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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182104 | Capacitive proximity and/or touch switch A capacitive proximity and/or touch switch has an electrically conductive body bridging a spacing distance between an at least partially translucent, electrically insulating cover plate and a carrier plate. The electrically conductive body has a sensor surface at th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8162510 | LED chip package structure with multifunctional integrated chips and a method for making the same A LED chip package structure with multifunctional integrated chips includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a chip unit, and a package colloid unit. The light-emitting unit has a plurality of LED chips electrically arranged on the substrate unit. The chip u... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136964 | Illuminated bollard for loading dock A combination dock light and bollard serves the purposes of both, without having any sensitive structure projecting out from the bollard into the traffic lane at the loading dock. A lamp assembly within the bollard projects out a window cutout at an upper end of the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132938 | Indoor light balancing An illumination system (1) is based on a window (21) having controllable transmittance and a light guide system (31) arranged for transferring light from a light guide input (33) to a light guide output (34). The light guide output... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8096685 | LED lamp assembly An LED lamp assembly includes a lighting pole and an LED lamp mounted on the lighting pole. The lighting pole includes a holding cylinder, a plurality of light-guiding plates received in the holding cylinder and a light emitting member surrounded by the light-guidin... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083377 | LED light having projector with focus adjustment An LED light includes focus-adjustable projection means that can be rotated 360 degrees about any desired combination of x, y, and z axes of a three-dimensional coordinate system and powered by any of a variety of AC and DC power sources. Furthermore, the LED light ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083376 | LED power failure light An LED power failure light device has first LED element(s) powered by a power source to serve as a night light and second LED element(s) powered by non-rechargeable batteries to serve as an emergency light, which may incorporate a multiple selection switch to change... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079733 | Indicator and indicator-structure An indicator for emitting a light is provided, the indicator comprising a plate-shaped member which has a stress-concentrating section for causing stress concentration, and a stress-transmitting section for transmitting, to the stress-concentrating section, a stress... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8007132 | Electric torch An electric torch includes a main body, a holder and a connecting portion. The main body includes a lamp shade and a light emitting portion. The lamp shade defines a receiving space. The light emitting portion is secured in the receiving space and configured for emi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002440 | LED lamp with remote control device A method for controlling a remote LED lamp includes: using a memory unit (452) to record a standard value for indicating a normal environmental brightness and a reference value for indicating a normal LED brightness; using a first sensor (41) to detect... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985004 | Luminaire A luminaire assembly comprises a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed within the housing, a microwave sensor disposed within the housing for detecting occupants in an area adjacent the housing, wherein the microwave sensor is in electrical communic... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963675 | Electrically controllable window treatment system to control sun glare in a space A system for reducing sun glare through an opening into a space, the system comprising an electrically controllable window treatment operable to alter the amount of daylight entering the space through the opening; a first sensor mounted within the space and characte... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7950816 | Backlight device and display device It is an object to manufacture a highly reliable backlight device with less color unevenness and less luminance unevenness, and a high-performance and highly reliable display device including the backlight device, which can display a high quality image. A light emit... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950827 | Electrically controllable window treatment system to control sun glare in a space A system for reducing sun glare through an opening into a space, the system comprising an electrically controllable window treatment operable to alter the amount of daylight entering the space through the opening; a first sensor mounted within the space and characte... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942555 | Multi-action, battery-powered, trigger-activated lighting system A multi-action, battery-powered, trigger-activated lighting system automatically provides soft light upon human motion during the night, even in the event of a power outage, and can additionally be deployed quickly for use as an intense flashlight. Furthermore, it c... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938562 | Lighting including integral communication apparatus A lighting and communication system for use in a standardized light fixture is provided. The lighting and communication system includes a light source and a communication apparatus including at least one of an audio device and a camera. At least one electrical conne... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938563 | Portable computer and keyboard illuminating device thereof A keyboard illuminating device for a portable computer includes a battery module and an illuminating module. The battery module can supply power to the portable computer and includes a housing. The illuminating module is disposed on the battery module and is powered... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926981 | Optical fiber illumination A portable device or a cover for a portable device includes a light source to emit light and an optical fiber to illuminate based on light received from the light source. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909483 | Lighting system The present invention relates to a lighting system comprising a base part (12) with at least one primary coil (18), and at least one light module (13, 14) with a secondary coil (26) adapted to inductively interact with the primary coil ( | 03/22/2011 |
| 7828463 | Lunar resonant lighting A method and apparatus to control a lighting source such as a streetlight and modulate the output of the lighting source so that artificial illumination is reduced when moonlight is available to illuminate the area. The apparatus includes a sensor assembly for detec... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7708419 | Ambient light system and method thereof An ambient light system applied in a TV including a display panel, a loudspeaker and a plurality of ambient light sources includes an audio level detector, a pattern generator, and an ambient light controller. The audio level detector detects the level of an input a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699499 | Automated light-emitting apparatus and wearable object including the same The invention provides an automated light-emitting apparatus, which can be disposed in an object, includes a light-emitting unit, a force-sensing module, and a power-generating module. The force-sensing module includes a first component and a second component engage... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7637631 | Non-contact dead front actuation system and lighting assembly for providing keyless entry into a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle A dead front actuating assembly actuates a device in standard ambient light conditions. The dead front actuating assembly includes a housing defining a periphery and an interior volume. A cover plate is fixedly secured to the housing at the periphery. The cover plat... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7588349 | Solar-infrared-rays sensing garden lamp A solar-infrared-rays sensing garden lamp is provided. It mainly comprises a garden lamp body with a control apparatus set inside. The control apparatus charges a power supply via the solar energy in the daytime, and provides power via the power supply in the nightt... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585092 | Motion-activated lamps Motion-activated lamps are disclosed herein. Preferred motion-activated lamps include a free-standing base housing a motion sensor and a battery power source operably connected to an electrical circuit, an adjustable neck, and means for emitting light. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7578603 | Acoustic wave induced light emitting golf ball A light emitting golf ball is provided that includes a spherical housing, a fixing container, a light emitting device, a first fitting portion, and a second fitting portion. The light emitting device is disposed in the fixing container and includes an acoustic wave ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7543958 | Lighting fixture with a retractable sensor module and methods of operating the same According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a lighting fixture is provided with a housing space to receive a retractable sensor module. The housing space is provided with an internal holder with electrical circuitry to operate the lighting fixture. The... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537358 | Method and apparatus for repelling pests A method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing pests sensitive to light from inhabiting an enclosed area. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a strobe light configured to emit high intensity flashes of light in a continuously repeated pattern, a mo... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7520634 | Methods and apparatus for controlling a color temperature of lighting conditions Methods and apparatus in which at least one first LED generates first radiation having a first spectrum, and at least one second LED generates second radiation having a second spectrum different than the first spectrum. One or more controllers control at least one o... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520635 | Structures for color changing light devices A light element includes a decorative, patterned translucent outer shell and a base. The base supports a plurality of LEDs positioned so as to emit a light show through the shell. The device also includes a compartment for receiving and securing a replaceable volati... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507001 | Retrofit LED lamp for fluorescent fixtures without ballast An energy saving device for an LED lamp mounted to an existing fixture for a fluorescent lamp where the ballast is removed or bypassed. The LEDs are positioned within a tube and electrical power is delivered from a power source to the LEDs. The LED lamp includes mea... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507000 | Illumination sensing device for portable terminal An illumination sensing device for a portable terminal is disclosed. The illumination sensing device includes a housing having a sensor hole extending through a side of the housing, a printed circuit board in the housing and connected to a backlight unit, an illumin... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490960 | Add-on sensor module for lighting system A relocate able add-on control sensor module is described which electrically connects and controls at least one recessed light fixture. The relocate able add-on control module is mounted to a suspended ceiling t-bar grid and can be positioned anywhere in the ceiling... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7465068 | Illumination system and method for a mobile computing device A method of configuring one or more illumination states for illuminating at least two user interface devices of a mobile device, the method comprising assigning a first illumination state to first and second user interface devices, when intensity of ambient light is... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7452107 | Rotary actuator with light guides and photo-sensor A control element for a motor vehicle is disclosed that includes at least one rotary actuator and one actuating element integrated in the rotary actuator, whereby the actuating element can be moved relative to the rotary actuator, and whereby a connecting member, wh... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452106 | Circuit device for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices in a sequence The invention provides a circuit device for controlling N light-emitting devices disposed in a sequence on an object, wherein N is an integer larger than 1, and each light-emitting device includes a respective light-emitting diode. The circuit device includes a wate... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441360 | Air freshener with picture frame A picture display frame includes front and rear sides. A recess is disposed within the rear side of the display frame. A volatile material holder is disposed within the recess of the rear side. The volatile material holder includes a reservoir and a vapor permeable ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441935 | Backlight unit, display apparatus comprising the same and control method thereof A display apparatus including a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light source unit including a plurality of point light sources to provide light to the LCD panel and divided into a plurality of light source areas, a plurality of light source driving parts to su... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438439 | Temperature adjusting device for an LED light source A temperature adjusting device of the present invention is provided with: an LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a temperature sensor 9 for detecting an ambient temperature of the LED light source 11r, | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438438 | Decorative lighting fixture with adjustable range motion detector A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector having an adjustable field of view hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The lighting fixture includes a motion detector housing that forms an integral part of the fixtu... | 10/21/2008 |
