Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110317446 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTERNAL LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE The present invention relates to a multifunctional internal lighting device for a motor vehicle. A single internal lighting device comprises various LED-type light sources which are capable of performing at least one first internal lighting function and a second interna... | 12/29/2011 |
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| 20110267832 | VEHICLE LIGHT A vehicle light can maintain its maximum light intensity in its light distribution pattern while improving the brightness sense at a farther area. The vehicle light can be provided in a front portion of a vehicle body, for forming a road surface light distribution patte... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110261577 | WARNING LAMP FOR AN AIRCRAFT The warning lamp for an aircraft is provided with a housing (10) which possesses a light permeable cover (12) that is exposed to the surrounding air when the housing is mounted on the aircraft, with a frontal cover area and a rear cover area, a mounting el... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110211363 | OMNIDIRECTIONALLY ILLUMINATED SPORT BOARD An illuminated sport board/skateboard emits light from both the top and bottom of the board to yield a significant quantum of light for optimal visibility and safety. A base panel is provided having an underside surface with at least one transparent segment aligned with... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110149586 | LAMP ASSEMBLY It is provided a lamp assembly (10) for an automotive headlamp, comprising an LED (12) for emitting light rays, a housing (16), to which the LED (12) is detachably connectable, wherein the housing (16) comprises an entrance window (... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149588 | LIGHTING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE A light module (5, 6) for a lighting device (1) of a motor vehicle includes at least one semiconductor light source (17), a control module (7) connected to the light source (17) and including an electric circuit and a connection elemen... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110131848 | BACK-LIT VEHICLE EMBLEM A back-lit vehicle emblem is disclosed, that provides an emblem body having a front side facing away from the vehicle and exhibiting the emblem and having a rear side facing toward the vehicle. The body is shaped to provide at least a partial housing for mounting at lea... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110128752 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A FAN OF A LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS The present invention relates to a device for attaching a fan of a lighting apparatus, characterized in that the device comprises at least one mounting element for mounting the fan and at least one mounting device for mounting the device inside the lighting apparatus. T... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110128753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT DISSIPATION FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY HAVING A LIQUID COOLING CIRCUIT An automotive headlamp assembly having a closed-loop cooling circuit. The headlamp assembly includes a housing cooperating with a transparent lens cover to define a chamber. At least one light source is located within the chamber. The cooling circuit has at least one co... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110096562 | Fog Lamp and the Like Employing Semiconductor Light Sources A novel vehicular light fixture (10) is disclosed. The light fixture (10) is compact, yet efficient, and employs semiconductor light sources (44) to produce output light in desired patterns. The fixture (10) can be used to produce fog lamps, ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110084608 | LED-BASED LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR RETROFITTING FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURES IN A TRANSIT VEHICLE An LED-based lighting unit for retrofitting a fluorescent light fixture in a transit vehicle has a concave frame or structure conforming to the shape of the fluorescent lighting fixture cavity, connector pins on either end of the frame for secure attachment to sockets o... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110080753 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAMP ELEMENTS A vehicle lighting device having at least two semiconductor light-emitting elements may include at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each having at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting ele... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110051451 | BACK-LIT VEHICLE EMBLEM A back-lit vehicle emblem (1) having a body (2) with a front surface (3) and a rear surface (4). The body may be in the shape of a logo, lettering showing the make and model of a vehicle or any other design, such as a sports team's logo, a re... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110044067 | Vehicle Auxiliary Light Assembly with Lined-Up LED's An auxiliary or small light assembly with a series of lined-up LCD's fixed to a series of fixing boards is provided. The auxiliary light module is snapped into the big light assembly at the rear thereof, including a seat for a plurality of LCD's to be fixed to; a horizo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110013413 | VEHICLE LAMP ASSEMBLY IMPROVEMENT An improved vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp seat with a circuit board arranged on a top of the lamp seat. The circuit board has a plurality of retaining holes for receiving retaining sheets. The retaining sheets are inserted into the retaining holes as a pyramid. ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100259947 | Vehicle Light with Trademark Display A vehicle light assembly is provided for a vehicle rented by a rental business. The assembly includes a light frame adapted for mounting to the rental vehicle, a light source such as an LED light source and a lens covering the light source. The light frame can be for a ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100220491 | Vehicle Mini Lamp A low profile vehicle lamp assembly includes a housing having a top end, body with an interior portion and a lens portion covering the top end. The housing is adapted to fit within an opening in a surface such that the lens portion is substantially flush with the surfac... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100214799 | VEHICULAR LIGHT SOURCE UNIT A vehicular light source unit includes: an LED element integrated with a pair of plate-like feeding terminals; and an LED socket including a pair of plate spring-like conductive terminals in which movable portions and supporting portions that are integrally formed by a ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100191419 | Combination Instrument for Displaying Operating States A combination instrument for displaying operating states of a motor vehicle. The combination instrument includes a three-dimensional model of an object symbolizing an operating state of the motor vehicle. The three-dimensional model of the object is designed to be at le... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100177530 | VEHICLE HEADLINER MODULE A module adapted to be mounted in a vehicle interior is disclosed which has a housing with two switch-controllable map lamps mounted symmetrically in the housing and a centrally-located aperture in the housing adapted to accept one of a speaker assembly and a dome lamp.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100177528 | LED Vehicle Eyelid Apparatus A vehicular LED headlamp eyelid apparatus is disclosed. The vehicular headlamp eyelid apparatus is attached to a vehicle's headlamp and comprises a plurality of LED lights capable of illuminating in patterns signaled by the vehicle. The occlusion resulting from one or m... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100165650 | Lighting device In a lighting device provided on a ceiling of an interior of a vehicle, the lighting device has: a map lamp including: a case; a first light guide plate accommodated in the case, and having a light incident area on an end face and a light radiation area on a flat plate ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100124073 | REAR COMBINATION LAMP A rear combination lamp y for a vehicle includes a rear combination lamp housing with an inboard cavity, an intermediate cavity, and an outboard cavity. First, second, and third light-emitting diodes extend into the inboard cavity, intermediate cavity, and outboard cavi... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100103688 | VEHICLE LIGHT Lights for attachment to a vehicle including a first illuminating means directed substantially perpendicular to a surface plane of the light and a second illuminating means directed substantially parallel with the surface plane of the light. The second illuminating mean... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100097818 | SIDE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL FOR VEHICLE A side directional signal includes a base and a cover that together define a compartment receiving a circuit board on which first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted. Mounted between the LEDs and the cover is a light-guiding plate including an ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100067248 | Illumination Unit for Vehicle Headlights, and Vehicle Headlight An illumination unit having at least one light emitting diode chip and a housing (100) that at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting diode chip (3), the housing (100) having fastening means for mounting the illumination unit in a... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100019689 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM A light emitting diode lighting device and system that can be used for illuminating the interior and/or exterior of vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, signage or buildings is provided. It includes a voltage feedback constant current power supply circuitry and high power LE... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100014308 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE A lighting subassembly includes at least one light emitting device, a solid, light transmitting material, and a mating arrangement. The solid, light-transmitting material at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting device. The mating arrangement communi... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090279319 | Exhaust Stack and Road Tractor Exhaust Pipe An exhaust stack is provided having an exhaust tube, an outer casing, a light, electrical wiring, and insulating material. The outer casing defines an interior in which the exhaust tube extends. The light is supported by the outer casing. The electrical wiring extends a... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090244921 | LIGHT SOURCE AND VEHICLE LAMP The disclosed subject matter includes light sources that have high use efficiency and a favorable bright distribution, and includes vehicle lamps that have both a favorable light distribution pattern and a capability of being simply composed by using the LED light sourc... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090231876 | VEHICULAR HEADLAMP A vehicular headlamp is provided. The vehicular headlamp includes a headlamp which emits light; an indication lamp comprising semiconductor light-emitting elements as light sources; and an electric circuit which supplies a current to the indication lamp. The indication ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230893 | Multifunctional Motor Vehicle Headlight Module, in Particular for the Front Region of a Motor Vehicle A motor vehicle headlight module having at least two lighting units (1) is specified. Here, each lighting unit (1) comprises at least one light-emitting diode chip (2). Different lighting units (1) are provided here for different lighting fun... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090225564 | VEHICLE LIGHT AND LED PACKAGE A vehicle light having a plurality of LED light sources can be configured to be capable of preventing or suppressing emission of glaring light. An LED package with a plurality of LED light emitting elements can be provided. The vehicle light can include a plurality of L... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090213606 | LED headlamp system A solid-state light source (10) comprising a plurality of LED units (12) arrayed to emit light generally about an axis (14). Each of the LED units (12) can comprise a number of LEDs, for example, up to five. They may all emit in a single colo... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090207625 | VEHICLE LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHOD A lighting fixture for use with a vehicle can switch a plurality of functions (for example, a fog lamp function and a cornering lamp function) without depending on a mechanical action. The lighting fixture can be mounted on a vehicle and can include a first light source... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090207626 | HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES Provided is a headlamp assembly for vehicles. The headlamp assembly includes: a plurality of lamp modules on each of which a light-emitting device is mounted and each of which has a heat-dissipation structure for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting device; ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090200496 | Headlamp system including HID and IR illuminators A headlamp system providing both visible and IR illumination, provided in the same housing and using the same wiring harness as a headlamp system currently in use by the US Military, but instead of utilizing incandescent bulb technology as does the headlamp system curre... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090180294 | Optoelectronic Headlight, Method for Production of an Optoelectronic Headlight and a Luminescence Diode Chip An optoelectronic headlight which emits electromagnetic radiation is specified, which has a luminescence diode chip with at least two spatial emission regions or which has at least two luminescence diode chips each having at least one spatial emission region. The headli... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090161381 | Light-emitting-diode lamp A light-emitting-diode (LED) lamp includes a control circuit board having a control circuit and a plurality of insertion holes provided thereon; a plurality of LED units, each of which including a circuit board, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the circuit board, and term... | 06/25/2009 |
