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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665861 | Led module for illumination systems An LED module for illumination systems is provided that can be installed in and connected to an illumination system in a simple way both electrically and mechanically, and that ensures the greatest possible flexibility with reference to its possible uses. The LED mo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658509 | Solid-state strip lighting system for assembly efficiency and variable beam angle with integral heatsink A solid-state light emitting device strip lighting system. The system includes an elongated fixture, a reflector, and a strip including a plurality of solid-state light emitting devices electrically connected in series disposed along the fixture. A heat sink and/or ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7614764 | Method and apparatus for joining linear light fixtures using radially oriented keyholes A linear light fixture includes a housing having a back and a pair of end plates. At least one end plate has a pair of mounting features. At least one of the mounting features is an elongate mounting feature with a longitudinal axis oriented generally tangent to a r... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7572031 | LED illumination assembly with compliant foil construction An illumination assembly includes a compliant substrate comprising a first and second electrically conductive foil separated by an electrically insulating layer. The insulating layer includes a polymer material loaded with particles that enhance thermal conductivity... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566147 | Multi-LED light fixture with secure arrangement for LED-array wiring In an embodiment of an LED light fixture, the fixture includes a housing defining a chamber and an LED module that is outside the chamber and adjacent to the housing. The LED module includes a mounting board with a plurality of LED packages mounted thereon and a cov... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563000 | Display assembly and method for its application An assembly including a mast dressing device that can be fastened to the mast, and a peripheral element or a series of mutually connected peripheral elements suspended from a top part of the mast. The dressing device is adapted to be hoisted by the mast, such that o... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556400 | Backside accessible display A light board is made with a receptacle substrate for holding cassette light units. The convenience of assembly and disassembly of the light units from the receptacle substrate makes the product easily to be maintained for changing different color light units, chang... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553045 | Light emitting diode package and light guide pipe and backlight module and liquid crystal display device using the same A light emitting diode (LED) package includes a base, a body and several LED chips. The body having an end surface is disposed on the base. A peripheral recess is formed in the end surface. The LED chips are disposed on a bottom of the peripheral recess for providin... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524085 | Series wiring of highly reliable light sources The light array of this invention includes a number of columns and rows of LED's connected in a series/parallel combination. The series parallel combinations effectively optimize the impedance, accommodate failure rate, facilitate light mixing, provide a means of im... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517111 | Computer having a luminous device capable of providing a uniform luminescence distribution A computer includes a main housing having a front wall formed with a slot therethrough, and a luminous device. The luminous device includes an elongated insert plate and a light source. The insert plate is made of a transparent light conducting material, and has an ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513644 | Metal mesh, arrangement of a metal mesh and method for illumination An improved metal mesh with lights and an arrangement of such a mesh on a building are proposed. A light carrier receptacle is integrated in a mesh and thereby allow a light carrier to be removed from the mesh and reinserted without disintegrating the light carrier ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513643 | Light support apparatus and associated method of use A light strand support apparatus having two slots for receiving and securing a light strand. Each slot is held fixed with respect to other. The apparatus holds each light strand at a fixed distance from a surface or object as the slots are supported by a central com... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497593 | Rotational obstruction and beacon signaling apparatus A rotational obstruction and beacon signaling apparatus, in which chip-on-board (COB) packaged light emitting diodes (LEDs) are employed to provide a flashed emission pattern with high luminous intensity. The flash sequence of individual LEDs is controlled by an ele... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494246 | Thin luminaire for general lighting applications High power white light LEDs are distributed within a thin reflective cavity. The cavity depth may be less than 3 cm and, in one embodiment, is about 1 cm. A light output surface of the cavity is a flat reflector with many small openings. A small plastic lens is posi... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7478925 | Lighting source unit, illuminating apparatus using the same and display apparatus using the same A thin light source unit employs a plurality of light emitting diode chips in multiple colors to generate highly uniform white light at a low cost and with a high light utilization efficiency. The light source unit has light emitting diode chips, lead frames, and a ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7455426 | Decorative light string with a screw head A light string with a screw head is provided, including a light string and a screw head. The light string includes a plurality of LEDs connected in series by a plurality of wires. The wires connected to the screw head. The screw head further includes an insulating b... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445355 | Matrix display using cassette light units A light board is made with a receptacle substrate for accommodating cassette light units. The convenience of assembly and disassembly of the light units from the receptacle substrate makes the product easily to be maintained for changing different color light units,... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441922 | LED lamp tube A LED lamp tube is disclosed to include a tube that admits light, circuit boards respectively mounted inside the tube, each circuit board carrying an array of LEDs, two end caps respectively capped on the ends of the tube to hold the circuit boards inside the tube a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441925 | Light source module A method for assembling light emitting diode units and a substrate in a light source module and a structure thereof are provided. The light emitting diode unit is made of a light emitting diode and a carrier. Every light emitting diode has a flanged profile in the b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442070 | Light-emitting cell module A light-emitting cell module includes a base seat and multiple terminals respectively inlaid in the base seat. A first end of each terminal being exposed to outer side of a first end of the base seat. A second end of each terminal having a sharp thrust section protr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434971 | Flagpole lamp of a vehicle head A flagpole lamp of a vehicle head includes a pole, a lower connecting member, a lower bar, a lucent bar, an upper circuit board, a lower circuit board, an upper bar, a positioning base, an upper connecting member and a pole head. The components are correspondingly a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434959 | LED lamp device An LED lamp device has a lamp seat, in which a lamp trough is formed by being recessed inwardly, and the inner edge surface of the lamp seat is formed as an arc surface. The front and rear parts in longitudinal direction of the lamp trough are also bent inwardly. Th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434958 | Lamp fixing member, backlight assembly having the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same A lamp fixing member includes a first body part and a second body part. The first body part includes at least one first lamp fixing portion disposed on an upper surface of the first body part. The second body part is slidably combined with the first body part. The s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431477 | Methods and apparatus for an LED light engine An LED light engine comprising a high thermal conductivity substrate (e.g., a metal-clad PCB), a plurality of light-emitting-diode (LED) semiconductor devices mechanically connected to the substrate, an outer dike fixed to the substrate and surrounding at least a po... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427153 | Animated fiber optic lighting radial arrangement and method for forming the same A fiber optic lighting device is formed by adhering fiber optic strands onto a backing material in a radial pattern. The radial pattern projects from a centralized illumination receiving port within a perimeter of the backing material. The centralized illumination r... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422338 | Light emitting device A light emitting device comprises: a light emitting element; a plurality of lead frames to which the light emitting element is electrically connected; and a package that includes in its interior at least part of said lead frames which protrude outward at one end, th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422345 | Reflector device and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a reflector devise and method manufacturing same. The reflector device comprises a lamp unit comprising a seat assembly, a rivet assembly in the seat assembly, the rivet assembly including rivets projected from an underside of the seat assembly, and a L... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419277 | Electrical decoration lighting device and set of such devices A lighting device that may be independent or may be one of a set that includes a plurality of lighting devices. The lighting device may be a Christmas tree-topper device, that may be placed on top of a supporting body, such as the top of a Christmas tree. The lighti... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416312 | Multi-color light A multi-color lighting device 30 capable of emitting light of at least two colors. A group 9 of LED lamps comprising a variety of colors each color having a plurality of LED lamps disposed in an equiangular array. The color of the emitted light selecte... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413325 | LED bulb An LED bulb includes a hollow enclosure and a lower cover assembly. The lower cover assembly includes a circuit which permits the connecting pins to be inserted into a two hole socket in either direction. The LEDs are mounted to expose their leads to ambient air to ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401945 | Light source arrangement A light source arrangement includes an electric input adapter for electrically connecting with a power source and a light head including a supporting frame and a luminary unit. The supporting frame has a dissipating end and a peripheral surface provided thereon. The... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399105 | Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399107 | LCD back light module structure Disclosed is a LCD back light module structure comprising one or more than one LED arrayed along an electric conducting stick which being equipped with conductor blades on its surface. The conductor blade is used for connecting the conducting stick to a driving circ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393237 | Cable assembly with light emitting diode A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (3) receiving a plurality of terminals, a printed circuit board (PCB) (4), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) member (5) and a cable (7). The PCB comprises a pair of opposite mounting surfaces.... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394398 | LED warning signal light and light support having at least one sector A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising an array of light sources configured on a light support and in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply, battery, or other electrical source. The warning sign... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390104 | Portable LED lamp A snapped together portable lamp assembly may be formed with a deformable reflector. Cutouts in the reflector form a resiliently flexible web that enables axially flexing to initiate a spring operated electrical switch. A covering lens may transmit the initiating fo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387407 | String of light with matched light bulbs and sockets A string of light uniquely matches light bulbs to sockets based on a structure. Each light bulb has a bulb and a base. The bulb has a bottom, and the base is connected to the bottom of the bulb and has a thread and a central contact protruding coaxially from the bas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387406 | Modular mounting arrangement and method for light emitting diodes A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having at least one LED. The module includes a heat conductive body portion adapted to conduct heat generated by the LED away from the LED. As a result, the LED c... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387421 | Surface light source and backlight unit having the same A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display is provided. The backlight unit includes a surface light source, a diffuser sheet uniformly diffusing incident light from the surface light source, and a light collection sheet collecting light diffused by the diffuser s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380961 | Light source coupler, illuminant device, patterned conductor, and method for manufacturing light source coupler To provide a light source assembly that does not use a printed circuit board and can be manufactured at a low cost even when produced in small quantities, a light source assembly according to the present invention comprises a plurality of light sources and a connect... | 06/03/2008 |
