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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7825599 | Lighting control apparatus of vehicle-purpose lighting device A lighting control apparatus of a vehicle-purpose lighting device can contribute power saving effect, and prevention of a deterioration of a semiconductor light source, and also, can maintain driving safety characteristics. When an input terminal becomes a low level... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7400266 | Method for improving vision in a motor vehicle A method, a device and a processing unit for improving visibility in a motor vehicle are described, a light source of the motor vehicle illuminating an illumination range. At least one monitoring sensor of the motor vehicle monitors the surroundings around the motor... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385359 | Information systems An embodiment of this invention relates to an intelligent lighting device that can receive signals and change the illumination conditions as a result of the received signals. The lighting device can change hue, saturation, and brightness as a response to received si... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7362217 | Interior illumination system and method for a motor vehicle A system and method for providing interior illumination in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system and method include provisions for adjusting the interior lighting conditions to improve visibility of the illuminated objects under different ambient lighting conditi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325951 | Front side lighting device Front side lighting device for motor vehicles is placed on both sides of the front of the vehicle. The device includes a compact reflector and a light source whose light beam is asymmetrical, with an angle (β) of an outer spread being greater than angle (α) of an ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7230547 | Indicator light apparatus of marine vessel An indicator light apparatus of a marine vessel is provided. The indicator light apparatus includes a sensor for detecting a value related to a traveling speed of the marine vessel, an indicator light provided in the marine vessel, and a control device configured to... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7118238 | Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight An apparatus for adjusting a direction of a light axis of a swingable auxiliary headlight of a vehicle includes a steered angle sensor detecting a steered angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a turn... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7055997 | Light-emitting device indicating location of outside door handle A light-emitting device indicating a location of an outside door handle comprising a lamp, detecting part, and control part, wherein the lamp is disposed inside a pushbutton. The detecting part detects whether the engine is activated or deactivated and whether the d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7038398 | Kinetic illumination system and methods The present invention relates to methods of creating eye-catching displays by taking advantage of color-changing illumination provided by LED systems disclosed herein. Displays can be made to appear to change color or to move simply by changing the color of the ligh... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6952084 | Intelligent electrical switching device The present invention, according to a preferred embodiment, is directed to portable electronic devices which operate on exhaustible power sources, for example, batteries. The electronic devices of the present invention comprise at least one signal switch and a micro... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949882 | Vehicle light controller A vehicle light controller that facilitates recognition of a vehicle. The controller includes a portable device having a communication function. A lighting device is arranged in the vehicle and has a vehicle entering mode and a vehicle exiting mode with changeable l... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6717376 | Automotive information systems An embodiment of this invention relates to an intelligent lighting device that can receive signals and change the illumination conditions as a result of the received signals. The lighting device can change hue, saturation, and brightness as a response to received si... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6583569 | Device for automatically switching color of luminescent dashboard A device enables automatic switching of color of a luminescent dashboard in response to changes in driving speed of a car. The device also includes a luminance sensor and a commutating circuit that enable both automatic and manual actuating of a dashboard... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578993 | Vehicle headlamp system Beams from headlamps are controlled by a beam control ECU. The beam control ECU has a road-configuration-corresponding mode and a corresponding-turning-angle mode. In the road-configuration-corresponding mode, beam control is performed according to the de... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6504265 | Autoleveling device of headlamp for automobile An autoleveling device comprises a pair of left and right headlamps in which optical axes L are tilted in a vertical direction with respect to a body by driving operations of respective motors 10 (10L, 10R), single control means 16 for controlling the dri... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6443602 | Vehicle headlamp device A vehicle headlamp device 10 can be equipped with a discharge lamp 11, a beam switch device 13 that is used to switch between the high beam and low beam, a light distribution switch device 14 which broadens the horizontal light distribution in the forward... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6445085 | Vehicle headlamp leveling device A vehicle headlamp leveling device for automatically tilting the headlamps of a vehicle is provided. The light axes of the headlamps based on pitch angles of the vehicle are tilted to level the headlamps relative to a road surface.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6208924 | Bus system for data transfer A bus system for the transmission of messages between a device and at least one peripheral unit is proposed, the messages being in each case transmitted via a sequence of high or low bit states. The control device can send high-priority messages and low-p... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6051931 | Work lamp on-off control circuit If an ignition switch of a vehicle is ON and the vehicle speed is not zero (i.e., the vehicle is travelling), the lighting of a work lamp is prohibited even if the work lamp operating switch has been set to ON. This ensures that a work lamp does not remai... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5942853 | Automatic high beam headlight device responsive to vehicle operating conditions The high beam headlight includes a reflector (10) and a light source (12) containing two or more light emitting bodies (20,22). The reflector (10) and the light emitting bodies (20,22) are formed so that reflected light from one light emitting body (20) f... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5907196 | Irradiation direction control apparatus for vehicular lamp An irradiation direction control apparatus for a vehicular lamp including: a vehicle state detection device for detecting a state of a vehicle; a drive device for directing irradiation light of a lamp toward a desired direction; and a compensation calcula... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5588733 | Head lamp device for vehicle A head lamp device for a vehicle in which a lighting region in front of the vehicle in a traveling direction can be adjusted in rightward and leftward directions comprises: a direction indicating signal outputting mechanism 11 for detecting an operation o... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5510657 | Headlight control circuit of snowmobile In a power supply circuit of a snowmobile in which an AC voltage of a magneto 51 is converted into a DC voltage to charge a battery 53 and electric power is supplied to an ECU 58 through a power relay 55 in response to turning on of a main switch 54 to in... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5491383 | Motor vehicle light controlling device A motor vehicle light controlling device includes an operating switch and electronics assigned to the operating switch for supplying current to a multiplicity of lamps of the operating light system. At least one controlled switching component provides a c... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5455485 | Bicycle lighting system A lighting system, in particular for bicycles, which operates in accordance with the principle of a wind generator. The lighting system (1) is mounted at the front of the bicycle above the front wheel. A system comprising a dynamo (2), propeller (3), elec... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5220245 | Lighting system for motor-driven vehicle A lighting system for a motor driven vehicle having a headlight for connection to a power source and a lighting switch operatively connected to the headlight for selectively supplying power thereto. A first detector member for detecting the on and off pos... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4891559 | Apparatus for controlling a headlight of a vehicle In an apparatus for controlling a headlight of a vehicle, a light from a preceding or oncoming vehicle can be detected without being disturbed by a light reflected on guardrails and the like, or light from a traffic signal, street lights and the like, and... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4731546 | Automatic electric direction alarming control adapted to a car, a motorcycle or other land vehicle Automatic electronic direction alarming control for adaptation to a car, a motorcycle or other land vehicles, more specifically it means the provising of an alarming control which will release a flashing indication as a function of the speed of the vehicl... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4564789 | Dimmer for use with vehicle A dimmer for use with a vehicle is provided. It has a vehicle speed detector circuit for detecting a state wherein the vehicle speed is within a predetermined range to generate a signal, an acceleration detector circuit for detecting a state wherein the a... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4464604 | Tractor work lighting with automatic deluminizing control Tractor with speed-responsive circuit-interrupting switch for automatically dousing, at night, flood work lamps provided in a lighting circuit on the tractor. Switching is controlled according to a microcomputer chip program by which frequency of a ground... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4280116 | Deceleration alert system A control and signaling apparatus comprising a double acting switch having a conducting barrel and a spring loaded pin engageable with the barrel and being conducting in either of two preselected positions and a control circuit operable to selectively lig... | 07/21/1981 |
