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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058788 | Lamp base A method of manufacturing a flash-free lamp base (10), wherein the lamp base (10) comprises a shell (14), an eyelet (16) and a glass, electrically insulating part (18) therebetween and joining the shell (14) and the eyelet (... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7932528 | Segmented optic An optical light guide (30) comprises a base (32); a body (34) extending from the base along a longitudinal axis (36); and N light-emitting segments (38) extending laterally from the body (34), at least some of the N segment... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7915825 | Starting aid for discharge lamp An arc discharge lamp (10) having an arc tube (12) containing an arc generating and sustaining medium (13) and first and second spaced apart electrodes (14, 16), respectively. An envelope (18) surrounds the arc tube (12) and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874427 | Linear fluorescent lamp end cap locking system A locking system for two linear fluorescent lamps comprises an endcap (10) formed to receive two linear fluorescent lamps (12, 14) (FIG. 3). The endcap (10) has two chambers (16, 18) formed by the outside surfaces of endcap (10 | 01/25/2011 |
| 7839066 | Strengthened arc discharge lamp A discharge lamp has an axis with an arc tube having a hollow body containing an axially aligned arc generating and sustaining medium. The lamp electrodes and hollow body are arrayed along the axis. A sealed shroud surrounds the arc tube. The shroud and arc tube for... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7807084 | In-mold dual shot masking A method of selectively applying a pattern to a molded part comprises the steps of forming a mold (8); molding a three-dimensional object (10) having at least one face (12) in the mold, the three-dimensional object (10) being formed of a ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7795632 | Light emitting diode with direct view optic An LED and light guide assembly has an LED with an output surface; a first power input lead electrically coupled to a first pole and having a first surface and a second surface; and a second power input lead electrically coupled to a second pole and having a first s... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7753540 | Illuminable indicator and light engine therefor An illuminable indicator (40) has an opaque base (42); a cover (44) for the base (42), the cover (44) having a formed design (46) therein having a given circumference with an area (48) defined by the circumference, th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736015 | LED light A light (10) comprising: a cup-shaped, substantially rigid base (12) having a circumferential ridge (14) on the outer wall (16) of the base (12); a battery (18) having first and second poles (20, 22) within the base (... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731545 | Lamp socket and contact for said socket A socket (10) for receiving and retaining a lamp (12) and providing electrical connection to electrical lead-ins (14a) and (14b) of the lamp (12), the electrical lead-ins (14a) and (14b) pr... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731404 | Light source An illuminator (10) for a plurality of optical fibers (12). The illuminator (10) comprises a housing (14) that can be formed of two housing halves, (14a) and (14b) of a suitable material such as an opaque ABS p... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7686660 | Connector and receptacle therefor An assembly (10) comprises a receptacle (12) having a base (14) including a single longitudinal row (16) of male connector pins (18) extending above and below the base. First wall and second walls (20, 22) project above the ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665237 | Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign An illuminable sign (20) has a base (22); a trough (24) having a configuration C formed in the base (22); a light dispensing medium (26) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (24) and including a pair of light-ente... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7656080 | Vibration resistant, energy efficient lamp A vibration resistant, energy efficient lamp (10) that is suitable for, for example, ceiling fan operation where vibration is always a concern. The lamp (10) comprises an envelope (12) of a suitable transparent glass, for example, a borosilicate... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7642703 | Lamp base A lamp base (10), for example, for a tungsten-halogen lamp, comprises three electrically conductive parts or elements and a glass insulator. Specifically, the lamp base (10) comprises a first metallic outer part (12), a glass inner part (14 | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637685 | Retention member for ball socket joint An adjustment device (10) having a socket (12) attached to an article (14) to be adjusted; a housing (16) remote from the article (14); a shaft (18) moveable along a longitudinal axis (20) in the housing (16), ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637649 | Reversible lamp A lamp (160) comprising: a light-emitting lamp capsule (161) arrayed about a longitudinal axis (161a); a base (162) supporting said lamp capsule (161), said base (162) including a peripheral flange (163) extend... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618171 | Light emitting diode module for automotive headlamp A light gathering module (10) has a body (12) with a first end (14) comprising a single light transmitting surface (16) and a second end (18) having a plurality of arms (20), each arm (20) having an independent light ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615930 | Shrouded arc discharge lamp suitable for downlighting applications A low-wattage, high intensity arc discharge electric lamp (10) has a thick-walled outer envelope (12) extending along a longitudinal axis (14) and has a bulbous portion (16) and a narrow, cylindrical base (18) including oppositely ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600890 | Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign An illuminable sign (20) has a base (22); a trough (24) having a configuration C formed in the base (22); a light dispensing medium (26) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (24) and including a pair of light-ente... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598534 | LED light source with integrated circuit and light guide An elongated light source (50) comprises a subassembly (51) including a base (54), a light engine (10) positioned in mounting means (56) formed with the base; a light guide (58) positioned in spaced apart supports (57... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588359 | LED lamp with direct optical coupling in axial arrangement An LED light source (10) comprises a heat sink (12) having a body (14) with a front surface (16) and a rear surface (18), the rear surface (18) being provided with heat dissipaters (20). The front surface (16) ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585089 | Light engine A light engine (10) has a light engine subassembly (12) comprising: a housing (14) having a longitudinal axis (16), a tubular portion (18) with a surrounding wall (20) and a closed end (22). A slot (24) is form... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7575343 | Faceted par lamp A PAR lamp (10) has a body (12) with an internal reflector surface (14) disposed about a longitudinal axis (16). A cavity (18) is provided at one end (20) of the body (12) and an arc discharge tube (22) that pr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7518299 | Compact PAR lamp comprising an ellipsoid reflector having more than one focal point A compact PAR lamp (10) has a hollow body (12) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (14) and has an open end (16) and a substantially closed neck end (18) and containing a light source capsule (20) within the hollow body (12... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7491087 | Right angled connector A right-angled electrical connector (30) has a one-piece electrically insulating body (32) molded over a subassembly (10) that includes a first electrically conductive member 12 with a hollow end (16) and an electrical contact (... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7465209 | Forming tool for lamp bases A method of manufacturing a flash-free lamp base (10), wherein the lamp base (10) comprises a shell (14), an eyelet (16) and a glass, electrically insulating part (18) therebetween and joining the shell (14) and the eyelet (... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7448769 | Extremely portable LED light A portable light (10) has a rigid base (12), a power supply (14) having first and second poles (16, 18) within the base and a light source (20) positioned in the base (12). The light source (20) has first and second l... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441939 | Front or rear loading socket system A lamp socket (10) comprises a housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (14) and first and second planar surfaces, (16, 18), respectively, spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (14), and orthogonal thereto. Aa central, lamp recei... | 10/28/2008 |
| D579130 | Lamp | 10/21/2008 |
| 7377088 | Method for packaging a light bulb A package (10) for a bulb (12) having a bulbous, light-emitting end (14) and a socket end (16), has a first thin-walled plastic body (18a) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (20) and having a closed end (22) and... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7301283 | Starting aid for low wattage metal halide lamps An arc discharge lamp (60) contains an arc tube (62) containing an arc generating and sustaining medium. The arc tube (62) has at least one press seal (64). Means (66) for coupling electrical energy to the interior of the arc tube ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7165990 | Lamp socket with novel wire connector A wire connector (10) has an electrically insulating housing (12) with a bottom surface (14) for attachment to a base (16) and an upper surface (18) having a wire-receiving groove (20) formed therein. An electrical contact r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7121900 | Outgassing shield for lamp socket An outgassing shield (40) for a lamp socket (22) comprises a cup-shaped unit that fits over the end of the socket that penetrates a lamp reflector (12), reducing the temperature upon the socket body and substantially eliminating outgassing. The ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114687 | Snap-on cable retainer A cable retainer (10) for a cable (12) having a longitudinal axis (11) and a given diameter has a first elongated body half (14) arrayed along the longitudinal axis (11) and having a first surface (18) and a second, opposite... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7052649 | Mercury dispenser for fluorescent lamps and method of dispensing A dispenser (10) for a volatilizable material has a first member (14) that is substantially cup-shaped with a given diameter (X) and with a given depth (Z) and having a first peripheral flange (16) having a first diameter (D). A second member ( | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025634 | Lamp socket A socket (40) for a bi-pin lamp (41) has a primary housing (42) including a receptacle (44): a secondary housing (46) formed to be received in the receptacle (44), the secondary housing (46) having a body (48) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6981894 | Spring clip An assembly (10) comprises a base (12), a first body (14) projecting from the base (12) in a first direction (16); an opening (18) in the base adjacent (12) the first body (14); a second body (20) projec... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6921302 | Overmolded snap connector A substantially annular electrical contact (12) has an inside dimension (14) and an outside dimension (16). A preferred material for the contact (12) is phosphorus-bronze. The inside dimension (14) is provided with a plurality of c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6779266 | 2nd anode button for cathode ray tube A connecting pin (10) for an anode contact (11) (shown more completely in FIG. 2). The pin (10) has a body (12) with a longitudinal axis (14). A contact head (16) is formed at a proximal portion of the body (12... | 08/24/2004 |
