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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824075 | Method and apparatus for cooling a lightbulb A device has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), heat conducting structure that includes a heat pipe and that carries heat from the region of the LEDs to a further location spaced therefrom, and heat dissipating structure that accepts heat from the heat con... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824065 | System and method for providing multi-functional lighting using high-efficiency lighting elements in an environment A system and method for providing multi-functional lighting in a lighting system in an environment is disclosed. The system uses high-efficiency lighting elements for providing multi-functional lighting in the environment. The types and quantity of high-efficiency l... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7708452 | Lighting apparatus including flexible power supply A device has an electrical connector, a radiation generator, and a flexible carrier with circuitry that is operatively coupled between the connector and the radiation generator. In response to electrical power received through the connector, the circuitry energizes ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7637643 | Thermal and optical control in a light fixture A housing has an internally-threaded opening that opens through an external surface. A support has external threads that engage the internal threads. Radiation-emitting structure on the support emits a beam of radiation that propagates to a location remote from the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7633779 | Method and apparatus for operating a light emitting diode with a dimmer A circuit includes an input and an output, and an electronic light generator drive portion that is coupled to the input and drives the output. In one configuration, the circuit includes a further portion that is coupled to the input and that tunes a resonance at the... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7619372 | Method and apparatus for driving a light emitting diode An apparatus includes circuitry that responds to application to its input of an alternating current input signal by producing at its output an output signal suitable for driving an electronic light generating element. The circuitry includes a regulating section that... | 11/17/2009 |
| D591440 | Light fixture | 04/28/2009 |
| D577454 | Low-bay light fixture | 09/23/2008 |
| D570504 | LED light bulb | 06/03/2008 |
| D570505 | LED light bulb | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367692 | Light bulb having surfaces for reflecting light produced by electronic light generating sources The present light bulb uses electronic light generating sources and serves as a replacement for incandescent lamps or other lamps or so-called “light bulbs.” The light bulb is comprised of a plurality of individual light sources, such as light emitting diodes (L... | 05/06/2008 |
| D560286 | LED light bulb | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319293 | Light bulb having wide angle light dispersion using crystalline material The present light bulb includes a wide angle dispersed light which uses, as a source of light dispersion, crystalline particulate material incorporated into the molded or formed material of the light bulb. The crystalline particulate material can be incorporated int... | 01/15/2008 |
| D553265 | LED light bulb | 10/16/2007 |
| D553266 | LED light bulb | 10/16/2007 |
| D551379 | Low-bay light fixture | 09/18/2007 |
| 7215086 | Electronic light generating element light bulb The present system for driving an electronic light generating element, includes: (i) input terminals, (ii) an input circuit coupled to the input terminals and operable to convert a sinusoidal signal to a signal independent of negative current attributes, (iii) a swi... | 05/08/2007 |
| D538952 | LED light bulb | 03/20/2007 |
| D538950 | LED light bulb | 03/20/2007 |
| D532532 | LED light bulb | 11/21/2006 |
| D531740 | LED light bulb | 11/07/2006 |
| D528673 | LED light bulb | 09/19/2006 |
| D527119 | LED light bulb | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086756 | Lighting element using electronically activated light emitting elements and method of making same The present lighting element uses, as a source of light generation, electronically activated light emitting elements, such as light emitting diodes, organic crystals and the like to provide one or more functions and are surface mounted on a flexible substrate, such ... | 08/08/2006 |
| D525379 | Flashlight | 07/18/2006 |
| D525374 | Floodlight | 07/18/2006 |
