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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090052170 | DIMMABLE LAMP SET WITH REMOTELY GROUP SETTING FUNCTION A lamp set with remotely group setting function comprising a plurality of lamp assemblies and a remote controller; each lamp assembly including a casing, a signal receiver; a lamp body, a base, a circuit assembly, a power device and a group switch set; the casing for re... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080316735 | CLIP TYPE LIGHT EMITTER The present invention relates to a clip type light emitter, and in particular to a clip type light emitter capable of enhancing a visual field at night by detachably engaging a clip type light emitter to a leisure cap (including hat) generally used for a mountain climbi... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080310146 | LIGHT FIXTURE HAVING MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES A light fixture having a general area lighting source surrounded by a shade. A plurality of task lights are supported below the general area lighting source. A divider or diffuser is disposed between the general area and task lights and serves to direct light from the g... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080310163 | Light Strands The Light strands include at least two light strands connected in series. Each light strand includes a plurality of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights connected in series, a plurality of two-hole light sockets and a pair of three-hole light sockets being configured for r... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080259597 | Lighting Fixture Adapter A method of adapting an existing lighting fixture to provide selectively-energizable, turtle-friendly lighting includes interposing an adapter between a lighting fixture and an electrical box, providing a light source in the adapter and coupling an electrical power sour... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080259632 | LED light device with changeable features of geometric dimension The LED light device with changeable geometric dimension function which At least one of LED install within housing-unit in x-y-z axis and the said housing-units are connected by at least one of joint-means which delivery the electric signal from power source to desired ... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080259604 | Safety detachable lamp assembly A detachable lamp assembly comprises a joint installed to an electric wire; one end of the joint having insertion holes; two sides of the insertion holes being formed with respective buckling grooves; a lamp body having a bulb therein; a periphery of the bulb being form... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080253122 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR RETROFITTING AN AIRCRAFT CABIN FLUORESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM A system and method are provided for retrofitting a fluorescent lighting system, for example a passenger cabin fluorescent lighting system on a vehicle such as an aircraft. The present system may include at least one LED lighting unit for replacing, in situ, at least on... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080180949 | Illumination structure An illumination structure comprises a FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) board, several light-emitting diodes and at least one pair of coupling device. The light-emitting diodes are coupled to the FPC board. The at least one pair of coupling device is mounted on respective ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080170383 | Emergency lighting devices for firefighters A device for providing emergency lighting for firefighters is described. The device includes a housing having at least one laser disposed therein. A power source powers the at least one laser when the device is activated. The device can be activated using, for example, ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080158865 | Solar Powered Decorative Light System An improved solar powered decorative light system that can used on cloudy days and does not require the use of individual solar panels associated with each light in a decorative outdoor home holiday display. The improved solar powered decorative light system includes a ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080130284 | Mechanical bypass light unit A light unit includes a bulb having a light source with lead wires and a separator, a switch member that includes a support member and a pair of spring terminals, and a socket having two or more conductive terminals and adapted to receive the bulb and the switch member.... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080117631 | Liquid Crystal Display A liquid crystal display for minimizing a leakage current to prevent brightness deterioration is disclosed. In the liquid crystal display, a backlight unit includes a plurality of lamps to each of which lamp wires are connected, and a botto... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080062690 | Lighting device with protective cover A light device includes a base portion, a light portion attached to the base portion, at least one light emitting element, a power supply electrically connected to the at least one light emitting element, and a protective cover coupled to the base portion. The protectiv... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080037251 | Utility Light A light assembly, comprising: a translucent housing; an inner wall disposed in the translucent housing, the inner wall and the translucent housing defining an inner cavity; a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled to a power source; a switch for electri... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080025028 | LED lighting apparatus In one aspect, a compact, lightweight, high-intensity and long-life LED lighting apparatus is provided. The LED lighting apparatus includes: a lens array including a plurality of lenses; a first circuit board including at least one LED (e.g., a plurality of surface-moun... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070223213 | Apparatus and Method for Assessing Visual Suppression A device is used to determine the presence of and the amount (depth) of visual suppression in a subject. The device includes a first light source emitting a first light and a second light source emitting a second light. Intensities of the light sources are independently... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070223223 | Flash adornment structure A flash adornment includes a base, a shining mechanism held in the base, and an upper lid secured over the base; the base has several connecting holes near to the edge; the shining mechanism includes a circuit board, and light emitting elements; the circuit board has th... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070223222 | Warning ground lighting system A warning ground lighting system is provided, comprising a controller, two groups of light strings each group having a plurality of light strings, conducting wires connecting said controller and said two groups of light strings, and a plurality of hollow supporting rods... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070217184 | LED light assembly A LED light assembly comprising a pivotal means of fastening, a plurality of LED light devices, and a housing adapted to be removably attached to a front piece holder of a traditional fire helmet. The means of selectively engaging LED lights comprises said front piece h... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070195527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROL IN A LED LUMINAIRE The present invention is directed to an LED lighting source comprising a housing adapted for coupling to an AC power source; a rectifier circuit for converting the AC power to a DC supply; a power control circuit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070183152 | ANIMATED LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD An animated light source and method are provided. The light source may include a plurality of solid-state emitters and a control circuit for controlling the selective energization of the emitters individually to from a beam of light along an axis. The emitters may be se... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070159816 | Combination task lamp and flash light A single combination task lamp and flashlight, providing separate flood and spot light beams, independently controlled in a three-state sequence by simple push button switches. The two kinds of light beams are produced by separate arrays of compact light emitting device... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070127241 | Illuminated electrical box cover plate The present invention is a low power and low heat dissipating, low illumination system that is based in an electrical box cover plate, preferably in a light switch cover plate. It allows for the maintenance of an electrical bleed current through the fluorescent light co... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070115661 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE A first LED array including a first capacitor, LED blocks, and a second capacitor that are connected in series with each other, a second LED array having a similar configuration to the first LED array, and a third LED array having a similar configuration to the first LE... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070091605 | Triangular red LED warning device A triangular red LED warning device comprises a compact box. A pair of oblique side red LED flashing boards, a base side red LED flashing board and a pair of supporting leg plates. The pair of oblique side red LED flashing boards are connected frictionally by a friction... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070058365 | BATTERY POWERED LED LAMP A battery powered LED lamp including an array of high-performance LEDs disposed in a lightweight directionally oriented shade. Converting electronics are provided which may include a step-down DC voltage switching regulator for converting a higher voltage of the battery... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070014106 | Electrical decoration lighting device and set of such devices A lighting device that may be independent or may be one of a set that includes a plurality of lighting devices. The lighting device may be a Christmas tree-topper device, that may be placed on top of a supporting body, such as the top of a Christmas tree. The lighting d... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060262531 | LED illuminated necklace An illuminated novelty device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). An elongated light bar can be mounted to each of the LEDs. The light bars have a light receiving end and a light emitting end and are mounted to respective LEDs at the light receiving en... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060232968 | Lighting device for festival decoration A lighting device for festival decoration comprises a plurality of decorative lamp blocks wired in series successively, each block having a two-row lamp fixture; a lamplight controller and a knob switch for regulating lamplights electrically coupled with the wired decor... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060215400 | Ring light with user manipulable control An illumination device having a plurality of light sources, a user manipulable control and a circuit. The circuit receives an input from the user manipulable control, determines an illumination angle of the plurality of light sources based upon the input, and illuminate... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060198143 | Led Decorative Light String The present invention provides a LED decorative light string that comprises one or more branch circuits, each of said more branch circuits is connected in parallel with each other, and then connected to a common power supply wire for importing operational voltage; each ... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060198142 | Illuminating device utilizing light-emitting diode array A nightlight including a light bank having light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in an array. The amount of light emitted from the light bank can be varied by engaging a switch that selects between a number of electrical pathways. The device includes a photosensitive de... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060181887 | Touch button controlled lamp assembly A touch button controlled lamp assembly in which the touch button which can control the on-off operation of the main lamp on the top bracket and the branch lamps along the metal tube. The touch button switch is hidden in the base for the protection purpose, easy for the... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060109650 | Operating room light fixture An operating room light fixture is provided with two lighting units (3, 4) in a light fixture housing. The first lighting unit (3) is used to generate a surface light and the second lighting unit (4), which is arranged after the first lighting unit ... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060092346 | Light emitting diode backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the same A light emitting diode backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device having the same is provided. The light emitting diode improves efficiency of a backlight and productivity by mounting light emitting diodes and drive components onto the same printed circuit board... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060082987 | Lighting device The present invention provides a lighting device that comprises at least one light emitting diode that is adapted for being electrically connected to a power source, and at least one sheet of fabric for covering the at least one light emitting diode. As such, light emit... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060039146 | Multi-functional ornamental lighting equipment A multi-functional ornamental lighting equipment is set forth. This equipment comprises an ornamental lighting load connected to form a plurality of branch circuits; a function controller formed of a variety of electric and electronic components operable for various pre... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050276047 | Garage light luminaire with circular compact fluorescent emergency lighting optics The present invention relates to a garage light assembly having a housing with a lamp mounting surface wherein a main high intensity discharge lamp and an auxiliary circular high output fluorescent lamp are mounted. The auxiliary lamp is mounted centrally within the ass... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050265050 | LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH NIGHT LIGHT A lighting fixture has a night light that is always on, a safety light that provides more light than the night light, and a sensor that detects the presence of a person within the area illuminated by the safety light. The sensor turns on the safety light when a person i... | 12/01/2005 |