Illumination inventions 09/07

20070223211 - Illumination device for a menu and method therefor: An illuminated menu book has a menu book having at least one cover. At least one flexible electroluminescent lighting sheet is coupled to the menu book. The electroluminescent lighting sheet will illuminate when excited with a voltage at a set frequency. A lighting circuit is coupled to the electroluminescent lighting... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070223210 - Household appliance comprising an interior light, and lighting subunit therefor: A household appliance comprising a body and a door which surround an interior, and a light source for illuminating the interior. The inventive household appliance further comprises a door opening sensor for detecting the open or closed state of the door and adjusting the mode of operation of the light... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070223212 - Illuminated dynamic cue: The patent invention relates to the field of sports equipment and reveals an illuminated dynamic cue. The cue is a hollow staff comprised of thread-connected segments, in which illuminating devices are installed. The said illuminating devices consist of power, the IC control part and illuminating components. The staff in which... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070223213 - Apparatus and method for assessing visual suppression: A device is used to determine the presence of and the amount (depth) of visual suppression in a subject. The device includes a first light source emitting a first light and a second light source emitting a second light. Intensities of the light sources are independently controllable. A first filter... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070223214 - Telescopic tool pen with an illumination device: A telescopic tool pen with an illumination device comprises: a tube; a pen head inserted in one end of the tube; a telescopic pipe inserted in the other end of the tube, a lamp holder installed on the mounting seat of the telescopic pipe, a lampshade installed on the lamp... Agent: Banger Shia

20070223215 - Ear-hanging flashlight: An ear-hanging flashlight including a base, an ear-hanging portion, and a rotatable portion. This ear-hanging portion is roughly C-shaped. The rotatable portion has a second pivoting portion, a light-emitting portion, and a controller. The second pivoting portion of the rotatable portion is pivoted with said base and has at least... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070223216 - Artificial candle: An artificial candle includes a tube that simulates a wax candle and has top and bottom ends. A post extends upward from the top end. A nub, mounted on the post, is diametrically larger than the post. A flame piece simulating a candle flame has a bore configured to receive... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20070223217 - Magnetic induction charged candle: A magnetic induction charged candle includes candle, holder and charger. Said candle and holder are equipped with printed circuit board (PCB), integrated circuit (IC), light emitting diode (LED), battery, switch, and terminal respectively. In that, the terminals can be coupled with each other. Thereby, the candle can be combined and... Agent: Hsu, Wan-chang

20070223219 - Multi-chip light emitting device lamps for providing high-cri warm white light and light fixtures including the same: A multi-chip lighting emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes a submount including first and second die mounting regions thereon. A first LED chip is mounted on the first die mounting region, and a second LED chip is mounted on the second die mounting region. The LED lamp... Agent: Vincent K. Gustafson Intellectual Property/technology Law

20070223218 - Structure for a high efficiency and water-proof lighting device: A structure for a high diffuse efficiency and water-proof lighting device is provided, including a light tube and a base holder. The light tube and the base holder are each an enclosed structure. The light tube includes a circuit substrate inside the enclosed structure. The circuit substrate includes a plurality... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070223220 - Peak power pulse energizing circuit for a light emitting diode array: An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located in or on an article for attracting attention are energized over respective time increments of a predetermined duty cycle with peak power pulses having an amplitude substantially equal to their rated forward voltage VF and a current no larger than their rated... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070223221 - Decorative light support device: At least some of the illustrative embodiments are decorative light support device comprising a bulb retention portion having an aperture and an affixation portion coupled to the bulb retention portion. The affixation portion comprises a first straddle member and a second straddle member. The first and second straddle members are... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070223222 - Warning ground lighting system: A warning ground lighting system is provided, comprising a controller, two groups of light strings each group having a plurality of light strings, conducting wires connecting said controller and said two groups of light strings, and a plurality of hollow supporting rods, each supporting rod serving for supporting a light... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070223223 - Flash adornment structure: A flash adornment includes a base, a shining mechanism held in the base, and an upper lid secured over the base; the base has several connecting holes near to the edge; the shining mechanism includes a circuit board, and light emitting elements; the circuit board has through holes facing respective... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070223225 - Led lighting unit applied to a fluorescent lighting fixture: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting unit applied to a fluorescent lighting fixture including a light emitting diode (LED) lighting unit mounted in an existing fluorescent lighting fixture; a source part being disposed in the LED lighting unit; polarity being switched by means of the source part installed in the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070223224 - Illuminated privacy screen: Illuminated privacy screen with a rigid rectangular frame constructed of inwardly facing U shaped frame members, a pair of fluorescent light bulbs, a pair of translucent screen members each capable of filling each side of the entire rectangular frame, a screen supporting base, a power cord and attached plug, an... Agent: Daniel Edelist

20070223226 - Light emitting diode illuminating apparatus and method of manufacturing the same: Embodiments of a light emitting diode (LED) illuminating apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. An LED illuminating apparatus can include a substrate, at least one LED mounted on the substrate, and a moisture-proof coating layer formed around the at least one LED. A method of manufacturing... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070223227 - Motor base with a lamp: The present invention is about a motor base with a lamp including a base and a casing, wherein the base includes an axle hole on the base, a first connecting portion at the top of the base, and a first containing space therein, the first containing space contains a motor... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070223228 - Multipurpose decorative ground lighting system: The present invention provides a multipurpose decorative ground lighting system comprising a plurality of ground stakes; a plurality of soft plastic bodies configured as a figure of animal or human being and connected together through conducting wires, each of said soft plastic bodies being supported by the ground stake; a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070223229 - Luminaire and lamellae louver therefor: The luminaire has concave side reflectors (2) defining the width W of a light emission window (1). A plurality of lamellae (10) is present between the side reflectors (2), which have a central height h0 which is <0.15 W. The lamellae (10) are mounted close to means (4) for accommodating... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070223230 - Dual led point-source assembly: A lighting device having a dual LED point-source assembly containing two high flux LEDs mounted facing each other with LED lenses positioned between the LEDs. At least one heat sink is attached to one of the LEDs. The heat sinks serve to transfer heat from the LEDs to the outside... Agent: Elizabeth R. Hall

20070223231 - Light diffusion device: A light diffusion device permits a single light source to serve as both direct lighting and fill lighting for a photographic, theatrical or cinematographic subject. The light diffusion device partially reflects light emitted from a light source away from the subject, using a translucent panel. Additional translucent panels permit the... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070223232 - Optical sheet, backlight assembly and display device having the same: An optical sheet includes a base film and a light-concentrating member. The light-concentrating member includes light-concentrating protrusions and is disposed on the base film. Each of the light-concentrating protrusions includes first to fourth surfaces. The first and second surfaces are extended from the upper surface along an exterior surface of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070223233 - Lamp holder frame: A lamp holder frame includes a base frame, a lamp holding frame and a rotating tool. A hole for rotating is formed in a center of the base frame. The hole can be a polygon hole, a circular hole with fixing grooves, a polygon hole with fixing grooves, a chisel... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070223237 - Extendable worklight stand with securing means: A lighting device with a stand.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070223235 - Method and apparatus for positioning a worklight: A lighting device with a stand.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070223236 - Method and apparatus for storing a tool on a worklight: A lighting device with a stand.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070223234 - Worklight power cord and power cord storage means: A lighting device with a stand.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070223238 - Candle mounting device: A real or artificial candle is centered on an axis and has axially top and bottom ends. A plug, connected to the bottom end, has circumferentially spaced elastic wings. Each wing extends upward and has a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface. The radially outer surfaces follow a... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20070223239 - Method and apparatus for coupling a worklight to a stand: A lighting device with a stand.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070223240 - Auxiliary light assembly for a motorcycle: The invention provides an auxiliary light assembly which is disposed on and secured to a predetermined portion of a motorcycle and which is operatively coupled to a source of voltage for illuminating a ground surface forward of the motorcycle being ridden with its front wheel elevated above the ground surface.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070223241 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a lens portion; and a base housing incorporated with a light source portion, the base housing integrated with the lens portion in a butting condition. The light source portion includes first and second light sources, a substrate, a first light source terminal plate and a second... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070223242 - Durable warning light system: A housing for a warning light system for mounting on a vehicle or trailer to provide warning light signals. The housing is made of a durable material having a high crush strength. The housing may include multiple modular components, each with light portals therein to provide customizable lengths. A trailer... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070223243 - Lighting system for a recreational vehicle: A lighting system for a recreational vehicle comprising a puck light or other in-vehicle light and a light switch. The puck light includes a plurality of first light emitting diodes and a night light in the form of at least one second light emitting diode. The light switch has a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070223244 - Illumination device and projector: An illumination device includes a light source that emits light-source light, a light recovery member that is disposed close to the light source in the vicinity of a lateral side of the light source, and has a light receiving surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an optical... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070223246 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a lamp tube, a light guide plate and a light guide unit. The light guide plate has a light incident side. The light guide unit is in contact with the light incident side of the light guide plate. The light guide unit and the light incident... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070223245 - Surface light source, backlight unit and liquid crystal display having the same: The present invention is directed to a surface light source utilizing a light pipe. The present invention is also directed to a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display which are provided with such surface light source. The light pipe includes an inner surface structured with a plurality of prisms,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070223247 - Illumination apparatus and film: wherein either the length of at least some of the features is less than the width of the film or the first and second sides intersect at an apex.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20070223248 - Light emitting diode backlight unit and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display having the backlight are provided. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips, a light guide plate for converting light generated from the LED chips into surface light, and a plurality of optical guide modules corresponding to the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070223249 - Light redirecting film: This invention relates to an illumination apparatus comprising: (a) at least one light source; (b) a light guide for accepting light from the at least one light source and for guiding the light using total internal reflection, the light guide having a top surface; (c) a light redirecting film having... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070223250 - Light guide plate, light deflecting element configuration and surface light source device: A light guide plate includes a base plate and a plurality of light deflecting elements. The light deflecting elements are formed on one surface of the base plate and arranged based on two coordinate axis directions of the surface of the base plate. Each row of the light deflecting elements... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

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20070223251 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A light guide plate includes a light input surface and a light output surface adjoining the light input surface. The light output surface defines a first portion adjacent to the light input surface, a second portion connected with the first portion away from the light input surface. The light guide... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070223253 - Lighting unit and liquid crystal display using this: A lighting unit and a liquid crystal display unit using this, comprising a housing having a rectangular bottom wall surface and formed respectively at a pair of facing side edges thereof with locking projections projecting from the bottom wall surface, a reflection sheet having locking portions locked with the respective... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070223254 - Press-in place led for a digital switching cross-connect module: A tracer lamp unit for use with a DSX system is disclosed herein. The tracer lamp unit includes an elongate housing with a generally rounded cross section wherein the housing is configured to be secured within an opening defined by a piece of telecommunications equipment and held within with a... Agent: Attention Of Alpaslan Sapmaz

20070217181 - Light guide for illuminating keypads: A light guide (30) for illuminating a keypad (20) including a plurality of keys (22) includes a plurality of apertures (300) corresponding to the keys, and a plurality of projecting portions (340). The projecting portions protrude from a face of the light guide away from the keypad.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070217182 - Back light assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container, a reflective plate and a lamp-securing member. The lamps are arranged substantially parallel to each other and generate light. The receiving container receives the lamps. The reflective plate is disposed between the lamps and the receiving container. The lamp-securing... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070217183 - Device for driving lamps: A driving device for driving a plurality of lamps each including a first terminal and a second terminal, includes a power stage circuit (202), a transformer circuit (204) electrically connectable to the power stage circuit, and a current balancing circuit (206) to balance current of the lamps. The current balancing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070217184 - Led light assembly: A LED light assembly comprising a pivotal means of fastening, a plurality of LED light devices, and a housing adapted to be removably attached to a front piece holder of a traditional fire helmet. The means of selectively engaging LED lights comprises said front piece holder contacting a contact point... Agent: Law Office Of Tracy P. Jong

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20070217186 - Light box: A light box includes a box holding a light source and a design film, and a lens, which is covered on the box in front of the design film and the light source and has a metal coating that reflects external light when the light source is turned off, and... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070217187 - Portable ice chest/cooler with light: Our invention is simply putting a fixed light source unit at the point-of-need. In this case, the point-of-need is a portable ice chest/cooler. This invention allows the person to be able to look for a wanted item in the ice chest/cooler without having to track down a portable light source... Agent: Linda And Alex Blakely

20070217188 - Led lamps and led driver circuits for the same: LED lamp has LEDs aimed rearwards with either a concave mirror to the rear of each LED, or one concave mirror to the rear of two or more LEDs, collecting the light from the LEDs to form a forward projecting beam. LEDs may be high power types that require heatsinking.... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070217189 - Illumination device: An illumination device comprising an elongate rod (10) or strip of translucent material located within a tube (11) to define a gas space (12) therebetween, the rod having a disrupted surface by way of undulation (13) or striation (17), and a light source located at one or both ends of... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall

20070217190 - Light source array, backlight module and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary light source array (230) includes at least one light source bar (33), each light source bar comprising a plurality of light source unit (35), each light source unit (35) has a first color LED (351), two second color LEDs (353) and two third color LEDs (355). The two... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070217191 - Ornamental lamp: An ornamental lamp has at least one translucent shell, and at least one lamp apparatus. At least one translucent shell is translucent and can be shaped or stacked on each other to form figures. The lamp apparatus is mounted in the translucent shell. The lamp apparatuses highlight the translucent shell... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070217192 - Illuminating panel and illuminating device: An illuminating panel 100 has disposed thereon a plurality of linear light source units 200, and the linear light source units 200 each include: a light emitter having a plurality of light emitting diodes linearly installed on a base; a first reflector formed of parabolic surfaces which are provided on... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070217193 - Reflective illumination device: A reflective illumination device is disclosed, which is comprised of a light-guiding screen with light reflecting ability and at least a directional light source; wherein the light-guiding screen includes a reflecting surface having a semi-Fresnel lens structure arranged thereon. The semi-Fresnel lens structure, being designed basing on the principle of... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070217194 - Rotary lamp shield driving device for providing a plurality of beam radiation patterns, and lamp assembly using the same: Disclosed is a lamp assembly that provides various beam radiation pattern to correspond to various driving environments of a vehicle. The lamp assembly includes a lamp, a lamp shield driving device partially blocking light emitted from the lamp to form a beam radiation pattern, a lens forward focusing the blocked... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070217195 - Light-emitting device and a lens thereof: A lens includes a lens body having a bottom surface, a reflective surface, and a refractive surface. The bottom surface is to be disposed proximate to a light-emitting component. The reflective surface is disposed opposite to the bottom surface along a lens axis, and reflects a first portion of the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070217196 - Vented lighting system: The invention relates to a lighting system that comprises a substantially environmentally sealable housing. The lighting system comprises a luminaire that is electrically connected to a power source via at least one electrical conductor at an electrical junction point. In one aspect, the lighting system further comprises a conduit through... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070217197 - Apparatus for emitting linear light: The apparatus for emitting light according to the present disclosure can include one or more linearly arranged devices for radiating light and one or more optical components which can be inserted into extruded profile. The extruded profile can be configured as hollow in an exemplary embodiment and can have an... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070217198 - Lighting device with adjustable spotlight beam: A lighting device has a light source, a light pipe, two convex magnifying lenses, and an adjusting mechanism for moving the two magnifying lenses relative to the light source. The light emitted from the light source is dispersed and directed into the light pipe by a reflector. The light pipe... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20070217199 - Light-based dermal enhancing apparatus and methods of use: Embodiments are described for a light-based dermal enhancing apparatus and methods of use. In general, the dermal enhancing apparatus includes elongated housing having opposite top and bottom ends. The housing has a translucent outer shell that defines a translucent window at the top end of the housing that is capable... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070217200 - Bendable solid state planar light source structure, flexible substrate therefor, and manufacturing method thereof: A bendable LED planar light source structure, a flexible substrate therefore, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The flexible substrate has metal layers on both sides, where the metal layer on one side has a circuit layout, and the metal layer on the other side has a pattern structure... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070217201 - Reduced vibration optical system with inexpensive precision positioning assembly: An optical system with precision positioning of optical devices is disclosed generally comprising an optical device and a carrier for the optical device, where the carrier has substantially parallel first and second pivot axes and a third pivot axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first and second pivot axes... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070217203 - Lamp cooling device and rear projection display apparatus: The present invention provides a lamp cooling device for cooling a lamp including a transparent front plate, a reflector that reflects light emitted from a light source to the transparent front plate, and the light-source disposed in an interior space enclosed by the transparent front plate and the reflector. The... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070217202 - Spread illuminating apparatus: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light conductor plate; at least one LED disposed at a side surface of the light conductor plate; an FPC including a substrate and first and second conductive patterns formed respectively at the front ad rear surfaces of the substrate; and a heat radiating plate... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070217204 - Multiple focus point light: A lamp unit with a relay lens that allows two different focus points. Two different optical altering elements are hence simultaneously in focus. The elements can be taken in and out of focus to allow different effects.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070217205 - Durable fiberoptic lighting arrangement: Durable lighting arrangement comprising a housing of generally cylindrical shape with a forward end for emitting light and a rearward end is disclosed. A light-transparent aperture located towards the forward end of the housing. A light-transmitting conduit enters the housing rearwardly of the light-transparent aperture with at least one plate... Agent: Bruzga & Associates

20070217206 - Strain relief for fluorescent task lamp: A fluorescent task lamp includes a housing assembled from first and second shells for supporting a lens body, first and second CFL bulb receptacles and first and second CFL bulbs; and a strain relief for an AC power cord having an integral hub portion with first and second pivot pins... Agent: Stephen S. Mosher Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070217207 - Recessed lighting fixture: A recessed lighting fixture includes a housing having one or more side walls, one or more of which including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including a pair of oppositely extending lateral edge formations, each lateral edge formation having a first dimension, a retaining clip to be... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070217208 - Protective guard for a light fixture: A protective guard (10) protects a light fixture (12) disposed therein from projectiles. The protective guard (10) comprises a flexible netting (14), an upper support (16) and a lower support (18) that bias the flexible netting (14) outwardly to define an opening (26) for receiving the light fixture (12). The... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070217209 - Modular decorative light system: A sculptable, decorative light system includes a number of modules of differing lengths which can respond to commands either in parallel or time delay to create pre-selected light colors and sequences. Three miniature connectors are used to create a direct current fed system which has the potential to even out... Agent: Curtis L. Harrington

20070217210 - Light emitting device unit for ac voltage: A light emitting diode unit for AC voltage is provided. The light emitting diode unit includes a sub-mount on which electric wires are formed; a first light emitting diode array in which a plurality of first light emitting diodes are serially connected to the sub-mount; and a second light emitting... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070217211 - Dimmer switch having an illuminated button and slider slot: A dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source provides a night light feature on a user interface adapted to be provided in an opening of a traditional-style faceplate. The user interface comprises a frame, a pushbutton actuator, and an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070217212 - Low profile light for article carrier system: An article carrier apparatus for a vehicle includes a cross rail interconnected to an exterior surface of the vehicle, a heat sink positioned within the cross rail, and a light source positioned within the cross rail. The light source is thermally connected to the heat sink such that the heat... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070217213 - Direction lamp of a vehicle: A direction lamp of a vehicle is disclosed. A direction lamp is embedded in a rear windshield of a vehicle body. The direction lamp being formed with a plurality of recesses; a plurality of LED lamps being embedded into the recesses. The LED lamps are connected to the direction lamp... Agent: Yuan-tai Chang

20070217214 - Drum-type movable light shielding plate and lighting device using the same: A lighting device can include a light shielding plate configured to impart a required or desired light distribution pattern by shielding light received directly from a light source and/or light reflected from a reflector. The light shielding plate can be configured to be movable between at least two predetermined positions... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070217215 - Lamp shield driving apparatus providing multiple beam patterns and lamp assembly using the same: Disclosed is a lamp assembly providing multiple beam patterns in accordance with traveling conditions of a vehicle. The lamp assembly includes a lamp, a lamp shield driving apparatus blocking a part of light from the lamp by a predetermined shield pattern, a lens condensing the blocked light forward, and a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070217216 - Light pipe providing wide illumination angle: A light pipe is configured to provide a wide effective angle of illumination while simultaneously providing a substantially uniform distribution of light along a length of the light pipe. One or more reflective surfaces not aligned with an inner surface are disposed such that when at least one reflective surface... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20070217217 - Illumination structure comprising a flexible light guide coupled with a light source: Embodiments of an illumination structure are provided. The illumination structure has a flexible light guide with an improved light coupling to a light source. According to one embodiment, the light source is mounted on a substrate, and the flexible light guide is optically coupled with the light source such that... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070217218 - Liquid crystal display module: A liquid crystal display module displays an image on a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes a reflecting sheet having a raised portion that receives a light source and supports a diffusing sheet and/or optical sheet... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070217219 - Light source module and area light source device: A light source module (22) is provided with a light-emitting component (30) including a light-emitting diode. A light guide plate (23) for expanding a light beam from the light source module (22) into a planar shape and emitting the light beam from a light exit surface is attached to the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070217221 - Anodized metal substrate module: An anodized metal substrate module superior in heat radiation properties and reduced in manufacturing costs. A metal plate is provided. An anodized film is formed on the metal plate. A heat generating device is mounted on the metal plate. Also, a conductive line is formed on the anodized film.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070217220 - Light emitting apparatus and control method therefor: A light emitting apparatus and control method are provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a light emitting part; a power supplying part; a switching part which is serially coupled to the light emitting part; and a control part which compares a switch voltage level with a comparison level, and controls the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070217222 - Surface light source device and backlight unit having the same: There is provided a surface light source device, including: a light source body having a first substrate and a second substrate between which a plurality of discharge spaces are formed, a discharge gas being provided into the discharge spaces; a reflecting layer formed on an inner surface of the first... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070217223 - Liquid crystal display device and method for assembling the same: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a method for assembling the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device has a display section for displaying images, a receiving container for receiving the display section, a power supplying section for supplying a power source to the display section,... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070217225 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A light guide plate includes an emitting surface; a reflective surface opposite to the emitting surface; an incident surface interconnecting with the emitting surface and the reflective surface. A plurality of ridges are formed on the reflective surface. Each ridge has a first base angle and a second base with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070217226 - Light guide plate with light diffusing cutout and backlight module using the same: The present invention discloses a light guide plate (20) including a light incident surface (221), a light emitting surface (222) adjacent to the light incident surface (221), and a light diffusing cutout (223). The light diffusing cutout (223) is defined in the light guide plate near the light incident surface... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070217224 - Light guide plate, and backlight module and liquid crystal display incorporating same: A light guide plate for a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The light guide plate is adapted for use in a side-light emission type of backlight module. The light guide plate comprises a light incidence face that has at least one surface having at least one annular protrusion or recess,... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070217227 - Lightguide plate of a double-sided illumination backlight and a double-sided liquid crystal display unit using the backlight: A double-sided emitting backlight unit has a first light-emitting surface for illuminating a first liquid crystal display panel disposed to face the first light-emitting surface, a second light-emitting surface provided parallel to the first light-emitting surface to illuminate a second liquid crystal display panel that is smaller than the first... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070217228 - Structure for assembling a bulb holder with an outer shade: A structure for assembling a bulb holder with an outer shade, including an outer shade and a bulb holder. The outer shade is formed with a central through hole through which a hollow tube is passed. The hollow tube has an outer connecting section on which a locating member is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070211446 - System to control daylight and electric light in a space: An illumination maintenance system for maintaining a desired illumination profile in a space throughout at least a portion of a day, the space being illuminable by both daylight and electric light, the system comprising a sensor for sensing an illumination level in at least a portion of the space; a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070211447 - System to control sun glare in a space: A system for reducing sun glare through an opening into a space, the system comprising an electrically controllable window treatment operable to alter the amount of daylight entering the space through the opening; a first sensor mounted within the space and characterized by a sensor gain, the first sensor operable... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070211448 - Lighting system: A compact or thin lighting system is provided. Light fluxes emitted from an arc tube 22 are made to enter from a light reception face c1 of an optical member 24 from a reflector 24 and to emit from a light emission face c3 orthogonal to the light reception face... Agent: Pamela R. Crocker Patent Legal Staff

20070211449 - High-density illumination system: A compact and efficient optical illumination system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or un-polarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar array of electrically-interconnected LED chips positioned within the input apertures of a corresponding array of shaped... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070211450 - Patio umbrella with the light: A light mounted in a top hub of a center shank of a patio umbrella is disclosed. The light includes a transparent cap; a seat secured to the shank and including radial grooves extended from the shank with one ends of ribs pivotably provided therein, and peripheral compartments each formed... Agent: Ching-chuan You Rm. 532, 5fl. No. 144

20070211451 - Indoor shoe with illuminant function: An indoor shoe with an illumination capability, and the indoor shoe has a shoe body, a light source, a triggering device, and a battery. The triggering device is electrically connected to the battery and the light source, and the triggering device is a pressure sensitive triggering device; wherein when a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070211452 - Illuminated mirror support unit: A wall-mountable mirror support unit including at least one box having a rear face attachable to a wall is provided. A light permeable cover extends over and seals the front of the box to prevent the ingress of water or dirt therein. The box contains at least one light and... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070211453 - Holiday lighting track system: A device that is permanently installed on the exterior of building that allows for the easy installation and removal of Christmas lights or other such string lighting systems. The device is rectangular shaped channel with a grove removed from the front face to allow for the insertion and mounting of... Agent: John Bargero

20070211454 - Externally accessible and adjustable optic and adjustable base for ground-mounted lighting fixture enclosures: Devices and methods for externally accessing and adjusting a lighting fixture optic and adjusting a lighting fixture enclosure on its base. Embodiments provide a lighting fixture enclosure with an opening at the top that both receives a removable screw for securing the top and, when the screw is removed, allows... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070211455 - Bedside flashlight cradle: A bedside flashlight cradle for supporting a flashlight from the side of a bed frame for ready access. The cradle includes a grasper end for connection to the bed frame, a middle section, and a cradle. The grasper end may attach to the bed frame without fastener, for example, by... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070211456 - Decorative lighting assembly: A decorative lighting assembly includes a plurality of light emitters each having a pair of oppositely positioned first male connectors. The light emitters emit light when power flows through the first male connectors of the light emitters. A plurality of elongated couplers is provided and each has a pair of... Agent: Sean Kaufhold

20070211457 - Replacement light fixture and lens assembly for same: A replacement light fixture for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a base member upon with the light source is positioned and a reflector assembly detachably secured to a first and second mounting brackets that are mounted to a portion of the... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070211458 - Light module, light multiple module and use of a light module or light multiple module for illumination or backlighting: A light module (1) comprising a plurality of radiation-emitting semiconductor components (2), each of which is assigned an emission angle (2φ), comprising at least one component having an optical element (9) that enlarges the emission angle (2φ), and comprising a common optical device for focusing the radiation. The radiation is... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070211460 - Multi-color led light source for microscope illumination: The invention provides a multicolor LED light source for transmitted light illumination compatible with most microscopes. The light source provides spatially and angularly uniform monochromatic illumination in red, green, or blue color, or in their combinations. Switching of wavelengths is very fast, which is desirable for automated scanning of specimens.... Agent: Ilya Ravkin

20070211459 - Display with housing having cavity for secondary light source: A display with a housing and an indicium that may be selectively back-illuminated. The housing includes a cavity having a first portion and a second portion. A first light source that provides light of one color and a first intensity is disposed in the first portion. A second light source... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070211461 - Lighting device with multiple power sources and multiple modes of operation: Lighting device having a number of light sources for illumination an area around the lighting device. The lighting device including capabilities for generating illumination when a primary power source is unavailable. The light device may include a secondary power source for use in powering the lighting device when the primary... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070211462 - Accessory attachment apparatus: An accessory attachment apparatus for removably mounting an accessory to a structure is disclosed. The accessory has a coupling member of a first size. The device includes an elongate member defined by a base segment, and a pair of opposed coupling segments. The coupling segments may each include a gripping... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070211463 - Lighting device: An LED lighting device is provided which is capable of being connected to a network and being controlled by a host computer also connected to the network. The lighting device has several lifespan expanding features such as including several extra LEDs such that as the LEDs of the lighting device... Agent: Bcf LLP

20070211466 - Light string with external resistor unit: An LED light string including a first loop, which further includes a first plurality of LEDs in series successively connected by first connecting wires, and at least one first resistor connected to two first resistor wires, the first two resistor wires removably connected to two of the first connecting wires... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070211465 - Illumination apparatus including a plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamps: Disclosed is an illumination apparatus. The apparatus comprises a plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) sets, each of the sets consisting of a plurality of EEFLs; at least a pair of support members arranged to be opposite to each other so as to support the EEFL sets and having... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070211464 - Shapeable decoration lamp series: A shapeable decoration lamp series comprises at least one light emitting wire bank; each light emitting wire bank having at least one end having a terminal; a connector being connected to the terminal of the light emitting wire bank; and at least one non-light emitting wire bank; each non-light emitting... Agent: Chih-chung Tao

20070211467 - Systems and methods for reducing detected intensity non-uniformity in a laser beam: A method of increasing the spatial uniformity of the detected intensity of a beam of light from a laser in a system including the laser and a light detector. In one embodiment the method includes the steps of generating a beam of light with the laser; and moving the beam... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070211468 - Color changer particularly for spotlights and the like: A color changer, particularly for spotlights, comprising at least one dichroic filter which is adapted to be arranged in front of a light source, a motor for moving the at least one dichroic filter which is adapted to place the dichroic filter at least partially in front of the light... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070211469 - Programmable light beam shape altering device using programmable micromirrors: A digital micromirror device (“DMD”) is used to alter the shape of light that is projected onto a stage. The DMD selectively reflects some light, thereby shaping the light that is projected onto the stage. The control for the alteration is controlled by an image. That image can be processed,... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070211470 - Lamp house with heat sink: A heat sink device for configuring a lamp house is disclosed. The heat sink device includes a heat sink and a lamp house. The lamp house is telescoped into the heat sink. The heat sink includes room for containing a heat condition material. The lamp house is used for configuring... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070211472 - Light guide module and optical mouse using the same: A light guide module and an optical mouse using the same are provided. The optical mouse includes a light emitting apparatus and a light guide module. The light guide module includes a light guide body and a reflection member and is used for receiving a light beam generated by the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070211471 - Dual reflector system: A dual reflector system includes a first reflector defining a first depth and a first focal point and a second reflector defining a second depth and a second focal point. The second depth is less than the first depth. The first and second reflectors are shaped and/or positioned such that... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070211473 - Light emitting diode module with improved light distribution uniformity: In one embodiment, the invention is a light emitting diode module with improved light distribution uniformity. One embodiment of a signal head includes a light emitting diode and a reflector cup positioned to reflect light emitted by the light emitting diode, the reflector cup having a non-symmetrical curvature.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan LLP

20070211475 - Light projector accessory for recessed lighting fixtures: A light projector accessory is used in combination with a recessed lighting fixture. The accessory includes one or more lenses, one or more gobo templates, a suitable attachment for the accessory to be attached to a recessed light fixture, and a focusing mechanism for the projected image from the gobo.... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20070211474 - Lampshade assembly: A lampshade assembly includes a cup-shaped first part and a cup-shaped second part. The first part has a plurality of protrusions and the second part has a plurality of engaging holes so that the first part can be connected to the second part by extending the protrusions through the engaging... Agent: Phillip Liu

20070211476 - Intermediary base for fairy light lampshade having rhombus faces: An intermediary base for fairy light lampshade having rhombus faces to be installed on a lampstand of a conventional fairy light so that a lampshade having diamond-like rhombus faces can be additionally installed on the conventional fairy light, which is integrally made by molding plastics. The intermediary base has threads... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20070211477 - Heat radiating apparatus and optical projection device having the same: A heat radiating apparatus and an optical projection device having the same. The heat radiating apparatus includes a cooling fluid circulating unit to circulate a cooling fluid via a heating part, and a heat exchanging unit to promote a heat exchange of the cooling fluid, which is circulated by the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070211480 - Projecting device and lamp-supporting structure thereof: A projecting device includes a lamp, a supporting structure and a fan. The supporting structure includes a supporting portion and a flange. The supporting portion having a first chamber covers the lamp. The supporting portion has a first sidewall and an opposite second sidewall, and an entry and an exit... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070211479 - Temporary lighting support assembly for scaffolding system: The present invention is concerned with providing a support for temporary lighting for use with scaffolding systems. The support assembly comprises of two main components and the required fastening systems to affix lighting fixtures and mast light fixtures embodied in two configurations. The support consists of a thin walled pipe... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070211478 - Method and apparatus for joining linear light fixtures using radially oriented keyholes: A linear light fixture includes a housing having a back and a pair of end plates. At least one end plate has a pair of mounting features. At least one of the mounting features is an elongate mounting feature with a longitudinal axis oriented generally tangent to a radius arc... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070211481 - Window candle holder: A holding device for supporting electric or battery-operated window candles in an upright vertical position for viewing through a window. The holding device is comprised of a horizontally extending U-shaped support base, and a vertically extending clip for attaching to a window sash which connects the support base and candle... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070211482 - Method for controlling the automatic switching of the projector of a vehicle: The invention relates to a method for controlling the automatic switching of the projector of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, from a first lighting mode to a second lighting mode, the method being implemented when the vehicle is driven at night and including the following steps: acquisition... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070211483 - Vehicle interior illumination device: A vehicle interior illumination device comprises: a housing secured to a vehicle interior; a light source secured to an inside of the housing; an illumination lens disposed on a surface on the vehicle interior side of the housing, which transmits light from the light source for illuminating the vehicle interior;... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070211484 - Method and device for improving visibility in a vehicle: A method and a device for improving the visibility in a motor vehicle, at least one infrared sensor of the motor vehicle producing a sensor signal when a person is situated in the area illuminated by the light source, and the light source being controlled dependent on the sensor signal.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070211485 - Optical module for a motor vehicle headlight provided with an optical deviation element: An optical module for a motor vehicle headlight comprising a reflector having an optical axis and at least one focus, a light source placed in the vicinity of the focus to be reflected, and a transparent optical deviation element placed in front of part of the reflector and comprising a... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070211486 - Module for projecting a light beam: A module for projecting a light beam comprises: a light source suitable for producing the light beam, a substantially flat support surface on which the source is arranged in a manner such as to emit the light beam from only one side of the surface, and a curved reflecting surface... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070211487 - Led collimator element with a semiparabolic reflector: The invention relates to an LED lighting device, in particular for motor vehicle headlamps, which comprises an LED element (3), a collimator (1) which emits the light emitted by the LED element (3) through a collimator opening (5) in a collimated manner, and a reflector (7) which has a semiparabolic... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070211489 - Light-pipes and electronic devices utilizing the same: A light-pipe (50) includes a first portion (52) for collecting light from a light source (93), and a second portion (54) for transferring the light from the first portion and outputting the light. The second portion is disposed opposite to the first portion. The first portion includes a plurality of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070211488 - Luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control: A luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control comprising a light pipe with a longitudinal center is disclosed. A light-extraction means applied to a radial swath of the light pipe has a longitudinal portion having dimension along its length, centered about a slice on the light pipe longitudinally; said slice being... Agent: Bruzga & Associates

20070211490 - Light-emitting diode backlight module of a display: A light-emitting diode backlight module of a display, including a mother circuit board, multiple light-emitting diode units arranged on the mother circuit board and a cover board formed with multiple receiving cavities on a first face. The receiving cavities are respectively aligned with the light-emitting diode units arranged on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070211491 - Light source installation in back light unit: A light source installation in back light unit to effectively shorten the area required for incorporation of wavelength from each of multiple LEDs is comprised of multiple LED units; each LED unit being comprised of multiple LEDs; multiple LED units being disposed on a locking member and each LED unit... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070211492 - Backlight module and driving circuit board of light emitting diodes: A backlight module having a light emitting surface includes a housing, a driving circuit board of light emitting diodes (LED driving circuit board) and an optical film. The LED driving circuit board is disposed on the housing. The LED driving circuit board has a substrate, a plurality of LED dies... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070211493 - Light guide plate with auxiliary light guide structures: A light guide plate (LGP) with auxiliary light guide structures is presented, wherein the top or bottom surface has a plurality of auxiliary light guide structures and light guide patterns, and wherein the dihedral angle between the tangent plane of the auxiliary light guide structure and the reference plane is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070211494 - Display device: A display device includes: a light source; a light guide plate including a first plate surface that emits light incident from the light source, a second plate surface other than the first plate surface, and at least two protruding portions formed on the second plate surface; a light source board... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070211496 - Display device and manufacturing method thereof: A display device includes: a light source; a light guide plate including a light emitting surface that emits light incident from the light source; a light source board including the light source arranged thereon, the light source board arranged in close proximity to a side surface of the light guide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070211495 - Light guide plate locating construction: A light guide plate locating construction includes a frame containing a mask and light tube with the light guide plate mounted at the open end of the mask; light permeating through one side of the light guide plate to project in the anticipated direction; locating holes being disposed at the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070211497 - Bulb assembly with dual connecting types: A bulb assembly includes a shell, a holder, and a bulb, wherein the bulb and the holder are received in the shell, wherein the bulb has two conductive wires passing through the holder and being folded upward outsides. The shell is provided with a central plate extending to the bottom... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070206371 - Workpiece cloth positioning guide device for sewing machine: A workpiece cloth positioning guide device for a sewing machine includes a projector which projects a sewing reference mark onto an upper side of workpiece cloth placed on a sewing bed of the sewing machine. The projector projects light emitted from the light source onto a needle drop reference point... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070206370 - Low power led-fluorescent lighting system: A lighting system for LED or some fluorescent lighting consisting of a power supply/transformer converting AC power 110-130 Volts or AC 220-240 Volts to low-power 2 VAC or higher or a power supply transformer converting 2 VDC or higher to 2 VAC or higher, which can be used to operate... Agent: Paul Crunk

20070206372 - Illuminated container: A container having a convex recess extending into the interior of the container and an illumination source disposed within the convex recess. A bottle containing a drinkable liquid and having a convex recess also has an illumination source disposed within the convex recess for the purpose of emitting light for... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070206373 - Ball glove having impact detection and visible annunciation: A ball glove includes impact detection and annunciation circuitry for detecting an impact event, such as contact of a caught ball with the glove. Upon detection of an impact, annunciation circuitry provides a visible light signal, such as flashing a sequence of lights located in the web portion of the... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070206376 - Adjustable lighting fixture: An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing. A first housing has a first opening and a second opening. A second housing is adapted to movably engage the first housing. A resilient member is connected to the second housing and adapted to be received by one of the first and... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070206374 - Fire rated recessed lighting assembly: A lighting assembly that includes a light fixture adapted to be disposed in relation to an opening defined in a surface of a structure such that a lamp may be installed in the light fixture through the opening, a trim having an outer surfaces, and an intumescent layer on the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070206375 - Light emitting diode based products: Methods and apparatus for downloading one or more lighting programs including one or more lighting effects. The lighting program(s) may be downloaded from a web site to one or more LED-based lighting devices that are configured to execute the downloaded lighting program(s) so as to reproduce the lighting effect(s). In... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070206377 - Contact lens case: A contact lens case is described which, in some embodiments, includes a housing having at least one contact lens receiving receptacle, an electrical power source mounted to the housing; and at least one light emitting device mounted to the housing. At least a portion of the contact lens receiving receptacle... Agent: Ip Legal Team, PLLC

20070206378 - Solar sign light: Disclosed is a mountable lighting module that uses solar energy to charge a power source for LEDs used in night illumination of both sides of a double-faced sign with the mountable lighting module comprising housing for the electronics conjoined with a clamp for mounting to a sign support and a... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20070206379 - Illuminating lamp device: An illuminating lamp device comprises a conductive casing having a transparent portion; a seat installed below the casing; a power source; a switch for actuating the power source and movably installed in the seat and passing through the seat to protrude out of a bottom of the casing; a conductive... Agent: Chin-hui Lin

20070206380 - Self-ballasted fluorescent lamp: A fluorescent lamp unit employing a fluorescent tube having a double spiral configuration is provided. The fluorescent lamp unit include a double spiral configured fluorescent tube having an upper central portion from which two spiral portions extend at a downward incline and wind around a vertical axis such that an... Agent: Walter T. Kim

20070206382 - Light source module of projectors: A light source module includes a light source for generating light beams, a first lens array positioned on a side of the light source, and an invisible-light cut filter positioned on a side of the first lens array away from the light source, wherein the invisible-light cut filter is nonparallel... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070206383 - Methods and apparatuses for homogenizing light: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an illuminating optical device for forming a field of illumination. The optical device includes a first one-dimensional homogenizer positioned to homogenize a first dimension/axis of the field of illumination and a second one-dimensional homogenizer positioned to homogenize a second dimension/axis of the... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20070206381 - System for reducing the coherence of laser radiation: The invention relates to a system for reducing the coherence of a wave front-emitting laser radiation, especially for a projection lens for use in semiconductor lithography, wherein a first partial beam of a laser beam incident on a surface of a resonator body is partially reflected. A second partial beam... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070206384 - Parking garage luminaire with interchangeable reflector modules: A luminaire capable of selectively directing light from a lamp therein generally upwardly, downwardly, and outwardly, the combination comprising an electrical housing having a generally downwardly directed socket adapted to receive and support a generally vertically oriented lamp, and having a plurality of coupling members positioned around the socket; an... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070206385 - Packaging or support for a lamp: The invention relates to a packaging or support comprising a receiving pocket or a fastening means for a lamp. According to the invention, the on/off switch of the inserted flashlight is freely accessible, or an externally actuated means is provided for actuating a pressure switch, or an external switch is... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070206386 - Integrated led light bars and roof structure for trailers: A roof structure for a trailer includes a roof sheet, a roof bow attached to the roof sheet, and a member attached to one of said roof sheet and said roof bow. The member has a plurality of LED lights attached thereto.... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070206387 - Low profile lighting system: A vehicle lighting system for attachment to a vehicle spoiler, a vehicle spoiler and a vehicle that includes the vehicle spoiler and vehicle lighting system. The vehicle lighting system includes a light support that is shaped and dimensioned for attachment to a vehicle spoiler, and attachment means, such as screws,... Agent: Michael J. Persson At Lawson & Persson, P.C.

20070206388 - Door handle portion illumination system: A door handle portion illumination system for illuminating a door handle portion including a door handle, and a concave portion that is formed on a vehicle body in a position which lies at the rear of the door handle, the door handle portion illumination system including a light transmitting element... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070206389 - Preventive maintenance undercarriage lights: Undercarriage lights are positioned under a truck adjacent to parts of the truck requiring regular visual safety inspections to light up the parts. A control module operates the lights in coordination with an ignition switch, a manual switch outside the truck, a timer, a low light sensor, and an indicator... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20070206390 - Light emitting diode projection system: The present invention generally relates to video and/or television projection systems, and more particularly, to LED based light source systems utilizing generally non-rotationally symmetric, preferably oblong or rectangular, non-imaging collection optics for providing improved projection systems relative to arc lamp and other LED based light source systems. The non-rotationally symmetric... Agent: Francis J. Caufield

20070206391 - Light guide member, illumination apparatus, and image capturing apparatus using the same: A light guide member illuminates with uniform light intensity distribution using the point light source light. On the lower end of the light guide member having a pair of side faces disposed oppositely, a groove is provided for receiving light output from each point light source and diffusing the above... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070206392 - Prism sheet and backlight module using the same: A prism sheet includes a main body. The main body includes an incident surface, an emitting surface opposite to the incident surface, and a plurality of micro-protrusions formed on the incident surface. Each micro-protrusion includes two side surfaces and an arced ridge of intersection of the two side surfaces. Each... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070206393 - Solar powered decorative product: In some embodiments of the invention, a solar powered decorative product can include a base having a plurality of connectors. A plurality of decorative structures can attach to and be detached from the connectors. A solar panel can be configured to provide electrical power for lighting the decorative structures.... Agent: Ken Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie