Illumination inventions 10/07

20070247828 - Keypad pcb assembly for mobile phone with light guide plate: A keypad printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a mobile phone integrated with a light guide plate providing a light-emitting function using a light emitting diode (LED) and the light guide plate is provided. The keypad PCB assembly includes a PCB on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs)... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070247833 - Backlight unit for liquid crystal display: A backlight unit suitable for realizing a high-quality image. The backlight unit according to the present invention is a direct type, which is disposed under a liquid crystal panel to irradiate light to a back surface of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes a light source unit having... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070247829 - Light source with a low color temperature: LEDs having a low color temperature up to 5000 K, comprising a blue-emitting LED and, connected upstream thereof, two phosphors having a first phosphor from the class of the chliorosilicates and a second phosphor from the class of the nitridosilicates having the formula (Ca,Sr)2Si5N8:Eu.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070247830 - Surface supported lighting media: A surface supported lighting includes a chemiluminescent element and a reusable support element. The support element is configured for insertion into the surface in a desired orientation and includes a surface insertion spike and a stick receiving portion. The chemiluminescent element and the support element releasably engage one another to... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein Intellectual Property Department

20070247831 - Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source: Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source comprises a closed container with an interior of the container refrigerated to a temperature below 7 C. The container is thermally insulated from ambient, having internal and external walls. A solid fiber optic luminaire is at least partially mounted within the container,... Agent: Bruzga & Associates

20070247832 - Fan with bladers and method for displaying illuminated pictoral elements: A fan with illuminated blades (9) for displaying pictoral elements (19) on exposed faces of the blades. The display is provided with in situ generated light in a display device (19) or from a back lighting arrangement. The fan with illuminated blades may be utilized to display static or animated... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20070247834 - Brite vest: The Brite Vest is an improvement to the standard traffic or safety vest in that it provides its own illumination during hours of darkness. The conventional vest relies on the illumination provided by a drivers headlights. Many times the distance at which a person is visible when wearing a conventional... Agent: Rodney Ray Turner

20070247835 - Lighted display case with remote light source: Lighted display case with remote light source comprises a container having contents for display. A solid fiber optic luminaire is at least partially mounted within the container, having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display... Agent: Bruzga & Associates

20070247836 - Lighted cup holder for seating arrangements: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070247837 - Submersible spotlight: A spotlight has a body (1) with a transparent front (2) and has LED's (5) as light-emitting elements. The spotlight body (1) and the transparent front (2) are made of plastics material and are peripherally welded together and tightly fitted to each other in a sealed arrangement. The body (1)... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070247838 - Underwater lumination devices with solar power suppliers: Disclosed is an underwater lumination device applied to a swimming pool which comprises a solar power supplier, at least one light body being located at a bottom surface of the swimming pool and having a seal housing and a light or luminan, in which the solar power supplier electrically communicates... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070247839 - Flashlight with selectable output level switching: A flashlight having a lamp, a power storage element, a switch, and an electronic controller. The controller has a switch input connected to the switch and operates in response to the input to deliver power from the power storage element to the lamp. The controller may be directly connected to... Agent: Langlotz Patent Works, Inc.

20070247842 - Led light fixture: A light fixture using LEDs includes a lower skin layer possessing heat transfer properties. A circuit board is affixed to the lower skin layer, and a single LED, or a plurality of LEDs, is electrically connected to the circuit board. The single LED, or plurality of LEDs, when electrically activated,... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070247841 - Light emitting device: A light emitting device comprises: a light emitting element; a plurality of lead frames to which the light emitting element is electrically connected; and a package that includes in its interior at least part of said lead frames which protrude outward at one end, that is equipped with an opening... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070247840 - Compact emergency illumination unit: A compact illumination unit is configured provide illumination during a utility power failure. The compact illumination unit includes a housing structure, a battery supported within a battery compartment of the housing structure, a conductive base coupled to the housing structure and a number of light elements supported by the housing... Agent: Walter T. Kim

20070247843 - Surface supported area lighting media: A surface supported area lighting media assembly device comprises an illumination device to provide light of selected colors including white light by means of a chemiluminescent light emitting element or an LED light emitting assembly element and a reusable support element. The support element is configured for insertion into a... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein Intellectual Property Department

20070247844 - Led inspection lamp and led spot light: An LED inspection lamp has plurality of LED sources for emitting electromagnetic radiation at different peak wavelengths for causing visible fluorescence in different leak detection dyes. A lens is associated with each LED. Radiation passing through lenses is superimposed in target area at target distance. Another LED inspection lamp has... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070247845 - Multiple side illumination assembly: The invention relates to a lighting assembly (10) comprising a housing (12), with one or more openings (26, 28, 30). A lighting means (40) is arranged in this housing emitting radiation through the openings (26, 28, 30) in angular ranges. Means (72) for shielding said radiation from a distant observer... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070247846 - Two lamp illumination system: An illumination system is provided, comprising: two lamps (10) generating white light; an integrator rod (30) having an axis (31) disposed between the two lamps (10) for receiving the white light from the two lamps (10) at an input end (32) and directing the white light out of an output... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070247847 - Light emitting diode packages: Lighting packages are described for light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions having a wide variety of applications which seek to balance criteria such as heat dissipation, brightness, and color uniformity. The present approach includes a backing of thermally conductive material and two or more arrays of LEDs attached to a... Agent: Priest & Goldstein PLLC

20070247848 - Sundial apparatus and method: An sundial apparatus and method is described, the sundial apparatus including at least one light-emitting-diode bulb.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070247849 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070247850 - Lighting fixture with emi/rfi shield: A lighting fixture comprising for use in an environment which requires protection from EMI/RFI emissions. The fixture comprises a body forming a light-emitting opening, lighting components including at least one lamp in the body, a lens covering the opening, and a conductive grid across the opening, the grid being separate... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20070247854 - Ceiling fan: A ceiling fan includes a mounting unit for fastening to a ceiling, a power unit, which has a motor fastened to the mounting unit and a fan member coupled to and rotatable by the motor, and a shade, which is fastened to the mounting unit to accommodate therein the power... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070247853 - Lamp thermal management system: The invention relates to a thermal management system for a lamp. The system comprises a lamp socket that comprises a socket body. The thermal assembly is in thermal communication with the socket body to form a thermal circuit between the lamp and the thermal assembly for dissipating heat generated by... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070247855 - Light emitting device,lighting equipment or liquid crystal display device using such light emitting device: A light emitting apparatus 11 comprises: an aluminum nitride co-fired substrate 13; at least one light emitting device 15 mounted on a front surface of the co-fired substrate 13 through a flip-tip method; and a reflector 16 having an inclined surface 14 for reflecting a light emitted from the light... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070247851 - Light emitting diode lighting package with improved heat sink: Improved lighting packages are described for light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions having a wide variety of applications which seek to balance criteria such as heat dissipation, brightness, and color uniformity. The present approach includes a backing of thermally conductive material. The backing includes a cell structure. The cell structure... Agent: Priest & Goldstein PLLC

20070247852 - Multi chip led lamp: A multi chip LED lamp comprises a reflector and a plurality of LED chips mounted on a top surface of the reflector. A triple laminate board has a board layer; a circuit layer formed on the board layer; and a thermal conductor layer laminated under the board layer. A well... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070247856 - Lighting unit reflector: A lighting unit that includes a light source and a reflector assembly upon which the light source is mounted. The reflector assembly includes a first reflector having a first curved reflective surface extending away from the light source, and a second reflector having a second curved reflective surface extending away... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070247857 - Document illuminator with stepped optical element: An apparatus for scanning a document comprises a platen for supporting at least a portion of the document; a light source; and an optical element for directing light from the light source to the platen. The optical element defines a plurality of small planar surfaces, the small planar surfaces being... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070247858 - Mounting support with light: A mounting support for mounting an object, such as a light, flashlight or the like, to a mounting surface is disclosed. The support comprises a body to which may be coupled the object, at least two legs projecting from the body, the legs comprising opposed divergently arcuate inner surfaces each... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20070247859 - Modular pole system for a light fixture: A retro-fit lighting system includes a pole having a base plate at one end, the pole is disposed in a substantially upright orientation, a base cover disposed over the base plate and around the pole, at least one spacer positioned along the pole, a sleeve disposed over the pole, above... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070247860 - Pivoting light pole: A pivotable light pole apparatus comprising a first and a second pole section, a portion of the first pole section being fittable within a portion of the second pole section, with one end of each pole section being pivotably connected to each other by a pin. The apparatus further comprises... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070247861 - 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

20070247862 - Lighting or signalling device with depth effect: A lighting or signalling device in which a particular output unit of the device in question is formed, the output unit consisting of a stack of screens, independent of one another; each screen comprises a plurality of optical patterns produced in its thickness, able to divert light signals emitted by... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070247863 - Projector-type vehicle headlamp system: A projector-type vehicle lamp comprises a reflector, a light source and a lens. The reflector, which makes the light source produce a desired light pattern without using any shade interposed between the reflector and the lens, has a free curved surface and is designed with a multi-ellipsoid equation. In addition,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070247865 - Vehicle headlamp: A lamp unit 18 is provided with a reflecting face 25b for an overhead sign and a light receiving face 28 for the overhead sign. The reflecting face 25b for an overhead sign reflects light from a light source 23a and is provided on an upper side of the light... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070247864 - Vehicle headlight: A vehicle leadlight includes a light source, a reflector, a projector lens, and a shade member. The shade member includes a first plate member and a second plate member. The first plate member has an edge that is shaped to increase amounts of light around cut-off lines of a light... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070247866 - Casing and installation-ready assembly for a motorcycle, corresponding motorcycle and its method of manufacture: This casing (1) comprises a hollow body in which various housings are arranged suitable for receiving items of equipment of the motorcycle, in particular a front headlight insert (38) and/or a display (42) and/or turn signal lamps (44), first means (28) for attaching the hollow body (2) to a first... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070247867 - Portable led light source for an endoscope or boroscope: A compact, lightweight, portable light source unit for an instrument used to visualize an interior of a hollow cavity is provided. The unit includes a housing having a connection means for removably coupling the unit to a light input post or the like of the instrument and a light emitting... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070247868 - Light string: A light string, which can be used for decorative purposes during holidays, is provided. In one embodiment, the light string includes a plurality of input terminals adapted to receive power from a voltage source; a plurality of light assemblies, wherein at least one of the plurality of light assemblies is... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070247871 - Backlight unit for liquid crystal display device: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal device capable of obtaining a high-quality image and reduced in thinness. The backlight unit is disposed below a liquid crystal panel to irradiate light thereoto. A plurality of separate light guide plates define respective blocks. Groups of LEDs each are disposed along an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070247870 - Surface light source device: A surface light-source device (50) includes: a plurality of point light sources (2); a light-guide plate (4) arranged for emitting from its emitting surface the light incident on one lateral side thereof from the point light sources (2); a lower case (10) having a lateral side formed approximately in parallel... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070247869 - Method for mounting a surface lighting system and surface lighting system: In a method of assembling a surface illumination system having an electromagnetic radiation emitting front side, at least one primary radiation source suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation when operating is disposed on at least one mounting area of a flexible carrier. The flexible carrier has a front side and a... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070247872 - Backlight unit and display device employing the same: A backlight unit for increasing the amount of vertical output light, and a displaying apparatus employing the same. The backlight unit includes: a light source; a first collimating unit which collimates light incident from the light source to a first direction and which outputs the collimated light; and a second... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070247873 - Illuminated panels and methods therefor: A system for illuminating panels such as advertising display panels is provided. Such illuminated panels include at least one row of point light sources located substantially within the at least one illuminated frame member, a diffusion layer have a diffusion edge facing the at least one row of point light... Agent: Kang Lim

20070247874 - Lamp bulb assembly: A lamp bulb assembly having a light bulb unit and a socket is provided. The light bulb unit includes a light bulb holder and a light bulb. The light bulb holder includes a male fastening member. The male fastening member is made of one or more U-shaped tongues, each with... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070242446 - Direct type backlight assembly: A direct type backlight assembly is disclosed, in which a lamp guide is formed in a shape which can absorb an external force to prevent distortion from occurring from contact between the lamp guide and a diffusion plate, and to prevent the diffusion plate from being damaged. The direct type... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070242445 - El sheet keypad: An EL sheet keypad comprises a conductive material layer coated on the entire surface of an EL sheet or the surface of the EL sheet where light is not emitted. The conductive material layer is connected to ground of a printed circuit board or to ground of the EL sheet... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070242447 - Medical lamp: A medical lamp has a closed housing having a front side, a rear side and a peripheral side connecting the front side and the rear side. A light source and a reflector are provided in the housing and means are provided to reduce the heat dissipation to the outside from... Agent: Sierra Patent Group, Ltd.

20070242448 - Electro luminescent light source with backing: A light emitting display unit includes an electroluminescent display device and a control unit supplying power to, and controlling light emission of, the electroluminescent display device. The control unit includes a controller, a power supply, and conductor. The electroluminescent display device and the control unit may be formed as single,... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070242449 - Refrigerated product display case having a universal ballast mounting bracket: A universal ballast mounting bracket is of a generally T-shaped configuration defined by a leg and a pair of oppositely directed arms bent to define an angle therebetween of substantially 90 degrees. A pair of holes are provided in the leg for permanently securing each leg to a flange of... Agent: Vincent L. Ramik Diller, Ramik & Wight

20070242450 - Umbrella light: An umbrella light that can be attached to most common outdoor umbrellas using a pair of opposing semi-circular housings permanently joined by a hinge and a single torsion spring. The spring is biased inward towards the central aperture thereby creating an effective means of attachment. Within the housings are a... Agent: Robert Blatecky

20070242451 - Light device: A light device is disclosed which is arranged to receive at least one rechargeable electrical power storage device. The light device comprises a flexible body portion movable between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration and defining an enclosure when the body portion is in the expanded configuration, the body... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070242452 - Tailcap and bulb holder for a flashlight: A flashlight having a head assembly, a switch assembly and a removable tail cap with a spare bulb holder provided by the tail cap. The spare bulb holder includes a resilient body having an internal, U-shaped wall defining a slot configured to receive a flashlight bulb, a cylindrical wall about... Agent: Jones Day

20070242453 - Projector: With this projector, by forming in a lamp casing an aperture, for leading out a wire connected to an electrode terminal of a lamp, near that electrode terminal, and by fitting an insulating member which has an opening portion for leading out this wire, and a lid member which covers... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070242454 - Floodlight with atomiser: t

20070242455 - Decorative lighting display: An electrically powered decorative assembly for interior or exterior display. The decorative assembly includes a main electrical string and one or more electrically wired light emitting ornaments electrically and detachably connected to the main string. The decorative assembly may further include one or more light emitting sources electrically connected to... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20070242457 - Discharge lamp: A discharge lamp has an electrode comprising a base portion having a base portion side flange portion, and a lid portion having a lid portion side flange portion. In a sealed space of the electrode, heat conductive member is enclosed. At time of lighting, the electrode is not damaged, and... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070242456 - Light source device: To prevent scattering of broken pieces of a reflecting mirror even if a high pressure discharge lamp with a reflector bursts. A light source device according to the present invention is a light source device 10 that has an arc tube 1 and a reflector 2, and a cover glass... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070242458 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242459 - Backlight system, liquid crystal display including the same, and method of adjusting backlight: A photosensor section is disposed in a vicinity of the center of a shorter side of an LED panel including plural arrays of LED units in each of which plural LEDs are arranged. A gain of the photosensor section is adjusted on the basis of gain correction information set in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070242460 - Beacon for the hearing impaired: One version of a light beacon has a base, a light source, and a controller. The base is suitable for installing the light beacon within a building at a location so as emit light over a coverage area of the building. The light source is movably supported by the base.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070242461 - Led based light engine: A light emitting diode (LED) based light engine that can replace a conventional PAR type bulb with no modifications to a host lighting fixture is provided. The light engine includes a thermally conductive housing including a generally cylindrical wall defining a cavity, an outer surface of the wall includes a... Agent: Michael J. Porco, Esq.

20070242462 - Thermal management of led-based lighting systems: An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070242463 - Lighting device: A lighting device can include at least one LED light source having at least one LED chip, the LED light source being configured to impart a certain directivity to light emitted from the LED chip in a direction of the optical axis of the light source. A first reflector can... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070242464 - Essential oil diffusor: An essential oil diffusor assembly is disclosed. The diffusor assembly comprises a top cap having an opening, a diffusing member having a housing tip which is protruded out the opening of the top cap in order to prevent an essential oil from leaking out an inner surface of the top... Agent: John Chen

20070242465 - Reflector lamp: A reflector lamp includes a reflector (1), a separate base (2) and an electric lamp (3), which is held in the reflector (1) and/or the base (2) by a holding device (5), the reflector (1) and the base (2) in the assembled state of the reflector lamp (I) forming a... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070242466 - Retrofitting of fluorescent tubes with light-emitting diode (led) modules for various signs and lighting applications: A method and device for replacing a fluorescent tube lamp with an LED lamp. The LED lamp includes an elongated electrical assembly having ends terminating in first and second electrical connectors, and a plurality of LEDs mounted to the elongated electrical assembly. Mounting adaptors connect with the first and second... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070242467 - Stone craft product and method for manufacturing the stone craft product: A stone craft product and a method for manufacturing the stone craft product. The stone craft product includes a hollow mainbody, the hollow mainbody includes a plurality of light-transmitting stone pieces, the plurality of light-transmitting stone pieces is adhibited to each other; and a light source is accommodated in the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070242468 - Reconfigurable floor/desk lamp: A lamp includes a base, a light source, three or more articulated links, a first of which extends from the base and a last of which is pivotally secured to the light source. The links are reconfigurable between a floor lamp configuration in which the links are co-linear and the... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070242469 - Exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, especially for motor vehicles: An external rearview mirror assembly is designed for a motor vehicle. The external rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror housing. A mirror glass carrier is operatively connected to the mirror housing. A piece of mirror glass is fixedly secured to the mirror glass carrier and is movable with respect to... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070242470 - Lighting control system for control dependent on weather condition: A vehicle lighting control system is disclosed that includes a weather detecting device for detecting a weather condition and a degree thereof. The lighting control system also includes a control device for controlling the light emitting apparatus based on the weather condition and the degree of the weather condition.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070242471 - Animated novelty device: An animated novelty device for mounting on a ball of a trailer hitch on a vehicle, the device including an electric motor for imparting motion to selected elements of the device. The motor is electrically connected to the vehicle braking system whereby the device is set in motion by energizing... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20070242472 - Light bar and method for making: A light bar is described that is of a modular construction based on one or more large circuit boards that are populated with light beam assemblies and then fastened to an interior space of the light bar housing. Keys that automatically align the light beam assemblies on each of the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070242473 - Light guide, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, and illuminating system having the same: The present invention is directed to a light guide whose one or both sides are structured, a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the same. The present invention is also directed to an illuminating system using the light guide whose one or both sides are structured. The illuminating system comprises... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070242474 - Edge-type backlight unit: An edge-type backlight unit having a plurality of rows of red, blue and green LEDs to provide a light source. In the backlight unit, a light guide plate has a light incidence part formed on a side surface thereof to receive light, the light guide plate inducing the light from... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070242475 - Diffusing board and surface light source device: A diffusing board which can suppress moiré fringes, color flickering and screen brightness deterioration on a screen of a liquid crystal display device. On the surface of a transparent board (83), a pattern wherein substantially rectangular shapes are arranged in lattice by using a synthesized pattern (86) is formed. The... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070242476 - Planar light source unit and liquid crystal display device using the unit: A planar light source unit includes a metal frame retaining a light source panel provided with an light guide for inducing emission of light from a light source and a plastic frame that supports at least part of a peripheral edge of the light guide. The outer peripheral surface of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070242477 - Backlight for liquid crystal display using light emitting diode: In an LCD backlight unit using a light emitting diode, a double-sided printed circuit board includes a plurality of divided areas and conductive vias. A plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed on a top surface of the double-sided printed circuit board. A plurality of driving circuit connectors are disposed... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070242479 - Optical sheet, backlight device and liquid crystal display device: An optical sheet, a backlight device, and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The beam-condensing optical sheet includes a large number of irregularity portions arranged on one main surface of a light-transmissive base, in which a pitch of arrangement of the irregularity portions is 110 μm or more and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070242478 - Optical sheet, backlight and liquid crystal display apparatus:

20070242480 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242481 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242482 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242483 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242484 - Light source device and display device: A light source device includes a discharge tube, a reflector for reflecting a light radiated from the discharge tube, and support members for supporting the discharge tube to the reflector. The support member or the discharge tube is formed of a heat insulating structure so as to prevent a temperature... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070242485 - Multiple functions led night light: The LED device for light device which has 1st optic means to change narrow-viewing angle LED's spot-light beams into a wider-viewing angle surface light performance with 2nd optic means help to make the said LED night light become nice photometric and value unit with bulb base to fit into existing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070236909 - Lighting device: A lighting device, for illuminating display designed parts on a display plate arranged parts at-least-partially around a center axis, includes a light source for emitting light and arranged at a rear side of the display plate, and a light guide body having at least one light guide portion including an... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070236910 - Covering member for display device, display device having the same, and method thereof: A covering member for a display device includes a supporting part, a sidewall part and a plurality of contact parts. The supporting part is extended along a surface of the display device. The sidewall part is extended from the supporting part along a side surface of the display device, and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070236908 - Electronic apparatus: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as first and second mounting face sections; a display unit having a display panel thereon and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070236907 - User interface devices and methods: A user interface device of a wireless communication device in which one or more of the keys on the user interface are fluorescently illuminated when the user interface is in active mode. One or more keys may include a layer including an opaque film area and a non-opaque area, such... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070236911 - Lighting device: A lighting device comprising at least one solid state light emitter and at least one luminescent element spaced from the light emitter, a surface of the luminescent element being at least twice as large as the illumination surface of the light emitter. Also, a lighting device comprising at least one... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070236912 - Led light bulb with active ingredient emission: A light bulb (10) includes a translucent housing (12) and a base (24). The housing (12) includes a plurality of LEDs (14a, 14b, 14c, and 15) positioned so as to emit light through the housing (12). The base (24) is configured to mate with a light socket. The base (24)... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070236913 - Lighting process and mechanism: A lighting mechanism is provided for fastening to a sprinkler body that includes a power supply, an illumination module including a source of light located in a fully watertight compartment, a controller, and a fastener for mounting the illumination module to a sprinkler. The lighting mechanism may also include a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070236914 - Optical switch: An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing, The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

20070236915 - Led flickering shoes: The present invention provides LED flickering shoes, which typically include a battery cell, a switch, a control circuit, a set of LED illuminators and cords, wherein said LED illuminators are mounted on the instep of the shoes body. Said LED flickering shoes gives out better flashing effect.... Agent: Banger Shia

20070236916 - Ligheing emitting devices used in knickers and brassiere: A pair of light emitting knickers comprises a pair of knickers having an edge strip; a light emitting unit being installed on the edge strip of the knickers through a combining unit; the light emitting unit including a flexible transmission line; the transmission line being bendable to be as characters... Agent: Shu-ching Hsu

20070236917 - Lighted soft touch buckle for restraint system: An occupant restraint system with an illuminable portion and/or thermal source integrated therein.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070236918 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention encompasses a lighting apparatus comprising a rigid housing and a mounting handle coupled to the housing. The housing defines a channel into which a plurality of light sockets may be installed. The mounting handle defines an opening through which mounting hardware may extend to support the lighting... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070236920 - Flashlight providing thermal protection for electronic elements thereof: A portable light including thermal protection comprises a thermally-conductive heat sink having a heat dissipating part and a heat collecting part; a light source having a surface thermally coupled to the heat collecting part of the heat sink; an electronic circuit for controlling the light source, wherein the electronic circuit... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070236919 - Illuminating device having changing patterns: An illuminating device includes a number of light members disposed on a panel and arranged in two or more different patterns each being formed by one or more of the light members, a circuit board is received in a housing and includes a control device electrically coupled to the light... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070236921 - Solar powered underwater multipurpose illumination device: An illumination device includes a housing and a lens disposed at the end of the housing. The lens is in watertight engagement with the housing and includes at least one LED disposed in the housing and for transmitting light through the lens. An infrared sensor is operatively connected to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070236922 - Collapsible illuminated container: A bucket includes a base and a top defining an aperture approximating a perimeter of the base. A wall formed of a flexible material extends between the base and the top. A helical reinforcing member secures to the wall, the base, and the top and includes multiple windings approximating the... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070236923 - Candle lamps having solar illuminating devices: Disclosed is a candle lamp a base which comprises a base; a lampshade releasably mounted on the base; a candle holder disposed within the lampshade to hold a candle; a lid disposed above the lampshade; at least one solar power supplier arranged at an outer surface of the lid; and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070236924 - Solar-powered light for real estate and outdoor yard signs: One possible embodiment of the invention could be signage illumination apparatus comprising a body, the body having generally an inverted U-shaped cross section substantially forming a channel that allows the device to straddle a support arm of a yard signage, the body generally supporting electronic circuitry that is substantially electrically... Agent: John D. Long, Patent Counsel Long & Chybik

20070236925 - Light assembly having changing light: A light facility includes one or more batteries disposed in a housing, a processor device includes two power terminals coupled to the batteries and includes a switch terminal and a key terminal and three light terminals, a light device may be energized by the battery and includes a red light... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070236927 - Plaine light source apparatus: A plane light source apparatus mainly comprises at least one illumination element and a light guiding module. The light guiding module comprises a light guiding bar and a light guiding plate, in which the light guiding element is used for generating light beams. The light guiding bar includes at least... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070236926 - Vehicle lighting fixture: A programmable and alternately configurable lighting fixture including a light emitting diode array adapted to affixed within a fixture housing. The lighting fixture includes a controller that is adapted to selectively power the plurality of light emitting diodes to provide two or more light beam patterns, each of the two... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20070236929 - Backlight module having reflection layer and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary backlight module (2) includes a light source (21) having at least two light emitting diodes (211), and a reflection layer (218). Each light emitting diode includes a top surface (214), a side surface (215) adjacent to the top surface. Each of the light emitting diodes configured to emit... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070236930 - Vehicle lighting device: A clearance lamp serving as a vehicle indicator lamp and a heterochromous lamp having a light source emitting light of a color different from a color of a light source of the clearance lamp are disposed adjacent to each other. A light source employing light emitting diodes, a reflector reflecting... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070236928 - Light emitting decoration: A light emitting decoration has a decoration unit having a colored and lighting decoration; the colored and lighting decoration being capable of refracting light as light passing therethrough; a light emitting unit having at least one transmission line which is bendable to be formed as a figure or characters; the... Agent: Shu-shing Hsu 235 Chung - Ho

20070236931 - Mutiple leds light with adjustable angle features: The multiple LEDs light device with adjustable angle function which has at least one of LED-unit has its housing and extended-poles to fit within the geometric track-means of the said device to adjust LED's light beam angle in device surface along the x-y-z axis which create the plurality of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070236932 - Light assembly having light changing device: A light facility includes one or more batteries disposed in a housing, a processor device includes two power terminals coupled to the batteries and includes a switch terminal and a key terminal and three light terminals, a light device may be energized by the battery and includes a red light... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070236933 - Angular dependent element positioned for color tuning: A light emitting device includes a light source that produces light having a range of wavelengths and an angular dependent element that filters the light. The angular dependent element, may be, e.g., a dichroic filter, dichroic mirror, a cholesteric film, a diffractive filter, and a holographic filter. The angular dependent... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20070236934 - Illumination system and display device: An illumination system includes an elongate substrate, a plurality of unlensed light emitting diode (LED) chips mounted on the substrate along the length of the substrate, and a substantially transparent outer packaging for encapsulating the plurality of LED chips.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070236935 - Led lamp conducting structure with plate-type heat pipe: An LED lamp conducting structure includes plate-type heat pipe of mask shape. A support plate mounted with LEDs is fixed on a plate-type heat pipe and then is placed within a lampshade. The plate-type heat pipe is made of metal with good thermal conductivity and has a plurality of through... Agent: Hdsl

20070236936 - Light source device, illumination optical device, and display device: A transmissive sealing member 18 is provided on an exit opening portion of an ellipsoidal mirror 11 and forms a sealed space inside the ellipsoidal mirror 11. A light shielding member 12a is formed on a surface of the transmissive sealing member 18 on a side of a discharge lamp... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070236937 - Lens for side emitting led device: A light emitting device includes an LED package bases, an LED chip disposed on the LED package base, and a lens disposed on the LED package base. The lens includes a frustum shape having an inclined outer peripheral surface, and having a relatively smaller lower portion for attaching onto the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20070236940 - Optical sheet, and backlight unit and display using the same: In an optical sheet which is used for light control illumination in a backlight unit for a display, in order from an incident side of an illuminating light, there are provided at least a light scattering layer which scatters the illuminating light toward an outgoing surface side, an adhesion layer... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070236938 - Structured composite optical films: Optical films having structured surfaces are used, inter alia, for managing the propagation of light within a display. As displays become larger, it becomes more important that the film be reinforced so as to maintain rigidity. An optical film of the invention has a first layer comprising inorganic fibers embedded... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070236939 - Structured composite optical films: Optical films having structured surfaces are used, inter alia, for managing the propagation of light within a display. As displays become larger, it becomes more important that the film be reinforced so as to maintain rigidity. An optical film of the invention has a first layer comprising inorganic fibers embedded... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070236941 - Illuminated sign insert: There is provided a sign insert that can house the inner components of a sign. The insert can be easily inserted into and removed from signs so that either of the sign housing or the sign insert with inner components can be salvaged and reused if the other becomes inoperable.... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070236942 - Watertight mechanism for floodlight: A kind of watertight light fitting with light shade and light frame is provided. The exterior surface of the shade wall is even and smooth and inside the shade is installed an annular waterproof lining. The exterior edge side of the waterproof liner matches well with the interior side of... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070236944 - Light diffuser plate: A light diffuser plate includes an optical matrix having opposite first and second ends that are opposite to each other in a first direction, alight incident surface, and a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The optical matrix... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070236943 - Foldable lamp shade assembled and disassembled easily and quickly: A foldable lamp shade includes a shade body, an upper support ring, a plurality of locking members, a lower support ring, a plurality of hanging hooks, and a plurality of support bars. Thus, the user only needs to hook the hook hole of each of the support bars on the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070236945 - Projector: A projector includes a case, a lamp unit and a barrier mechanism. The case has a first ventilation opening for communicating an inner side with an outer side of the case. The lamp unit is disposed in the case. The lamp unit includes a housing and a lamp body disposed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070236946 - Lighting assembly having an integrated solid-state light emitting device: A lighting assembly comprising a socket housing having a lamp socket electrically connected to an electrical junction, a trim removably attached to the socket housing about its opening; and one or more solid-state light emitting device associated with the trim. The one or more solid-state light emitting devices may be... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070236948 - Candle: The invention relates to a candle having a candle body, a candlewick and at least one electric illuminating module being integrated in said candle body. The candle body has a reservoir means capable of holding an inflammable liquid and the candlewick being connected to the reservoir means to assimilate the... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070236947 - Imitation candle with simulated lighted wick using external light source: A decorative, imitation candle effectively simulates a lighted wick in a darkened environment by location of a light source at the tip of an artificial wick.... Agent: O'malley And Firestone

20070236949 - Headlight device for a vehicle: A position guide is disposed adjacent a main reflector (head reflector) and formed such that a position width dimension w1 of the position guide is less than a main width dimension of the main reflector. A position bulb is disposed in the position guide. In another embodiment, the position guide... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070236950 - Headlight assembly having strongly trained cut-off: The invention relates to a low beam headlight with at least one light module. The individual light module exhibits at least one light source and at least one primary lens connected downstream of the light source; and the light source is a luminescent diode. In addition, the low beam headlight... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070236951 - Lighting module for a motor vehicle light headlamp, and headlamp comprising a module of this type: Lighting module, for a headlamp, provided to produce a cut-off beam, this module admitting an optical axis and comprising: a folder arranged so as to allow the passage of the light rays originating from a first reflector, which intersect, in orthogonal projection in the substantially vertical plane comprising an optical... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070236952 - Led projector headlamps using single or multi-faceted lenses: A condenser lens and a headlamp assembly employing the condenser lens improves control over the beam spread characteristics, while at the same time reduces the package size of the headlamp assembly. The condenser lens is provided for a projector-type headlamp assembly having a light source emitting light which is projected... Agent: Visteon

20070236953 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp is provided with a first unit having a first main reflector for reflecting light from a first semiconductor light emitting element to a front side, and a second unit having a second main reflector for reflecting light from a second semiconductor light emitting element to the front... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070236954 - Mounting arrangement for isolating automotive components from vibration: A mounting arrangement for mounting a headlamp housing or other automotive vehicle component to frame structure, such as a bumper. The headlamp housing is attached by an array of unitary beams comprising a column portion and a fork-shaped portion. The fork-shaped portion has a base extending in opposite directions of... Agent: Laura C. Hargitt General Motors Corporation

20070236955 - Lighting apparatus having a lighting component holder: A lighting apparatus includes a thermally decoupled lighting component holder. The component holder includes a component holder body defining a fiber optic receptacle and a light source receptacle. The fiber optic receptacle is disposed in the lighting apparatus housing, and has an internal surface configured to retain at least a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070236956 - Super bright led power package: At least two light emitting diodes emit a non-parallel light beam. A condensing system, operationally coupled with the light emitting diodes, receives the emitted non-parallel light beam and converts the received non-parallel light beam into a parallel light beam. A non-imaging concentrator includes an input surface which collects the parallel... Agent: Scott A. Mccollister, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070236957 - Liquid crystal display device: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device of high quality having high brightness and uniform brightness distribution by focusing the light radiation direction from a light guide plate in the vertical direction with respect to a light radiation surface of the light guide plate. The liquid crystal display... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070236958 - Light guide with indirect light source: An embodiment of the invention is an improved light guide having one or more light sources inserted into the light guide such that the light sources are perpendicular to the main axis of the light guide. The light sources are inserted into a cavity within the outer wall of the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070236959 - Light guide display systems and related methods, systems, and computer program products: A light guide display system includes a display and a first light guide adjacent the display and having transmissive and nontranasmissive regions. The transmissive regions are configured to transmit light in a first pattern from the first light guide to the display. A second light guide is adjacent the first... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070236960 - Edge-lit optical display with fluted optical plate: A display system includes a display panel and a backlight disposed behind the display panel. The backlight has a light guide and at least one light source that directs light into an edge of the light guide. The light guide comprises a front layer facing the display panel, a back... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070236961 - Night light: A light source is provided having a selectively positionable housing enclosing one or more LEDs. When the housing is in one position, it is preferably perpendicular to the ground, providing a light that is generally parallel to the ground with a slight amount of dispersion. When the housing is in... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20070230157 - Illuminating device and projector: An illuminating device includes: a lamp device that includes a lamp body, which is a light source, and a concave reflector for reflecting light emitted from the lamp body; and a lens member that has a planar optical surface and a nonplanar optical surface opposite to the planar optical surface... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230158 - Organic electroluminescent light-emitting apparatus: An organic EL light-emitting apparatus includes a base, an organic EL device, a prism member, a polarizing member, and a phase member. The prism member, the polarizing member, and the phase member are adjacent to a light extraction side of the organic EL device. The prism member includes a plurality... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230160 - Computer having a luminous device capable of providing a uniform luminescence distribution: A computer includes a main housing having a front wall formed with a slot therethrough, and a luminous device. The luminous device includes an elongated insert plate and a light source. The insert plate is made of a transparent light conducting material, and has an insert portion disposed fixedly within... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070230159 - Lighting device with user interface for light control: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising a lighting unit (2) and a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting colour and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). The user interface (3) comprises a sensing device (5) with a large number of conductive elements (6), which responds to... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070230161 - Method and system for underwater light display: An underwater light display system for providing a decorative light display on the surface of a container holding a body of water and/or objects located within a body of water is provided. An exemplary system comprises a shell and a light assembly. The shell comprises a bottom and a top... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070230162 - Flashlight having mating formations for integtration with a rail mounting system: A modular flashlight assembly is provided that includes an integrated interface to facilitate mounting of the flashlight to a variety of different equipment. The flashlight mounting system includes a pattern of engagement surfaces on an exterior surface of the flashlight housing and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is configured... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070230164 - Vaginal speculum assembly having portable illuminator: A portable illuminator includes a contained power source and an integrally contained light source that is selectively inserted into the handle portion of a vaginal speculum. The portable illuminator includes at least one feature to protect the illuminator from contamination and to prevent users from pinching or snagging gloves or... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20070230163 - Illumination device for a cigar lighter or multifunction electric socket: An illumination device for a cigar lighter or for a multifunction socket, comprising a single-piece component made from material at least partially transmitting light, the component comprising an illuminating ring and a housing for a printed circuit provided with at least one light-emitting diode and electrical connection means.... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070230165 - Housing with a compartment for a removable pocket knife: A combination housing that includes a unique segregated compartment to hold a standard, popular sized pocketknife. The housing is constructed to slideably receive a standard pocket type knife. The housing has a channel molded into its wall with the top of the channel being open, allowing the side of the... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070230166 - Lighting canopy for advertising sign post: A sign assembly includes a fixture capable of being attached to a sign support structure. The sign assembly also includes a canopy which can slideably engage the fixture to provide cover for the sign support structure. The canopy can be foldable and can include lights to illuminate a sign held... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20070230167 - Power connections and interface for compact illuminator assembly: A portable illuminator includes a contained power source and an integrally contained light source that is selectively inserted into the handle portion of a vaginal speculum. The portable illuminator includes an electrical interface that permits selective connection to at least two electrical devices for purposes of at least one of... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20070230168 - Waterproof, miniature light-emitting diode (led) device: Waterproof miniature LED device including a cylinder having a first housing part with an internal thread and a second housing part with an external thread and rotatably coupled to the first housing part via engagement of the threads, an LED light assembly mounted to the cylinder and a dome connected... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070230169 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display thereof: A lamp holder includes a holder body and a power connector. A lamp guide groove is formed on an upper portion of the holder body. An inverter insertion groove is formed on a lower portion of the holder body, and a power supply board is slidably coupled to the inverter... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070230170 - Display device: A display device includes a first light source for emitting first light in blue, a second light source for emitting second light, and a color filter. The filter has a translucent sheet, a first printed area part for passing the first light to provide a first display excluding an overlapped... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070230171 - Illumination unit and illumination apparatus: An illumination unit 100 using a light emitting diode 17 as a light source is provided with a light emitting unit 21 having a plurality of light emitting diodes 17 on a base 19; first reflecting sections 25 that are provided to correspond to the respective plurality of light emitting... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070230173 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the same: A backlight unit with a graphite spreader and coating films for sealing the graphite spreader to prevent fall of foreign substances from the graphite spreader is provided with a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes a cover bottom, a plurality of light sources mounted on the cover bottom,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070230172 - Lamp with multiple light emitting faces: A lamp with multiple light emitting faces includes a heat-dissipation unit, an isothermal body, a plurality of light-emitting units, a lampshade and a reflection shell. The heat-dissipation unit includes two round hollow casings. The isothermal body is arranged on a bottom face of the heat-dissipation unit and integral with the... Agent: Hdsl

20070230174 - Illuminated artificial tree: An illuminated artificial tree having a center pole with mounts thereon for receiving and supporting branches about the center pole and means for providing electricity to electrical lighting about each branch individually so that the electrical lighting about each individual branch can be replaced without affecting the electrical lighting about... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070230175 - Nightlight with enhanced edge illumination and increased durability: Enclosed herein is a design and method for creating a decorative extruded translucent or transparent nightlight shape where the outer edge illumination of said extruded core shape is enhanced when said core shape is illuminated by an internal light source and also when illuminated by ambient light. This is accomplished... Agent: Max E. Montgomery

20070230176 - System for maintaining location of utility housings during construction of a building and method of use: A system for maintaining location of utility housings during construction of a building and method of use are provided. In one form, a method of locating housings within a structure of building during installation of a material to cover the housings comprises the steps of locating a housing prior to... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070230177 - Light source unit mounting structure: A light source unit mounting structure includes a light source unit, including a reflector for reflecting light of a light source on a concave reflecting surface to give a directivity; and a lamp holder, on which the light source unit is mounted by securing an opening edge part of a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070230178 - Optic film of side-edge backlight module: A side-edge backlight module includes at least a light guide board, a reflector film, a plurality of optic films and a light source. The optic film has a surface on which a plurality of rib-like micro light guides is formed. Each micro light guide includes a plurality of ridges, which... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070230179 - Optical unit, light processing unit, light processing method, illumination unit and image generation unit: For displaying a color image by recombination of several single color images, parasitic noise like speckles due to scattering within the system, in particular when laser light is involved, with the invention a significant improvement with a low number of parts can be realized by use of a color wheel... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230180 - Projector: A projector according to an aspect of the invention includes: a light source device, the light source device including a light source lamp and a reflector, the light source lamp having a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting tube in which the pair of electrodes are arranged, the reflector fixed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230181 - Illuminating devices employing titanium dioxide photocatalysts: An illuminating device is made from a transparent hollow envelope that encloses a filler gas. The envelope has inner and outer surfaces. The illuminating device has a coating of a fluorescent material deposited on the inner surface of the transparent envelope where the fluorescent material emits light having a visible... Agent: Venable LLP

20070230188 - Light-emitting diode light: A light-emitting diode (LED) light includes a ceramic shade, an illuminative unit and at least one wire. The ceramic shade includes a primary chamber defined therein and at least one through hole in communication with the primary chamber. The illuminative unit is disposed in the primary chamber and includes an... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070230183 - Heat exchange enhancement: A heat exchange structure includes a plurality of elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure has an exterior heat exchange surface and interior heat exchange surfaces, the interior surfaces being in the elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure includes a plurality of heat generators that are distributed on the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070230184 - Heat exchange enhancement: A heat exchange structure includes elongated air ducts. Each air duct has a first opening and a second opening at two ends of the air duct to allow air to enter and exit the air duct, respectively. The heat exchange structure includes an exterior heat exchange surface and interior heat... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070230185 - Heat exchange enhancement: A heat exchange device that includes a structural section and a thin layer of material attached to a surface of the structural section. The thin layer of material has a thickness less than 100 microns. The combination of the structural section and the thin layer of material has a higher... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070230182 - Led module: A LED module having a heat sink with a stepped top recess, a LED fixedly mounted in the stepped top recess of the heat sink, two metal conduction plates affixed to the heat sink at two opposite sides, two lead wires respectively connected between the metal conduction plates and the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070230186 - Led projector light module: A LED projector light module comprising a main body, a LED unit, a heat-radiating unit, a voltage conversion unit and a base is disclosed. The main body is made of metallic material with good thermal conductivity (e.g. copper) and contains a space for accommodating the LED unit. The LED unit... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070230187 - Light source and instruments including same: A light source. The light source may comprise a substrate comprising at least one flexible portion; an illumination source mounted on the flexible portion; and a structural unit positioned relative to the flexible portion to determine a deflection angle of the flexible portion. An illumination angle of the light source... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070230189 - Decorative luminary: Decorative luminary for providing an aesthetically pleasing ambiance. The decorative luminary may include a shade. The shade may be disposable. The decorative luminary may also include a base. A light source may also be included as well. The present invention also relates to a method for making a decorative luminary... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070230190 - Lighting device: A lighting device such as a vehicle lighting device can be configured to be easily adapted to design changes in order to comply with various required or desired luminous intensity distributions. Light emitted from a light source at a large angle with respect to a main optical axis of the... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070230191 - Visible light reflector and electrical/electronic device incorporating the same: There are provided a new visible ray reflection plate capable of making the light from a lighting device and an electric/electronic device emitting a light signal brighter and an electric/electronic device using the new visible ray reflection plate. The visible ray reflection plate 1 includes a white resin sheet 5... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070230192 - Projector: In order for a tip end portion of a holding plate not to catch up on a cover glass holder when a lamp unit is stored in a lamp storage unit, a surface of the cover glass holder which confronts the holding plate is processed into a shape which does... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070230193 - Recessed light: The invention relates to a recessed light provided with a light bulb socket and a reflector, which has an opening which is located in the main illumination direction and is covered by a transparent plate. An edge area of the reflector is arranged between the transparent plate and a fixing... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070230194 - Submersible spotlight: A spotlight includes a body (1) with a transparent front (2) and has LED's (5) as light-emitting elements. This spotlight body (1) and the transparent front (2) are made of plastic material and the printed circuit (6) including the LED's (5) is arranged in a juxtaposed arrangement on a metal... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070230196 - Composite products and methods of making the same: A process comprising: placing a preform stack in a cavity of a molding tool; the preform stack comprising a fiber mat, and at least a first veil underlying the fiber mat, and a first resin impregnating at least the fiber mat, and wherein at least a portion of the first... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070230195 - Foldable harp: A foldable harp for use on a lamp having an illuminating element with a shade, or the like, surrounding the illuminating element, the harp having foldable leg portions which, when folded, substantially reduce the size and thickness of the harp for shipping and storage.... Agent: Dennis B. Haase

20070230197 - Multifunction-adaptable, multicomponent lamps: Devices with modular components have interchangeable parts that create and convert functional items to the same items having different features or to different items. Lamps, urns, planters, pots, containers and pedestals have modular, quick take-apart capabilities and may be reassembled with similar parts and/or additional or different parts. Multi-functional adaptability... Agent: Kenneth P. Glynn

20070230198 - Vehicle light unit: The light unit includes a lens, shadow-forming surface, and a shadow casting surface. Outside light entering the light unit is at least partially blocked by the shadow casting surface so as to cast a shadow on the shadow-forming surface. The shadow casting surface may be embedded within or on a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070230199 - Method of controlling beam projection of headlights of a motor vehicle: A method for traffic-dependent control of beam projection of headlights of motor vehicles requires the passing of images from at least two image recording units to a control unit for evaluation. A road profile is generated as a three-dimensional image by reference to the images from the at least two... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070230200 - Glass composition for blue lamp bulbs, use of a composition for forming a bulb, and automotive lamp emitting blue light and including a such bulb: The invention relates to a glass composition for use in a lamp bulb including cobalt oxide to provide a blue coloured glass which composition comprises alkali metal oxide including lithium oxide. Such composition has a glass transition temperature Tg below 700° C.; preferably below 500° C. Also is described the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070230201 - Outside door handle for vehicle: An outside door handle for a vehicle includes a handle main body provided on an outer surface of a vehicle door. The handle main body is formed of a transparent material. A light emitting member is embedded in the handle main body. Electricity required for permitting the light emitting member... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070230203 - Lamp for vehicle: A vehicle lamp includes a reflective member having a silver vapor deposition reflective surface with good durability to prevent cracking or peeling of a protective film and capable of maintaining a high reflectance. The reflective member includes a topcoat layer which serves as a protective film on a silver vapor... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070230202 - Vehicle light unit: The light unit includes a lamp body and a lens having engagement members. The engagement members engage directly with the body of a vehicle (for example, a motorcycle). The engagement members preferably engage with a vehicle body exterior component such as a side cover. By engaging directly with the body,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070230204 - Lamp unit of vehicle headlamp: An upper portion region and a lower portion region at a front side surface of a projector lens are constituted as up and down direction diverging portions provided with a plurality of lens elements extended substantially in a horizontal direction by a vertical sectional shape formed in a recessed and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070230205 - Concatenated light pipe: An illuminated assembly such as an illuminated electronic input control assembly adjusts to the shape of a receiving assembly. The illuminated assembly includes an illumination source module and an illuminated module. Advantageously, the illumination source module and the illuminated module are moveably attached in a manner allowing relative motion which... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070230206 - Direct backlight module: A plurality of reflecting structures are provided at the corner portions of a backlight module, so that the dark areas occurring at the corner portions or edges of the backlight module are prevented from forming, thereby uniforming the luminance performed by the display.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070230207 - Liquid crystal display apparatus and method of driving the same: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus time-divides a frame into a plurality of fields, in which lights having a color different from each other, are generated. The LCD apparatus includes a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes n of light-generating units sequentially generating the lights in the fields. An initial... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070230208 - Semiconductor radiation source: A semiconductor radiation source, having at least two light sources which are fixed on a common base body and so light can be emitted gently over a total emission spectrum, the first light source having a short-wave, in particular from 400 to 430 nm emission spectrum, and the second light... Agent: John C. Thompson

20070230209 - Light transmitting building material and method for producing the same: A light-transmitting structure for use as a building block or panel, and a related method of fabrication. The structure includes a composite of a primary building material and one or more light-transmitting elements. The primary building material may have structural and/or insulative characteristics. The light-transmitting elements extend from one surface... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro

20070230210 - A diffusion plate and backlight module using the same: A diffusion plate and a backlight module for use in a liquid crystal display panel are provided. The backlight module includes a housing, a reflection plate, a light source, a diffusion plate and films. The diffusion plate has a plate body, a first supporter, and a second supporter. The plate... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070230211 - Organic light emitting device and display device: An object of the present invention is to maintain sufficient light extraction from an organic light emitting device and reduce reflection of external light. There are arranged a polarizing member, a prism member, a phase member, and an organic light emitting element which has an organic light emitting layer arranged... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230212 - Shelving illumination element: a light-conducting luminous body which has a planar front side from which light emerges and which has a side surface into which light is fed, wherein the luminous body is configured so that the light entering laterally is deflected within the luminous body to the front side, so that it... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p

20070230213 - Backlight having all-in-one type light guide plate and method of manufacturing all-in-one type light guide plate: Provided is a backlight having a light source and an all-in-one type light guide plate that has a light exit surface and a plurality of prisms integrally formed on the light exit surface, wherein the prisms totally reflect light to be emitted upwards.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070230214 - Flat lighting device and liguid crystal display device: The present invention makes a radiation angle of light at a portion of a light guide plate in front of an LED formed on one edge of a light guide plate and a radiation angle of light at a corner portion of the light guide plate equal to each other... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070230215 - Systems for providing backlight module with stacked light source: A system for providing a backlight module has a light guide plate and at least a light source set positioned adjacent to the incident surface. The light source set contains a plurality of light sources stacking along a direction parallel with the incident surface of the light guide plate.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070230216 - Prismatic light-guide plate and illumination device that enable the provision of good-quality planar light source: A prismatic light-guide plate has a prismatic surface, which is provided with a plurality of prisms that reflect light that is incident from a light-incident end thereof, and an emission surface opposite to the prismatic surface, which completely reflects the light that is incident thereto to propagate the same, and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070230217 - Back light unit and liquid crystal display device: Provided is a back light unit of an edge light type, including at least a light guiding plate, a lamp, a reflection sheet and a reflector. The lamp is disposed on the side surface side of the light guiding plate. The reflection sheet is disposed on the back surface side... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070230219 - Methods of making and using optical film, light-diffusing film: An embodiment of a method of making an optical film comprises heating the optical film comprising greater than or equal to 80 wt. % polycarbonate to a sufficient temperature to stretch the optical film, wherein the weight percent is based on a total weight of the optical film; and stretching... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070230218 - Optical film assemblies and methods of making same: In one aspect, a film assembly is disclosed comprising a first optical film having a tab disposed outside a first viewable area and a second optical film proximate and parallel to the first optical film, the second optical film having a slot formed outside a second viewable area; wherein the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company