Illumination inventions 09/08

20080232079 - Illumination device and method, and apparatus for image taking: An illumination device for a camera includes a light source, in which LED chips are supplied with a drive current, for emitting light of a first color at intensity according to the drive current. An encapsulant is disposed in front of each LED chip, for changing an illuminating color of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080232080 - Polarization plate for use in a liquid crystal display: A polarization plate is provided for use between a light source and a display panel, where the light source is configured to emit light having a plurality of planes of polarization and the display panel is configured to have a predetermined polarization axis. The plate includes a repolarization region and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080232081 - Deployable emergency lighting system: An emergency lighting system comprising a housing further comprising a flat cover, wherein the flat cover automatically opens during an emergency condition; a light source located inside the housing further comprising a rechargeable battery and a wide angle LED light bulb, wherein the light source remains off under a normal... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080232082 - Deployable emergency lighting system: An emergency lighting system comprising a housing further comprising a flat cover, wherein the flat cover automatically opens during an emergency condition; a removable light source located inside the housing further comprising a rechargeable battery and a wide angle LED light bulb, wherein the removable light source remains off under... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080232085 - Electroluminescent device with a light conversion element: The invention relates to a light source to emit a mixture of primary and secondary light comprising an electroluminescent device like a light emitting diode LED or a laser, to emit the primary light into a light conversion element (3) to convert the primary light into the secondary light, where... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080232083 - High-luminosity stress-stimulated luminescent material, manufacturing method thereof, and use thereof: The present invention provide a high-luminosity stress-stimulated luminescent material which emits visible light even in daylight, a manufacturing method thereof, and a typical example of the use thereof. The stress-stimulated luminescent material of the present invention satisfies conditions for light emission by at least one of: a luminescence mechanism using... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080232084 - White light source device: Light beams emitted from a blue LED light source of a light source unit are condensed by a condenser lens to enter an entrance end face of a rod lens, and the light beams progress through while being repeatedly reflected several times inside the rod lens. Accordingly, the unevenness of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080232087 - Control panel assembly and method for controlling thereof: A control panel assembly is disclosed for making it easy to manipulate buttons of home appliances, the control panel including at least one LED connected to a circuit board for selectively emitting light, a switch connected to the circuit board and provided adjacent to the LED for controlling a home... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080232086 - Operating lamp system: An operating lamp system is provided that includes several operating lamps, each including a controller. The controllers are interconnected via data lines, wherein data exchange is provided between the controllers. This permits synchronization of the operating lamps.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080232088 - Acoustic light-emitting device: The present invention relates to an acoustic light-emitting device (10,10′, 10″, 10′″, 10″″) comprising a sheet-like element (20) with a layer structure, which performs a predetermined operation in response to a signal applied thereto, at least one transducer (40), being the source of the signal by exciting bending waves to... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080232089 - Attachment for cell phones: An attachment for cell phones contains a light and bottle opener. The attachment may be affixed to or be removably attached to the back of a cell phone and/or to a cell phone case. If removable, the structure attaches to the back of a cell phone or case via VELCRO®... Agent: Robert M Skolnik

20080232091 - Combination compact flourescent light with active ingredient emission: A substitute for a conventional incandescent light bulb includes a CFL with a specially equipped base structure disposed between the male connector and the coiled fluorescent tube. The modified base includes an active vapor dispenser and, preferably, a heater for increasing and/or controlling the rate of active vapor emission. The... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080232090 - Illuminated beverage dispensing devices: An illuminated bar gun, having a first housing portion; a second housing portion dimensioned to connect with the first housing portion and form a unitary body; a recess formed in one or both of the first and second housing portions; and an illumination source fitted within the recess. The present... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080232092 - Led cap light: The LED cap light has a housing with an arcuate top surface. LED's on the housing front surface are disposed at intervals along a laterally extending arc. A power switch is on the housing bottom. A battery is inside the housing. Electronic circuitry in the housing is responsive to the... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080232093 - Seamless lighting assembly: A light-emitting diode lighting assembly, including a plurality of light-emitting diode lighting panels with light-emitting diodes positioned on at least one edge of the light-emitting diode lighting panels, a plurality of prism plates for refracting light emitted by the light-emitting diodes, wherein each of the plurality of prism plates is... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080232094 - Solar powered post lamp: An electrical post lamp has a body with at least three light-transmitting sides, a base member for mounting the body on a post, and a top member for shedding precipitation and airborne dirt. The body includes a lighting element, a rechargeable battery for powering the lighting element, a photosensitive switching... Agent: Robert F. Palermo, Esq.

20080232095 - Battery-powered light: A personal light including a battery power source connected in series with a light-emitting diode (LED) light source and a switching mechanism configured for non-contact actuation are disposed within an environmentally sealed chamber. A reflector is employed to maximize reflection of light emanating from the LED and a lens having... Agent: Trask Britt

20080232096 - Solar stepping stone: A solar stepping stone comprises a housing having an upper surface, side walls and a lower surface, the housing defining a chamber. A solar energy collector is associated with the housing for collecting solar energy. A solar power storage device is provided in the chamber for receiving and storing solar... Agent: Colin P. Abrahams Suite 400

20080232097 - Flashlight having independently adjustable legs: A flashlight includes a flashlight body and a light source. At least one shape setting leg projects from the flashlight body. The leg is used to arrange the flashlight body in a desirable position so that the beam of light is directed in an intended direction.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080232098 - Illuminating book light: An illuminating device is described. The illuminating device may include a head, a neck and a body. The illuminating device may be manipulated into numerous positions including extended and nested positions so that the light source may be positioned inside the securing structure in the nested position and outside the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080232099 - Holder structure: The present invention discloses a holder structure for retaining at least one lamp and associated wire within a backlight module, which includes a main body, a reflector, and a first groove formed on an external sidewall of the main body. The main body has at least one first orienting slot... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080232100 - Illumination module and projection apparatus: An illumination module including a first light-emitting element, a first heat dissipation element, a first heat conducting unit, a second light-emitting element, a second heat dissipation element, and a second heat conducting unit is provided. The first light-emitting element is capable of emitting a first color light beam. The first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080232101 - System for representing true colors with device-dependent colors on surfaces and for producing paints and coatings matching the true colors: An apparatus for displaying paint colors using device-dependent colors is disclosed. The apparatus has a wall portion sized and dimensioned to be substantially similar to a full size wall, and the device-dependent colors have color coordinates that are substantially similar to the color coordinates of paint colors. Lights displaying the... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080232102 - Emergency light fixture having an efficient reflector assembly: An emergency light fixture includes at least two light sources and a reflector. The light sources are disposed within the reflector. The reflector includes a first concave surface formed by rotating a first parabola about a first central axis of the first parabola, a second concave surface formed by rotating... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080232103 - Flexible led lighting strips: A flexible lighting strip includes an insulated flexible electrical power cord and spaced apart modules connected therewith. Each module includes a circuit board with a cavity, indentation, or opening and an encasing overmolding defining a fastener-receiving slot or opening aligned with the cavity, indentation, or opening of the circuit board.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080232104 - Display pedestal for decorative objects: A display pedestal for decorative objects, wherein the display pedestal comprises various lighting features that function to enhance the viewable prismatic effect about the decorative object as displayed on the display pedestal. More specifically, the display pedestal comprises one or more interior light sources operable with one or more peripheral... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080232106 - Lighting unit for water fountains, ponds or the like: A lighting unit for water fountains, ponds and the like, has a housing that is sealed at least relative to splashing water. A light source is arranged in the housing. A lens is arranged in the housing for alignment of light emitted by the light source. An additional lens unit... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080232105 - Sealed lighting units: A method of manufacturing a lighting module comprises: mounting one or more light emitting diode (LED) packages on a circuit board to define a lighting unit; and injection overmolding the entire lighting unit except the one or more LED packages using a single type of overmolding material. A lighting module... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080232107 - Multifunction lamp: A multifunction lamp comprises: a light source; a first reflector receiving and reflecting the projected light from the light source; a second reflector receiving and reflecting the reflected light from the first reflector; a first light-guide member which is provided between the light source and the first reflector or and... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080232108 - Discharge lamp and light-source apparatus: A discharge lamp (10) has a fixing base (20) on one end. In some embodiments, the fixing base comprises a cylindrical first body portion (21) having a pair of notches (21H), a cylindrical second body portion being larger than the diameter of the first body portion and having a joint... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080232109 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention comprises a method of enhancing illumination by a variety of lamp types through the use of reflective technologies, for example, replacement of expensive high intensity density of mercury vapor lamps with low wattage fluorescent tubes having at least one and in some cases, up to three reflective... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080232110 - Illuminating device having enhanced light gathering effect: An illuminating device includes a main body, at least one light emitting member, a non-spherical light permeable lens, and a retaining ring. Thus, the convex face of the light permeable lens gathers the light emitted from the light emitting member to provide a light gathering effect to the light emitting... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080232111 - Low up-light cutoff acorn style luminaire: A low upright cutoff classification acorn style luminaire is described. The acorn style luminaire has a globe which has a top positioned thereon and which is mounted to a pole. Integrated within the luminaire is the lamp support and lamp, the lamp substantially surrounded and enclosed by a reflector. The... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20080232112 - Lighting unit: A lighting unit (10) including a reflector region (130) coupled to a neck region (140) coupled to a base region (150) is described. These regions (130, 140, 150) define an inner region (160) for inclusion of a lamp (300), in that the reflector region (130) can be operated to reflect... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080232113 - Light-transmissive film, method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus: A light-transmissive film for use in display devices is provided. The light-transmissive film includes a plurality of first protrusions formed on one surface and extending in a predetermined direction of the one surface, and a plurality of second protrusions formed on an opposite surface to the one surface, extending in... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080232114 - Luminaire: A luminaire has a reflector body (9) with a reflecting portion (2) provided with a coating (5) based on an inorganic sol-gel system, preferably a silica-based sol-gel system. The coating comprises a light-transmitting binder. The light-transmitting binder comprises light-reflecting particles. The light-reflecting particles are chosen from a group formed by... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080232115 - Foldable lighting system: A foldable lighting system may include a light housing having a light source and a top panel, and a foldable lighting device including a first part and a second part pivotally coupled with each other. The foldable lighting system may also include a base panel, a back panel, and two... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080232116 - Lighting device for a recessed light fixture: A lighting device for an opening of a recessed light fixture includes a plate for mounting at the opening of the recessed light fixture, the plate having a first side for facing the recessed light fixture and a second side opposite to the first side, a light emitting diode lighting... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080232117 - Light: A light has a housing of plastic material and a light fixture that is arranged within the housing and that receives at least one light bulb. The housing is made from plates that each have outer edges that are beveled at an angle of 45 degrees and provide contact surfaces... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080232119 - Led lamp assembly with temperature control and method of making the same: An light emitting diode lamp assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a base, a ballast circuit mounted on a circuit board and operable to provide a desired output current and a light emitting diode electrically connected to the ballast and driven by the output current... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080232118 - Street light with heat dissipating device: A street light includes a post with a light unit connected thereto. The light unit defines an enclosed space therein, and a separation board located in the enclosed space to divide the enclosed space into a first space and a second space. The separation board includes a hole. A circuit... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080232120 - Backlight assembly, display module having the backlight assembly and method of manufacturing the backlight assembly: A backlight assembly includes a light source providing light, a mold frame receiving the light source unit and a bottom chassis. The bottom chassis includes a bottom plate, sidewalls extending from the bottom plate and an extension part bent from at least one of the sidewalls and overlapping an adjacent... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080232121 - Working lamp base of barbeque grill: A working lamp base of a barbeque grill includes a base with two protruding portions extended in the same direction from a lateral side of the base and forming a recession between the protruding portion and the base; a rack mount disposed on the base and proximate to a lateral... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080232122 - Tail lamp structure: To provide a tail lamp structure wherein a height in an upward and downward direction can be reduced to achieve miniaturization thereof. A tail lamp structure is equipped at a rear portion of a motorcycle. A board on which a stop lamp LED and a tail lamp LED are mounted... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080232123 - Multi-function lamp for a motor vehicle: A multi-function lamp system includes a lamp, which may include illuminable text, position beneath the door of a vehicle. The lamp may be illuminated to perform at least the following functions: side blinker and running board illumination.... Agent: Volvo Technology Of America, Corporate Patents

20080232125 - Method for fixing a light-emitting diode to a metallic heat-radiating element: The application relates to light emitting devices. In order to provide good heat dissipation and easy adjustment of the lighting devices, there is provided to fix a light-emitting diode (12) having a metallic base (10) to a metallic heat-radiating element (18), which fixing comprises substance-to-substance bonding the base of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080232124 - Vehicular lamp: A vehicular lamp 100 including a reflector 19 that reflects light from a light source 13 forward and is provided in a lamp chamber 15 formed by a lamp body 17 that opens forward and a transparent front cover 11 that is attached to the front opening portion of the... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androlia

20080232126 - Assembly of a bodywork part and a headlight glass for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an assembly of a bodywork part (10) and a headlight glass (12) for a motor vehicle, the headlight glass having an outline (14) designed to be engaged in an opening in the bodywork part, the opening being defined by an outline (16) in the bodywork part... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080232127 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp can suppress dimensions in the depth direction and provide a large emission area with a simple configuration, and has a light-emitting surface of wraparound configuration with impressive appearance and aesthetic qualities. The vehicle lamp can include a light source unit and a light guide lens. The light... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080232128 - Lighting device: There is provided a lighting device for illuminating objects inside an enclosure including a housing, an array of light emitting diodes enclosed by the housing consisting of at least two groups of diodes, one group emitting substantially white light and one group emitting colored light, a DC to DC converter... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080232129 - Lightbar with enhanced thermal transfer: A lightbar assembly including a housing including a base of plastic material and warning light modules mounded in the housing. The warning light modules include LEDs attached to PC boards. Thermally conductive pads of a heat conductive plastic material are mounted in the base. A metallic heat conductive element is... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080232130 - Light source device of endoscope system: A light source device of an endoscope system comprises a light source and a light-source controller. The light source emits in a flash-emitting mode that the light source flashes in a flash interval longer than a field period of an imaging sensor for the endoscope system and for a flash... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080232131 - Light source device of endoscope system: A light source device of an endoscope system comprises a light-source unit, a light-sensitive element, and a driving unit. The light-source unit emits light and supplies light to the photographic subject through an electronic scope. The light-sensitive element receives light emitted from the light-source unit. The driving unit adjusts the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080232132 - Low-absorptive diffuser sheet and film stacks for direct-lit backlighting: There is provided an optical diffuser sheet. The optical diffuser sheet has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a plurality of optical structures arranged to diffuse and direct light illuminated onto the first surface. The optical diffuser sheet when illuminated... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080232133 - Lighting device and display device: A lighting device includes a plurality of light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 laminated in at least three layers and a plurality of light emitting elements 4, 5, 6 arranged so as to oppose to respective lateral sides of the light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 to allow luminance flux... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080232134 - Replaceable led light source device used in backlight module: A replaceable LED light source device used in a backlight module comprises a LED bar disposed with a plurality of LEDs thereon used for providing illumination and an attaching plate used for disposing the detachable LED bar within a case locating the backlight module therein. Thereby, the previous LED light... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080232135 - Light guide: A light guide includes an extractor layer and a substrate layer. Each layer has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the extractor layer is in contact with the first major surface of the substrate layer, and the first major surface of the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080232136 - Area light source and lightguide used therefore: A plate-shaped light guide for a planar light source device that guides a light emitted from a primary light source includes a light incident end face, a light emitting face and a back surface on the opposite to the light emitting face, wherein a plurality of first elongated lenses having... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080232137 - Light guide plate, surface light source device and image display: A light guide plate has an incidence face provided by a side end face, emission face and back face. The incidence face has first and second end edges meeting the emission face and the back face respectively. First range N1 in the emission face is set as to correspond to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080225506 - Display panel and a light source used therein: A display panel and a light source device used therein are provided. The display panel includes a light-guide thin-film circuit substrate, a light source and a polarizing layer. The light-guide thin-film circuit substrate has a light entrance end and a light exit top surface, and the light source is disposed... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080225507 - Waveguide member and keypad assembly using the same: Disclosed are a waveguide member and a keypad assembly including the same. The waveguide member includes a waveguide for guiding light propagated inside, and at least one recess formed in a direction perpendicular to a direction of guidance of light coupled to the inside of the waveguide so that light... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080225508 - Light-emitting device and electronic device using the same: A light-emitting device and an electronic device using the same are provided. The light-emitting device includes a light-guiding plate, a circuit board, at lease one light source unit and a reflective layer. The circuit board is disposed under the light-guiding plate. The reflective layer is disposed above the light-guiding plate.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080225509 - Luminous body: A luminous body is described, in particular in the form of a planar illumination device for general lighting or for backlighting of displays, wherein the luminous body comprises a plurality of light sources arranged in a housing (1) such as, for example, LED elements (3, 5). The luminous body is... Agent: Corporate Patent Counsel Philips Electronics North America Corporation

20080225511 - Jukebox or vending machine having a lighting system: The invention relates to a jukebox or vending machine provided with a lighting system. In order to provide an improved lighting system for generating lighting effects, the lighting system comprises a screen, the screen having a colored design, a circuit board with at least a first lighting device and a... Agent: Neil Steinberg

20080225510 - Speaker assembly: A speaker assembly (20) for use with a light bulb socket is provided. The speaker assembly generally includes a housing (22) including an electrical contact (26) for use with a light bulb socket for supplying electrical power to the housing. The speaker assembly further includes a receiver, an amplifier, and... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080225512 - Apparatus and methods for backlight unit with vertical interior reflectors: Provided are solid state backlight devices and methods for forming the same. A solid state backlight unit according to some embodiments of the invention includes a housing having a major surface and multiple LEDs on a first surface of the major surface. The solid state backlight unit also includes a... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080225513 - Lighted or sound tip for mobility devices and method of using: A tip for a mobility device which is capable of providing light and/or sound to aid in the safety of the user of the mobility device.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20080225514 - Illuminated traffic directing methods and appartus: A hand-held apparatus for directing the flow of traffic is disclosed. The palm side of a glove includes multiple high intensity red light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the back side of the glove includes multiple high intensity green LEDs. A control circuit coupled to the red and green high intensity... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080225515 - Illuminated visor vanity: A visor vanity for use in a vehicle includes a vanity mirror, a light source for providing illumination to the user of the mirror or for other purposes, an energy source independent of the vehicle's electrical system for energizing the light source, a switch for causing light source to be... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20080225516 - Torch: The present invention provides a compact portable light source capable of providing powerful light as well as effect light and is especially suitable for professional use, i.e. for security, police and military use. The invention relates to a portable torch having a plurality of light emitting diodes and a heat... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080225517 - Showerhead with turbine driven light source: A showerhead and fluid-driven lighting system is described herein. The showerhead has a hollow body configured to receive incoming fluid and a fluid distribution element configured to release outgoing fluid from the hollow body. The fluid driven turbine unit is configured to receive incoming fluid and release outgoing fluid to... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080225518 - Portable lighting device: A portable lighting device that is lightweight and features a space-efficient design includes a body containing a Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. The body includes a pair of pivot arms that are spaced from one another. A lamp assembly includes a lamp assembly housing containing a light source that is powered by... Agent: Patent Group C/o Dla Piper US LLP

20080225519 - Flashlight with drop-in side-by-side batteries: A battery powered flashlight is described that has a pivot contact with an off-center pivot point and/or battery polarization is described. The flashlight is configured to allow batteries to be dropped into place without interference with internal flashlight components.... Agent: Underwater Kinetics, Inc.

20080225520 - Set-point validation for color/intensity settings of light fixtures: Disclosed examples of lighting systems having at least three light sources of different colors may be controlled by validating input settings representing chromaticity and/or intensity of desired light to be generated by determining if the respective lighting system is capable of generating the desired light. This may involve comparing the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080225521 - Method and device for grouping at least three lamps: The invention relates to a method and a device for grouping at least three lamps (1) and for assigning the lamps (1) to at least one operating unit. It is time-intensive to equip one or a plurality of rooms or halls within a building with lamps (1), particularly a grouping... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080225522 - Surface light source device and lcd unit: The disclosed subject matter includes providing a surface light source device with a high brightness and a uniform brightness and a LCD unit having the same qualities. The surface light device can include a plurality of line light sources mounted on a circuit board and a light guide located above... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080225523 - Flexible led array: A light emitting device, comprising a flexible substrate (2) with a single, structured conductive layer (5), and a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on said substrate (2), said structured conductive layer (5) forming electrodes for driving said LEDs (3). The structured conductive layer comprises a plurality of heat dissipating pads... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080225524 - Intense pulse light device having individual rotational light filters therein: Disclosed is an intense pulse light device, in which plural divided light filters coated with individually different materials are rotatably and uniformly aligned around a reflection mirror in order to selectively filter lights according to wavelengths thereof, so that it is not necessary to exchange a handle body or filters,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080225526 - Backlight unit: An optical sheet includes a light scattering layer which scatters light made incident from an incident surface to an emission surface side and a plurality of light reflecting portions which reflect light scattered by the light scattering layer to the light scattering layer side. The optical sheet further includes a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080225525 - Light source module: A light source module for a projection apparatus including a light source unit, a fan, a temperature sensor and a temperature controller is provided. The fan is disposed towards the light source unit and is capable of cooling the light source unit. The temperature sensor is disposed adjacent to the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080225527 - Illumination unit: The invention relates to an illumination unit that comprises at least a reflector (3) and a UHP lamp (2), which UHP lamp has at least one burner (20) having a discharge chamber (21), wherein, when the lamp is operating, at least part of the IR light emitted from the burner... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080225528 - Light-conducting pedestal configuration for an led apparatus which collects almost all and distributes subtantially all of the light from the led: An apparatus comprises a light source, preferably an LED, a reflector, a light-conducting element mounted on the light source for directing light from the light source to an end of the light-conducting element, and a lens mounted on the end of the light-conducting element for directing light into a central... Agent: Law Offices Of Daniel L. Dawes

20080225529 - Reflector lamp with outer bulb: Reflector lamp, particularly metal halogen vapor reflector lamp, comprising a reflector, which is rotationally symmetric about a central axis and which encloses, together with a cover, a lamp interior and which tapers toward a neck region opposite the cover, wherein a burner comprising a burner space and also pinched seals,... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080225530 - Optical film and display device having the same: An optical film and a display device having the same are disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of subpixels and an optical film disposed at one side of the display panel, the optical film includes a base film and a plurality of prisms, wherein a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080225531 - Methods and apparatus for faux can lighting: Methods and apparatus for a flush mounted CFL downlight. In an exemplary embodiment, a downlight lighting device includes a base adapted for engagement to a surface of a structure, a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) coupled to the base, and a ballast integrally coupled to the base and electrically coupled to... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080225532 - Light-emitting device: In a light-emitting device including a base body portion which is configured by integrally forming a reflection case and a terminal holding portion provided at the rear portion of the reflection case and lead members to be inserted into the base body portion, portions of the lead members extracted outside... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080225533 - Light modules: Light modules are provided. A light module includes a circuit board, a lighting element electrically connected to the circuit board, and a first thermal plate. The circuit board has a through hole communicating a first side and a second side thereof. The lighting element is disposed on the first side... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080225534 - Internal cable management system for movable support arm: A cable management system for managing at least one cable extending through a support arm and through a hub, comprised of a spool disposed in a hub. The spool has an opening extending through a wall of the spool. A cable carrier is disposed within the support arm. The cable... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20080225535 - Headlamp having selectable beam: A headlamp having a selectable beam is provided. The headlamp having the selectable beam is configured such that a low beam and a high beam are selectable, and the headlamp includes a first lamp section which forms a low-beam light distribution pattern if the low beam is selected; a second... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080225536 - Rotor blade visual lights: A rotorcraft, such a helicopter or a tiltrotor aircraft, includes a light emitting device configured to provide light at a tip of a rotor blade. The light emitting device includes a light emitting diode arranged on the rotor blade, and a power source, wherein the power source is configured to... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080225537 - Lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle comprising an outer wall provided with a heat exchange zone: r

20080225538 - Lighting system for a vehicle, with high-intensity power led: A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a sealed unitary light module including at least one high-intensity power light emitting diode operates with a luminous efficiency of at least about 7 lumens per watt when passing a forward current of at least about 350 milliamps and that emits a luminous... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080225539 - Vehicle headlamp system and vehicle headlamp for use therein: A vehicle headlamp system and a vehicle headlamp are provided. The headlamp system includes a plurality of headlamps, one headlamp disposed on each of the right and left sides of a front end portion of a vehicle. Each of the headlamps includes a lamp body having an opening portion, a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080225540 - Lamp unit: A lamp unit is provided. The lamp unit includes a light emitting element disposed on an optical axis so as to face in a direction substantially orthogonal to the optical axis, a first reflector facing the light emitting element to forwardly reflect light from the light emitting element, and a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080225541 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting devices toward a front side of the vehicle lamp. The reflector is partitioned into a plurality of light emitting areas that are radially formed around an optical... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080225542 - Light for vehicles, in particular for motor vehicles: Lights, for example, in the form of rear lights, have luminous fields (11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22) in the form of the flasher, the brake light, the tail light and the back-up light. In order to guarantee a homogeneous illumination that is as uniform as possible, the light has... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080225543 - Vehicle lamp: A headlamp is provided with a lamp unit provided in a lamp housing formed by a lamp body and a transparent cover for covering a front side of the lamp body. The lamp unit is supported in the lamp housing in a suspending state in such a condition that the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080225544 - Lamp unit of vehicle headlamp: A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting devices toward a front side of the vehicle lamp. The reflector is formed into a shape whose front area is open. A plate-like partition member is disposed... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080225545 - Illuminated electrical center: An electrical center assembly used in a vehicle provides ambient light to the assembly and the area around the assembly using a light-emitting diode. The electrical center assembly generally includes a housing, an electrically conducting link, removable electrical components and at least one light-emitting diode for illuminating the electrical center.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080225546 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp is provided. The vehicle headlamp includes a lampshade, a lamp base provided at the lampshade, a light source module provided at the lamp base, a light source adjusting mechanism connected between the lampshade and the lamp base and a heat dissipation module. Wherein, lampshade has an opening,... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080225547 - Led vehicle lamp: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with retrofitting existing vehicle lamps are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for retrofitting an existing vehicle lamp comprises a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a plug, and a lens. The light emitting diode is positioned on the circuit board. The plug... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080225548 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device has a light pipe that is elongate in shape and has a light-emitting face running in the direction of a longitudinal axis. A light-reflecting face is disposed opposite the light-emitting face, and the light-reflecting face has a plurality of prismatic cuts. Each prismatic cut includes a front... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080225550 - Light supply unit, illumination unit, and illumination system: A light supply unit comprises optical fibers, LEDs, optical connectors, and a controller. The optical fibers constitute optical fiber groups which extend to their respective illumination positions different from each other. The optical connectors optically connect one ends of the optical fibers to the respective LEDs. The controller controls light... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080225549 - Linear optic light coupler: An illumination system includes a plurality of radiation generating sources, such as LED dies. A corresponding plurality of optical waveguides is also provided, with each waveguide having a first and a second end, with each first end being in optical communication with the corresponding LED die. An array of corresponding... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080225551 - Diffusing light system with light collector: The present invention provides an improved optical light diffusing system for effective and uninterrupted illumination purposes. In particular, the invention is concerned with providing a light collector in the improved diffusing light device that can direct light from a light source to at least one diffusing light guide and can... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080225553 - Apparatus and methods for conformable diffuse reflectors for solid state lighting devices: Provided are solid state lighting devices and methods for forming the same. A solid state lighting tile according to some embodiments of the invention includes a substrate, a solid state lighting element mounted on a surface of the substrate, and a reflector sheet on the surface of the substrate. A... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080225552 - Illuminated decal: An illuminated patch for fixing to apparel, headwear, or the like, is disclosed. The patch comprises a substantially flat decal that has at least one portion that is non-opaque, a front side and a back side. The back side of the decal is fixed to a front side of a... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080225554 - Back light module: A back light module includes a light guide plate, a light emitting unit, and a prism sheet. The light guide plate has a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, a light incident surface connected to the bottom surface and the light output surface, and multiple... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080225555 - Light guide plate, display apparatus and electronic device: A light guide plate for uniformly emitting light from an entire face using light taken in through an end face, includes: a parent prism formed on a face opposing to a light emitting face of the light guide plate; and a child prism formed on an inclined face of the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080225556 - Fastening apparatus for a backlight assembly: The fastening apparatus utilizes a hanger and a hook disposed on the first side of a base of the fastening apparatus for hanging and fixing the fastening apparatus on a back cover of the LCD device. A groove divides the base into two parts and the outer part of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080218991 - Light-guiding method of light-guiding plate and key pad assembly using the light-guiding plate: A key pad assembly includes a printed circuit board, a first elastic layer, a second elastic layer, a light-shielding layer, a keycap group, a light-emitting element and a light-shielding piece. The second elastic layer has a light-guiding plate thereon. The light-guiding plate has a chain-like light-shielding structure. The light-shielding structure... Agent: Hdsl

20080218993 - Led signal lamp: An LED signal lamp (100) comprises: a housing (102), at least one LED excitation source (108) operable to emit excitation radiation of a first wavelength range (blue light), at least one phosphor material (114) for converting at least a part of the excitation radiation to radiation of a second wavelength... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080218992 - Light emitting diode (led) based lighting systems: A lighting system comprises at least one excitation source (5), preferably an LED, operable to generate and radiate excitation radiation of a first wavelength (λ1); a shade (4) configured to at least in part surround the at least one source (5) and remotely located thereto; and at least one phosphor... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080218994 - Computer panel with light-adjusting mechanism: A panel assembly includes a panel (10) having a light-pervious area (142), a light source (60) attached on the panel for lighting the light-pervious area, a variable resistor (30) electrically connected in series with the light source, and a rotating member (40) rotatably attached on the panel, the rotating member... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218995 - Variable color aquarium lighting: A variable color aquarium lighting system that allows for a naturalistic day and moonlight cycle. The device will mount in the hood of an aquarium and can optionally be suspended above the aquarium by other means. Another embodiment of the device will allow the device to display a selected color.... Agent: Drew Gilkey

20080218996 - Hand-worn signaling device: An improved hand-worn signaling device is disclosed that comprises at least one light-emitting assembly on the palmar side of the hand and at least one light-emitting assembly on the dorsal side of the hand; in one embodiment of the invention, the palmar light-emitting assembly is red and the dorsal light-emitting... Agent: Kevin C. Galloway

20080218997 - Light emitting apparatus for use in a container: The present invention includes an apparatus for illuminating an inner portion of a container. The apparatus includes a first electroluminescent lamp for emitting light within the container. Also, the apparatus includes a holding member for stabilizing the position of the lamp within the container. The holding member includes a first... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080218998 - Device having multiple light sources and methods of use: A visualization device is described. The visualization device includes a body. The body includes a cavity configured to receive one or more components. One or more activating light sources may be positioned in the cavity of the body and are configured to produce activating light. One or more white light... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.c.

20080218999 - Variable-wavelength illumination system for interferometry: An illumination system for an interferometer combines a white-light source and a green source with a reflective green dichroic filter. When the green source alone is energized for PSI measurements, the output of the illumination system is green only. When a white-light output is desired for VSI measurements, both sources... Agent: Antonio R. Durando

20080219000 - Lampshade with at least one led: A lampshade with at least one LED has a circuit card, at least one LED and a reflector. The at least one LED is attached to the circuit card. The reflector is mounted around the circuit card and has at least one recess corresponding to the LED. Each recess has... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, Llc

20080219001 - Led control utilizing dynamic resistance of leds: The present invention is directed to an LED light fixture. The LED light fixture comprises an interface for connecting the fixture to a source of electrical power, a power control section for supplying and controlling power to an LED array producing a light of a suitable intensity and color for... Agent: Dennison Associates

20080219003 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display apparatus including the same: Provided are a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the same. The backlight unit comprises: a housing comprising an opening part; a module substrate in the opening part of the housing; a light emitting diode on the module substrate; and a reflection sheet in which the light... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080219002 - Led lighting systems for product display cases: An LED lamp for use in a display case includes a plurality of LEDs and an optic for redirecting the light to illuminate the contents of the display case.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080219004 - Illumination device for illuminating an object: An illumination device (1) for illuminating an object comprising a light source (2) to emit light (21), an adjustable optical element (3) for adjusting the light (21) originated from the light source (2) into adjusted light (31), and a controller (4) for controlling at least one element of a group... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080219005 - Light emitting device, display device and a method of manufacturing display device: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device, which includes a light emitting element configured to emit a light, and a concave mirror portion configured to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting element, the concave mirror portion being erected on a circumference of an emission surface of the light... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080219006 - Display apparatus: The present invention supplied a display apparatus using plastic substrate instead of glass substrate, which can solve such problems that the plastic substrate has a low heat conductivity and its heat release performance becomes bad so that it is difficult to obtain stable performance and reliability. In the display apparatus,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080219007 - 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.

20080219008 - Lighting device with composite reflector: A light fixture device comprises a reflector portion having a pair of parallel longitudinal boundary regions and a pair of parallel lateral boundary regions; the reflector portion being shaped according to a longitudinal focal line, a pair of housing portions, each for engaging a corresponding lateral boundary region; at least... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20080219009 - Projector type lamp: An projector type lamp includes a casing formed with a front open end and configured by connecting an upper casing member and a lower casing member to each other; a concave mirror formed on an inside face of the casing; a light source provided at the first focal point of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080219010 - Light distribution control method, light distribution control device, and greenhouse using the same: Provided is a plurality of structures each having a number of ridges and formed in a long and thin plate shape or a long and thin film shape. The cross section of each of the ridges forms a portion of a substantial circle and a surface thereof is a practically... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080219011 - Optical member and filter for display apparatus having the same: Disclosed is an optical member for a display apparatus which includes a plurality of colorants. The optical member includes a neoncut colorant where the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the peak wavelength is about 35 nm or less, wherein a transmittance ratio (B/R) of blue light (B) with a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080219012 - Illumination in the area of aircraft cabins: The present invention relates to an illumination strip by means of which a handrail recess that itself at the same time forms a handrail can be illuminated; to a hatrack for installation in an aircraft cabin with a correspondingly designed handrail recess that at least in sections can be illuminated;... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080219013 - Aircraft having an illumination device: An illumination device and an aircraft having an illumination device which by a corresponding selection of the wavelength and of the irradiation angle prevents a person situated in the aircraft from becoming tired. The illumination device is arranged in an aircraft such that light given off by the illumination device... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080219014 - Bicycle bumper with a light generating a bike lane: A bicycle bumper system with a light source which creates a bike lane is disclosed. The bicycle bumper includes a sturdy lightweight body generally made from a single sheet comprising a center wall and at least one sidewall. The sidewall includes a light source which shines a streak of light... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080219015 - Vehicle mini lamp retrofit attachment assembly: A retrofit vehicle mini lamp assembly for attaching a mini lamp to an existing opening in a vehicle surface includes a housing having a body with an interior portion and a lens portion covering a top end of the interior portion. The lamp assembly also includes circuitry disposed within the... Agent: The Bilicki Law Firm, P.c.

20080219016 - Automobile seat light for rear compartment lighting: The present invention provides a light located in a carved out portion of the front seat back in an automobile. In an exemplary embodiment, the light includes a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp attached to the top ledge that the carved out portion creates. This LED lamp is small in nature,... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080219017 - Multi-color to white light-emitting diode for map pocket light: An automobile interior component having color adjustable illumination has a plurality of light-emitting diodes of varying color spectra, a controller that adjusts the color spectrum of the diodes, and a control switch to set the emitted light to a first predetermined color. An activation switch functions as an on/off switch... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20080219018 - Instrument cluster: An instrument cluster for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The instrument cluster has a plurality of illumination devices and a partially translucent appliqué with a plurality of light transmissive portions. The illumination devices can be configured to illuminate the plurality of light transmissive portions.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080219019 - Vehicle exterior mirror system with signal light: An exterior mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a signal light or security light that provides illumination at a side of the vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a housing with a reflective element, and may include a positioning device for adjusting the position of the reflective element in the... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080219020 - Lighting assembly with safety and signalling functions for motor vehicles: Comprises in combination: at least one light source; a support plate for the light source, which is at least one; a protective cover that permits the light emitted by the light source to reach the outside; at least one wall which, in combination with the cover, forms a casing to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080219021 - Vehicular lighting assembly: A vehicular lighting assembly with a reflection mirror formed of a BMC resin is provided which prevents glass fiber in the resin from separating and flying away when the direction of illumination is changed for aiming, which can result in degradation in appearance of the reflector or occurrence of glare.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080219022 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp can include a wiring harness, a wiring clip for fixing the wiring harness in the lamp, and a casing for fixing the wiring clip. A force needed for fixing the wiring clip to a rib in the casing can be adjustable. The wiring clip can include both... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080219023 - Printed circuit board for fitting with a punched grid: In a printed circuit board for fitting with a three-dimensionally shaped punched grid comprising a plurality of current paths partially encapsulated by plastic and at least one electric or electronic component the punched grid is of angular construction. In this case free end faces of the current paths of the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080219024 - Backlight unit with reduced color separation including a polarizing turning film: the light guiding plate being arranged in a manner relative to the light source and the turning film and its first prismatic structures and base angles so as to reduce the amount of color separation at the exit surface of the turning film compared to the same device using a... Agent: Edwin Oh Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Llc

20080219025 - Bi-directional backlight assembly: A backlight assembly emits light out of two light emitting faces using a light source such as side-emitting LEDs that send light into an optical guide or body of optical material that diffuses the light uniformly and emits bi-facially. In this way, two displays, such as LCDs, can be illuminated... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080219026 - Light guide plate and method for making the same: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light output surface, a light reflective surface opposite to the light output surface, a light input surface interconnecting with the light output surface and the light reflective surface, and a plurality of microstructures formed on the light reflective surface. Each of the microstructures... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080219028 - Light redirecting film having discontinuous coating: The invention relates to a display comprising a light source and a light redirecting polymeric film containing a structured surface on at least one side of the film and bearing a discontinuous population of adherent beads bonded to the structured surface.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080219027 - Light redirecting film having variable thickness: A display comprises a light source and a light redirecting polymeric film containing a structured surface on at least one side of the film and bearing a polymeric coating over at least part of the structured surface wherein the coating exhibits a variable thickness.... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20080219029 - Plug and play utility control modules: A utility control device, such as a light socket, a switch or a plug socket, is designed with universal terminals so that when plugged into a pre-wired utility box (box socket), the terminals will make the proper electrical connections with the premises wiring. In one embodiment, a “shell” is inserted... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080212305 - Blue color composition for color filter, color filter, and color image display device: P

20080212306 - Ambient light system and method thereof: An ambient light system applied in a TV including a display panel, a loudspeaker and a plurality of ambient light sources includes an audio level detector, a pattern generator, and an ambient light controller. The audio level detector detects the level of an input audio signal to obtain a detected... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080212307 - Computer keyboard backlighting: Embodiments of a peripheral backlighting system for keyboards include one or more light-emitting panels exterior to the keyswitches of the keyboard. The panels are preferably electroluminescent material or light-emitting chemical cells and surround at least two sides, and preferably all sides, of the actuation portion of a keyswitch or the... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20080212308 - Light with heater: A light fixture (10) is provided having an upper housing (11), a light diffusor (12), a light source (13), and a heating source (14). The housing includes a mounting plate (17) adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of a structure in conventional fashion. The upper housing includes an upper... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080212309 - Light emitting diode module: A light emitting diode module which includes a hollow enclosed body having a transparent or translucent portion. A power source is disposed within the body. At least one light emitting diode is disposed within the body. The at least one light emitting diode is visible through the transparent or translucent... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080212310 - Lighting system for umbrella: A solar power lighting device for use on an umbrella, the lighting device including lights attached to the ribs of the umbrella powered by a solar power system attached to a rib of the umbrella and positioned above the umbrella canopy.... Agent: Shawn Hunter

20080212311 - Portable lighting system: A portable lighting system including a light housing carrying at least one light emitter and a power source powering at least one light emitter. At least one portion of an interface is disposed on the light housing for securing an attachment having a corresponding mating portion of the interface. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080212312 - Lice extermination system and method: Apparatus (10) is provided for treating an infested area (27) of a subject, the apparatus including a housing (20), and an illumination unit (22), which is coupled to the housing (20) and includes a light source (28) configured to emit light having an emission spectrum selected from the group consisting... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080212313 - Flashlight as tool handle: A flashlight and tool combination comprises a flashlight having a body, an illumination member, a power source and a switch for switching the illumination member on and off. The flashlight body has on one portion thereof a tool connector. The combination further comprises a tool assembly comprising a tool component... Agent: Colin P. Abrahams

20080212314 - Light system for a temperature controlled case: A temperature controlled case is disclosed that includes a housing defining a display area and a first shelf provided within the display area. The temperature controlled case also includes a light system associated with the first shelf. The light system includes a substrate having a first portion and a second... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080212315 - Illumination system for illumination display devices, and display device provided with such an illumination system: The invention relates to an illumination system for illuminating display devices, comprising at least one light source, and a light guide for guiding light generated by the at least one light source in the direction of a display device. The invention also relates to a display device provided with such... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080212316 - Sealed light fixture: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing illumination. The apparatus includes a lamp housing defining a cavity, a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed within the cavity and sealing means comprising at least a first glass sheet for sealing the cavity.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080212317 - Garage light luminaire with circular compact fluorescent emergency lighting optics: The present invention relates to a round garage light assembly having a housing with a lamp mounting surface wherein a main HID lamp and an auxiliary circular high output fluorescent lamp are mounted. The auxiliary lamp is mounted centrally within the assembly and above the photometric center of the high... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20080212319 - Led lamps including led work lights: Work light has LEDs that may require heatsink. Desired radiation pattern achieved by using optical components designed to produce beam or LEDs may have beams in different directions. Radiation pattern of LEDs may be changed by refractive-reflective optics or by convex lenses. Convex lenses may be hemispheres, other planoconvex shapes,... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080212318 - Light source device for components inspection: The present invention discloses a LED light source device for components inspection. The device has a white annular lamp and a blue annular lamp installed on a fixed blue-lamp ring, a green annular lamp installed on a fixed green-lamp ring and a red annular lamp installed on a fixed red-lamp... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080212320 - Producing distinguishable light in the presence of ambient light: A process and apparatus for producing distinguishable light, in the presence of ambient light is disclosed. The process involves admitting light in a first wavelength band through a first light admission port into a first optical cavity at least partially defined by a first reflector operably configured to reflect light... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20080212321 - Diffuser having optical structures: A diffuser used in a backlight module including a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The diffuser according to the present invention makes a uniform light output. The diffuser includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of optical structures. The transparent substrate has an entrance surface and an exit surface.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080212322 - Illumination arrangement, multiple light module, luminaire and use thereof: An illumination arrangement comprising a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor components (1), arranged in a row, a diffuser (2), which is illuminated by the light-emitting semiconductor components during operation of the illumination arrangement, intermixes light emitted by the semiconductor components during operation and has a light coupling-out area (200) remote from... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080212323 - Led track light device: The LED track light device has plurality of LED-units fit within track means. At least one of LED element(s) are fit within the LED-units geometric construction and element(s) electric poles are connected with conductive mean, resilient conductive means, contact means, bus means to build the electric signal(s) deliver from the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080212324 - Led table lamp: A light emitting diode (LED) table lamp including a base, a support arm, a pivot, and a light emitting device is provided. One end of the support arm is connected to the base, and the pivot is provided at the other end of the support arm. The light emitting device... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080212325 - Led lamp with heat dissipation mechanism and multiple light emitting faces: An LED lamp with heat dissipation mechanism having double heat pipe and tridimensional LEDs arrangement is disclosed. The lamp is composed of a heat-dissipation unit, a heat pipe whose one end is mounted on the heat-dissipation unit, a plurality of LED units mounted on an outer surface of the heat... Agent: Hdsl

20080212326 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus, and more particularly to a lighting apparatus including a frame in which a connector is installed, a lampshade in which a reflector, whose first and second anodized aluminum reflectors are integrally connected to each other and connected to the front side of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080212327 - Illumination system of a microlithographic exposure apparatus: An illumination system of a microlithographic exposure apparatus has an optical axis and a beam transforming device. This device includes a first mirror with a first reflective surface having a shape that is defined by rotating a straight line, which is inclined with respect to the optical axis, around the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080212328 - Etendue-squeezing illumination optics: In some embodiments, an apparatus for use generating illumination is provided that comprises a reflective base, a first light source positioned proximate the reflective base, and a reimaging reflector positioned partially about the first light source, where a percentage of light emitted from the first light source is reflected from... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20080212329 - Assembly of light emitting diodes for lighting applications: An assembly of light emitting diodes for a streetlight or the likes comprises a first board having a first matrix of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted thereon defining a first light projection plane and at least another board having a second matrix of LEDs mounted thereon defining a second light... Agent: Venable LLP

20080212330 - Light fixture: A light fixture for flush mounting against a ceiling wall includes a housing for securement in a wall hole and a light transmitting lens. The lens is flush with the wall and covers the entirety of the housing so that the housing is not viewable when installed. The outer edge... Agent: Jonathan P. O'brien Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone

20080212331 - Optical member, method of fabricating the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same: In an LCD apparatus having an optical member, the optical member has a base body having a light incident surface and a light emitting surface faced the light incident surface. A first resin layer is formed on the light emitting surface and a light diffusing pattern is uniformly formed on... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080212333 - Heat radiating device for lamp: The present invention relates to an improved heat radiating device for lamp, comprising an exhaust space configured around the periphery of lamp stand, an exhaust fan disposed at the top of exhaust space, and simultaneously a radiator and a plurality of heat conductors at the back of the printed circuit... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080212332 - Led cooling system: The invention relates to a LED cooling system that effects cooling of the LED's during use, and helps the LED's have a longer operating function, and uses less electricity for the LED's to operate. The use of cooling also provides a steadier light and has greater efficiency.... Agent: Edwin W. Oldham

20080212334 - Vehicle wheel solar powered lighting system: A vehicle wheel lighting system powered by the sun including light emitting devices attached to the front of a wheel in an aesthetic array. The light emitting devices are powered by rechargeable batteries that are recharged by solar panels. The light emitting devices are activated by light sensors that sense... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080212335 - Vehicle lamp collapsible closeout: A collapsible closeout for a gap between a vehicle lamp and closure, and particularly well suited for a gap between a headlamp and a hood, is disclosed. The closeout may include a base mounted to a lamp housing, a closeout wall extending from the base, and a contact flange extending... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080212336 - Light emitting diode light source: Provided is an LED light source including a frame having a V-shaped groove formed in the upper portion thereof and a heat sink formed to extend from the lower portion thereof, the V-shaped groove having a planar bottom surface on which a circuit pattern is formed; a plurality of LEDs... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080212337 - Multifunctional floor pods: An ambient lighting system for a hospital operating room environment and a method of using said system is described. An apparatus comprising the combination of a translucent sheet and a backlight LED panel or colored light source (colored lamp(s) or LED(s) in an alcove) provides a diffuse light when light... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20080212338 - Prism sheet, a back-light unit using said prism sheet, and a transmission type liquid crystal display device: a reflective surface for perfect reflection of light L comprises a higher order surface 18 constructed by at least a small curvature surface and a surface different from the small curvature surface. Further, the present invention provides the back-light unit comprising the above-described prism sheet and the transmission type liquid... Agent: Louis Paul Herzberg

20080212339 - Light-guiding plate, lighting device and display device: A light-guiding plate, an optical source device and an electronic device. The light-guiding plate including an incident surface, and an emission surface substantially perpendicular to the incident surface. The incident surface has a surface substantially perpendicular to the incident surface, and has projections or depressions extending substantially parallel to the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP