Illumination inventions 11/07

20070274062 - Slide controller for an audio-mixer: The invention relates to a slide control for an audio mixer, whereby a slide can be displaced along a defined path in a slit-shaped opening in a front plate. The aim of the invention is to create one such slide control that clearly indicates the function it is carrying out... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070274063 - Lighting device and method of making: A lighting device comprises a solid state light emitter, first and second electrodes connected to the emitter, an encapsulant region comprising a silicone compound and a supporting region. The encapsulant region extends to an external surface of the lighting device. At least a portion of the first electrode is surrounded... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070274064 - Backlight module and liquid crystal display thereof: The invention is directed towards a backlight module including a light box and a plurality of lamps in the light box. The light box includes a bottom plate and an opening above the bottom plate. The lamp is disposed at an angle to the bottom plate of the light box.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070274065 - Water sealing structure of a lamp: A water sealing structure used in a lamp using a crank handle-operated dynamo to generate electricity is disclosed to have a flexible rubber packing strip fastened to the housing of the lamp to seal the gap between top and bottom cover shells of the housing, a flexible rubber covering affixed... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070274066 - Lantern using leds and rechargeable solar panel: A solar rechargeable lantern that utilizes light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the light source. The lantern comprises a base member having a rechargeable battery positioned therein, a light emitting portion, a solar panel connected to the battery and a printed circuit board mounted in the light emitting portion and having... Agent: Irving Keschner

20070274067 - Perimeter lighting: An elongated perimeter light comprising an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. An elongated tube is included having a lumen along its length, with the tube being substantially solid except for the lumen. A blocking element covers a lower portion of the tube along its length,... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070274068 - Illumination system for imaging illumination with a high level of homogeneity: An illumination system for imaging illumination having at least one compact light source. The illumination system comprises a reflector having a reflector contour, the light source being accommodated in the vicinity of the reflector contour. A compact diffusing medium is accommodated at the focal point of the reflector, the light... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070274070 - Light emitting diode signaling device and method of providing an indication using the same: An improved LED signaling device employing a number of LEDs arranged in a specific pattern. At least some of the LEDs are received in a corresponding reflective cavity with an associated output angle. The LED signaling device also employs first and second lenses. The first lens collects the light emitted... Agent: Philip E. Levy Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070274069 - Package structure for light emitting diode and applications of the same: A light emitting diode (LED) package structure. In one embodiment, the LED package structure includes at least three lenses, each lens having a body portion with at least a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface, and at least three LED chips, each LED chip... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070274071 - Illuminated structure: The present invention relates generally to illuminated ornamental and/or decorative sculptures and/or structures. More particularly, the present invention relates to an illuminated structure having a plurality of individual optical elements disposed thereon.... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070274072 - Electric light strings: An electrically operable ornament display device powered from a pigtail connection to a novelty electric light string includes a housing for an electric motor and one or more electric lamps which extend from the housing and are adapted to illuminate an ornament is supported by the motor, with a control... Agent: Frank Prineppi

20070274073 - Electric light strings: An electrically operable ornament display device powered from a pigtail connection to a novelty electric light string includes a housing for an electric motor and one or more electric lamps which extend from the housing and are adapted to illuminate an ornament is supported by the motor, with a control... Agent: Frank Prineppi Pmb 341

20070274074 - Method and apparatus for communicating a status of a device in a packet-based communication network: A system and method for provisioning a network connection at a remote node, including detecting a device condition, and generating a visual signal corresponding to the device condition. In certain disclosed embodiments, generating the visual signal includes illuminating a light source with a color and according to a cadence. In... Agent: Duane Morris LLP Suite 700

20070274075 - Laser illuminator: A laser illuminator comprising at least one optical diffusion means capable of modifying an optical diffusion condition (3) and at least one optical suppression means for suppressing divergence of light (100), wherein the optical diffusion means and the optical suppression means are disposed along an optical path of a laser... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070274076 - Projector: The present invention discloses a projector comprising: a lamp module for receiving therein a lamp as a light source; an enclosure fixing said lamp module therein such that an optical axis of said lamp module is kept in a predetermined direction; two positioning pins provided on said lamp module and... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20070274077 - Apparatus and methods relating to precision of control illumination exposure: Illumination exposure control systems comprising reflective pixelated spatial light modulators that reflect substantially all of the light impinging on them into at least two different light paths. At least one of the light paths acts as a propagating light path and transmits the light beam out of the lighting system.... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20070274078 - Light source device, lighting device, and liquid crystal display device: A light source device has an internal electrode (24) disposed at an end portion inside a bulb (23), and an external electrode (25) disposed outside the bulb (23). A holder member (27) holds the external electrode (25) so as to be opposed to the bulb (23) with a predetermined distance... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070274079 - Light source for even illumination of a light guide: A lighting system is described. One embodiment of the lighting system includes a light guide, a first lighting device, and a second lighting device. The light guide receives light along a transmission interface. The first lighting device has a first plurality of lighting elements coupled to a first substrate between... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070274080 - Lighting device: A first lighting device comprises at least one plural cavity element and a plurality of solid state light emitters. A second lighting device comprises at least one plural cavity element, a plurality of solid state light emitters and at least one encapsulant region, at least a portion of the plural... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070274081 - Recessed lighting fixture: The invention relates to a recessed lighting fixture comprising a holder for fixing a mounting surface, in particular in a room ceiling consisting of an illuminant holder and a reflector. The holder and the reflector are disposed with respect to each other in such a way that the reflector extends... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070274082 - Recessed light fixture: A recessed light fixture including a base plate mountable in an opening in a room ceiling or wall, with the base plate having a front surface substantially flat and aligned with the ceiling or wall surface when mounted thereon, and a light opening through the base plate wherein the edge... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070274083 - Retractable recessed emergency luminaire: The present invention is an improved emergency luminaire, which is recess-mounted flush within a wall or ceiling aperture, having an enclosure, a panel, a light source, a means for rotating the panel from the closed position to the open position and a means for rotating the panel from the open... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark A. Garzia, P.C.

20070274084 - Directly viewable luminaire: A luminaire comprising a housing having thermally separate compartments for an electronics portion and a lighting portion. These thermally separate compartments can provide thermal isolation between the electronics portion and the lighting portion. The lighting portion comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements and further includes an optical device comprising two... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070274085 - Illuminated display system for vehicle wheels: A light display device for a vehicle wheel includes an array of lighting elements (e.g., LEDs) and a microprocessor controlled circuit configured to selectively illuminate the lighting elements according to pre-stored lighting data to create perceptible alphanumeric characters and/or graphical images while the wheel rotates and for a determined time... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20070274086 - Light emitting module and vehicle lamp: A light emitting module includes a semiconductor light emitting element disposed on a rectangular board, and a pair of plane-shaped electrode portions formed on the board and coupled to the semiconductor light emitting element The pair of plane-shaped electrode portions is separated in first opposite directions, and a center of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070274087 - Interchangeable simulated neon light tube assemblies and related accessories for use with lighting devices: A simulated neon light tube assembly includes an elongated tube having a light diffusing material disposed therein for simulating the appearance of neon lighting. The light tube is used in conjunction with a base portion having a light source disposed therein to provide a lighting device. The light tube assembly... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070274088 - Headlight adjusting assembly for groups of adjustable illuminating units: The invention relates to a headlamp adjusting device with lamp units that can be adjusted in groups. To this end, each lamp unit is mounted individually directly or indirectly in the headlamp housing by means of one respective joint; and it is swivelably mounted in a first feed mechanism. The... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070274089 - Illumination device and associated housing for accenting a surface: An illumination device for accenting a paving object is provided. The illumination device includes an improved housing for a light-emitting diode assembly. The housing includes a base for containing the light-emitting diode assembly and a projection extending from the base to a distal end. The housing may be adapted for... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070274090 - Vehicle headlight and lamp: A vehicle headlight is described with a reflector housing (1, 21) and a front glass (22) which together enclose a headlight inner space. The headlight has a reference surface (15, 35) for defining the position of a lamp (7, 30) having a lamp body (8, 31) and a lamp base... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070274091 - Ultra thin radiation management and distribution systems with hybrid optical waveguide: A thin-profile, optically efficient lighting device for use with, among other things, flat information displays, includes a combination of three optically coupled light propagating structures, fabricated of electromagnetic flux transmitting materials. The first structure may be a generally elongated optical pipe adapted to receive light from at least one light... Agent: Kenneth M. Massaroni

20070274092 - Diffuser for flat panel display: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070274093 - Led backlight system for lcd displays: A LCD display comprises a backlight assembly that includes a backlight substrate, one or more first white LEDs coupled to the backlight substrate and configured to produce a first light output, and one or more second white LEDs coupled to the backlight substrate and configured to produce a second light... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070274094 - Backlight wedge with side mounted light source: A backlight may include a light guide and a light input. The light guide may have a light reflection surface and a light emission surface. The light input may include a diverging wedge having a narrow end and opposing side surfaces extending to the narrow end. A light source may... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070274097 - Backlight module and light guide plate thereof: A backlight module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a light-receiving surface next to a light source, a light-emitting surface, and a light-reflecting surface oppose to the light-emitting surface. A plurality of notches are formed on the light-reflecting surface, and each notch... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070274095 - Backlight wedge with adjacent reflective surfaces: A backlight includes a visible light transmissive body having a light guide portion and a light input portion. The visible light transmissive body primarily propagates light by TIR and includes a light input surface and a light output surface. The light guide portion has a light reflection surface and a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070274096 - Indirect lighting device for light guide illumination: A lighting apparatus is described. One embodiment of the lighting apparatus includes a substrate and a lighting element. The lighting element is coupled to the substrate to emit light through a light exit plane. The light exit plane is substantially perpendicular to the substrate. By providing a lighting device with... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070274098 - Phosphor based illumination system having a long pass reflector and method of making same: An illumination system including a light source, a light guide including an output surface, emissive material positioned between the light source and the output surface of the light guide, and an interference reflector positioned between the emissive material and the output surface of the light guide is disclosed. The light... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070274099 - Light expanding system for producing a planar light beam from point light sources: A light expanding system for converting light beams generated from point-like light sources into a collimated planar light beam is described herein. The light expanding system is especially suitable for backlighting a liquid crystal flat panel display or other such arrangement requiring backlighting with LEDs as the light source. According... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070274101 - Illumination sensing device for portable terminal: An illumination sensing device for a portable terminal is disclosed. The illumination sensing device includes a housing having a sensor hole extending through a side of the housing, a printed circuit board in the housing and connected to a backlight unit, an illumination sensor coupled with the printed circuit board... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070274100 - Light guide plate having high brightness and uniformity of light emission and backlight module adopting same: A light guide plate includes an incident surface, an emission surface, and a bottom surface. The emission surface intersects with the incident surface and is substantially perpendicular to the incident surface. The bottom surface intersects with the incident surface and is opposite to the emission surface. The light guide plate... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070274102 - Heads-up display, motor vehicle and method of operating a heads-up display: A heads-up display comprises a monochrome display device for generating an image and an optical device for generating a virtual image from the image of the display device. The monochrome display device comprises a display and a backlight for illuminating the display from its backside. The backlight comprises a first... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070274103 - Light guide panel and a backlight unit using the same: A light guide panel has upper and lower surfaces, which are opposite from each other, and first and second side surfaces, which are opposite from each other, to guide light rays inputted therein through the first side surface, toward the second side surface through internal reflection between the upper and... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070268681 - Luminous keyboard and light module thereof: A luminous keyboard includes a circuit board, an elastic layer and a light module. The elastic layer on the circuit board includes a plurality of elastic portions. The light module includes a light guiding element and a light source. The light source is installed on the circuit board. The light... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070268682 - Illumination device for refrigerator and method of controlling the same: Disclosed are an illumination device for a refrigerator and a method of controlling the same. The illumination device includes: a lamp assembly for irradiating light to the inside of a storage chamber of a refrigerator; a base plate mounted on a side within the storage chamber, the lamp assembly being... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070268680 - Lighting control system with wireless network connection: Wireless network used to control multiple lights, includes multiple different networks for different purposes, and interference prevention mechanisms.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070268683 - Booklight with retractable clip and light: A booklight comprises a housing having an elongated opening, a retractable arm having a proximal end and a distal end, and adapted to be telescopically received in said elongated opening, and slideable between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, a light source mounted at the distal end... Agent: Donald S. Dowden Cooper & Dunham LLP

20070268684 - Flashlight having bat configuration: A flashlight includes a flashlight body, a lamp, a battery box, at least one battery, a control switch, and a bottom cap. Thus, the flashlight body has a bat-shaped configuration to enhance the outer appearance of the flashlight. In addition, the flashlight body has an elongated shape and the lamp... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070268685 - Forklift activated mirror alert: The invention is a warning or information system which has a flat curved mirror; flat mirror, half dome, full dome or any shape semi transparent mirror with a means to activate the warning or information mirror system,. The system has a signal transfer means, a warning or information light placed... Agent: William M. Selenke

20070268686 - Portable case: To provide a portable case capable of whatever and wherever radiating various multiple types of light on skin to vary the hue of the skin in making up or wearing an ornament and enabling the variation of the hue of the skin to be viewed in a mirror. A compact... Agent: Barry E. Bretschneider Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070268687 - Moudular multifunction-adaptable, multicomponent device: 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

20070268688 - Usb powered electric torch: The present invention provides an improved electric torch that is compact and capable of being recharged with a USB port. The electric torch of the present invention is designed with a USB interface to allow the power to be drawn from an external electronic device via a storage device to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070268689 - Faraday flashlight: A light generating flashlight system device utilizes a large centrally located magnet which is mounted to slide past a magnet pickup or current induction wire which may be preferably mounted at a center point of travel in a tubular housing having a tubular chamber through which the magnet travels. A... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070268690 - Worklight with integral spare bulb storage: A worklight with spare bulb storage that is integrated storage into the existing worklight framework. Many worklights have one or more worklight heads supported on a base, which includes one or more generally hollow elongate cross bar structural support members. The spare bulb holder is integrated into the one or... Agent: Elliot B. Aronson

20070268692 - Illumination system: An illumination system including a light guide element and at least one light source device is provided. The light source device includes a first light combination module disposed near the light guide element and having a first filter film, a second light combination module having a second filter film, at... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070268691 - Light guide and display including a light guide: A display comprises a backlight comprising different colored light sources, a transmissive display panel positioned adjacent to the backlight, and a light guide positioned between the backlight and the transmissive display. The light guide directs light from the different colored light sources onto the transmissive display to create an alternating... Agent: Kurt A. Luther Honeywell International, Inc.

20070268693 - Marine led lighting system and method: A method and apparatus of lighting a marine habitat for growth utilizing an LED light system. The light system includes an LED light source, a power supply for such light source and a controller for controlling the activation status and the intensity of the LED light source.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070268694 - Optical devices for controlled color mixing: The present invention provides a multicolor LED assembly packaged with improved and controlled color mixing to create a more uniform color mixture. The assembly includes at least one lens overlying an encapsulant which encapsulates a plurality of LED dies. The lens includes a top surface and a bottom surface with... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070268695 - Wide color gamut displays: A display has a modulator illuminated by an illuminator comprising an array of light sources. The array includes light sources of a plurality of colors. The light sources of different colors are individually controllable. Within each color, the light sources that illuminate different areas on the modulator are individually controllable.... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070268696 - Optoelectronic module and lighting device including the optoelectronic module: The invention provides in one embodiment an optoelectronic module 1 having at least a first 2A and a second 2B radiation-emitting source and a first optical element 5 including a cavity 10 wherein the surface 5A of the cavity 10 is able to reflect the radiation 3A, 3B of the... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070268697 - Ground supported lighting device for displaying information: The present invention provides a ground lighting device for displaying information, comprising a lamp housing constructed by a frame and at least one PVC-based panel secured to the frame; at least one hollowed-out character sign attached to the PVC-based panel; a hollow ground stake connected with the frame; and a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070268698 - Led illuminating device: A LED illuminating device with rotating capability for showcases or the like is disclosed in the present invention comprising an enclosure with a rectangular shape in front view and side covers attached to both ends of the enclosure. A substrate is attached within the enclosure and a plurality of light... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070268699 - Self-illuminated banner: A banner includes a flexible display film having light-transmissive areas and a relatively opaque area surrounding the light-transmissive areas. A number of light sources are positioned at least behind each light-transmissive area. The light sources are attached to the flexible display film in such manner as to allow rolling up... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070268700 - Optical system with array light source: An optical system, projector and method are provided that include a projection gate between a light source array and a projection lens. The projection lens projects an image of the projection gate. A relay lens group between the light source array and the projection gate prevents the projection lens from... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070268701 - Motorized lamp axis assembly: A method and apparatus of motorizing pan and tilt axes of existing track lighting fixture designs for minimal cost and with minimal impact on existing aesthetic design is presented. The inherently-built-in clutch of this design allows manual adjustment of lamp orientation as well as motorized adjustment, and obviates the need... Agent: Lee Weinstein

20070268703 - Heat dissipation component and diode lighting and/or signalling device equipped with a component of this type: A heat dissipation component for a vehicle lighting and/or signalling device of the type comprising a printed circuit board, a light-emitting diode comprising a heat dissipation base and a pair of electrical connection tabs and a heat dissipater extending facing the printed circuit board, wherein the heat dissipater comprises a... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070268702 - Underwater lamp: A lamp (1) for illuminating fish farms to promote plant and organism growth, having an elongate watertight housing (2) having first and second ends and a sidewall; a light source (3) within the housing arranged to emit light from the housing; a port (4) in the housing to allow ingress... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070268704 - Light source device: A light source device includes a first spheroidal mirror having first and second focal points, and a light source unit having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements radially disposed on a support with respect to the axis of rotation of the first spheroidal mirror. Light beams from the semiconductor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070268705 - Ground lighting fixture: An apparatus for illumination having a housing suited for in ground use, which contains at least one lamp which is surrounded by a reflector, has a light changer, and a controller for controlling at least the lamp and the light changing means. To reduce the content of moisture air containing... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070268706 - Light reflector with a defined contour sharpness of the light distribution produced thereby: The invention relates to a light reflector comprising a reflective surface having facets at least in sections, and a region for arranging at least one luminous means, wherein facets in a first region, closer to the region for arranging at least one luminous means, the region close to the luminous... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070268707 - Led array wafer lighting fixture: Presented is a lighting fixture that incorporates a LED wafer, having an array of a plurality of light-emitting LEDs, as a light source. The fixture includes a holding plate having an aperture surrounded by a flange. A heat sink includes a lamp support surface facing the holding plate and positioned... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070268708 - Combined insulation capable and non-insulation capable recessed lighting assembly: A light assembly is provided for installation in one of an insulation capable (IC) environment and a non-insulation capable (non-IC) environment. The light assembly comprises a light fixture and a label. The light fixture includes a housing having an open end and a wall visible through the open end, the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070268709 - Power source connection device and low-temperature showcase including the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a power source connection device capable of avoiding a disadvantage that a power source plug drops down from a power source socket owing to frost which has grown on the power source socket itself, the power source connection device comprises a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070268710 - Lighting clip: The object of the invention is a lighting clip used as backlighting of transparent or semi-transparent materials in the form of glass or plastic panes, in particular, glass shelves in a display cabinet or glass desk and table tops. The lighting clip fixed around an edge of a transparent or... Agent: Power Del Valle LLP

20070268711 - Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle: An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element having a field of view rearward of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is attached at a portion of the interior of the vehicle. A directional information display is viewable... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20070268712 - Automatic light emitting structure for an axle: An automatic light emitting structure for an axle is primarily composed of a housing, a light emitting circuit board, a small generator, and a counter weight. Upon installing the structures on the axle end, when the axle rotates, by a reaction of centrifugal force of the counter weight, a coil... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070268713 - Headlamp module and headlamp assembly with internally reflecting translucent member: A headlamp module for a motor vehicle. The module includes a light source and a translucent member for internally reflecting the light rays so as to be directed. In one aspect of the invention, the light source is discretely positioned adjacent to a periphery defined by the exit surface so... Agent: Visteon

20070268714 - Motor vehicle having a display region or illuminated region: A motor vehicle has a passenger compartment with an interior covering formed with a display region. The display regions is configured to emit visible light upon irradiation thereof with light in an invisible range or an at least virtually invisible range. There is also provided a projection assembly for displaying... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070268715 - Lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle: such that the guide sheet comprises at one end a reflective layer so as to redirect the light rays into the at least one sheet, and in that an output contour the sheet, at the end remote from the reflective layer, comprises a reflective profile, in particular inclined relative to... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070268716 - Lamo socket with improved heat conduction: The invention relates to a lamp socket 1 for lamps 25, in particular vehicle lamps, comprising a connection region 2 for arranging the lamps 25 on a headlamp, a light or the like, a hollow-cylindrical receiving section 3 for arranging a bulb 27 on the lamp socket 1, and a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070268717 - Vehicle lighting apparatus: A planar reflection surface is arranged between a projection lens and a lens focal point of the projection lens. The lens focal point exists as a pseudo lens focal point at a symmetric position with respect to the planar reflection surface. A horizontal optical axis exists as a vertical pseudo... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070268718 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle has an exterior coating. A fluorescing and/or phosphorescing substance is added to the exterior coating or forms a part of the exterior coating. The fluorescing and/or phosphorescing substance serves to emit light, in particular red, green and/or blue light, in a visible range upon irradiation by light... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070268719 - Illuminated decorative article: An illuminated decorative article comprises a hollow plastic article having front and rear walls and forming a decorative shape, and multiple light sources disposed within the hollow plastic article. At least the front panel of the hollow article is transparent to transmit light from the multiple sources disposed within the... Agent: Stephen G. Rudisill Jenkens & Gilchrist

20070268720 - Method and system for correcting an optical beam: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for shaping an annular focal spot pattern to allow for more efficient optical coupling to a small gauge optical fiber. An embodiment of the present invention can include an illumination source operable to transmit an optical beam along an optical... Agent: Alcon

20070268721 - Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display apparatus having the same and method thereof: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a first reflecting plate and an optical member. The lamps are disposed substantially parallel with each other and generate light. The bottom reflecting plate is disposed under the lamps to reflect the light. The first reflecting plate is disposed over the lamps... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070268722 - Emission device: Provided is a light emitting device having an inner-propagation-medium which caused directivity-to-optical-axis-direction to be relaxed. Light of a LED travels in the inner-propagation-medium, being emitted from an inside area of or outside area in a lens surface directly or via an inclined reflection face. A light emitter provides an output... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070268724 - Backlight module and liquid crystal display including the same: Disclosed are a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the same. The backlight module has a heat conductive structure so as to reduce the non-uniformity phenomenon of display. The backlight module comprises a frame, a reflective sheet, a heat-conductive plate, and a circuit board, wherein the frame... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070268723 - Backlight module housing and liquid crystal display device: A backlight module housing includes a frame forming a holding space, a light source being accommodated on a side of the holding space, and at least one lateral alignment structure connected to the side of the frame accommodating the light source and protruding to the holding space for laterally immobilizing... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070263374 - Display over gage instrument cluster: A motor vehicle instrument cluster comprising an analog indicator assembly having a pointer rotatably coupled to an actuator for a movement by the actuator, and a display assembly including a display screen for displaying information to an occupant of the motor vehicle and a printed circuit board electrically connected to... Agent: Visteon

20070263375 - Medical marker means: A medical marker trackable by a medical navigation system includes a marker body and a luminescence agent within the marker body. The luminescence agent is operative to emit light without an electrical power supply coupled to the luminescence agent.... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brainlab)

20070263376 - Rotating led beacon: A rotating beacon including a plurality of light emitting diodes and a plurality of reflectors is disclosed. The light emitting diodes are attached to one or more printed circuit boards mounted on a base. The reflectors gather light from the light emitting diodes into a plurality of beams which are... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070263377 - Luminescent lamp shade: The invention provides luminescent phosphor and a method for their manufacture. The invention further provides a method for increasing the resistance to heat and water for the luminescent phosphor by coating the luminescent phosphor. The invention further provides a lamp shade and signage that glows in the dark after activation... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070263378 - Detachable pool light: A swimming pool light assembly for connecting a light to a side wall of a pool where a pool light niche is not provided, said assembly can have an interchangeable light, a watertight connector comprising a first end and a second end operable to deliver at least one of power... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070263379 - Recessed cove lighting apparatus for architectural surfaces: Disclosed herein are cove lighting apparatus for architectural surfaces, particularly, recessed cove lighting apparatus integrated with an architectural surface and employing LED-based light sources.... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070263380 - Lighted flooring: A floor assembly including a top having at least one transparent or translucent light emitting portion for emitting light is provided. At least one light source is provided for supplying light. The light source is optically connected to the light emitting portion. The assembly may include a light guide for... Agent: Richard W. Hoffmann

20070263381 - Interchangeable self-contained lighting module: A self contained and self powered interchangeable light emitting module for use in outdoor landscaping fixtures such as pathway lights and decorative garden brickwork. The module uses battery powered LED's which are switched off and the batteries recharged by a solar cell when the module is adequately illuminated. Both the... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20070263382 - Flashlight with lock bar: A flashlight having a lock bar. The lock bar is positioned at an end cap of the flashlight, and is U-shaped with two ends. Both ends are captured within the flashlight in a first, closed position, and a second, shorter end is released in a second, open position. While in... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (seattle Office)

20070263384 - Light-mixing type light-emitting apparatus: A light-mixing type light-emitting apparatus comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) formed on a transparent carrier, wherein each of the LEDs with a transparent substrate emits light of a distinct color when driven, and the light beams generated from the LEDs are mixed to form a specific color. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070263383 - Illumination system: An illumination system has a plurality (2) of light-collimating sections (12, 12′, 12″) and a light-mixing section (3). The light-collimating sections are arranged substantially parallel to each other along a longitudinal axis (25) of the illumination system. Each of the light-collimating sections is associated with at least one light emitter... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070263385 - Flexible cable light capable of generating the visual effect of flowing water: A flexible cable light capable of generating a visual effect of flowing water has a transparent inner coating with two strand wires, multiple circuit boards connected as a string and held in the transparent coating, and an outer transparent coating that encloses the inner coating. Each of the circuit boards... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070263386 - Temperature and lighting control device: The present invention relates to a device for controlling room temperature and room lighting wherein the device comprises a temperature control system for the receipt and/or delivery of heat to the surroundings and a lighting system wherein the lighting system is thermally coupled to sections of the temperature control system.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070263387 - Jacketed led assemblies and light strings containing same: A jacketed light emitting diode assembly is provided, which includes a light emitting diode including a set of positive and negative contacts, and a lens body containing a semiconductor chip and end portions of the contacts. An electrical wire set of first and second electrical wires are connected to the... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish

20070263388 - Illumination device of flexible lighting angle: An illumination device of flexible lighting angle is disclosed, which comprises: at least a directional light source, capable of emanating a light as it is electrically conducted to a control circuit while enabling the light angle of the light discharged therefrom to be adjustable; and a light guide cover, for... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Suite 1400

20070263389 - Led reflector molding process, construction, and loader thereof: A light emitting diode reflector molding process, and a construction thereof includes preparation of a first and a second green sheet structures respectively provided with a first and a second open patterns with the porosity of the second open pattern smaller than that of the first open pattern; the second... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070263390 - Led illumination module: The invention relates to an LED illumination module having an LED (23) and a rotationally symmetrical, integral, light-transparent auxillary optic (10) having an inner converging lens part (14) and an outer reflector part (16). The auxiliary optic (10) has an opening (11) in the form of a blind hole which... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070263391 - Light emitting diode information display unit: This invention is related to an information display unit, especially a number display unit, comprising light-emitting diodes (LED) as the source of the light for either direct or indirect display of the light. In one embodiment of this invention for a direct display, the light emitted by the LED is... Agent: Andrew Kuenhawa Tong

20070263392 - Collapsible lampshade: A collapsible lampshade includes: upper and lower frames; a flexible cover sheet interconnecting the upper and lower frames; and a plurality of ribs, each of which is pivoted to the lower frame and each of which is detachably connected to the upper frame.... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070263393 - Lighting device: First, second and third lighting devices each comprise a thermal conduction element, solid state light emitters and a reflective element. In the second device, the conduction element defines an opening; and the emitters and reflective element are mounted on a first side of the conduction element. In the third device,... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070263394 - Display element and mechanical mounting interface used therein: A display element consisting of a display panel on which one or more lighting modules are fastened, wherein said display element includes a mechanical mounting interface for fastening said lighting module to said display panel.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070263395 - Uninterruptible power supply connection light: The present invention is a connection light attached to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for viewing wiring connections to the rear surface of the UPS and to nearby equipment. The connection light is operable under normal conditions as well as during a power failure. In some configurations, the connection light... Agent: Beck And Tysver P.l.l.c.

20070263396 - Light with support flange: The present invention is directed to a lighting system including a light fixture with a bracket attached thereto and an elongated flange comprising a body portion and a coupling member extending from the body portion. The coupling member is adapted to interact with the bracket to secure the light fixture... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070263397 - Interchangeable adornments for lighting fixtures, household apparatuses and fixtures and the like: Reconfigurable lighting fixtures, household apparatuses and household fixtures include fixed components and a plurality of removable and interchangeable decorative adornments. The adornments each include at least one magnet that magnetically couples the adornment to a portion of the fixture or apparatus. Some or all of the set of interchangeable adornments... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070263398 - Headlight optical axis angle control system and method: A headlight optical axis angle control system for a vehicle has a headlight, a height sensor for detecting a height of the vehicle and an actuator for changing an optical axis angle of the headlight based on an output value of the height sensor. The system also has an ECU... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070263399 - Glare reducing enhancements for vehicle exterior lighting systems: An exterior lighting system of a motor vehicle (10) has headlamps (12) and foglamps (14) for illuminating a field of view. The headlamps have lenses (26) through which light passes to illuminate the field of view and are constructed to alter the light that is directed within the headlamps toward... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070263400 - Vehicle rearview assembly including a map light: Rearview assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The rearview assembly includes a housing coupled to a mounting structure that is configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The housing includes a rearward viewing means, and also includes a lamp subassembly. The lamp subassembly includes a single white LED device mounted... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20070263401 - Automobile door handle with indicator lights: The present invention relates to an automobile door handle with indicator lights. The door handle comprises a recess for firmly receiving a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting members spaced apart lengthwise on the surface, an opening through the bottom of the recess for allowing conducting wires passing... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070263402 - Headlamp optical module for a motor vehicle: Headlamp optical module for a motor vehicle comprising, disposed along an optical axis: an elliptical-type reflector with at least one light source placed in the vicinity of a first focal point of the reflector; a converging lens placed in front of the reflector and admitting a focal point located in... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070263403 - Light source and vehicle lamp: A light source for vehicles can include a base having a cavity formed on its upper surface, an LED chip mounted in the cavity of the base, a resin portion for sealing the LED chip in the cavity, an optical member disposed above the base and apart from the LED... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070263404 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp can include a plurality of light source modules each having an LED as a light source, and optical systems for distributing light from each of the light source modules frontward toward predetermined areas or predetermined patterns that are different from each other and which make up a... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070263405 - Semiconductor light source configured as a light tube: A tubular light source having a semiconductor light source and a tube is disclosed. The tube includes a transparent medium, the tube having a side tube surface, a center curve, one end surface, a length, and a maximum cross-sectional dimension. The tube includes scattering centers that cause light traveling in... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070263406 - Endoscope light source unit: An endoscope light source unit for making illumination light incident on a light guide, includes a rotary aperture plate, aperture openings of different opening ratios and an auxiliary-light aperture opening of a maximum opening ratio formed in the rotary aperture plate; a rotating device; an auxiliary light; a first sensing... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070263407 - Lighting system, liquid crystal display device, and electronic apparatus: A lighting system includes a light source, a light source substrate on which the light source is mounted, and a light guide plate having an end surface. Part of the end surface serves as a light entrance surface that faces the light source. The end surface of the light guide... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070263408 - Backlight module and method of making the module: A backlight module and method of making the module uses a light panel and a light source device. The light source device includes a substrate on which light-emitting dies are mounted and an encapsulation plate with depressions, which is attached to the substrate such that the depressions are positioned over... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070263409 - Light guide plate with reflective light mixing: A lighting system includes multiple lighting elements, a light guide, and a first selective wavelength reflective element for mixing light outside of the light guide. The lighting elements include a first lighting element having a first wavelength. The light guide receives light from the lighting elements. The first selective wavelength... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070263410 - Electronic device having a dimensionally-stable electrically-conductive flexible substrate: The present invention is directed to a dimensionally-stable electronic device such as an LED on flexible printed-circuit-board. The device comprises an electrically-conductive flexible substrate and at least one stabilizing component for dimensionally stabilizing the substrate.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070263411 - Light source element with lateral, oblique light infeed: A light source element is employed back-lighting of liquid crystal displays and that comprises an obliquely placed light exit face and/or light entry face. At its surfaces, the light waveguide is surrounded by reflectors into which suitable aperture regions are potentially formed. A plurality of light sources and/or a more... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070263412 - Prism sheet, backlight unit and liquid crystal display: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display having excellent brightness without moiré patterns. The present invention also relates to a prism sheet and backlight unit which may improve the brightness of the liquid crystal display while removing the moiré patterns. A prism sheet comprises a protective layer including... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070263413 - Backlit molding for rope and module lighting: A decorative molding system that utilizes rope and module LED lighting, optical fibers and other types of elongated lighting sources. The system is designed to be used as a framing molding or lighted trim for doors, windows, floors, ceilings and any other place where traditional wood or metal molding is... Agent: Israel Nissenbaum

20070258228 - Console and light assembly: A console assembly and a light assembly for a motor vehicle. The light assembly includes a light pipe and a light module. The light pipe has opposing first and second surfaces and opposing interior and exterior surfaces. The light module disposed adjacent to the interior surface. The second surface has... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070258229 - Method and apparatus for led panel lamp systems: A lighting apparatus (10) comprises a light engine (12) producing ultra violet radiation. An enclosure (14) surrounds a radiation generating area of the light engine (12) to encompass the radiation. At least one wall (28) of the enclosure (14) is substantially reflective of the ultraviolet radiation. The enclosure (14) includes... Agent: Scott A. Mccollister Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070258230 - Circuit device for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices in a sequence: The invention provides a circuit device, embedded in an object, which includes N light-emitting devices, a motion-actuated switch, a controller, a battery, and a water-proof enclosure, N is an integer larger than 2. In addition, each light-emitting device includes a respective first light-emitting diode and a second light-emitting diode. The... Agent: Banger Shia

20070258231 - Methods and apparatus for providing a luminous writing surface: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for providing a luminous writing surface, whose color, color temperature, and/or brightness are controlled to achieve a desired contrast between the writing surface and markings removably made thereon. For example, LED-based light sources and/or LED-based controllable lighting units can be employed to back-light or... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070258232 - Illuminated support structure: An illuminated support structure comprised of: a first and second vertical post; a top rail and bottom rail positioned between the posts; a plurality of spindles positioned at intervals between the and bottom rails and capable of providing intervals of unlit areas between each spindle; at least one light source... Agent: Absolute Technology Law Group LLC

20070258233 - Single piece dual coating reflector recessed wall wash luminaire: A recessed ceiling mounted luminaire with a single piece, dual finish coating reflector designed to evenly illuminate vertical surfaces without the use of a lens medium, such as interiors walls of a building, utilizing vertical lamp sources mounted on a common down light frame and giving a common down light... Agent: Thomas Elam Allan Gray

20070258234 - Decorative wall light fixtures or sconces fed by an electric battery: The invention relates to a decorative wall light fixtures or sconces which includes a two part structure (1) which includes a front plate a hollow generally translucent bowl that has pegs mounted on the inside upper edge of said member (2) which includes a back plate that has notches which... Agent: Vernon Shaw-jones

20070258235 - Elliptical reflector and curved lens system for a portable light: An elliptical reflector is provided that produces a small, circular, concentrated light beam and a less bright, larger outer elliptical flood light. The outer rim of the reflector is curved, and a matching curved lens is provided for covering the outer rim of the reflector. The curved outer rim of... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (seattle Office)

20070258236 - Hand-held lighting device with waterproof lock-out tail cap: The present subject matter relates to a tail cap for portable lighting device such as a flashlight. The tail cap includes a locking mechanism which secures the tail cap on the flashlight as well as enables or disables the switch that activates, or deactivates the flashlight and/or its various lighting... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070258237 - S8 after-market led system: A light source system is arranged about an axis, and includes a planar member having top and bottom surfaces with a central aperture and a plurality of electrical conductors spaced about the central aperture and extending beyond the top and bottom surfaces. A portion of the electrical conductors extending beyond... Agent: William E. Meyer Osram Sylvania Inc.

20070258238 - Channel light system: A lighting display system is provided comprising in its basic form a channel for mounting on a suitable display surface, a light secured within the channel, and an electrical means for powering the light. Preferably, the channel conforms to the shape of the light, which is a rope light, in... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C.

20070258239 - Multi-level modular light bar: A modular light bar having crisscross lighting in the front and rear. Each module may include two horizontal layers of lighting supported on the underside of a mounting plate and connected to a terminal strip. A quick disconnect connects the terminal strip to a dimmer/flasher and controller.... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070258240 - Methods and apparatus for generating white light: Methods and apparatus for generating essentially white light. In one example, a white light generating apparatus comprises at least one first white LED characterized by a first spectrum, and at least one second white LED characterized by a second spectrum, wherein the first spectrum is substantially different than the second... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070258241 - Led package with non-bonded converging optical element: The present application discloses a light source comprising an LED die having an emitting surface and an optical element including a base, an apex, and a side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to and mechanically decoupled from the emitting surface.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070258242 - Lamp having angle adjustable socket: A lamp includes at least one decorative bar, and at least one socket angle adjustably mounted on the decorative bar. Thus, the socket is angle adjustable relative to the decorative bar to adjust the angle of the electric bulb on the socket so as to satisfy a user's requirement. In... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070258243 - Semantic light: A lighting system for delivering a dynamic, fully customized, and automatic illumination to a subject. The lighting system comprises a programmable light unit for emitting a programmed pattern and spectra of illumination, a sensor pod comprising an array of sensors for detecting ambient lighting conditions and subject characteristics, a control... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20070258245 - Document illuminator: A document illuminator includes first and second cover portions, first and second illumination sources, and a power source. The first and second cover portions are connected and foldable along a spine portion. The first and second illumination sources are secured to a corresponding one of the first and second cover... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070258244 - Embedded led light source: A light source is disclosed. For example, the light source includes an enclosure forming an internal volume, the enclosure having at least one side, a top and a bottom. At least one light emitting diode (LED) may be deployed within the internal volume of the enclosure. Optionally, an optic may... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P.

20070258247 - Light-emitting module capable of increasing dispersion diameter: A light-emitting module that allows a display panel to be made thinner is presented. The light-emitting module includes a point-light source and an optical cap. The point-light source is disposed on a substrate. The optical cap surrounds a side portion and an upper portion of the point-light source and has... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070258246 - Led package with compound converging optical element: The present application discloses a light source comprising an LED die having an emitting surface and an optical element including a base, an apex, the base, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface. Furthermore, the optical element... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070258248 - Lighted lens housing for jewelers loupe: A lighted lens housing is provided, having led(s) placed in progression around a lens opening. The light generated from led(s) is directed to a desired focal point by means of deflector ring found adjacent the outer edge of led(s). A central lens channel is provided for the insertion and placement... Agent: Jerry R. Duhe Jr

20070258249 - Projector device: A projector device-of the present invention includes a light blocking mechanism for blocking leak light from a lamp unit. The light blocking mechanism includes a first light blocking member having a plurality of first light blocking plates arranged therein at certain pitches, and a second light blocking member having a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070258251 - Lamp having double functions: A lamp includes a stand, and a shade mounted on the stand. The stand includes a support post, a base plate mounted on a first end of the support post, and a socket mounted on a second end of the support post. When the shade is rested on the socket... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070258250 - Vehicle part desk lamp: A vehicle part themed desk lamp is described. In particular, the present invention relates to a desk lamp utilizing authentic or replica vehicular parts, such as an engine valve cover for the lamp shade and spark plug wiring connecting the desk lamp base to the lamp shade. Logos may be... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070258252 - Adjustable light fixture mounting assembly: The components of an adjustable light fixture mounting assembly are secured during adjustment of a light in a lighting system. A knuckle joint with a locking taper secures an upper knuckle half to a lower knuckle half. The locking taper secures the adjustment of the knuckle halves, even if the... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070258253 - Lighting device with at least one illuminant unit for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles: A lighting device with at least one lighting unit for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles. The lighting device comprises at least one illuminant unit with one circuit board, and with at least one illuminant attached to the circuit board, connected to the conductive paths of the circuit board through contacts. The... Agent: David J. Simonelli Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070258254 - Lightening apparatus for rotators: A lightening apparatus, taking advantage of rotating shaft of a bicycle wheel, is provided. The lightening apparatus of the current application is comprised of an AC(alternating current) electricity generator, two sets of pluralities of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are immobilized inside of a rotating lightening case and connected with electric... Agent: Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu

20070258255 - Lighted floor mat system: A floor mat system that includes a mat having a decoratively shaped first portion that allows light to transmit therethrough and is surrounded by a second portion that does not allow light to transmit therethrough. A light source is positioned beneath at least the first portion of the mat. When... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070258256 - Illumination device for vanity mirrors of motor vehicles sun visors: The present invention relates to an illumination device for vanity mirrors of motor vehicle sun visors. The illumination device does not use cables as conducting elements nor external mechanical elements such as switches, simplifying the assembly operations. A conducting laminar element performs all of these functions: in addition to being... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070258257 - Light bar mount: A mounting foot for mounting a light bar on a roof of a vehicle includes at least one platform. The platform includes a recess for slidably receiving a base of a light assembly to mount the light assembly on the platform. The light assembly has a base fixedly secured to... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070258258 - Illuminating door handle and its base for car: A car door handle and its base can emit light in the darkness with warning effects. An emitting light door handle 1 includes a door handle 10 secured to car door surface; a mask 20 pervious to light secured to corresponding car door surface, and an emitting light device 30... Agent: Weng-shih, Wang

20070258259 - Vehicular headlamp and light emission module: A vehicular headlamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device that faces in a direction substantially perpendicular to a forward direction, a reflector that is formed like a curved surface so as to surround the semiconductor light emitting device, has an opening at its front, has its optical center on the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070258260 - Headlamp with beam patterns formed from semiconductor light sources: The headlamp system of the present invention includes a source array of semiconductor light sources and a lens system to produce a first component, such as spread light, of desired beam patterns and a source array of semiconductor light sources and a lens system to produce a second component, such... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20070258261 - Light scrambling system: The present invention relates to a light scrambling system that includes a substrate and a plurality of light pipes. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Each of the plurality of light pipes includes a first end on the first surface of the... Agent: Schox PLC

20070258262 - Independent, self-contained readable-panel lighting system: An apparatus for lighting a readable panel is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a lighting system for generating light independent of the electrical system of a mobile platform. Such a lighting system may include a light source, an energy storage device to supply electrical... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20070258263 - Light-emitting diode panel fixture: A light-emitting diode panel fixture including a light guide panel, a light-emitting diode strip at an edge of the light guide panel, a base encompassing the light-emitting diode strip and attached to the light guide panel, and a trim attached to the base.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070258264 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same: A backlight unit capable of reducing or effectively preventing a luminance deviation includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a light source substrate on which the plurality of light emitting diodes is mounted, a light guide plate converting line-shaped light generated from the light emitting diodes into a surface-shaped light,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070258265 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device comprising the same: A backlight unit capable of reducing or effectively preventing a hot spot phenomenon includes a plurality of light sources generating lights, a light guide plate including a portion on which the lights generated from the light sources are incident and converting the lights incident on the portion into a surface-shaped... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070258266 - Light emitting diode back light unit: A light emitting diode backlight (LED) unit includes: a substrate having a plurality of divided areas; a plurality of LEDs disposed on the substrate; and an LED driver supplying a drive power to the plurality of LEDs disposed in at least two of the plurality of divided areas, wherein at... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070258267 - Backlight module having plural light guide sets: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, which includes a substrate and at least two light guide sets formed on a surface of the substrate. Each light guide set includes a plurality of light guide elements, with the light guide elements including emission surface structures to emit light, and... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070258268 - Optical sheet and backlight assembly having the same: Provided are embodiments of an optical sheet and backlight assemblies incorporating the optical sheet. The optical sheet can include a body and a plurality of protrusions. The protrusions are arranged on a surface of the body. A furrow pattern in which furrows are arranged is formed on the protrusion for... Agent: Jeff Lloyd Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik

20070258269 - 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

20070258270 - Led mounting device: A detachable LED device that is detachable from a surface includes a detachable attachment device for being detachedly connected to the surface, and a LED display for displaying characters and being connected to the detachable attachment device. The LED display can rotate 360°.... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr

20070253182 - Keyboard illumination device for portable computer: The present invention is directed to a device for illuminating a keyboard or other portion of a PC main body unit of a portable computer (e.g., a convertible PC that can be used as a notebook PC or a tablet PC) by utilizing a center latch mechanism. An embodiment of... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070253183 - Light source device and display apparatus: A light source device includes at least one dot-like light source, a substrate where the dot-like light source is arranged, and a reflection member which is arrange to be in contact with a light-emitting surface of the dot-like light source and cover the light-emitting surface. The reflection member further includes... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070253184 - Lighting device for outdoor use: An improved lighting device for outdoor use comprises a lamp body, made of a polymeric material or other synthetic resin, and including a plurality of light emitting or phosphorescent material inserts.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070253186 - Backlight module and liquid crystal display incorporating same: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a bottom tray (280), a light guide plate (250), and a light source assembly (270). The bottom tray includes a bottom plate (281) and a pair of opposite holding arms (282) extending from the bottom plate. The light guide plate is provided on the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070253185 - Method and system for illuminating an indicator: A method and system are provided to illuminate an indicator, including indicators for electronic systems, appliances, and motor vehicle settings such as a visible temperature setting. Lighting efficiency is maximized, while light leaks, bright spots, shadows, internal reflections, color bleeds, and other undesirable visual effects are avoided. A lightbox having... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070253187 - Light sensitive illuminated exhibitor: The present invention is directed to a light sensitive illuminated exhibitor that assists in providing illumination for reading and viewing objects in low-light situations, such as restaurants and any other places where low light conditions make it difficult to read printed matter without additional lighting. The light sensitive illuminated exhibitor... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20070253188 - Led spotlight: An LED spotlight is made with at least one light emitting diode and a lens placed forward of the light emitting diode to collimate the light from the light emitting diode into a beam. The light emitting diode is preferably a type with a nominal power of at least 1... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070253189 - Switches for electrical accessories: A switch device for an electrical appliance securable to a rail structure, a preferred embodiment of the switch device including a remote switch including a resilient or flexible housing having resilient members adapted to grasp a longitudinal rail of the rail structure for retaining the housing to the rail.... Agent: David Weiss

20070253190 - Light energy collection hand tool: A light energy collection hand tool comprises a handle; a driving portion at one end of the handle; and an energy collection plate installed on the handle. The energy collection plate includes a solar energy plate on a surface of the handle, an energy storage unit; and a conductive unit... Agent: Chih-ching Hsieh

20070253191 - Revolving christmas tree with articulating branches: This invention relates to a revolving, collapsible Christmas tree wherein the branches of the tree are arranged such that they can be folded for storage and returned to a outstretched position for display. This invention also relates to a revolving Christmas tree that incorporates at least two safety devices to... Agent: David J. Wilson

20070253192 - Rear trim ring for a vandal resistant luminaire: A rear trim ring for a vandal resistant luminaire having a round front and rear opening, the rear opening mounts flush to the surface onto which the luminaire is installed eliminating pry points between the luminaire and mounting surface, and an annular space between the rear trim ring and a... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070253193 - Retro-fit system for non-insulated ceiling can light fixture: r

20070253194 - Rechargeable flashlight and battery assembly for single-handed intermittent and continuous operation: A rechargeable flashlight is also provided. The flashlight includes a housing having a battery compartment and a light source adjacent a first end of the housing. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides power for the flashlight. A controller circuit serially connected with the battery is operable to control the flow of... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070253195 - Flashlight: A flashlight and method for coupling the flashlight are disclosed. In an embodiment, the flashlight comprise a magnet, a battery, and an insulator. The flashlight further includes a housing in which the magnet, the battery, and the insulator are disposed. In addition, the flashlight includes a switch and a light.... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20070253196 - Led aquarium light: An aquarium lighting system includes an LED array that includes multiple white light LEDs and multiple blue light LEDs. A control system separately controls a) the intensity of white light output by the white LEDs, and b) the intensity of blue light output by the blue LEDs.... Agent: Fsp LLC

20070253197 - Light-emitting diode light source system: A light-emitting diode light source system includes a plurality of light-emitting diode modules for providing light beams; a light-combining unit including a plurality of light incident sides and a light emerging side, the light beams from the light-emitting diode modules entering the light-combining unit via the light incident sides, respectively,... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070253198 - Street light: A system and method for illuminating is disclosed. The disclosed invention is fittable and usable in many conventional street lighting structures. The system includes a circuit board which includes a plurality of LEDs. Each end of the circuit board is insertable into a receiving structural member on each side. Each... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070253200 - Gasket system for a vandal resistant luminaire: A gasket for a vandal resistant luminaire, the gasket is constructed to be disposed between an electrical component housing and a lens wherein the lens is held to the electrical component housing with a front trim ring surrounding an outer portion thereof. The gasket is designed to form a seal... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070253199 - Vandal resistant luminaire: A vandal resistant luminaire having an electrical component housing with an outwardly extending rim separating a front portion from a rear portion; the front portion has a gasket ring about a front edge, at least one lamp socket, wiring, and associated electrical components contained therein; a shock absorbing gasket is... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070253202 - Led lamp and heat-dissipating structure thereof: The present invention is directed to a LED lamp and the heat-dissipating structure thereof. The heat-dissipating structure is used to dissipate the heat generated by the LED and comprises a first heat-dissipating body and a second heat-dissipating body. The first heat-dissipating body has a casing with an opening formed thereon.... Agent: Hdsl

20070253201 - Lighting fixture and method: A lighting fixture and method such as, for example, an induction lighting fixture and method, is described.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070253203 - Discharge lamp with optimized salt filling: A discharge lamp has a discharge vessel for generating an arc discharge between two electrodes. The discharge vessel contains an inert gas, and metal halides. The lamp further comprises an outer envelope surrounding the discharge vessel. The outer envelope is made of transparent material containing Potassium in a maximum concentration... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070253204 - Front trim ring for a vandal resistant luminaire: A trim ring for a vandal resistant luminaire, the trim ring is disposed about an electrical component housing and a lens and holds the lens to the electrical component housing. The trim ring is designed to protect the luminaire by absorbing physical shock exerted on the luminaire and provide an... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070253205 - Fixture: The present invention relates generally to the field of lighting. More particularly, the present invention relates to decorative, reconfigurable or energy and maintenance efficient fluorescent light fixtures that use energy efficient lamps and ballasts, and to an apparatus for new fluorescent light fixtures and for replacing an existing fluorescent light... Agent: Alton W. Payne

20070253207 - Flashlight mounting system: A rail mounting assembly for coupling a flashlight or other instrument to a fixed point on a person's body, clothing, equipment or accessories allows a user to direct or otherwise fix light upon a person or area of interest. The rail mounting assembly may have a dovetail profile for mating... Agent: Insight Technology, Inc. Attn: Peter W. Murphy

20070253206 - Lamp device with rotatable legs: A lamp device with rotatable legs comprises a lamp body having at least one stand rod; a light emitting unit combined to one end of the stand rod, and a lampshade; a lamp frame connected to one end of the lamp body; the lamp frame having a plurality of leg... Agent: Meiric Chen

20070253208 - Pole mounted illuminated sign: A lighting unit adapted to be mounted to a vertical member, preferably a pole for use at a checkout counter in a retail service location. The lighting unit inc