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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120081028 | Integrated Light Fixture and Night Light A light fixture assembly having a plurality of sockets to receive a plurality of electrically powered sources of illumination, and a plurality of receptacles to receive a plurality of LED lights, the assembly including a housing. The plurality of receptacles are mounted... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120033407 | HIGH POWERED UNIVERSAL LED LAMP An LED lamp that allows for the replacement of incandescent bulbs used in various different lighting systems without the degradation of operating properties commonly associated with conventional LED replacement lamps. Regarding a conventional landscape lighting system, ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120008307 | Method and apparatus for illuminating a wall plate A wall plate assembly configured to be arranged with a wall mounted switch or electrical outlet is illuminated in a manner at least some light is totally internally reflected. Various lighting effects may be produced by the wall plate assembly. An integral light source,... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20100277892 | POWER DEVICE WITH LIGHTED OUTLETS A power device having illuminated power outlets is disclosed. The power device includes a housing, a power input interface to the housing, and a plurality of power outlets on the housing for distributing power from the input. Within the housing of the power device, a pr... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100277889 | Deployable Emergency Lighting System An emergency lighting system comprising a housing further comprising a flat cover, wherein the flat cover automatically opens during an emergency condition; a removable light source located inside the housing further comprising a rechargeable battery and a wide angle LE... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100097781 | SYSTEM FOR LIGHT SWITCH IDENTIFICATION A light switch cover having a light switch identifier to identify light coupled to a particular light switch. To this end, the light switch identifier may be positioned adjacent the light switch and/or a designation (number, letter or both) may be established for the li... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100033950 | SWITCHPLATE WITH NIGHTLIGHT A switchplate incorporating a nightlight. A nightlight control operator such as a pushbutton is located on the switchplate. The nightlight may be powered from battery cells carried on the switchplate or alternatively by connection to the electrical circuit controlled by... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100033951 | ELECTRICAL COVER PLATE WITH VISUAL ENHANCEMENT A switch plate has a central aperture to accommodate the actuator or an outlet socket for an electrical switch. At least one recess is formed in the switch plate. Photoluminescent material is inserted into the recess so that under low light or darkened conditions, the p... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100014277 | Method and apparatus for illuminating a wall plate A wall plate assembly configured to be arranged with a wall mounted switch or electrical outlet is illuminated in a manner at least some light is totally internally reflected. Various lighting effects may be produced by the wall plate assembly. An integral light source,... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090237913 | SWITCH COVER PLATE WITH LIGHTING MECHANISM A switch cover plate with lighting mechanism includes a cover plate having a receiving section arranged on at least one edge thereof, and a lighting mechanism removably assembled to the cover plate. The lighting mechanism includes an enclosure, a retaining section locat... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090213567 | LIGHTED POWER OUTLET SYSTEM AND METHOD A lighted power outlet system having a plurality of outlets includes light emitters, such as light emitting diodes or other light emitting devices. The light emitters are internally positioned within the interior of the outlet system so that light is projected through t... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090185359 | Deployable Emergency Lighting System An emergency lighting system comprising a housing further comprising a flat cover, wherein the flat cover automatically opens during an emergency condition; a removable light source located inside the housing further comprising a rechargeable battery and a wide angle LE... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090180274 | SWITCH PLATE AREA LIGHT A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box includes a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from a switch and an outlet, a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, a... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090141477 | Illuminated Face Receptacle Structure The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a body member including a hot line terminal interface element and a neutral line terminal interface element accessible from an exterior portion of the body member. The body member also includ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090109653 | Electrical socket with emergency lighting device An electrical socket with emergency lighting device is disclosed, including a housing, a circuit board, at least one light-emitting diode (LED), at least one socket, a panel and a power accumulation unit. The circuit board, the power accumulate unit, the at least one LE... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090091917 | Switch attachment for visual enhancement A switch attachment for visual enhancement utilizing photoluminescent material. The invention incorporates photoluminescent material into devices for locating switches in low light conditions. The invention is embodied by attachments to switch assemblies, which utilize ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090052162 | COMBINATION DEVICE INCLUDING A GUIDE LIGHT AND AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT There is disclosed a combination electrical device comprising a housing wherein there can be at least one light and at least one sensor disposed in the housing. The light serves as a guide light wherein the sensor is for determining the presence or absence of light. Ins... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080259592 | Lamp Socket A lamp socket has a casing, a switching contact assembly, a stem assembly, an electric tab, a photo switch, a first electric connector and a second electric connector. The switching contact assembly is mounted in the casing and around the stem assembly. The stem assembl... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080239702 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AUXILIARY ELECTRICAL OUTLET An apparatus is provided for mounting between a light fixture and an electrical box supplying a source of electrical power to the fixture where the apparatus includes an auxiliary electrical outlet that is electrically connected to the source of electrical power.... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080239701 | Emergency light An emergency light combined with a faceplate base of a switch and a socket is installed inside the faceplate base and shoots light through a transparent faceplate set at the front of the faceplate base. Thus the emergency light is hidden behind the faceplate base, not n... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080166914 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICES WITH ILLUMINATED RECEPTACLES The present invention provides power supply devices having illuminated receptacles. Some or all of the receptacles are encircled or otherwise circumscribed by a lighting member. The lighting member may be a continuous strip of material, such as an electroluminescent lam... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080089050 | KEYPAD LIGHT GUIDE WITH LINED APERTURES AND PROCESS FOR MAKING KEYPAD LIGHT GUIDE An exemplary process for making a light guide includes the steps of: providing a transparent base sheet; punching the base sheet to form an array of first apertures therein; coating a melted resin material in the first apertures and making the melted resin material fill... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080068822 | Light device A light device includes a body having a light source and electrical contacts that plug into a first electrical outlet of a duplex receptacle and receive power therefrom. An outlet cover mounted for pivotal motion with respect to the body about at a pivot axis, which is ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080025016 | Child Safety Night Light A lighting device comprising a lighting fixture having a light source. The lighting fixture defining a housing for the light source. The housing defining exterior surfaces including a surface portion from which connectors protrude for electrical connection to a mains po... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070291469 | Switch panel assembly with a light-guiding rod A switch panel assembly is mounted on a wall and has a switch panel, a light-guiding rod, a circuit board and a switch. The switch panel has two lamp holders formed on and protruding from the switch panel. The light-guiding rod is mounted between the two lamp holders. T... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070236912 | LED LIGHT BULB WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENT EMISSION A light bulb (10) includes a translucent housing (12) and a base (24). The housing (12) includes a plurality of LEDs (14a, 14b, 14c, and 15) positioned so as to emit light through the housing (... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070171625 | Switchplate Area Light A light emitting diode (LED) and associated driver circuit wherein the LED is mounted on the front of a switchplate and the driver circuit on the back of the switchplate. The LED is mounted at a downward angle on the outside of the switchplate so as to light a pathway b... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070153494 | Emergency luminaire An emergency luminaire comprises a lower housing, an upper frame and a lighting apparatus. The lower housing has a charging socket mounted therein. The upper frame is correspondingly detachably attached to the lower housing. The lower housing can be coupled with a switc... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070102273 | LED Illuminated Door Chime Push Button with Adjustable Task Light An illuminated doorbell pushbutton assembly includes a pushbutton assembly that uses a light source, or a plurality thereof to illuminate the pushbutton. The assembly also includes a user-adjustable rotating task light that can be used to direct light to a door lock, a ... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070053173 | Night lighting system Disclosed is a night lighting system retrofittable with existing wall switches for illuminating an area around the wall switches. The night lighting system comprises: a wall plate having at least one switch receiving slot capable of receiving a switch, at least one lens... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060246755 | Switch A switch is provided, which is stable in operating characteristics and can be operated with a small operating force, and which is long in life and easy to manufacture. The switch comprises a base, a moving contact piece having one end thereof, which is supported pivotal... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060209531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL POWER TRACK AND SLIDABLE ACCESSORIES A system for vehicle interior electrical power distribution includes an electrical power track assembly having at least one electrical power strip and at least one electrical ground strip, and an electrical connector assembly slidable in the track assembly. The electric... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060171141 | Wall-insert type LED lamp A lamp includes a main body, a rotation plug, two fastening members, a power switch, a lamp holder, and a control circuit. Thus, the control circuit controls the light emitting diodes to light and blink in a specific manner so as to present a specific lighting effect, t... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060072300 | Illumination device An illumination device includes a circuit board, a light source mounted to the circuit board, a push knob having a text display unit and an arrow display unit which are illuminated from the rear sides by illuminating rays emitted from the light source, a light leakage p... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20050243285 | Lamp unit and projection-type display apparatus According to one embodiment, a lamp unit comprises a light source lamp, a casing and a dividing member. Configured to hold the light source lamp, the casing comprises a first opening as an inlet port where cooling air is fed from the outside to the light source lamp. Th... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050207158 | Interior illumination lamp A design part 20 is attached to an aperture 12 provided in an interior material 11 of a automobile, and a functional part 30 is arranged at the rear side of the interior material 11 supported by the design part 20. A switching u... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050207136 | Backlighting for electrical cover plates A cover plate (5) for use with an electrical supply. In one embodiment, the backlit cover plate comprises a plate (5), the plate (5) including a window (15) therein; and backlighting, the backlighting powered by the electrical supply (55 | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050152128 | Switch plate lens assembly The present invention relates to a switch plate assembly having a night light-type illumination device or a switch plate with a light source formed of a plurality of colored (red, blue, and green) LEDs. In one embodiment, the LEDs are covered by a pair of translucent, a... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050111213 | Nightlight with interchangeable rotating design disk A nightlight with an interchangeable design disk mounted on the front thereof. A casing has an illumination area in a front side thereof, and a light bulb illuminates the illumination area from within. The nightlight also includes an electric motor mounted in the casing... | 05/26/2005 |
