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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234848 | Adjustable lampshade A lampshade may comprise an upper rim, a cross-member having two ends connected to the upper rim, a clip having a spring portion and two arms, and a shade material connected to said upper rim. The cross-member may include a loop portion between the two ends, the spr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7073921 | Anti-shock flashlight An anti-shock flashlight comprising a body, where there is an empty compartment inside. There is a male component on the top of the body. There is an anti-shock system comprising a holder, a headpiece and a spring. The holder slides onto the body, the headpiece is s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6905233 | Light guard The present invention 10 discloses a protective screen safety guard 12 that attaches to lamps, heat lamps, or the like 18 which provides means for both light and heat for living creatures 20 contained in an aquarium and/or terrarium habit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6726347 | Recessed lighting A recessed light fixture includes a light source enclosure face defining an aperture. The enclosure face includes a spring retainer spaced outward from the aperture. The spring retainer includes a bridge portion forming a portion of the circumference of the aperture... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6280061 | Halogen lamp with reflector A halogen lamp with reflector which allows a pinch seal portion to be fitted onto a lamp mount portion of a reflector simply by inserting a lamp body with a pinch seal support and a lead rod support into the lamp mount portion, thrashes the cost and preve... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5957569 | Electric lamp with cement-free base and metal/plastic reflector-type socket with spring The invention relates to an electric lamp based without cement, for instation in a reflector which is provided with an opening (17a) and made in the reflector wall (17). The lamp has a metal/plastic base which has a metal holder part (12) in which the bu... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5857652 | Finial adaptor Adaptors and devices for displaying decorative finials. The adaptors and devices of the invention include devices for engaging various table lamps and utilitarian objects, including table lamps having clip-on lamp shades and European standard table lamps,... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5758850 | Finial adaptor Adaptors and devices for displaying decorative finials. The adaptors and devices of the invention include devices for engaging various table lamps and other utilitarian objects, including table lamps having clip-on lamp shades and European standard table ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5711597 | Lamp bulb securing structure A lamp bulb securing structure which includes a set spring for urging a metal piece of a lamp bulb against a periphery member of a lamp bulb mounting hole to secure, wherein a tip end part of the set spring is hooked on an engagement member formed on the ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711599 | Lampshade A lampshade consists of a foldable frame, a shade attached on the frame, and a mounting fitting detachably fitted with the frame. The mounting fitting is formed by bending a steel wire to have an upper portion consisting of a pair of laterally extending e... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5651611 | Shadow mask assembly for dental light The mask has a cap from which two deformable legs protrude. The legs are deformed to permit the outermost parts of the legs to be snapped into a groove in the socket that carries the lamp of the dental light. The mask is not attached to a reflector shield... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5613772 | Finial adapter for clip-on lamp shades A finial adapter is selectively fixable to the wire of a clip-on lamp shade to allow use of a finial on clip-on lamp shades. Centrally of the plate, feet automatically center the adapter into the appropriate position to attach to the wire. The adapter has... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5605391 | Convection rotated ornament A spinning ornamental incandescent bulb cover has a shade portion and a spinning turbine vane portion formed from a single flat sheet of flexible material. Convective air currents, generated by the heat of the bulb, are passed over the turbine vanes to ro... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5186535 | Device for mounting lamp on lamp mount A device for mounting a lamp on a lamp mount includes an engagement spring made of a spring steel sheet in the form of a leaf spring having a substantially elliptical shape. The engagement spring is configured such that it extends at a right angle relativ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4979084 | Finial support for table lamp A device for supporting a decorative finial on a table lamp having a lampshade of the metal hoop-type. The lampshade is generally releasably secured to the lamp by a pair of opposed spring clips which slip over and grip the light bulb held in the socket o... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4703404 | Portable lighting device A portable electric lighting device is provided having an open top closable by two rotatable members oppositely hinged. The members allow easy access to the interior of the device for bulb, light filter or lens changing. Heat from the lamp is dissipated b... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4539631 | Lamp shade and method A lamp shade comprising a hollow seamless shell or foundation molded from thermoplastic material and to which a lamp spider is secured for supporting the shade with respect to a light bulb or lamp fixture. An inwardly projecting collar is molded integrall... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4514793 | Reflector system for securing to a light source When it is desired to increase the light yield from fluorescent tube installations without reflectors by providing the fluorescent tubes with a reflector, it is often difficult to mount and position the reflector in an existing light fitting, and it is ev... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4470104 | Automotive inner-bulb assembly An inner-bulb assembly for use in an automotive lamp unit such as a headlamp or foglamp unit comprising an inner-bulb, an electrically nonconductive base and a metallic spring clip. The base can be designed to retrofit an H3 type of base. Additionally the... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4399497 | Retainer for a lamp A retainer for supporting a lamp socket to a housing which includes a base having an opening to permit the passage of light from the lamp. Also included is a bracket having an opening for circumscribing a leg protruding from the base. A fastener holds the... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4210954 | Reflectors The invention relates to an improvement in reflectors including a first reflector, which is detachably fastened to a bulb and is combined with a small reflector, which is fixed in front of the bulb and opposite said first reflector in order to reflect dir... | 07/01/1980 |
