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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090323356 | ILLUMINATING DEVICES USING SMALL PT SOURCES INCLUDING LEDS In one form, there is a luminaire for providing uniform color and brightness from multiple small light sources, which includes a shallow plate of transparent material having a first surface which is substantially flat, and a second surface which includes patterned plane... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090284961 | LED dazzler An apparatus produces a “dazzling” effect: disorientation and temporary and fully reversible blindness in subjects for the purpose of threat deterrence in both civilian law enforcement and military engagements without the use of lasers. The apparatus is comprised of... | 11/19/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20080089075 | Illuminating ornament with multiple power supply mode switch Disclosed is an illuminating ornament including a cover, a circuit board provided inside the cover, at least one illuminating element, a switch provided with a DC power supply input and an AC-to-DC power supply input and is electrically connected to the circuit board, a... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080074871 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LED ASSEMBLY A thermally conductive LED assembly is disclosed. The thermally conductive LED assembly includes an elongate conductor cable having a first conductor and a second conductor extending along a length of the elongate conductor cable and a thermally conducting and electrica... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080037258 | LED lamp assembly An LED lamp assembly includes a reflection cup, a lamp holder and an LED lamp. The reflection cup has a bottom wall with two through holes for insertion of electric wires and at least one locating hole, and a periphery wall defined with the bottom wall a recessed chambe... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080025030 | Ceramic packaging for high brightness LED devices Embodiments of the present invention include a light emitting diode package comprising a ceramic cavity comprising a substrate for mounting a light emitting diode and substantially vertical sidewalls for reducing light leakage. The ceramic LED package further includes a... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070274086 | Light emitting module and vehicle lamp A light emitting module includes a semiconductor light emitting element disposed on a rectangular board, and a pair of plane-shaped electrode portions formed on the board and coupled to the semiconductor light emitting element The pair of plane-shaped electrode portions... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070274070 | Light emitting diode signaling device and method of providing an indication using the same An improved LED signaling device employing a number of LEDs arranged in a specific pattern. At least some of the LEDs are received in a corresponding reflective cavity with an associated output angle. The LED signaling device also employs first and second lenses. The fi... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070263400 | VEHICLE REARVIEW ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A MAP LIGHT Rearview assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The rearview assembly includes a housing coupled to a mounting structure that is configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The housing includes a rearward viewing means, and also includes a lamp subassembly. The lamp subassem... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070263393 | LIGHTING DEVICE First, second and third lighting devices each comprise a thermal conduction element, solid state light emitters and a reflective element. In the second device, the conduction element defines an opening; and the emitters and reflective element are mounted on a first side... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070242462 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF LED-BASED LIGHTING SYSTEMS An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that hea... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070236948 | Candle The invention relates to a candle having a candle body, a candlewick and at least one electric illuminating module being integrated in said candle body. The candle body has a reservoir means capable of holding an inflammable liquid and the candlewick being connected to ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070231769 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING MATERIALS WITH RADIATION A hand held dental instrument for curing light-curable compounds comprises a housing and an array of solid state, light emitting junctions or dies for generating light having wavelengths within a narrow band of wavelengths (e.g. 400-500 nm). Preferably, a peak wavelengt... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070230188 | Light-emitting diode light A light-emitting diode (LED) light includes a ceramic shade, an illuminative unit and at least one wire. The ceramic shade includes a primary chamber defined therein and at least one through hole in communication with the primary chamber. The illuminative unit is dispos... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070217192 | Illuminating Panel and Illuminating Device The invention has an object of obtaining an illuminating panel by which an illuminated area having a high illuminance and a stable flat illuminance distribution can be formed with a long irradiation distance while power is being saved. An ... | 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 |
| 20070195538 | Optical component, light converting member, and light emitting device An optical component that can be attached to an end portion of an optical guiding member, and a light converting member used in the optical component. The optical component comprises a cap having an engaging portion defining a bore engaged with an end member of a light ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070189004 | Illum-A-Field Modification of Medical and Surgical Instruments I | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070189017 | Lamp A lamp (10) comprising at least one base (11) which is joined to a light, and a dome-shaped, in particular dish-shaped, essentially rotationally symmetrical reflector (13), wherein a light source is arranged in the focal point (32) or focal p... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070171664 | Rotary wheel with a rowed-lights displaying device A rotary wheel with a rowed-lights displaying device includes a rotary wheel, a set of rowed-lights, a detecting member and a controller. The set of rowed-lights set on the rotary wheel is provided with a row of lights controlled by the controller to turn on once while ... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070171640 | Flexible perimeter lighting apparatus An elongated flexible lighting system according to the present invention comprises an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. It further comprises an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material. The array of light sources is integral to t... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070164302 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A light emitting device capable of efficiently dissipating heat outward, and a method producing it are provided. The light emitting device comprises an insulating board, a metal member, a light emitting element, a conductive member and a transparent member. The insulati... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070153503 | Backpack light-emitting device This invention relates to a backpack light-emitting device, comprising a lighting panel having a LED in three primary colors and a control circuit fixed on one lateral side thereof. The lighting panel has a sheer logo pasted on the rear side thereof; the sheer logo is a... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070153517 | Bent perimeter lighting and method for fabricating A method for bending a perimeter light and a perimeter light for illuminating curved surfaces. One embodiment of a bending method according to the present invention comprises heating a perimeter light to make it pliable. A radius tool is then provided having a curved su... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070147046 | LED LIGHT WITH ACTIVE COOLING An LED light system that includes an LED and a synthetic jet actuator to cool the LED as disclosed. ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070147032 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION ORIENTED ILLUMINATION DEVICE A visible light communication oriented illumination device includes: a transmitting section including a light emitting element which emits an excitation light, a first wavelength-converting material, and a second wavelength-converting material; and a receiving section i... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070133211 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE UNIT A light emitting diode unit comprises a light emitting element D1, a base 1 having a heat dissipating member 12 that dissipates heat generated by the light emitting element D1, and a first lens 2 comprising a reflecting element 214 ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070109790 | Collection optics for led array with offset hemispherical or faceted surfaces An array of LEDs (30) is provided having a lens array (34) for collecting divergent light from each LED (30). Each lens (34) in the array is associated with a respective LED (30) and has a compound shape including a curved surface (... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070097703 | Integral solid-state luminaire with dual light paths and coaxial optics The invention includes a light and compact illuminator that can be powered from a portable and rechargeable battery. The illuminator includes two independent solid-state light sources and optics to converge the beams into a single high-intensity output beam. The compone... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070097683 | Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device 1 includes: a plurality of light emitting elements 2; a light emitting element mounting member 3 on which said light emitting elements 2 are mounted; and a coating member 4 which covers a surface o... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070091590 | Safety lights for connection to people The personal safety light of the present invention modifies clothing of an adult, teenager, or children. It provides a bright, colored, and perhaps flashing, lights as a safety feature when walking, jogging, in transit, or at any time in public circulation when safety i... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070091599 | Flat light-emitting apparatus A flat light-emitting apparatus includes a light-emitting element for radiating visible light consisting of a first-wavelength light with a wavelength substantially not less than 600 nm and a second-wavelength light with a wavelength substantially not greater than 480 n... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070091602 | Multiple light emitting diodes with different secondary optics A plurality of light emitting diode dies (LED) with associated secondary optics, which produce different light distribution patterns, are combined to produce an efficient light source having a desired illumination pattern. By way of example, a first LED may include a le... | 04/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 20070090737 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATION A light-emitting diode (LED) assembly and a method for fabrication thereof are disclosed. The LED assembly includes a heat-absorbing member in which a working fluid is provided, an LED die (60) directly attached to the heat-absorbing member, and a heat-dissipatin... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070081335 | Apparatus for controlling lighting lamp with security function and lighting control method using the same An apparatus for controlling a lamp with a security function and a lighting control method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a security switch for selecting a security mode, a light emitting diode for displaying security status, a lamp, an illuminance sensor set to ... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070070622 | Junction circuit for LED lighting chain An LED light string where the parallel connections of additional series blocks of LED lamps are added through an intermediate or junction circuit. The first half of the rectifying diode pair in the junction circuit receive the series connected LED lamps positive connect... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070070624 | Light-emitting diode assembly and light source device using same A light emitting diode assembly includes a supporter and a plurality of light emitting diodes, the supporter having a light emitting diode region, the light emitting diode region defining a plurality of concentric circles with radiuses Rn thereof satisfying t... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070070621 | Led lighting apparatus A light comprising a housing, a plurality of LED lights coupled in an array inside of the housing, and a reflective protrusion coupled to the housing wherein the reflective protrusion is for reflecting light from the LED lights out of the housing. The housing can be of ... | 03/29/2007 |
