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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113685 | Lighting device comprising at least one lamp and at least one OLED The invention provides a lighting device comprising at least one lamp and at least one OLED which are arranged to generate light, wherein the at least one OLED is arranged to transmit at least part of the light generated by the at least one lamp. The lighting device... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7988323 | Lighting devices for illumination and ambiance lighting An Edison-style light bulb (40) which supports a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (50) and an illumination source (54). First and second electrical circuits (56) and (58) are mounted in the bulb to supply electrical power ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7934850 | Decorative light display A decorative light display includes a plurality of light source assemblies, each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies having a known power requirement and at least one power supply operably coupled to each respective light sou... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7905626 | Modular lighting apparatus A modular lighting apparatus includes a replaceable bulb assembly, an adapter, and a mechanical and electrical connector assembly that removably connects the bulb assembly to the adapter for use. The bulb assembly includes a light-emitting component mounted to a bod... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7819549 | High efficiency light source using solid-state emitter and down-conversion material A light emitting apparatus includes a source of light for emitting light; a down conversion material receiving the emitted light, and converting the emitted light into transmitted light and backward transmitted light; and an optic device configured to receive the ba... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7600890 | Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign An illuminable sign (20) has a base (22); a trough (24) having a configuration C formed in the base (22); a light dispensing medium (26) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (24) and including a pair of light-ente... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594737 | Garage light luminaire with circular compact fluorescent emergency lighting optics The present invention relates to a round garage light assembly having a housing with a lamp mounting surface wherein a main HID lamp and an auxiliary circular high output fluorescent lamp are mounted. The auxiliary lamp is mounted centrally within the assembly and a... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7478921 | Method and apparatus for lighting An apparatus for lighting includes a fixture having a center axis. The apparatus includes a first light source disposed in the fixture which produces light along the center axis. The apparatus includes a grid having slots which reflect the light radially outward fro... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7380959 | Machine for illuminating fluorescent art A device for illuminating fluorescent art includes a UV light source, a white light source, a UV sub-housing and a white light sub-housing. The UV light source is contained in the UV sub housing and the white light source is contained in the white light sub-housing ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374310 | Garage light luminaire with circular compact fluorescent emergency lighting optics The present invention relates to a garage light assembly having a housing with a lamp mounting surface wherein a main high intensity discharge lamp and an auxiliary circular high output fluorescent lamp are mounted. The auxiliary lamp is mounted centrally within the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367693 | Vehicular lamp and projection lens for decreasing an amount of blocked light A vehicular lamp that decreases the amount of light blocked by the extension towards the inside of the vehicle and increases the diffused light radiated toward the outside of the vehicle. The vehicular lamp 100 has a projection lens 33, a light source ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350943 | Floor lamp having low light replaceable bulb A lamp having at least a portion of a body formed of translucent material defining a hollow chamber within which a low light level light bulb is housed. A portion of the body is removable to provide easy access to the light bulb for removal and changing when require... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334916 | Illumination device An electrical illumination device for generating saturated colors with at least two illumination units. The illumination units each have a discharge vessel with a low-pressure discharge and a phosphor coating on the inner wall of the vessel, characterized in that at... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329019 | Clothing or footwear illumination system having electro-luminescent and LED light sources An system for illuminating clothing and footwear, utilizing electro-luminescent light strips and LEDs, which are randomly illuminated according to the movement of the person wearing the article(s). In one embodiment illumination control is accomplished by a direct-c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7315405 | Image forming apparatus and image scanning method As a reading light source, a cold-cathode tube having three wavelengths and an LED array are used in combination. The cold-cathode tube and the LEDs are lit up at different timings when reading a document. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311410 | Operating table lamp An operating lamp includes a lamp body for receiving a light source, a first light source housed in the lamp body and adapted for illuminating an illumination area of an operating area, and a second light source housed in the lamp body and adapted for illuminating a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293897 | Integrated fluorescent lamp device An integrated fluorescent lamp device for use with a lamp fixture including a lamp socket configured to removably receive a portion of the integrated fluorescent lamp device therein to selectively support the integrated fluorescent lamp device thereon, the integrate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288902 | Color variations in a dimmable lighting device with stable color temperature light sources A method and system allow a lighting device having light sources with multiple color temperatures to vary a color temperature of the lighting device in response to changing dimming levels. The light sources are non-incandescent light sources, such as light emitting ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273297 | Novelty product with chemiluminescent and LED lighting system A device combining a chemiluminescent and an LED lighting element. By way of illustration, depicted is a stylized “cartoon” ghost representation having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a cavity for receipt of the chemiluminescent... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270455 | Vehicle light and method of indicating different signal patterns of a vehicle light The invention relates to an automotive light which is characterized in that a reflector with at least one first light source associated with the reflector forms a first lighting system whose light can be guided onto a translucent cover pane. The reflector further co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268679 | Rear lighting system applied to an automotive vehicle A rear lighting system for an automobile having the ability to serve several functions and to detect and compensate for burned out or damaged lighting elements. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261451 | Colored headlamp A vehicle headlamp (10) has a first light source (12) for illuminating an area forward of the light source (12). The first light source (12) is preferably a filamented tungsten halogen capsule or an arc discharge source. The first light s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252409 | Backlight unit A backlight unit of a hybrid structure is disclosed, to improve heat-sink efficiency, that includes a plurality of fluorescent lamps oriented in one direction inside a cover bottom; a metal PCB attached to an inner surface of the cover bottom; a plurality of LED lam... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252406 | Fluorescent lamp system using reflectors A gas discharge lamp includes a plurality of gas discharge bulbs arranged on a base along a perimeter defining a middle region and at least one reflective mirror positioned in the middle region and operative to reflect light outward from the middle region. Alternati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249865 | Combination fluorescent and LED lighting system LEDs can be added to a conventional fluorescent lighting fixture by providing an LED circuit to the fluorescent lighting fixture pan, by adding LEDs to the fluorescent light tube with an indentation in the light tube rear to receive an LED to influence the apparent ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241023 | Grave marker illumination assembly A grave marker illumination assembly includes a post that has a bottom end and a top end. A transparent housing has a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. The housing is positioned on the top end of the post. A light emitting apparatus is positioned in the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7215084 | Power control arrangement, as for a flashlight In a battery-operated apparatus comprising a load, a battery and a switch in circuit for selectively energizing the load: a comparator compares a potential produced by the battery and a reference potential for de-energizing the load when the battery potential is bel... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198382 | Wand with light sources for reading or viewing indicia A wand configured to have two light sources capable of emitting light at different wavelengths to detect a plurality of indicia on a substrate such as a book. The wand and the substrate may be part of a kit. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192160 | Light fixture A light for use in applications requiring conventional and specialized, dimmable lighting wherein the color of the emitted light can easily be switched. The light includes fluorescent and/or LED light sources which are dimmable by a control box. The control box furt... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193358 | Light-emitting device arranged in the light distribution pattern for a vehicle The light distribution pattern for a vehicle having a predetermined horizontal cut-off line section at the top portion on one side of the vertical central line and an oblique cut-off line section whose central line side is lowered in another side. The light distribu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178952 | Theft-deterrent outdoor lighting A theft deterrent outdoor lighting, comprising in combination a light housing for housing a light, a battery for storing electrical energy, an alarm and a motion detector electrically connecting the alarm to the battery to actuate the alarm when motion is detected, ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178955 | Safety headlight A safety headlight with a battery power monitor is provided. The headlight includes one primary light bulb and at least one LED bulb. When the battery power begins to fade so that the primary bulb is in danger of going out, a sensor in the headlight switches power t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178940 | Reptile dual functional lamp A dual functional lamp includes a lamp shade, a dual light seat unit mounted in the lamp shade, and a dual light bulb unit mounted on the dual light seat unit and located in the lamp shade. Thus, the dual light bulb unit can emit optical rays outward to provide a wa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168833 | Automotive headlamps with improved beam chromaticity Lenses for lamps can improve the quality of the light emitted through lens by interacting with the light bulb. Photoluminescent dyes as well as non-photoluminescent dyes may be incorporated into a polycarbonate lens in order to shift the chromaticity of the light so... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168823 | Internally illuminated objects An internally lighted object includes a housing which is fabricated from either a transparent material or a translucent material. A selectively energizable light source is contained within the housing so that when the light source is energized the object shines. In ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167297 | Micromirror array In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163312 | Spotlight system and method A spotlight system is adaptable for use with preferably one or more power sources so as to provide lighting where needed. The spotlight system preferably includes a spotlight assembly comprising a lamp housing which includes at least one bulb, a switch, and an enclo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
