Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083372 | Illumination system, electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus An illumination system includes a light source unit including a light source and a circuit substrate electrically connected to the light source. The light source is placed in the circuit substrate such that at least part of the light source overlaps the circuit subs... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052312 | Vehicle lighting device A vehicle lighting device is provided to maintain a viewability of light even when seen from a diagonal direction having a predetermined angle to an irradiation direction of the lighting device. The vehicle lighting device includes a board, which includes an array o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7837368 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of light sources; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of light sources; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of light sources in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally fo... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7766524 | Vehicle lamp including optical axis variable light source A vehicle headlamp 10 is provided with an upper stage light source unit 20, a middle stage light source unit 40, a lower stage light source unit 60. The upper stage light source unit 20, the middle stage light source unit 40... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736039 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp is provided with a first unit having a first main reflector for reflecting light from a first semiconductor light emitting element to a front side, and a second unit having a second main reflector for reflecting light from a second semiconductor light... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7641372 | Machine providing for an advanced headlamp system with peripheral beam technology An advanced headlamp system is proposed for providing a headlamp assembly for vehicles that has peripheral beam technology built in that has a multiplicity of filaments and reflectors built in to provide at least one forward beam and at least one or more peripheral ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7438453 | Exterior mirror assembly An exterior mirror assembly includes a mirror member, a housing and a light member. The mirror member is supported in the housing. The light member is attached to the housing to radiate light, having a luminous body and a lens mask configured to cover the luminous b... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431485 | Vehicle light bar assembly A lighting assembly for a vehicle includes an elongated base plate having an inner surface and an outer surface. The base plate includes at least one opening. The lighting assembly further includes at least one light source adapted to be mounted to the base plate at... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419290 | Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp including a projector-type lamp unit and a reflection-type lamp unit. The projector-type lamp unit includes a first light source, a first reflector, and a projection lens disposed in a forward direction of the first light source. The reflection-ty... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404658 | Light bar snap bracket assembly A light bar snap bracket assembly includes an elongated rail member, multiple light modules, and multiple snap brackets. The light modules are disposed within the rail member channel in a line of light modules extending longitudinally from a first light module dispo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401956 | Trim and lamp or lamp cluster for motor vehicle A motor vehicle, in particular an automobile, has a trim that constitutes an end section of the motor vehicle on which at least one cooling air opening and one lamp or one lamp cluster are provided. At least one elongated fin is arranged on the at least one cooling ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390044 | Truck bed rail with internal light source and light transmitting apertures Disclosed is a lighted truck bed rail for use with a truck. The lighted truck bed rails is formed from a tubular member made from a straight central member having end ports and a pair of curved end members that may be connected to the end ports of the straight centr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387414 | Light bar for mounting to a vehicle A kit for a front and/or rear light bar, for providing auxiliary illumination for a vehicle in the forward and/or rearward direction. The light bar typically includes several high intensity flood lights and two infrared illuminator modules, i.e. infrared lights. A s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387417 | Vehicular headlamp Lamp piece units in a parabolic pillar type capable of forming a luminous intensity distribution pattern prolonged sideways are formed as side irradiating lamp piece units. Thereby, a portion of diffused and reflected light from reflectors of the respective side irr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384176 | Vehicular headlamp employing semiconductor light source A vehicular headlamp employing a semiconductor light-emitting device having a plurality of light-emitting elements such as LEDs and for which light distribution design is made easy. Separate ones of the light-emitting elements within the light-emitting device are em... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374322 | Center high mounted stop lamp including leds and tir lens A center high mounted stop lamp (12) including a plurality of LEDs (34) mounted on a printed circuit board (30). TIR lenses (40) are employed to focus the light from the LEDs (34) to give an even lighting appearance. The TIR lenses... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370998 | Lighting fixture unit and vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp including a lighting fixture unit that emits white light in upper beam irradiation and emits infrared light in lower beam irradiation. The lighting fixture unit includes: a light source part including a first semiconductor light-emitting element... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357546 | Vehicular headlamp employing semiconductor light-emitting element having improved light distribution A vehicular headlamp employing a light-emitting element such as an LED and having an improved projected light pattern. A light-emitting surface of a light-emitting system has a horizontally elongated shape when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350945 | System and method of detecting driving conditions for a motor vehicle A system for a motor vehicle for detecting driving conditions on a road, including a nebulosity, the range of visibility in the presence of a nebulosity or the distance between an obstacle in the road and the motor vehicle. The system includes a headlight which emit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347601 | Vehicle lamp unit A vehicle lamp unit includes an LED having a high directivity as a light source and a reflective surface that reflects a light from the LED. The reflective surface is based on a paraboloid of revolution with the LED as a focal point, and divided into a plurality of ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347597 | Safety light bar with a light fixture assembly A full functioning safety light bar and signal assembly for attachment to a vehicle hitch has a light system that uses a wiring harness assembly having one or more of the following lights: driving, brake/signal, flasher/emergency, reverse, marker, strobe, fog or ill... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331681 | Lighting apparatus with adjustable lenses or filters A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. Lenses and/or filters are adjusted in distance from the light elements, by for example moving the lenses/filters into diffe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318662 | Vehicular headlamp A vehicular head lamp includes a first light source module having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and a second light source module connected in series to the first light source module, having semiconductor light emitting elements the number of w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318652 | Versatile stand-mounted wide area lighting apparatus A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316495 | Vehicle headlight including a plurality of led lighting device units A headlight has a plurality of lighting device units and a unit support member that supports the plurality of lighting device units. Each lighting device unit has a projection lens, a light emitting diode arranged behind a rear side focus of the projection lens, and... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311429 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can include a sidelight source that is provided in a headlight reflector and which is close to the front end and close to the outer circumference. A position reflector can be provided that is almost in the form of a ring in an integral or split state ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290912 | Thermal insulation structure for vehicle room lamp A vehicle lamp assembly includes a case, and a bulb cassette for mounting the a light bulb in the case. The case is formed of a resin material having a low thermal resistance and defines an interior space. The case includes at least one partition wall defining a pla... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282748 | Light emitting module and lamp A light-emitting module having a light-emitting efficiency. The light-emitting module that emits light includes a semiconductor light-emitting element that emits light; and a light transmission member that is provided to cover the semiconductor light-emitting elemen... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281832 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp used in a vehicle includes a semiconductor light emitting element for producing light, a sealing member formed of a material, through which the light passes, for sealing the semiconductor light emitting element, a fixing member for fixing the semico... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273306 | Lens for vehicle marker The present invention relates to a lens for a light-emitting diode (LED) vehicle marker having a projection for increasing visibility of the vehicle to which the marker is affixed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the lens includes a gener... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273303 | Headlamp for two-wheel vehicle A two-wheel vehicle headlamp including a lamp body having a concave portion that is opened toward the front, a translucent cover that covers the front open portion of the lamp body, and a reflector which is installed inside the concave portion of the lamp body and t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270448 | Light fixture having at least two LEDs directed toward curved surface of reflector In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus, including: a light fixture having a concave reflector disposed on a rear surface thereof; and at least one LED directed at a concavity of the concave reflector. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264384 | Integral vessel hardtop and marine navigation lighting system An integrated marine vessel hardtop and navigation lighting system, for use on boats having a hardtop or platform which covers the helm, bridge, cockpit or similar areas. The system includes a hardtop having recessed voids which receive specially designed starboard,... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261447 | Low profile emergency vehicle light bar An emergency vehicle light bar is provided with a flexible support that can be curved to match the curvature of the top edge of a vehicle window when installing the light bar on the vehicle, giving the light bar a low profile relative to the vehicle and giving the v... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261451 | Colored headlamp A vehicle headlamp (10) has a first light source (12) for illuminating an area forward of the light source (12). The first light source (12) is preferably a filamented tungsten halogen capsule or an arc discharge source. The first light s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261439 | Illumination system The invention relates to a road illumination system for forming a low beam in traffic applications comprising a light source and a reflecting surface formed by a multiplicity of reflector segments arranged around a central optical axis. According to the invention, t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258474 | Headlamp with beam patterns formed from semiconductor light sources Headlamp systems are provided that form desired beam patterns from light supplied by semiconductor light sources. The systems include a source array of semiconductor light sources and a lens system to produce the spread components of desired beam patterns and a sour... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255467 | Vehicular headlamp and light emission module A vehicular headlamp for emitting light ahead of an automobile, includes: a semiconductor light emitting device; a reflector, having its optical center on the semiconductor light emitting device, for reflecting light generated by the semiconductor light emitting dev... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250730 | Unique lighting string rectification An improved decorative light string circuit comprises full bridge rectification located in or downstream of the front plug, wherein the rectification circuit contains one or more voltage reducing and/or filtering elements in order to reduce or limit LED drive curren... | 07/31/2007 |
