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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136969 | Variable lighting system for optimizing night visibility A variable lighting system (“VLS”) for optimizing object visibility at night by setting a base level of lighting, adding a variable light to that base level of lighting, and a synchronizing the timing and sequence of the base level of lighting and the variable l... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7810969 | Ambient lighting for vehicle interior floor console A floor console to provide ambient lighting in the interior of a vehicle is disclosed. The floor console includes lighting elements strategically positioned to illuminate the footwells of the vehicle, the cupholders, and the storage bin. The same lighting element ma... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7654712 | Lamp for vehicle A lamp module is constructed of a light source part made of a semiconductor light emitting element, and an optical member for distributing light emitted from the light source part. The light source part includes a surface-emitting laser element in which plural light... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7556408 | Exhaust tailpipe flame effect device A flame effect device for a vehicle including an exhaust pipe and an effect module. The effect module includes a fan, a light, and streamers. When the effect module is activated, the fan blows the streamers in front of the light creating a reflection on the inside f... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7367570 | Creeper A creeper having a pair of relatively large diameter wheels is provided for maneuverability along uneven surfaces. A torso support and extensions are positioned on a tubular frame. Approximately midway along the longitudinal length of the torso support is an axle fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357547 | Shear welded mounting stud assembly The subject invention relates to an assembly and method for attaching a stud to a lamp housing that decreases the overall size of the automotive lamp assembly. The apparatus has a collar molded over a stud. The collar attaches the stud to the lamp housing by being s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357545 | Multi-focal lens for bi-functional headlamp The headlamp assembly having low beam and high beam operation modes includes a light source, a reflector surface adapted to reflect light from the light source outward to a condenser lens positioned at a distance from the light source. An opaque shield is positioned... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347595 | Method of providing modulated illumination of a road, and a vehicle headlight for performing the said method The invention relates to a method of lighting a road with a vehicle headlight, in which the projected light is modulated in response to the presence of any persons on the road. The method comprises the following operations: detecting in the road scene at least one p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331690 | Infrared headlight An infrared headlight useful in a night vision system may be made with an infrared emitter positioned in a reflector. The radiation source is associated with a filter body which has a first filter layer part and a second uncoated part. The two parts are designed so ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316380 | Article hanging system, slidable wire holder, detachable wire holder, wire hook and wire gripper An article hanging system (1) capable of easily changing an exhibit position and an exhibit height of an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf comprises a ceiling rail assembly (10), a wire holder (50) slidabl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314298 | Automotive headlight discharge bulb A discharge bulb is provided with an arc tube main body in which an arc tube having a discharge light emitting portion (a hermetically sealed glass envelope) where electrodes are provided in such a manner as to face each other is enclosed in a cylindrical shroud gla... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314297 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A headlamp unit is provided to emphasize a shape of an individual lamp while suppressing an increase in the number of parts used, while improving ventilation and preventing fogging in areas near an inner surface of a lens, while maintaining a simple housing structur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315127 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp 10 is provided with a lamp unit 30 which applies beams of the desired patterns ahead, and a double axis actuator 50 having a first drive mode in which the lamp unit is rotated in one of two planes that are orthogonal to each other... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312477 | Led lamp for light source Whereas incandescent light bulbs and other similar light sources known in the related art emit light in all directions, LED lamps can emit light in a single direction, and this is manifested in the problem of being unable to achieve light distribution characteristic... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311434 | Movable lighting apparatus A movable lighting apparatus includes first and second slide bars to which negative and positive electric power is respectively applied, sliders which move perpendicularly with the first and second slide bars, respectively and receive electric power of a correspondi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300183 | Optical device and apparatus comprising the optical device On a front wall of a mold resin (13) sealing a light emitter (12), a direct emission region (18), through which the light emitted from the light emitter (12) directly passes to the outside, and a total reflection region (19), by wh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278763 | Antitheft device and method for vehicle lamp A method and system for deterring theft of a vehicle lamp component can include a flexible member that can be permanently or semi-permanently attached to a vehicle lamp such that valuable portions of the vehicle lamp are destroyed if/when unauthorized detachment of ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276854 | Decorative lamp and lighting system for vehicles A decorative lighting system for a vehicle comprises a microprocessor controller; an integrated circuit having the microcontroller connected therein and connectable to a power source; a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in the circuit; a housing hermetica... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270452 | Light emitting handle for vehicle A light emitting handle includes a handle body, a light emitting device mounted on the handle body to emit light outward, and a light guide device mounted on the handle body to guide and reflect the light of the light emitting device outward from the handle body. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266431 | All terrain vehicles (ATVs) and all vehicle (ATV) cautionary light assemblies All terrain vehicles and all terrain vehicle cautionary light assemblies are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, an all terrain vehicle (ATV) includes a frame, a seat coupled with the frame and configured to support an operator, a plurality of wheels... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261448 | Vehicular headlamp Whereas a light source bulb is used as a light source of a basic lamp piece unit which needs a large amount of irradiating light, with regard to an additional lamp piece unit lighted on and off repeatedly in accordance with a situation of running a vehicle, a semico... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261446 | Light assembly for a vehicle A light fixture assembly for the interior of a vehicle comprises a mounting member having a tab and a recessed cavity disposed on generally opposed end portions, and at least two spaced apart openings adapted to receive fasteners for securing the mounting member to ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253557 | Light source provided with a housing enclosing voltage regulator means and method of manufacturing thereof A light source for testing sites using a fluorescent dye is described. The light source can include a low voltage lamp or a low heat generating lamp. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246930 | Light source and vehicle lamp A light source for vehicles can include a base having a cavity formed on its upper surface, an LED chip mounted in the cavity of the base, a resin portion for sealing the LED chip in the cavity, an optical member disposed above the base and apart from the LED chip, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241042 | Fastening system for fixing a light source on a counterpart of a motor vehicle headlight, and a method of applying it This invention provides apparatus for projecting light, for a motor vehicle, comprising: a light source having a discharge bulb, a high tension module, and a bulb base for making the connection between the bulb and the high tension module, ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241034 | Automatic directional control system for vehicle headlights A structure and method for operating a directional control system for vehicle headlights that is capable of altering the directional aiming angles of the headlights to account for changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle. One or more operating condition se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235817 | LED Lamp According to the present invention, a substrate 11, a cluster of LED chips, which are arranged two-dimensionally on the substrate 11, and a plurality of phosphor resin portions 13a, 13b that cover the respective LED chips ar... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232243 | Sporting apparatus The present disclosure is directed to sporting apparatus comprising at least one elongated member having top, bottom and edge surfaces and at least a portion of at least one light source assembly embedded flush or substantially flush or recessed relative to at least... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232247 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can include a plurality of light source modules each having an LED as a light source, and optical systems for distributing light from each of the light source modules frontward toward predetermined areas or predetermined patterns that are different fr... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229197 | Vehicle side mirror apparatus A vehicle side mirror apparatus for looking backward circumstances of a vehicle has: a housing that is of a transparent or semitransparent material with a cross section having a predetermined thickness, the housing having a light entering end into which light enters... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227611 | Adaptive and interactive scene illumination Apparatus for adaptively and interactively lighting a scene includes a digital light projector that includes a light emitter and a digital light processor optically coupled to the emitter such that the emitter light is projected onto respective individual fields of ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217016 | Lamp mounting apparatus A lamp mounting apparatus engages a temporal fastening pin with a temporal fastening clip to prevent a positioning surface of a lamp unit from moving in such a direction as to depart from a flange, so that the lamp unit can be kept positioned. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213952 | Interior illuminator for automobile To provide an interior illuminator for an automobile that can produce a decorative effect by illumination in addition to illuminating the interior of the automobile and has a simple structure and a small size. A secondary light emitting unit is provided around prima... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195365 | Vehicle lamp Disclosed is a vehicle lamp that is designed to reliably remove snow, etc. adhering to a lens. A carbon-based heating element is mounted within a lamp body so that the heat rays radiated from the heating element irradiate a rear surface of the lens. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195376 | Lamp for general lighting purposes A lamp is made up a reflector, a base and a cover connected along their circumferences defining an inner cavity enclosing an arc tube coaxially oriented within the cavity and mounted to the base. A shroud surrounds the arc tube and is cemented to the base. An anti-g... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172316 | Lighting or indicating apparatus equipped with a complementary module, for a motor vehicle Lighting or indicating apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises in particular a light emitting element which includes a reflector, a light source, and a casing which defines a set of faces, comprising side, lower and upper faces. There is, optionally, at least one op... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172319 | Apparatus and method for improved illumination area fill A reflector for a light source, such as an LED, is provided with a shape which efficiently collects and directs energy to an illumined surface whereby almost 100% of the light is collected and distributed into a designer composite beam. The shape in one embodiment i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162854 | Header for a harvester having an integral transport system An implement, such as a header for a combine, having an integral transport system with a pair of ground engaging wheels that are moved between transport positions used in transporting the implement and stowed positions on the implement during use of the implement. T... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163333 | Connector assembly for a lamp on a pendent lamp A connector assembly has a holder, a socket, a plug, a connecting tube and a holding element. The holder has two notches. Each notch has a groove defined in one side of the notch. The connecting tube is securely attached to the plug and has multiple teeth formed res... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158881 | Navigation system for a vehicle A navigation system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior reflective element. A database at a site remote from the vehicle includes map data and/or directory data. A global-positioning system receiver is opera... | 01/02/2007 |
