Illumination inventions 12/08

20080316730 - User interface and method for control of light systems: An interface device (100) for controlling light sources (110) includes a target region (205); and a controller (120) that associates a preset with an illumination region, and controls a light source (110) in the illumination region when an indicator (215) associated with the preset and illumination region is moved into... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316731 - Grill light with automatic switch: A barbecue grill light having an automatic switch is provided. The barbecue grill light is comprised of a light housing having a light source, the light housing being mounted to the lid of the barbecue grill; an automatic switch connected to the light source wherein the automatic switch is a... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20080316732 - Aquarium with adjustable lighting: An aquarium having an adjustable lighting system for enhancing the display of fluorescent objects, such as fluorescent fish, contained within the aquarium under various external lighting conditions, such as a dark room or a brightly lit room. The aquarium comprises a tank and a plurality of light sources. Each light... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080316733 - Lighting device having adjustable spot beam: A headlamp lighting device is provided that allows for the adjustment of the size of the light beam and forward heat dissipation. The lighting device includes a housing, a light source provided on the housing for generating a light beam, and an optical focus lens disposed in the path of... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080316734 - Lighting device having forward directed heat sink assembly: A headlamp lighting device is provided that allows for the adjustment of the size of the light beam and forward heat dissipation. The lighting device includes a housing, a light source provided on the housing for generating a light beam, and an optical focus lens disposed in the path of... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080316735 - Clip type light emitter: The present invention relates to a clip type light emitter, and in particular to a clip type light emitter capable of enhancing a visual field at night by detachably engaging a clip type light emitter to a leisure cap (including hat) generally used for a mountain climbing or fishing or... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept. Dewitt Ross & Stevens Sc

20080316736 - Portable light: A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is... Agent: Iandiorio Teska & Coleman Itellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080316737 - Glass breaking cap: A glass breaking cap for flashlights, batons and the like is provided. The glass breaking cap has a cylindrical sidewall and a conical top portion. The conical top portion has an apex having an included angle between 86° and 136°. More preferably, the apex has an included angle of 106°... Agent: Russo & Duckworth, LLP

20080316738 - Lamp module: A lamp module includes: a single piece of a mounting base including an arcuate mounting plate defining two retaining recesses, and a bracket extending upwardly from the mounting plate; two socket units mounted respectively on two opposite ends of the bracket, each of the socket units being formed with pin... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080316739 - Backlight assembly: Provided is a backlight assembly which includes integral power supply sockets and ground sockets, in which the number of parts is reduced in addition to the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a lamp including a lamp tube and an electrode that protrudes beyond either end of the lamp tube,... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080316740 - Interior lamp: An interior lamp can achieve both an excellent illumination function and an excellent illumination effect (providing a comfortable environment) and may possibly provide high merchandizability characteristics. The interior lamp can include an LED light source unit having a substrate and a plurality of white LED lamps and colored LED lamps... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080316741 - Light emitting apparatus and surface light source apparatus having the same: Provided are a light emitting apparatus and a surface light source apparatus having the same. The light emitting apparatus comprises a package body, a first color light emitting part in a first cavity of the package body, and a second color light emitting part in a second cavity of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080316742 - Seven colors light emitting module and seven colors decorating lamp string including the same: A seven-color light emitting module and a seven-color decorating lamp string comprising the same. The seven-color light emitting module includes a lampshade made of a transparent plastic or synthetic resin, and a lamp socket on which three colors self-flashing light emitting diode, a zener diode, a current limiting resistance and... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080316743 - Remote controlled athletic field lighting system: An athletic field lighting system, wherein fixtures are provided in clusters. Each cluster can be turned, on and set to a nominal output level. Thereafter, individual fixture output intensity levels are adjusted by means of feedback loops containing a photosensor mounted in the back of the reflector of each fixture... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080316744 - Surface light source device and apparatus using the device: Two light sources 33A and 33B are disposed on a light entrance surface side of a light guiding plate 32. Deflection pattern elements 53A and 53B are disposed concentrically around a middle point Q between the light sources 33A and 33B. One deflection pattern element 53A is disposed in such... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080316745 - Light emitting device and manufacture method thereof: A manufacture method of a light emitting device is provided. Firstly, at least one circuit board is provided. A plurality of light emitting packages, a first undetermined power input end and a second undetermined power input end are disposed at the circuit board. The light emitting packages are electrically connected... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080316746 - Heat resistant color mixing flag for a multiparameter light: A method and/or apparatus is provided for constructing a dichroic color mixing flag for a multiparameter light that greatly improves the thermal shock tolerance of the flag and avoids having to use a more costly quartz substrate material as in the prior art.... Agent: Walter J. Tencza Jr. Suite 210

20080316747 - Luminaire with louver members: The invention relates to a reflector for a luminaire. The reflector comprises a cavity (101) for receiving a lamp intended to emit light and, located around said cavity, a first annular louver member (201) arranged in a first direction and a second annular louver member (202) arranged in a second,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316748 - Illumination system: Illumination systems and related components and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080316749 - Photonic crystal optical circuit and method for controlling the same: In an optical circuit including multi-dimensional photonic crystals, in which the optical circuit has a structure (33), such as a light emitting member or a light receiving member, having a natural resonance frequency, another structure (34) having a natural resonance frequency slightly differing from the natural resonance frequency of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080316750 - Light unit and liquid crystal display device having the same: Provided are a light unit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same. The light unit comprises a housing; at least one first printed circuit board (PCB) arranged in the housing in a first direction; at least one second PCB arranged in the housing in a direction opposite to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080316751 - Reflector shapes for light emitting diode-polarized light sources: A light-emitting device including a light source that exhibits polarization anisotropy and a reflector that is shaped so that for light emitted in at least two directions from the light source, the angle between the dominant polarization directions after reflecting from the reflector is smaller than the angle between the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080316752 - Clarifying filter: The clarifying filter is a visual enhancement device in which Liquids, Plasmas, Crystals, or other transparent, translucent, or other non-opaque materials are sandwiched between supporting layers to provide the diffusion provided by such materials to enhance the light provided by a light source.... Agent: Roger L. Belfay

20080316753 - Illumination device: An illumination device comprising an LED (14) mounted on a rear of a PCB (12), and a light pipe (16) to direct light from the LED through an aperture (18) in the PCB to illuminate a legend (10) on the front of the PCB, the light pipe diffusing the light... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20080316754 - Compact, steerable, multidirectional photographic light diffuser and reflector: A diffuser-reflector assembly for use with a photographic flash lamp (800) comprises, in one aspect, an elastic base (100) having rigid first inserts (125 and 130), two arms (105 and 110), a shaft (135), a pivot assembly (150), and one or more frames (116, 121) that hold second inserts (115,... Agent: Ken M. Lau

20080316755 - Led lamp having heat dissipation structure: An LED lamp includes a lamp base, a heat sink and a plurality of LED modules. The lamp base includes a lamp holder and an enclosure connecting with the lamp holder. The enclosure defines a plurality of vents therein. The heat sink is mounted on the lamp base and includes... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080316756 - Lamp: The present invention provides a lamp structure that overcomes the shortcomings of a typical lamp with a fixed radiation angle and single support or main pedestal. The lamp includes a main pedestal and a support. The main pedestal has an assembly portion. A positioning member is used to control the... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080316757 - Vehicle lamp: The disclosed subject matter can include a vehicle lamp having a favorable light distribution and an effective heat dissipation structure. The vehicle lamp can include a light source and a casing in which the light source is sealed. The casing can be configured in a tubular shape and a reflector... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080316758 - Light-emitting diode module for instrument panel: A light-emitting diode module is mounted on an instrument panel of an automotive vehicle for illuminating a scale plate of the instrument panel. The module is composed of a light-emitting diode and a holder for supporting the diode thereon. The holder includes a housing made of molded resin and conductor... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080316759 - Headlamp with beam patterns formed from semiconductor light sources: Headlamp systems are provided that form desired beam patterns from light supplied by semiconductor light sources. The present invention is headlamp system for a vehicle including at least one first light source, at least one second light source, and a first lens system having at least one lens operably associated... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20080316760 - Led collimator element with an asymmetrical collimator: The invention relates to an LED collimator element (1; 20) which can be used in particular for motor vehicle headlights. It comprises an LED (2; 23), of which the emitted light can be emitted essentially directly into an emission angle region of the LED collimator element (1; 20), and a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316761 - Free-form lenticular optical elements and their application to condensers and headlamps: Some embodiments provide an illumination optical system. The optical system can include a first surface and a second surface. Each of the first and second surfaces can further comprises a multiplicity of corresponding Cartesian-oval lenticulations such that each lenticulation of the first surface focuses a source upon a corresponding lenticulation... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20080316762 - Headlight unit: A headlight unit having a virtual pivot center provided at a position different from a supported position to a vehicle body. Two, upper and lower headlight supporting portions spaced apart from each other are provided at a rear portion of a headlight unit The upper headlight supporting portion on each... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080316763 - Lighting module for motor vehicle headlight: A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight, designed to give a beam with cutoff, and comprising at least one light source, a collecting mirror, a bender having a reflective surface and a cutoff edge, a return mirror, for producing towards the front the output beam with cutoff the surfaces... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080316764 - Lighting device and method for directing light: An LED module is described with a base 10 made out of a heat conducting material. An LED element (32) is arranged in a cavity (11) of the base. A collimator reflector (70) is formed by reflective surfaces (24, 64, 66a). Three of these reflective surfaces (66a, 66b, 64) are... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316765 - Led illuminated screwdriver: The screwdriver has a handle and a rigid shaft that extends from the handle. The shaft has an end for engaging a screw. It also has a bore that extends from the handle to the screw-engaging end of the shaft. A LED is situated in the bore, proximate the screw-engaging... Agent: Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James, LLP

20080316766 - Waveguide and light emitting device having the same: A waveguide based on a three-dimensional photonic crystal is arranged to provide wave-guiding in a single mode and a mode having a field strength distribution with unimodality in a plane perpendicular to the wave-guiding direction, to thereby enable wave-guiding in a desired frequency band, wherein the three-dimensional photonic crystal has... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316767 - Liquid crystal display using different light radiation angles of light emitting diodes: A liquid crystal display with low manufacturing cost, small dark area and compact exterior is provided by utilizing a plurality of differently radiating light emitting diodes at different angles. The liquid crystal of present invention includes a thin film transistor panel for displaying image, a backlight assembly for providing light... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080316770 - Backlight and light guide plate, method of manufacturing diffuser and light guide plate, and liquid crystal display apparatus: The present invention relates to a backlight and a light guide plate, a method of manufacturing a diffuser and the light guide plate, and to a liquid crystal display apparatus, all enabling a cost reduction by reducing the parts count and curtailing unnecessary manufacturing processing. A diffuser 261 has a... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080316768 - Flat panel lens: A light guide with input and output faces 2, 3a is polar-symmetric about the first face 2 and has optical properties such that the angle at which a ray is injected into the first face determines the position at which it leaves the second face 3a, or, if operated in... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080316769 - Spread illuminating apparatus: A spread illuminating apparatus includes an LED, a transparent resin plate and a light reflecting sheet, wherein the transparent resin plate includes slits adapted to have inserted therein flap portions of the light reflecting sheet, and wherein an adhesive tape with flexibility is placed along at least one flap portion... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316771 - Display device and liquid crystal display device: A display device includes a point light source; a light source substrate; a rear frame including a first side wall and a bottom, the light source substrate being disposed at an inner surface of the first side wall; and a front frame engaged with the rear frame and including a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080316772 - Spread illuminating apparatus, transparent resin plate for use in spread illuminating apparatus, and method of injection-molding transparent resin plate: A spread illuminating apparatus of side light type includes a transparent resin plate integrally composed of a light conductor plate portion and a housing frame portion, a light reflecting sheet, and a light source, wherein an opening for housing the light source is provided at a side portion of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080310140 - Multi-level flash diffuser: The present example provides a flexible and compact system for diffusing light in multiple levels when taking photographs. An adapter capable of coupling many types of flashes is fitted to a first diffusion device. The diffusion device may be fitted inside a light box fitted with a diffusion lens so... Agent: Paul B. Heynssens, Jennings Strouss & Salmon, PLC

20080310141 - Vehicle instrument cluster: A backlit display unit comprising a user display for displaying information to a user of the unit, the user display having a display medium and a movable display device with a movable indication, a common source of illumination for backlighting the user display, at least one light diffuser for diffusing... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080310142 - Slide controller for an audio-mixer: A controller or adjustment device may adjust a value of a parameter for different functions. The adjustment device may include actuators, which may be associated with one or more functions. A light source in proximity to the adjustment device may identify the function of the device. Mixers and filters may... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080310143 - Light housing: A device for use in a restaurant as a source of light for the table area comprising a housing, a power circuit and at least one light source. The housing has an integral base that is configured to support the housing on a table. The power circuit has a power... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20080310145 - Personal lighting apparatus: A personal lighting apparatus (100) is disclosed. The personal lighting apparatus has a light source (131) and a non-contact switching device (123) in operative communication with the light source in order to actuate the light source between an on position and an off position. Additionally, the personal lighting apparatus has... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080310144 - Pragmatic portable led light: The LED mount with a built-in circuit and a new design element allows the unit to receive interchangeable attachments (i.e. suction cup, headband, and clip) and significantly extends the use of LED lighting to more locations.... Agent: Eric Hsin-yi Wu

20080310147 - Hybrid lighting system: The invention provides a lighting apparatus comprising: a) a frame spanning the roof and interior of a building, the frame having a first opening at the building roof and a second opening opposed to the first opening at the building ceiling; b) a skylight at the first opening; c) a... Agent: Bullivant Houser Bailey PC

20080310146 - Light fixture having multiple light sources: A light fixture having a general area lighting source surrounded by a shade. A plurality of task lights are supported below the general area lighting source. A divider or diffuser is disposed between the general area and task lights and serves to direct light from the general area lighting source... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20080310148 - Rechargeable fluorescent task lamp: A battery operated fluorescent lamp is disclosed, which is operable from the battery while the battery is being recharged, comprising a tubular housing configured as a handle grip at one end and a cylindrical lens portion at the other end. The tubular housing lockably connects to a battery pack. The... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080310149 - Floating electronic candle: Floating electronic candle that can simulate a fickering flame using an LED bulb or can emit a variety of different-colored lights using a color-changing LED bulb with an IC unit is able to float on a liquid, and is to turn on automatically when floating on the liquid. It has... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080310150 - Spotlight with user-friendly fixable adjustable focus: The present invention is a spotlight with adjustable focus that has a focus fixing mechanism to prevent inadvertent changes to the focus of the light, while still allowing user-friendly intentional adjustment of the focus. The mounting neck of the reflector assembly rotates on threads on the lamp assembly so that... Agent: Feldmangale, P.A.

20080310153 - Backlight and liquid crystal display device: A side light type backlight includes a light source including a plurality of LEDs, and a light guide plate. One of the end surfaces of the light guide plate is a light incidence surface at which a plurality of R-LEDs, a plurality of G-LEDs and a plurality of B-LEDs are... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080310151 - Illuminat system: An illumination system has linear array of light emitters (R,G,B,A,W) associated with it least one linear array of outcoupling means (O1,O2,O3, . . . ) for coupling light out of the illumination system. Each linear array of outcoupling means is arranged parallel to the linear array of light emitters. For... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080310156 - Led illuminating device: A LED illuminating device includes an illuminating unit and a shell having a top side and chamber. The illuminating unit includes a PCB supported by the shell and one or more LED modules electrically and spacedly mounted on the PCB disposed in the chamber. Each of the LED modules includes... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080310152 - Led lighting: The present invention generally relates to a lighting system comprising LED modules (10, 20), arranged adjacent to each other, preferably in a matrix configuration. By introducing light apertures (101) between two or several adjacent modules, each comprising a mixing chamber (11, 21), light is transmitted sideways between the mixing chambers... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080310155 - Led lighting device: An LED lighting device is disclosed. The LED lighting device includes a lampshade, a circuit board, edge lighting light emitting diodes (LEDs), and an optical film set. The lampshade has a bottom and a side wall connected to the periphery of the bottom. The other end of the side wall... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080310154 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device comprising two or more solid state light emitters which emit light in the range of 430 nm to 480 nm and one or more lumiphors which emit light in the range of 555 nm to 585 nm. Also, a lighting device comprising two or more solid state... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080310157 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device includes an illuminating unit including a light source that is mounted on a base board and that has a first number of first light emitting diodes and a second number of second light emitting diodes. Each of the first and second light emitting diodes of the light... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080310158 - Solid state illumination device: A solid state illumination device includes a semiconductor light emitter mounted on a base and surrounded by sidewalls, e.g., in a circular, elliptical, triangular, rectangular or other appropriate arrangement, to define a chamber. A top element, which may be reflective, may be coupled to the sidewalls to further define the... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

20080310159 - Near field lens: A lens has a main body for use with at least one light source. The main body has a light-emitting face, a light-collecting face disposed opposite the light-emitting face, and a plurality of focal points, the latter of which form a focal ring. A central axis extends through the light-collecting... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080310160 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device having the same. A supporting section is formed with a reflector, which is used for a direct type backlight unit, to support optical sheets and guide light, so that the assembling process is simplified and the manufacturing cost is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080310161 - Direct-type backlight module: The present invention is related to a direct-type backlight module. The module includes a plurality of lamps, a plurality of lamp holders, a frame and a bezel. The frame has a bottom plate, and the lamp holders and the frame are formed into one-body. The lamp holders are disposed on... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080310162 - Led light fixture with internal power supply: The invention provides a light fixture that includes a light engine, a rugged housing, and an internal power module that is thermally isolated. The light fixture includes several novel heat management features designed to thermally isolate the power supply in order to reduce the risk of failure and thereby increase... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20080310163 - Light strands: The Light strands include at least two light strands connected in series. Each light strand includes a plurality of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights connected in series, a plurality of two-hole light sockets and a pair of three-hole light sockets being configured for respectively accommodating the plurality of LED lights,... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080310164 - Decorative light: The present invention relates to a decorative light, and more particularly to a decorative model light that can generate light-reflecting effect for long. The decorative model light comprises illuminants, frames that shape certain sculpts, decorative strips that cover the frames. Said decorative strips are fixed on frames steadily, as the... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080310165 - Detachable decorative light assembly: A detachable decorative light assembly includes at least one light strand, a main support frame configured for suspending the at least one light strand thereon, a sub-frame positioned on the main support frame and disposed around the upper portion of the main support frame and the at least one light... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080310166 - Toroidal lens: A lens, suitable for automotive applications, for use with a light source is provided. The lens has a main body defining a cross sectional shape with a curved side and a straight side. The main body is formed by rotating the cross sectional shape about an axis of revolution located... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080310167 - Interconnect device which forms a heat sink and electrical connections between a heat generating device and a power source: An interconnect device is used to mate a heat generating device to a power source. Plated components are provided on the interconnect device to provide a heat sink function for the heat generating device when the heat generating device is connected to the interconnect device, and to provide an electrical... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080310168 - Light source system and display apparatus comprising the light source system: A light source system and a display apparatus comprising the light source system are provided. The display apparatus comprises the light source system and an imaging system. The light source system is configured to provide a light for imaging. The light source system comprises a mirror wheel and at least... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080310169 - Diffusive plate of backlight module with porous diffusive layer: A backlight module includes a case, on which a reflecting film, lamps and a diffusive plate are provided in order. The diffusive plate includes a transparent substrate, on opposite of which a first diffusive layer and a second diffusive layer are provided. The first diffusive layer has a plurality of... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080310170 - Systems, apparatus, and methods involving lampshade leveling: A system for leveling a lampshade comprising, a pivot member operative to engage a post of a lamp harp and support a spyder portion of a lampshade, and a retaining member operative to engage the post and induce a force on the spyder portion.... Agent: Finishing Touch Company

20080310171 - Optical sheet: An optical sheet comprises a continuous phase comprising a transparent material and a dispersed phase dispersed in the continuous phase, and has a first surface and a second surface. At least one of the first surface and the second surface forms a prismatic surface of a prism portion constituting portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080310172 - Laser diode attachment holder: A step portion is disposed at the periphery of a position where the adhesive is applied so that a front end of a needle for ejecting the adhesive comes in contact with the step portion. A passage is formed in the step portion so as to introduce the adhesive ejected... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080310173 - Candle cover apparatus: A candle cover apparatus for lighting fixtures, comprising a candle cover adapted to be secured to medium base lighting fixture sockets, a decorative means, extender pieces of different heights attachable to the bottom end of the candle cover, and an altering means to alter the inner dimension of the cover... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080310174 - Lamp support structure: A lamp support structure is disclosed using in a backlight module. The lamp support structure comprises a base, extending downwards, and two arms. Each arm comprises an inner curved edge and an opposite outer curved edge, both extending upwards from the base to define a receiving space. Moreover, each arm... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080310175 - Illuminating spotlight: An illuminating spotlight having a spotlight housing and a spotlight device connected to the spotlight housing, in particular a protective screen, spotlight lens or reflector, is provided. The lateral edge of the spotlight device is connected to the spotlight housing via spring elements arranged in a distributed fashion. The spring... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080310176 - Anti-collision light for an aircraft: An anti-collision light for an aircraft with a first light emitting level and a second light emitting level, wherein the first light emitting level is arranged above the second light emitting level and each light emitting level comprises a board on which light emitting diodes are arranged and a reflector... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080310177 - Compact illumination device: Compact illumination systems, particularly for aircraft, use efficient beam forming optical light emitting diode arrangements combined with beam turning and beam splitting prism optics and optional aspheric reflectors to direct light in a cross cabin or cross bin lighting application. The LED based compact illumination devices are positioned to shine... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080310178 - Mounting foot for light bar: A mounting foot for mounting a light bar on a roof of a vehicle includes at least one platform. The platform includes a recess for slidably receiving a base of a light assembly to mount the light assembly on the platform. The light assembly has a base fixedly secured to... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080310179 - Hinged light bar: A hinged light bar comprising a hinged bar having a top, bottom, side and rear, and adapted to receive one or more mud flaps; and said bar being removably securable to a vehicle. The hinged light bar: further adapted to receive one or more lights operatively engaging said vehicle; further... Agent: Plager Law Offices

20080310180 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp including a projector headlight for a low beam can include a light source, an ellipsoidal reflector, a projector and shade. Light emitted from the light source can form a fundamental light distribution pattern from the projector lens via the ellipsoidal reflector by shielding an upwards portion of... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080310181 - Brightness with reduced optical losses: A fiber-bundle illumination system of high brightness with reduced optical losses comprises a plurality of light sources that emit lights of different colors and transmit the component lights of different colors to a light mixer through individual optical-fiber light guides assembled into a bundle, which is crimped at least at... Agent: Leonid Velikov

20080310182 - Device for coupling light into a fiber-optic optical waveguide: A fiber-optic device includes at least one LED light source having at least one light-emitting semiconductor surface, a fiber-optic optical waveguide having a multiplicity of individual optical fibers combined at one end to form a light-receiving entrance surface, and a lens configuration having optical lenses associated directly with one another,... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080310183 - Structure of a color changeable soft-tube light: An improved color changeable tube light includes a opaque core line, a plurality of LEDs being arranged in the core line, a translucent diffuser with the same length as the core line, a cladding layer having the same length as the core line and covering the core line and being... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080310184 - Method of manufacturing light guide plate, light guide plate, backlight unit with the light guide plate and display apparatus having the same: A method of producing an edge-light type light guide plate having a light exiting surface and a light reflecting surface having light reflective dots formed thereon in a scattered fashion. The method includes (a) producing a first prototype of the light guide plate having primary dots formed on the light... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080310185 - Addressable lighting element for a mobile communication device: An apparatus that provides lighting for a user interface in a mobile communication device is disclosed. The apparatus may include a planar lightguide, at least one light source located adjacent to the planar lightguide, a plurality of optical structures having at least a first section of optical structures disposed on... Agent: Prass LLP

20080310186 - Light emitting device with microlens array: A method of manufacturing a micro-lens array and light-emitting device, comprising forming a first structured polymer film with close packed surface cavities having a mean diameter of less than 20 micrometers and a relatively lower surface energy surface, forming a transparent second structured film with an array of microlenses formed... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080310187 - Light guide device for vehicle lamps: A light guide device has a body and multiple grooves. The body has a radiation surface and a flat surface formed oppositely to the radiation surface. The grooves are formed inward from the flat surface into the body, and each groove is cambered, is separated from adjacent grooves with intervals... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080310188 - Light-bulb conductive device: A light bulb conductive device is provided, including a light bulb and a bulb holder. The light bulb further includes a pair of conductive needles made of hard material with a sharp tip to penetrate the plastic shell of the conductive wire to contact with the conductive metal wire to... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080304248 - Display device: A display device useful to create an interactive image having different sizes by employing one display panel that is allowed to emit the light toward both directions.... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080304249 - Durable super-cooled intelligent light bulb: A self cooling light effects device for use in a standard light bulb socket having a socket adaptor, surface embedded LEDs as means to generate light effects, means to control light effects, and means for cooling. Fiber optic cables provide further light effects. Means to control light effects may include... Agent: G. Brian Pingel, Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville And Schoenebaum, P.L.C

20080304250 - Thin luminaire for general lighting applications: High power white light LEDs are distributed within a thin reflective cavity. The cavity depth may be less than 3 cm and, in one embodiment, is about 1 cm. A light output surface of the cavity is a flat reflector with many small openings. A small plastic lens is positioned... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20080304251 - Door handle and lock illuminating device: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with illuminating door handles and door lock mechanisms are described herein. In one embodiment of a door-illuminating device for illuminating a locking mechanism that is secured to a door and illuminating a door handle that is secured to the door, the device includes a... Agent: Michael J. Fernal Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080304252 - Showcase: An object is to provide a showcase provided with an illumination device capable of simplifying maintenance operability and effectively illuminating the inside of a display chamber, and the showcase in which the display chamber constituted in a main body is illuminated by the illumination device, the illumination device is constituted... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080304253 - Lighted handrail: A lighted handrail system is provided comprising in its basic form a handrail, a light source, and a power source. Preferably, the handrail has an opening adapted to receive the light source.... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20080304254 - Self-powered flashlight/lantern: An illuminating device including a housing, at least one LED located within said housing, a grip handle, wherein the grip handle comprises a first shell and a second shell, wherein the first shell and the second shell join together, a rotatable shaft, coupled to the grip handle and to the... Agent: Brown Rudnick LLP

20080304256 - Torch comprising a battery charging device: The invention relates to a torch (1) having rechargeable batteries and contacts (3) on the housing outer surface (4), via which a closed circuit with a battery charging device (2) can be produced, said device being provided with an adapter plug for connection to a passenger vehicle or goods vehicle... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080304255 - Utility light with removable light arm: A utility light comprising a light arm having two ends, an LED mounted on one end and a conductive plug mounted on the other end; a main housing which is adapted to contain a battery power source, a conductive socket for removeably receiving the conductive plug, a power control circuit,... Agent: Peter J. Phillips Cooper & Dunham LLP

20080304257 - Lamp: The invention relates to a lamp having a light source, a holder for accommodating a battery and means for providing a closed circuit, wherein the holder comprises a plastic body (10, 20, 30, 40, 50), which has a fastening means, preferably a drilled hole (204) or a pin element (42)... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080304258 - Preparedness flashlight: A battery powered electrical appliance (100) operates using batteries (406, 408) of more than one size and provides preparedness information (120) which may be used to assist in preparing for an emergency or otherwise obtaining desired supplies. The electrical appliance (100) may be employed to provide a first task illumination... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080304259 - Direct-type backlight module and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary direct-type backlight module includes light sources, a frame, and a fixing member. Each light source includes a supporting strip and at least one light-emitting member provided with the supporting strip. The frame includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate includes elastic members. The fixing member is engaged with... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080304262 - Light emitting device and camera-equipped cellular phone incorporating the same: A light emitting device includes: a first and second LED chips for emitting light with a first and second wavelengths which are different from each other; and a translucent sealing resin for sealing the first and second LED chips; wherein the sealing resin contains a fluorescent material which is excited... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080304260 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit ultraviolet light, one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 430 nm to 480 nm and one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 555 nm to 585 nm,... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080304261 - Lighting device and lighting method: A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 490 nm to 555 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080304263 - Optical device for creating an illumination window: The invention relates to an optical device for creating an illumination window (50), the optical device comprising a plurality of radiation sources (11, 12, 13, 14) and an optical element (10). The optical element (10) is arranged to create a substantially collimated radiation beam (20) from radiation generated by the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080304264 - Light source apparatus: A light source apparatus comprises reflection mirrors, first and second lamp holding sections, wherein the reflection mirrors are provided between the first and second lamp holding section, a reflection mirror support plate to which reflection mirrors are attached, a first lamp holding section support plate to which the first lamp... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080304265 - Light emitting device, surface light source device, and image display device: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of sealing resins, and a lens body formed in substantially a shape of a flat plate for guiding the light. The lens body is also disposed in a state of extending over the disposition surface of each... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080304266 - Light source apparatus: A light source apparatus comprises a reflection mirror; a first support member which supports a first mouthpiece of a xenon lamp; a second support member which supports a second mouthpiece of the xenon lamp; a support plate which supports the reflection mirror and the first and second mouthpieces; wherein the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080304267 - Stationary led lamp: A stationary LED lamp includes a heat dissipating strip, a lamp cover base, a support strip, and an LED base. The heat-dissipating strip is adhered at an outer side of the lamp cover base, and the support strip is installed at an inner surface of the lamp cover base, which... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080304268 - Reflector: A reflector in the form of a body having a reflective surface. A recessed cavity is provided in the body having a viewing opening in the reflective surface. The cavity is filled with light emitting luminescent material which emits light visible through the viewing opening.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080304269 - Lighting fixture: A lighting fixture comprises a mounting assembly and two rails. At least one of the rails is slidable relative to the mounting assembly. The rails are each extruded, and have profiles which are substantially similar to each other. Each rail has a male component which fits within a female component... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080304270 - Light emitting diode heat dissipation module: A light emitting diode (LED) heat dissipation module is suitable to dissipate heat for at least a LED. The LED heat dissipation module includes a heat dissipation base, at least a heat conductor, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The heat dissipation base has a first surface and a... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080304271 - Positioning structure for luminous device: This invention is a positining structure for luminous devices, comprising mainly of IC board, lamp and fabric. The lamp is fitted to the IC board and connected to a power supply wire, with the soft fabric either sewn or pasted on to the back of the IC board. When joining... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080304272 - Light bulb system: A light bulb system is provided. This system includes a lighting element that is adapted to draw electrical power from a standard light bulb socket as a primary power source; and an energy capturing and storing device in electrical communication with the lighting element for providing sufficient electrical power to... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080304273 - Device for improved illumination efficiency: Interior lighting and illumination systems for aircraft, particularly commercial passenger airplanes. Efficient beam forming optical light emitting diode arrangements having offset apertures for maximizing effectiveness are positioned in the ceiling panels above the aisles between sets of seats in the passenger cabins for cross bin illumination of stowage areas. The... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080304274 - Ambient lighting module: An ambient light control module and method of operating an ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules to provide a desired light color and intensity. The disclosed ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules that are controllable to provide desired colors. The light control module produces uniform signals... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080304275 - Lamp with light absorbing coating: The invention relates to a tubular lamp comprising a lamp vessel (10) which accommodates a light source (11a, 11b, 11c). A first part of the lamp vessel is provided with a coating (13) reflective of radiation emitted by said light source. A second part of the lamp vessel is provided... Agent: Philips Electronics North Americia Corporation Corporate Patent Counsel

20080304276 - Light bar for mounting to a vehicle: A kit for a front and/or rear light bar, for providing auxiliary illumination for a vehicle in the forward and/or rearward direction. The light bar typically includes several high intensity flood lights and two infrared illuminator modules, i.e. infrared lights. A switch box is provided for placing in the cabin... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080304277 - Increased efficiency led projector optic assembly: A projector optic assembly for generating and projecting a high gradient beam. The assembly includes a light pipe defining an optical axis and having a collection unit, a funneling unit, and an emitting surface. The collection unit extends from a first end to a transition plane defining the transition from... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080304278 - Vehicular headlamp: A vehicular headlamp includes a first reflector disposed fixed with respect to the light source; a second reflector rotatable in a direction that opens and closes a reflective surface of the first reflector; a bracket rotatably supporting the second reflector via a shaft that extends in a direction generally perpendicular... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080304279 - Discharge lamp lighting unit: A discharge lamp lighting unit and vehicle headlamp are provided. The discharge lamp lighting unit includes a case body comprising a fitting portion and a projection portion, the fitting portion and the projection portion arranged in an L-shaped configuration, the discharge lamp being connected to the discharge lamp lighting unit... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080304280 - Flickerless light source: A flickerless light source comprising at least two lightpipes with patterned surfaces, a single sided LED light source attached to one end of each lightpipes, and a coupler for holding the lighpipes together. The coupler comprises a hollow sleeve, a coupler with a reflective face, or a coupler with a... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080304281 - Operating lumina: An operating lumina comprising at least one light source arranged in a lumina body and an optical means for directing the visible radiation from the light source in a main radiating direction onto an operating zone has an additional luminous means that can be switched independently of the light source.... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP

20080304282 - Backlight containing formed birefringence reflective polarizer: (3) a reflective polarizer having formed birefringence in optical contact with the LGP including a layer having parameters of the reflective polarizer selected to provide R0>0.8 for one polarization state and T90>0.8 for the orthogonal polarization state, for light of wavelength of 550 nm, for least one reflective polarizer angle... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20080304283 - Transreflectors, transreflector systems and displays and methods of making transreflectors: The transreflectors may comprise a transparent substrate having reflective surfaces and other light transmissive surfaces for respectively reflecting and transmitting a greater portion of the light striking opposite sides of the substrate. Alternatively, the transreflectors may comprise two or more transparent substrates of different indices of refraction bonded together, with... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080304284 - Lighting device: A lighting device may include light sources at one or two distal ends; wherein LEDs may be used as a light source. The lighting device may comprise a housing, at least one light-entering plane, at least one light-emitting plane and at least one guiding surface attached to the housing. A... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080304285 - Planar lighting device: A thinner and larger planar lighting device is achieved without increasing the number of light sources and holding the power consumption to a minimum. The LED chips on the light sources are arrayed at an array density varying according to the position of each of the light entrance planes of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080304286 - Planar lighting device: The absolute value of the light amount is increased by providing main light sources and auxiliary light sources on four sides of a light guide plate having a flat and rectangular light exit plane whereas the amounts of light emitted by LED chips of the main light sources and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080304287 - Microstructure transfer medium and application thereof: The present invention discloses a microstructure transfer medium and application thereof to produce various microstructures on a film, glass substrate, plastic substrate, etc. for utilization in a variety of optical films of a backlight module, light guide plates, color enhancement film for liquid crystal displays, various patterned nanoimprint for semiconductor... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080304288 - Planar lighting device: The planar lighting device includes a pair of light sources, a light guide plate and a housing. The light guide plate is disposed between the light sources and includes a light exit plane and a pair of opposite light entrance planes respectively provided opposite to the light sources. The planar... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080304289 - Led night light with more than 1 optics means: The LED night light with more than one optics means incorporate with 1st optic means to change narrow-viewing angle LED's spot-light beams into a wider-viewing angle surface light performance with 2nd optic means help to make the said LED night light become nice photometric and value unit. Adding with other... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080298043 - Solar simulator: To provide the solar simulator that facilitates making the flash light emitted from the lamp into the desirable irradiance waveform. In the solar simulator 1, the controller 12, according to the control pattern preset to maintain the flash light F emitted from the xenon lamp 14 at the target irradiance... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20080298044 - Switchable illumination system: A switchable illumination system adapted to provide illumination to a device is disclosed. The switchable illumination system comprises a first light source, a second light source, a reflection module and a control module, wherein the two light sources are disposed on opposite sides of the reflection module, respectively. The reflection... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080298045 - Recessed light fixture and speaker combination: At least one embodiment of the invention provides a recessed assembly combining a light fixture and a speaker assembly. The light fixture is a light source that is excited via an array of high-intensity light-emitting-diodes (LED) and is imbedded into a ceiling-mounted recessed assembly. The light fixture may be fashioned... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20080298046 - Illuminated air treatment device: A light and air freshener in combination. The air freshener has one or more reservoirs which may be refilled or replaced. The light illuminates the reservoirs, to provide an aesthetically pleasing effect. The light may be specular and aimed towards a space between plural reservoirs. This arrangement provides the benefit... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20080298047 - Illuminated clipboard for accident reports: An illuminated clipboard is provided including a base member having an outer surface with a first lamp retainer and a storage compartment with a second lamp retainer. A document holder is secured to the base member for holding a document. An illumination source is removably attachable to the first lamp... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080298048 - Headlamp with detachable led flashlight: The present invention relates to a headlamp having a detachable LED flashlight and having a strap and a main body made of a flexible material and is designed to fit easily and comfortably over a user's head. The main body of the headlamp has a housing with a cavity formed... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080298049 - Baluster lighting assembly and method: A baluster lighting assembly and method using illuminated intermediate baluster members in which balusters or pickets can be adjustably spaced along a power cord. A plurality of light sources mounted in each of a plurality of balusters or pickets are electrically connected to a power cable through connector housings mounted... Agent: Charles W. Hanor

20080298050 - Elnore cup/elnore ice: b

20080298051 - Flat-plate lighting device: A flat-plate lighting device comprising a lamp body and a lamp post; the lamp body related to a flat-plate frame having on its top disposed with a sheet matrix-like arrangement of a solar moudle, and on its inner-bottom connected to a light emitting area and a accommodation area with the... Agent: Pro-techtor International

20080298055 - Illumination device and liquid crystal display device using the same: The present invention provides an illumination device capable of improving an efficiency of acquiring light emitted by light emitting diodes, which are provided in a light source module and used as a light source, and capable of achieving a uniform luminance distribution, and provides a liquid crystal display device using... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080298053 - Illumination system with multiple sets of light sources: The present invention relates to an illumination system (200) including a first sub-system (205) comprising a first set (201) of at least two differently colored light sources where the first set (201) has a first spectral distribution, and a first light mixing device (203) arranged in a direction of emission... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298054 - Lamp assembly: The invention relates to a lamp assembly (1) for illuminating a surface (S) comprising a chamber (3) accommodating a plurality of light-emitting diodes (11R, 11G, 11B) capable of emitting visible light. The lamp assembly comprises diffusing means (12) capable of diffusing said visible light of said light-emitting diodes to produce... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298052 - System of photomorphogenically enhancing plants: A system for radiating plants with photon radiation to induce photomorphogenic growth is described. The system includes a light assembly operable to transmit photon radiation, a light transmittive material located between the light assembly and a plant, a power supply connected to the light assembly, a failsafe switch connected to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080298056 - Light fixture with replaceable optics: The present invention concerns a method for replacing optical elements and a light fixture containing at least one light source for illumination, including a system for fastening and replacing at least one optical element by means of magnetic attachment. It is the purpose of the invention to achieve rapid replacement... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080298057 - Lighting device: A lighting device has multiple light sources each having a primary optics; and a secondary optics for the multiple light sources; such that at the secondary optics the radiation patterns emitted from the multiple light sources have a substantially uniform luminance; and such that the secondary optics transforms the radiation... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080298058 - Cove illumination module and system: The present invention provides a cove illumination module for use in a plurality of illumination applications wherein a particular type of cove type illumination pattern is desired due to close proximity between the cove illumination module and a to-be-illuminated surface. The cove illumination module comprises a substrate to which a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298060 - Illumination device and illumination unit: Light from a LED (point-like light source) is expanded smoothly to a desirable range at a high efficiency by a light flux control member. The light flux control member is provided with a lens portion located at a part corresponding to the LED and a mount portion (body portion) detachably... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080298059 - Led lamp system: The invention relates to an LED lamp system comprising at least one LED element (4) for emission of light, a chamber (1) with inner sidewall faces (2), which are designed to be at least partially highly reflective, with a light entrance face (3) for the emitted light and with an... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298061 - Light emitting module and manufacturing method: A light emitting module (19), comprising at least one semi-conductor light source (20a-c) capable of emitting light, and a light-modifying member (21) arranged adjacent to the at least one semiconductor light source (20a-c) in a direction of emission of the light. The light-modifying member (21) is formed by a stacked... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298062 - Led illumination device: An LED illumination device includes a die casting lamp cover, a plurality of LED modules, a reflection cover, and a transparent module. A top surface of the die casting lamp cover protrudes forth to form a plurality of heat dissipating fins, and the LED modules are assembled in an accommodating... Agent: Hdsl

20080298063 - Light emitting apparatus, resin molding device composing light emitting device, method for producing the same: A light emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting devices. A first lead and a second lead compose a lead pair. The first and second leads are electrically connected to the light emitting devices. A plurality of the light emitting devices is mounted on the base. The lead pairs... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080298064 - Collapsible decorative light system: A decorative light system including a first frame assembly, a second frame assembly, a thin profile assembly, and a light string system. Both the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly include a frame, which generally is a skeleton, and a sheet that is carried by the frame. The... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080298065 - Exhaust system with light source: A ventilating exhaust fan including a housing, a light source module, and a panel module, with a conveniently replaceable light source is provided. An added swivel structure between a reflective cover and a lamp socket enables the lamp socket to turn around at certain angles relative to the reflective cover,... Agent: Yh Chan

20080298066 - Lamp unit: The present invention relates to a lamp unit, especially to a UHP lamp unit, comprising a housing, a lamp positioned within said housing, a reflector assigned to said lamp for reflecting light emitted by said lamp through a transmission window, and at least one thermal bridge and/or heat sink unit... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080298067 - Light source assembly and backlight module having the same: The present invention relates to a light source assembly and a backlight module including the same. The light source assembly (10) includes a light source (12) and a light guide plate (16). The light source (12) includes a light-emitting layer (122). The light source assembly (10) further includes a transparent... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080298068 - Fixing apparatus for reducing noise of backlit unit: A fixing apparatus, applied to a diffuser plate of a backlight unit (BLU), includes a fixing groove and a positioning piece. The fixing groove is formed at the frame and symmetrically related to one end of a centrosymmetric line of a diffuser plate. A first pair of edges are set... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080298069 - Light source module: A light source module includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (21), a heat dissipation device (27) and a thermoelectric cooler (24) having a cold side (241) and a hot side (242). The light emitting diodes thermally contact with the cold side of the thermoelectric cooler. The heat dissipation device... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080298070 - Led lighting device (1): A LED lighting device includes a light hood, a base and a LED. The light hood has a hood wall and an open side. The base is disposed in and joined to the hood wall to be opposite to the open side. The LED is disposed in and attached to... Agent: G. Link Co., Ld.

20080298071 - Led lighting device (2): A LED lighting device includes a light hood, a base and a LED. The light hood has a hood wall and an open side. The base is disposed in and joined to the hood wall to be opposite to the open side. The LED is disposed in and attached to... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080298072 - Led lamp assembly: An exemplary LED lamp includes a housing having an opening, a printed circuit board, at least one LED, a light reflective element, at least one light-shielding sheet and a lamp cover. The printed circuit board is positioned on a bottom of the housing. The LED is electrically connected with the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080298073 - Lighting system: The invention discloses a lighting system which includes a light source (11), a lens group (12) and an aspherical reflector (13). The light source includes an elliptical reflection cover (111). A light beam emitting from the light source is focused on an entry of the lens group via the elliptical... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080298074 - Bullet shaped led bulb: A bullet-shaped LED bulb has a bullet-shaped rotating body capable of concentrating the light to the vertex of the rotating body so as to form another light point distinguished to the LED chip, as if another “light source” exists therein. Moreover, the rotating body can be added 1˜2 layers to... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080298076 - Counter light fixture: A counter light fixture has a fixture housing with a downward facing reflector and lamp sockets under the reflector, and a window panel hinged to the housing for access to the lamp sockets. The fixture housing is formed as a continuous extrusion including a wiring compartment which extends the length... Agent: Law Offices Of Natan Epstein

20080298075 - Lamp holder structure: A lamp holder structure of the present invention is comprised of: a cup-shaped base; a circuit board and two elastic conducting devices mounted inside the cup-shaped base; and at least one light-emitting device mounted on the circuit board, wherein first ends of the elastic conducting devices are mounted under the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080298077 - Vehicular headlamp: A vehicular headlamp includes a light source for illuminating light from the vehicular headlamp in an illumination direction; a swivel mechanism capable of changing the illumination direction horizontally rightward and leftward; a leveling mechanism capable of changing the illumination direction vertically upward and downward; and electronic control unit capable of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080298078 - Wiring arrangement for a vehicle: A motorcycle includes a main switch, a main switch wiring connected to the main switch and extending downward from the main switch, and a headlight stay for supporting a headlight part provided in a vicinity of a lower part of the main switch as seen from a side of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080298079 - Fix-ur-flat light kit: This system is a device that provides lighting in all four wheel wells above the respective tire. Each of the lights is assembled into the wheel well where the housing is formed from the base. It is also covered with a fiber glass and plastic door to prevent any damage... Agent: Michael Ries

20080298080 - Flickerless light source: A flickerless light source comprising a transparent or semitransparent diffuser, a lightpipe with a patterned surface inside the diffuser, and an LED light source attached to each end of the lightpipe is disclosed. The patterned surface of the lightpipe diffuses or reflects light emitted by the LED light sources and... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080298081 - Side-emitting led package with improved heat dissipation: A light source and a method for making the same are disclosed. The light source includes a lead frame, an integrated circuit chip and a body. The lead frame has first and second sections. The first section includes a lateral portion, a chip mounting area and a first extension. The... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080298082 - Bath device with control having backlit bezel: A whirlpool is provided with a control panel that includes a number of user input devices and at least one display all of which are received in a bezel. The bezel is backlit over at least a majority of its surface area to make the user control panel more readily... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080298083 - Electronic reading devices: The invention relates to electronic devices, in particular consumer electronic devices, including an electrophoactive display, as well as to electronic document reading devices, sometimes called e-readers, such as electronic books. We describe an electronic device including an electroactive display and a light to illuminate said display, wherein said display has... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080298084 - Lighting system for thin reflective display devices: A display for a mobile communication device is disclosed. The display may include a first layer with refractive index n1, having at least a rough surface on one side, a second layer, having refractive index n2, applied contiguously on a side opposite from the rough side of the first layer,... Agent: Prass LLP

20080298085 - Backlight module with uniform brightness: A backlight module with uniform brightness has a light guide panel (LGP), a diffusing reflector, at least one light source and a diffuser and a prism film. The diffusing reflector is placed on the LGP and has a substrate, a reflective film and multiple diffusing elements. The reflective film is... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080298086 - Spread illuminating apparatus: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC