and method of use, succinctly known as an illumination and laser source, capable of selectively providing illumination light and laser treatment light through a single optical fiber. The apparatus and method is especially useful during ophthalmic surgery. The... Agent: Kevin L Klug Attorney At Law

20070139949 - Light emitting device: Broad light emission is provided and additionally heat conductivity is increased to improve reliability. A light emitting device comprises a light emitting element, a pair of conductor members, a transparent board and a transparent member. The conductor members are spaced away from each other at an interval in a side-surface... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070139951 - Light-emitting device: Coherent light, as produced by lasers, is much more intense and bright than non-coherent light. However, unlike non-coherent light sources coherent light from a laser does not radiate away from its source in a spherical fashion, but instead travels in a substantially straight path directly away from the source in... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070139952 - Backlight module and liquid crystal display device using the same: An exemplary backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight module are provided. The backlight module includes a light beam generator and a reflector. The light beam generator includes a light source, a polygon mirror and an f-theta lens. The polygon mirror reflects light beams into a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070139953 - Endoscopic video measuring system: An endoscopic video measurement system having a proximal operating part, an insertion part, and a replaceable head that can be inserted thereon, and where the operating part contains a connection for supplying electrical and optical power, optical transmission means for the lens illumination are provided in the insertion part for... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070139954 - Apparatus for illuminating a viewing field, for example an object field under a microscope: The invention relates to an apparatus for illuminating a viewing field, for example a specimen (10) under a microscope (7), by means of at least two light sources (1a, 1b). The illumination apparatus comprises an apparatus for measuring the brightness of the light sources (1a, 1b). The result of this... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070139955 - Lighting or signalling device with a light guide, for a motor vehicle: A lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle, comprising a light guide adapted to be supplied with light through an input face situated at one of its ends, whereby to perform a first photometric function, a light source adapted to supply the light guide with light through its input... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070139956 - Back light device and liquid crystal display device: A backlight device with improved efficiency in the utilization of light and a liquid crystal display device providing this backlight device are provided, the backlight device comprising at least a light source 2, a light guide plate 1 and a reflector 10, in which the light guide plate 1 further... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070139958 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a back housing, a top housing, a lamp, a light-guide plate, and a reflecting sheet. The back housing includes a bottom plate. The back housing and top housing form an accommodating space; the lamp is situated in the accommodating space. The light-guide plate is disposed on... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070139957 - Led backlight system for lcd displays: A LCD display comprises an LCD panel coupled to a backlight system. The backlight system comprises a direct view backlight comprising a first plurality of LEDs configured to emit white illumination that, at least in part, provides the required luminosity for the LCD panel. The backlight system further comprises an... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070139959 - Light source device: A light source device including a light-guiding pillar, an opaque layer, and a light source is provided. The light-guiding pillar has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, and the light incident surface is adjacent to the light emitting surface. In addition, the opaque layer is disposed on... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070139960 - Light guide plate having dammann grating structure at surface thereof and backlight module and liquid crystal display having same: An exemplary light guide plate (14) includes a light incident surface (140), a light emitting surface (142) adjacent the light incident surface, a bottom surface (144) opposite to the light emitting surface, and a plurality of side surfaces (146, 148) between the light emitting surface and the bottom surface. At... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070139961 - Method and apparatus employing a heat sink, a flexible printed circuit conformed to at least part of the heat sink, and a light source attached to the flexible printed circuit: In one embodiment, a light source is attached to a first side of a flexible printed circuit; and the flexible printed circuit is conformed to at least part of a heat sink. A cross-section of the heat sink has surfaces facing in different directions, and conforming the flexible printed circuit... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070139962 - Backlight assembly: A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps and a plurality of holes in a cover bottom that correspond to the plurality of lamps. The backlight may be capable of improving luminous efficiency of a plurality of lamps is provided.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070139963 - Surface light source capable of changing range of spread angle of exit light, and liquid crystal display apparatus using this surface light source: A surface light source includes first and second light sources that emit lights, and an optical deflection element. The optical deflection element changes light emitted from the first light source into first illumination light having a maximum value of an exit light intensity present in a direction parallel to a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070139964 - Backlight module: A backlight module comprising a light guild plate, at least one lamp, a lower frame, at least one turning holder, a locating block and an upper frame is provided. The lower frame is used for carrying the light guild plate and the lamp. The light guide plate has light incidence... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070139965 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A light guide plate (30) includes a light incident surface (31), a light emitting surface (32) and a bottom surface (33). The light emitting surface adjoins the light incident surface. The bottom surface faces an opposite direction of the light emitting surface. A number of first microstructure units (321) and... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070139966 - Backlight assembly for liquid crystal display apparatus: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate for emitting a light in two direction and a brightness control member for controlling the brightness ratio of the light emitting in the two directions. An LCD apparatus including first and second LCD panels, displays images in the two directions with individual... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070139967 - Light guide plate with recessed light output surface and backlight module using the same: An exemplary backlight module (120) includes a plurality of optical films (140, 150); a light guide plate (160) having a light output surface (161), the light output surface defines a recessed (165) receiving the optical films; a light source (170) disposed adjacent to a side of the light guide plate;... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070139968 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A light guide plate (10) includes a light incident surface (12), a light emitting surface (14) and a bottom surface (16). The light emitting surface adjoins the light incident surface. The bottom surface faces towards an opposite direction of the light emitting surface. A number of first microstructures (121) and... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070139969 - Bulb assembly with dual secure functions: The invention relates to an improved bulb assembly with dual functions, which includes a holder having two receiving holes for connecting with a bulb and a fuse apparatus that provides a dual secure effect. As in use, it provides a stable lighting effect. When any bulb is broken, the light... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070133189 - Display apparatus: Provided is a display apparatus capable of reducing external light reflection to reduce an amount of glare of the outside, in which a translucent protection member is provided to cover an observation surface side of a display member including an organic EL light-emitting portion, in order to protect the display... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070133190 - Recording apparatus: A device is provided which includes a substrate arranged in an interior thereof having a light emitting element positioned on an upper surface of the substrate; and a push button assembly disposed in an exterior structure of the device above the emitting element. The button assembly includes a cylindrical light... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070133191 - Light providing apparatus attachable to umbrella and stand assembly: A light provider for an umbrella and stand assembly, comprising a body releasably attachable to the assembly, a source or sources of electric light carried by the body, to direct light away from the body, and incident light responsive means on the body to provide electrical energization for the light... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070133192 - Door for display units, in particular for refrigerators: This invention proposes a door for display units, such as refrigerators or the like, of the kind used in points of sale, consisting of a double-glazing unit made of transparent material and a series of luminous elements, in particular LEDs, suitable to lighten the inner part of the refrigerator on... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070133193 - Low-clearance lighting: A low-clearance lighting includes a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned on at least two side surfaces of a light tile or a plurality of external electrode fluorescent lights within an encasement of a light tile, a reflecting plate at a back surface of the light tile, and a metal... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070133194 - Lighting ashtray apparatus using solar energy: A lighting ashtray apparatus using solar energy relates to a new practical apparatus for smokers. It comprises an ash container, wherein a solar energy lighting device is configured on the top of the ash container, the said solar energy lighting device and the said ash container are configured and fixed... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070133195 - Container with an led-formed surface pattern: The described invention provides a container such as a gift bag or box, with an LED light-enhanced decorative or informative pattern on the surface of the container, such pattern including light emitting diode (LED) lights. The LED-lit bags and boxes are functional as well as decorative, as they can transport... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv2)

20070133198 - Emergency flashlight: A battery powered flashlight is described that has a rotatable head that bears the light source assembly. The flashlight can have side-by-side batteries, and can be configured to also include a glass breaker, and a seat belt cutter.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070133196 - Emergency lighting device and system: An emergency lighting device and system comprising a lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device may comprise with photo-luminescent plastic to make the lighting device visible in the dark. In particular embodiments, a bracket in a storage container capable of being mounted on a wall secures a flashlight in the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070133197 - Flashlight: A flashlight includes a battery housing, a lamp seat, a lamp unit, a heat-conductive casing, and a heat-dissipating plate. The lamp seat is mounted on one end of the battery housing. The lamp unit includes a substrate having a first side provided with a metal layer, and an LED lamp... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070133199 - Method and apparatus for a pulsed l.e.d. illumination: An illumination source includes a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LED units, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for driving the LEDs... Agent: Lemaire Patent Law Firm, P.l.l.c.

20070133200 - Multi-lens zoom system and method for flashlights: An efficient system and method for zooming the light from a flashlight is disclosed. Multiple refractive lenses are translated in unison to allow zooming of the light while reducing the size and weight of the required lenses. In another aspect, a meniscus lens is used to reduce the amount of... Agent: Richard J. Warburg Foley & Lardner LLP

20070133201 - Flashlight with touch sensing on/off operation: A flashlight senses when it is picked up, and then automatically turns on. When the flashlight is released or set back down, it automatically turns off. Touch or contact sensors sense the touch of a human hand, causing a circuit in the flashlight to switch on a light source, such... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070133204 - Illumination device with hue transformation: An illumination device includes a first light source, a second light source, and a light-diffusing medium. The first light source emits light of a first hue, and the second light source emits light of a second hue. The light-diffusing medium receives light emitted from the first and second light sources.... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20070133202 - Led lamp tube: A LED lamp tube is disclosed to include a tube that admits light, circuit boards respectively mounted inside the tube, each circuit board carrying an array of LEDs, two end caps respectively capped on the ends of the tube to hold the circuit boards inside the tube and connectable to... Agent: Ledtech Electronics Corp.

20070133203 - Water-resistant illumination apparatus: An illumination apparatus includes a heat-conductive tubular housing. A lighting device includes: a heat dissipating plate positioned in the housing and disposed adjacent to an open front end of the housing; lighting units, each having a light emitting diode mounted on a circuit board in thermal contact with the heat... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070133205 - Dead wire housing assembly: A dead wire housing assembly for use in a light string system, wherein the dead wire housing assembly is positioned adjacent to a socket of a lamp system of the light string system. The light string system includes a plurality of lamp systems connected in series, wherein each lamp system... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070133206 - Combination light device with insect control ingredient emission: A replacement device for a light bulb includes a translucent shell and a base. The base is configured to be received in a conventional light socket. The base also includes a compartment, slot or recess for receiving and securing a replaceable volatile active insert for enabling the device to emit... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070133207 - Movable lighting apparatus: A movable lighting apparatus includes first and second slide bars to which negative and positive electric power is respectively applied, sliders which move perpendicularly with the first and second slide bars, respectively and receive electric power of a corresponding slide bar, respectively, third and fourth slide bars which are connected... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070133208 - Dynamic aperture for display systems: System and apparatus for improving the display quality of display systems. A preferred embodiment comprises a planar object configured to variably pass light produced by a light source located on a first side of the planar object to a second side of the planar object, and a motor coupled to... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070133209 - Electrical lamp apparatus: An electrical lamp apparatus includes a shade, a light-emitting unit and a light-focusing unit. After a power plug on the shade is connected to a power socket of the electrical lamp apparatus, the power plug supplies electrical power to light the light-emitting unit. The light from the light-emitting unit passes... Agent: Hdsl

20070133210 - Illuminating device and assembly for illuminating enclosed spaces using the same: A self-contained illuminating device for mounting on or in a closed container for illuminating both the enclosed space of the container and an area of the device which has an insignia or graphic imposed thereon, e.g. for advertising purposes. The device has a shell made of a translucent material and... Agent: Victoria Donnelly

20070133211 - Light emitting diode unit and method for manufacturing light emitting diode unit: A light emitting diode unit comprises a light emitting element D1, a base 1 having a heat dissipating member 12 that dissipates heat generated by the light emitting element D1, and a first lens 2 comprising a reflecting element 214 that reflects light R2 traveling outside of a predetermined angle... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20070133212 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device equipped with an integrated one-piece transparent shell is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The illuminating device may be connected to a television, a computer monitor or an audio apparatus such that the illuminating device projects ambient light onto background walls or surroundings in order... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070133213 - Led illumination device with a semicircle-like illumination pattern: An LED (light emitting diode) illumination device that can generate a non-circular light output illumination intensity pattern. The illumination source including a reflector with a conic or conic-like shape. Further, an LED is positioned at approximately 90° with respect to a central axis of the reflector.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070133214 - Scuff plate: A scuff plate of the invention is a scuff plate which has a luminous unit of which a side surface of side surfaces forms a luminous surface, a light source unit which emits light to the luminous unit, and a light guiding unit which is disposed in such a manner... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070133215 - Light fixture: A light fixture or troffer for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a reflector assembly within which the light source is positioned and a lens assembly detachably secured to a portion of the reflector assembly such that a lens of the lens... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070133216 - Truss fabrication system and method: In accordance with one embodiment, the present technique relates to a system including a truss fabrication table, a plurality of lights disposed at coordinates on the truss fabrication table, and a light alignable puck disposed on the truss fabrication table. The light alignable puck is configured to align with an... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070133217 - Modular storage bin for vehicle: An overhead storage bin comprises a storage bin bezel, a door movable in relation to the storage bin bezel between a closed position and an opened position, a storage compartment accessible by a vehicle passenger when the door is in the opened position, and a lamp carried by the storage... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070133218 - Mounting structure for high-mounted stop lamp: A structure for mounting a high-mounted stop lamp. An upper housing and a lower housing are not provided. A stop lamp having a reflector and a lens is placed in a space defined by a cover part of a tailgate trim which is formed to have a configuration for receiving... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070133219 - Vehicle interior light assembly with removable flashlight: A vehicle interior light assembly having a conventional interior light such as a dome, courtesy or map light, as well as a detachable and rechargeable flashlight all in an integrated assembly. The vehicle interior light assembly preferably includes a plastic housing unit with first and second elongated cavities, a stationary... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070133220 - Vehicle lighting device: A vehicle lighting device with a lamp compartment having a light source unit disposed therein. The light source unit includes a light emitting device as a light source and a projection lens as a light distribution control member for distributing light. A face bearing portion at a distal end of... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070133222 - Liquid crystal display device and backlight device: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a backlight device which can fix an LED light source at an optimum position with respect to a light guide plate and also can effectively radiate heat. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070133221 - Systems for displaying images: Systems for displaying images are provided. An embodiment of a system comprises a liquid crystal display module, and the liquid crystal display module comprises a backlight assembly. The backlight module primarily includes a circuit board and at least an LED disposed on a first planar side of the circuit board.... Agent: Liu & Liu

20070133224 - Light emitting panel assemblies: Light emitting panel assemblies include a light guide having a pattern of individual deformities of well defined shape that are projections or depressions on or in at least one side of the light guide. At least some of the deformities are quite small in relation to the width and length... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070133225 - Lighting unit, electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus: A lighting unit includes a planar lighting component that emits illuminating light; a first light deflector having a prismatic face on one surface, the first light deflector being disposed on the planar lighting component; a second light deflector having a prismatic face on one surface, the second light deflector being... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070133223 - Method and apparatus for selectively backlighting a plurality of displays with a common light source: A device and method for optimizing lighting for a display (108) in a multi-display electronic device (100), is disclosed. The method includes emitting light waves (302) from at least one light source (244), to a back surface (122, 132) of each display in a plurality of displays (108, 110), thereby... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070133226 - Polarizing turning film with multiple operating orientations: This invention relates to a light redirecting article that redirects light toward a target angle, the light redirecting article having an input surface for accepting incident illumination over a first range of incident angles when in a first position and over a second range of incident angles when in a... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070133227 - Backlight module: A backlight module is disclosed for reducing the occurrence of corner dark space. In the backlight module, two tightly adjacent light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disposed near a light-guide plate, and each of the LEDs is tilted outwards with a predetermined angle, wherein an outer angle extending from two respective light-emitting... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070133228 - Back light module: A back light module having a light-guiding plate and a linear light source is provided. The light-guiding plate includes a light-guiding body with a light incident surface formed thereon and an optical-path-adjusting groove disposed on the light incident surface of the light-guiding body. The linear light source is disposed beside... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070133229 - Backlight module with heat-dissipating microstructures and liquid crystal display using the same: An exemplary backlight module (2) includes a metal frame (27), and a light source (21). The metal frame includes inner side and a containing space. The light source is received in the containing space. The inner side includes microstructures (271) configured to optimize absorption of heat thereat.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070127227 - Led display: An LED display includes a substrate on which an LED device including an LED element is mounted. The display also includes a light exit surface through which light emitted from the LED device exits. The light exit surface is spaced from the LED device mounting surface of the substrate in... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070127226 - Noise reduction device for use in a backlight module: A noise reduction device for use in a backlight module includes a plurality of noise reduction devices, each comprising a main body and an extension portion. The extension portion is adapted to cushion the interface between a lamp holder and a back bezel of the backlight module, so as to... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070127228 - Dashboard illumination assembly: The present invention relates to a dashboard illumination assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising a housing and a dashboard pointer connected to the top of the housing, wherein a light source is installed inside the housing, the light emitted from the light source illuminates the dashboard pointer by passing through... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070127229 - Illumination device for refrigerator: A light source for a refrigerator includes a power supply and a light emitting diode (LED) module. A light emitting portion of the LED module may be located in the interior of a rear end of a shelf plate.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070127230 - Molding light box and assembly: A molding light box and assembly includes a lighting source in each box. The lighting source comprises an input terminal and an output terminal to connect the boxes together and to transmit power supply and signal. A control unit is connected to control the light sources in all of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070127231 - Power supplying system for outdoor umbrella: An outdoor umbrella includes an awning, an umbrella frame, an illumination system, a power supplying system, a solar energy supplying system, and a powering control circuit. The power supplying system includes a rechargeable battery supported by the umbrella frame and is electrically connected with the illumination system for supplying electrical... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070127232 - Tattletale cap: A baseball cap or other headwear with a programmable light emitting diode sign affixed to cap. The programmable light emitting diode sign can be made to accommodate the headwear. The light emitting diode can also be programmed to scroll messages programmed by the owner of the headwear.... Agent: Larry Wayne Maier Sr.

20070127234 - Retrofit pendant light fixture: A retrofit pendant light fixture that is adapted to be hung from a ceiling and readily installed in a socket normally carried within a recessed housing in the ceiling. A lamp is carried on a lower end of an electrical cord extending from an adapter housing.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070127233 - Wall lamp: A wall lamp includes a positioning disk, a plurality of fastening members, a lamp shade, a connecting disk, and a retaining disk. Thus, the connecting disk is locked onto and detached from the positioning disk by rotating the connecting disk relative to the fastening members, so that the wall lamp... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070127235 - Lamp: The present invention relates to a low profile, handheld inspection lamp with a unique configuration. Light of different wavelengths is emitted along different portions of the length, and an opaque slider allows the user to select the preferred wavelength of light for a particular task.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070127236 - Planar light source: A planar light source is disclosed. The planar light source includes an upper substrate having a central portion and two edge portions and a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate, wherein a plurality of luminous cavities are formed by and between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. With... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070127239 - Arrangement for driving led lighting sources: In a second possible configuration of use, adopted for driving “passive” sources, the second power supply line (GND) is not used, and the brightness of the light emitting diodes (54) in the source is controlled by switching signals applied thereto via the first power supply line (Vcc) and the set... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070127238 - Double pole led outlet switch: A double pole LED outlet switch includes a power outlet receptacle with upper and lower receptacles, and a double pole double throw (DPDT) switch. The DPDT switch is positionable between an UNSWITCHED position and a SWITCHED position. The DPDT switch enables a user to provide either continuous power or switched... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070127237 - Light emission method, light emitting apparatus and projection display apparatus: In a light source emitting single-color light represented by a solid light source such as a light emitting diode, a light output is increased while a color reproducibility is maintained. A red, a green, and a blue light emitting diode are controlled so that a first light emitting step of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070127240 - Light source device and projector: An R-light optical system 14, a G-light optical system 15, and a B-light optical system 16 are disposed correspondingly to an R-light LED chip 11, a