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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075169 | External safety illumination for a bus A lighting strip along the side of a schoolbus or other passenger vehicle between a door near the front of the schoolbus and the back side of the schoolbus to reduce the risk of people or other objects being injured by the schoolbus. The lighting strip may be focuse... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8021028 | Vehicle light Lights for attachment to a vehicle including a first illuminating means directed substantially perpendicular to a surface plane of the light and a second illuminating means directed substantially parallel with the surface plane of the light. The second illuminating ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7234835 | Lens-arrayed backlight module and liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a lens-arrayed backlight module, consisting of a housing, a plurality of lamps, and a plurality of lens plates. The lamps are disposed in parallel between the housing and the lens plates to provide illuminating rays. The lens plates ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7175320 | Adjustable elevated light for transportation vehicles An adjustable, elevated and externally mounted lighting device (21) for vehicles such as school busses (22) and other types of vehicles, that provides a pool of light (23) to passenger loading and unloading areas for better visibility of passeng... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134766 | Lens-arrayed backlight module and liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a lens-arrayed backlight module, consisting of a housing, a plurality of lamps, and a plurality of lens plates. The lamps are disposed in parallel between the housing and the lens plates to provide illuminating rays. The lens plates ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6904866 | Indicator An indicator having a character plate capable of making indicative characters emit light is provided, wherein a metal character plate 30 is provided with cut-out portions 30a being cut out along the peripheries of respective indicative character... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6752521 | Lighting arrangement for public transport vehicles A lighting arrangement for public transport vehicles comprising a light source and a reflective surface for reflecting light emitted from the light source to a passenger cabin in a public transport vehicle, whereby the upper part of the passenger cabin in the public... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6474832 | Self-regulating, axle-mounted electrical generation device A rail-car status-indicating assembly is provided for mounting to the axles of railcars. A solenoid and a magnet are part of the assembly installed each to one of a non-rotating structure and a rotating structure which co-rotates with the axle so that eac... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6454209 | Comfort and illumination apparatus for a passenger space A comfort and illumination unit especially for a passenger space in an aircraft is constructed for cooperation with a straight wall panel that can be integrated in or secured to a vertical straight wall and/or a horizontal straight ceiling wall. The unit ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422728 | Safety light A safety light for a vehicle is provided. The safety light includes a housing defining a retaining space. The housing is mountable to the vehicle proximate the rear end thereof. The safety light further includes a light source supported within the retaini... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402353 | Lighting system for mass-transit vehicles A lighting system for preferentially illuminating the seating area of a mass-transit vehicle includes a light fixture with a lamp housing longitudinally disposed above the seating area An electrically energized light source is mounted at least one end of ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6350048 | Passenger lighting system for mass transit vehicle A public transit vehicle has a vehicle body having a roof defining an interior ceiling surface, two side walls each extending longitudinally of the vehicle including an upper side wall portion connecting to the roof and a row of windows underneath the upp... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6009650 | Illuminated sign assembly A school bus is equipped with a stop sign mechanism that includes a sealed electrical actuator assembly and bezel that are mounted on the street side of the school bus and an illuminated sign assembly having integral arms that are hinged on the actuator a... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011228 | Locking key switch A push-button nonrestoring switch having a push-button pivoted on a switch housing with a rocker switching member pivoted on the housing, with a tappet member pivoted on the push-button and engaging the rocker switching member for effecting toggled moveme... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5938320 | Enhanced illuminated polymeric indicator employed in a mirror housing of an automotive vehicle A mirror assembly has a housing that defines a cavity therein. A mirror is disposed within the cavity. The mirror transmits and reflects at least a portion of the light incident thereupon. A light guide has a first surface spaced a predetermined distance ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5752760 | Lighting system for mass-transit vehicles A lighting system for preferentially illuminating the seating area of a mass-transit vehicle passenger compartment while minimizing the illumination of an aisle and of side windows of the vehicle. A lighting fixture is mounted in a cornice area of the veh... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5746642 | Rear telemetry light for model trains A rear telemetry light for use in association with a model train kit including a track and a caboose with a rear axle, the apparatus comprises a light assembly comprising a bulb, a bulb cover, a rigid tube and a base including a contact, the rigid tube ha... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5634287 | Illuminated sign housing assembly A sign (10) includes a sign housing (16) defining an internal cavity (32). The sign housing (16) includes front and rear faces (18, 20) having indicia or an instruction thereon and slotted apertures (22) defining the indicia. A lens housing (60) is secure... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5604480 | Flashing caution/stop bus light assembly A bus light system (10) includes a plurality of indicator assemblies (16) located at each upper end corner of a bus (12). Each of the indicator assemblies (16) include first and third sections (24, 28) for indicating a slowing-to-stop condition which incl... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5467071 | Audiovisual safety warning kit An audiovisual safety warning kit for use with a vehicle includes lighting for mounting to the vehicle to produce a visual safety warning and to illuminate the ground adjacent to the vehicle. The kit further includes a device which stores audio safety pro... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5219217 | Illuminating system An arrangement and method for providing an elongated light source, such as for illuminating a sign or the interior of a mass transit vehicle or other display, which includes emitting light from a light source into an elongated tubular member having a port... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5016143 | Illuminating system An arrangement and method for providing an elongated light source, such as for illuminating a sign or the like or, for other display, which includes emitting light from an exterior light source into an inner tube having a portion lined with a high reflect... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4794373 | Lighting strip apparatus for visually guiding the occupants of a structure An apparatus for visually guiding the occupants of a structure in a path of travel along the floor within a structure is provided. This apparatus is comprised of a carpet overlying the floor, and a lighting strip positioned underneath the carpet. The ligh... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4290098 | Receptacle apparatus for housing components of a lighting system Components of a lighting system, exemplified by the lighting system utilized in commercial transport vehicles are protectively housed in a receptacle apparatus comprising an enclosure body, open at one side, a closure or cover member arranged to extend in... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4096551 | Lamp mounting system To permit convenient attachment of a warning lighting system to the stop sign of a school bus, U or channel-shaped brackets for warning lamps are hinged to each other at adjacent sides so that the lighting system may be positioned around the edge of the s... | 06/20/1978 |
| 3968358 | Warning light assembly An improved signal light assembly having particular utility as a school bus warning light which is a one piece housing of a plastic material which includes a sealed cup-shaped body to receive a general service sealed light bulb. The sealed beamed bulb is ... | 07/06/1976 |
