Illumination inventions 12/07

20070297163 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display module using the same: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of light emitting diode units, each of the plurality of light emitting diode units including at least one light emitting diode and a printed circuit board mounting the at least one light emitting diode, and a reflective sheet on the printed circuit board, the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070297164 - Illuminating necklace: An illuminated necklace. The necklace has a plurality of ornamental lamp fixtures, some of which include light emitting devices therein. The light emitting devices are switched on and off in excess of 100 times per minute. The ornamental lamp fixtures may be provided in the shape of shamrocks, hearts, pumpkins,... Agent: R Reams Goodloe, Jr. & R. Reams Goodloe, P.s.

20070297165 - Light for a basketball system: A lighting system for a basketball system may be movable between a first position in which the lighting system is disposed behind the backboard and a second position in which the lighting system is disposed in front of the backboard to allow maintenance to be performed on the lighting system.... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070297166 - Electric candle: An electric candle is disclosed that includes a housing; a cap secured to a top edge of the housing; a bulb projected from a top of the cap; and a base secured to a bottom edge of the housing and including a battery power source, and a switch. The housing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070297167 - Solar rechargeable lantern: A solar rechargeable lantern assembly is disclosed. The solar rechargeable lantern assembly includes at least one light source, a battery electrically connected to the at least one light source suitable for providing power to at least one of the at least one light source and at least one an external... Agent: Louis M. Heidelberger, Esq. Reed Smith, LLP

20070297168 - High-brightness diffusion plate with trapezoid lens: A high-brightness diffusion plate with trapezoid lens applied to a direct-type backlight module is disclosed. The high-brightness diffusion plate with trapezoid lens according to the present invention consists of a diffusion plate and a plurality of trapezoid lens disposed on at least one side of the diffusion plate for improving... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070297170 - Illumination apparatus, light modulation apparatus, display apparatus, projection-type display apparatus and rear-projection television: An illumination apparatus includes: a light source including at least one light-emitting element, the light-emitting element being configured to emit light and having an uneven light distribution characteristic; a coupling optical system disposed corresponding to the light source and configured to convert the light emitted from the light source into... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070297169 - Lighting device: A lighting device, useable for example as a nightlight, comprises (a) first connection means for connection to an existing (“primary”) light fitting, (b) second connection means for connection to a primary light source, (c) an integrated secondary light source and (d) electrical and/or electronic controls arranged such that both the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070297172 - Backlight apparatus and color image display apparatus: Herein disclosed a backlight apparatus for illuminating a color display panel from the back side, which may include a light source section having a composite light source, a light detecting light introducing plate, a plurality of light amount sensors for the individual colors, and control means.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070297171 - Color-tunable illumination system for imaging illumination: A color-tunable illumination system for imaging illumination having a tuning means and at least two light sources of different colors. The illumination system comprises a reflector having a reflector contour, the light sources being accommodated in the vicinity of the reflector contour, and a compact diffusing medium accommodated at the... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070297173 - Illumination system: An illumination system includes a first reflective element, a first lamp, a second lamp and a second reflective element. The second lamp is disposed on a second axis, the first reflective element and the first lamp are disposed at opposite sides of the second axis and on a first axis... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070297174 - Lighting balloon apparatus: A novel lighting balloon apparatus is provided for various indoor and outdoor lighting applications. The lighting balloon apparatus is comprised of a unique rectangular-shaped balloon envelope body constructed from a medium weight laminate of polyester film weaved into polyester fabric using an adhesive containing an antimicrobial additive and an ultraviolet... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070297176 - Uniform light generating system for adjusting output brightness and method of using the same: A uniform light generating system for adjusting output brightness, including a light-generating unit, a light-transmitting unit, a hollow spheroid unit, a light-sensing unit, and a control unit. The light-generating unit has a light-emitting element for generating light beams and a brightness control element for adjusting the luminous flux of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070297175 - Method for establishing a light beam with substantially constant luminous intensity: The invention relates to a method for establishing a light beam (CLB) with substantially constant luminous intensity comprising the steps of establishing a light beam (LB) by means of a light source (SAL) and controlling an attenuation of said light beam (LB) on the basis of occurrences of luminous intensity... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070297178 - Led lamp: An LED lamp includes bare LED chips, an axle, and a lampshade. The bare LED chips are mounted on surface of the axle. The axle extends across the lampshade. A heat pipe is installed inside the axle for transferring the heat generated by the LED chips to exterior of the... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20070297177 - Modular lamp structure: A modular lamp structure includes a housing, a base, an illumination module, and a control module. The housing has a receiving space. The base is disposed in the receiving space, the base including one end and other end. The illumination module is disposed on the one end of the base,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070297179 - Efficient emitting led package and method for efficiently emitting light: An LED package comprises an LED for emitting LED light, and a conversion material remote to said LED for down-converting the wavelength of LED light. The package further comprises a reflector directing at least some of the LED light toward the conversion material, the conversion material down-converting the wavelength of... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070297180 - Reflector device for a lighting device: A reflector device for a lighting device, having a reflector element that has a light emission side and a back side facing away from the light emission side. From the back side to the light emission side, at least one mounting opening is provided, through which an electrically conductive connection... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070297181 - Louver assembly for a light fixture: A louver assembly is disclosed for use in an overhead lighting system. The louver assembly comprises a series of thin, lightweight stringers and blade ribs arranged perpendicular to one another such that the respective side surfaces of the respective stringers are positioned at an acute angle with respect to a... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070297182 - Low-profile, aimable lighting assembly: A lighting assembly includes a bezel, a housing coupled to the bezel, the housing having a pivot point provided on a first surface, a lamp provided between the housing and the bezel, and a biasing member configured to bias the lamp against the bezel. The biasing member engages the housing... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070297183 - Heat sink: An LED lamp has a housing comprising a heat conductive body arrayed about a longitudinal axis with a tubular projection extending therefrom coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The tubular projection has a distal end attached to the heat conductive body and a proximal end opposite thereto. A motor is positioned... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc.

20070297184 - Apparatus, method and system for providing multi-mode illumination: In light of the foregoing background, exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an improved apparatus, method and system for providing multi-mode illumination. Specifically, exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a lighting apparatus capable of multiple modes of illumination (e.g., infrared illumination mode, visible light illumination mode, spot-light mode,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070297185 - Electronic candleholder: An electronic candleholder includes a cup, a set of electronic installation containing a functional circuit, and a candleholder, in which decoration items may be placed. The functional circuit is activated in two phases, wherein a toggle switch in the form of an expansion press lever is disposed to activate phase... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070297186 - Clamp light: The clamp light comprises an elongated body formed of a rigid material. The elongated body supports a light source that is protected by a transparent cover. A fixed jaw is formed at one end of the elongated body and has a clamp pad formed thereon. A movable jaw having a... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070297187 - Lamp socket assembly: A lamp socket assembly has a casing, a base, at least one reflective element and at least one light bulb. The casing has a cavity and at least one electrical socket mounted in the cavity. The base has at least one recess formed through the base. The reflective elements detachably... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070297188 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same: A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device having the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light guide plate including an incident surface formed at a lateral side of the light guide plate, a light emitting diode (“LED”) positioned below the light guide plate and a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070297189 - Linear light source for enhancing uniformity of beaming light within the beaming light's effective focal range: A light guide assembly as a linear light source for enhancing the uniformity of beaming light within the beaming light's effective focal range comprising a light guide bar connected to a light source assembly and a reflective housing encasing the light guide bar. One surface of the light guide bar... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20070297190 - Solid state light source adapted for remote illumination: A lighting device having a light source, light pipe, and a light-dispensing element is disclosed. The light source emits light at a first wavelength and transmits that light to the light pipe. The light dispensing emitter includes an extended section coupled to the light pipe that emits light along the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070297191 - Linear solid state illuminator: An illuminator for a display is provided that includes a light guide plate to substantially cover a viewable portion of the display, and a thin film light-emitting source. Light from the thin film light-emitting source is directed into an edge of the light guide plate to provide light for the... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20070297192 - Energy efficient illumination for a light source in the form of a surface: An apparatus and method for coupling light into a light source in the form of a surface are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a linear light source including a light diffuser. The apparatus also has a sheet having a first edge with the linear light source placed... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070297193 - Light guiding board and light source and display panel unit and electronic apparatus: A light guiding board allows introduction of light into an optically-transparent board member through an incidence surface. Prisms serve to irradiate the light out of the back surface of the optically-transparent board member. A surface emission is realized at the back surface of the optically-transparent board member. In the case... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070297194 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a reflection film is provided. The light guide plate has alight-incident surface, a first light-emitting surface, and a second light-emitting surface. The light emitted by the light source enters the light guide plate via the light-incident surface, then... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070297195 - Backlight unit and method to uniform the brightness thereof: A backlight unit has a frame, at least one optical film, and at least one light source accommodated in the frame. The frame has a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, two opposite side walls, and at least one protuberance integrated on the top wall. The... Agent: Hdsl

20070297196 - Light string system: The present invention is a lamp system for use in a light string system comprising a light assembly and a socket assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, a base in communication with the light source, and a bypass activating system. The socket assembly comprises a socket adapted to... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070291466 - Video conferencing lighting system: A system for lighting at least one individual positioned about a piece of furniture during a video recording process includes a piece of furniture having a work surface and at least one non-work surface. A lighting source is arranged along either the work surface or the non-work surface of the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070291469 - Switch panel assembly with a light-guiding rod: A switch panel assembly is mounted on a wall and has a switch panel, a light-guiding rod, a circuit board and a switch. The switch panel has two lamp holders formed on and protruding from the switch panel. The light-guiding rod is mounted between the two lamp holders. The circuit... Agent: Frenkel & Associates, P.C. Suite 330

20070291470 - Exhaust tailpipe flame effect device: A flame effect device for a vehicle including an exhaust pipe and an effect module. The effect module includes a fan, a light, and streamers. When the effect module is activated, the fan blows the streamers in front of the light creating a reflection on the inside face of the... Agent: Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20070291471 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal device are disclosed for improving the brightness of the liquid crystal display. The backlight unit includes a plurality of lamps, a prism reflector, and a plurality of lamp guides. The prism reflector forms a plurality of prism peaks for positioning the plurality of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070291465 - Auxiliary light device for camera: There is disclosed a light irradiating section of a auxiliary lighting device to be incorporated in a camera, which makes it possible to eliminate unevenness of exposure amount possibly occurring in the close-up image capturing mode. To achieve this goal even if the light irradiating section is disposed at such... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070291467 - Illumination source: An illumination source is composed of a white LED of a first light source color and an orange LED of a second light source color, so that light is emitted in a color created as a result of mixing the first and second light source colors. The first and second... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (matsushita)

20070291468 - 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

20070291472 - Control system for liquid motion lamp: A control system for a liquid motion lamp maintains the proper temperature of liquids within the lamp to provide desired motion within the lamp, and reduces sensitivity to ambient temperature. The lamp preferably includes two heating elements, a first element for initial heating, such as a heat blanket, resistive glass... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070291473 - Methods and apparatus relating to improved visual recognition and safety: A visual recognition and identification apparatus comprising a mounting means adapted for placement on an object wherein said mounting means incorporates one or a plurality of light emitting diodes adapted to provide a visual signal characterised in that said LED's are mounted in, on, or connected to a printed circuit... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070291474 - Led illumination for handheld tools: An illumination source for illuminating the jaws of a handheld tool near the tool's working tip. At least one LED is mounted on a handheld tool such that when energized, the LED light encircles the tips of the tool's jaws and illuminates the working surface. The illumination source may be... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070291475 - Decorative light system: A portable light device is capable of generating light that is substantially uniformly distributed at its surface. The light device includes a housing having at least a translucent portion formed of a translucent material A first light source is disposed within the housing and is adapted to generate light. A... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070291476 - Self-assembly candelabra: A candelabrum contains a number of candlesticks, each having a drip pan supported by an arm. The arms of two or more candlesticks can be bundled together by a flexible sleeving device. The flexibility of the sleeving devices make the bundling very easy to conduct. In addition, the arms of... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070291477 - Portable and mountable light bulb and fixture: A light assembly includes a portable lamp unit that functions alone as a light source or may be combined with a base unit for permanent or temporary attachment to a surface. The lamp unit has a light transmitting means, a power source, and an operating means that together provide a... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070291478 - Led-based lamp equipped with a compact case and with multidirectional orientation: A portable lamp comprises a LED-based lighting module, a rotary selector switch for selecting the operating mode, and a power supply battery, the whole assembly being housed in a compact case which is coupled to a fixing plate with multidirectional orientation. The lighting module and the selector switch are arranged... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291479 - Modular flashlight and method of use therefor: A flashlight includes a flashlight head assembly that may be used with either one or two batteries. For use with one battery, a body receives a battery therein and the flashlight head assembly is secured to the body. For use with two batteries, an extension unit is secured to the... Agent: Law Offices Of Christopher L. Makay

20070291480 - Edge mount shelf light assembly: The present disclosure provides a light assembly (6) for connection to a shelving unit having an elongated housing (10). The elongated housing (10) includes a mounting face (12), an outer face (16) formed opposite the mounting face (12), and an upper face (14) extending between the mounting face (12) and... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070291481 - Light fixture and lens assembly for same: A light fixture or troffer for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a reflector assembly within which the light source is positioned and a lens assembly detachably secured to a portion of the reflector assembly such that a lens of the lens... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070291482 - Illumination device and method of making the device: An illumination device and method of making the device uses a three-dimensional (3D) substrate on which a number of light-emitting dies are mounted. The 3D substrate is configured to define an interior region. The illumination device includes electrical traces on at least one of the exterior surface and the interior... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070291483 - Controlled lighting methods and apparatus: Described herein are lighting units of a variety of types and configurations, including linear lighting units suitable for lighting large spaces, such as building exteriors and interiors. Also provided herein are methods and systems for powering lighting units, controlling lighting units, authoring displays for lighting units, and addressing control data... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070291484 - Illumination system and projection apparatus: An illumination system includes a point light source array, a lens and a collimating lens. The collimating lens is disposed between the point light source array and the lens. The point light source array is suitable for emitting a planar light source and both the lens and the collimating lens... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070291485 - Light source: A light source for a backlight unit is disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diode modules arranged in a manner corresponding to an array, in which each of the light emitting diode modules includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The array includes a plurality of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070291486 - Light-mixing module having mask in corner thereof: A light-mixing module includes a luminous panel having a plurality of red, green, and blue illuminants arranged alternately, at least one corner being formed in an area defined by the arrangement of the illuminants, a predetermined illuminant being located at the corner; at least one mask located above the luminous... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070291487 - Lamp assembly automatically controlling main beam direction and additional beam direction: Provided is an automotive lamp assembly that can dynamically control the amount and direction of side radiation of light, as a vehicle travels along a curved road. The lamp assembly includes a projection lamp module including a light source, a reflecting mirror reflecting light emitted from the light source forward,... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070291488 - Decorative light system: A decorative light system includes a base and a portable light device capable of communicating with each other to generate a light show. The system includes a base defining a receptacle and including a microcontroller, a transceiver operably coupled to the microcontroller and adapted to generate a control signal, a... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070291490 - Light emitting device having a metal can package for improved heat dissipation: A light emitting device having an hermetically sealed package that includes a light source positioned in a metal can container on which is placed an optically-transparent cover. An enclosed space formed by the metal can container and the optically-transparent cover may be filled with an inert, heat-conducting gas or liquid... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070291489 - Light source device and method of making the device: A light source device and method of making the device uses a substrate, which may be a glass or ceramic substrate, having thru-holes for heat dissipation. The light source device includes a number of light-emitting dies that are mounted on the substrate such that each thru-hole is positioned directly below... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070291491 - Illumination system and method for recycling light to increase the brightness of the light source: An illumination system for increasing the brightness of a light source comprises an optical recycling device coupled to the light source, preferably light emitting diode (LED), for spatially and/or angularly recycling light. The optical recycling device spatially recycles a portion of rays of light emitted by the LED back to... Agent: C. Andrew Im Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070291492 - Traditional style post-top luminaire with relamping module and method: A luminaire adapted to being mounted at the top of a post having a design reducing maintenance costs. The luminaire has a capital with a globe mounted thereon forming an optical chamber, the capital has a front access area with a front access door hingedly attached thereto and optionally has... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070291493 - Webbing structure with a banded light-emitting effect and method for manufacturing the same: A webbing structure with a banded light-emitting effect includes two opaque band sets, a transparent band set, a plurality of longitudinal opaque wires, and a light-emitting module. Each opaque band set is composed of a plurality of latitudinal opaque wires. The transparent band set is arranged between the two opaque... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070291494 - Led reflector assembly for improving the color rendering index of the light output: A lighting assembly is provided that includes a white LED and a reflector assembly, wherein the surface of the reflector assembly selectively reflects a portion of the output from the LED in a manner that results in a color temperature shift of the light output from the LED. To produce... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070291495 - Reversible light reflector: The present invention provides a luminaire comprising a lamp housing having an upper surface and at least one opposed pair of lamp holders extending downwardly from opposing ends of said housing. The housing includes a plurality of apertures in the upper surface thereof to permit transmission of light therethrough and... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070291496 - Process for optically transparent via filling: A method of forming a filled via with an optically transmissive material and a resulting product. The method comprises drilling a via in a panel and filling the via with an optically transmissive material. The method can also be used to create a light transmissive section of a housing. A... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070291497 - Pendent style luminaire split design: The pendent style luminaire split design incorporates generally a housing split into sections, a first section of the housing is attached to the top member located at the mounting arm while the second section of the housing is attached to the lens frame. The second section swings about a hinge... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070291498 - Electroluminescent lamp having a flexible foil light element: The invention relates to an electro-luminescent light element, in particular to a foil-shaped light element with a light emitting surface (34) for emitting light from a light pigment layer (16) arranged on a carrier (12). According to the invention the light element (10) is provided with an electrically conductive cover... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070291499 - Lamp unit of vehicle headlamp: By a convex lens arranged on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a lamp unit, direct light from a light emitting element arranged rearward of the convex lens is deflected to emit so that the light is made to be parallel light in a vertical... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070291501 - Vehicular lamp: A lamp unit includes a semiconductor light-emitting element portion, a reflector that radiates light from a light source forward of the lamp, and a driving portion that moves relative positions of the semiconductor light-emitting element portion and the reflector. The semiconductor light-emitting element portion is provided with a light-emitting surface... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070291500 - Headlight comprising a fixed attached support element on which a reflector is pivotally mounted: A motor vehicle headlight that is able to emit a light beam on a roughly longitudinal axis and that comprises a housing that has a rear bottom and inside which there are arranged; at least one light source that is mounted fixedly in the housing; and at least one reflector... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070291502 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp includes a light source bulb for emitting light, a base member fixed with a light source bulb, a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source bulb, a projecting lens for projecting light reflected by the reflector to a front side along an optical axis Ax,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070291503 - Light-emitting diode arrangement for a high-power ligth-emitting diode and method for producing a light-emitting diode arrangement: A light emitting diode arrangement, comprising at least one high power light emitting diode (34), the high power light emitting diode (34) being mounted onto a flexible circuit board (10). A method is also disclosed for producing such a light emitting diode arrangement.... Agent: Thomas Langer Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane

20070291504 - Fused fiber array optics for led: A fused fiber array optics is provided as a LED lens. The fused fiber array optics is formed by multiple fibers having a same numerical aperture arranged and fused together. Each fiber has a transparent core wrapped inside a cladding. By choosing fibers of a particular numerical aperture and using... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070291505 - Light source assembly with integrated optical pipe: A light source assembly (212) for providing a homogenized light beam (224) includes a first light source (234), a second light source (236), and an optical pipe (228) that defines a pipe passageway (228A). The first light source (234) generates a first light (234A) that is directed into the pipe... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20070291506 - Lighting control having an idle state with wake-up upon actuation: A load control device comprises an actuator for controlling a connected lighting load and a plurality of status indicators for displaying the intensity of the lighting load as feedback to a user. One or more of the status indicators are illuminated to a bright active level when the actuator is... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070291507 - Method and device to improve backlight uniformity: A hot spot filter for a light guide is created by taking an image of the light output pattern of an illuminated light guide. The hot spot filter may be a film, a layer, or an additional liquid crystal display dedicated to attenuating bright spots from the light guide. The... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20070291508 - Illumination system for illuminating display devices and display device comprising such an illumination system: The invention relates to an illumination system (1) for illuminating display devices, comprising: a light emission window (2) for emitting light in the direction of a display device, a reflector (5) for reflecting light, at least a part of which reflector is arranged substantially parallel to and opposite to the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070291509 - Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display having the same and method thereof: A backlight assembly including a universal lamp unit with a common connecting structure coupling a lamp and an inverter through a lamp socket and a conductor when connecting the lamp and the inverter with each other, a liquid crystal display including the same and a method of manufacturing thereof. Backlight... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070291510 - Backlight module and light guide plate thereof: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, at least one point light source, and an optical film. The light guide plate has a light outputting surface and a light reflecting surface opposing to the light outputting surface. A plurality of dots are indented on the light outputting surface, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291511 - Cables fixing apparatus for backlight module: A cables fixing apparatus for backlight a module includes a rear frame having a leading-out area in a side edge with a plurality of protrusions thereof; a lamp cable; and a mold frame having a plurality of crooks, wherein these crooks face to any one of these protrusions so as... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291513 - Backlight module structured for absorbing electromagnetic radiation and liquid crystal display device using same: An exemplary backlight module (200) includes a light source (250), and a frame (260) containing the light source therein. The frame includes an absorbing material for absorbing electromagnetic radiation generated by the light source. The frame of the backlight module installed in an LCD device (20) contains absorbing material therein,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070291512 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display module using the same: A backlight unit includes a lamp, a bottom frame disposed under the lamp, the bottom frame having a first hole corresponding to the lamp, a light guide holder inserted into the first hole, and a light emitting diode disposed under the light guide holder.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070285912 - Antenna with lighting function: An antenna with a lighting function includes an accommodation body, a light-transmissive head, a light source, and an antenna component. The accommodation body has an accommodation space therein, and the light-transmissive head is disposed on the accommodation body and allows lights to transmit through. The light source is disposed within... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070285913 - Device with modal lighting control and method thereof: A device (50) with modal lighting includes a translucent layer (74); a first light source (60) operative to project light (94) through the translucent layer (74); and a second light source (65b) operative to project light (93) through the translucent layer (74). The first light source (60) prevents light (91)... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070285914 - Lighting system for generating light and an image: A lighting system to be used as an architectural panel or wall or communication device. The system works as a decorative or marketing element comprising a structural framework. The framework comprises an apparatus to affix in the frontal and back sides, an apparatus for the generation of light and images,... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070285915 - Fitting and method of installation: A method for installing a light fixture in an opening formed in a support structure includes positioning an end of the light fixture in the opening, applying an installation force on the light fixture to advance the light fixture into the opening such that an oversized interference feature on the... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20070285916 - Keyed replaceable lamp: The present invention is directed to the design and manufacturing of prealigned, keyed, removable, double end mounted arc lamps that enable, inter alia, end-users to perform an alignment free, bare lamp replacement in a lamp reflector module in the field of projection display systems and fiber optic illumination systems.... Agent: Lillie Law, LLC

20070285917 - Display having thin cross-section and/or multi-colored output: A display includes a substrate having front and rear sides and defining one or more optical paths. A light source corresponding to each optical path is associated with the rear side of the substrate. Light propagates from the light source to the front side of the substrate through the corresponding... Agent: Jenner & Block, LLP

20070285918 - Multiple led control apparatus and method: One embodiment of a system for illuminating multiple LEDs comprises a plurality of LEDs and a controller programmed to provide a plurality of serial binary signals, each of which drives a respective one of the plurality of LEDs. Each of the serial binary signals comprises a series of pulses with... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070285919 - Motion activated and selective light circuit: A motion activated light circuit is comprised of a motion activatable switch which effects switch closures upon displacement thereof for connecting a supply voltage to a pulse generator circuit which generates a predetermined pulse length to provide a control signal at an output thereof. An oscillator circuit is coupled to... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070285921 - Networked architectural lighting with customizable color accents: The present invention provides systems and apparatuses for dynamically controlling the operational modes of a single luminaire or a group of networked luminaires configured to deliver an illumination pattern having a decorative colored glow surrounding a central region of substantially uniform brightness. A control module for the luminaire is configured... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070285922 - Light-emitting device: A light-emitting device is disclosed, in which a body is provided with a first joining portion, light-emitting elements located at a side of the body having the first joining portion for emitting light and an optical processing element disposed at a side of the light-emitting elements having a second joining... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285920 - Lighting assembly, heat sink and heat recovery system therefor: A lighting assembly includes a thermally conductive mounting having a mounting surface is provided. A heat sink seat having a front and rear surface is moveably mounted to the mounting surface. A light emitting device may be attached to the front surface of the heat sink seat. Different embodiments of... Agent: Allen J. Hoover Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070285923 - Shining device for indication purpose: A shining device includes a high-power light emitting diode (LED) set, a grate plate, and a converging lens set; the grate plate is positioned in front of the LED set, and it has a light passage hole; the converging lens set is positioned in front of the grate plate; light... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070285924 - Integral ballast lamp thermal management method and apparatus: A lamp having a lighting source, integral electronics, and a thermal distribution mechanism disposed in a housing. The thermal distribution mechanism may include a variety of insulative, radiative, conductive, and convective heat distribution techniques. For example, the lamp may include a thermal shield between the lighting source and the integral... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20070285925 - Stage lighting methods and apparatus: Spot illumination apparatus and methods are described. According to one implementation a spot luminaire includes a light source for emitting a beam of light and a projection lens configured to project the beam of light towards a distant target. A first field stop, through which the beam of light passes,... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070285927 - Light-emitting device: A light-emitting device is disclosed, in which a body and a heat-dissipating base disposed at a side of the body are provided. The heat-dissipating base has light-emitting elements located at a side of the body for emitting light, a printed circuit board for receiving the light-emitting elements and power lines... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285926 - Method and apparatus for cooling a lightbulb: A device has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), heat conducting structure that includes a heat pipe and that carries heat from the region of the LEDs to a further location spaced therefrom, and heat dissipating structure that accepts heat from the heat conducting structure at the further location... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070285928 - Light source unit and projector utilizing the light source unit: A light source unit has a main body portion and light emitting elements, and the main body portion includes wall surfaces which constitute reflecting planes which are inclined so as to define a rectangular projecting port, and an inclination of the wall surfaces lying on longer member sides constitutes an... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070285929 - Exterior wall lamps: An exterior light fixture includes a housing configured to be mounted to an exterior vertical wall. A luminaire is connected via a projecting arm to the housing and powered by electrical wires running therethrough. The housing includes a rotatable door which, when rotated from a closed position to an open... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070285930 - Heat-dissipating module: A heat-dissipating module is applicable in a light-emitting device for dissipating heat of light-emitting elements in the light-emitting device. The heat-dissipating module has a heat-dissipating base located in the light-emitting device, a printed circuit board disposed on the heat-dissipating base for receiving the plurality of light-emitting elements and power lines... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285931 - Direct type backlight module with reinforcement frames: A backlight module includes a reflective plate, at least one optical plate, a plurality of light sources, two reinforcement frames and a plurality of fixing members. The reflective plate includes a base defining at least one first locking portion, and two opposite sidewalls. The optical plate is disposed on the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070285932 - Base for a lamp: A base for a discharge lamp has a stainless steel material which discolors in the visible region above a predetermined temperature, it being possible to perceive such a discoloration preferably above approximately 230° C. with an increasingly strong yellow tarnishing color.... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070285933 - Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes: An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel conductors (112, 114). A plurality of light emitting diode (LED) devices (102) are affixed to the cord... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070285934 - Bicycle safety lighting: A bicycle or moped lighting system projects light onto a rider's legs to make the rider more visible to motor vehicle operators and thereby improve the rider's safety. At least one safety light fixture is mounted to lower portions of bicycle seat stays or rear portions of the bicycle chain... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070285935 - Passing lamp assembly for motorcycle: A passing lamp assembly for a motorcycle. A mount arm extends between opposite end portions and is mounted below the headlight of a motorcycle. A spherical element having a through-hole passing therethrough is formed at the mount arm end portions. Passing lamps are pivotally mounted above the spherical elements by... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070285936 - Outside rear-view mirror for vehicle: The invention relates to an outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle. The invention comprises at least one mirror that is surrounded by at least one mirror casing which is supported in a frame that is articulated to a base member which is designed to be fixed to the vehicle. According... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070285937 - Vehicle lamp assembly with heat sink: An apparatus including at least one LED mounted to a printed circuit board, a reflector including at least one heat stake, and a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving the at least one heat stake. The at least one LED is positioned between the reflector and the... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20070285938 - Visibility enhancing pattern for a light producing wheel structure: Rotation of a wheel assembly having phosphorescent pigments of differing visages creates a visual effect, such as a flashing or strobing appearance, not seen while the wheel is stationary. The arrangement of multiple visages of phosphorescent pigment may be within a single band or other shape or multiple bands or... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070285939 - Light source and vehicle lamp: The disclosed subject matter includes light sources that have a high luminous flux and a favorable bright distribution, and includes vehicle lamps that have both a favorable light distribution pattern and a capability of being miniaturized by using the LED light sources. The light source can include a base board,... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20070285940 - A luminaire: A preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a luminaire (21; 54; 57) comprising: a light source (35), and a frame (27) having a plurality of optic fiber stubs (31) retained therein, said stubs (31) being selectively movable by a user with respect to the frame (27) to form... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20070285941 - Optical component and backlight unit using the optical component: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] When a substantially collimated light impinges on the plane of incidence (9), an outgoing light from the outgoing plane (10) exhibits anisotropy in its intensity along an azimuth of 30° to normal to the outgoing plane (10), the anisotropy being such that the ratio between a... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070285942 - Organic light-emitting display device: An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, a first buffer layer and a second buffer layer on the substrate, a thin film transistor on the second buffer layer, an organic light-emitting diode electrically connected with the thin film transistor, and a photo sensor with an intrinsic region on the... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070285943 - Phosphor based illumination system having an interference reflector and a display: An illumination system including a light source, a light guide including an output surface, emissive material positioned to receive light from the output surface of the light guide, and a first interference reflector positioned between the output surface of the light guide and the emissive material is disclosed. The light... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070285944 - Flat light source: Each point light source includes an overhang projecting perpendicularly to a light emitting surface from one side of the light emitting surface, and the overhang has its main surface made in contact with a light outgoing surface of a light guide plate with the light emitting surface facing a light... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070285945 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the same: A backlight unit includes a lamp to generate and radiate an ultraviolet ray, a light guide plate including a light receiving portion to receive the ultraviolet ray, an optical sheet disposed on the light guide plate to change the ultraviolet ray into a visible ray, the optical sheet including a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070285946 - Light guide plate: A light guide plate is adapted for use with at least one light source that is capable of providing source light beams. The light guide plate includes a plate body, and a plurality of light-guiding structures that are distributed on the plate body. Each of the light-guiding structures is in... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070285947 - Keypad backlight assembly for handheld device using light guide plate: A keypad backlight assembly for a handheld device using a light guide plate positioned between a key sheet and a press contact sheet, thereby providing stability in structure, simplification in manufacturing process, and improvement in performance.... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070285948 - Backlight unit, and display device including the same: A backlight unit is capable of being designed in consideration of both thermal expansion of optical sheets and positioning accuracy of the optical sheets on a backlight chassis. The backlight unit is arranged behind a display panel a and includes a backlight chassis arranged to house a lamp, which includes... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070285949 - Led track lighting system: A track lighting system wherein a module having a plurality of LEDs mounted thereto is placed within a channel shaped rail system, the module being positionable within the rail system. A first surface of a first printed circuit board (PCB) is positioned on the bottom surface of the rail system... Agent: Irving Keschner

20070279893 - Sign structure for a personal computer: A sign structure for a personal computer includes a casing panel, an illuminating panel, and a sign panel. The casing panel has a least one slot opening. The illuminating panel, mounted adjacent to an exterior surface of the casing panel has at least one through opening corresponding to the slot... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070279894 - Motion-responsive illuminated garment: A garment is illuminated with flashing lights in response to movement by a wearer and is protected against water damage.... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070279895 - Workspace lighting system: A modular lighting system for lighting a work area is disclosed. The system includes a power supply with power outlets for powering LED fixtures. The power supply preferably operates at or below a fixed power output level, such as to illuminate the work area using less than 0.2 Watts per... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070279896 - Closing mechanism for lampa: The invention relates to a lighting unit, in particular a lighting fixture for ceilings and/or walls comprising a coupled housing frame (2) and a functional frame (3) which is pivotally mounted with respect to the housing frame. A closing device is provided between the housing and functional frames and consists... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070279897 - Non-magnetic and non-radio frequency interference system for illumination of backlit static imagery and method for providing pacification to magnetic resonance imaging patients: A system and method for illuminating a back lit translucent decorative panel(s) disposed in a hung ceiling frame, which includes an array of DC powered LEDs in an assembly which is non-ferrous and non-magnetic so as to facilitate use near MRI equipment.... Agent: Simmons Perrine PLC

20070279899 - Rail lighting system: Embodiments of an improved lighted rail system are provided. In one embodiment, a lighted rail system includes plurality of interconnected light elements coupled to an extruded rail member that has a plurality of spindle-receiving holes formed in a first side. In another embodiment, a lighted rail system includes a rail... Agent: Patent Counsel Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070279898 - Rail lighting system: An improved lighted rail system is provided in the present invention. In one embodiment, the lighted rail system includes a rail member having a plurality of spindle-receiving holes formed in a first side, at least one wire routed through the rail member; and a plurality of light elements coupled to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P.

20070279900 - Submersible led light fixture system: A light fixture system is provided including a plurality of light fixtures coupled to a common power supply line, where each of the plurality of light fixtures has an LED light engine and a control module configured to adjust light output settings for the LED light engine based on a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070279901 - Rechargeable flashlight: The present invention provides a flashlight or device having a body with a battery, and a circuit therebetween; recharging terminals for recharging the battery and an adaptor having electrical connectors for connecting to a power supply; structural connection means on the body and or the adaptor to releasably connect the... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20070279902 - Light beam generator with extensible battery housing: A light beam generator having an extensible battery housing for accommodating batteries of different lengths. A preferred embodiment of a battery housing includes a first tubular member rearwardly extending from the light beam generator's light source housing and including first threads thereon, and a second tubular member in telescoping relation... Agent: David Weiss

20070279903 - Lighting device and method of lighting: There is provided a lighting device which emits light with an efficacy of at least 60 lumens per watt. The lighting device comprises at least one solid state light emitter, e.g., one or more light emitting diodes, and optionally further includes one or more lumiphor. In some embodiments, the output... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070279904 - Led spotlight having a funnel-shaped lens: An LED spotlight has an arrangement having at least one LED, above which there is arranged a color conversion substance, and an optical system of a substantially transparent material, which directs incident light from the LED arrangement in the direction of an exit surface by means of total reflection. The... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070279905 - Illuminable container: An illuminable container is disclosed herein, which is a hollow cup body with a single-walled or a double-walled structure made of translucent material. A bottom thereof is illuminated by a light source having controllable flash patterns to obtain better and variegated visual and aesthetic effects. The illuminable container comprises a... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070279906 - Mounting arrangement for led lamps: A LED lighting arrangement includes a support body having mounted thereon one or more LED lighting sources and a driver or feeding the LED lighting sources. The support body includes a high-voltage section carrying the driver and a low-voltage section carrying, mounted on a heat sink, the light sources. An... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070279907 - Illuminating device and image display device using the same: An illuminating device according to the present invention comprises a first reflector for irradiating forward light beams from a light source, a second reflector that has an aperture and is disposed in front of the first reflector so as to reflect toward the light source the light beams from the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070279908 - General lighting armature: This invention relates generally to all indoor and outdoor lighting systems, specifically to an armature (1) containing a reflective surface and light source that can be used in indoor and outdoor lighting systems as well as in road illumination systems where intensive uniform illumination is required without glaring effect, containing... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070279909 - Heat-dissipating structure having multiple heat pipes for led lamp: A heat-dissipating structure having multiple heat pipes for a LED lamp is capable of performing the heat dissipation of the LED lamp. The heat-dissipating structure includes a seat to be heated and a plurality of heat pipes. The bottom surface of the seat to be heated has a surface to... Agent: Hdsl

20070279910 - Illumination device: An illumination device includes a reflective cover, at least one light emitting diode (LED), a first electrical conductive body and a second electrical conductive body. The reflective cover has an opening, and the LED is disposed therein. The first ends of the first electrical conductive body and the second electrical... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070279911 - Optical arrangement with stepped lens: The invention comprises an optical arrangement for illumination purposes, in particular for a stepped lens spotlight, comprising a stepped lens with a light-diffusing element, in particular a diffusing screen, in which the diffusing screen is arranged in a first region and the stepped lens is arranged in a second region,... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070279915 - Fluorescent volume light source with air gap cooling: An embodiment of the invention is an illumination system including a source of incoherent light capable of generating light in a first wavelength range and an elongate body that emits light in a second wavelength range when illuminated by light in the first wavelength range. The body further includes an... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070279914 - Fluorescent volume light source with reflector: An embodiment of the invention is an illumination system including a source of incoherent light capable of generating light in a first wavelength range and an elongate body that emits light in a second wavelength range when illuminated by light in the first wavelength range. The body has a length... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070279913 - Light beam redirecting apparatus: A light beam redirecting apparatus is disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, the light beam redirecting apparatus includes an aperture housing, a light module provided in the aperture housing, at least one reflective surface provided in the aperture housing adjacent to the light module, an aperture tunnel provided in the aperture... Agent: Gerald D. Haynes

20070279916 - Light source device: A light source device has a discharge lamp in which within the discharge vessel there is a pair of opposed electrodes, a concave reflector which has an ellipsoidal front reflector part which is provided with a light exit opening, and a spherical reflector part which borders the back end of... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070279912 - Through-hull light: An illumination apparatus which is, in the preferred embodiment, adapted to be mounted in a through-hull configuration in a marine vessel, and which is comprised of a housing, which is preferably cylindrically shaped, surrounding a light bulb and light bulb socket, or terminal block, a reflector, first adjustment structure for... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20070279917 - Light assembly and stackable light shade for use therein: A light shade for shrouding a light source is provided. The light shade is made by releasably attaching a sheet of a moldable, translucent laminate material to at least one mount with at least two fasteners, to define a space, wherein the sheet has an area larger than an area... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070279918 - Lighted and carved carrying container or handbag: An illuminated carried container, such as a handbag, has a light-transmitting body wall with carving on the interior portions, and a light source directed into the thickness of the body, whereby the carving is illuminated when the light source is energized.... Agent: Bradley N. Ruben, PC

20070279920 - Multi-way flashing control box for lamp strings: A circuit board of a multi-way flashing control box includes a control circuit to be connected electrically to a plurality of LED lamp strings and operable to activate and deactivate the LED lamp strings, and a plurality of connecting units, each of which is for connecting electrically the control circuit... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070279919 - Button-type tester for a lamp string: A button-type tester for a LED lamp string includes: a housing formed with a chamber to accommodate a power source component; a circuit board disposed in the chamber, and including a control circuit and a contact switch, the control circuit being connected to the power source component and being operable... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070279921 - Lighting assembly having a heat dissipating housing: A lighting assembly and a method for manufacturing a lighting assembly are provided. The lighting assembly includes a light module including a lighting element, and an enclosure having a recess for receiving and housing the light module. The lighting assembly also includes a thermally conductive core connected to the light... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070279922 - Pole light electrical interface: A pole light electrical interface is described that allows the connection of electrical devices in lieu of standard pole lights that are used as running lights on boats. Several configurations are described including a connection in place of a running light, a side connector, and a pole light electrical interface... Agent: Law Office Of J. Curtis Edmondson

20070279923 - Rear-view side mirror for a vehicle: The invention relates to a rear-view mirror for vehicles, which consists of compatible, combinable and exchangeable modules such as: (A) and (B), or integrated (A+B), functional, signal, lighting and sensor modules, and structural (C), (D) and (E) modules; cover-housing, body-housing and support which may include functional modules. (A), (B) and... Agent: David M. Maiorana Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

20070279924 - Vehicular lamp unit: The reflection surface of a reflector is formed by a parabolic cylindrical plane extending in the horizontal direction orthogonal to an optical axis. A light emitting element is configured to have five light emitting chips arranged in a T-shape and these light emitting chips are lighted in two lighting modes.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070279925 - Vehicle lighting device: A vehicle is proposed with a lighting device (7) which has a housing part (9) and a transparent front lens (11) arranged thereon, the housing part (9) being connected in a positionally fixed manner to the vehicle body, and a spring element provided in the connecting region of the lens... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070279926 - Multifunctional internal lighting device for a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a multifunctional internal lighting device for a motor vehicle. A single internal lighting device comprises various LED-type light sources which are capable of performing at least one first internal lighting function and a second internal lighting function. The various LEDs are distributed into at least... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070279927 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting diode (LED) unit supported by a metal-made support member. The LED unit is constituted by an integrally formed aluminum diecast product including an LED support portion for supporting an LED, a reflector including a reflecting face constituted by a face thereof opposed to... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070279928 - Light emitting apparatus: The light emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source; and an optical component including a fixed member having a through hole, and a wavelength conversion member having at least one part thereof arranged in the through hole, a cut-in part or a hole part being formed... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070279929 - Jacquard weave structure with a gradational light-emitting effect and method for manufacturing the same: A jacquard weave structure with a gradational light-emitting effect includes: a plurality of opaque wires, a plurality of flexible transparent wires, and a light-emitting module. The flexible transparent wires respectively interweaves with the opaque wires each other, for one part of the flexible transparent wires being covered by the opaque... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070279930 - Surface light source device and liquid crystal display assembly: A liquid crystal display assembly includes a liquid crystal display, and a surface light source device that illuminates the liquid crystal display from a back surface. The surface light source device includes a housing including a bottom plate, a light source that is arranged on the bottom plate and illuminates... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070279931 - Backlight asymmetric light input wedge: A backlight is disclosed and includes a visible light transmissive body primarily propagating light by TIR with a light input surface and a light output surface and a light guide portion and a light input portion. The light guide portion has a light reflection surface and a light emission surface.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070279932 - Sheet switch module: A sheet switch module including a circuit board (22), at least one key switch (25) disposed on the circuit board, and a flexible light guiding sheet (31) which is disposed on the key switch and configured to cover the circuit board, the light guiding sheet being configured to flexibly fit... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070279933 - Edge-type backlight module and manufacturing method thereof: An edge-type backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate installed on a lateral side of the light source, and a brightness enhancement film disposed above the light guide plate. The brightness enhancement film includes a plurality of micro-structures on a bottom surface connected to a top surface... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070279934 - High output light guide panel and backlight unit employing the same: Provided are a high output light guide panel and a backlight unit employing the same. The light guide panel includes a first layer having an incident surface on which light emitted from a light source is incident, a surface opposite the incident surface, and an upper surface through which the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070279935 - Flexible light guide: A flexible light guide and a display system incorporating same are disclosed. The light guide includes a first flexible layer and a second flexible layer. Each flexible layer has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the first flexible layer is in contact... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070279937 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a back bezel, at least two spot light sources, and a diffuser plate. The spot light sources are disposed on the back bezel. The diffuser is disposed above the back bezel and the spot light sources. The spot light sources are disposed at different locations along... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070279936 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display: A backlight unit includes light sources and optical mixers individually formed between the light sources to reflect light. The light emitted from the light sources becomes uniform while passing the optical mixers. Even when the thickness of the backlight unit is thinner, the brightness distribution of the light becomes uniform.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070279938 - Projection-type image display device: A projection-type image display device includes three light sources respectively configured to emit a different colored outgoing light, a light combining unit configured to combine outgoing lights, and a projection unit configured to project a combined light combined by the light combining it. The projection-type image display device includes a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070279939 - Front sheet and display device using the same: A technique for a display device using a display panel with Lambert light distribution, such as a plasma display panel, which displays a bright image with less contrast deterioration. This device has a front sheet which is integrally or separately located in front of the display panel. The front sheet... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070279940 - Optical sheet and backlight assembly having the same: Provided are embodiments of an optical sheet and a backlight assembly having the optical sheet. The optical sheet can include a body, a plurality of protrusions, and a plurality of embossed portions. The body can form a substrate. One surface of the body can be provided in a planar shape,... Agent: Jeff Lloyd Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik

20070279941 - Illumination system and liquid crystal display apparatus: A pressing protrusion is provided to a light source. An area of a reflector in the proximity of a color-mixing light guide plate is pressed by the pressing protrusion so as to cause the reflector to securely touch the color-mixing light guide plate. Moreover, the reflector is provided with guides... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070279942 - Illuminating assembly having refractive member: An illuminating assembly includes a light source, and a refracting member disposed beside the light source for refracting a light generated by the light source, the refracting member includes a bottom portion having a light refracting device or one or more bulges for refracting the light generated by the light... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070279943 - Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display apparatus having the same and method thereof: In a backlight assembly and an LCD apparatus including the same, a backlight assembly includes a lamp unit, a light guide plate and a receiving container. The lamp unit includes a lamp, a porosity lamp holder having a plurality of pores, and a lamp cover combined with the porosity lamp... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070279944 - Illumination device, liquid crystal device, and electronic apparatus: An illumination device includes light sources; a light source substrate on which the light sources are mounted; a light guide panel having a light entrance plane to be arranged so as to oppose the light sources on a part of an end surface thereof; and spacers interposed between the end... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP