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  Time piece with led light meansUSPTO Application #: 20070081423Title: Time piece with led light means Abstract: A time piece with LED light means adapted a simple light-medium body with very rough finish to allow the LED(s) pass though the input-end(s) and make majority light beams travel within the body to get very even brightness on all surface of the said light medium to be seen by viewer. Incorporating with milky/frosted front sheet overlay the said light-medium surface can get perfect photometric effects. The movement for time display for analog time piece with build-in light-medium on top cover of the said movement will get super slim LED illumination for time piece. For night light application, the sealed-unit consist of prong-means and LED related circuit to seal within a safety standard plastic material and assembly with night light body can save a lot of cost and may use all kind materials to do rest part of night light to increase the big flexibility for eye-catching design. Same as LCD display time piece. (end of abstract)
Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC - Alexandria, VA, US Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien USPTO Applicaton #: 20070081423 - Class: 368067000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Horology: Time Measuring Systems Or Devices, Chronological, With Auxiliary Illumination For Display The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070081423. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This application is continuation of [0002] 1. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/954,189 "An electro-luminescent (EL) illuminated wall plate device with push-tighten frame means" filed Oct. 1, 2004; and [0003] 2. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/094,155 "Multiple function wall cover plate" filed on the Mar. 31, 2005 ; and [0004] 3. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/094,156 "Multiple functions night light" filed on the Mar. 31, 2005; and [0005] 4. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/667,787 "Multiple lit-area(s) of Electro-Luminescent element(s) arrangement"; and [0006] 5. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/286,871 "A tubular Electro-Luminescent light device"; and [0007] 6. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/621,513 "environment proof treatment for Electro-Luminescent(EL) element(s); and [0008] 7. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/094,215 "LED night light with liquid arrangement" filed on Mar. 31, 2005; and [0009] 8. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/255,981 "Night light with 2 light source" filed on Oct. 24, 2005. BACKGROUND [0010] The co-inventor's prior arts U.S. Pat. No. 5,926,440, U.S. Pat. No. 6,158,868, U.S. Pat. No. 6,170,958, U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,117, U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,053 disclosure arrangement for the conductive means for night light and multiple functions night light incorporated with time piece. The other prior arts U.S. Pat. No. 7,054,233 disclosure the Light Emit Diode (hereafter as LED) module to offer the light effect for wall clock which is different with existing application for night light with Analog time piece and LED light means. U.S. Pat. No. 6,987,710 same inventor as U.S. Pat. No. 7,054,233 both prior art teach the illumination module back surface has the reflective properties to allow the light beam reflect in the interior of the module and out from the front surface (Abstract line 7 to line 9, and the details description stating The back side of reflectors 38, 48 or 78 could alternatively be engraved to provide multiple raised surfaces, such as points, bumps, protuberances, or the like. FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate surfaces 86 and 87, respectively, created by dot engraving techniques). The said illumination module is very expensive to make this compare with current invention. The current invention light medium which just have the very rough surface surround the medium and make all the light beams travel within the said light medium. This rough-surface treatment has more diffusion effects than the said prior arts reflective optics property. Further more, the prior art want to control the light beams only "out of the front surface" this is mission impossible and can not control at all. The current invention do allow the light emit out to all directions though the rough-surface of the light medium to viewer. Some directions light beams will be block out by the housing so can get desired light effect as wish. The both Kibiloski prior art did not teach a milky/frosted front sheet to make the illumination module to get the best photometric on surface so it is impossible to make a commercial items without this milky/frosted front sheet on top of the illumination module. [0011] The other Prior arts such as U.S. Pat. No. 6,811,278 or 6,601,964 for Electro-Luminescent technical as co-inventor's U.S. Pat. No. 5,926,440 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,158,868 have same scope but co-inventor have much earlier filing date so do not discuss here. [0012] The 1.sup.st feature of the current invention disclosure for variety arrangements of the light medium including the light-medium located (1) between the front lens and movement, the optional may incorporate with the cosmetic dial face means or the dial marking can directly apply to the light-medium surface by silkscreen, sticker from conventional market available skills. Or (2) are the part of the movement such as top cover of the movement so can have slim device than the added light-medium top of the movement. [0013] The 2.sup.nd feature of the current invention is adapting a very simple optic theory to the said light medium for time piece illumination compare with the optic theory apply to the notebook screen etc. The all prior art emphasized to use the "back surface with reflective property" such as '233 Kibiloski disclosure the drawing FIGS. 14 and 15 (86) and (87) for such complicated optics lens. The current invention light medium just have the rough surface of whole unit of light medium can get very even photometric on whole unit surface. This is the feature of the current invention for optics property. [0014] The 3.sup.rd feature of the current invention is the said rough-treatment light medium incorporate with a front milky or frosted sheet will get the perfect photometric effect with super low cost and meet the safe standard. [0015] The 4.sup.th feature of the current invention is the said prong-means may incorporated with LED circuit and LED(s) are sealed into a sealed-unit which meet the safety standard for V-0 grade under certain housing material and thickness, so the other night light material can be in any material may in any combination of paper, plastic, poly, chemical resins, pottery, porcelain, glass, mud, wood, bamboo, metal for any other parts but still meet all safety standard because all these other material(s) not touch the hot wires. [0016] The 5.sup.th feature of the current invention is the said movement has its desired parts which may selected from group combination from LED(s), light medium as part of the movement, LED circuit, control means, sensor means to make the whole night light with super slim dimension. The size of the build-in light medium cover and movement lower housing can be variable depend on the different application for final product size. Such as the light-medium top cover can be bigger or smaller or equal size with the size of the movement lower housing to let the final product look pretty. [0017] The 6.sup.th feature of the current invention is the said night light device have its desired multiple functions may selected from group combination from night light, LED(s), color changing functions, multiple lit-areas, plurality of receptacles, switch means, sensor means, time piece, analog display, LCD display, weather station display, project display, liquid device for desired functions and light effects to meet market requirement. [0018] The 7.sup.th features of the current invention is the said the movement can have its desired power source from Wall outlet 110V to 250 Volt AC under certain frequency, or/ the battery power, or solar power to supply the time piece operation. The power source for the movement and other functions can be same power source or different power source depend on the market requirement. [0019] The 8.sup.th features of the current invention is the said current invention, the light arrangement can design on the analog arms cover. This will make the whole dial face with very bright illumination to read the time message. This also can apply for LCD display unit to adding the back holder with light illumination. DRAWING [0020] FIG. 1: Disclosure the 1.sup.st embodiment for Time piece with LED light means for a night light with motion sensor means, light sensor means and swivel prong means, receptacle means. [0021] FIG. 2: Disclosure the 2.sup.nd embodiment for Time piece with LED light means which have the 2 light source on lower housing and those LED(s) may have desired function such as changing color, fade-in and fade-out, steady on single color, time delay with sensor means, touch means for short time illumination , or any other light function available from conventional market skills are still fall within the scope for the LED functions. [0022] FIG. 3: Disclosure the 3rd embodiment of Time piece with LED light means which adapted the LED(s) incorporating with Fiber Optics means to make plurality of the lit-area on the Time piece housing and dial face for different light effect(s) to viewer. [0023] FIG. 4: Disclosure the 4th embodiment of Time Piece with LED light means of preferable embodiment of FIG. 1 with details construction. [0024] FIG. 5: Disclosure the 5th embodiment of Time piece with LED light means 1.sup.st side view for preferable construction. The movement's axis need to longer to allow the light-medium thickness fit between the arms level and movement. [0025] FIG. 6: Disclosure the 6th embodiment of Time Piece with LED light means 2.sup.nd side view for alternative construction. The movement's axis need to longer to allow the light-medium thickness fit between the arms level and movement. The preferable embodiment illumination at the areas which nothing to do with the said time piece for decoration purpose only (not for time function related area). [0026] FIG. 7: Disclosure the 7th embodiment of Time Piece with LED light means 3.sup.rd side view for the movement which has the cover with light medium thickness and functions and build-in LED(s), LED circuit, control means, sensor means or preferable other parts so make it super slim. [0027] FIG. 7-1: Disclosure the movement has the light-medium as part of the top cover with axis hole. The movement lower housing has diameter "d" and upper light-medium cover has diameter "1.times.d" with desired LED input-end extended from edge or desired location. [0028] FIG. 7-1: Disclosure the round movement has the light-medium as part of the top cover with axis hole. The movement lower housing has diameter "d" and upper light-medium cover has diameter "1.times.d" with desired LED input-end(s) extended from edge or desired location. [0029] FIG. 7-2: Disclosure the round movement has the light-medium as part of the top cover with axis hole. The movement lower housing has diameter "d" and upper light-medium cover has diameter "1/N.times.d" (N can be any number) with desired LED input-end(s) extended from edge or desired location. [0030] FIG. 7-3: Disclosure the movement has the light-medium as part of the top cover with axis hole. The movement lower housing has diameter "d" and upper light-medium cover has diameter "N.times.d" (N can be any number) with desired LED input-end(s) extended from edge or desired location. Continue reading... Full patent description for Time piece with led light means Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Time piece with led light means patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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