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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188666 | Control circuit for adjusting backlight A control circuit for adjusting a backlight color is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the control circuit comprises an input device, a control unit, a backlight, and a plurality of pulse-width modulation units. The input device receives a plurali... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8134295 | Vehicle lamp control system and control method A vehicle lamp control system includes a target irradiating direction setting unit which sets, in accordance with a running condition of a vehicle, a target irradiating direction of the lamp. An actuator controls an irradiating direction of the lamp to be directed i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7898182 | Headlight control device and method for vehicles If a beam state of headlight is manually switched over in a manual control mode, threshold values of vehicle speed, steering angle or the like, are learned for determining the switching over to the low-beam state or to the high-beam state based on the results detect... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888876 | Lighting control for vehicle lighting device A lighting control device for a vehicle lighting device is arranged so that loads applied to switching regulators are about equal when driving multiple semiconductor light sources (e.g., LEDs) as multifunctional lamps through the switching regulators. The LEDs are d... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7768209 | Method and device for controlling a motor-vehicle lighting system The automated switching of a vehicle lighting system is to be made more reliable. To this end, it is provided that the entire data flow from the sensors to a lighting device, which receives the control signals from a transmission module, is implemented in dual-track... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7755294 | Vehicle headlight beam controls A method of manually overriding automatic activation of an automatic headlight control system for a motor vehicle, headlamps operable in a high beam state and a low beam state, a high/low beam switch movable from a neutral position to a latched position and from a n... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7635952 | Lighting controller for lighting device for vehicle In a process in which a current is supplied from a switching regulator to multi-chip LEDs, the forward voltages of the LEDs are respectively detected in forward detecting circuits. The detected values are sent to a microcomputer. In the microcomputer, detected value... | 12/22/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7355347 | Auxiliary lighting system for vehicles A vehicle lighting system has primary and auxiliary systems, which operate exclusively depending upon the selected operational mode. The problem addressed is availability of civilian vehicles for alternative operations including military operations, where the conven... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352278 | Vehicle hazard warning lights A vehicle hazard warning system and method are provided wherein a center high mounted rear stop light (“CHMSL”) is connected to the vehicle's 4-way emergency flasher circuit so that it flashes simultaneously with at least the vehicle's rear turn signal lights, a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340634 | Real time clock architecture and/or method for a system on a chip (SOC) application An apparatus comprising a first portion, a second portion and a processor. The first portion is configured to generate a count signal in response to a number of oscillations of a clock signal. The first portion is powered by an unswitched power source. The second po... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325936 | Rearview correcting/controlling system for vehicle A rearview correcting/controlling system for a vehicle includes: a rearview obtaining device for providing a rearview to an occupant on a driver's seat; a drive device for driving the rearview obtaining device to change a view angle of the rearview provided by the r... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7263424 | Apparatus and method for controlling driving force supplied to wheels on opposite sides of vehicle An apparatus for controlling driving forces supplied to left and right wheels of a vehicle, for effectively inhibiting oversteer and understeer states, includes driving force adjusting device for adjusting driving forces supplied to the left and the right rear wheel... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244036 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp has light source units connected in parallel, an output controlling switch operable to intermittently carry an electric current by repeating on and off, an output coil operable to output electric power according to current flowing into said output c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239041 | Light emitting device for vehicles A light emitting device includes an input node set, a light emitting unit including at least one light emitting element connected across first and second nodes of the input node set, an impedance matching element having a first end connected to the first node, a swi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237102 | Methods and apparatus for configuring hardware resources in a pre-boot environment without requiring a system reset Methods and apparatus for configuring a hardware device in a pre-boot environment are disclosed. For example, a configuration manager is provided for use in a computer having a processor. The example configuration manager includes an interrupt monitoring agent in co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191348 | Transition detection at input of integrated circuit device An integrated circuit has an input connection for connecting an external signal conductor that passes signals to execute functions in the device. The external signal conductor can pick up strong interfering signals with high frequency content, for example when the d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180248 | Inductively coupled ballast circuit A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172316 | Lighting or indicating apparatus equipped with a complementary module, for a motor vehicle Lighting or indicating apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises in particular a light emitting element which includes a reflector, a light source, and a casing which defines a set of faces, comprising side, lower and upper faces. There is, optionally, at least one op... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157862 | Protection device for a chopping supply and a vehicle lighting device The invention concerns a protection device for a chopping supply of the type comprising a voltage converter whose secondary is connected to a load such as a light source of the xenon lamp type, and whose primary is connected to an energy source and is controlled by ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153178 | Method of manufacturing a lamp assembly A lamp assembly configured to inductively receive power from a primary coil. The lamp assembly includes a lamp circuit including a secondary and a lamp connected in series. In a first aspect, the lamp circuit includes a capacitor connected in series with the lamp an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7075237 | Illumination control apparatus and failure detecting apparatus In an illumination control apparatus which drives headlamps in a PWM mode and automatically lights them at low power in a vehicle when the DRL executing condition is held, failure in a PWM-drive switching device and break failure in the lamp are detected as well as ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070310 | Light emitting diode headlamp A light emitting diode headlamp capable of low beam and high beam functions. The light emitting diode headlamp assembly comprises high-flux light emitting diodes, a reflector subassembly, a first and second light transmissive member, and a heat sink. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7054730 | Irradiating direction control apparatus of lighting unit for vehicle An irradiating direction control apparatus includes an identifier for determining a difference in a load state of the vehicle corresponding to a passenger or carrying capacity. In an initialization performed to eliminate influence of an installation error of a vehic... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6960886 | High-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp lighting apparatus and headlight device for automobile There is disclosed a high-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp lighting apparatus comprising control circuit constituted to supply a lamp power larger than a rated lamp power from lighting circuit and light a high-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp and to subsequent... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6922026 | Light fixture control system To provide a light fixture control system with which an inrush current is prevented at the time of motor activation, and a light fixture is prevented from rapidly dimming. In a vehicle including a light fixture to be driven by an output of a generator of the vehicle... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6909363 | Circuit for adapting a receptacle socket in a towing vehicle for diverse trailer circuits A circuit (26) for configuring a seven-terminal receptacle socket (10) in a towing vehicle to properly accommodate the particular one of several possible electric circuit configurations in a particular trailer that is being towed by the towing vehicle.... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6847169 | Lighting circuit A lighting circuit for lighting a vehicular lamp including a light-emitting diode, includes: a switching regulator for applying an output voltage based on a power-supply voltage received from a DC power supply provided in the outside thereof to the light-emitting di... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6768268 | Dimmer for vehicle use A dimmer for vehicle use of the present invention has a circuitry in which an output part of an amplifier in an oscillating circuit is grounded through a diode and a ground resistor in series, an anode of the diode is coupled to the output part, and a junction point... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6700327 | Device connecting a lamp in a motor vehicle In a motor vehicle, a filament lamp is mounted in a connecting device. A vehicle electrical system has a system or network voltage which is higher than a nominal lamp voltage. The device incorporates a voltage reduction circuit which reduces a voltage fro... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6664736 | Method and system for indicating bulb circuit failure A method of monitoring faults in a vehicle bulb circuit including bulb and a fuse. The method includes detecting acceleration of the vehicle and comparing the acceleration of the vehicle to a limit. Based on the relationship of the acceleration to the lim... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6653789 | Multiregulator circuit and lamp This invention relates to circuits for operation over a range of voltages, more particularly for a vehicle lamp circuit that provides lighting over a range of voltages. The invention provides a circuit that allows the operation of an LED array lamp over a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6580219 | Electrical control circuit for a switched load An electrical control circuit for an automotive lamp module having an integrated ON/OFF switch to activate and deactivate the driver circuit associated with the lamp such that the driver circuit is only turned on when either the primary ON/OFF switch or a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6545418 | Illuminating speaker assembly An illuminating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a flat panel speaker for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves. The flat panel speaker utilizes a light-permeable, sound-producing panel. A light so... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6414437 | Apparatus and method for controlling illumination devices of vehicles In a method for controlling illumination devices of motor vehicles, wherein the illumination devices are correlated with different functional areas of a light assembly and are supplied with current, the illumination devices are cycled with a rated current... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6260992 | Vehicle headlamp device A vehicle headlamp device is designed to provide the feeling that sufficient light quantity exists in the high beam (H-beam) mode despite the use of a single discharge light source. The headlamp can be produced at low cost and by simple construction witho... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6232722 | Tail light adapter between a towing vehicle and trailer An electrical taillight adapter circuit (6) interfaces a three-lamp vehicle lighting circuitry (2) with a two-lamp trailer lighting circuitry (6). The vehicle lighting circuitry primarily includes a group (10) of three right hand lamps (20, 22, 24) and a ... | 05/15/2001 |
