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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051034 | HOOK METER WITH IMPROVED ILLUMINATION The hook meter contains a body member, a static arm, a moveable arm, both extended from a top end of the body member. The static and moveable arms are shaped so that each has a side surface rests against each other, thereby forming a closed area. On a spot of the static... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120036990 | Non-Lethal Weapon Mount System with Modular Weapon Components The present invention is a non-lethal weapon mount system with modular weapons components comprising at least two personal protection components capable of independent activation, and a means to increase or decrease the intensity level of at least one of the personal pr... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120008310 | Handheld lighting unit A handheld lighting unit includes a light-emitting device having (i) at least one first surface lighting arrangement which emits a light flux in a first lighting direction, and (ii) a second surface lighting arrangement which emits a light flux in a second lighting dire... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110116257 | INCAPACITATING HIGH INTENSITY INCOHERENT LIGHT BEAM A long range, high intensity spotlight for human incapacitation and control that uses an incoherent collimated constant light source of sufficient intensity and focus to cause temporary incapacitation of a person for a period of time when illuminated by the beam without... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20100284175 | Spot light A spot light includes a universal body, a light arrangement, and a spot light accessory. A spot light accessory having a plurality of accessory elements selectively and detachably coupling with the universal body to transform the universal body from one configuration to... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100188841 | LOUPE AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR CAMERA SENSOR DUST DETECTION A loupe and lighting assembly for enhancing detection of dust particles on the optical sensor of a digital camera. The assembly is made of a cylindroid hollow-centered main frame body, into which is fixed a loupe lens. A battery housing is joined to the body in order to... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100176154 | Dispenser of Fine Granular Dry Materials With Light A dispenser of granular dry materials with an integrated lighting element providing light optimized to permit users to visually monitor the flow and amount of material that is being or has been dispensed.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100046209 | Cosmetic housing A cosmetic housing (100) includes a first member (101) and a second member (103) couplable with the first member (101), such that a cosmetic (501) is enclosed between the first member (101) and the second member (103), wh... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090316390 | Gas activated emergency vision device An emergency vision device, comprises a collapsible tube made of airtight material and having an expanded form and a deflated stowage form; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the tube to enable a user to see through the tube a... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090287192 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT HAVING PORTABLE ILLUMINATOR A portable medical diagnostic instrument includes an instrument head and a handle portion having an open-ended receiving cavity. A compact illuminator defined by a housing retaining a miniature light source and a power supply is releasably fitted within the open-ended r... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090284957 | LED dazzler shield A shield produces a “dazzling” effect: disorientation and temporary and fully reversible blindness in subjects for the purpose of threat deterrence. The apparatus is comprised of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) capable of intense illumination. Light emit... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090244887 | LED-Based Incapacitating Apparatus and Method Apparatus and method for using a light source to incapacitate a subject by a pattern of temporal flashing and/or color flashing of the light source. The light source is preferably an array of light emitting diodes. A rangefinder may be used to control the light output f... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090207587 | LAMP HOLDING TOOL, LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE A lamp holding apparatus for mounting a lamp to a base member includes a mounting plate having a pair of locking portions protruding to a base side. The locking portion is inserted into a mounting hole provided at the base and capable of being locked to a peripheral edg... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090168409 | Optical mirror element The present invention consists of an optical mirror element to be used in combination with a light source. Light from a light source contained within the mirror element shank provides illumination in front of and behind the mirror head. In this way, for example, the inv... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090154144 | INCAPACITATING HIGH INTENSITY INCOHERENT LIGHT BEAM A long range, high intensity spotlight for human incapacitation and control that uses an incoherent collimated constant light source of sufficient intensity and focus to cause temporary incapacitation of a person for a period of time when illuminated by the beam without... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090090342 | Archery release aid light apparatus A small, light-weight, portable lighting device that attaches to an archery release aid providing sufficient illumination to assist the archer in attaching the release aid to the bowstring or loop and/or the arrow to the nocking position of the bowstring is provided. Th... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090086469 | Electrical connector with illumination waveguide An electrical connector including a connector subassembly having a front mating portion and a waveguide disposed around the front mating portion of the connector subassembly. The waveguide may alternatively be disposed near the front mating portion of the connector suba... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090040746 | NOVELTY STICK HOLDERS FOR FOOD ON STICKS Novelty themed stick holders for food items include an elongate holder having an external surface and opposing top and bottom portions defining an elongate receiving cavity therebetween. The cavity is configured and sized to receive a stick therein. In some embodiments,... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090042621 | MULTI COLOURS DEVICE ILLUMINATION A portable device having within it a multicolour illumination arrangement comprising: a surface; a plurality of light sources, at least one of the plurality of light sources being capable of generating two or more emission colours; and drive means for causing the emissi... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090007929 | Vibrating Mascara Applicator The present invention is mascara applicator with vibrating applicator head. The head is caused to vibrate in a controlled manner through electro-mechanical urging. The frequency, amplitude and geometry of the vibrating head are sufficient to significantly alter the rheo... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080276398 | ILLUMINATED FLASHING TOOTHBRUSH AND METHOD OF USE A foldable toothbrush can comprise an arm, a handle and a pivot. The arm can comprise a head with bristles. The arm can optionally include an engaging portion. The toothbrush can include a light generating mechanism with an activation portion. A method of using a toothb... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080278929 | POMPON HAVING ELONGATE LIGHT-EMITTING OBJECTS In one embodiment, a light-emitting pompon including a handle, a plurality of flexible streamers, and a plurality of elongate light-emitting objects is provided. The handle may include a first end and a second end and the plurality of streamers may extend from the first... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080276393 | Light-Emitting Oral Care Implement An oral care implement comprises a head with a plurality of cleaning elements, and a light source incorporated into or adjacent the head. The light source is incorporated prior to the attachment of the cleaning elements. For ease of manufacturing and a cost-effective as... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080257378 | LIGHTED FLOSSER SYSTEM A flosser illumination system provides a flosser and an illumination device that is removably positionable on the flosser for illuminating the mouth during flossing.... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080260450 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A COSMETIC AND/OR CARE PRODUCT A device for dispensing a cosmetic and/or care product includes a container having a free edge defining a product dispensing aperture. According to an example, the container has a longitudinal axis intersecting the dispensing aperture, a cap to be mounted on the contain... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080243181 | Touch-Switched Luminous Plastic Tweezers Luminous tweezers are described having two tweezer branches (3), at the ends of which gripping/illuminating jaws (9) are provided, and at least one light source (5) with a switchable electricity supply (6; 7), the tweezer branches (3) ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080232089 | Attachment for cell phones An attachment for cell phones contains a light and bottle opener. The attachment may be affixed to or be removably attached to the back of a cell phone and/or to a cell phone case. If removable, the structure attaches to the back of a cell phone or case via VELCRO® fas... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080225514 | ILLUMINATED TRAFFIC DIRECTING METHODS AND APPARTUS A hand-held apparatus for directing the flow of traffic is disclosed. The palm side of a glove includes multiple high intensity red light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the back side of the glove includes multiple high intensity green LEDs. A control circuit coupled to the... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080212312 | Lice Extermination System and Method Apparatus (10) is provided for treating an infested area (27) of a subject, the apparatus including a housing (20), and an illumination unit (22), which is coupled to the housing (20) and includes a light source (28) configured ... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080198615 | LED spotlight LED lamp has LEDs aimed rearwards with either a concave mirror to the rear of each LED, or one concave mirror to the rear of two or more LEDs, collecting the light from the LEDs to form a forward projecting beam. LEDs may be high power types that require heatsinking. LE... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080196184 | Toothbrush with light source for illuminating oral cavity A toothbrush apparatus includes a power source coupled to a light source for illuminating the oral cavity of the user to aid in the tooth cleaning process and prevent damage from inaccurate brushing. The light source is arranged away from the bristles and directs light ... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080174987 | Illuminated eye loupe A hand-held illuminated eye loupe includes an open top and bottom housing with an internal magnifying lens. A light source assembly is removably coupled to one side of the housing. The light source assembly includes a hollow chassis configured to retain a LED which prov... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080144307 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR An enclosure assembly allows a hinge bracket to realize establishment of the opened attitude or the closed attitude of a second enclosure relative to a first enclosure. The second enclosure rotates relative to the hinge bracket around the second rotation axis. The secon... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080110215 | Device for locking a door A device for locking a door is described. The device includes an elongated rod having a latch attachment. The latch attachment is of a suitable size and shape to accommodate a variety of door lock mechanism. Thus, a user can position the latch attachment over a turning ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080083627 | Eyeglasses case A container having a compartment for retaining personal objects such as eyeglasses comprises a transducer which activates the container in response to a specified user action in proximity to the container. In some embodiments, the transducer is a motion detector and is ... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080072389 | Illuminated electric toothbrushes and methods of use Disclosed is a method for providing an oral care benefit by combining the use of an oral carc composition with an electric toothbrush having an electrically powered element disposed thereon. In particular methods are described for using an electric toothbrush comprising... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080062678 | MAKE-UP APPLICATOR WITH LED LIGHT SOURCE A device is provided to apply make-up (10) in low-light situations. The device has a body tube (14), with a first and a second and a intermediate portion therebetween. The first end has a radial cross-section with an inner portion and an annular outer port... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080049418 | MULTI-PURPOSE FLASHLIGHT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME Disclosed is a preferred flashlight device configured for potential use with another item such as a firearm or in activities where some manual dexterity of the hand grasping the flashlight is required. Preferred devices include downwardly-extending light and handle port... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080019117 | Low-profile backlight with flexible light guide Backlighting methods and apparatuses to backlight a device. The backlighting apparatus includes a flexible light guide, a light source, and a housing. The light source is disposed adjacent to a transmission interface of the flexible light guide to illuminate the flexibl... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080013302 | Motion-responsive illuminated articles Articles such as stationery and office supplies are illuminated with flashing lights in response to movement by a user.... | 01/17/2008 |
