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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918592 | Integrated position light overlap baffles A position light including a base that is configured to attach to an aircraft. The base having an extruded overlap baffle. A first LED is coupled to the base underneath the overlap baffle. A circuit card is also coupled to the base and is extended over the first LED... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905638 | Aircraft light source with at least one light-emitting diode and a diffuser An aircraft cabin panel includes an aircraft cabin lighting seamlessly integrated with the panel. The aircraft cabin lighting includes at least one light emitting diode or LED and a diffuser. The diffuser includes a first body with a first index of refraction and a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7703956 | Aircraft cabin lighting The incorporation of a variety of illumination sources to provide the additional light sources that reflect against a ceiling panel to provide an altered ceiling height effect in an aircraft. The incorporation of floor, aisle and door illumination provides the added... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7674021 | Apparatus for reducing flashback produced by an anti-collision light A lighting assembly apparatus for wingtip position lights and an anti-collision light (ACL). The lighting assembly apparatus reduces light flashback caused by the ACL by including one or more internal baffles located inside of a lens. A lens retainer receives the le... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7434970 | Multi-platform LED-based aircraft rear position light An aircraft rear position light device (1) has a modular configuration. The device utilizes solid-state light sources. In an exemplary embodiment, the light sources are side-emitting light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (40), which are attached to a heat sink ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413327 | Vehicle lighting fixture A programmable and alternately configurable lighting fixture including a light emitting diode array adapted to affixed within a fixture housing. The lighting fixture includes a controller that is adapted to selectively power the plurality of light emitting diodes to... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414546 | White anti-collision light utilizing light-emitting diode (LED) technology A white anti-collision light mounted on an aircraft utilizes a set of high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and dedicated reflectors to distribute the light in a particular pattern that satisfies predetermined intensity requirements along a horizontal coverage are... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402818 | Tactical integrated illumination countermeasure system A method for generating visible light and a deceptive signature pattern for an emissions producing asset is disclosed. The method comprises illuminating at least one lighting assembly of the asset in a pattern. The pattern produces visible light synchronous with a s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7378989 | Emergency lighting arrangement with decentralized emergency power supply for an aircraft An emergency lighting arrangement preferably includes plural emergency light units connected to an on-board power supply network of an aircraft, and plural emergency current sources that each include at least one capacitor. Each emergency light unit includes an emer... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374321 | Device and method for displaying luminous radiation on an aircraft The invention relates to a device and method for displaying luminous radiation on a shell of an aircraft, comprising at least one light source for producing luminous radiation, and at least one projection device for converting the luminous radiation into projectable... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367699 | Emergency light in a multilevel aeroplane The invention relates to an aeroplane comprising several decks which are arranged above each other, for passengers, freight and/or crew members, also comprising at least one staircase connected to the decks. Said aeroplane is characterized in that the staircase is p... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354179 | Prism set and light emitting apparatus using the same A prism unit includes a first prism having a first incident face and a first refraction face that is adjacent to and that cooperates with the first incident face to define a first angle ranging 50° to 70°, a second prism having a second incident face that is gener... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350947 | Lens optics used to reduce part deformation due to heat A light assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a lens holder that supports an internal lens. The light assembly includes a light source powered by the vehicle. The internal lens includes an undulating surface facing the light source. A reflective metallic layer... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344264 | Frightening apparatus A first light-emitting unit (11a), a second light-emitting unit (11b), . . . are disposed near a tip vicinity of a spinner cover (1) of a propeller (2). The first light-emitting unit (11a) embraces a first bulk... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336195 | Light emitting array apparatus and method of manufacture This invention provides a light emitting array apparatus for use in a video screen display or lighting device incorporating a panel having a plurality of LEDs. Such a panel provides a plurality of LEDs on the front face of the panel in close thermal proximity to the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325949 | Quick assembling structure for LED lamp and heat dissipating module In a quick assembling structure for LED lamp and heat dissipating module, the LED lamp set includes a casing and an LED module, and the casing has a containing hole, a stopping member protruded from an internal edge of the containing hole, a plurality of support sta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322722 | Light fixture A light fixture for flush mounting against a ceiling wall includes a housing for securement in a wall hole and a light transmitting lens. The lens is flush with the wall and covers the entirety of the housing so that the housing is not viewable when installed. The o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324016 | Navigational indicating system for rotary wing aircraft Red, green and white colored lights are emitted from navigation orientation indicating light emitting devices mounted within a helicopter rotor blade near its tip. The light emissions from such devices are under control to respectively indicate passage of the rotor ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318654 | Headset incorporating an integral light A headset with a light incorporated within is disclosed. A representative embodiment of the invention may be construed as an aviation-style headset that includes a first earcup and a second earcup each comprising active noise reduction (ANR) circuitry, a headband in... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314296 | Multi-platform aircraft forward position light utilizing LED-based light source An aircraft forward position lighting device (1) has a modular configuration, including a mounting module (20) containing solid-state light sources, e.g., light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (210, 230). The mounting module also includes reflectors 2... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303310 | Structure for a high efficiency and water-proof lighting device A structure for a high diffuse efficiency and water-proof lighting device is provided, including a light tube and a base holder. The light tube and the base holder are each an enclosed structure. The light tube includes a circuit substrate inside the enclosed struct... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288750 | Light signaling device Light signalling device, in particular intended to be mounted on board an aircraft, includes a plurality of light elements mounted on a support and surrounded by a translucent cover, said device including a means of reflecting the light emitted by the light elements... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278766 | LED based light guide for dual mode aircraft formation lighting A lighting device (1) includes one or more diode light sources (32), which are configured to emit light into the peripheral edges of a light guide (20). The light guide (20) includes a set of diffusing elements (22) for scattering ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264383 | Lighting element with a light emitting device A lighting element with a light emitting device preferably in the form of a light emitting diode, can be fitted in a light carrier. The lighting element has a light-transmissive lens body with a lens-shaped light entry surface and a light exit surface and the light ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244058 | Interior lamp A vehicle lamp assembly comprised of: a heat sink with at least one flange extending beyond the lamp assembly; a circuit board functionally engaging the inner surface of the heat sink and having a power supply circuitry; at least one light emitting unit electrically... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245203 | Indicator apparatus and method for a vehicle using side-emitting light-emitting diode An indicator is provided that utilizes a side-emitting light-emitting diode to indicate the state of a vehicle. An example vehicle indicator is an automobile turn indicator. Other embodiments and features further provide for a conventional light-emitting diode addit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244047 | Drop-in high intensity discharge lamp assembly, and retrofit method of deploying same A retrofit HID lamp assembly, for use in a non-HID lighting receptacle, to provide HID illumination. The lamp assembly includes (i) a housing of a non-HID lamp assembly, (ii) a base terminal structure coupled with the housing, and compatible with such non-HID lighti... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238007 | Rotor blade of a wind power installation, comprising a warning light The object of the invention is to provide lighting for the rotor blade tips, which is more reliable than that proposed hitherto, wherein any damage which occurs is no longer so complicated and expensive to rectify as hitherto, but can be rectified extremely swiftly.... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234838 | Bent perimeter lighting and method for fabricating A method for bending a perimeter light and a perimeter light for illuminating curved surfaces. One embodiment of a bending method according to the present invention comprises heating a perimeter light to make it pliable. A radius tool is then provided having a curve... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236105 | Anti collision light for aircraft Anti collision light for an aircraft includes a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged on a common plane. A reflecting arrangement is located above the plane and reflects the light emitted by the diodes in a sidewards direction. A surrounding reflecting arr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7221104 | Linear lighting apparatus and methods Linear lighting systems and methods. In one example, two or more lighting elements having an essentially linear or curvilinear shape are coupled together to form a lighting system. Each lighting element includes a group of LEDs arranged so as to illuminate the essen... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207689 | Touch activated purse illumination assembly A touch-activated purse illumination assembly having a base unit housing a circuit assembly, a power source and at least one elongated light emitting portion. Touch sensitive switching means are included in the circuit assembly, and feature a pair of partially expos... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201490 | Airport light installation with split ring adapter Disclosed is an airport light base including a light base container having an upper end with an inverted first flange having a first outer face, an opposing first inner face facing into the light base container, a continuous inwardly directed first edge bounding a f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178954 | System and method for guiding a passenger in an aircraft cabin To guide a passenger to the general location of his assigned seat in an aircraft cabin, the cabin is divided into several cabin zones that are individually identified by different colors of illumination, for example a yellow cabin zone, a red cabin zone and a blue c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118261 | White position taillight for aircraft An aircraft position light employs selected colored LEDs to produce a white appearing warning light with a reduced light component in the amplification spectrum of night vision imaging equipment. A combination of amber and cyan LEDs are selected to produce approxima... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090377 | Strip light A strip light includes one or more light assemblies each having a transparent, flexible, and elongated member including a plurality of enclosures with LEDs enclosed therein. A base having a plurality of enlargements is fitted in bottoms of the enclosures. A wire is ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079041 | LED aircraft anticollision beacon An exemplary aircraft anticollision beacon is constructed around a faceted aluminum support cylinder and base. The support cylinder has an outside surface with ten vertically oriented substantially planar faces. An array of LEDs is mounted in thermally conductive re... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070299 | Lighting apparatus There is disclosed lighting apparatus suitable for being positioned adjacent to an area or an object for indicating the location or orientation of the area or object. The apparatus is provided with a set of light emitters for emitting light and which are positioned ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070306 | Assembly for mounting a self-supporting spotlight on a stretched ceiling An assembly for mounting a self-supporting spotlight to a tensioned ceiling, the assembly comprises a reinforcing washer stuck to the front face of the sheet forming the ceiling, and a spotlight having at least one bulb and a spotlight collar suitable for fastening ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063440 | LED accent lighting units A lighting unit including at least one elongated substrate having a plurality of light-emitting optoelectronic devices mounted thereon and an elongated housing supporting the elongated substrate. The housing includes integrally-formed reflectors positioned adjacent ... | 06/20/2006 |
