Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7163318 | Illuminator assembly An apparatus that includes a lens having a light entrance end forming a recess, a heat sink having an end portion facing the recess, and a light source positioned to transmit light via the recess into the lens. The light source is in thermal communication with the h... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163302 | Camera-mounted semiconductor lighting apparatus A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting o... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159997 | Linear lighting apparatus with increased light-transmission efficiency The present invention provides for a linear lighting apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a primary optical assembly, and a secondary optical assembly. The light emitting diodes produce light towards the primary optical assembly. T... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160007 | License plate light A license plate light includes a bottom base, an intermediate member, a support frame, a light base and a light cover. The bottom base is fixed with an automobile body or the license plate, and the intermediate body is fixed on the bottom base. The support frame is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157839 | Phosphor based light sources utilizing total internal reflection A LED package including an LED that emits excitation light at an excitation light wavelength and a layer of phosphor material positioned to receive the excitation light and having a first index of refraction at the excitation light wavelength. The phosphor material ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157866 | Light emitting element driving device and portable apparatus equipped with light emitting elements A driving device for driving multiple (R-, G-, and B-) groups of LEDs operative at different voltages, utilizing a battery supplying a power supply voltage of a step-up voltage. Under normal operating conditions, R-LEDs are driven by the battery voltage, but G- and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158020 | LED warning beacon A warning beacon includes a transparent housing, having a triangular shape suggestive of a warning sign, the housing having a front face, a back face, and side edges. A mounting plate is disposed within the housing between the front and back faces, and a plurality o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152996 | Diode lighting system A lighting system for stage, theatrical and architectural lighting, comprising a frame for supporting a plurality of light emitting diodes. The diodes are mounted to the frame so that each diode is both secured to the frame and also simultaneously positioned wherein... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153013 | LED warning signal light and moveable row of LED's A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising a plurality of light sources constructed and arranged with a reflector or cullminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply,... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153008 | Conversion cradle incandescent lamp to LED lamp A LED lamp mounting assembly for use in motor vehicle lamps is described. The LED lamp mounting assembly connects a LED lamp to a pre-existing incandescent lamp socket in a motor vehicle. The LED lamp mounting assembly therefore allows a LED lamp to be operated from... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153004 | Flashlight housing The present invention provides a lighting assembly that incorporates a high intensity LED package into an integral housing for further incorporation into other useful lighting devices. The present invention primarily includes three housing components, namely an inne... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153000 | Multi-lens light emitting diode A multi-lens LED has multiple lenses and an intermediate layer interposed between the multiple lenses in order to radiate light emitted from an LED chip in a desired direction and/or at a desired beam angle. The first lens is centered behind the LED chip when seen i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150540 | Rechargeable LED utility light A portable utility light has a hollow housing formed of releasably joined front and rear housing halves with a lens opening. A plurality of LEDs is mounted in the housing adjacent the lens opening and positioned in rows and columns. A reflector member has a pluralit... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150552 | Vehicle headlight The invention concerns a vehicle headlight, comprising a two-dimensional array (2) of a plurality of electronic light emitter elements (4), which are arranged for emitting a plurality of parallel light beams (6), a collection lens (8), wh... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150553 | Replaceable LED lamp capsule Open LED chips may be arranged directly on the surface of a replaceable lamp capsule without intervening packages that reduce overall light emission. The chips may be oriented in such a way that the lamp generates a unique “donut” shape radiation pattern, which ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147343 | Flashlight A flashlight has a lens moveable relative to an LED. The beam of light provided by the LED can be focused and provides a uniform light pattern across the range of focus. The lens is supported on a front housing section and the LED is supported on a back housing sect... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147352 | Precision light emitting device A light emitting device includes a hollow truncated spherical housing having an inner surface and an outer surface. The housing is substantially transparent. A light source, that generates a plurality of light rays, is positioned with respect to the housing to minim... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148632 | LED lighting system A lighting device that can generate light of variable color and intensity under processor control. Multiple lighting devices of a modular design can be incorporated into a lighting system to illuminate larger areas. A lighting module includes three groups of LEDs ea... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147340 | LED flashlight with multi-color decorating A flashlight having a light-emitting diode light source with first and second leads extending therefrom, a power source, a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source; a housing containing the light source and power source, a switch located a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144121 | Dichroic beam combiner utilizing blue LED with green phosphor A white beam with high color-rendering index is formed by uniting a collimated red beam and a collimated blue-green beam, the latter having as its source a blue LED with a green phosphor. The white beam is formed by a prism with an amber low-pass dichroic filter. Th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144139 | Flexible surface lighting system A system with a pair of flange extrusions and a base extrusion having a channel for electrical leads and lighting. A preferred embodiment has a base extrusion of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) of 89–98 Duro on the Shore OO scale. The base extrusion is connected, on oppo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144763 | Epoxy resin compositions, solid state devices encapsulated therewith and method Epoxy resin compositions are disclosed which comprise (A) at least one silicone epoxy resin, (B) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound, (C) at least one anhydride curing agent, (D) at least one ancillary curing catalyst, and optionally at least one of thermal st... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140742 | Surface-mount semiconductor lighting apparatus A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140753 | Water-cooling heat dissipation device adopted for modulized LEDs A water-cooling heat dissipation device adopted for a lighting module that includes a plurality of LEDs modulized together, and includes a heat dissipation plate, at least one curved canal recessed inside the heat dissipation plate, at least one inlet formed on one ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140751 | Full-color flexible light source device A full-color flexible light source device is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of light source units each comprises a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED arranged in the shape of a triangle. Each of the R, G, and B LEDs is a bare chip and the R, G, and B L... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134779 | Light-emitting element circuit A light-emitting element circuit. The light-emitting element circuit disposed on a FPC includes a plurality of light-emitting element sub-circuits arranged in parallel in the FPC. Each light-emitting element sub-circuit includes at least one first light-emitting ele... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134770 | Indicating light Indicating light for optical display, comprising a housing including electrically conducting components, a light-emitting diode, a light rod and a round cap. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131758 | Vehicle headlamp with light-emitting unit shifted from optical axis of lens There are provided five first lighting units for carrying out light irradiation to form a horizontal cutoff line. Each of the first lighting units has such a structure that includes a first light source formed by a light emitting diode provided to face forward in su... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132785 | Illumination system housing multiple LEDs and provided with corresponding conversion material An illumination system according to the principles of the invention may include a first LED and a carrier material. The carrier material may be comprised of plastic, synthetic material, polymer, latex, rubber or other material. The carrier material may also contain ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128431 | Display device The invention relates to a display device, especially in a motor vehicle, comprising a display (2) which can be illuminated by a light source (1), and a light guide (7) which is arranged between the light source (1) and the display (2 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128454 | Light emitting diode module for automobile headlights and automobile headlight having the same The present invention relates to an LED module for automobile headlights. The LED module comprises a water proof structure together with a heat radiating structure in order to prevent the permeation of external moisture while efficiently radiating heat to the outsid... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128444 | Light emitting diode lamp A light emitting diode lamp includes a lead terminal 2 formed with a cup 8 having a conical inner circumferential surface serving as a light reflective surface 8a, an LED chip 4 bonded to a bottom surface 8b of the cu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126459 | Warning device for bicycle A warning device for bicycle mainly includes a magnetic and a coil mechanism. The magnetic mechanism includes a magnetic element assembly, a mounting module, and a holding module movably connected to the mounting module for holding the magnetic element assembly ther... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125137 | Light-emitting unit A surface light-emitting unit installed on a floor or wall of a structure is able to emit light from its surface for unique illumination effects. A surface light-emitting unit includes a transparent glass plate that can transmit light; a light-conducting plate insta... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125139 | Flashlight In auxiliary headlamp, for attachment to the headstrap of a personal headlamp, a lamp body is removably attachable to a strap bracket having a strap-receiving slot through which a headstrap can extend. When the lamp body is attached to the strap bracket, the lamp bo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125160 | Led light collection and uniform transmission system using a conical reflector with a roughed up inner surface Apparatus for collecting light from an LED and transmitting it in a near-uniform column incudes a conical reflector having a roughed up inner surface about the base of the LED for collecting light emitted to the sides of the LED, and a lens specially designed to foc... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125133 | LED lighting system for patio umbrella A lighting system is provided for use with a patio umbrella or gazebo. The lighting system has a battery housing or power source, and at least one wire branch, with each wire branch releasably attached to a corresponding one of the ribs of the patio umbrella, or to ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126273 | LED light source with lens The light source has an LED, preferably produced for the surface-mounting technique, embedded in a transparent material filling. A converter substance is integrated in the filling for the at least partial wavelength conversion of the light emitted by the LED. A lens... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121686 | Candle light-diversifying device A candle light-diversifying device is mounted at a bottom side of a candle which includes a tunnel running through an imaginary central axis thereof, and a candlewick received in the tunnel. The candle light-diversifying device includes a housing having three throug... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121680 | LED lighting assembly with improved heat management A lighting head assembly that incorporates a high intensity LED package into an integral assembly including a heat sink and circuit board for further incorporation into other useful lighting devices. The assembly includes a heat sink member that also serves as a mou... | 10/17/2006 |
