Illumination inventions 06/08

20080151526 - Sheet switch module: A sheet switch module (21) including a circuit board (22), at least one key switch (25) mounted on one surface of the circuit board (22), a light-guiding sheet unit (30) covering one surface of the key switch (25), at least one LED (26) mounted on the circuit board (22) to... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080151525 - Three dimensional image illumination for instrument gauge: In one configuration, a gauge of an instrument cluster may have a base structure with an integrally molded dial structure and a separate, attached dial structure. A transparent area of the base structure may pass light from one side of the base structure to another side. This provides the ability... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080151527 - White led light source device and led backlight using the same: A white LED light source device and an LED backlight using the white LED light source can produce, among other features, white light with sufficient luminous intensity, uniform color tone, and high luminous utilization efficiency. A light path for producing white light with favorable color mixture can be shortened. The... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080151528 - Wine illuminator: An apparatus for illuminating wine or other liquids, whereby the user can limit the amount of sediment that is allowed to escape from the bottle. The apparatus comprises a collar, an arm, a body, a light source, and a switch. The collar can be hingedly attached to the arm with... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080151529 - Wine illuminator: An apparatus for illuminating wine or other liquids, whereby the user can limit the amount of sediment that is allowed to escape from the bottle. The apparatus comprises a collar, an arm, a body, a light source, and a switch. The collar can be hingedly attached to the arm with... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080151530 - Lighted article manufacturer: A lighting system for clothing, footwear, backpacks, and other accessories incorporates a battery, a switch, a counter circuit, a flasher and lamps or LEDs driven by the flasher. The switch has a tubular housing of electrical insulating material which may be round or square in cross section. A pair of... Agent: Roy L. Anderson, Esq. Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP

20080151531 - Illuminated modular display: A plurality of separate display modules are interchangeably installed on a shelf of a cooperating cabinet structure and arranged to provide concavely curved display panels mounting selected arrangements of illuminated sample chips, an interactive video display, and brochure receptacles. The structure is provided with and integral sprinkler water distribution system... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080151532 - Under-cabinet lighting systems, kits and methods: Under-cabinet lighting systems and methods include lighting fixtures are capable of being hidden from view by a decorative molding forming a part of the cabinetry. Such decorative molding also serves the dual purpose of a wiring raceway and a physical support for the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080151533 - Lighted stair apparatus and methods: A stair assembly or apparatus includes a base adapted for resting on a supporting surface and a step adapted to connect to the base. Also included is a lighting device adapted to provide illumination of the step and/or the supporting surface.... Agent: Gregory Ipl, P.c.

20080151534 - Electronic candle with double light sources: An electronic candle with double light sources, includes a rack body having an upper board body. A lower seat body and multiple stands interconnected between the upper board body and the lower seat body. A space being defined between the upper board body and the lower seat body. A transparent... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080151535 - Led lighting device for refrigerated food merchandising display cases: A multiple LED lighting device and appropriate electrical components integrated into two versions and serving as a direct replacement for conventional fluorescent lighting used in refrigerated food merchandisers. Both versions include appropriate connectors and pins, enabling the LED lighting device to be installed directly in a food merchandising display case... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080151536 - Luminous glass wall: A glass wall (1) has two parallel wall elements (3), at least one of which consists of a material made of glass or a similar material, which is transparent to light, and behind which LEDs, with which the transparent wall element (3) can be lit translucently, are arranged in rows... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle, P.c.

20080151537 - Combination fluorescent and led lighting system: LEDs can be added to a conventional fluorescent lighting fixture by providing an LED circuit to the fluorescent lighting fixture pan, by adding LEDs to the fluorescent light tube with an indentation in the light tube rear to receive an LED to influence the apparent color of the the fluorescent... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, Llc

20080151539 - Indicator light device: An indicator light device includes a circuit board, at least two light-emitting components, a light-guiding plate, and a housing. The light-emitting components are disposed on the circuit board and are spaced apart from each other. The light-guiding plate includes a plate body disposed on the circuit board, and at least... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080151538 - Led melody decoration kit with multicolor light sources: A LED melody decoration kit with multicolor light sources comprises an electrical wire with a plug-connector to get a voltage from a traditional lighting string, one or more LED lights to emit single or multiple lighting colors, and a cover package having a driving IC to drive and control the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080151540 - Light source apparatus: A light source apparatus capable of being reduced in size and thickness and superior in light combining performance includes a prism sheet unit having two mutually parallel prism surfaces each having a plurality of mutually parallel fine prism rows. The prism rows on the two prism surfaces intersect each other... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080151541 - Thermal management system for led array: A device, comprising (a) a chamber having a liquid disposed therein, (b) an LED array having a first surface which is in contact with said liquid, and (c) at last one actuator adapted to dislodge vapor bubbles from said first surface through the emission of pressure vibrations.... Agent: Fortkort & Houston P.c.

20080151542 - Lighting system: A lighting element (1) comprises at least one light (3), means (13) for delivering electricity to the or each light, a pair of spaced apart plates (2,2′), at least one magnet (4,4′) located between the said plates and biasing means (8) for biasing the said plates apart, wherein a magnet... Agent: Jackson Walker L.l.p.

20080151543 - Ultra thin power led light with heat sink: An LED light with heat sink is formed from a metal board with holes for mounting lens and reflective cavities inside the metal board, and within the cavities, multiple LED chips are mounted, and with a PCB board on the top of the metal board. One wire pair is connected... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080151544 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a plurality of first light-reflecting parts, and a plurality of second light-reflecting parts. Each of the plurality of first light-reflecting parts has a first light reflecting surface surrounding one of the light-emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of second light-reflecting parts... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080151545 - Decorative lighting display with changeable shades and bulbs: An outdoor decorative lighting arrangement and system includes a plurality of lighting fixtures disposed about a walkway or driveway, and each lighting fixture including a stake, a bulb and shade assembly, and a coupling configuration providing for the attachment and detachment of the bulb and shade assembly to the stake.... Agent: The Inventors Network, Inc.

20080151546 - 3d ornamental light: A three-dimensional (3D) ornamental light has an axis, multiple loop casings and multiple pairs of connectors. The loop casings are pervious to light and are mounted rotatably on each other in a concentric arrangement. Each loop casing has an outer edge, a cavity, multiple relief bumps and multiple lighting elements.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080151547 - Light-emitting module: A light-emitting module is specified that comprises a light source, a carrier for said light source, and an optical element, wherein the optical element comprises dowel pins that engage in corresponding recesses in the carrier. The light-emitting module is particularly well suited for use in optical projection apparatuses and in... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080151548 - Sports ball lamp having theme base: A portable lamp for demonstration of a sports theme comprises: a) a base; b) a supporting member projecting from the base having an upper end portion; and, c) a generally spherical light source carrying lamp head, carried by the upper end portion of the upright shaft, having an outer segment... Agent: G. F. Gallagher

20080151549 - Scratch-resistant optical film: p

20080151550 - Light-emitting devices and lens therefor: A light-emitting assembly for conditioning the light output of at least one light-emitting source for light guide coupling, comprising a lens and at least one light-emitting source, the light-emitting source having an optical output axis and the lens comprising a beam diverging portion for diverging or spreading light about the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080151551 - Lens cap and light emitting diode package structure using the same: A lens cap and an LED package structure using the same are provided. The lens cap includes a cap body made of a transparent material for being covered on a point light source. The cap body includes a first incident surface, which is a curved surface raised on a inner... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080151552 - Lamp lite: Metal ornamental body for a hanging (ceiling) light (single white light bulb) fixture consists of three possible units—single (in red), double (in green), corner (in blue), with a more complex unit(s) possible. The three metal wire units are all derived from six modular pieces that slot and/or join together with... Agent: Theresa Marie Bextermiller

20080151553 - Illuminator and image reader employing it: An illuminator includes a light guide having a circular cross-section, a scatterer that is provided on a portion of the circumference of the circular cross-section and that radiates scattering light toward the inside of the light guide, and a condensing lens that condenses light emitted from the light guide and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080151555 - External light shielding layer, filter for display apparatus and display apparatus having the same: Disclosed are an external light-shielding layer for a display filter preventing occurrence of ghosting using a difference between refractive indexes of a base substrate and an external light-shielding part, and a display filter and display apparatus including the external light-shielding layer. The external light-shielding layer for the display filter comprises... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080151554 - Light guide and method of producing a light guide: A light guide comprising a base body and a plurality of outcoupling elements that are disposed on an outcoupling side of the base body and are provided to couple radiation out of the base body, said outcoupling elements being applied on a film. A method of producing the light guide.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080151556 - Method for producing mold for use in duplicating light diffusion sheet, light diffusion sheet and method for producing the same, and screen: A method of producing a mold for use in duplicating a light diffusion sheet is provided. The method includes a step of conducting sand blasting for blasting abrasive material from a blast gun to a surface of a mold base material to form unevenness in the surface of the mold... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080151557 - Light emission diode: A light emitting diode includes a casing, a frame in the casing, one or a plurality of light emitting chip, and a packaging polymer; the frame being provided with a placement area to receive placement of the light emitting chip, and an electrode area separated from the placement area; a... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080151558 - Housing comprising an invisible stiffener: The invention relates to a light housing which, together with other same-type housings, is intended to form a lighting wall, such as a ceiling. The inventive housing comprises a frame having at least one transparent or translucent panel (9) fixed to the base thereof and can receive lighting means (3)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080151559 - Magnetic mount lamp: A magnetic mount lamp includes a supporting base, a lamp supported on the supporting base, at least one magnetic element secured to the supporting base, and a hanger attached magnetically to the supporting base through the magnetic element. The hanger includes a U-shaped mounting plate attached magnetically to the supporting... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080151560 - Frame structure with built-in illumination device: A frame structure with a built-in illumination device is provided. The frame structure includes a bottom plate, carrying a decorating object; a sidewall, having a sidewall height determined depending on a 3D height of the decorating object, and surrounding the bottom plate; an outer framework, disposed along the sidewall and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080151561 - Fire resistant lighting fitting: Provided is a lighting fitting intended to be mounted in a panel. The fitting includes a body in which a lamp may be mounted. The body includes one or more ventilation apertures which are sized and configured to allow heat generated by a lamp in the body to be adequately... Agent: Brett M. Pinkus Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20080151562 - Fabrication structure for light emitting diode component: The fabrication structure for light emitting diode component is disclosed. The fabrication structure of the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of cavities, a plurality of selection units, a first and a second directional predetermined cut. The plurality of cavities are arranged and disposed on the substrate to form... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080151563 - Ornamental touch-controlled electronic candle: An touch-controlled ornamental electronic candle including: an ornamental candle main body having a top face and a bottom face; an ornamental flame body erected on the top face of the candle main body, whereby light beam can go through the flame body; light emitters hidden in the flame body to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080151564 - Light-emitting device: A light-emitting device includes EL sheets assembled according to insert molding, a fixing body disposed on rear surfaces of the EL sheets and having a groove and holes for holding the EL sheets prior to being assembled according to insert molding in a desired position, and a molded body disposed... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080151565 - Fixed light for bends for a motor vehicle: The fixed light for bends for a motor vehicle comprises at least two light sources, means sensitive to the path of the vehicle for supplying a signal dependent on the nature of the road followed by the vehicle, and means for controlling successive switching on the sources according to the... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080151566 - Apparatus for providing an ambient glow: There is provided an apparatus made from a translucent solid material for providing an ambient glow. The apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical structure; at least one entry point for light incorporated in the substantially cylindrical structure; and a ridged inner surface of the substantially cylindrical structure. Advantageously, the light entering... Agent: Creative Labs, Inc. Legal Department

20080151567 - Motor vehicle headlight module for a cutoff beam: A motor vehicle headlight module giving a beam with cutoff, comprising a concave reflector, a light source disposed in the concavity of the reflector, and a lens situated in front of the reflector and light source. The source is formed by at least one light emitting diode for illuminating at... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080151568 - Vehicle lamp with increased thermal stability: A lamp, in particular a vehicle lamp, is equipped with a burner (12), which is secured to a holding device (20, 22) made of metal. The lamp (10) is further equipped with a bottom section (24) made of plastic. In order that the lamp is of a simple, mechanically stable... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080151569 - Formed lighting fixture having a fibrous layer: An improved formed lighting fixture having a frame, a light source, a cover layer coupled to the frame, and a fibrous layer coupled to the cover layer, in which the frame is formed by gathering a plurality of rods and profiled in a specific contour, the light source is configured... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080151570 - Artistic lamp ornament: The object of the present utility model is to provide an artistic lamp ornament which includes a figure body, characterized in that outside the figure body, there is provided with a light irradiating layer and outside the light irradiating layer there is provided with a decorative layer. The present utility... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, Llc Intellectual Property Department

20080151571 - Ornamental electronic candle: An ornamental electronic candle including: an ornamental candle main body having a top face, a bottom face and an opening formed on the candle main body; an ornamental flame body erected on the top face of the candle main body, whereby light beam can go through the flame body; light... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080151572 - Light guide plate with light diffusing structure, backlight module and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary light guide plate (21) includes a main body (25) and a protrusion (26). The main body includes a plurality of side surfaces. At least one of the side surfaces is a reflective side surface. The protrusion extends from one of the side surfaces. The protrusion includes a light... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080151573 - Receiving container for a display apparatus, backlight assembly and display apparatus having the receiving container, and method thereof: A receiving container for a display apparatus receives a light-guiding unit and a light-generating unit disposed adjacent to a side surface of the light-guiding unit. The receiving container includes a bottom plate, a sidewall, and a gap-regulating portion. The light-guiding unit is disposed on the bottom plate. The sidewall faces... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080151574 - Back light unit: A back light unit and a method of manufacture that can provide a backlight unit suitable for a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device includes a bezel, a reflection layer arranged onto the bezel, and a light guide plate disposed on the reflection layer. The reflection layer can be coated onto... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080151575 - Planar light-emitting device and display apparatus having the same: A planar light-emitting device includes an elongate first lightguide plate (13) having a light entrance end surface (13a) disposed facing an exit surface (12a) of a light-emitting package (12), a reflecting side surface (13b) extending substantially at right angles to the light entrance end surface to reflect light entering through... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080151576 - Ultra-thin backlight: A backlight for a display device, such as a liquid crystal display device, includes a light guiding plate having a front and a rear surface. The front and rear surfaces may be parallel to one another, or may instead be non-parallel. To the extent that such surfaces are non-parallel, one... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080151577 - Light guide plate and backlight module adopting same: A light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a light emission surface intersects with the light incident surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emission surface. The light incident surface includes at least a first light receiving region and at least a second light receiving region. The... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151578 - Light guide plate, surface light source device and image display: Provided are a light guide plate realizing a high and uniformalized illumination brightness without reducing emission directivity, a surface light source device and an image display which employ the light guide plate. The light guide plate has an emission face provided with a great number of projection rows. Each projection... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080151579 - Panel guide member and display device having the same: Provided are a panel guide member and a display device having the same. The display device includes a receiving container, a light source, a display panel, a pane guide member, and a top case. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls protruding from edges of the bottom plate.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080144305 - Surgical headlamp: A surgical headlamp containing dual lamp housings, each containing multiple LED light sources is featured. Both lamp housings may be adjusted so that light beams emitted by each LED be selectively converged through a focusing lens at a spot a predetermined distance in front of the lamp housings. Each lamp... Agent: Edwin W. Oldham

20080144306 - Surgical headlamp: The invention comprises a flexible tubing which is adapted to carry a plurality of electrical conductor lines and have at least one passage for passing fluids through and wherein there is a mounting connector that connects the electrical lines to the desired use of it and also a connection to... Agent: Edwin W. Oldham

20080144307 - Electronic apparatus and enclosure assembly therefor: An enclosure assembly allows a hinge bracket to realize establishment of the opened attitude or the closed attitude of a second enclosure relative to a first enclosure. The second enclosure rotates relative to the hinge bracket around the second rotation axis. The second enclosure in this manner changes its attitude... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080144308 - Writing utensil-flashlight adaptor: An apparatus comprised of: a generally tubular and closed writing utensil sheath formed by a first thin sidewall and adapted to receive a writing utensil; a generally tubular and closed lighting device sheath, formed by a second sidewall, positioned adjacent to the writing utensil sheath, and adapted to receive a... Agent: Absolute Technology Law Group Llc

20080144309 - Lighted cooking utensil: A cooking utensil is disclosed having a handle, a cooking implement extending from the handle, at least one electric light attached to the handle for illuminating at least a portion of the cooking implement, and power means for providing electric power to the light. In addition, the cooking utensil has... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080144310 - Rechargeable lighting apparatus: A lighting apparatus usable for providing light or illumination is provided. The lighting apparatus is formed of components or modules that are easily interchanged to allow uniform parts, simple assembly, and selection of desired features for a particular lighting device.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080144311 - Lighting unit: The invention relates to a lighting unit, comprising a first light element formed as a conventional light source, a second light element formed as a plurality of LEDs and a lamp cap. According to the invention the second light element is formed as a separate LED module with a fitting... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080144312 - Luminous body: A luminous body is described, in particular in the form of a planar lighting device for general lighting or for back-lighting of displays, which luminous body comprises a plurality of light sources (2), for example LED elements, arranged in a housing (10), in particular an optical waveguide plate (1). The... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080144314 - Electronic apparatus and illuminating device: A light emitting element is mounted on the surface of a board. The light emitting element emits light. The light passes through a translucent optical member. The light enters the translucent optical member through a incident surface. The lines of protrusions make the incident surface jagged. The jagged surface resulting... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080144313 - Light guides and luminous inputs having the same: A kind of luminous input is disclosed. The luminous input includes an input element, a light guide, and a plurality of LEDs. The light guide defines a hole for receiving the input element, and includes a reflection part and a light transmission part around the hole. The reflection part includes... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080144315 - Backlighting apparatus and manufacturing process: Apparatuses for backlighting and manufacturing processes thereof are disclosed. There is provided a backlight module. The backlight module comprises a double-sided circuit board with thermal conducting material as one of the core layers; a plurality of light source components mounted on the first surface of the circuit board; and, a... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080144316 - Led lighting array for a portable task lamp: An LED lighting array is disclosed wherein a plurality of light emitting devices disposed in at least first and second columns are mounted on a planar mounting surface to form an emission plane. The emission axes of all the LEDs in a first column are parallel with each other and... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080144317 - Lamp module: A lamp cover includes a main plate portion which faces a right side surface of a lamp casing and an upper side-plate portion and a lower side-plate portion which overlap an upper side surface and a lower side surface of the lamp casing arranged adjacent to the right side surface... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080144320 - Fixing structure for light emitting diode: A holder in which a light emitting diode is set in an opening is fixed on a heat sink so that power feeding units of the light emitting diode are pushed toward the heat sink by metal wiring bodies. Therefore, the light emitting diode and the heat sink can be... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080144318 - Heat dissipating design for lamp: A heat dissipating design for lamp is disclosed. The heat dissipating design of the present invention comprises a main body, which includes a cover. The cover seals up the top portion of the heat dissipating unit, and hence a sealed space is formed. A plurality of light generating units, a... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20080144319 - Light-emitting diode assembly: A light-emitting diode (LED) assembly includes a circuit board (10), at least one LED (20) being electrically connected with and being arranged on a side of the circuit board, and a heat dissipation apparatus (40) being arranged on an opposite side of the circuit board. The circuit board defines at... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144321 - Image generating apparatus: An image generating apparatus includes an light guide member so arranged as to surround the light-emitting device, wherein a circumferential light-emitting surface of the light guide member is so arranged as to be inclined with respect to a surface on which the light-emitting device is set and a circumferential light... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080144322 - Led light source having flexible reflectors: A light source having a rigid substrate, a first LED, and a flexible reflector housing is disclosed. The rigid substrate has a first surface having a plurality of electrical traces formed thereon, the first LED die being disposed on the first surface and connected to two of the electrical traces.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080144323 - Optical lens and light emitting diode using the same: An exemplary light emitting diode (30) includes a light output unit (31), an optical lens (33), and a reflective sheet (35). The optical lens is mounted on the light output unit. The optical lens includes a light input surface (331), a generally funnel-shaped top surface (333) and a light output... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144324 - Light guiding plate made of transparent resin, surface-emitting light source apparatus and process for manufacturing light guiding plate: A light guiding plate is made of a transparent thermoplastic resin and has a first main surface, a second main surface opposed to said first main surface, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall opposed to said first side wall and a fourth side wall... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080144325 - Removable light surround: A decorative lighting apparatus and method include a plurality of mini-light surrounds, each surround formed from silicone. Each surround has a conical cavity configured to stretch when receiving a mini-light to removably retain the surround on the mini-light. Each surround has an outer three dimensional shape different than the mini-light.... Agent: Rathe Patent & Ip Law

20080144326 - Vehicular illumination device: A vehicular illumination device includes a light distribution control unit, a determination unit and a control unit. The light distribution control unit performs an alteration control of a vehicular illumination unit so as to alter a light distribution with respect to an illumination object detected by a detection unit. When... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080144327 - Lighted exterior rearview mirror system: A lighted exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprises an exterior rearview mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a reflective element having a heater and a breakaway joint assembly having stationary member and a pivoting member that comprises a... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080144328 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a lens disposed on an optical axis of the vehicle lamp, the optical axis extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle lamp, the lens comprising a first concave lens portion; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed to a rear... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080144329 - Vehicle lighting device: A vehicle lighting device includes at least one lamp unit, a holder that holds the lamp unit in a rotatable manner around a vertical axis, and a drive unit that rotates the lamp unit around the vertical axis.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080144330 - Light pipe with directional side-light extraction: A light pipe with directional side-light extraction comprises a light pipe and light-extraction structure applied to the light pipe over only a part of the cross-sectional perimeter of the light pipe and over an active section of the length of the light pipe in which directional side lighting is desired.... Agent: Bruzga & Associates

20080144331 - Brightness enhancement with directional wavelength conversion: An LED based illumination system with enhanced brightness is described. The system includes one or more light sources such as LEDs, one or more light couplers for efficiently collecting and collimating the light from the light sources, one or more wavelength selective filters, one or more light concentrators that focus... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080144332 - Surgical headlamp: The invention comprises an inclusion of an electrically powered portable music generator adapted to be electrically connected to the auxiliary package for the headlamp, and a plurality of speakers associated with the auxiliary package so that the headlamp may have music emitting from the auxiliary package, and control of the... Agent: Edwin W. Oldham

20080144333 - Laterally light emitting light guide device: A light guide device and method of production can include a substrate on which are printed a number of light emitting sections and a number of light guides, the light guides being optically coupled to the light emitting sections. With this arrangement light injected at one end of the light... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080144334 - Light emitting diode package, and light source unit and backlight unit including the same: The light emitting diode (“LED”) package includes at least one LED chip which emits light, a housing defining a space for receiving the at least one LED chip, and the housing including a light emitting surface which collects the light emitted from the at least one LED chip and emits... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080144335 - Light guide plate and backlight module including the same: An exemplary light guide plate configured for guiding light beams from a light source in order to uniformly illuminate a liquid crystal panel, includes an integrated transparent base plate having a bottom surface, and an light emitting top surface. A prism array is formed on the emitting surface, and a... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144336 - Optical deflector element and light source device: An optical deflector element has a light incoming surface (41) in which light enters and a light outgoing surface (42) located opposite the light incoming surface and from which light exits. In the light incoming surface (41) are arranged elongated prisms (41A) in parallel to each other. Each of the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080144337 - Accommodating frame and backlight module with the same: An exemplary backlight module (1) includes a light guide plate (3) including two light incident surfaces (31), two light sources (4) provided adjacent to the light incident surfaces of the light guide plate, and a holding frame (5). The holding frame includes two sliding frames (52) and a bottom plate... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080137323 - Methods for camera-based inspections: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising: a diffuser defining a camera lens hole in a top portion of said diffuser, said diffuser adapted to receive at least one set of low angle lights; and a plurality of lights mounted on said diffuser in proximity to said camera lens... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080137325 - Methods for providing diffuse light: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising: from an angled first end region of a substantially cylindrical beam splitter, reflecting incident light striking from any of a first set of predefined directions and to substantially transparently convey through said beam splitter and to a camera lens incident light traveling... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080137324 - Systems and/or devices for providing diffuse light: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising: from an angled first end region of a substantially cylindrical beam splitter, reflecting incident light striking from any of a first set of predefined directions and to substantially transparently convey through said beam splitter and to a camera lens incident light traveling... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080137326 - Lighting device with clip: A lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device can be battery-powered and can include one or more LEDs within a light source housing. The device can also include a base connected to the light source housing, and a clip removably connected to the base. The base can act as a... Agent: Theodore W. Baker

20080137327 - Grid-tied solar™ streetlighting: The invention adds solar electric power generation to a streetlight which is attached to the power grid. The invention could either be a retro-fit to an existing streetlight, in which the solar panel and controller are attached as an option or a totally new design with integrated solar panel as... Agent: Michael Hodulik

20080137328 - Lcd display backlight using elongated illuminators: A backlight apparatus for directing light toward a display panel and the resulting display device comprises an elongated illuminator that is disposed to direct light towards the display panel and a light diffusing element for uniformizing the light redirected from the two or more elongated illuminators to provide backlight illumination.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080137331 - Illumination device and display device incorporating the same: An illumination device has a plurality of sealing structures each including a light-emitting diode, sealed by a high refractive index transparent material member which is further sealed by a low refractive index transparent material member. To increase a divergence angle of light radiation, the portion of the high refractive index... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080137330 - Led device with plural color chips including at least a yellow chip, a color image display utilizing the led device, light for traffic alarm utilizing the color image display, and traffic alarm utilizing the light and having arrow mark display: A LED device for clear emission color by a plural color chips, essentially including a yellow color chip is provided. The LED device is utilized a color image display, and by this display, a light for traffic alarm and a light for traffic alarm with arrow mark which indicates the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080137329 - Vehicle locating device: A device for identifying a campsite or a vehicle comprising a pole, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed around the pole forming multiple arrays located one below the other, a power supply means, and a control means for producing various light patterns by selectively controlling power supply to... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20080137332 - Integrally formed single piece light emitting diode light wire: A flexible, integrally formed single piece light emitting diode (LED) light wire that provides a smooth, uniform lighting effect from all directions of the LED light wire. The integrally formed single piece LED light wire contains a conductive base comprising first and second bus elements formed from a conductive material.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080137333 - Lighting equipment: The lens embraces a bulk-shaped lens body identified by a top surface, a bottom surface and a contour surface, and a well-shaped concavity is implemented in the inside of the lens body, aligned from the bottom surface toward the top surface. The lens body has geometry such as bullet-shape or... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080137334 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of semi-spherical depressions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an outer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137335 - Light mixer and backlight module having the same: A light mixer and a backlight module having the light mixer are provided. The backlight module includes a plurality of light mixers and a diffuser. The light mixers are arranged on a plane in an array. Each light mixer includes a light mixing plate, a plurality of light sources, a... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080137336 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of blocks and a driving substrate. Each of the blocks includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. Sides of adjacent blocks are fitted to each other. The light emitting diodes are mounted on the driving substrate.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080137337 - Light emitting diode heat dissipating module and display apparatus applied thereto: A display apparatus, such as a rear projection television, includes a housing, a display panel and a plurality of LED heat dissipating modules disposed in the housing. The display panel is connected to the housing, and each of the LED heat dissipating modules includes a pulsating heat pipe, a plurality... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137338 - Illuminative jack: An illuminative jack comprises a lighting device disposed in a top plate and connected to a switch, thereby, when the user switches on the switch, the lighting device will be radiated by the power supplied by a power source, thus providing an illumination effect.... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080137339 - Laser guide: A laser guide for rotating tools comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion. A seal is provided between the first housing portion and the second housing portion. A lens is located in the first housing portion or second housing portion. A seal is provided between the lens... Agent: Dennis J. Williamson Moore & Van Allen, Pllc

20080137340 - Fluorescent lamp fixture and heater: A lamp fixture includes a housing with a high voltage end lamp socket therein. A fluorescent lamp extends from the socket. A heater is at the fluorescent lamp at the high voltage end lamp socket and is adjacent to. The heater includes a plate radiator which is attached to the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080137341 - Method and apparatus for inducing dazzle: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for successively and repeatedly illuminating a number of remote areas collectively defining a larger area with light in the form of a beam or beams to induce a physiological blink response or optical blink reflex in the illuminated eye of an animal (e.g.,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080137342 - Delivery beacon: This invention relates to a light or beacon useful for indicating location of a residence or vehicle such as car, boat, trailer, or the like. The device is easily mountable, operable manually or remotely, and which device is useful for indicating position of a residence, business or vehicle or the... Agent: Renee S. Rutkowsik

20080137344 - Lamp module for projectors: A lamp module for projectors, in particular for digital cinema and video projectors, has a reflector system which has at least two reflectors and in which a lamp is accommodated. The reflector system is electrically connected to the lamp and bears the lamp such that the reflector system and the... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080137343 - Method and apparatus for improving light quality emitted from an hmd lightsource: A method and apparatus for improving the quality of light emitted from an HMD lightsource. A backlight-type lightsource is disclosed that utilizes a reflective end-wall 17 to reflect light within the lightguide. Light emitted from an illumination source and reflected from the end-wall 17 combine within the lightguide to produce... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080137345 - Par² lighting fixture: An improved lighting fixture is disclosed for imaging a high-intensity beam of light at a distant location. A specially-made duel parabolic reflector system cooperates with a gate aperture and a single aspheric lens to produce a beam that incorporates a very high proportion of emitted visible light. Alternatively, said fixture... Agent: Randal L. Wimberly

20080137346 - Optical sheet and display device: An optical sheet and a display device including the optical sheet are disclosed. The optical sheet includes a first lens sheet having a plurality of first three-dimensional structures arrayed to extend to one surface thereof, and a reflective polarizer sheet for transmitting either one of p-polarization component and s-polarization component... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080137347 - Light fixtures, lighting devices, and components for the same: A diffuser for a lighting device comprises a diffuser region, a hook element and a nose element. A light fixture comprises a housing with an opening and a diffuser as described above, in which the nose element extends through the opening, optionally further comprising an accessory including at least one... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080137348 - Magnetic actuator and light quantity adjusting device: A magnetic actuator according to the present invention includes a stator yoke 10 made of a magnetic substance and having projecting streaks 10a and 10b on the inner circumference thereof to produce magnetic bias to a rotor magnet 8. The stator yoke 10 is fitted into and fixed to a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080137349 - Complex film for display apparatus and display apparatus having the same: Disclosed is a complex film for a display apparatus, which comprises a base film; an anti-reflection film formed on a first surface of the base film and adapted to prevent reflection of external light; an external light shielding film formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080137350 - Protective venting system for self-contained marine and aviation lighting equipment: A protective venting system is disclosed for self-contained marine and aviation lighting equipments. The venting system is capable of preventing battery gas buildup in the enclosure of the lighting equipment as well as maintaining its pressure equilibrium with the outside environment. In addition, the venting system is water and dust... Agent: Bwt Property, Inc.

20080137351 - 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

20080137352 - Strut holding assembly: A strut holding assembly for flexible elongated struts engaging a flexible wall, the assembly including a hub, a plurality of holding arms pivotally connected at spaced locations to the hub between storage positions adjacent the hub, and extended positions extending outwardly of the hub, each holding arm being adapted to... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080137353 - Multi-mode exterior lighting architectures for aircraft: Multi-mode exterior lighting architectures for aircraft are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, an illumination system for illuminating a plurality of positions exterior to an aircraft includes a first light assembly coupled to the aircraft. The first light assembly is configured to produce a first light beam and direct... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (boeing)

20080137354 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention is to provide a lighting apparatus with compact size. The lighting apparatus includes a housing receiving an electric bulb and a pair of busbars. The pair of the busbars each include an electrode connection portion and an electrical cable connection portion. The electrode connection portion is connected... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080137355 - Luminous element comprising at least one substrate and a light-emitting coating: A flat luminous element with at least one substrate and one coating, applied onto the surface of the substrate and emitting light, and including plural luminous elements configured to be separately electrically connected next to one another, in different parts of the surface, so as to obtain different luminous effects.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080137356 - Mounting foot assembly for lightbar: A mounting foot assembly including a base member with a front wall having a front surface and a foot member with a rear wall having a rear surface. The foot member is adjustably secured to the base member with the rear surface of the rear wall being in facing relationship... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080137357 - Lighting device: A lighting device is disclosed, which is provided for the front region of a motor vehicle, for example in a motor vehicle headlight, and which emits electromagnetic radiation during operation. The lighting device comprises at least one first primary radiation source which emits infrared radiation, and at least one second... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080137358 - Lighting module for a vehicle headlight: The present invention relates to a lighting module for a vehicle headlight which produces a lighting beam of the type having a cut-off, and which is particularly well adapted for use with light emitting diodes. The module has a first reflector which includes an elliptical surface for reflecting light rays... Agent: Brian W. Brown Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080137359 - Thermoionic vehicle lamp assembly: An improved vehicle lamp assembly having a vehicle light bulb and a bulb shield which absorbs heat generated by the vehicle light bulb. The bulb shield is interconnected with a thermoionic device for producing electric current generated as a result of the heat generation and absorption. The thermoionic device redirects... Agent: Jeanne E. Longmuir

20080137361 - Light-guiding structure: A light-guiding structure including a plurality of light pipes, a plurality of connecting portions and a fixing socket is provided. The light pipes are disposed on the fixing socket, and the light pipes are connected together by the connecting portions. At least one to-be-destroyed portion is formed between the connecting... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080137360 - Lighting device: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising an envelope (2), a base (3), a solid-state light source (4) and optical means (5) provided with a light-outcoupling surface, the solid-state light source (4) being optically coupled to said optical means (5). The use of a spirally wound optical fiber... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080137362 - Lighting device having at least two optical systems: A lighting device is provided, which comprises at least two optical systems, each being aligned along a separate optical axis and a light source arranged along said optical axes. Each of the optical systems comprise a reflector arranged on a first side of the light source along the optical axis,... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080137363 - Fibre bundle confocal endomicroscope: A fibre bundle confocal microscope or endoscope (200), comprising a light source (142) for providing a beam of light (160), a coherent fibre bundle of optical fibres (152), a scanner (202) for receiving the beam and scanning the beam over a proximal end of the bundle (162), so that the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080137364 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed at a side of the light guide plate, a diffuser sheet positioned over the light guide plate but not directly contacting the light guide plate, and a light mixing space positioned between the light guide plate and the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080137365 - Lighting fitting: The object of the invention is the lighting fitting using LED-based source of C light, applied for constructing functional frames, backlighting stair treads and stair risers, furniture shelves, backlighting current connectors and lighting traffic routes in buildings and structures. The lighting fitting is supplied by an electrical system and it... Agent: Power Del Valle LLP

20080137366 - Light guide plate and backlight module including the same: An exemplary light guide plate includes a base plate having a bottom surface, an emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces being perpendicular to and connected between the emitting surface and the bottom surface. A reflecting film with an opening covers the side surfaces... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137367 - Optical sheet and method for fabricating the same: An optical sheet and a method for fabricating the optical sheet, wherein a diffusion pattern is formed to diffuse and condense light. The optical sheet includes a prism pattern having a plurality of mountains and ravines to condense light generated from a light source and a plurality of diffusion patterns... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080137368 - Planar light source and display device having the same: A planar light source of the present invention has three lamps along a side face of a rectangular light guide plate. The lamps are arranged along an incidence plane which is one side plane of the light guide plate. The three lamps are arranged while being kept apart from each... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080137369 - Planar illumination device: An LED constituting the planar illumination device has no lamp house, but a translucent resin that seals an LED chip is exposed. Thus, without increase of the thickness for the lamp house, thinning of the planar illumination device is accelerated. Moreover, since the outline of the translucent resin has the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080137370 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of first conical frustum-shaped depressions (211) defined at the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137371 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer between the first and second transparent layers. The above-described three layers are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer in immediate contact with the light diffusion layer, and the second transparent layer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137372 - Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same: The backlight assembly includes a lamp unit, a light guide plate and a receiving container. The light guide plate includes a light exiting surface, a light reflecting surface facing the light exiting surface, and side surfaces. The receiving container includes a frame plate and sidewall protruding from an outer edge... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080137374 - Back light unit having light guide buffer plate: There is provided a back light unit having a light guide buffer plate. The back light unit having a light guide buffer plate includes a light source for generating the light when a power source is applied; a light guide panel whose light-receiving vertical surface that the light emitted from... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080137373 - Light guide plate and backlight module having same: A light guide plate (200) includes a block body (210) and a plurality of first prisms (220). The block body (210) has a light input surface (211), a light output surface (212) adjoining the light input surface (211) and a bottom surface (213) opposite to the light output surface (212).... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137375 - Light guided optical film device: An optical film device made of flexible material; the optical film having at least one optical projections or optical recesses; wherein when light emits upon the optical film; illumination of the optical projection or optical recess will different from that of the optical film. The optical film is used as... Agent: Chia-hua Chang

20080137376 - 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

20080137377 - Led light engine and method of manufacturing: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) light engine. The LED light engine includes at least one LED, the at least one LED having at least one first electrical terminal and at least one second electrical terminal. The LED light engine further includes an electrical cable having... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080137378 - Night lamp: A night lamp includes a main body and a light distribution unit, which allows the passage of light and is fitted onto the main body. The thickness of the light distribution unit gradually increases from the bottom to the top. The light distribution unit has an arcuate front surface. A... Agent: Hdsl

20080130264 - Flat optical fiber light emitters: Light emitters are made of one or more cladded flat optical fibers having opposite flat sides and disruptions along at least a portion of the length of the fibers to cause light entering at least one end to be emitted from at least one side. The ends of the flat... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080130263 - Thin light-guiding structure and electronic device using the same: A thin light-guiding structure for guiding light to the keypad of an electronic device is provided. The thin light-guiding structure comprises a film and a plurality of light-diffusing elements. The film is located on one side of the keypad. The film has a plurality of selectable predetermined regions that the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080130265 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device, comprising a solid state light emitter and a light filter. At least a portion of light emitted by the light emitter contacts the filter, and at least part of the light passes through the filter. Also, such lighting devices further comprising lumiphor, in which at least some... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080130266 - Fragrancer: The present invention provides a fragrancer for dispersing fragrance into the air. In one aspect of the invention, the fragrancer includes a base and a modular scent holder interchangeably mounted to the base. In another aspect of the invention, the base includes a light producing element. In another aspect of... Agent: Cary R. Reeves

20080130267 - Methods and systems for illuminating household products: Methods and systems for generating one or more scents in conjunction with light. Light of various colors, including dynamic lighting effects, may be generated such that at least one characteristic of the light may be based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a scent or scents,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080130270 - Adornment for article of clothing and accessories: An adornment having a power source for articles of clothing and accessories. Such adornment includes a housing with a front compartment and rear compartment. A front panel is attached to the housing. A predetermined novelty item is securably attached within such front compartment. A plurality of light members are attached... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080130269 - Circuit device for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices in a sequence: The invention provides a circuit device for controlling N light-emitting devices disposed in a sequence on an object, wherein N is an integer larger than 1, and each light-emitting device includes a respective light-emitting diode. The circuit device includes a water-proof enclosure, a motion-actuated switch, a controller, and a battery.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20080130268 - Underwater led flashlight, underwater led flashlight system, and method of making an underwater flashlight: A flashlight is provided comprising a LED illumination source, a power source electrically coupled to said LED illumination source, and a solid body encapsulating the power source and at least a portion of the LED illumination source. The invention further includes an underwater illumination system comprising a glove having an... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20080130271 - Electrical power system for crash helmets: An electrical power system for crash helmets is described, including a storage cell configured to provide electrical energy to a power system, the storage cell being coupled to a processor and sealed within a lining of a helmet, and a pocket formed within the lining of the helmet, the pocket... Agent: Kokka & Backus, Pc

20080130272 - Hands-free lighting devices: A variety of lighting devices are provided to provide hands-free illumination to enable illumination without needed to hold a flashlight. The hands-free lighting includes lighted headgear, lighted eyeglass frames, lighted clothing, or a lighted head band.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080130273 - Ornamental lamp assembly: An ornamental lamp assembly incorporating a dual housing structure having an internal protective element that includes a solar cell and a luminous body, and an external decorative element to protect functional circuitry from damage sustained as a result of normal outdoor use.... Agent: Kirton & Mcconkie 1800 Eagle Gate Tower

20080130274 - Portable lighting device and method thereof: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a portable lighting device and method thereof. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a portable lighting device having a housing comprising a power supply, controller, and light-emitting diode (LED) panel. In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable... Agent: Maldjian & Fallon Llc

20080130275 - Led socket and replaceable led assemblies: Socket arrangements for releasably mounting LEDs and light fixtures or assemblies employing such sockets are described. The socket arrangements facilitate the replacement of LEDs to replace an original LED with a brighter replacement, to change the color of the LED, to replace a single LED with a multiple chip LED,... Agent: Priest & Goldstein Pllc

20080130276 - Screen table lamp: Screen table lamp with a rigid rectangular frame constructed of inwardly facing U shaped frame members, a T5/830 type fluorescent light bulb, a pair of translucent screen members, each capable of filling the front and rear space formed by the frame, a plurality of screen supporting brackets, a frame supporting... Agent: Daniel Edelist

20080130277 - Work light: In one aspect, a light device is provided having an elongate body that has a high strength construction. The high-strength light device is especially well-suited for use as a work light. The work light includes a high-strength body that has a handle and an elongate light-transmissive portion extending from the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080130278 - Light-emitting element and light-emitting device employing the same: An object is to provide a white light-emitting element which emits broad white light which is close to natural light and covers a wide wavelength range; that is, a white light-emitting element which has a broad spectrum waveform. Further, there are various different kinds of white light; however, in particular,... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20080130280 - Diffractor-diffuser system for a fluorescent lumen package: An improved light fixture lumenaire having a diffractor-diffuser system optimized for use with multi-lamp lumen packages including high-efficiency fluorescent bulbs. The diffractor has a profile defined by first, second and third parabolic segments, and continuously tapering facets for improved lighting performance. Different diffuser geometries are provided to generate differing light... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. Pc

20080130282 - Lighting assembly and lighting method: There is provided a lighting assembly comprising a plurality of lighting devices, each of which comprises a patterned diffuser having optical features. Each of the lighting devices is positioned such that if they are illuminated, at least 50, and in some cases 75 or more, percent of light emitted from... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080130281 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device which comprises at least a first solid state lighting device; and at least a first patterned diffuser which comprises a plurality of optical features. If the first solid state lighting device is illuminated, at least some of the light emitted by the first solid state lighting device... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080130279 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130283 - Lamp and lamp string: The invention discloses an LED lamp and an LED lamp string having a load connected to both ends of an LED, and the lamp acts like a non-polarized lamp to an alternate current and maintains to be half-wave lit. No consideration of anode and cathode is needed for connecting the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080130284 - Mechanical bypass light unit: A light unit includes a bulb having a light source with lead wires and a separator, a switch member that includes a support member and a pair of spring terminals, and a socket having two or more conductive terminals and adapted to receive the bulb and the switch member. The... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080130285 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm and from 600 nm to 630 nm, respectively, and a first group of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080130286 - Backlit devices with multiwall sheets and methods of making the same: Disclosed herein are backlit devices comprising multiwall sheets. In one embodiment, a backlit device comprises: a multiwall sheet and a light source. The multiwall sheet, that has a viewing side, comprises polymer walls and a rib that intersects at least two of the walls. The rib comprises a non-linear geometry.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080130287 - Luminaire and lamellae louver therefor: The luminaire has concave side reflectors (2) defining the width W of a light emission window (1). A plurality of V-shaped lamellae (10) is present between the side reflectors (2) in the light emission window (1). Their outer edges (11) each have a central portion (11a) which is concavely curved... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080130288 - Light emitting diode replacement lamp: Thermal management and control techniques for light emitting diode and other incandescent replacement light technologies using a current controller are disclosed.... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, Llc

20080130289 - Light-emitting element mounting board, light-emitting element module, lighting device, display device, and traffic signal equipment: In accordance with the present invention, a light-emitting element mounting board is provided including an enamel layer which covers the surface of a core metal, wherein reflective cup portions for mounting light-emitting elements are provided on one face of the board, and wherein a heat radiating part is formed by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130290 - Substrate for mounting light-emitting element and light-emitting element module: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element that has excellent efficiency in extracting light from a light-emitting element and can be manufactured at a low cost. The substrate for mounting a light-emitting element 11 has a metal base material 12 in which a reflective cup portion 14 for reflecting a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130291 - Recessed light: A built-in lamp includes a housing and a holder for fastening in a built-in surface, such as a room ceiling. The built-in lamp also includes a light source socket for holding a light source and a light source region and a direct light reflector. The direct light reflector has a... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20080130292 - Method for setting the brightness distribution for an illumination: In a method for setting the brightness distribution (5) to a set distribution for an illumination of a back-lit display instrument with a display field (4), a light guide (2, 14) and a light source (1), the brightness distribution (5) is generated as an error image (7), the error image... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080130293 - Light diffuser plate: The light diffuser plate (1) of the present invention includes a transparent material and a light diffusing agent dispersed in the transparent material, wherein one or both surfaces are rough surfaces (1a) having a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of 20 to 40 μm. A film-laminated light diffuser plate (4) can... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130294 - Prefabricated light reflecting system mounted to ceiling of elevator cage: Disclosed herein is a prefabricated light reflecting system having standardized reflectors to be mounted to corners of the ceiling of an elevator cage. Here, a required number of reflectors are successively connectable to correspond to the size of the elevator cage. The light reflecting system includes a corner reflector, a... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm, Inc.

20080130295 - Light reflector and planar light source device: A light reflector of which the bidirectional reflectance R1 is from 90 to 120% when the light entrance angle is 15° and the light acceptance angle is 0° and the bidirectional reflectance R2 is from 85 to 110% when the light entrance angle is 75° and the light acceptance angle... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080130296 - Display panel and film therefor: A multifunctional thin display panel film 1 includes a base film 2, a conductive mesh 3 disposed on a surface of the base film 2, an absorption layer 4 covering the conductive mesh 3 and being disposed on the surface of the base film 2 to absorb neon-emission light and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130297 - Modular lamp shade: A modular lamp shade assembly in which upper and lower rings are clipped to a shade. The shade is multi layered in which one of the layers is of a material that is relatively flexible along its horizontal axis and relatively rigid in its vertical axis such that the shade... Agent: Dennis B. Haase

20080130298 - Self-ballasted solid state lighting devices: A lighting device, comprising a light engine housing, a light engine comprising one or more solid state light emitters, a diffuser and an energy forwarding element which receives AC voltage and supplies power to the light engine. The light engine housing comprises an electrical connection region which is engageable with... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080130299 - Systems and methods for thermal management of lamps and luminaires using led sources: LED module assemblies and luminaires that reduce thermal issues associated with LED lamp energy dissipation are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optimized conduction path from the LED to the exterior of the luminaire is created through the use of heat pipes integrated into the LED module assembly and luminaire. In... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080130300 - Lamp module: A lamp module includes a lamp unit, a mounting seat, and a positioning unit. The lamp unit includes a lamp cup having a cup opening, and a lampwick disposed in the lamp cup. The lamp cup further has a flange that extends outwardly from a peripheral edge defining the cup... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080130301 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a lamp body having a front opening, a transparent cover covering the front opening to form a lamp chamber, and a lamp unit, which forwardly irradiates light, disposed in the lamp chamber. The vehicle lamp includes an aiming device having an output shaft coupled to one... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080130302 - Vehicular illumination system: A vehicular illumination system includes a vehicular illumination unit whose light distribution is changeable, a detection unit that detects an illumination target, and an acquisition unit that acquires load information representing a processing load when processing is performed to controls the light distribution of the vehicular illumination unit based on... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080130303 - Light emitting diode stop/tail/turn light assembly and method of operation: A tail light assembly for a motorcycle. The tail light assembly includes a housing configured to receive a circuit. The circuit includes a light emitting diode (LED) and a controller. The LED provides tail, stop, and turn visual indications associated with the motorcycle. The controller supplies a voltage to the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080130304 - Underwater light with diffuser: The present invention is a thru-hull light for installation under the waterline of a vessel comprising a lens capable of diffusing the light broadly through the water. In a preferred embodiment, the lens is a separate, discrete component with a prismatic surface.... Agent: Lott & Friedland, P.a.

20080130305 - Led lights for interior automotive lighting: An interior lighting arrangement for automotive use comprises an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) encapsulated in a light diffusing material disposed in a frame with a lens overlying the light diffusing material, the array of LEDs and the frame. Preferably, the light diffusing material is translucent epoxy and the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080130306 - Rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device: The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between two walls, an inner wall and an outer... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080130307 - Bumper cover and lamp housing assembly with integral fasteners for independent removal of parts from a vehicle: A bumper cover and lamp housing assembly (14) (“assembly”) includes a bumper cover (22) and a lamp housing (24) that is releasably attached to bumper cover (22). Bumper cover (22) has a one-piece construction (30) with one of a tongue fastener (28) and a groove fastener (26). Lamp housing (24)... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080130308 - Lighting device comprising at least one light-emitting diode and vehicle headlight: A lighting device includes at least one light-emitting diode and a cooling aggregate (400) for cooling the at least one light-emitting diode, wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is arranged on the cooling aggregate (400) and the cooling aggregate (400) is provided with at least one recess in which... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080130309 - Method and apparatus for creating optical images: A light transforming method and device that includes a lens having one or more specifically shaped surfaces designed to generate an output image by directing the appropriate amount of electromagnetic energy from a pseudo-collimated beam to the required regions of the output image for the purpose of recreating the output... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080130310 - Linear actuator of the screw-nut type: A linear actuator (1) comprising a housing (6), a motor (2) comprising a stator with coils (4), a screw-nut system, and a rotor (5) axially and radially supported on the motor side by a bearing (11). The bearing comprises a ball (14) rigidly attached to the rotor, a cylindrical cavity... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080130311 - Solid-state light source: A solid-state light source includes a semiconductor light source for emitting light and an optical system having a fiber optic element. The fiber optic element has an input for receiving emitted light from the semiconductor light source. The fiber optic element also has an output for emitting light received from... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080130312 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a housing, a light source, and a light guide plate. The housing includes a bottom wall, a side wall extending perpendicularly from edges of the bottom wall, and a reflecting film formed on an inner surface of the bottom wall. The housing accommodates the light source... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130313 - Light source unit, light emitting device, and display device having same: A light emitting device includes at least one light source, a rigid nonconductive light source fixing member having at least one fastening unit that includes a plurality of sections defining spaces where the at least one light source is fixed, a wiring line, which transmits a driving signal to the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080130314 - Light guiding strip and backlight module and display using the same: A light guiding strip and a backlight module and display using the same are provided. The light guiding strip of the present invention includes a plurality of light reflecting surfaces and a plurality of light emergent surfaces. Each of the light reflecting surfaces has a light diffusion pattern. The light... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080130315 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate having at least one light entering plane, and a light emitting plane which crosses the light entering plane, at least one light source unit which emits light to the light entering plane, a reflecting member adjacent to an opposite surface with respect... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080130318 - Backlight unit: A backlight unit (BLU) includes a Light Guide Panel (LGP) having an upper surface and a lower surface facing each other. The LGP waveguides light input into the inside of the LGP by means of internal reflection between the upper surface and the lower surface. A prism sheet, which is... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080130317 - Light guide plate, method of manufacturing light guide plate and backlight unit with the light guide plate: An edge-light type light guide plate (30) is provided that has a first surface (31) and a second surface (32) that are opposed to each other, and a peripheral edge surface extending between the peripheral edges of the first and second surfaces. A part of the peripheral edge surface is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080130316 - Light guide plate, production method therefor, and surface light source device provided with it: A light guide plate capable of omitting use of a directional sheet such as a prism sheet as much as possible and ensuring a viewing angle without decreasing brightness in the vertical direction. A light guide plate 1 is used for an edge-light surface illuminant device 10. The light guide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080130319 - Dot structure of a light guide board: A dot structure of a light guide board including a front surface formed with multiple dot structures for guiding the light. Each dot structure has a face formed with multiple light guide fine structures for enhancing the light guide efficiency. Therefore, the light guide board can achieve both of high... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee