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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083368 | Spot light A spot light includes a universal body, a light arrangement, and a spot light accessory. A spot light accessory having a plurality of accessory elements selectively and detachably coupling with the universal body to transform the universal body from one configuratio... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7950818 | LED lamps and LED driver circuits for the same LED lamp has LEDs aimed rearwards with either a concave mirror to the rear of each LED, or one concave mirror to the rear of two or more LEDs, collecting the light from the LEDs to form a forward projecting beam. LEDs may be high power types that require heatsinking... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950819 | Portable light apparatus and method of attachment An organic light emitting diode system is sufficiently thin and poser efficient to permit its attachment to different configurations such as pocketbooks, brief bags, suitcases and the like. At least one side of the OLED material can have an attachment mechanism to f... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942544 | Hose mounted visual indicating device A visual indicating device for mounting on a hose includes a body having an outer wall and defining a central passage extending axially through the body between a first end and a second end, and a plurality of lights arranged around the annular body so as to be visi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922349 | Portable light A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7815334 | Wristband mountable flashlight accessory A wristband mountable accessory is provided which includes a body, a flashlight in said body, and an upper compartment sized and shaped to hold medications (such as tablets, pills, lozenges, etc.) and paper upon which medical and/or emergency information can be writ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7490951 | LED lamps and LED driver circuits for the same LED lamp has LEDs aimed rearwards with either a concave mirror to the rear of each LED, or one concave mirror to the rear of two or more LEDs, collecting the light from the LEDs to form a forward projecting beam. LEDs may be high power types that require heatsinking... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7434956 | Dual switch handheld flashlight A handheld flashlight includes a main body with a first and second end which also includes a power source within the main body. A light emitting source is attached to the main body proximate the first end. The main body includes a first switch operably attached to t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404651 | Renewable energy flashlight A renewable energy flashlight includes a flashlight housing, a light emitter carried by the housing, and a power source carried by the housing and powering the light emitter. The power source includes a charging magnet, at least one induction coil, and first and sec... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400095 | Portable electric lighting fixture A portable electrical luminaire (1) having a supporting body (2) having an upper support end (2a) and having a lower support end (2b), having a lamp base (3) arranged on the upper support end (2a) for ac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393119 | Method and apparatus for constant light output pulsed L.E.D. illumination An illumination source includes a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LED units, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrica... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393117 | Flashlight or lighting device A flashlight (10) including: a housing (12) with a light source (104), a power source (142), and an aperture (126) through the housing (12) that is closed by a resilient cover (112). The resilient cover (112) e... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393118 | Light assembly having decorative member A light facility includes one or more batteries disposed in a housing, a processor device includes two power terminals coupled to the batteries and includes a switch terminal and a key terminal and three light terminals, a light device may be energized by the batter... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390103 | Vibrating and twinkling device A vibrating and twinkling device which may mounted upon an appearance member for stationery or textile products includes a circuit element, light emitting diodes, power supplies, a vibrating switch, and a transparent encapsulation body. The circuit element includes ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360920 | Convertible flashlight and area light with an aperture shutter A lighting device (10) which is adapted to be converted between a flashlight mode and an area light mode includes a housing (14) to receive a power supply (28), a light source (46) associated with the housing (14) and a tubular len... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347581 | Multi-beam flashlight A flashlight is provided. The flashlight includes a housing having a first end and a second end. A first light source is disposed at the first end of the housing. A second light source is disposed at the second end of the housing. A battery is disposed in the housin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334914 | Apparatus and method for aligning a substantial point source of light with a reflector feature A combination for use in aligning a substantial point source of light with respect to an axis of a reflector is provided. The combination includes a reflector, a lamp bulb having a substantial point source of light, and a movable lamp bulb holder. The movable holder... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333004 | Self-adjusting strobe A strobe unit responds to a selected candela output by selecting an optimal capacitor charging frequency to minimize current requirements at the selected candela output. A plurality of charging frequencies can be stored and associated with available input power and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325944 | Rechargeable LED utility light A portable rechargeable LED utility light is releasably retained in a charging base for recharging an internal battery. Light is provided by an array of LEDs, typically rows and columns, that can be connected to the battery in groups by a switch having at least two ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323849 | Rechargeable portable light with multiple charging systems A rechargeable portable light having a housing member with an opening for the emission of light, and two possible charging systems including an AC charger, and an auto or boat charger. An electronic circuit is located within the housing member and includes at least ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322500 | Hand tool for motor vehicle A motor-vehicle center console has a wall formed with a recess. A hand tool, for instance an ice scraper, screw driver, bottle opener, or flashlight, is adapted to fit with the recess and is formed with a throughgoing hole. Latches releasably secure the tool in the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322715 | Self-light-up decorating lamp A self-light-up decorating lamp, comprises a decoration body; and an illumination device installed to the decoration body; the illumination device including a solar plate, a battery, an LED lamp set, a light-sensitive resistor, a switch and a LED lamp set; the solar... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318657 | Compact flashlight A compact flashlight is configured such that it can be coupled to a key ring, as well as various other devices, and includes a locking mechanism that inhibits accidental opening and detachment from the ring or other device. The compact flashlight is further configur... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311417 | Waterproof flashlight including electronic power switch actuated by a mechanical switch A flashlight has front and rear interconnected housing portions which define an interior waterproof chamber. The waterproof chamber carries an illumination source, an electronic drive for the illumination source and a power source. A switch system includes an electr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299577 | Illuminated identification system An illuminated identification system comprises a light chamber, a lighting means, an opaque identification stencil, a flashing means, a power on/off switch for the lighting means, and an on/off switch for the flashing means. The light chamber is environmentally seal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293891 | Lighting device having a light tube with magnetically adjustable illumination A lighting device (10) has an elongated light tube (12) to be used in combination with a holster (80) in a manner which will enable the holster (80) to hold the lighting device (10) as may be necessary and also enable the holster (... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290903 | Projection display A projection display includes a housing, a display panel, a power plug for electrically connecting to an external power source and receiving power provided by the external power source, a light source electrically connected to the power plug for emitting light onto ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278753 | Flashlight with drop-in side-by-side batteries A battery powered flashlight is described that has a pivot contact with an off-center pivot point and/or battery polarization is described. The flashlight is configured to allow batteries to be dropped into place without interference with internal flashlight compone... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277241 | Machine for optical assistance in reading checks A machine for magnifying a check with a freshnel lens, a front cover and back cover hingably connected, to hold a credit card bill or restaurant check, to hold a credit card, to hold a writing utensil, and to illuminate the credit card bill or restaurant check. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270462 | Reflector for flat panel display device A reflector for flat panel display device. The device is constructed having two sidewalls and a base wall defining with the sidewalls a receiving chamber having a substantially U-shaped cross section for holding a light source. The sidewalls and the base wall each h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264372 | Apparatus and method for aligning a substantial point source of light with a reflector feature A combination for use in aligning a substantial point source of light with respect to an axis of a reflector is provided. The combination includes a reflector, a lamp bulb having a substantial point source of light, and a movable lamp bulb holder. The movable holder... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241025 | Switch actuated flashlight with current limiter A searchlight or flashlight including a lamp portion having multiple operative states (for example, ON, OFF, HIGH, and LOW), and an easily-operated actuator ring encircling the light and engaging at least two spaced-apart, redundant switches that are mounted on the ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237925 | Lighting apparatus for creating a substantially homogenous lit appearance A lighting apparatus for creating a substantially homogenous lit appearance along the length of the apparatus is provided. The lighting apparatus includes an elongated envelope, an LED mounted in the elongated envelope, and a reflector. The elongated envelope includ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234842 | Replaceable LED socket torch and lighting head assembly A replaceable lighting head assembly comprised of a high output LED (Light Emitting Diode) socket torch package, vertically aligned thermal heat sink, and electrical connector coupled with a secondary housing unit that conducts heat received from the heat sink to th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232238 | Renewable energy flashlight A renewable energy flashlight employing a pair of elastomagnetic repulsion members to assist in reciprocating a charging magnet passing through surrounding induction coils to enhance the efficiency of manually charging a capacitor to power an LED lens amplified flas... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226190 | Portable lighting device with light-emitting diode A portable lighting lamp 10 comprises an emitting module equipped with at least one light-emitting diode 11 for emitting a light beam, a fixing and connecting element 12 of said diode, and an optical focussing device 15 able to be moved i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220013 | Rechargeable flashlight and battery assembly for single-handed intermittent and continuous operation A flashlight has a head assembly with a charging member extending laterally to an external charging contact and a barrel slidably housing a battery assembly. A tail assembly having a slidable actuating member is positioned in abutment with the battery assembly. A co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218241 | Device for identifying a person or an object The invention provides a device (10) for identifying a person or an object. The device (10) includes a transparent body (42), and embedded within the transparent body (42), a printed circuit board (PCB) (46), a plurality of light e... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201492 | LED lighting assembly The present invention provides a lighting head 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 two housing components, namely an i... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196482 | PWM controller with automatic low battery power reduction circuit and lighting device incorporating the controller A controller for controlling a voltage applied to a load from a power source includes a square wave producing circuit for connection in the circuit with the battery and the lamp. The square wave producing circuit produces a variable duty cycle square wave for contro... | 03/27/2007 |
