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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159156 | Lighting systems and methods of auto-commissioning A lighting system for areal illumination is disclosed which includes a remote driver and a plurality of fixtures including luminaires, control devices, and/or standalone sensors. A method of commissioning a lighting system is also disclosed which includes causing a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154224 | Display apparatus that can be moved in space A medical examination or treatment facility comprising at least one display facility that can be moved in space is provided. The facility includes one or a plurality of lighting facilities arranged in a distributed manner to illuminate the space. It is possible to c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148921 | Method and apparatus for propagating optical signals along with power feed to illuminators and electrical appliances In a method and apparatus for propagating optical signals via optical cables such as plastic optical fiber, known as lightguide joint and mingled with the electrical wiring and home automation system for controlling LED illuminators enclosed in standard screw type b... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7701153 | Visible indication of mistaken lamp use A lamp includes an arc tube and a lighting unit for lighting the arc tube. The lighting unit includes a rectifier circuit, a smoothing circuit for partial smoothing, and an inverter circuit having a pair of switching elements. The smoothing circuit smoothes portions... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7436134 | Cyclical, aquarium and terrarium light The aquarium or terrarium light systems simulates rising and setting of the sun. A housing contains two lamps, one variable lumen output for graduated light output and the other for full ON or OFF lighting. The light fixture contains a timer/dimming unit to variably... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7408305 | Codable electronic circuit arrangement and method for producing it A codable electronic circuit arrangement, in particular an LED circuit arrangement (1), having a lead (3), via which electronic circuit elements (6) of the circuit arrangement, in particular LED components, can be driven by a drive circuit (2... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7358961 | User interface for controlling light emitting diodes A LED lighting system (100) employing a LED light source (115), a user interface (124, 128, 134, 138), and a controller (112). The LED light source (115) includes a plurality of colored LEDs emitting one of a plurality of spectral ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355353 | Illumination control circuit It is an object of the invention to provide an improved illumination control circuit comprising a light emission element FL, a driving element 5 for driving the light emission element FL, and a compensation unit 8 are connected in series with respect t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342364 | Light source A light source comprising a light emitting diode comprising a GaN-based compound and having a single quantum well structure, and a driving voltage source for applying a pulse voltage to the light emitting diode, wherein a voltage at a low level of the pulse voltage ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7312581 | Circuitry and methods for improving the performance of a light emitting element Light emitting elements with preselected or adjustable impedance characteristics are provided. Embodiments using a preselected impedance characteristic obtain significant performance benefits compared to the prior art. Embodiments having an adjustable impedance may ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7268355 | Excimer UV fluorescence detection A UV fluorescence detection system is provided comprising a dielectric barrier-discharge excimer lamp, an applied excitation source for communication with the excimer lamp; a fluorescence chamber having a sample gas containing sulfur dioxide, a light sensitive detec... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7209345 | Cathode ray tube clamp A clamp for securing a printed circuit board on a cathode ray tube, in which the clamp has a split ring with overlapping jaws and teeth on each end of the jaws, wherein the jaws and teeth are adapted to engage and hold the clamp on the cathode ray tube, and wherein ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7129652 | System and method for driving a plurality of loads A system for controlling a plurality of load devices includes a high-side system operative to source current relative to at least two associated outputs. A low-side system is operative to sink current relative to a plurality of associated inputs. A control system co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128440 | Color-changing submersible lighting fixture with control circuit responsive to timed interruptions of the power source The lighting fixture includes a housing having an interior cavity and a transparent cover. A color-changing electric light assembly is provided in the interior cavity. The light assembly emits a plurality of different colors of light through the transparent cover an... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098877 | Driver circuit A driver circuit that allows high-speed switching when the reference current (I) is small. The driver circuit includes a drive current generation circuit (220) for supplying to a first node (232) a drive current based on a binary data signal (DATA); a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097447 | Electric gas lighter which can be produced with any number of output terminals, and relative production method An electric gas lighter for generating sparks at one or more burners of a cooking range, and including a transformer having a primary winding, and a secondary winding divided into a number of coils, each having output terminals, and which are wound on respective axi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097329 | Underwater lighting fixture with color changing electric light assembly An underwater lighting fixture adapted for installation in a wall of a swimming pool. The lighting fixture includes a housing having an interior cavity and a transparent cover. A color changing electric light assembly is provided in the interior cavity. The light as... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7011535 | Safety device for electrical plugs and a method of attaching same A safety device for preventing accidental contact with the live blades of an electrical plug during inserting or removal of the plug from a wall socket and a method for attaching the safety device to an electrical plug. The safety device includes a housing with a sh... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005802 | Retrofit kit for modular lamp controller Kits and methods and apparatus are provided for retrofitting a lamp for use with a modular lamp controller. In a representative embodiment, a kit includes a port connector, a first portion of a port adapter, a second portion of a port adapter, and a lock nut. The po... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6949891 | Light quantity adjusting method, light quantity adjusting apparatus, and image forming apparatus A light quantity adjusting method is used for driving a light emitting device with two drive current levels. The drive current levels are controlled by the first set data and the second set data, respectively. First, a resolution ratio and light quantity characteris... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6836079 | Light emitting lamp The present invention relates to a light emitting lamp for controlling various brightness and color more efficiently. The light emitting lamp having plural red color emitting device, green color emitting device, and blue color emitting device; comprises an input mea... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6661176 | High pressure discharge lamp, high pressure discharge lamp lighting apparatus and luminaire therefor A high pressure discharge lamp includes a light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel with an envelope having a maximum outer diameter D1 and open ends, a metal pipe having one end, i.e., a top end fused in the open end of the light-transmissive ceramic d... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6654066 | High-speed flat-panel display interface A display interface is arranged to processes analog input signals to provide digital output signals. The display interface includes a series of programmable current sources, an input buffer circuit, a first reference buffer circuit, a second reference buf... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6642667 | Automatic shut-off for flashlights A flashlight includes a motion detector and a light intensity detector for automatic shutoff of the flashlight when unused for a period of time. A timer for turning off the flashlight bulb is reset by the detectors when the flashlight is in motion. The li... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6642666 | Method and device to emulate a railway searchlight signal with light emitting diodes A railway searchlight signal uses a printed circuit board populated by three arrays (green, red and yellow) of LEDs. The LEDs are lit by a standard color light power supply unit (PSU). As only one array of LEDs is lit at a time, an interface between the P... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6633140 | Display apparatus with a combined structure of electron gun and video unit A display apparatus using clamps for coupling an electron gun unit with a video unit is provided. The display apparatus may be constructed using a panel on which a picture is displayed, a funnel fastened to the panel, an electron gun inserted into a neck ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6628080 | Spring clip for lamp with shroud A spring clip 10 for assembling a light source to a shroud comprises a base 12 extending in a first plane and having an aperture 14 centrally located therein. Aperture 14 is substantially circular and is provided with cutouts 14a to provide flexibility. U... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6603342 | Light emitting element driver with low supply voltage A light emitting element driver composed of two transistors, one ground resistor, one inductance and a single capacitor is arranged to drive an LED with a supplied voltage as low as about 0.92 V. The transistors include an NPN transistor and a PNP transis... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6577081 | Safety shield assembly for electrical apparatus A safety shield assembly for an electrical apparatus comprises a bellows which is recessed into the planar surface of the apparatus which surrounds a pair of electrical blades, and which faces the planar face of a wall receptacle when the electrical appar... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6573665 | Inspection lamp with interchangeable AC or DC power cords A hand-held inspection lamp is described. The lamp includes a multi-pin receptacle capable of connecting to a cord carrying alternating current and, alternatively, a cord capable of carrying direct current. The pins of the receptacle are wired to appropri... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6509701 | Method and device for generating optical radiation The present invention may be used in the field of microelectronics, in medicine as well as in the production of lighting appliances. The method and the device of the present invention are used for increasing the brightness of optical radiation sources pow... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6472990 | Pool safety lighting system A pool safety lighting system is designed for use in diving swimming pools, in particular, which have a shallow portion connected to a deep portion by an intermediate sloping wall. To reduce the risk of injury for persons diving into the pool, either usin... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6429606 | Electronic gas-lighting device An electronic gas-lighting device having a casing defined by a cup-shaped body made of electrically insulating material is disclosed. An electronic high-voltage-pulse generator is housed in an inner cavity of the casing accessible through a mouth of the c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6388392 | System for providing auxiliary power to lighting unit for heavy equipment having a direct current power supply and no uninterruptible power supply An apparatus for providing auxiliary power to a lighting system for heavy equipment during interruptions of power from a 250 volt direct current (DC) power supply is provided. The DC power supply is the only power source available to discharge lamps provi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377107 | Fast turn-off circuit arrangement A circuit arrangement having at least one electric main switch (T1) with a reference electrode (E), a control electrode (B), and a work electrode (C). A recovery diode (D1; D2) is connected antiparallel to the main flow direction of each main switch (T1).... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6366033 | Molecular lanthanide complexes for phosphor applications A light source is provided which contains a light emitting component and at least one phosphor material. The phosphor material absorbs radiation emitted by the light emitting component and converts that radiation to visible light of a desired color. The p... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6348763 | Fluorescent lamp luminaire system The invention comprises a fluorescent lamp system wherein an ultraviolet producing discharge tube contains no phosphor internal to the tube. Rather an insert or sleeve physically distinct from the tube includes a phosphor. The layer insert or sleeve furth... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6320331 | Light source apparatus using electric lamp as light source A light source apparatus is used in a video endoscope system having a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor and a monitor. The light source apparatus provides illumination to a scene to be imaged by the CCD image sensor and displayed on the monitor. Th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6310439 | Distributed parallel semiconductor device spaced for improved thermal distribution and having reduced power dissipation A single triac on a heat sink is replaced by a plurality of lower rated current, parallel connected triacs for carrying the same total current as the single triac. The plural devices are spaced apart as far as possible, within the confines of an insulatio... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6265828 | Hand lamp A cable lamp which is powered by a low-voltage battery and which comprises a cable (10). Fitted on one end of the cable (10) is fitting (14) for a fluorescent bulb (21), while the other end of the cable has fitted thereon a battery connection (30, 40) for... | 07/24/2001 |
