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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7375650 | LED traffic light The present invention provides traffic lights comprising an LED panel for directing motor traffic, an LED panel for directing pedestrian traffic, an LED street sign, an LED panel for displaying an animated advertisement or important message, such as traffic conditio... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367145 | Novelty item A novelty item has a base and a display extending upwardly from the base. The display comprises at least a first segment and at least a second segment each having an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall, the inner and outer walls separated from one a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367692 | Light bulb having surfaces for reflecting light produced by electronic light generating sources The present light bulb uses electronic light generating sources and serves as a replacement for incandescent lamps or other lamps or so-called “light bulbs.” The light bulb is comprised of a plurality of individual light sources, such as light emitting diodes (L... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367686 | Position lamp for use with watercraft and ashore and having multiple light sources A position lamp for watercraft or for placing ashore, in particular a multicolored lamp, having light to be emitted in at least two different directions and at least one light source per direction, the light passing optically refractive elements, and in which a dedi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364338 | Systems for providing backlight module with stacked light source A system for providing a backlight module has a light guide plate and at least a light source set positioned adjacent to the incident surface. The light source set contains a plurality of light sources stacking along a direction parallel with the incident surface of... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364302 | Projection display system using multiple light sources and polarizing element for using with same An image projection system has two illumination beams of different colors. A first polarizing beamsplitter (PBS) has first and second input faces. Light of the first color is incident on the first input face and the light of the second color is incident on second in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360910 | Internally illuminated sign An illuminated sign, internally illuminated by a source such as one or more LED'S generally located at one end, and having a character panel with at least partially transmissive portions to define the characters of the sign. The character panel is curved so as to fa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360936 | Method and system of LED light extraction using optical elements A light extraction plate can be used with a light emitting diode (LED) to efficiently extract and provide control over the spatial distribution of extracted light in terms of intensity and angle. The extraction plate can have millions of optical micro-elements and c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357530 | Lighting apparatus for navigational aids A quickly deployable and reconfigurable light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus with high output intensity and precisely controlled beam property is disclosed for navigational aids. The lighting apparatus comprises an array of high intensity LED units with the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357534 | Flashlight providing thermal protection for electronic elements thereof A portable light including thermal protection comprises a thermally-conductive heat sink having a heat dissipating part and a heat collecting part; a light source having a surface thermally coupled to the heat collecting part of the heat sink; an electronic circuit ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358961 | User interface for controlling light emitting diodes A LED lighting system (100) employing a LED light source (115), a user interface (124, 128, 134, 138), and a controller (112). The LED light source (115) includes a plurality of colored LEDs emitting one of a plurality of spectral ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357525 | LED pool or spa light having unitary lens body The instant invention is directed to a light emitting diode pool or spa lamp bulb having at least one light emitting diode with at least one lens body that is optically clear. The at least one light emitting diode being embedded in the lens body, the lens body being... | 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 |
| 7354178 | Structure of illuminating unit and structure of illuminating light source A structure of illuminating unit includes a point-like light-emitting device, having an optical axis. An initial-stage conoid-like reflective surface has a convergent opening end and a divergent opening end. The point-like light-emitting device is located at the con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350933 | Phosphor converted light source A light source having first and second phosphor-converted component light sources is disclosed. The first component light source includes a first LED that emits light at a first wavelength and a first luminescent conversion material layer that converts light of the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350936 | Conventionally-shaped light bulbs employing white LEDs LED-based light bulbs having one or more white LEDs, for replacing/retrofitting conventional light bulbs. An exemplary bulb includes at least one first white LED and at least one power connection having a form configured to engage mechanically and electrically with ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350930 | Illuminating unit with reflective collimator and image projection system including the same An illuminating unit includes a reflector including a parabolic reflecting surface and an incident portion and an exit portion intersecting with each other a light source to emit a beam onto the reflecting surface through the incident portion, a light source deviati... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352127 | LED lamp with light-emitting junction arranged in three-dimensional array In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a lamp including a plurality of semi-conductor light emitting junctions with a common layer of fluorescent material arranged thereover, wherein the junctions are provided in a three-dimensional array. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352124 | Light recycling illumination systems utilizing light emitting diodes This invention is an illumination system that incorporates a light emitting diode and a partially reflecting optical element. The light emitting diode emits internally generated light and reflects incident light with high reflectivity. The partially reflecting optic... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347586 | LED light bulb A light emitting diode (LED) light bulb including at least one LED mounted in a light bulb in electrical communication with an electrical contact adapted for connection to an electrical power source, and a refractor/reflector positioned in the light bulb to reflect ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344273 | Ring light with user manipulable control An illumination device having a plurality of light sources, a user manipulable control and a circuit. The circuit receives an input from the user manipulable control, determines an illumination angle of the plurality of light sources based upon the input, and illumi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344276 | Illumination matrix with substantially symmetrical arrangement An illumination matrix with a substantially symmetrical arrangement having a support member and a predetermined plurality of sets of illumination devices disposed one of on and in and a combination of on and in the support member. Each of the predetermined plurality... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344296 | Socket for led light source and lighting system using the socket A socket fixed to a heat sink holds a card-type LED module formed by integrating LED elements. The socket (6) includes: a frame structure for holding the LED module (1000) with its light source unit exposed through the frame opening; and a pressing mem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344274 | Light-mixing module having mask in corner thereof A light-mixing module includes a luminous panel having a plurality of red, green, and blue illuminants arranged alternately, at least one corner being formed in an area defined by the arrangement of the illuminants, a predetermined illuminant being located at the co... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344604 | LED and a lighting apparatus using the LED Disclosed herein is a LED and a lighting apparatus, which employs a LED as a light source of low power and high efficiency for an optical projection system. The lighting apparatus comprises a reflection part together with the LED, and enhances light emitting directi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344272 | Lamp The present invention relates to a low profile, handheld inspection lamp with a unique configuration. Light of different wavelengths is emitted along different portions of the length, and an opaque slider allows the user to select the preferred wavelength of light f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344279 | Thermal management methods and apparatus for lighting devices Methods and systems are provided for providing active and passive thermal or cooling facilities for LED lighting systems, including radiating and convective thermal facilities, including fans, phase change materials, conductive polymers, potting compounds, vents, du... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344275 | LED assemblies and light strings containing same An LED light string employs a plurality of electrical components defined by LEDs and sockets wired in block series-parallel, where the one or more series blocks, each driven at the same input voltage as the source voltage (110 VAC or 220 VAC), are coupled in paralle... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344291 | Illuminating device and backlight device employing the illuminating device Disclosed is an illuminating device which, as a light source for a backlight device, mixes the colors of light rays of three prime colors radiated by light emitting diodes to emit white light. The illuminating device includes a first light source (22R) radiat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344280 | Illuminator assembly An apparatus includes a lens having a light entrance end forming a recess defining a concave surface, a heat sink having an end portion facing the recess and a light source positioned to transmit light having a predetermined wavelength via the concave surface of the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338189 | LED utility light with removable magnet An LED utility light includes a hollow housing having a wider upper light portion connected to a narrower lower handle portion. The light portion has a lens opening covered by a lens permitting light generated from an array of LEDs to exit the housing. A magnet moun... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338186 | Assembled structure of large-sized LED lamp An assembled structure of a large-sized LED lamp includes a substrate. One surface of the substrate is provided with a plurality of LED modules. Each LED module comprises a circuit board and a plurality of LEDs fixedly connected to the circuit board. A lamp mask is ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334907 | Light-emitting diode A light-emitting diode comprising a substrate having a surface on which connecting electrodes are formed and another surface on which terminal electrodes conducting with the connecting electrodes are provided, and an LED element mounted on the substrate, the LED ele... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334735 | Card for interaction with a computer A smart card comprising: a memory for storing information; at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; and a low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331689 | Light-emitting device A light emitting device is disclosed, in which a body is provided with a first joining portion, light-emitting elements located at a side of the body having the first joining portion for emitting light and an optical processing element disposed at a side of the ligh... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331700 | High intensity utility light The present invention discloses a high intensity light source arrangement, which includes a luminary unit having a luminary unit, at least a terminal electrically connected to the luminary circuit, and at least a luminary element electrifying with the terminal for e... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331688 | Synchronous light emitting diode lamp string The present invention provides a light emitting diode lamp, which includes at least a light emitting diode and a control circuit. The light emitting diode lamp has an anode pin, a cathode pin, and a synchronous pin. The anode pin and the cathode pin receive a DC vol... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332861 | Light-emitting structures Light-emitting structures of reduced size are realized with combinations of light-emitting diodes, resistive and conductive films, and interconnect members. Other embodiments are provided which simplify fabrication and assembly. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331694 | Illuminating unit and projection type image display apparatus using the same An illuminating unit having a plurality of light emitting devices and collimators and a projection type image display apparatus using the same are provided. The illuminating unit includes: a plurality of light emitting devices which output light beams of predetermin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329982 | LED package with non-bonded optical element Light sources are disclosed utilizing LED dies having at least one emitting surface. An optical element is provided for efficiently extracting light out of an LED die by controlling the angular distribution of the emitted light. The optical element is optically coup... | 02/12/2008 |
