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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120043887 | Wireless power transmission system and associated devices A wireless power transmission system comprises: a power transmitter, which includes a power amplifier that provides a sinusoidal waveform in the frequency range of about 20 to 500 kHz; a first loop antenna producing an alternating magnetic field within a selected area; ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120025459 | LIGHT-UP SHUFFLEBOARD EQUIPMENT A light-up shuffleboard disc includes a lighting component, and a disc component containing the lighting component. The disc component is constructed so as to allow light from the lighting component to illuminate the shuffleboard disc when the lighting component is acti... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019141 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR AN ELEVATOR CAB An exemplary elevator lighting device includes a display panel that is activated during elevator operation to provide a display of selected information. A backlight portion illuminates the display panel during elevator operation to make the selected information visible ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120007504 | Article of Footwear with Lighting System An article of footwear with a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes three lighting devices disposed on the article of footwear. The lighting system is also associated with an automatic fastening system. The lighting system is configured to control a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110285290 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a display and a display surround member located adjacent to a peripheral edge of the display and extending at least partially along the peripheral edge of the display. The display surround member comprise... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110203059 | LOADING DOCK LIGHTING SYSTEMS HAVING WARNING FEATURES Loading dock lighting systems having one or more colored lights for communicating information, such as loading dock equipment status information, to dock operators and/or other personnel working in or around a shipping trailer or other transport vehicle are disclosed he... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204787 | Machine Tool with an Active Electrical Generator for Power Generation A machine tool with a generator for generating electrical power is disclosed. The generator has a stator with a coil and a rotor with a magnet. The rotor is capable of moving relative to the stator. An air gap is formed between the rotor and the stator. The stator and t... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204786 | Machine Tool with an Electrical Generator for Passive Power Generation A machine tool with a generator for generating electrical power is disclosed. The generator has a rotor and a stator. A coil and a magnet are arranged on the stator. The rotor is capable of moving relative to the stator and has a first region and a second region. The ro... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199474 | Light source system for detecting oral cavity A light source system for detecting oral cavity has an illumination module and a filter module. A spectral range of light is illuminated from the illumination module and filtered through the filter module. When light of such spectral range is irradiated onto a diagnosti... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110186194 | ILLUMINATED BILLHOLDER AND METHOD THEREFOR A billfold has a front cover. A back cover is connected to the front cover by a spine, the spine allowing the front cover to fold over the back cover. At least one pocket is formed on an interior side of the back cover. A card pocket is formed on an interior side of the... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110163669 | DC/AC INVERTER SUBSTRATE HAVING VOLTAGE ABNORMALITY DETECTOR CIRCUIT A DC/AC inverter substrate includes a voltage abnormality detector circuit. All of a high voltage side detection sensor, a low voltage side detection sensor, and a high-voltage and low-voltage detection sensor in the voltage abnormality detector circuit are disposed wit... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110148309 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR WITH EMBEDDED SIGNALING CAPABILITY A lighting control system includes an enhanced occupancy sensor and/or an enhanced power pack, allowing for more sophisticated and/or accurate lighting control and energy management capability. In one example, the occupancy sensor provides additional information, such a... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110140604 | HAND HELD, HIGH POWER UV LAMP A UV curing lamp has variable resistive ballast provided by at least one resistance alloy wire and a set of switches tapping varying positions along the resistance alloy wire. The variable resistance ballast defines the lamp's maximum operating power consistent with the... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110127914 | KINETIC FLAME DEVICE An apparatus creating a flickering flame effect. The apparatus includes a housing with an interior space with first and second stages. A drive mechanism generates a time varying electromagnetic field extending into the first stage. A first pendulum member is pivotally m... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110043113 | FAUCET ASSEMBLY A faucet assembly includes a faucet body, a power-generating device and a circuit board. The faucet body has a water channel. An accommodating chamber is provided in the water channel. An illumination port is provided below the faucet body. The power-generating device i... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110025207 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL An electric power tool can include a main body, which rotates a motor with a pull operation of the switch lever and actuates a head tool by a rotative force of the motor, and an auxiliary tool configured for attaching and detaching to and from the electric power tool ma... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110012359 | SWIRLY FLUID SPRINKLER The present invention provides a swirly fluid sprinkler comprising a sprinkling body, a fluid guide, and an electrical generator. The fluid guide disposed inside the fluid inlet of the sprinkling body includes a plurality of swirl channels for dividing a fluid flow into... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100301749 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND WEARABLE OBJECT The invention discloses an electric power generating device applied on a wearable object. The electric power generating device comprises a transmission unit, a magnetic permeable member, a magnetic member, a core, and a coil. The transmission unit transfers an external ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100258726 | RADIATION POWER DETECTOR A radiation power detector includes a thermal membrane that produces a voltage responsive to temperature differences. A radiation absorber is thermally coupled to the thermal membrane, and an indicator is coupled to the thermal membrane responsive to the temperature dif... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100187997 | ENERGY SAVING CONTROL FOR A FLUORESCENT LIGHT IN A MERCHANDISING MACHINE AND A METHOD OF RETROFITTING THE CONTROL IN A MERCHANDISING MACHINE An energy saving control 40 for a fluorescent light which is easily installed in an existing merchandising machine 10 and a method of retrofitting the energy saving control for a fluorescent light into an existing merchandising machine.... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100176729 | IMPROVED LED ARRAY An LED array and a method for controlling such an array is described. The array includes one or more LED-optical sensor pairs in which the optical sensor measures the light output of the associated LED. In some forms of the invention, the optical sensors are provided wi... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100117537 | ILLUMINATING ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH A TEXTILE STRUCTURE An illuminating arrangement in connection with a textile structure. The illuminating arrangement includes an electric wire system engaging a machine-fabricated textile structure. The electric wire system includes electrical components electrically coupled therewith and ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100072895 | Non combustible, tactical flash device A to a non-combustible, tactical flash device includes a non-spherical hollow main housing having a plurality of flat surfaces, adapted to hold internal functional components. The internal functional components include: (i.) an externally exposed activation component lo... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100066248 | CONTROL OF THE LIGHTING OF AN ELEVATOR CAR The invention relates to a control (7) of the lighting of an elevator car (3) as well as to a method for controlling the lighting of an elevator car. The lighting of an elevator car according to the invention is controlled at least partly on the basis of i... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100001926 | CONTACT LENS WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT A light-emitting contact lens and a method and system for tracking a user's eye position using the light-emitting contact lens are disclosed. The eye position tracking can be used, for example, to allow the user to interact with a display device such that the position o... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090322227 | IMPROVED LED ARRAY An LED array and a method for controlling such an array is described. The array includes one or more LED-optical sensor pairs in which the optical sensor measures the light output of the associated LED. In some forms of the invention, the optical sensors are provided wi... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090295293 | FLUID DRIVEN ROTOR WITH LIGHTS A light comprises at least one electrically powered light source and provided on at least one rotatable blade twisted around a central elongate section so as to form at least one partial or full helix shaped section. A generator is coupled to the blade such that upon ro... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090153058 | INFUSION PUMP WITH CONFIGURABLE SCREEN SETTINGS A method and apparatus provides for configuring the backlight brightness level. The backlight brightness level can be configured at the drug library and/or at the medical device, thereby improving the flexibility a user has in changing backlight parameters. A method and... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090153057 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING LAMP DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a lamp device with LED (76,78) mounted to a gasket (40) for lighting an inside of the washing machine, and a method for controlling the same. For this the... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090116579 | INTERPROCESSOR COMMUNICATION LINK FOR A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention provides a reliable communication protocol that provides multicasting of digital messages on an interprocessor link coupling together a plurality of processors of a load control system. Preferably, the load control system includes a plurality of su... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20080303445 | INTELLIGENT DECORATIVE DISPLAYS WITH AMBIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SWITCHING A system and method of controlling self powered decorative devices using EMF emanating from, for example, a light string on a Christmas tree. The decorative devices sense the presence of EFM from the light string and actuate in response thereto and turn off when the fie... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20070210724 | Power adapter and DC-DC converter having acoustic transformer An integrated power adapter, a portable electronic device with an integrated power adapter, and multichip modules are described. ... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070138966 | LAMP POWER TABULATION An operating lamp includes a plurality of illumination elements arranged in discrete groups. The illumination elements include at least one white illumination element, adapted to emit a white light, and multiple colored illumination elements, each adapted to emit a non-... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20060202629 | Three component protective head gear powered by a rechargeable battery A three-component, protective headgear or helmet, and circuits therefor is provided with a battery-powered LED head lamp, which may be used by construction workers, search and rescue persons, cyclists, police, fireman, and the like. The battery may be replaceable or rec... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060071605 | System for and method of controlling a light source and lighting arrangement The invention relates to a system for controlling a light source (208, 210, 212) within an area (200), the system comprising: location means conceived to detect a position of at least one person within an area (200); activity means conceived to dete... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060061286 | LED headlight A lamp (10) has a housing (12) with a base (14) with an internal circumferential wall (16) arranged about a longitudinal axis (18). A hollow body (20) projects from the housing (12) and is symmetrically arrayed about the ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050285538 | Active material emitting device An active material cartridge comprises a frame and an active material refill. The active material refill comprises at least one reservoir having an active material therein and a protrusion extending from a first end thereof. The active material refill is disposed on and... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050068459 | VOLTAGE ADAPTER FOR A BATTERY-POWERED CAMERA SYSTEM A voltage adapter for a battery-powered camera, including a boost regulating circuit, which is positionable between a camera and a camera battery. The power adapter being in communication with the battery and an appliance (e.g., a camera, a light, etc.) such that a cons... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050062428 | Generate assembly and lighting element for a pneumatic tool A generate assembly and a lighting element for a pneumatic tool includes a body having a channel and a first passage defined therein. The first passage has a first end communicating with an exhauster of the pneumatic tool and a second end extending to communicate with t... | 03/24/2005 |
