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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665869 | Light for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle An interior lamp is provided for illuminating an interior of a vehicle having a glass surface, particularly a glass roof. At least one such interior lamp is integrated in the laminated glass of the glass surface. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7318282 | Pultruded trim members The present invention is an improved method of making cornice assemblies and other trim members utilizing the process of pultrusion. The cornice assemblies and the other trim members made by the method of the present invention exhibit superior strength to weight rat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7261450 | Dual function console lamp with integrated switching Dual function console lighting with integrated switching includes a lamp housing held by a retainer within a bezel secured to a vehicle interior. The lamp housing includes eccentrically positioned collinear pivot arms relative to a central longitudinal axis of a lam... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7177079 | Method and overhead system for performing a plurality of therapeutic functions within a room A system and method for providing biosynchronized therapy to a patient that creates a therapeutic environment and therapeutic stimulations that are sensitive to psychological and sensory human issues, including those particular to the patient, and that reduce psycho... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168474 | Decorative device comprised of modular interchangeable components A decorative device, such as a cornice, for crowing a variety of architectural structures also having modular and interchangeable components is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cornice comprises a horizontal base unit having a face section, a top and a bottom, and on... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134711 | Recreational vehicle roof support rafter A body structure for a customized van is enhanced by providing a roof support element which is light in weight, strong, and easily shaped to conform to curved roof lines. The body structure comprises a rafter having upper and lower extruded rails and a plurality of ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131747 | Length adjustment device for illuminated fascia Apparatus permitting adjustment of the length of a section of an illuminated sign such as is used to provide a visual indication of a particular service provided by a given vendor, such as a vendor of service station products and services, the invention provides for... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7052163 | Lighting device for the trunk of a convertible motor vehicle A lighting device is provided for illuminating the trunk of a motor vehicle having a retractable roof which can be stowed in the trunk. The retractable roof includes a front roof element and a rear roof element which can be moved between a position in which the roof... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048409 | Luminaire A luminaire (1) or a system of a first luminaire (1) and a second luminaire (11) for lighting an object (V). Each luminaire has a housing (2; 12) provided with a plurality of tubular lamps (3, 3′, 3″; 13). The housing (2; 12) h... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6929382 | Lighting fixture A lighting fixture, which is arranged to receive two or more elongated light sources positioned one after another in the longitudinal direction of the light sources, the lighting fixture comprising one or more connecting devices, which are arranged to supply energy ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6890089 | Light-guiding system for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a light-guiding system for improving the lighting conditions of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, including a light-generating unit (3) which can be switched on and off electrically and a light guide (5) whi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6827472 | Illuminated HVAC duct/advertising card holder for vehicles Combination light fixture/HVAC duct/ad card holder for transit vehicle has roof mounted light fixture having a housing extending inboard to receive roof fasteners readily accessible through a cover strip. A single panel provides ad display serves as air duct with ai... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814474 | Illuminated air fairing display An illuminated air fairing display device for a truck is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The illuminated air fairing display device includes an air fairing, a light transmissive region in the fairing, and a plurality of light sources positione... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6796690 | LED light source An LED light source having an array of LEDs provides increased control of a light beam pattern while providing increased service life. The LEDs are selectively powered to control the light beam pattern, including, for example, shape, size, intensity and direction of... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6773151 | Integrated lamp holder, reflector, and plug terminal arrangement for automotive lighting applications An automobile dome lamp assembly which includes a metal reflector unit, plastic lamp housing,cartridge lamp, and cover lens. The reflector unit comprises two concave reflector portions that are mounted on the plastic base in electrical isolation from each other. Eac... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739742 | Overhead storage apparatus for vehicles Storage apparatus are provided that are configured to be attached to the interior roof of a vehicle. A panel is configured to be secured to a vehicle interior roof and includes an aperture formed therein that is configured to allow an interior light attached to the ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6595668 | Lamp unit assembling method and lamp unit mounting structure A connection portion (13) of an FFC (12) to be preliminarily arranged on a roof trim (10) is weld-fixed to cable connecting portions (25a, 26a) of a bus bar (25) and a spring terminal (26) of a room lamp (20). Simultaneously with the arrangement of the FF... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6558028 | Projector and illumination device ceiling mount A projector mounting system for use in a vehicle including a mounting housing that is capable of being attached to the ceiling of a vehicle, an illumination device that is connected to the mounting housing, and a projector that is mounted to the mounting ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543918 | Fixing structure of room lamp for vehicle A first fixing means is for fixing a room lamp and a roof trim with each other and is provided to the room lamp and the roof trim. A second fixing means is for fixing the room lamp and a roof framework with each other with the roof trim being interposed b... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6402354 | Indirect lighting system for vehicle interior A direct lighting unit fits in opposition to an opening of a roof of a vehicle's cabin so as to illuminate a light directly the cabin. An indirect lighting unit is disposed around the outer circumference of the direct lighting unit. The indirect lighting ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6367956 | Reading lamp for a vehicle interior A reading lamp for a vehicle interior having a light source arranged in a lamp housing and at least one optical element which produces a cone of light for reading, whereby a reflector system is provided in the lamp housing such that light can be input int... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6325526 | Automotive internal light Automotive internal lights have a molded housing defining an elongate recess and bus bars which integrally include lamp holders secured within the molded housing and adapted to hold a lamp therebetween. The lamp holders have a base exposed to irradiate he... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6283621 | Vehicle interior lamp assembly adapted for use with recreational vehicles, outfitted vans, shuttlebuses and the like A vehicle interior lamp assembly comprises a light assembly carried within a housing. A cover is snap fit to the housing and carries a lens in registration with the light assembly. The light assembly includes a dome shape reflector, into which a light bul... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6238075 | 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 at least one end... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6231421 | Low power illumination system for scale models A low-power lighting system for illuminating the interior of scale models such as model railroad cars is disclosed. The lighting system includes a plurality of miniature bulbs in the 2.5 to 3.0 Volt range operating at 100 milliamps that are soldered direc... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6203180 | Aeroplane cabin lighting arrangement Proposed is a lighting arrangement which is mounted at or in the ceiling (4) preferably of an aeroplane cabin (2), comprising a plurality of punctiform light sources (8), wherein the punctiform light sources (8) have at least one light emitting diode (LED... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6082879 | Combination light fixture/HVAC duct/advertising card holder for mass transit vehicles A combination light fixture/HVAC duct/advertising card holder for public transportation vehicles such as buses and trains. The light fixture includes a lens having a transparent bottom portion and ribbed side portions for directing light downward towards ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079859 | Automotive interior lamp assembly having polypropylene body, a lamp and switch, and transparent/translucent polypropylene and/or polycarbonate cover with izod impact values The body and the cover of the conventional automotive lamp assembly used to be made of hard synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polycarbonate having a low Izod impact value. As a result, the strong impact by a human body on the body or the cover of t... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067012 | Apparatus for concealing emergency vehicle warning devices This apparatus conceals an emergency warning device, which may be in the form of an array of laterally spaced lights and/or sirens, mounted on an emergency vehicle below a vertically movable roof section in an opening formed in the roof of the emergency v... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5857758 | 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 at least one end... | 01/12/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5113322 | Transit vehicle lighting fixture An elongated cornice lighting fixture in a public transit vehicle coupled with an advertising display panel is mounted above the windows on each side of the vehicle. Light from incandescent bulbs in each fixture is controlled by sheets of reflective optic... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5091831 | Vehicle foil laminated lamp mount An electrical component mounting system includes a substrate having a foil laminate on one side configured to provide a pair of spaced conductors extending adjacent a socket aperture formed through the substrate. An electrical component includes a socket ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4964022 | Bus side light system A lighting system mounted to public transportation vehicles which includes a multiple directional light positioned above the exit door of the vehicle so as to provide illumination for the ground or pavement in front of the exit door to aid and assist pass... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4574336 | Cornice lighting fixture for mass transit vehicles A cornice lighting fixture 10 is disclosed for use on a mass transit vehicle 12 and comprises a unitary molded body 22 including a trim panel 26 and a lamp panel 24. The trim panel includes a mounting flange 62 along the outer edge and the lamp panel is p... | 03/04/1986 |
