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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142214 | Joint structure A joint structure effective in reducing return loss and insertion loss of signals includes a body, a sleeve, a resilient element, a metallic pipe, a rod, two washers, and a packing. The sleeve is disposed in the body and penetrable by a terminal line. The sleeve has... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8019047 | Flash X-ray irradiator An apparatus for Flash X-ray irradiation of material includes a Flash X-ray source comprised of an electron gun and an anode. The electron gun comprises a field emission cold cathode having an electron emitting surface, and a grid for controlling electron flow from ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016456 | Rotatable reflector support system Disclosed is a system for the support and rotation of a reflector onto a body of a fluorescent luminary. The luminary body has first and second longitudinal ends along an axis. The rotatable reflector support system comprises an elongated reflector having first and ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7999164 | Valve mechanism for musical instrument and brass instrument provided with valve mechanism for musical instrument A valve mechanism for musical instrument is inserted between a mouthpiece and a bell. The valve mechanism includes: a main tube through which the mouthpiece and the bell directly communicate with each other; a bypass tube which takes a bypass route from the middle o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978823 | Cascade voltage amplifier and method of activating cascaded electron tubes Disclosed is a cascade voltage amplifier for producing an amplified output in pulse or continuous wave form comprises at least one non-final stage with an electron tube configured as a switching and Class A or C amplifying structure. A final stage comprises an elect... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7916507 | High voltage electron tube inverter with individual output phase current control Disclosed is a high voltage inverter for converting DC power to AC power with one or more AC output phases. The inverter has for each AC output phase an AC input phase circuit comprising first and second cold cathode field emission controllable electron tubes of tri... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7855339 | Electrical junction box cover system for use near water An electrical junction box cover system includes a waterproof dome-like covering lid allowing the system to be installed near water. The system also includes a manual power switch with a manual actuator installed on the outside of the covering lid and accessible to ... | 12/21/2010 |
| D614892 | Support for tabletop of a side table | 05/04/2010 |
| D611737 | Side table | 03/16/2010 |
| D609036 | Mesh back chair | 02/02/2010 |
| D607093 | Radiator for heating | 12/29/2009 |
| 7588342 | Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source comprises a closed container with an interior of the container refrigerated to a temperature below 7 C. The container is thermally insulated from ambient, having internal and external walls. A solid fiber op... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7549783 | Efficient luminaire with directional side-light extraction Luminaire with directional side-light extraction comprises a light pipe with a light-carrying core, and with a light-extraction structure along a first longitudinal side of the luminaire, confined to a radial swath of the luminaire, along the longitudinal axis of th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7545569 | Optical apparatus with flipped compound prism structures An optical apparatus comprises a light source, an optical member and a spatial light modulator. The optical member comprises optically transmissive material and has a textured major surface receiving light from the light source. The textured surface comprises first ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7374313 | Luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control A luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control comprising a light pipe with a longitudinal center is disclosed. A light-extraction means applied to a radial swath of the light pipe has a longitudinal portion having dimension along its length, centered about a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7348742 | Lighting fixture with synchronizable optical filter wheel and related method A method of making an optical filter wheel of a device synchronizable with an internal, rotatable virtual reference wheel, created in a memory of a motor controller of the device, is disclosed. The method includes a single trigger event that initializes rotation of ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344278 | Luminaire with reflector of adjustable rotation Luminaire with reflector of adjustable rotation comprises a luminaire housing, a reflector received in the housing and an assembled component at ends of reflector. Each longitudinal end of the luminaire has a recess and a projection on internal surface, the recess d... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334945 | Plug-and-socket hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light A hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light includes a light pipe hub for mounting at least one light pipe, with a plug-and-socket arrangement. The plug-and-socket arrangement includes (i) a socket in the light pipe hub for receiving a plug, and (ii) ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330632 | Fiberoptic luminaire with scattering and specular side-light extractor patterns Fiberoptic luminaire with scattering and specular side-light extractor patterns comprises a fiberoptic light pipe with elongated side-fight emitting portion. Such portion illuminates a target area with a scattering, and a specular, light extractor pattern. The extra... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323613 | Method and installation for the treatment of radioactive wastes The invention relates to a method and system for the treatment of radioactive wastes produced as a consequence of the operation of nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors and boron reactivity regulation accompanied by the simultaneous production of envi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7220035 | Compact, high-efficiency illumination system for video-imaging devices An illumination system for a video-imaging device has a light source and a collector of light from the light source. The collector is formed according to the principles of non-imaging optics and receives a portion of the light from the light source. The collector is... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198398 | Adjustable-aim light pipe fixture An adjustable-aim light pipe fixture, comprising a generally spherical eyeball for receiving an end of a light pipe is disclosed. The eyeball has a longitudinal axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of that portion of the light pipe that is received in the eyebal... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194184 | Light pipe with side-light extraction A light pipe with uniform side-light emission has a core comprising a polymer, and a fluoropolymer cladding on the core with a lower refractive index than the core. Light-scattering material is distributed within the core along an active section of light pipe in whi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190863 | Light-pipe arrangement with reduced fresnel-reflection losses A solid light pipe arrangement with reduced Fresnel-reflection losses includes a light pipe with a solid core comprising a polymer. An optically clear substrate has first and second sides with an anti-reflective coating on at least one side. The substrate is adhered... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185929 | Door knob with light-emitting location indicator and door A door knob with a light-emitting location indicator comprises a knob designed for placement on a door, for being grasped by the hand of a user for opening the door. The knob comprises translucent material. One or more objects comprising light-emitting material that... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182484 | Light appliance and cooling arrangement Disclosed is a light appliance and a cooling arrangement, comprising a light appliance and a substantially sealed enclosure for the light appliance that gives off unwanted heat into surrounding air within the enclosure during operation. The enclosure has an external... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163326 | Efficient luminaire with directional side-light extraction A luminaire with directional side-light extraction comprises a light pipe with a light-carrying core. The light pipe has light-extraction structure along a first longitudinal side of the luminaire, which is confined to a radial swath of the luminaire, along the long... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163329 | Adjustable light pipe fixture A light pipe fixture with adjustable beam spreads comprises a bayonet assembly having a generally tubular coupling for receiving a light-dispensing end of a light pipe, and a receiver assembly. The receiver assembly has a generally tubular coupling for receiving the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164819 | Side-light extraction by light pipe-surface alteration and light-extraction devices extending radially beyond the outer cladding A light pipe with side-light extraction by light pipe-surface alteration includes an optical light pipe with a plastic light-carrying portion covered with a fluoropolymer cladding. A plurality of light-extraction devices is spaced along an active section of the ligh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7126616 | Method and system for processing a non-linear two dimensional spatial transformation An image transformation method for translating a non-linear 2D geometrical transformation into two separable 1D geometrical transformations first determines the inverse of the 2D geometrical transformation to form an inverse 2D geometrical transformation. Then the m... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7036957 | Systems of parabolic reflectors and base of a luminaire with fluorescent lamps System of reflectors and base of parabolic fluorescent luminary for concentrating and guiding light, with improved light output and reduction in construction cost. On the support base of the electrical components of the luminary, two of the four side walls are made ... | 05/02/2006 |
| D519326 | Food and/or beverage container | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008071 | Light collection system converting ultraviolet energy to visible light A light collection system comprises a light source with a bulbous section for emitting radiant energy in the direction of first and second portions of the bulbous section. A reflecting surface directs visible light from the light source to the first portion. Another... | 03/07/2006 |
| D513939 | Food and/or beverage container | 01/31/2006 |
| 6942373 | Fiberoptic lighting system with shaped collector for efficiency A fiberoptic lighting system has a light source with a bulbous section and a plurality of plastic light pipes having substantially circular cross sections. A collector has an inlet for receiving light from the light source and an outlet. The collector performs an ar... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6877863 | Automatic keystone correction system and method A projector assembly and method for automatically correcting keystone distortion includes an image correction engine, a light engine, a projection lens having a projection axis, a processor, a directional sensor and an inclination sensor. The sensors determine the a... | 04/12/2005 |
| D502398 | Food and/or beverage container | 03/01/2005 |
| 6791275 | Low pressure gas discharge lamp ballast with on-off indicator A ballast for a low pressure gas discharge lamp, preferably of the heated-filament type, includes an on-off indicator for a lamp. The ballast includes a load circuit with a lamp, and a driver for supplying AC load current to the lamp. Such driver includes circuitry ... | 09/14/2004 |
| D491499 | Gear shift handle | 06/15/2004 |
| 6731267 | Single touch dual axis input device A finger actuated display peripheral interface input device having a first axis roller for inputting positional information for a first axis and coupled to a transducer for producing a first signal indicative of the rotation of said first axis roller. A second axis ... | 05/04/2004 |
