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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157404 | Visible light transporter A visible light transporter (1) having a carrier (25) for holding a plurality of lighting devices (L1 through L4). The lighting devices frequently employed as road flares emit a light usually concentrated into a horizontal light beam (HB)... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147086 | Purselight with touch-sensitive switch A purse illumination assembly including a power source, a light emitting portion, a touch-sensitive switch, and a circuit assembly connecting the light emitting portion to the power source through the touch-sensitive switch. The touch-sensitive switch is located in ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8002430 | Configurable interior and/or exterior portable article illumination system One embodiment relates to a portable article illumination system with an enclosure disposed between openings in the interior and external surfaces of a portable article. A removable illumination device may be disposed within the enclosure such as a selectably engage... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7828457 | Carry bag modular organizer system A modular organizer system including a first pouch having an opening for securely receiving and positioning an item in a preferred position. A fastening mechanism is disposed on the first pouch and is adapted to modularly fasten a second pouch to the first pouch in ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806553 | Illuminated cosmetic carrying bag and associated method An illuminable cosmetic carrying bag includes a body with a plurality of walls arranged in such a manner to create a storage chamber therein. One of such walls is transparent and situated along an entire anterior side of the body, and the body further has a protecti... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7553043 | Light emitting apparatus for use in a container The present invention includes an apparatus for illuminating an inner portion of a container. The apparatus includes a first electroluminescent lamp for emitting light within the container. Also, the apparatus includes a holding member for stabilizing the position o... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7410270 | Portable bag with lighting system A portable bag including a bag body and a lighting system secured to the bag body. The lighting system includes a lighting system body, at least one light emitter carried by the lighting system body, a power source supplying power to at least one light emitter, and ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7347235 | Light up bag by Carrington The invention is the unique construction of a bag, such as a tote, purse, pocketbook, or duffel, encasing a battery powered light which is unseen unless illuminated. The lining, constructed in two sections, is separated by material sheer enough for the light to shin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328925 | Gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325679 | Environmentally controlled sports equipment bag A sports equipment bag includes a flexible elongated body defining an equipment storage region. The body includes at least one recloseable opening and an outwardly facing reflective barrier layer having a reflectivity of at least 80 percent. At least a portion of th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327255 | Carrying case for a handheld device and methods thereof A user of a handheld device may be alerted to a possible risk of losing the handheld device. The handheld device is able to be secured to a carrying case. The carrying case may alert the user by activating one or more of its user interface elements. The handheld dev... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311415 | Illuminated holiday treat carrier Provide is an improved, lower cost, illuminated carrier which is more economical to transport and warehouse. An illuminated carrier for articles, said carrier having a container a attachment for said container, said attachment having illuminating means mounted there... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7277013 | Robbery-preventing and body-protecting handbag A robbery-preventing and body-protecting handbag includes a bag body, an automatic disengaging device, a circuit control device, a buzzer and a shoulder strap. The automatic disengaging device is installed between the bag body and the shoulder strap, having separabl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270438 | Lighted backpack A backpack with compartments are accessible by fasteners and includes a front panel having padded areas, a middle panel extending in parallel with the front panel and having top and side extensions for joining with the front panel via a first reclosable fastener, a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264371 | Illuminable mountable storage receptacle An illuminable storage receptacle that is mounted to a motor vehicle wheel well by suction cups disposed on the cover to cast white light from the bottom and rear portions in order to illuminate the subjacent work area. Red hazard lenses are disposed in the sidewall... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255252 | Motorcycle bag A motorcycle bag is provided having an adjustable enclosure for securing the motorcycle bag to a sissy bar of a motorcycle. Using layers of various sized panels, including a panel that can be expanded using closure means such as a pair of zippers, discreet sized clo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248840 | Re-positioning reminder for personal portable electronic equipment The present invention relates to a re-positioning reminder for personal portable electronic equipment. Such a reminder is housed in the electronic equipment and is at least equipped with an environment detecting unit, a control unit, a time counting module and at le... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246914 | Portable illumination device A device comprising a housing in the shape of a fashion accessory, the housing having a hollow interior, a top portion, and a bottom portion, wherein the hollow interior extends from the bottom portion to the top portion of the housing. A light source module is remo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246915 | Receptacle illuminating device An illuminating device for an enclosed receptacle, such as a purse or handbag. Because it is difficult to see the contents of a purse due to darkness, the invention includes a light-emitting membrane electrically connected to a power supply and a switch. Actuation o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243786 | Ergonomic beverage serving tray A tray for serving beverages includes a first beverage support section, a second beverage support section, and a contoured arm rest member extending from the first beverage support section and the second beverage support section. The tray also includes at least one ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207689 | Touch activated purse illumination assembly A touch-activated purse illumination assembly having a base unit housing a circuit assembly, a power source and at least one elongated light emitting portion. Touch sensitive switching means are included in the circuit assembly, and feature a pair of partially expos... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207687 | Illuminated device An illuminated article utilizing a base member having an outer surface. A plurality of luminescent bodies are embedded in the base member for exposure of the same at the outer surface of the base member. The article may be formed into various shapes to illuminate op... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199452 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method for same A semiconductor device in which semiconductor chip(s) is or are mounted onto substrate(s) incorporating patterned wiring and the entirety or entireties has or have been sealed with resin(s), wherein by forming electrically conductive pattern(s) for shielding at end ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178936 | Magnetic closure and illumination means and carrying bags incorporating same A magnetic closure device having an illumination mechanism. The device includes a first detachable closure part that has the illumination mechanism, an electronic circuit, an actuator for operation of the illumination mechanism and the electronic circuit, and a firs... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173383 | Lighting apparatus having a plurality of independently controlled sources of different colors of light A lighting apparatus includes a first source of monochromatic light, a second source of white light, and a third source of polychromatic light. The light from the three sources combine to produce a resultant color of light from the apparatus. The intensities of the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163307 | Illuminated document caddy A document caddy for facilitating the viewing and reading of a restaurant check in low light conditions that includes a generally rigid backing that includes a front cover and a back cover, the back cover pivotally connected to the front cover. The document caddy fu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147342 | Container illuminated by handle/strap An illuminating handle/strap for lifting, pulling, carrying, opening, holding a container and the like is presented. The light source is the handle/strap. Illumination can occur in different ways by aiming the light emitting means. Directions can be: generally, as i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131745 | Mountable illuminable display A mountable illuminable display. An illuminable device housing is mounted within an aperture in a mounting surface. Mounting is accomplished by a groove or protrusion in the housing engaging the mounting surface or by a retaining element fastened to the housing to c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111959 | Method and apparatus to illuminate the interior of a fashion accessory The invention includes an apparatus for illuminating the interior of a fashion accessory and a method for assembling the same. An illumination device may include a dual illumination source, a power source, and a switch electrically coupled to one another. The dual i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090076 | Cell phone/personal digital assistant built into handbag A handbag for housing a cell phone/Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and containing a compartment for personal items is disclosed. The housing provisions include circuitry between inner lining and outer shell of handbag interconnecting various compartments therewithi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086751 | Illuminated product packaging A product package intended to hold a product for sale. The product package includes one or more light sources disposed therein and configured to direct light through one or more openings in the exterior of the product package, in order to entice customers to purchas... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083295 | Electroluminescent bags The present invention relates to electroluminescent bags that are comprised of a fabric material and is adapted for storing and transporting clothing, documents and the like or to be worn by the user. The electroluminescent bags are comprised of a unique electrolumi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077769 | Illuminated ball cover An illuminated ball cover generally comprising an inner layer, a concealing layer and an outer layer. The inner layer has a contact side placed over the ball and an upper side. A network of wiring and associated lights are positioned between the inner layer and the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073664 | Self-illuminated storage and carrying case A self-illuminated storage and carrying case for storage and transportation of generally laminar stored objects is described. The case includes at least one, but usually several, storage sheets, each sheet having pockets which are generally inclusive of the outline ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070292 | 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... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067986 | Frequency controlled lighting system A method and apparatus for illuminating lighting elements in one or more predetermined patterns. A preferred frequency controlled lighting system implementing this method includes a motion switch, a controller, and lighting elements. The motion switch creates an act... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063437 | Illuminating device with sound discriminator for hand-held container An illuminating device for illuminating the interior of a hand-held container. The illuminating device comprises a housing, a lighting circuit, and a sound discriminator operably connected to the lighting circuit. In one embodiment of the invention the sound discrim... | 06/20/2006 |
