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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162514 | Illumination device with a fire-fighting function An illumination device with a fire-fighting function includes a transparent hollow casing, fire-fighting water, a light-emitting unit, and a light-guiding unit. The transparent hollow casing has a receiving space. The fire-fighting water is filled into the receiving... | 04/24/2012 |
| RE42339 | Competitive swimming starting system A competitive swimming starting system for producing faster starts of competitive swimmers after the start of the race has been signaled. The competitive swimming starting system may include a platform structure for resting on a surface adjacent to a pool, and a lig... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7404649 | Lighted water stream The invention relates to devices configured and adapted to give a fluid stream the appearance of being lighted. Different colors of light, such as those provided from LEDs, may be used to generate an aesthetically pleasing effect of flowing colored fluid. In some em... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401935 | Beverage accessory devices Various embodiments relate to beverage accessory devices for use within beverage receptacles. In one exemplary embodiment, a beverage accessory device generally includes a housing having sidewalls defining a cavity therein. A substantially fluid-tight container is w... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7338188 | Light emitting device, method of manufacturing light emitting device, and image display device A light emitting device includes a light emitting portion provided on a reference plane to supply light, and an optical portion provided on the output side of the light emitting portion to transmit light from the light emitting portion. In the device, the optical po... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334910 | Decorative optical display A lighted display having a constantly changing image comprises a transparent container holding an aqueous suspension of delaminate vermiculite. A light source is positioned at a first surface of the container so that the light shines through the container and the li... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334909 | Underwater visibility device The underwater visibility device may be used for improved visibility viewing of an underwater device in an underwater diving environment. A closed container may have a flexible portion formed of a relatively transparent material with respect to an underwater device ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325930 | Image projection lighting device An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air tempera... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311431 | Light-emitting apparatus having a plurality of adjacent, overlapping light-guide plates In one embodiment, a light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of adjacent, overlapping light-guide plates formed of substantially transparent material, and a plurality of light sources. Each of the light-guide plates has i) first and second ends, ii) one or mor... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296906 | Soft handle having a lighting apparatus The invention relates to a soft handle having a lighting apparatus, which includes a lighting apparatus and a spring switch being received in one end of a shaft of the handle. The handle has a soft shell with inner liquid for comfortable use and has the lighting app... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267466 | Cargo lamp assembly for vehicles A cargo lamp assembly for vehicles includes a white light emitting diode having an aperture for emitting a light beam in horizontal and vertical planes of about 120°, and a lens for receiving the beam and reducing the beam in the horizontal plane to about 60° and ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267456 | Operating status of a shutter for electromagnetic energy curing systems The present invention provides a method and system for detecting operating status of the shutter. The device includes a shutter for receiving a light from a source, a solenoid for controlling movement of the shutter, and an optical sensor connected to the shutter fo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258458 | Automatic base-mounted container illuminator The Automatic Base-Mounted Container Illuminator is a new and improved illumination device for use and attachment on the base of a liquid container. The Illuminator attaches to the container due to a high level of friction between the outer surface of the container ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7235792 | Color-tuned volumetric light using high quantum yield nanocrystals A light source of coaxially stacked volumetric light cells that can be used either in a lamp or a display. Each light cell is composed of high quantum yield nanocrystals in a silica aerogel matrix that is excited by a controlled ultraviolet light source. From these ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230584 | Projector systems with reduced flicker An image display system is disclosed comprising an output unit and a means for displaying a plurality of color frames on the output unit. Each color frame is subpixelated and displayed over time. One of the color planes is a color plane of a low luminance color, and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220025 | Illumination device having optical particles for diffusing light An illumination device comprising: a body member; one or more sources of light aligned on a longitudinal axis of, and lying within, the body member; one or more transparent regions of the body member through which light from the or each source passes when the source... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213934 | Light emitting medium and illumination system The present invention relates to a light emitting medium which includes a container and a liquid core. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the liquid core includes an aqueous solution or mixture of a water-soluble polymer. The refractive indices... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210809 | Decorative optical display A lighted display having a constantly changing image comprises a transparent container holding an aqueous suspension of delaminate vermiculite. A light source is positioned at a first surface of the container so that the light shines through the container and the li... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204613 | Projection display device A projection type display apparatus is composed of a light source (101), an illumination optical system (102) for forming illumination light, a reflection type light valve (106) for reflecting the illumination light to form an optical image, a p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175323 | Projector lamp headlight with chromatic aberration correction A reduced glare projector style headlight assembly (10) comprises a light source (14), a reflector (12) and an optical lens (18). An opaque mask (16) is positioned between the lens (18) and the reflector (12) for crea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150392 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with user interface illumination devices An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16), receipt printer opening (30), cash dispensing opening (38) and deposit accepting opening (40). Multicolor ligh... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137720 | Liquid motion lamp An improved liquid motion lamp includes a second heat source to reduce warm-up time and a removable base cover to simplify changing a first heat source. The first heat source is preferably a light bulb residing in the base of the lamp, which light bulb provides both... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130136 | Optical modulator holder, optical device, and projector Cooling chambers (R1, R2) for accommodating therein a cooling fluid for cooling a liquid crystal panel (441) are formed inside a pair of frame members (4405, 4406) constituting an optical modulator holder (4402). There are provided... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108400 | Light source unit and projector A light source unit is provided that is adapted for efficient cooling and for illumination of high luminance, and a projector including the same. A light source unit including a solid-state light source and a lens further includes a first fluid flowing in the vicini... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085081 | Optical device and projector An optical device (44) includes fluid circulating member link sections (446) that can link a plurality of fluid circulating members (448). The fluid circulating member link sections (446) are arranged respectively between a main tank (... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080312 | Data transformation for explicit transmission of control information The present invention provides a system and method for explicitly transmitting a block attribute in the data of a block. In one embodiment, a current block of data is randomized in accordance with an ID value from the current block and from at least one temporally a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073910 | Image projection lighting device An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air tempera... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063431 | Resistive bubble lamp structure A resistive bubble lamp structure is disclosed and claimed, which comprises a vacuum glass tube containing liquid CH2Cl2 with a low boiling point and a circuit mounted at the bottom end of the vacuum glass tube and externally connected to a pow... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063432 | Beverage accessory device A beverage accessory device includes a housing defining a cavity therein, and a substantially fluid-tight container within the housing. At least light source and at least one power source are both positioned within the container. When connected to the power source, ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040778 | Image unlocking jewelry device An image locking jewelry device designed to hide a customized image from view until the wearer reveals the image. The image unlocking jewelry device includes a lens mated to a casing and housing a liquid crystal display; a light emitting diode; circuitry placed insi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033028 | Image projection lighting device An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air tempera... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029151 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a light source for emitting light and an enclosure having a two light transmissive portions for transmitting light from the light source to the illumination zones. The enclosure is affixed with a material which covers selected re... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7002751 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus forms illumination light from a light source into image light by using a reflective display device, and directs the image light through an eyepiece optical system to an eye to present a virtual image of the image carried by the image light... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969960 | Image projection lighting device An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air tempera... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955435 | Image projection lighting device An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air tempera... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955441 | Ornamental tube for decorative lamp assembly An ornamental tube used in a decorative lamp assembly for heating by heat energy from the lamp bulb to boil an organic solvent into a convection of bubbles is disclosed having a plastic tube body holding the organic solvent, a plastic bottom cap capped on the bottom... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953275 | System and method for providing a uniform source of light A system for providing a uniform source of light. The system includes a light pipe having an input surface for receiving light from a light source and an output surface for transmitting the light. The system also includes an optical element having an entrance surfac... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6924598 | Apparatus for providing a kinetic lightning effect An apparatus for providing a visual lightning effect includes a first chamber and a second chamber, where a passageway connects the first chamber and the second chamber. An inert gas is provided within the first chamber, the second chamber, and the passageway. A fir... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913375 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a light source for emitting light and a source enclosure having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the light source to an illumination zone. The enclosure is affixed with a material which covers a selected r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902307 | Taillight apparatus and method of making The present invention relates to a taillight assembly that includes a light source for emitting light and a light source enclosure having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the light source to an illumination zone. A portion of the enclosure in... | 06/07/2005 |
