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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128265 | Device for illuminating target surface including an integrated switch A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends gener... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8029175 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus is disposed near an upper end edge of a license plate on a rear side of a vehicle. The lighting apparatus includes a license plate lamp which illuminates the license plate with visible light, and an infrared irradiation lamp which irradiates a r... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016467 | License plate assembly The present invention provides a license plate assembly comprising: (i) a housing comprising a back plate and upstanding side walls defining a cavity; (ii) a light guide having first and second major sides that are opposite to each other and one or more side faces d... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7370995 | Console and light assembly A console assembly and a light assembly for a motor vehicle. The light assembly includes a light pipe and a light module. The light pipe has opposing first and second surfaces and opposing interior and exterior surfaces. The light module disposed adjacent to the int... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7318663 | Vehicle with lighting system for tail lights and license plate comprising light emitting diodes and optical waveguide A vehicle includes at least one tail light, a rear license plate to be illuminated, and a light source for emitting a light beam to an optical waveguide disposed adjacent the light source. The optical waveguide has an input surface facing towards the light source fo... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303320 | Pick-up truck cab accessory mounting bracket A bracket (10) for mounting accessories on a pick-up truck cab (20) consisting of a Z-shaped elongated body (22) having a forward upper horizontal mounting flange (24), a rearward lower horizontal mounting flange (28), and an integ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293889 | LED lamp apparatus An LED lamp apparatus includes an LED and a light diffuser located on a light emission side of the LED. The light diffuser is made of at least one light transmittable material and has a light diffusing member at a peripheral portion of a light passing area of the LE... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284707 | Data card holder A data card holder is presented for releasable attachment to the rear view mirror of a vehicle. The data card holder includes a base with a slotted shroud having a transparent face. The face provides magnification of the data on the card and a means to illuminate in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261456 | Illuminated traffic wand The illuminated traffic wand has a hilt, a wand, an illumination device, and a cap. The hilt is tubular and has a front end, a rear end, an illumination cavity at the rear end and a tapered wand seat at the front end. The wand is mounted securely in the tapered wand... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241019 | Reflective rear light for a truck A reflective rear light for a truck includes a bottom base, a light base, a circuit board, a reflective plate unit and a light lens unit. The circuit board is formed integral, provided with plural LED lights divided into plural indicting sections. Further the LED li... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234741 | Vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly includes an elongated energy absorbing member, a plurality of mounting members, a wiring harness and a bumper fascia. The elongated energy absorbing member is dimensioned to extend between first and second sides of a vehicle. The energy abs... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222998 | Device for illuminating license plate There is provided an LED as a light source and a reflector for reflecting a light emitted from the LED toward the surface of a license plate LP. The reflector has a first reflector disposed in a region getting out of the optical axis of the LED and a second reflecto... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213962 | High-efficiency circuit-equipped light emitting board The present invention relates to a high-efficiency circuit-equipped light emitting board, which is made so as to be usable as advertisement boards and signs, and can be used either indoor ones or outdoor ones. The light emitting board includes inner and outer frames... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210830 | Illuminated license plate and/or license plate cover and/or frame The present invention generally relates to an illuminated license plate and/or a license plate cover and/or frame. More specifically, the invention includes an illuminated license plate and or license plate cover or frame which may be used to indicate the breaking o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182492 | License plate system having enhanced illumination A license plate system for motorcycle, car, truck or boat including a row of lights supported along an edge of a clear plastic channel so that light from the row enters the interior of the pane through an edge surface of the panel. The front surface of the panel has... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175306 | LED illuminating module A LED illuminating module includes a supporting frame and an illuminating unit. The supporting frame has a top surface and an elongated reflective channel indented on the top surface and defining a peripheral reflective wall inclinedly extended from a bottom wall of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168829 | Vehicle rear gate A vehicle rear gate includes a gate panel, a garnish disposed on the gate panel, and a gate handle provided to the garnish. The gate handle can be turnable backward of a vehicle to open the gate panel. There is a stop lamp provided to the garnish, and a stop lamp at... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163322 | Illumination device for license plate In an illumination device for license plate which illuminates the license plate from the front side thereof, at least one light source consist of a white LED is arranged at a position upward or obliquely upward of the license plate in such a manner that optical axes... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160007 | License plate light A license plate light includes a bottom base, an intermediate member, a support frame, a light base and a light cover. The bottom base is fixed with an automobile body or the license plate, and the intermediate body is fixed on the bottom base. The support frame is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160008 | Compound rear light device A compound rear light device includes a bottom base, a main light base, a backing light base, a license plate light base properly arranged in the interior of the bottom base, and a side light base fixed on an outer side. A main light cover is closed on the bottom ba... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154387 | Vehicle deceleration warning system A warning system housed in a license plate bracket and installed on a vehicle. The system includes a self-contained power source, an accelerometer to measure the deceleration force of the vehicle, and a microprocessor unit (including a microprocessor chip). When the... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153008 | Conversion cradle incandescent lamp to LED lamp A LED lamp mounting assembly for use in motor vehicle lamps is described. The LED lamp mounting assembly connects a LED lamp to a pre-existing incandescent lamp socket in a motor vehicle. The LED lamp mounting assembly therefore allows a LED lamp to be operated from... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134706 | Unlocking member arranging structure for vehicles In a vehicle wherein a functional part arranged in a body cover is supported by a body frame and a lid which makes it possible to lock a closed state covering the functional part can be openably fitted to the body cover in a position matching the functional part. Th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128452 | Automobile compound taillight An automobile compound taillight includes a main base, a main light base, a side light base, and a bottom light base. The main light base, the side light base and the bottom light base are respectively positioned in the main base at a front opening, a side opening a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7048398 | Low profile light panel A low profile light panel illuminated by a multiple point light sources arranged around its edges, which may be either light emitting diodes connected to an electrical power source or lenses connected by optical fibers to a central light source to provide backlighti... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6948836 | Light source unit having orthogonally disposed semiconductor light emitter A light source unit including an LED mounted on an optical axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with its light output directed upward, and a reflector is provided above the LED having a first reflecting surface for collecting the light emitted... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6874922 | Illumination device The illumination device comprises at least one light source, and a light pipe positioned at the front side of a license plate, and a light diffusing means. A light of the light sources is led, the light pipe emitting a leading light from the surface of the license p... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6814477 | License light A license light for a two-wheeled vehicle capable of uniformly illuminating a display plane of a license plate. A lamp main body is supported in a light housing portion of a light cover mounted to a license plate mounting portion of a rear fender. The lamp main body... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6799877 | Emergency light signal An emergency light signal adapted to be mounted to a motor vehicle using at least one motor vehicle license plate mounting bolt. The light signal is comprised of a signal housing having at least one high-intensity light-emitting diode deriving power from circuitry w... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6779914 | Licence plate adapted for internal illumination A licence plate adapted for illumination, which has an opaque face plate having outward-facing and inward-facing faces, and cut-out areas corresponding to numerals, letter, symbols or designs; and a translucent, heat-deformable backing plate heat-pressed against the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6758587 | Light emitting diode license lamp with reflector An apparatus for illuminating a license plate includes a reflector, one or more light emitting diodes mounted on a substrate, all positioned within a housing. The light emitting diode or diodes project light directed at the reflector. The reflector has a surface geo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6758588 | Optical fiber light An optical fiber light includes a light source, a dispersion medium, a power supply, and at least one light tube disposed coaxially along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the dispersion medium. The light source is integrated with the dispersion medium so that ligh... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6601978 | Handle assembly for vehicles, used particularly for illuminating the rear registration plate on automobiles A handle for illuminating the rear registration plate on automobiles and for opening the boot of the car, made up of an attractive support and an integrated insert, which has two bodies formed longitudinally, joined and sealed around their edges, in order... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6561686 | Vehicle light mount A mount for mounting vehicle lights below and forward of the conventional vehicle headlights. The mount has a central portion which forms a license plate mount and a pair of wing portions which extend outwardly in opposite directions from the bottom of th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533445 | Vehicle light A unitary multiple light assembly for motor vehicle trailers uses different arrays of LEDs to illuminate a side marker light, a rear tail or brake light, and a license plate light. A license plate attaching bracket holds the license plate in a location in... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6526680 | Illuminated license plate holder A license plate holder for use on a vehicle has a frame that holds and displays a vehicle license plate on the vehicle. A plurality of red light emitting diodes (LEDs) is mounted around the perimeter of the frame. They are connected to the brake light cir... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523976 | Led assembly An illuminator assembly, having a plurality of LEDs on a vehicular support member in a manner such that, when all of the LEDs are energized, illumination exhibiting a first perceived hue, e.g., blue-green, and projected from at least one of the LEDs overl... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6478458 | Illuminated motorcycle license plate housing A motorcycle license plate frame having an illuminated message bar is provided. The message bar has transparent optical apertures in the shape of symbols and/or alphanumeric characters that form a message. The message is illuminated by a light source loca... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6471379 | Waveguide illumination assembly for an automobile license plate A waveguide illumination assembly for an automobile license plate includes a single light source and a transport or waveguide disposed outward from the license plate perimeter. The light source shines into one end of the waveguide. The waveguide has one o... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6422727 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp having a hollow body lens unit constructed by integrally forming a lamp body and a front lens which constitute a lamp chamber, a light source provided in the body lens unit, and a diffusion step such as a cylindrical step having step elemen... | 07/23/2002 |
