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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038323 | Apparatus for displaying an object having relief The present Invention is an apparatus for displaying a medallion in an item of memorabilia, such as a hockey puck or a model of a tire. A medallion is selectably retained by a cavity defined by the item of memorabilia. A light-emitting capacitor is disposed either i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7708421 | Illuminated articles of adornment An illuminated article of adornment, such as jewelry, having a conductor loop, a magnetically connectable clasp housing a removable battery, and a medallion having internal light emitting diode (“LED”). The clasp consists of two magnetically connectable clasp co... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7473004 | Light-emitting head decoration The present invention relates to a light-emitting head decoration, comprising: a mount unit (1) provided with a groove (11) having a plurality of mounting seats (12) and retaining slots (13) inside; an ornamental unit (2) with a pr... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7441415 | Bracelet A bracelet includes at least one electronic display unit. Each display unit has a display having a plurality of display elements arranged in a sequence lying along the length of the bracelet and/or arranged in a sequence lying substantially around the perimeter of t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441917 | Illuminated jewelry An illuminated jewelry article having a conductor loop, a magnetically connectable clasp housing a removable battery, and a medallion having internal light emitting diode (“LED”). The clasp consists of two magnetically connectable clasp components, at least one ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428994 | Toy adapting to color of surroundings A toy or game piece for producing color includes a housing formed in the shape of a toy; a color reader to read a sample and generate data; a processing device to process the generated data and determine a color of the sample based on the generated data; and a light... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7393113 | Illuminating necklace An illuminated necklace. The necklace has a plurality of ornamental lamp fixtures, some of which include light emitting devices therein. The light emitting devices are switched on and off in excess of 100 times per minute. The ornamental lamp fixtures may be provide... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374307 | Article with battery-illuminated medallion A article of manufacture that includes a luminous medallion. A conductor having a coating of non-conductive material is formed into a loop having two discontinuities. A clasp that houses a removable battery is fixed within the first discontinuity and a bead having a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367684 | Jewelry with battery powered illumination An article of illuminated jewelry includes at least one light source, preferably comprising an LED, a housing preferably in a circumferential shape, and having a hollow core for placing at least one wire for supplying power from a battery to the light source for ill... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364315 | Tubular electro-luminescent panel(s) light device A tubular Electro-Luminescent light device offers desired bending directions with super brightness based on the predetermined width of a panel incorporated with a proper inverter system. The panel has a much narrower width than a tube means containing the panel to a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360926 | Flash adornment structure A flash adornment includes a base, a shining mechanism held in the base, and an upper lid secured over the base; the base has several connecting holes near to the edge; the shining mechanism includes a circuit board, and light emitting elements; the circuit board ha... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353571 | Fluid filled attachment device An attachment device is provided comprising at least one fluid filled cavity formed therein. The attachment device is preferably in the form of a carabiner in which at least a portion of the carabiner body is formed of a transparent material such that the fluid fill... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329020 | Rotatable earrings A rotatable earring for wearing and rotating. An embodiment of the earring includes: an elongated member, having a first and second end; a motor that provides rotation; a decorative member, configured to provide decoration; a coupling device, coupled to the motor, a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325940 | Illuminated jewelry case An illuminated jewelry case comprising a base having a jewelry mounting location adapted for removably mounting a piece of jewelry; a lid pivotally connected to the base and movable between open and closed positions; at least one LED disposed on the lid for illumina... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318328 | Jewelry with battery-illuminated medallion A necklace or bracelet includes a luminous medallion. A conductor having a coating of non-conductive material is formed into a loop having two discontinuities. A clasp that houses a removable battery is fixed within the first discontinuity and a bead having an inter... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312773 | Illuminated wearable ornament An electronic ornament that can be worn or attached to or suspended from an object has an LED matrix (21) capable of displaying a user-selected message from a preprogrammed set of graphic symbols or a user-programmed arbitrary pattern or animation. A safety p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273297 | Novelty product with chemiluminescent and LED lighting system A device combining a chemiluminescent and an LED lighting element. By way of illustration, depicted is a stylized “cartoon” ghost representation having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a cavity for receipt of the chemiluminescent... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264515 | Apparatus for attaching electrically operated devices to a display panel A display unit includes a number of connectors for attaching and powering electrically powered devices, such as illuminated jewelry items, each including a battery and an end cap which is removed when the item is placed on the display connector. Each of the connecto... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251957 | Musical jewelry apparatus A musical jewelry apparatus is disclosed. The musical jewelry apparatus comprises a front member, a rear member, a hinge member, a musical and a power source. The hinge member is partially disposed on a portion of the front member and a portion of the rear member; a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244045 | LED illuminated necklace An illuminated novelty device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). An elongated light bar can be mounted to each of the LEDs. The light bars have a light receiving end and a light emitting end and are mounted to respective LEDs at the light receivin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241034 | Automatic directional control system for vehicle headlights A structure and method for operating a directional control system for vehicle headlights that is capable of altering the directional aiming angles of the headlights to account for changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle. One or more operating condition se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222982 | Illuminated article A decorative stone impregnated with a transmutable lighting element, such as a light emitting diode, electrically connected to a power source. The lighting element contains an integrated circuit which controls its transmutable appearance. The decorative stone may be... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222980 | Jewelry exhibiting chemiluminescent properties Accessories such as jewelry lighted with chemiluminescence. The accessories have decorative chemiluminescent article holders which utilize apertures or spaces for direct viewing of the chemiluminescent article. The accessories, may include ornamental elements back-l... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213935 | Structure of a shining personal adornment A shining personal adornment includes a hollow body pervious to light, a glowing unit, a power supplying unit and two connecting members. The shining unit is held in the hollow body, and it includes a control element and several light emitting elements electrically ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210793 | Light source unit and projector The enclosed embodiments provide a light source unit and a projector with high light utilization efficiency. The unit has a light emitting part for emitting light from a planer emitting region, a reflecting metal electrode provided on one side of the light emitting ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210837 | Guiding light plate applied to peripherals A guiding light plate applied to peripherals includes an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) disposed on a predetermined one of the peripherals, a reflection plate is disposed in the predetermined peripheral, and an image lid is arranged in front of the reflection plate. The... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204207 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry piece has a central cylindrical braided rope core surrounded by a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindric... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186950 | Welder with light source In a welder wand including a welding tip attached to handle with an elongate, rigid conduit, the handle having a trigger for activating the welding tip, improvements therein including an optical light system attached to the welder wand comprising a light source moun... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178930 | Illuminating necklace An illuminated necklace. The necklace has a plurality of ornamental lamp fixtures, some of which include light emitting devices therein. The light emitting devices are switched on and off in excess of 100 times per minute. The ornamental lamp fixtures may be provide... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178363 | Illuminated and fragrance-releasing jewelry device An attractive, decoratively interesting, wearable, light weight jewelry device having illumination and fragrance-emitting features. The preferred form is a brooch having one or more LEDs connected to an electric circuit fed by a micro-battery for a wide range of ill... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168843 | Modular lighting bar Modular lighting bar mountable on a surface into which may be mounted one or more miniature light sources and an electrical supply line. The light sources can include light emitting diodes. The lighting bar has alternative single and two-component configurations tha... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165859 | Lighting device with resilient fastener for attaching to human finger The disclosed device provides a translucent housing containing a light source (e.g., LED) and a power source (e.g., battery) in close proximity. A button at one end of the housing permits a user to activate the LED by applying pressure to the button. The pressure fo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155933 | Jewelry with a rotatable message disk The present invention is directed to an item of jewelry comprised of a ring with shank, where the shank defines a disk opening. A message disk is mounted within the disk opening. The message disk is rotatable, transversely to the shank within the disk opening, so as... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156535 | Motion activated decorative light Described is an apparatus for a motion activated decorative light connectable to a predetermined article. A housing connects the light to the article. A power source is positioned within the housing for energizing a light source. A switch is connected to the power s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152989 | Bracelet A bracelet includes at least one electronic display unit. Each display unit has a display having a plurality of display elements arranged in a sequence lying along the length of the bracelet and/or arranged in a sequence lying substantially around the perimeter of t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131744 | Shining costume jewelry A piece of costume jewelry includes a circuit board, a battery holder, a button, and a conducting plate. The circuit board has light emitting diodes thereon and an IC member for controlling the light emitting diodes. A transparent glue covers the light emitting diod... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131743 | Customizable, illuminated hair beads A hair decoration such as a kit comprises a series of beads connectable to one another and a set of appliqués. At least a portion of the beads contains one or more lights inside which are in electrical communication with one another to permit power to be commonly s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128461 | Back light apparatus A back light apparatus comprises a base having a container, a lamp module, a diffuser, and at least one elastic device. The inside surface of the base are coated a reflection layers. The lamp module consists of CCFLs disposed in the container. One end of the elastic... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104668 | Structure of a shining personal adornment A shining personal adornment includes a hollow body, a shining unit held in the hollow body, a power supplying unit, a first connecting part joined to one end of the hollow body, a second connecting part joined to other end of the hollow body for separable connectio... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097321 | Earpiece light The present invention is an improved earpiece light. In particular, the present invention is directed to an earpiece having a power supply and a light source mounted on the earpiece. The earpiece light is preferably for use on a person's outer ear. The earpiece ligh... | 08/29/2006 |
