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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364325 | Lamp structure A lamp structure is constructed to include a transparent opencell housing with a predetermined wall thickness. The housing includes an inner mirror layer and an outer mirror layer respectively coated on the inner and outer surfaces thereof. A light admitting face in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7326944 | Collapsible irradiation device An irradiation device includes a base part, a support longitudinally extending from the base part and enclosing an angle with a vertical axis, and a housing that includes a central axis, at least one radiation unit, and a radiation emission plane. The housing is piv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322716 | Extendable articulated flashlight The invention is an apparatus that is an extendable articulated flashlight. The apparatus have an electric power source; a housing for the electric power source, where the housing has a base; a light generating device; and an adjustable extendable collapsible arm co... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237931 | Orientation adjustable lamp An orientation adjustable lamp comprises a stand rod extended with a supporting frame; a rotation control device positioned to the stand rod; an arm having one end connected to the rotation control device and another end connected to a lamp. The rotation control dev... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7180248 | Inductively coupled ballast circuit A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156541 | Projector desk lamp A projector desk lamp employs a base for supporting components of said desk lamp on a flat surface. A stem with one end forming an adjustable articulated joint with said base that can be swung between a horizontal position and a vertical position freely and can be l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7097145 | Support arm for a surgical theater system A surgical theater system includes a boom rotating about a hub and coupled to a counterbalance arm assembly having a counterbalance arm and a monitor mount assembly configured to permit a monitor or other device to be positioned horizontally and vertically within a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099487 | Microphone with arm A microphone has an arm in a manner such that vibration generated by a loudspeaker or the like is transmitted to the microphone. The microphone characterized in that the arm supporting the microphone is constructed of a plurality of split arms, which are connected w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7018063 | Solar powered lighting assembly A solar powered lighting assembly for attachment to an eaves trough mounted on an outer wall surface includes a lamp, a rechargeable power source, a solar panel assembly, a mounting bracket and a connector arm. The rechargeable power source is connected to the lamp ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014331 | Light system on trees and other objects A light system to be installed under branches of a tree, particularly under the fronds of a palm tree. The system involves a flexible multiple bulb light rod or a continuous string of lights. A lower end of the light rod is installed to a trunk of a tree by way of a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6918686 | Assembled lamp retaining device An assembled lamp retaining device comprises a lamp seat, a limiting structure and a lamp rod. In the limiting structure, a pin passes through an upper locking hole of the lamp seat, a limiting block and a tension spring above the limiting block so as to confine the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918689 | Pivoting auxiliary vehicle light assembly An auxiliary light assembly is provided for a tractor having a front-mounted implement. The assembly includes a lower support and an upper support pivotal with respect to the lower support. The lower support has a cylindrical member which is attached to a frame. Det... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6860630 | Lamp assembly device with detachable lamp rod A lamp assembly device with a detachable lamp rod is disclosed. A lateral side of the wire winding box has a via hole. An end surface of the lamp seat has a recess and near a front edge of the lamp seat is installed with a groove. A recess is communicable to the gro... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6814473 | Lamp with hinged adjustable arm structure A lighting structure includes a wire collector, a lamp head, a base and a balancing device. The wire collector includes a first supporting rod and a second supporting rod which are respectively integrally formed. The balancing device includes a first hinge, a first ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805477 | Assembled lamp with detachable lamp rod and lamp seat An assembled lamp with a detachable lamp rod and lamp seat is disclosed. A wire winding box has a via hole and a bottom of the wire winding box has through hole. A portion of a lamp seat has a penetrating hole. One side of the lamp seat is formed with an embedding h... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6793380 | Adjustable progressive joint-brake system A joint (52) for connecting arm portions (40, 42) of a ceiling or wall mounted support system includes housing members (60,62) with an annular bearing (64) interposed between opposed surfaces (82,84) thereof. The housing members ar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758585 | Articulated, adjustable stand An articulated stand having an adjustment mechanism featuring a hinge-and-wheel assembly. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an articulated, adjustable stand comprising an upwardly extending arm, a downwardly extending leg pivotally attached to the up... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6676281 | Rail lighting system A rail lighting system includes an adapter having contact members with elongated portions. A body having an opening for a rail receives the contacts such that the elongated portions extend adjacent the rail. A wedge includes members that engage the contac... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663266 | Lighting fixture for optionally positioning lamp device A lighting fixture includes a supporting device clamped or standing on a table or surface; a main arm pivotally mounted on the supporting device; a cantilever pivotally secured to the main arm; a lamp device having a lamp and a lamp shade pivotally connec... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6543914 | Stand arrangement Stand arrangement, in particular for medical examining and surgical microscopes, having a support foot (1), an upper part (2a), which can be rotated with respect to the support foot (2) about a vertical axis (A), and a boom (3), mounted pivotably thereon,... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6488387 | Adjustable height grow light An adjustable height grow light for easy manual adjustment of the vertical position of the light fixture. The light includes a light stand having two vertical supports and a horizontal support connected to the vertical supports and defining an interior ch... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6328458 | Support arm for surgical light apparatus An arm assembly for supporting a surgical lighthead of a surgical light apparatus. The arm assembly includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled to the first arm about a main pivot axis. A rod extends within an interior region of the second arm... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6074075 | Centering device for high mast lighting system A high mast lighting system includes an elongated vertical mast having upper and lower ends, an annular lamp support ring surrounding the mast and having a plurality of lamps removably mounted thereon, a mechanism for raising and lowering the ring along t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6027233 | Counterbalanced lamp having a resiliently bowed spring lever The invention concerns a form of lighting decoration hanger structure. It refers especially to a bow form such as those supporting structures used in fishing rod as an arm of uphold. It includes the light hood, the supporting arm, spring lever and its fou... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6012821 | Support arm for surgical light apparatus An arm assembly for supporting a surgical lighthead of a surgical light apparatus includes a first arm and a first clevis appended to the first arm and having a first stop surface and a second stop surface. The arm assembly also includes a second arm form... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5971572 | Device for angularly positioning a mass relative to a horizontal support axis and a lighting apparatus provided with such a device A device for the angular positioning of a mass with respect to a horizontal support axis includes a support arm intended to carry the mass and the mounted angularly displaceable about the support axis and the balancing device for balancing the arm connect... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5613771 | Swings out of the way articulated magnifying lamp The invention provides illumination and may provide magnified viewing of an object using a means which may be located directly in front of a seated or reclining individual, while providing for the means to pivot out of the way for easy egress from the sit... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5586820 | Multidirectional task lamp A table, desk or wall-mount lamp is disclosed which is adjustable by being rotatable and also directable into several continuous directions for focusing the light onto an object and for focusing the intensity of light towards the object which is to be ill... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5396409 | Halogen lamp A lamp assembly is disclosed which includes a base, a lamp arm mounting adapter on the base for pivotally mounting a lamp arm thereto, with the lamp arm itself having a first pair of hollow support tubes mounted on the adapter for pivotal movement on a ve... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5339233 | Lamp assembly A lamp assembly including a mid-angle trapezoidal open frame having four corners pivotably connected to an upper arm, an upper wiring tube, a lower arm, and a lower wiring tube, a triple-terminal connecting frame pivotably connected to the upper arm and t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5333103 | Halogen lamp A lamp assembly is disclosed which includes a base, a lamp arm mounting adapter on the base for pivotally mounting a lamp arm thereto, with the lamp arm itself having a first pair of hollow support tubes mounted on the adapter for pivotal movement on a ve... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5170975 | Articulated arm with spring for counterbalancing Two arm sections are interconnected by a connection to provide an articulated arm. The connection includes mating gear wheels with one such wheel on each of the two arms. The connection also includes side pieces for providing a fixed distance between the ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5147132 | Swivel means for lighting fixture A swivel means for lighting fixture includes: a swivel base having a lower post secured on a supporting base of a lighting fixture, an upper bracket having a collar rotatably mounted on the swivel base as packed by a packing sleeve sandwiched between the ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5065297 | Study lamp A study lamp wherein the electric bulb is supported in an etheral fashion on a structure which is both rigid and lightweight, comprises a base, a boom having one end connected to the base by means of a hinge and the other end arranged to hold a bulb socke... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5025359 | Counterbalanced arm for a lighthead A counterbalanced arm for a lighthead has an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion adapted at one end to be connected to the lighthead and at the other end for articulation about the upper arm portion, and a pivot assembly connecting the upper arm portio... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5016153 | Articulated arm lamp This articulated arm lamp comprises a base for supporting first and second mutually articulated arms; the second arm furthermore supports, at one end, a paraboloid which contains a light source; first and second arms are supported by a flexible element wh... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5003442 | Movable lighting apparatus A lighting assembly having a series of telescoping tubes is mounted in a box, and an interior spring urges the tubes to extend out of the box into a use position. A light on the free end of the tubes simulates a candle. One end of cable within the spring ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4770384 | Movable stand An improved movable stand has a parallel crank arm assembly which includes a pair of parallel arm members and first and second brackets positioned at opposite ends of said arms. Each of the parallel arm members is pivoted at its ends to their adjacent bra... | 09/13/1988 |
