Illumination inventions 02/09

20090052155 - Keypad structure with surface illumination: The present invention relates to a keypad structure with surface illumination, which comprises a housing, a circuit board, a keypad set, and a plurality of light-emitting devices. The housing has an annular surface or a plurality of hoods. The circuit board is coupled electrically to the keypad set. The circuit... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090052156 - Lamp system and lamp deflection control method: A lamp system and method are provided. The system includes a swivel control section which is configured to control an irradiating direction of a lamp so as to follow a steering angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a filter section which is configured to change a following response... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090052157 - Light emitting device and lighting apparatus: A light emitting device having a high light emitting efficiency is provided. The light emitting device is provided with a light-emitting chip 4 which emits a first light having a peak wavelength within a first wavelength range; a fluorescent layer 6, which is arranged above the light-emitting chip 4 and... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090052158 - Light source including reflective wavelength-converting layer: A light source configured to emit first light is combined with a wavelength-converting layer. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed in a path of first light, is spaced apart from the light source, and includes at least one wavelength-converting material such as a phosphor configured to absorb first light and emit... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20090052159 - Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same: A light-emitting device includes a support substrate which includes a light-emitting layer and a light extraction surface, and a light transmission layer, formed on the light extraction surface of the support substrate, having a periodic refractive index distribution structure in an in-plane direction and a thickness direction, the light transmission... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090052160 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator which has a main body cabinet forming at least one storage chamber therein, the refrigerator includes: an illuminator provided in the storage chamber and illuminating an inside of the storage chamber; an input unit provided to set at least one of a color, a hue saturation and a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090052161 - Refrigerator having lamp apparatus: A refrigerator having a lamp apparatus includes: a lamp receiving part formed at a recess portion of a rear wall surface of a storage space of the refrigerator; a light source unit installed at the lamp receiving part and being parallel to the rear wall surface of the storage space;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090052162 - Combination device including a guide light and an electrical component: There is disclosed a combination electrical device comprising a housing wherein there can be at least one light and at least one sensor disposed in the housing. The light serves as a guide light wherein the sensor is for determining the presence or absence of light. Inside the housing can... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20090052163 - Back light device: In a back light device 10 according to the present invention, a long and flat fluorescent lamp 11 with a flat shaped cross section has a major axis and a minor axis having different lengths to each other. A light incident plane 121a of a light guide plate 12 is... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090052164 - Directional backlight, display apparatus, and stereoscopic display apparatus: A stereoscopic display apparatus includes a liquid-crystal display device that has display pixels arranged in a matrix and displays an elemental image array formed from a plurality of field images on the display pixels to render stereoscopic display, a parallax creating unit provided on the front surface or the rear... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090052165 - Light-emitting device, illuminating device comprising same, and liquid crystal display: LEDs (43) are arranged in a line on a film (41) which is provided with a conductor (44). The conductor (44) connects the LEDs (43) to a connector (45). The film (41) is bent at a division line (41c) between a region (41a) wherein the LEDs (43) are arranged and... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090052167 - Luminous clothing accessory and luminous clothing fiber and luminous accessorized clothes using them: [The present invention] is luminescent accessories to be attached to clothing, such as Western clothes, a kimono or an obi, and has a structure comprising an attachment part, a power source and a luminous object connected to the power source. Further, [the present invention] is a fiber to be woven... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090052166 - Motion-responsive illuminated stocking: A stocking is illuminated with flashing lights in response to movement by a wearer and is protected against water damage.... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090052168 - Artwork of light-emitting display ornament: An artwork of light-emitting display ornament for use in a ceiling lamp, palace lamp, wall lamp, desk lamp, floor lamp, or pot plant-shaped lighting fixture is disclosed to include a bionic-shaped light-transmissive solid member made out of a light-transmissive stone or fogged glass in the shape of a fruit of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090052169 - Luminaire and lamellae louver: The luminaire and the lamellae louver (20) have lamellae (10) which enclose an acute angle δ with a main plane S. The lamellae (10) may have a kink (13) in plane S, and additional kinks (14) laterally of the plane S. The lamellae (10) prevent glare in plane S and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090052170 - Dimmable lamp set with remotely group setting function: A lamp set with remotely group setting function comprising a plurality of lamp assemblies and a remote controller; each lamp assembly including a casing, a signal receiver; a lamp body, a base, a circuit assembly, a power device and a group switch set; the casing for receiving element of the... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090052171 - Heat-dispensing structure for the led's lamp: A heat dissipating structure of LED lamp includes a circuit driving board having LEDs array and a circuit controlling board; a heat-dissipating and light-reflecting aluminum sheet is provided on the upside of the circuit driving board, a heat-dissipating glue layer is attached to the underside of the circuit driving board,... Agent: Michael N. Lau Lau & Associates, LLC

20090052172 - Bar light: A bar light is disclosed to include two light source holders, and a light transmissive light guide bar connected between the light source holders and aimed with its two ends at a respective light source in each light source holder and having light reflecting spots arranged over the periphery for... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090052173 - Optical element and backlight module having the same: An optical element, a light-emitting component and a direct-lit backlight module having the optical element are provided. The optical element includes a bottom surface, at least one side refractive surface for refracting one part of a light beam incident from the bottom surface, and an upper refractive surface for refracting... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090052174 - Backlight module and scattering module for same: A scattering module and a backlight module comprising the scattering module are provided. The backlight module includes a plurality of light sources, while the scattering module includes a plurality of scattering elements. The scattering elements are disposed correspondingly to the light sources so that the scattering elements have different linearly... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090052175 - Led lamp with a heat dissipation device: An LED lamp includes a hollow, prism-shaped heat sink (30), a plurality of LED modules (20) attached on sidewalls (320) of the heat sink, a cover (40) mounted on a top of the heat sink, a lampshade (10) secured to a bottom of the heat sink, and a fan (50)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052177 - Light emitting diode base with radiating fins: A light emitting diode (LED) base with radiating fins is disclosed. The LED base includes a base plate which having a riveting structure on its bottom side, a conducting circuit, an LED unit, and radiating fins which are directly riveted to stand at the riveting structure on the bottom side... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090052176 - Replacable light source for light source module and back light module: The present invention provides a light source module for using in a backlight module which includes a frame, a light source and a lid. The frame has two opposite side walls, and each of the side walls includes an inner side surface, a top surface and a cave. The cave... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090052178 - Configuration of multiple led modules: A configuration of multiple LED modules comprising a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer, wherein the first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090052179 - Race track lighting fixture and race track lighting system: A race track lighting system comprising a plurality of fixtures mounted in spaced relationship to one another on the infield side of the track and projecting light outwardly and downwardly onto the track surface from relatively low poles. Each fixture is asymmetric so as to provide a strong cut-off preventing... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090052180 - Electronic apparatus and badge panel for use therein: An electronic apparatus such as a notebook PC or mobile telephone is provided with a badge comprising a multi-layer panel and a light source mounted within the body to illuminate the badge panel from behind. A control circuit senses the orientation of the part of the casing body controls the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090052181 - Working lamp: A working lamp is provided, comprising a lamp head, a lamp body, and a luminous body array disposed on one side of the lamp body. Additionally, the working lamp further comprises a detachable bracket and a connecting part located on the other side of the lamp body. Moreover, the working... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090052182 - Illumination system: There is provided a lighting system simple in configuration and capable of irradiating an irradiation image with less distortion onto an irradiation surface. For this reason, light shielding masks 24 causing light from an LED 12 to be incident on lens units 23b are arranged oppositely to a fly-eye lens... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090052183 - Light-emitting module: A light-emitting module with a focus adjusting function is described. A light-emitting module includes a light-emitting diode, a first hollow cylinder and a second hollow cylinder. A first hollow cylinder encloses the light-emitting diode and has a first thread around an outer surface thereof. A second hollow cylinder has a... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090052185 - Light source device: A light source device includes a light-condensing device that condenses an illumination light that is emitted from a light source lamp. The light-condensing device includes at least one lens, a lens holder in which a lens is fixedly provided, and a lens holding member. The lens holding member is a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090052184 - Multi-purpose light source: The present invention is a multi-purpose light source of a unique design and specialized attachments which are also independently unique that can be used for, but not limited to, Dental, Medical, Cosmetic, and Industrial applications and procedures. Specifically the spectral irradiance of the light source can be controlled in such... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090052188 - Deflection component for a luminaire and associated luminaire: A deflection component for a luminaire is hollow and consists of two sections, of which a first section is parallel to the axis and a second section in contrast runs obliquely outwards.... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090052187 - Heat-dissipating lighting system: The heat dissipating lighting system includes a closed-loop coolant path with a warmed fluid channel and a cooled fluid channel. The outlet of the warmed fluid channel is in fluid communication with the inlet of the cooled fluid channel and vice versa. Substantial portions of the warmed and cooled fluid... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20090052186 - High power led lamp: A high power LED lamp comprises a cover; a base panel; an LED mounted on the base panel which further includes an insulator; a substrate; a power supply received in the insulator; and a heat sink device disposed between the cover and substrate; wherein the insulator is engaged with the... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20090052189 - Led spotlight: An LED spotlight includes: a light source unit including an RGB-LED light source composed of R, G and B LEDs, and a condenser lens for condensing light beams of mixed color projected from the RGB-LED light source on an entrance end face of a rod lens; a pyramid rod lens... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090052190 - Indicator lamp having a converging lens: An indicator lamp includes a light-emitting element 1 and a light-emitting element lens 2 having a light-emitting element mounting cavity 3 formed at the bottom, in which the light-emitting element disposed in the cavity 3 emits light to be fully reflected by the peripheral surface of the lens 1 and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090052191 - Led illuminator: A light emitting diode illuminator includes a reflecting shell (120), a light emitting diode light source (140) and a transparent cover (160). The reflecting shell includes a plurality of sequentially connected hollow tapered bodies (122, 124) having different taper angles. The tapered bodies cooperatively form a receiving space (123). The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052192 - Light emitting device and lighting device having the same: A light-emitting device (10) is arranged such that (x) R1 monotonically decreasing as α1 increases, at least in a range of α1<π/3, where an intersection of a light axis Z and an emission surface of a light-emitting element (1) is a reference point; α1 is an angle between the light... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090052193 - Optical device for led light sources: Optical device and optical component part for the targeted reproduction of light emitted by LED light sources (6). The optical device comprises at least two component parts, a first optical component part (10) in the form of a solid waveguide and another component part for connection to the LED light... Agent: Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP

20090052194 - Light fixture assembly and method: A lamp cover assembly for a recessed light fixture assembly is provided. The light fixture has a socket for receiving an electrical light bulb and a canister housing for housing the bulb of the light fixture assembly. The canister housing has an opening for allowing the passage of light through... Agent: Grady K. Bergen

20090052195 - Scattering member and organic electroluminescent display device using the same: A scattering member includes: a binder; and a light scattering particle, wherein the scattering member is used for an organic electroluminescent display device; and an organic electroluminescent display device uses the scattering member.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090052196 - Rotating structure for folding supports of a lamp: A rotating structure for folding supports of a lamp comprises a rotating axle having at least a support, and a fixed axle disposed in relation to the rotating axle, the fixed axle also includes at least a support thereon; a trough and an elastic positioning component disposed at a joined... Agent: Meiric Chen

20090052197 - Rear light for a motor vehicle: A rear light for a motor vehicle has a light chamber for holding at least one lighting device for a flashing light and further has at least one light chamber which adjoins the light chamber for the flashing light and has the purpose of holding at least one lighting device... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090052198 - Quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system: A quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system for vehicles and structures to provide lighting and illumination effects and to display data or other information on a display screen. The apparatus and system includes a removable housing assembly with illumination sources, a power source and an optional display screen... Agent: Lauson & Tarver LLP

20090052199 - Camouflaged composite military vehicle lamp: A composite lamp assembly for use on a camouflaged military vehicle comprises a lamp housing colored to match the camouflaged scheme of the vehicle. The lamp housing defines an interior space, a first opening and a plurality of second openings in communication with the interior space. The lamp assembly includes... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090052200 - Single source visible and ir vehicle headlamp: A vehicle light (10) that can be used, for example, in a headlamp assembly (25) for a headlight projection system for use with forward illumination, comprises a reflector (12) and a light source (14) operatively mounted with the reflector (12). Preferably, the light source (14) is a filamented, tungsten halogen... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090052201 - Lamp for motor vehicles: A lamp assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing receiving at least one light source. The housing includes a covering pane and including first and second fixing arrangement for releasably securing the lamp to the vehicle.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090052202 - Vehicle lamp fixing device: A vehicle lamp fixing device includes at least an engage groove in a rear wall of a lamp socket, the engage groove provided with an opening formed in an outer side, and an elastic stop lug formed in a sidewall of the engage groove. The elastic stop lug can be... Agent: Hsi-hsien Tsai

20090052203 - Illumination light source and image display apparatus: A coherent light source includes a plurality of light emitting points arranged in one-dimensional array. A beam shaping unit shapes a light beam so that a diameter of a light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the light emitting point array is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090052204 - Surface light emitting apparatus: The present invention provides a thin, low-power consumption, lightweight, and inexpensive surface light emitting apparatus using LEDs in conjunction with a light conducting member having a plurality of light conducting rods. More specifically, the surface light emitting apparatus of the invention comprises: a light conducting member constructed from a plurality... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090052206 - Display device: A wall-mounted display device, which uses a light guiding panel for an LED light source includes display body 1 with an optical panel 11 housed in a box-like optical diffusion case 15 with flanges 14 formed on the periphery of a substrate 13. A reflection case 12 fits in the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090052205 - Light source module of scanning device: A light source module of scanning device includes a light guide rod and a light emitting diode. The light guide rod has a top surface, a bottom surface and two end portions. The top surface and the bottom surface are disposed opposite to each other. The light emitting diode is... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090052207 - Light source module of scanning device: A light source module of scanning device includes a first light guide rod, a second light guide rod, and a light emitting diode. The first light guide rod has a first incident surface and is disposed at a first end portion. The second light guide rod has a second incident... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090046444 - Linear light source backlight system and planar display device: A small-size and light-weight backlight system and a planar display device has a structure such that luminance unevenness and chromaticity unevenness in the vicinity of the incident light portion of a light guide plate are not noticeable. The back light system includes a light guide plate arranged to guide the... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090046445 - Backlight device, lamp clip, and chassis for backlight: An object is to prevent fall of a lamp clip due to an external factor such as vibration or impact. It is structured that a reflective member 30 provided inside a backlight device has fitting holes 32 each including an insertion hole 32b and a holding hole 32a, a pair... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090046446 - Lighting unit, backlight unit, and liquid crystal display device: In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs having different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. The fluorescent lights are arranged in certain intervals so as to provide uniform light intensity even around the end portions of the direction X. The LEDs installed... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090046447 - Luminous handle for doors, furnishings, means of transport or the like: A luminous handle (10) for doors, furnishings, or public buildings such as airports, toilets, hospitals, etc., means of transport or the like, comprising a handgrip or knob (20) made of transparent or translucent material, sanded if necessary. A spindle (8) with a definite section is intended to be inserted in... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090046448 - Rotatable illumination device on hand tools: A saw includes a handle and a blade which is fixed to the handle. The handle includes a recess defined in a side thereof and an illumination device is rotatably connected to the recess of the handle. The illumination device includes a light emitting member and a switch connected thereto.... Agent: Huang, Hung-he

20090046449 - Led street lamp: The present invention relates to a LED street lamp, and more particularly to LED street lamp which is easy to maintenance. The LED street lamp comprises street lamp pole, lamp body and LED bulbs, said lamp body is mounted on the top of said street lamp pole, said LED bulbs... Agent: Scihead Intellectual Property Law Group, Ltd

20090046450 - Lamp assembly for a controlled environment chamber: A lamp assembly for a controlled environment chamber comprises a frame, a plurality of fluorescent lamps supported on the frame and spaced apart from one another and a plurality of sleeves. Each sleeve is disposed about a respective fluorescent lamp at a distance therefrom to form a space between said... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090046451 - Parking space barrier block with photovoltaic illumination: A solar-powered parking space barrier block is configured as a one-piece molded housing of a high strength, transparent plastic material in which a photovoltaic solar panel and a DC energy storage module are inclosed. A pair of white light LED lamps provide end panel marker illumination, two yellow light LED... Agent: Dennis T. Griggs

20090046452 - Disposable gas lighter with advertising flashlight: A disposable gas lighter with advertising flashlight. The lighter has a flashlight unit having a power source, a lamp electrically connected to the power source, a push-button switch to turn on the lamp when pressed down, a sleeve installed in a recess of the body which contains the lamp in... Agent: Canhui Song

20090046454 - Lighting device with oleds: The invention relates to a lighting device (10) with a light emitter (1) that comprises OLEDs of at least two different primary colors. The light emitter (1) is followed by a primary optics, e.g. a collimator (13) or a lens, and by a tapered tubular reflector (14) with a diameter... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090046453 - Spotlight for shooting films and videos: A spotlight for shooting films and videos is provided. The spotlight comprising light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged on a light-emitting surface, of which color LEDs emit different LED colors (R, G, A, B, Ye) and provide luminous flux portions for a color mixture. At least one LED comprises a luminescent LED.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090046455 - Optical display device: The present invention provides an optical display device, including a light emitting portion, a light guiding plate, and a light detecting sensor. The light detecting sensor is mounted on a wiring board having the at least two or more illuminants mounted thereon so as to be disposed to face the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090046458 - Cooling structure for street lamp using light emitting diode: Provided is a cooling structure for a street lamp using light emitting diodes. The cooling structure comprises a heat-dissipating case having an installation portion therein, a printed circuit board installed within the installation portion, one or more light emitting diodes installed under the printed circuit board, a heat transfer unit... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20090046456 - Lighting apparatus with leds: A lighting apparatus with LED includes a metal-made main body 90; a plurality of LED chip units 1 each including an LED chip and a pair of lead terminals 42, 43 electrically connected to electrodes of the LED chip; and a dielectric layer 80 disposed between the main body 90... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090046457 - Solid-state lighting fixtures: A high performance, high efficiency solid state electronic lighting device, having a sealed fixture body for use outdoors or in environments requiring IP rated sealed fixtures, uses light emitting diodes for producing light from AC current that operates on an as needed basis dependent upon occupancy, ambient light levels and... Agent: Lathrop & Clark LLP

20090046460 - Energy-saving led street lamp and method for saving energy with the same: The present invention provides an energy-saving LED street lamp and a method of saving energy with said LED street lamp. A energy-saving LED street lamp comprises lamp body, power supply adapters, constant current actuating device, and LED lamps. said constant current actuating device is connected in series with the output... Agent: Scihead Intellectual Property Law Group, Ltd

20090046459 - Lighting device: The present invention relates to a lighting system comprising a plurality of LEDs emitting light with different colors. The LEDs are provided with collimating optical components (51, 55) in order to emit collimated light beams. The LEDs are arranged in at least two layers (43, 45) and the collimating optical... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090046461 - Led light string: An LED light string has multiple wires, multiple un-encapsulated LEDs, multiple transparent casings, multiple primary spheres and multiple auxiliary spheres. The un-encapsulated LEDs are mounted on the wires. The transparent casings respectively receive the un-encapsulated LEDs and have multiple heat-dissipation holes to dissipate heat from the un-encapsulated LEDs. The primary... Agent: Kamrath & Associates, P.A.

20090046462 - Lamp socket, backlight assembly having the same, and display device having the same: A lamp socket includes a socket housing and a power supply member. The socket housing has a connecting hole. The power supply member includes a first lamp and a second lamp connecting terminal. The first lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole, and includes a securing member for... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090046463 - Mobile imaging system with adjustable light source: Systems, methods and apparatus for illuminating a mobile imaging system by use of a light source operable to emit light for status indication, pathway illumination, and/or creation of favorable lighting environment. A triggering signal originating from a photosensor arranged to receive light at the mobile imaging system, a signal indicative... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20090046464 - Led lamp with a heat sink: An LED lamp includes a heat sink (200), an LED module (100), and a lampshade (300). The heat sink (200) includes a hollow body (230) having an upper potion (235) and a bottom portion (238), a plurality of fins (240) extending from an outer periphery of the upper potion (235)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046466 - Light emitting diode module: A light emitting diode (LED) module is disclosed. The LED module includes a base, a LED component, a pressing piece, and a plurality of screws. The base has a top surface and a positioning hole on the top surface. The LED component has a bottom surface and includes a positioning... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090046465 - Power led lighting assembly: A power LED lighting assembly includes power LEDs (each 1 watt, for example) mounted on a small circuit board of aluminum. To promote air ventilation, the LED circuit board is provided with air openings to communicate with the heat sink. A heat sink enclosure for accommodating the heat sink is... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090046467 - Ultra-violet lamp and reflector/shield assembly: An ultra-violet lamp and reflector/shield assembly designed to be mounted in a commercial HVAC, and to other types of A/C units is described herein. The reflector/shield includes a reflective inner surface creating an illumination pattern and an outer surface shielding the UV lamp from the air flow. An orienting and... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090046468 - Light guide block and related illumination device and backlight module having the same: A backlight module (300) includes a plurality of illumination devices (100). Each of the illumination devices includes a light guide block (120) and a point light source (140) optically coupled with the light guide block. The light guide block includes a light exit surface (121), a bottom surface (123) opposite... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046469 - Light emitting diode module: A light emitting diode (LED) module is disclosed. The LED module includes a base, a LED component, a pressing piece, and a plurality of screws. The base has a top surface and a positioning hole on the top surface. The LED component has a bottom surface and includes a positioning... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090046470 - Surface mount light emitting diode assembly and backlight module using the same: A surface mount LED assembly (10) comprises a substrate (11), a bonding pad, an LED chip (12) and a lens package (13). The bonding pad, the LED chip and the lens package are positioned on the substrate. The LED chip is electrically connected with the bonding pad. The lens package... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046471 - Display panel with improved reflectivity: A display panel with improved reflectivity A display or lighting element comprising at least one pixel element for producing or controlling light is provided. The pixel element has a light emitting surface. The display or lighting element furthermore includes a substantially transparent material above at least the light emitting surface.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090046472 - Lamp assembly: A lamp assembly (10) is provided. The lamp assembly includes a lamp cover (12) having a first end (120) and an opposite second end (122). The lamp cover tapers from the second end to the first end. A hydrophobic coating (128) is formed on and covers an outer surface of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046473 - Light-emitting diode lamp: An LED lamp including a lamp housing, an LED light source, a heat sink and a control circuit. The lamp housing has an accommodating space, a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets, wherein the accommodating space joins an environment through the air inlets and the air... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090046474 - Vehicular headlamp: A vehicular headlamp includes at least one a light source irradiating visible light and a lens allowing the visible light from the light source to pass through to forward of a vehicle. The light source and the lens are mounted in a rotating element. Alternatively, the vehicular headlamp includes at... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090046475 - Rear view mirror with coloured appearance: The invention is related to an exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, having a mirror head with a housing in which an adjustable mirror pane is positioned and in which at least one light source is arranged which is located in an area behind a light window of the housing. Light... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090046476 - Dental light guide: The present invention is a device that attaches to a light source to transmit and distribute light energy to the surface or internal chamber of a tooth for the purpose of photo-initiation of light curing resins and dental tooth whitening. More particularly, the invention may be used with a single... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090046477 - Layered light guide for producing ambient lighting: A device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) including an ambient image light source (110, 210, 310) and a stacked plurality of ambient imaging light guides (120, 220, 320) The ambient image light source (110, 210, 310) is arranged to couple light into the stacked light guides (120, 220, 320). The... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090046478 - Backlight module and optical film thereof: An optical film includes a substrate and at least one pyramid-like structure. The pyramid-like structure is disposed on one surface of the substrate and has a base, a first face, a second face and a third face. The first, second and third faces are connected together and disposed along the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090046479 - Thin backlight using low profile side emitting led: Low profile, side-emitting LEDs are described. The LEDs are used in very thin backlights for backlighting an LCD. In one embodiment, the backlight comprises a solid transparent waveguide with at least one opening in the waveguide containing an LED proximate to one edge. To smooth out a clover-shaped or batwing... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20090046480 - Backlight module and display using the same: A backlight module applied to a display and including a linear light source and a light guide plate (LGP) is provided. The LGP includes a light emitting surface, a bottom surface, a light incident surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a microstructure. The bottom surface is... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090046481 - Twinkle light bulb apparatus: A twinkle light bulb set with improved safety mechanism is provided. The twinkle light bulb set includes a plurality of twinkle light bulb apparatuses and steady burning light bulb apparatuses. Each twinkle light bulb apparatus includes a twinkle light bulb socket and a twinkle light socket holder, the twinkle light... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090040745 - Light emitting devices including wavelength converting material: Light-emitting devices and associated methods are provided. The light emitting devices can have a wavelength converting material-coated emission surface.... Agent: Luminus Devices , Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks , P.C.

20090040746 - Novelty stick holders for food on sticks: Novelty themed stick holders for food items include an elongate holder having an external surface and opposing top and bottom portions defining an elongate receiving cavity therebetween. The cavity is configured and sized to receive a stick therein. In some embodiments, the holder tapers inwardly from a top portion to... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090040747 - Keyboard with lighting circuit: An exemplary keyboard includes at least one lighting circuit and a keypad mounted on the keyboard. The lighting circuit comprises a power source, at least one light emitting diode (LED), and a regulating resistor. The regulating resistor includes an adjustment terminal connected to the power source and a connection terminal... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040748 - Active enclosure for computing device: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a housing having an illuminable portion. The computing device also includes a light emitting device disposed inside the housing. The light emitting device is configured to produce a light effect that alters the ornamental appearance of the computing device.... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20090040749 - Retractable light apparatus: A retractable light is provided with a light to extend and retract in a housing. A motor for driving a sprocket is mounted in the housing or light assembly and a gear rack is mounted in the other. The gear rack has a series of apertures so that debris is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090040750 - Solar-powered light pole and led light fixture: A solar-powered lighting system includes a flexible, wrap-around, preferably self-stick panel of photovoltaic laminate applied to the outside surface of a light pole. An LED light fixture is connected preferably at or near the top of the pole and has the same or similar diameter as the pole. The LED... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20090040751 - Light attachment for inspection tool: A light attachment for an inspection tool having a mirror, the attachment having: a mounting bracket configured for releasable attachment to the mirror; a light member attached to the mounting bracket; and a power source for the light member.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090040752 - Multi battery type flashlight: The invention relates to a portable lighting device including a body having a battery compartment, a head coupled to the body, a light source coupled to the head, the light source requiring a first voltage, and a circuit coupled to the light source. The battery compartment is configured to selectively... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090040753 - Illumination device and projection display device: An illumination device comprises: a plurality of laser light sources arranged so as to be identical in a direction of light emission; an optical element for converting laser light emitted from the laser light sources into parallel light at least in one direction; and a fly-eye lens into which the... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090040754 - Light emitting diode illumination system: In various embodiments of the invention, a unique construction for Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with at least one luminescent rod and extracting optical elements is used to generate a variety of high brightness light sources with different emission spectra. In an embodiment of the invention, forced air cooling is used... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090040755 - Light-emitting device with chromatic control: The light-emitting device includes a base substrate and preferably three light-emitting diodes respectively associated with three primary colors and emitting a part of their signal in the direction of the base substrate. The device includes three chromatic photodetectors formed in the base substrate constituting a semiconducting substrate, and each arranged... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090040756 - Flameless candle with multimedia capabilities: A flameless candle having speaker and lighting capability is provided. Multiple of such flameless candles can be used in a system to generate stereo or surround sound, as well as various lighting modes. The flameless candle or flameless candle system can have AM/FM radio functions, clock functions, alarm functions, etc.,... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090040757 - Mixed light apparatus: A mixed light apparatus for mixing light emitted from a first light source and a second light source includes a body, a first light reflecting element and a second light reflecting element. The body has a light emitting surface. A first reflecting element extends from the light emitting surface. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040760 - Illumination device having unidirectional heat-dissipating route: An illumination device having an unidirectional heat-dissipating route, includes a heat sink and a LED light module. The heat sink includes a heat plate, a heat pipe and a heat-dissipating body. The heat pipe has a heat absorbing portion and a heat dissipating portion with a horizontal position different to... Agent: Hdsl

20090040759 - Led lamp with a heat sink assembly: An LED lamp includes a hollow first heat sink (10), a plurality of LED modules (40) respectively mounted on outer sidewalls (120) of the first heat sink, a second heat sink (20) being enclosed by the first heat sink, and a plurality of heat pipes (30) connecting the second heat... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040758 - Lighting assembly: A lighting assembly is adapted to be connected to at least one conductive connection hole of an illumination device. The lighting assembly comprises at least one lighting cell and connection mechanism, wherein the lighting cell comprises a base, at least one electrical connector and a lighting unit. The electrical connector... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090040761 - Acoustic wave induced light emitting golf ball: A light emitting golf ball is provided that includes a spherical housing, a fixing container, a light emitting device, a first fitting portion, and a second fitting portion. The light emitting device is disposed in the fixing container and includes an acoustic wave sensor, a controller, one or more light... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090040762 - Rotating light-emitting structure for a shower head: A rotating light-emitting structure for a shower head comprises a housing provided for accommodation of a coverture and a light-emitting device. The coverture integrally encloses the light-emitting device. The coverture and the light-emitting device are coaxially pivoted in the housing. The liquid flows in the housing and sprays from the... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090040763 - Light source: A light source for fluorescence microscopy is designed to provide relatively constant illumination (lumens) of the specimen over the useful life of the light generator, such as the bulb, arc, or filament. In another aspect, the present invention provides for a light source for fluorescence microscopy designed to reduce heat... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090040764 - Method and apparatus for inducing dazzle: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for successively and repeatedly illuminating a number of remote areas collectively defining a larger area with light in the form of a beam or beams to induce a physiological blink response or optical blink reflex in the illuminated eye of an animal (e.g.,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090040765 - Lamp assembly comprising a high-pressure gas discharge lamp: A lamp assembly comprising a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (2) and a housing (1) surrounding the lamp, as well as a reflector (3) for directing the light substantially to one direction through a transparent portion (9) of the wall of the housing (1). The housing (1) is substantially gas-tight, and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090040766 - Light module: A light module has at least one light source mounted on a base, especially an LED, a housing to accommodate the base, an electrical connection element for power supply of at least one light source. An outer line of the connection element is formed by the housing, and an inner... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090040767 - Recognition module: A recognition module is applied in recognizing counterfeit of a card or a face of the card. The recognition module includes a sealed space, a light emitter, a light receiver and a transparent dustproof plate. The sealed space has two corresponding side inclinations and a transparent cover surface which covers... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai And Associates, P.C.

20090040768 - Light guide plate and direct-type backlight module with same: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate and light sources. The light guide plate includes a block body and the recessed parts. The block body has a top light output surface and a bottom surface. The recessed parts are provided at the bottom surface. The light sources are... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040769 - Free-form lenses for rectangular illumination zones: A light source emits light into a solid angle exceeding pi steradians with a known intensity distribution. An illumination lens has a first surface that receives at least 90% of the light of the known intensity distribution and has a shape that transforms the known intensity distribution into an intermediate... Agent: Jerry Turner Sewell

20090040770 - Light source reflector: A light source reflector includes a conical reflective surface, and a flat reflective surface formed on a rim of the conical reflective surface. The conical reflective surface has a plurality of unit curved surfaces with convex surfaces or concave surfaces. Also, the flat reflective surface is provided with a plurality... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090040771 - Thin light guiding plate and methods of manufacturing: The present invention provides a composite light guiding plate comprising a light guiding layer comprising an incident face for receiving light from at least one light source, a light guiding output surface that is also generally orthogonal to the incident face, a featured surface, opposite the light-guiding output surface and... Agent: Edwin Oh Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20090040772 - Optical element comprising restrained asymmetrical diffuser: The present invention provides an optical element having an optical film, the optical element comprising a support frame having a shaft therein, the support frame being provided around a perimeter of the optical element and the optical film having slots on a periphery thereon, the periphery of the optical film... Agent: Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20090040773 - Lamp housing, particularly spotlight housing: A lamp housing which contains an accommodating apparatus for a burner or a lamp with a glass vessel, a lamp base and contact pins for supplying current, and a lampholder with sockets for connection to the contact pins, is provided. The accommodating apparatus containing clamping jaws, which can be connected... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090040774 - Lighting fixture: A lighting fixture has a modular design. A plurality of interconnecting components fit together to impart to the lighting fixture multiple degrees of rotation. This enables the installer or user to effectively move, change, or adjust the area of illumination over time without constraints. A lamp housing is supported by... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090040775 - Enclosure for housing a plurality of pixels of a graphical display: An enclosure is provided for housing pixels of a graphical display. The enclosure provides one or more laminar structures at a first surface of the enclosure. The laminar structure may be made up of a first material of a predetermined thickness at the first surface and a second material in... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090040776 - Led lamp with a heat dissipation device: An LED lamp includes a heat sink (10) and a plurality of LED modules (20) mounted on a periphery of the heat sink. The heat sink defines a through hole (122) from a lateral side to an opposite lateral side thereof to define a cylindrical inner face. A plurality of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040777 - Phosphorescent charging system for wheeled vehicles having phosphorescent wheels: Various phosphorescence charging systems are provided for charging a phosphorescent wheel. The wheel is attached to the frame of a vehicle with nighttime or low light operation capability. The phosphorescence charging system directs electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet light, onto phosphorescent portions of the wheel so as to cause subsequent... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090040778 - Image pickup device-equipped rear-view mirror: The present invention is intended to provide an image pickup device-equipped rear view mirror with improved image pickup performance, glare prevention and appearance (design) in addition to improved performance as a vehicle mirror. A mirror element is formed by forming a reflecting film consisting of high refractive index material films... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090040779 - Headlight unit and straddle-type vehicle: A headlight unit includes a reflector that is concave in shape and has left and right reflection surfaces for reflecting light emitted by a headlight bulb in a desired direction. Protection covers cover outer edge sections of the reflector and have a color different from that of the left and... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090040780 - Independent lighting energy interruption system with energy subdivisioning and method: An auxiliary lighting energy interruption system for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such systems to the lighting system of a vehicle upon which the vehicle accessory is mounted to provide power to and to control the auxiliary lights with... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20090040781 - Optical fiber lighting apparatus: An optical fiber lighting apparatus includes an exciting light source, a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, and a wavelength conversion unit. The first optical fiber guides the exciting light emitted from the exciting light source. The wavelength conversion unit receives the exciting light exiting from the first optical... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090040783 - Compact, high efficiency, high power solid state light source using a single solid state light-emitting device: A compact, high-efficiency, high-power, solid state light source, comprising a high-power solid state light-emitting device, a light guide having a proximal light-receiving end proximate the light-emitting device and a distal light-transmitting end spaced farther from the light-emitting device, and a mechanical light guide fixing device coupled to the light guide... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090040782 - Led lighting device: An LED lighting device includes a light pipe and a support portion. The light pipe includes a light emitting diode module inside and two first fastening portions on an outer wall thereof. A support portion secures the light pipe and provides a rotatable function for the light pipe. The support... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090040784 - Light guide plate and backlight module: A light guide plate (LGP) adapted to a backlight module having a light emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, and at least one light incident surface contacting with the light emitting surface and the bottom surface is provided. The bottom surface has a plurality of... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090040785 - Spread illuminating apparatus: A transparent resin plate includes a plurality of slits formed intermittently and located along the border line between a housing frame portion and a light conductor plate portion, the slits includes either or both of respective first optical path converting portions and a second optical path converting portion, and flap... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090040786 - Surface light source apparatus and display apparatus: An object is to provide a surface light source apparatus excellent in uniformity of brightness and chromaticity without being affected by variations in performance between point light sources, or a display apparatus using the surface light source apparatus. A surface light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090040787 - Planar illumination device and liquid crystal display device using the same: A thin planar illumination device with a high light utilization efficiency is provided. In a planar illumination device 10, light source sections 15, 16, 17 and 18 each radiates laser light. The light guide members 19 and 20 polarize, by total reflection, light incident from side surfaces 19b and 20b... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090040788 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A light guide plate has a bottom surface including flat surfaces (FSs) and a plurality of prism patterns (PPs) disposed alternately with the FSs, a light emitting surface (LES) and a light incident surface (LIS). Each FS is at a first distance respectively from the LES and the first distances... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090040789 - Lighting device: In the lighting device, cylindrical lenses are provided on a reflection surface side of a light guide plate, and the adjacent cylindrical lenses are connected by a concaved curved surface.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090040790 - Side cured light-transmissive display system: An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. The light resistant material has a first side and a second side. Substantially invisible holes penetrate between the first surface and the second surface in a predetermined light-transmissive display pattern. The second surface is exposed to a side... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090034228 - Illumination system: An illumination system including a wireless communication unit, a light emitting diode (LED) light source, an image capture unit, and a control platform is provided. The control platform is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit, the LED light source, and the image capture unit. The above-mentioned illumination system integrates... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090034229 - Method and apparatus for self-illuminating sports, entertainment, and safety devices: A method and apparatus for the self-illumination of various objects designed for use in sports, entertainment, and safety related activities. The objects are caused to self-illuminate by chemiluminescence to facilitate usage of the objects during non-daylight hours or in areas that are otherwise surrounded by darkness. Chemiluminescence may be activated... Agent: Wallace, LLC

20090034230 - Illumination assembly including wavelength converting material having spatially varying density: Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, an emission surface through which light is emitted, and a wavelength converting material that wavelength converts at least some light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device. The wavelength converting... Agent: Luminus Devices , Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks , P.C.

20090034231 - Anti-icing outdoor lamp: An exemplary outdoor lamp includes a light source, a light-pervious cover, and a heating element. The light source is configured for emitting light. The light-pervious cover is for transmission of the light emitted from the light source therethrough. The heating element is in thermal contact with the light-pervious cover and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034232 - Fuel dispensing unit housing: A housing for a fuel dispensing unit comprises a top part, a bottom part and at least one column extending between the bottom part and the top part. Said bottom part comprises a light emitting device arranged to emit light, and said top part comprises a light directing device for... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090034234 - Light emitting panel assemblies: Backlight assembly includes a waveguide having a light emitting area to illuminate a display panel and different sets of deformities on different surfaces of the waveguide to cause light to be emitted from the light emitting area. A transition area is optically coupled to multiple colored LEDs and to the... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090034233 - Optical unit, backlight assembly having the same and display device having the same: An optical unit includes a base, a light-condensing member disposed on the base to condense a first portion of light that is incident onto the base and protrusion members disposed on a surface of the light-condensing member to scatter a second portion of the light that is incident onto the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090034235 - Laminated film: A white laminated film which has practically sufficient reflectivity at a visible range, can be formed stably, is free from deterioration (yellowing) by ultraviolet radiation, rarely deforms by heat and can be advantageously used as a reflector substrate for liquid crystal displays and internal illumination type electrically spectacular signs, is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090034236 - Shoe with ultraviolet led irradiated photocatalyst coated surfaces.: A shoe with ultraviolet LEDs embedded in a UV transmissive photocatalyst coated sole or positioned inside the upper to irradiate photocatalyst coated surfaces. Whereby the electrons released by the photocatalyst or the surface recombination effects present have efficacy in surface sanitization or in odor control.... Agent: David Reuben

20090034237 - Skate covering with integral, downwardly projecting led illumination system: A covering for a skate incorporates a downwardly-directed LED illumination system. The covering is configured to wrap around and/or cover at least the lower portion of the shoe of the skate and may be formed of a flexible material such as cloth, or may be formed of a rigid or... Agent: Bowman & Associates

20090034238 - Omnidirectionally illuminated helmet: An omnidirectionally illuminated helmet emits light along a substantial portion of the helmet surface. An interior cushion is provided for comfort and safety of the wearer's head, while an outer shell is provided for protection from impacts. This outer shell includes a plurality of transparent displays intermingled with opaque sections... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20090034240 - Extension bar with built-in light: An extension bar with built-in light includes an elongate body having an open first end and an engaging recess in a second end of the elongate body. A switch member extends through a transverse hole of the elongate body and includes first and second conductive members connected thereto. A power... Agent: Chin-shun Cheng

20090034239 - Pneumatic tool having a lighting fixture: A pneumatic tool having a lighting fixture includes a main body, a driving unit, a working unit and an illumination unit. A tool head is provided on the main body. The driving unit and the working unit are disposed in the main body. The working unit is driven by the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090034241 - Decorative light tile: A decorative light tile includes a base, a light source adjacent to the perimeter of the base positioned to illuminate at least a slanted light reflecting area of the base, and a cover mounted on the base adapted to be illuminated by light from the light source reflected off the... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090034243 - Linear fixture assembly: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20090034242 - Wall luminaire: A wall luminaire is described having a housing intended for the reception of the electrical components and having at least one light permeable element mounted to the housing whose special feature consists of the fact that light generated by a plurality of LEDs with an associated optical system or by... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090034244 - Lighting apparatus: An apparatus comprises a container, suitable for containing a plant and a respective culture substrate, and a lighting arrangement associated with said container.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090034245 - Movement-responsive, illuminated, household accessories: A household accessory, such as bed linens, bath linens, kitchen linens, furniture linens, and table linens, is illuminated with flashing lights in response to movement and is protected against water damage.... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20090034246 - Flashlight assembly from oil type lighters: Oil-type cigarette lighters are converted to small flashlights by utilizing the lighter insert sub-assembly to house a LED module and a battery module. These modules are connected together by an insulated wire passing through the wick hole of the insert sub-assembly and a switch that contacts the hinge side of... Agent: Nu-tech And Engineering Inc.

20090034247 - Lighting apparatus: A lighting apparatus having a housing having a planar base having one or more recesses, and one or more light source assemblies disposed within the recesses. In one embodiment the light source assemblies consist of a substrate configured in shape to register with the recess, and a plurality of light... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090034248 - Illuminating device for microscopes: The invention relates to an illuminating device for microscopes, wherein the light source has, in particular, a white light illumination having total daylight spectrum and/or an excitation light source for fluorescent colors. The inventive illuminating device for a microscope consists of surface or spatially arranged light sources, which are connected... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20090034249 - 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

20090034250 - System in package high power high efficiency light-emitting diode lamp: The invention provides a system-in-package, high power, and highly efficient light-emitting diode lamp. The light-emitting diode lamp, according to the invention, includes a light-guiding device. At least one end of two ends of the light-guiding device, the light, converted by a diode light-emitting device from an electric energy, is emitted... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090034251 - Dark field lighting testing device: A dark field lighting testing device, for detecting a surface defect of an object having mirror surfaces, includes a cavity, the interior surface of which is made of a light-absorbing material; an opening arranged on a top of the cavity; a tape body arranged on the interior surface of the... Agent: Hdsl

20090034252 - Luminaire: A luminaire is described having a pot-shaped housing for the reception of electrical components and for the releasable mounting of a functional unit having at least one main lighting surface and whose special features consist of the fact that the preferably planar main lighting surface of the functional unit extends... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090034253 - Luminaire: A luminaire is described having a pot-shaped housing for the mounting of illuminants and associated electrical components as well as for the shape matched reception and releasable fastening of a luminaire member, wherein the luminaire is characterized in that the luminaire member includes a first base region corresponding at least... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090034255 - Environmentally friendly street lamps: The present invention relates to a LED street lamp, and more particularly to environmentally friendly LED street lamp. The LED street lamp comprises a main body and a plurality of LED bulbs, wherein the main body comprises a base plate; said base plate comprises two splay flat plate, namely the... Agent: Scihead Intellectual Property Law Group, Ltd

20090034254 - Led lamp: An LED lamp includes a housing, at least one circuit board, several LED and two conductive plates. The LED are mounted under a bottom face of the circuit board. The circuit board and the LED are all installed in the housing with the LED located at a bottom end of... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090034256 - Luminaire: A standing lamp, wall lamp or pole-mounted lamp having a base member unit and a column unit which carries illuminants at least in the region of its free end and whose special feature consists of the fact that the column unit has an at least substantially planar functional surface in... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090034257 - High-power light emitting diode (led) street lamp and body frame thereof: A high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp includes a body frame, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, and a base unit convexly positioned on the body frame along the light emission direction of the high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp. The light emitting diode (LED) modules... Agent: Austin Rapp & Hardman

20090034258 - Illumination system: An illumination system including a Globe Positioning System (GPS) unit, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) light source, a power supply unit, and a control platform is provided. The power supply unit is electrically connected to the GPS unit and the LED light source, while the control platform is electrically connected... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090034259 - Method and system for reducing light pollution: A system for preventing light pollution includes one or more radar units that monitor for vehicles in a volume surrounding or containing one or more obstructions having one or more obstruction lights. A master radar detection processing unit receives sensed radar detection information from the one or more radar units... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090034260 - Mechanical mounting for maze attraction: A mounting mechanism for a laser or reflector may consist of a gross adjustment mechanism and a fine adjustment mechanism. The gross adjustment mechanism may enable a laser or reflector to be oriented in an approximate orientation and locked in place. The fine adjustment mechanism may enable a fine and... Agent: Krajec Patent Offices, LLC

20090034261 - Led light fixture: An LED light fixture with enhanced thermal management. The fixture may be in a surface-mounted or a recessed configuration. The LED is attached with thermally-conductive material, such as thermal transfer tape, to a heat sink or housing. The heat sink may comprise a number of cooling fins to radiate heat,... Agent: W. Edward Ramage

20090034262 - Replacement illumination device for a miniature flashlight bulb: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a solid state light emitter and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent light bulb applications.... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC

20090034263 - Fluorescent light fixture: A fluorescent light fixture is disclosed which is modular in construction and capable of accommodating different types and numbers of light tubes. The light fixture includes a first and a second socket bridge which include a plurality of socket mounting holes in a first and a second row to accommodate... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090034264 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate and a reflector. The light guide plate includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface opposite to the light incidence surface, and a pair of side surfaces connecting the light incidence surface to the light-emitting surface. The light-emitting surface... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034265 - Outdoor lighting fixture: A housing has a component storage cavity and an open bottom. A door covers and uncovers the open bottom. The door preferably has a latch that can be released with one hand. A window in the door transmits light from the housing. A partition divides the component storage cavity into... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090034266 - Led lamp: An LED lamp includes a housing, at least one circuit board, several LED and two electric wires. The LED are mounted on a bottom face of the circuit board. The circuit board and the LED are all installed in the housing with the LED located at a bottom end of... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090034267 - Led lamp: An LED lamp includes a hollow housing, at least one circuit board, several LED, two conductive plates and a cap. The LED are mounted under a bottom face of the circuit board. The circuit board and the LED are all installed in the housing with the LED located at a... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090034268 - Light management assembly: The present application describes light management assemblies comprising a light transmissive plate, optical film, and a cover film which covers at least one major surface of the light transmissive plate. Optical film(s) may be adjacent or attached to the outside of the cover film or contained within the cover film... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090034269 - Method for installing a secondary optical lens on a led street lamp: The present invention relates to a LED street lamp, and especially provides a method of installing a secondary optical lens on a LED street lamp. A method of installing a secondary optical lens on a LED street lamp comprising the first step of installing a secondary optical lens on a... Agent: Scihead Intellectual Property Law Group, Ltd

20090034270 - Decorative ornament for recessed can ceiling light fixture or dome: A decorative ornament designed for providing a home or office, and more particularly, a decorative ornament for illumination with a light source, which creates an aesthetic addition in a room or space. The ornament is easy to install and remove, inexpensive to manufacture and resistant to heat, such that it... Agent: Lori J. Schneider

20090034271 - Light fixture: A light fixture (10) is described and shown. Its uniqueness is comprised inter alia in that facet-like undercut segments (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h, 14i, 14j, 14k, 14l, 14m, 14n) are arranged on the interior (30) of a cup-shaped curved reflector (21).... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090034272 - Light fixture: A light fixture (10) is described and illustrated. The special feature consists in the fact that faceted segments (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h, 14i, 14j, 14k, 14l, 14m, 14n) having a cylindrical surface (OF) are situated on the inner surface (30) of a dish-shaped, curved reflector (21).... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090034273 - In-mold separated light guides: A molded plastic structure (100) can include an in-mold decoration (112) having at least a first illumination feature (108) positioned at a first portion (142) of the molded plastic structure. The molded plastic structure also can include a first substrate (114) positioned proximate to the in-mold decoration, and a substantially... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20090034274 - Electric lamp with an outer bulb and an integral lamp held in a lamp mount and method for its production: The invention relates to an electric lamp (1) with a base at one end and with an outer bulb (3), mounted in a base (2), and at least one integral lamp (4), preferably a high-voltage halogen lamp, which is held within the outer bulb (3) by means of a lamp... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090034275 - Light-emitting device and heat-dissipating module thereof: A light-emitting device is provided and includes a circuit, at least one heat-conducting member, a plurality of light-emitting elements, at least one heat-dissipating member and a power supply. The circuit board has at least one trench for the heat-conducting member to be disposed. The plurality of light-emitting element is disposed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090034276 - Optical scattering of light beam: A system for controlling the optical scattering of a light beam in a vehicle comprises a light source, a reflector, a lens, and a headlamp controller. The light source is adapted to generate the light beam. The reflector is positioned about the light source to reflect the light beam. The... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090034277 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp including a light-emitting semiconductor device can have high visibility even in an area outside of the standard light distribution pattern. The vehicle lamp can include at least one light-emitting semiconductor device and at least one lens that includes both a first lens formation and second lens formation.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20090034278 - Led headlamp system: A vehicle headlamp includes a first planar array of low and high beam LED light sources; a first primary optical light guide receiving low and high beam light from the LEDs; a first secondary optical light guide receiving and focusing collimated low and high beam light from the first primary... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090034279 - Device for mounting an optical module in a headlight for a motor vehicle: A headlight for a motor vehicle equipped with an optical module comprising a support carrying a light source and an optical system for emitting a light beam, the optical module being mounted so as to be able to move on the headlight about a pivot axis by means of mobility... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20090034280 - Tail light source attitude adjusting assembly: A light intensity adjusting assembly for a light source of a motor vehicle. The light intensity adjusting assembly includes a processor for processing electrical signals. The light intensity adjusting assembly also includes a first sensor for detecting a first ambient condition. The first sensor creates a first sensor signal to... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090034281 - Headlight lens for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight comprising a light source, particularly for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens comprises a transparent lens body made of glass comprising a surface arranged to face the light source and a surface arranged to face away from... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090034282 - Vehicular lamp: A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of light sources; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of light sources; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of light sources in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally formed into a predetermined shape so that one... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090034283 - Direct view led lamp with snap fit housing: A direct view LED lamp (10) comprising: a heat sink body (12) having a longitudinal axis (14) and a wall (16) having an exterior (18) and an interior (20). A cavity (22) is formed in the interior (20) and is defined by a circumferential side wall (24) and a back... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090034284 - Multicolor illumination device using moving plate with wavelength conversion materials: A multicolor illumination device using an excitation light source and a multi-segmented moving plate with wavelength conversion materials (e.g. phosphors) is disclosed. The exciting light source is a light emitting diode or a laser diode emitting in the UV and/or blue region. The wavelength conversion materials absorb the excitation light... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20090034285 - Scanner module and image scanning apparatus employing the same: A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employ an illuminator that includes at least one light emitting diode, a light guide to change the direction of the light from the light emitting diode, and a light source holder to which the light emitting diode is mounted, the light source... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090034286 - Illumination device: Illumination devices include a light source including a substantially planar light-emitting surface and an optical rod or optical taper disposed proximate to the substantially planar light-emitting surface to optically couple the optical rod and the substantially planar light-emitting surface.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090034287 - Light diffusion film and planar light source element and liquid crystal display device utilizing the same: To provide a light diffusion film that contributes lightweight with reduction in thickness, a planar light source element utilizing the light diffusion film, and a liquid crystal display device utilizing the light diffusion film and/or the planar light source element. A light diffusion film (25) having a plurality of projections... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090034288 - Light emitting diode package, direct type backlight module and edge type backlight module: An LED package includes a carrier, an LED chip and a light scattering material. The LED chip is disposed on the carrier, electrically connected with the carrier and adapted to emitting a light with wavelength λ1. The light scattering material is disposed on the carrier and includes scatters for scattering... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090034289 - Led backlight device: There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) backlight device comprising a light guide plate and a light module composed of a plurality of LEDs. A haze structure is disposed between a light incident surface of the light guide plate and each LED. Haze value of the haze structure is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090034290 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, at least one first lighting element, and at least one second lighting element. The light guide plate has a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface. The first lighting element is disposed on the first side... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090034291 - Backlight and display device including the same: A backlight includes at least one first light source, and a light guide arranged to receive light from the at least one first light source on a side surface thereof and to emit planar light from a principle surface thereof substantially perpendicular to the side surface. Each of the at... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090034292 - Illumination assembly including wavelength converting material: Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly can include at least one solid state light-emitting device, and at least one light guide including a light homogenization region configured to receive light emitted by the solid state light-emitting device and including a light output boundary. The light... Agent: Luminus Devices , Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks , P.C.

20090034293 - Light redirecting films and film systems: Light emitting assembly includes a generally planar optical conductor having at least one output region for emitting light and at least one light source positioned adjacent at least one light input edge located on a side or at or near a corner of the optical conductor for directing light into... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090034295 - Front light unit and flat panel display apparatus having the same: Provided is a front light unit and a flat panel display apparatus that includes the front light unit. The front light unit includes a light source, a light guide plate that guides light emitted from the light source and comprises a rear surface through which the guided light is emitted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090034294 - Light guide for surface light source device and surface light source device: A light guide (3) for a surface light source used to constitute a surface light source in combination with a primary light source (1) and guiding light emitted from the primary light source (1). The light guide (3) has a light incident end face (31) on which the light emitted... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090034296 - Light emitting unit, illumination device using such light emitting unit, and image scanner: A light emitting unit comprises a light emitting element, a light emitting element substrate for mounting the light emitting element, a light emitting element substrate frame member provided with a window for exposing the light emitting element, and an electrode for supplying electricity to the light emitting element, wherein the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090034297 - Scanner module and image scanning apparatus employing the same: A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus includes an illuminator that includes a light source, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light from the light source, a guide holder recessed with a light guide mounting portion in which the light... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us