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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938570 | Quick-release worklight mounting A quick-release mounting mechanism for a worklight enabling the worklight to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a tripod support stand and enabling an individual worklight head to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a base stand or o... | 05/10/2011 |
| D631905 | Clamp lock for extendable tripod | 02/01/2011 |
| D629550 | Dock light | 12/21/2010 |
| 7741786 | Lighting control with season detect An outdoor lighting control method and apparatus for use with an outdoor lighting fixture that automatically detects the changing length of the day and provides for automatically turning off the light after a shorter period of illumination during shorter summer nigh... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7579567 | Worklight with ergonomic switch An ergonomically designed switch for a halogen worklight. The worklight includes a switch housing attached to the worklight head and a push-action switch mounted in the switch housing for energizing one or more halogen lamps mounted in the worklight head. An ergonom... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7488941 | Decorative lighting fixture with hidden motion detector A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The motion-activated decorative lighting fixture includes a motion detector housing that forms an integral part of the lighting fix... | 02/10/2009 |
| D583988 | Bezel for wide-angle worklight | 12/30/2008 |
| 7438438 | Decorative lighting fixture with adjustable range motion detector A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector having an adjustable field of view hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The lighting fixture includes a motion detector housing that forms an integral part of the fixtu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7384175 | Worklight with integral spare bulb storage A worklight with spare bulb storage that is integrated storage into the existing worklight framework. Many worklights have one or more worklight heads supported on a base, which includes one or more generally hollow elongate cross bar structural support members. The... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375313 | Aimable motion-activated lighting fixture with angulated field A motion-activated light fixture having an aimable motion detector with a zonal configuration providing improved monitoring of the region behind the motion detector. In one embodiment the motion detector defines a first plurality of generally forward-looking detecti... | 05/20/2008 |
| D569028 | Area light | 05/13/2008 |
| D568524 | Outdoor lighting fixture | 05/06/2008 |
| D561370 | Frame for an area light | 02/05/2008 |
| D561369 | Area light with visor frame | 02/05/2008 |
| D558375 | Yard light with cylindrical shade | 12/25/2007 |
| D558374 | Yard light | 12/25/2007 |
| D557853 | Yard light with dark sky shade | 12/18/2007 |
| D552660 | Tripod | 10/09/2007 |
| D552000 | Motion detector head | 10/02/2007 |
| D528697 | Single-head worklight stand | 09/19/2006 |
| D528696 | Worklight stand | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086631 | Quick-release telescoping tripod A telescoping stand with a quick-release locking mechanism for binding and releasing a telescoping section including an inner extension member that telescopes into and out of an outer receiving member. The locking mechanism includes a pair of opposed actuator member... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063444 | Omni-directional worklight A portable worklight providing a high level of substantially omni-directional illumination. Briefly, the worklight includes an elongate lamp section including one or more lamp sockets for receiving one or more small fluorescent lamps such as compact fluorescent lamp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028634 | Worklight with thermal warning An enhanced built-in visual warning mechanism to caution a user when the surfaces of a worklight are hot. A worklight is shown that has a housing that includes an interior portion for holding a light source such as one or more quartz halogen bulbs. The light source ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001049 | Portable worklight assembly A worklight assembly used as a stand-alone unit and mountable on a tripod. A pair of worklight heads are mounted in side-by-side relation on a linearly extending base portion. A number of support feet extending outward from the base portion are secured to the base p... | 02/21/2006 |
| D510535 | Motion detector head | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943687 | PIR motion detector for a decorative lantern A small-sized hidden motion detector that can be incorporated in a decorative manner into a decorative lantern. The motion detector can be incorporated into lighting fixture designs not previously amenable to a hidden motion detector in the body of the lighting fixt... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6927541 | Multimode motion-activated lighting A motion detector circuit arrangement having multiple modes of operation for energizing a light at a nominal full-brightness illumination level in response to motion. Background level circuitry provides a dual-use lighting level signal that indicates the background ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926428 | Worklight case An improved worklight case for carrying and storing a worklight such as a quartz halogen worklight having a protective grill protruding from the worklight face. The worklight may be stored in the case without disassembly of the worklight or removal of the protective... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902303 | Re-lamping arrangement for halogen worklight A halogen worklight of the type having a peripheral frame or bezel that is completely removable to provide access to the bulb chamber for re-lamping. The peripheral frame is provided with a handle secured directly to the bezel for use in removing the bezel and for p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872948 | PIR motion detector circuitry with enhanced false-activation protection Outdoor passive infra-red motion detector circuitry with circuit improvements that greatly reduce incidents of false activation. The motion detector includes one or more infra-red sensors and circuitry for amplifying and filtering the signal from the sensors. The am... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6824297 | Portable worklight assembly A worklight assembly that may as a stand-alone unit mountable on a tripod. One embodiment includes a linearly extending support member for the heads and a number of support feet extending outward from the support member for supporting the worklight assembly as a sta... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6792133 | Automatic bitonal image optimization A method for processing a digital image of a document to provide one or more bitonal digital copies of selected image quality that are optimized for specific purposes. The method is suited for use with such documents as bank checks and commercial forms that have pri... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6671395 | Document image processing with stroke preservation and background suppression A method for improved readability of digitally captured document images that include printed or handwritten textual material overlaid on background graphics. Text in the document is generally composed at least in part of strokes characterized by pairs of ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6658418 | Authoring system for computer-based information delivery system A multimedia kiosk authoring system for use in developing and maintaining user interface screens for multimedia kiosk systems. The authoring system enables the user interface for each individual kiosk to be customized quickly and easily within wide limits... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6460040 | Authoring system for computed-based information delivery system A multimedia kiosk authoring system for use in developing and maintaining user interface screens for multimedia kiosk systems. The authoring system enables the user interface for each individual kiosk to be customized quickly and easily within wide limits... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6450660 | Spare halogen bulb holder A spare bulb holder arrangement for a quartz-halogen-type bulb used in a worklight that holds the bulb securely and safely against the rigors of use to which worklights can be subjected. The bulb holder is used with an elongate double-ended bulb of the so... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6190335 | Orofacial myographic measurement probe An orofacial measurement probe for measuring muscle forces within the oral cavity. The probe includes a bite member sized for insertion into the oral cavity and a pressure-sensitive transducer disposed in transducer housing. The bite member is formed with... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173451 | Golfer's accessory wrist band An improved wrist band for carrying golf tees, ball position markers and other small accessories such as a divot tool. The wrist band includes a carrier band having a fastener for securing the carrier band around the user's wrist, a golf tee holder attach... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6162333 | Electrochemical cell for removal of metals from solutions An electrochemical cell having a porous carbon fiber cathode supported on an elongate support member of open structure and a surrounding tubular anode. The cathode is provided with a current feeder that comprises a plurality of feeder strips, each extendi... | 12/19/2000 |
