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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4514793 | Reflector system for securing to a light source When it is desired to increase the light yield from fluorescent tube installations without reflectors by providing the fluorescent tubes with a reflector, it is often difficult to mount and position the reflector in an existing light fitting, and it is ev... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4509107 | Sealed beam lamp unit and method for an improved sealed exhaust hole A sealed beam headlamp unit having an improved sealed exhaust hole is disclosed. Further disclosed is a method of applying the seal of the exhaust hole.... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4493012 | Combined fixture and shade for tubular fluorescent lamps The fixture and shade, build together, for a tubular fluorescent lamp (20) comprises a shade provided with longitudinally extending limitation walls (10, 26) which on their inner-sides in cross sections follow a smooth concave curve. Within the shade tran... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4460946 | Reflector arrangement for photo-technical and photographic purpose The reflector arrangement consists of a several plate-shaped elements (12) having abutting edges and being placed to meet in one plane. The plate-shaped elements (12) are held together by a mounting (10) the front plate (13) of which partly covers the ele... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4453200 | Apparatus for lighting a passive display Apparatus for front lighting a display includes a light distributing wedge, spaced from the front of the display to be lighted, through which the display can be viewed. A light source is provided aside the wedge to direct light to an inter space between t... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4429004 | Light-reflecting body A light-reflecting body, in particular a car headlight, whose wall consists of a poly-(1,4-butylene terephthalate) which contains 10-60% by weight of a filler, having a particle size of at most 30 μm, chosen from the group comprising kaolin, talc, mica, ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4428036 | Light fittings This invention relates to light fittings and in particular to a light fitting including a shade or surround in association with a source of light.... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4418379 | Halide and like light reflector and socket assembly for greenhouse and like use A frustoconical reflector and socket assembly for halide and like lights especially adapted for promoting growth of plants in a greenhouse environment and the like, the light reflecting surface of the reflector cone being at an angle from about 76° to ab... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4384319 | Projection lighting unit with rear loading lamp capsule member A projection lighting unit which includes a U-shaped bracket member having an apertured faceplate and a rear upstanding wall, a glass reflector secured to the bracket's faceplate portion and including a concave reflecting portion and a rear neck portion a... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4339789 | Flood light aiming method A method for quickly, efficiently and accurately aiming a flood light at a preselected location which involves directing or redirecting the collimated radiative output of a low power laser source at a preselected location. The laser output may be aimed at... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4268895 | Automotive headlight An automotive headlight having a hood to shade harmful beams of light as far as possible, in which a lamp bulb is provided at the focus of the reflector and a diffuser lens is provided in front of the reflector. The hood is provided in such a manner that ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4242725 | Light reflector structure An elongated high intensity lamp which serves as a line-type of light source is placed at the focus of a generally shaped parabolic reflector which extends longitudinally with the light source. The reflector surface closest to the lamp is inwardly deforme... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4161015 | Luminaire using a multilayer interference mirror A luminaire is provided which includes a reflector, a light source and a multilayer interference mirror. The light source is selected to emit monochromatic light. The multilayer interference mirror is disposed in a path of light emitted from the light sou... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4156901 | Projection unit having removable retention member An improved projection unit which comprises a glass reflector, incandescent lamp (e.g. tungsten halogen), and means for maintaining the lamp in established alignment within the reflector. The alignment means includes a retention member which clamps the se... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4141059 | Photographic flash device A photographic flash device comprising A flash tube disposed in a case and a converging lens disposed in front of the flash tube, the improvement is that The converging lens is mounted on the front part of a slidable frame which slidably and permanently engage... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4136378 | Photoflash lamp array having reflector at rear of transparent circuit board A photoflash lamp array comprising a plastic housing containing flash lamps positioned over a circuit board carrying switching circuitry for sequentially firing the flash lamps. The circuit board is made of transparent electrically insulating material hav... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4112482 | Night light belt A safety belt of reflective material having a side coupling, is provided with red or amber colored rear lamp and a red or white front lamp that is manually removable from the belt for use as a portable flashlight which is equipped with interchangeable ref... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4066887 | Segmented sectional reflection for the projection of light beams and its method of production A projection system, such as a slide film or motion picture projection system, includes a light source, a reflector, a film gate or aperture, and a screen. The reflector is formed from a deep-dish ellipse reflector by cutting the ellipse into at least thr... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4020338 | Auto headlight lens shield A headlight lens shield comprises a convex base plate with a rectangular opening therein. The convex base plate includes three dimples which accurately locate the shield on the face lens of a sealed beam headlight.... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3974371 | Adjustable light fixture An adjustable light fixture recessible in a ceiling for directing light toward an object at various angles. A shade having an incandescent or mercury light element is suspended within a housing by a pair of multi-membered arms. Both arms are adjustable fo... | 08/10/1976 |
