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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513645 | Multiple module lamp A lighting apparatus including a number of light modules oriented to illuminate a work site, an array of individually controllable lights disposed on each of the light modules, and a lighting controller configured to individually control the lights disposed on the l... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7481554 | Battery powered LED lamp A battery powered LED lamp including an array of high-performance LEDs disposed in a lightweight directionally oriented shade. Converting electronics are provided which may include a step-down DC voltage switching regulator for converting a higher voltage of the bat... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7431482 | Modular downlight assembly A modular downlight assembly having a channel shaped back housing for mounting in a ceiling cavity and formed with a series of identical apertures receiving, respectively, when mounted in the cavity, selected similar individual downlight modules. Each module has a m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416313 | Assembly for illuminating objects with light of different wavelengths The invention relates to an assembly for illuminating objects with light of different wavelengths in microscopes, automatic microscopes and devices for fluorescent microscopy applications. Said assembly comprises LED light sources for illuminating the objects, which... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407304 | Illumination device with arms that open after passing through a hole An illumination device including at least one arm supporting one or more light emitting devices, such arm pivoting from a closed configuration for passing through a hole to an open configuration for function. In a preferred embodiment, the illumination device includ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404658 | Light bar snap bracket assembly A light bar snap bracket assembly includes an elongated rail member, multiple light modules, and multiple snap brackets. The light modules are disposed within the rail member channel in a line of light modules extending longitudinally from a first light module dispo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377668 | Accent light An accent light is provided that easily mounts directly to a linear luminaire across its light-emitting opening and in front of the luminaire's lamp(s). The accent light has one or more mounting devices that easily engage the luminaire. The accent light can be advan... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370998 | Lighting fixture unit and vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp including a lighting fixture unit that emits white light in upper beam irradiation and emits infrared light in lower beam irradiation. The lighting fixture unit includes: a light source part including a first semiconductor light-emitting element... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360911 | Oscillating belt and pulley drive system for high performance light emitting diode warning light assembly A plurality of support casings for light emitting diode warning lights are driven in synchronous arc movements by a belt and pulley drive system having a compact construction with four belt segments. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360925 | LED light source assembly A compact LED light source providing intensive LED positioning along with thermal dissipation can be made with a heat conductive plate supporting a plurality of LEDs mounted on the plate and in thermal contact with the plate. The plate further supports electrical ci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357527 | Solar sign light Disclosed is a mountable lighting module that uses solar energy to charge a power source for LEDs used in night illumination of both sides of a double-faced sign with the mountable lighting module comprising housing for the electronics conjoined with a clamp for mou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357533 | Light-emitting diode lighting device A lighting device having one or more pair of side-emitting light-emitting diodes arranged end-to-end, one “flipped” relative to the other, such that the beam spreads of the LEDs complement one another and increase the overall beam spread of the device, or instea... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354180 | Rapid dispatch emergency signs An illuminated sign includes a plurality of sections. Each section includes a mesh of conductors having illuminating pixels located at conductor intersections. The mesh is surrounded by a frame connected to the frame of another section. Once frame sections of the di... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352339 | Diffuse illumination systems and methods The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to sources of diffuse illumination for providing substantially uniform illumination to a surface. The diffuse illumination arises from varying the diffusion angle of light generated by an LED system. To vary the diffus... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351075 | Electrified ceiling framework connectors An electrical connector for use with an electrified ceiling framework having a conductive body with a first end and second end. The first end of the conductive body is arranged and disposed to provide selective electrical contact to a first conductive surface dispos... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347597 | Safety light bar with a light fixture assembly A full functioning safety light bar and signal assembly for attachment to a vehicle hitch has a light system that uses a wiring harness assembly having one or more of the following lights: driving, brake/signal, flasher/emergency, reverse, marker, strobe, fog or ill... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334921 | Flexible lighting system A lighting system that includes an elongated strip of flexible, shape-retaining material and a plurality of light sockets mounted on the strip. Each of the light sockets is electrically connected together and may be adjusted individually so that light may be directe... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320632 | Method of producing a lamp A method of producing a lamp is disclosed. The method provides for mounting light emitting junctions on a support structure such that the junctions adopt a three-dimensional array. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311421 | Spinning illuminated ornament An ornament having an upper hub, a lower hub, a platform, a central pole and a coil. The upper hub is mounted directly on top of the lower hub with the platform permanently attached to the lower hub for attachment to virtually any smooth surface. The coil wraps arou... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311410 | Operating table lamp An operating lamp includes a lamp body for receiving a light source, a first light source housed in the lamp body and adapted for illuminating an illumination area of an operating area, and a second light source housed in the lamp body and adapted for illuminating a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291905 | Lead frame, semiconductor device produced by using the same and method of producing the semiconductor device A lead frame of the present invention includes a plurality of tie bars including tie bars each having deformable portions that protect opposite outside frames from deformation. The outside frames each are formed with positioning holes. Element loading portions to be... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275838 | Fireplace lighting system The present invention provides a lighting system for illuminating an interior of a fireplace. The lighting system comprises a rod for securing the lighting system to an inner surface of such fireplace. A bracket member is engageable with the rod. There is a first me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273210 | Truss assembly clamp apparatus A truss clamp for connection with a second clamp when installing truss assemblies includes a mechanism for adjustably connecting the two clamps in spaced relation. The truss clamp includes a fixed member and a rotatable member, the rotatable member having first and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267460 | Adjustable beams night light A night light appliance that when plugged into a standard wall electrical outlet provides a means to direct many beams of light to specific places in the room. Extending from the appliance body are bendable arms with bright light emitting diodes mounted at the end o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264227 | Self-climbing stage light support A self-climbing stage lighting system having a self-climbing apparatus and a light bar is disclosed. The self-climbing apparatus is hung from cables that extend approximately vertically from a fixed endpoint. The self-climbing apparatus includes an elongated support... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264382 | Light projector A light projector includes a power generator 6; a bogie 1 for mounting the power generator 6; an extendable or retractable supporting column 2 vertically installed at the bogie 1; a balloon 4 arranged at an upper end of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261730 | Phototherapy device and system Physically flexible radiation-emitting probes and associated illumination methods and systems for delivering radiation or light to the interior of a lumen or cavity. Light-emitting devices are immersed in a flowing liquid coolant within a probe to provide high light... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251910 | Electrical display device with individual display members An electrical neon display device that allows for the interchangeability of the material being displayed and includes a power track, a track head and at least one display member that is electrically connected to said track head and includes a neon tube that is prefe... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249872 | Method and system for displaying lighting fixtures A lighting fixture display system and method including a light support member for supporting truncated floor-based lighting fixtures and a rail member. The light support members have shelf structures and brackets and are mounted on or attached to the rail member, wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246926 | Color changing light fixture A color changing light fixture is provided for producing indirect self-illuminating effects within the fixture, which comprises a housing or reflector having an indirect light source and, optionally, a primary light source mounted within. The fixture's self-illumina... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246918 | Large area lighting system A large area lighting system, adapted for high mast highway or stadium lighting, for example, includes one or more elongated frames supporting plural light fixtures and elongated light baffles comprising respective sets of spaced apart slats. The respective sets of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246935 | Track lighting system A line voltage track light system comprising a number of track elements supported by ceiling feed mounts secured to a ceiling on the one hand, and clipped to the track elements by one-piece adaptors on the other hand, wherein installation of the line voltage track l... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241038 | Light distribution control device In this light distribution control device in order to provide a vehicular lighting fixture for an Adaptive Frontlighting System (AFS) in which a lot of light distribution patterns can be set without making the entire lighting fixture larger, beams which link said mo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237919 | Range finder, three-dimensional measuring method and light source apparatus The invention provides a range finder capable of carrying out three-dimensional measurement stably for a long period of time. A light pattern is projected on a subject by using a light source array unit in which a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, are arrang... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234839 | Lighting device for festival decoration A lighting device for festival decoration comprises a plurality of decorative lamp blocks wired in series successively, each block having a two-row lamp fixture; a lamplight controller and a knob switch for regulating lamplights electrically coupled with the wired d... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234838 | Bent perimeter lighting and method for fabricating A method for bending a perimeter light and a perimeter light for illuminating curved surfaces. One embodiment of a bending method according to the present invention comprises heating a perimeter light to make it pliable. A radius tool is then provided having a curve... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234833 | Work light A work light having one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide a high intensity beam pattern. In one arrangement two LEDs are tilted away from each and in another arrangement one LED is used together with a shaped reflector to provide an elliptical beam. | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231060 | Systems and methods of generating control signals Separating a source in a stereo signal having a left channel and a right channel includes transforming the signal into a short-time transform domain; computing a short-time similarity measure between the left channel and the right channel; classifying portions of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226192 | Expanding structure of a lamp An expanding structure of a lamp comprises a seat; a plurality of supporting frames rotatably installed to a periphery of the seat; one end of each supporting frame being connected to the seat and other end of the supporting frame being connected to a respective lam... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226185 | Illumination system with alignment mechanism and method An illumination system including a plurality of light source modules each including a light-emitting surface and a dome lens, an illumination target and at least one optical device disposed between at least one of the light source modules and the illumination target... | 06/05/2007 |
