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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096684 | Device for influencing a light beam in particular for stage illumination The device for influencing a light beam includes a primitive element and a housing which is arranged at a rotatable arm and which is rotatable with respect to the primitive element by means of one of the several drive units, and into which a light source for generat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8057069 | Graphical user interface manipulable lighting A graphical-user-interface manipulable lighting system is disclosed in which a light source having a position of focus is moved by an articulator adapted to receive and send signals through a control box indicating the current and intended positions of the focus of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7291951 | Actuator including intermediate wall An actuator has a housing that accommodates a motor, an output shaft for rotating a lamp unit that radiates light, a drive mechanism portion formed from a transmission gear system for transmitting rotation from the motor to the output shaft, and a control circuit po... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292337 | Optical processor using detecting assembly and method using same An optical processor includes a light source (20), a grating device (23), a first lens (24), a reflector (25), a second lens (26), an array of mirror cells (28), a color wheel (29), and a third lens (30). The l... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7253942 | Image projection lighting devices with projection field light intensity uniformity adjustment A lighting system is disclosed comprised of a plurality of image projection lighting devices including a first image projection lighting device. The first image projection lighting device is typically comprised of a microprocessor and a camera. The microprocessor an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252419 | Motorcycle headlight assembly An adjustable motorcycle headlight with multiple degrees of freedom enables the rider to aim the light where it is needed, as well as facilitating the factory assembly process by enabling fine adjustment after the headlight is mounted. The motorcycle headlight is at... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241030 | Illumination apparatus and method Illumination apparatus includes a support structure, at least one light emitting element, and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light emitting element. The light emitting element and heat sink are moveable in relation to the support structure. An actuator system ... | 07/10/2007 |
| RE39653 | Mark forming apparatus, method of forming laser mark on optical disk, reproducing apparatus, optical disk and method of producing optical disk An object of the present invention is to provide a marking forming apparatus, a method of forming a laser marking on an optical disk, a reproduction apparatus, an optical disk, and a method of manufacturing an optical disk, capable of providing a greatly improved co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206023 | Image projection lighting devices with projection field light intensity uniformity adjustment A lighting system is disclosed comprised of a plurality of image projection lighting devices including a first image projection lighting device. The first image projection lighting device is typically comprised of a microprocessor and a camera. The microprocessor an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165857 | Interactive LED display device A toy, particularly an educational toy that has a light-emitting diode device attached thereto. Instead of a whole array of light-emitting diodes, the light-emitting diode device has only one or multiple cross rows of light-emitting diodes rotating about an axis. Th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7151601 | Apparatus and methods relating to wavelength conditioning of illumination Lighting systems comprising a spectrum former upstream from a reflective pixelated spatial light modulator (reflective SLM), the SLM reflecting substantially all of the light in the spectrum into at least two different light paths, that do not reflect back to the li... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7121706 | Vehicle headlamp unit In an actuator of a vehicle headlamp unit for deflecting a direction or a range of illumination, a step-like rib for supporting a printed circuit board is formed at an inner side of a peripheral edge portion of a resin molded casing, and an opposed rib is formed at ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086742 | Projection optical system A projection optical system is disclosed with which undistorted images can be obtained at any image position within a specification range, and whose projection angle can be changed. The projection optical system includes a plurality of optical elements and a first o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055964 | Content optimizing system for an image projection lighting device An image projection lighting device is disclosed having a processor and communications port. The communications port may receive a contrast command. The processor may modify contrast of image data in response to the contrast command to form contrast modified image d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036935 | Light projection apparatus for projection in three-dimensions An apparatus and method are provided for producing images having a depth or relief component (e.g., appearing three-dimensional) from single perspective projection masks. The three-dimensional relief images are generated from two-dimensional images utilizing a simpl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032348 | Motor operated fast food service window with upwardly focused proximity detectors An electrically operated fast-food service window with a plurality of upwardly focused infrared emitter/receivers mounted on the fast-food service window in a manner such that the emitter/receivers emit infrared beams at an angle slightly askew of an imaginary verti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033035 | Portable light-emitting display device A portable light-emitting display device having one or more rotating members including one or more light sources mounted or otherwise affixed thereto. The one or more rotating members are coupled to a motor. The motor and the light sources are each electrically coup... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018047 | Image projection lighting device with variable homogeneity An image projection lighting device is provided which includes a variable homogenizing system. The variable homogenizing system may homogenize light projected by a lamp across a light valve. The variable homogenizing system may vary the light across the light valve ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6975091 | Power control unit of fuel cell hybrid vehicle A power control unit of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle includes a first switching unit, a second switching unit, and a control unit. One terminal of the first switching unit is connected to a fuel cell stack and to an anode of a DC/DC converter in parallel, and the othe... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955447 | Remote control assembly comprising a signal light and a spotlight A remote control assembly comprising a signal light and a spotlight comprises a lamp receptacle, a combined light, two driving device for the combined light, a base stand, circuit board and suction disk. The combined light includes signal light and spotlight, lamp s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6923563 | Movable headlight unit for use on motor vehicle A headlight unit that is adapted for use on a motor vehicle, such as a land vehicle, can be moved from one orientation with respect to the road into other orientations that are angularly spaced apart from the first orientation in response to movement of a control sw... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923552 | Wind power driving auxiliary lamp A wind power driving auxiliary lamp comprises a seat, a generator, a transparent cover and a circuit device. The seat has two supporting frames. The generator has a blade set and a small power generator firmly secured to a blade groove of the blade set. The blade se... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918683 | Oscillating light device A floodlight configured to illuminate a controlled area includes a planar linkage assembly providing the lamp head of the floodlight with smooth oscillatory motion. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6871992 | Brake light system A brake light system for a vehicle includes an indicating member movable between a first position and a second position, which is different from the first position. The indicating member is movable from its first position to its second position in response to the ac... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866402 | Manual and automatic locking system for a multiparameter lighting fixture A multiparameter lighting fixture, which includes a locking system for pan and/or tilt, either of which may include a manual input device and an actuator. The locking systems for pan and tilt can be manually locked or unlocked by a technician using their respective ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834982 | Spotlight with perimetrical delimitation of the emitted light beam A spotlight with perimetrical delimitation of the emitted light beam, comprising a light source for emitting a light beam, an optical element that can move axially with respect to the light beam in order to adjust the breadth of the light beam, and a Fresnel lens fo... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814478 | Conductive spring current for warning light An electric current path for an oscillating warning light of an emergency vehicle includes a spring that is connected between a stationary base of the warning light and an oscillating assembly of the warning light. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6786622 | Searchlight and controller therefore A searchlight including a housing having first and second ends, a window in the first end of the housing and a lamp disposed within the housing so as to emit light through the window. A post is secured to a positioning assembly within the body. The positioning assem... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6767118 | Device and method for adjusting the direction of light emitted from a motor vehicle headlight A device for adjusting a light emission direction of a motor vehicle headlight has a unit for executing a pivoting movement of at least one part of the motor vehicle headlight that is held by a suspension and which effects the light emission direction, about an axis... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6744693 | Lighting fixture A lighting fixture projects a light beam for spot lighting in theater stages, cinema and television studios and the like. The fixture includes a light source at one end of a housing having a light beam exit aperture at the opposite end thereof, the light source and ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6663268 | Automatic automotive headlamp leveling device The invention provides an automatic automotive headlamp leveling device for providing a highly accurate optical axis correction by controlling the driving of an actuator without being affected by the mounting tolerance of a vehicle height sensor itself.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6653933 | Autonomous local area distributed network An autonomous local area distributed network provides a peer-to-peer network to connect nodes and devices using low cost and low bandwidth communication techniques, thus allowing the network to share node resources and distribute programming tasks across ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616302 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a drive portion having a drive source, and a lamp body that has a light source and that is supported by a rotary shaft operable to be rotated by the drive portion. A rotary contact is provided around the rotary shaft and rotates to... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547410 | LED alley/take-down light 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 culminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a pow... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6517216 | Adjustable fluorescent lighting fixtures The present invention includes an adjustable lighting fixture having a housing and light holders which are able to extend, pivot, spin, and slide with respect to the housing, a mounting arm, or each other. The lighting fixture may thus provide enhanced li... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6461021 | Reflector positioning assembly, and associated method, for lighting apparatus A reflector-positioning apparatus, and an associated method, for a lighting assembly. Rotational forces are generated and applied to rotatable ring members. Rotation of the ring members is transduced to tilt and pan movements, as desired, of the reflector... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412972 | Digital light protection apparatus with digital micromirror device and rotatable housing There is provided a digital light projection apparatus for projecting digitally selected light beams onto a stage display to create the effect of a continuously moving image. The apparatus has a fixed housing with a luminaire and a deformable micromirror ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6371621 | Servo-controlled concealed emergency light fixture An improved flush-mount emergency light fixture (10) is provided having a housing (12) adapted for placement in a wall or ceiling aperture (20), an internal illumination assembly (16) and a selectively movable cover (14), in order to provide illumination ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6299336 | Low profile lift mounting arrangement for telescoping mast An improved low profile mounting arrangement is provided for a telescoping tube construction applied to the roof of a vehicle. The lowest mast section is nested between two vertically upright shaft support plates which journal a pivot shaft rotatably secu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6254253 | Deflectable laser source having movable piezu elements for projecting images The invention is a device for deflecting a light beam. A system includes a memory unit for memorizing the data of a symbol to be read into the system, a laser beam deflection unit, a laser, and a power source. All parts are integrated in a housing which c... | 07/03/2001 |
