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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806559 | Formable decorative light set Disclosed is a decorative light string, being formable to provide varying shapes, to hold position when wrapped around or placed upon structures to be decorated, and to facilitate storage without tangling of one or more light strings. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7369729 | Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical fiber extending from an edge of the sheets, wherein the reinforcing tube... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338185 | Futuristic Christmas ornament This futuristic Christmas ornament has at least one externally illuminated light transmissive tube extending out of a hollow body which holds the light source internally. The power source can be a battery that is also within the hollow body or a low voltage electric... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331697 | LED lighting system with helical fiber filament A lighting system includes a helical light-transmitting fiber and a light source. The helical light-transmitting fiber is doped with a first wavelength converting material and defines a helical axis. The light source is aligned axially with the helical fiber such th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7241039 | LED lighting system with helical fiber filament A lighting system includes a helical light-transmitting fiber and an LED. The helical light-transmitting fiber is doped with a first wavelength converting material and defines a helical axis. The LED has a light-emitting portion for emitting light of a first color. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7178961 | Voltage regulated light string A string set of series-connected incandescent flasher type lamps in which substantially all of the lamp filaments in the set are individually provided with a voltage regulated shunt circuit, which includes a voltage responsive silicon semiconductor device, which ope... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163725 | Display tree with bubble trunk A display representing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, has a trunk made of a hollow tube and held by a base in substantially vertical position. A liquid, such as water, is placed in the tube and an air supply in or near the bottom of the tube generates bubbles tha... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147350 | Portable light modification device A novel light modification device is described that includes an optical wheel having at least two light modification sections, the optical wheel being turned by an electric powered actuator and the electric power used to operate the actuator being provided by a ligh... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144610 | Display tree A display tree for electrical ornaments has a support tube. A male electrical plug is connected to the support tube upper end. A female electrical socket is connected to the support tube lower end. A flange electrical contact is electrically connected to the female ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7088895 | Optical fiber twig tree The present invention discloses an optical fiber twig tree, which comprises a plurality of plastic optical fiber bundles and a stand structure; wherein the plastic optical fiber bundles are designed in a shape corresponding to the branches of the optical fiber twig ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080931 | Multiple pattern light source The present invention provides an apparatus to light an object. One end of each optical fiber in a group is bound into a bundle and the other is distributed to provide light as desired. There are more than one group of fibers and more than one bundle. A base structu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059778 | Optical fiber bundle, light source device using the optical fiber bundle, and method for manufacturing the light source device An optical fiber bundle includes a plurality of optical fibers bundled on an input terminal side and on an output terminal side. The optical fiber bundle receives light from the input terminal side, and outputs the light to the output terminal side. The optical fibe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040795 | Fiber optic Christmas tree stand A Christmas tree stand has a base for supporting the stand above a ground level and a shell having a lateral surface. The shell is disposed atop the base so as to define an inner volume and the shell houses electrical components within the inner volume. The shell ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033056 | Multi-lamp arrangement for optical systems A multi-lamp arrangement for optical systems comprising two lamps or more (10, 15) and a collective light guide (58), where each lamp is positioned such as to transmit light (20) into respective light guides (36, 46) that are both optical... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014348 | Decorative lighting device An improved decorative lighting device comprising a central column containing at least one light source, a rigid member lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of said column, and a plurality of optical fibers extending from a point adjacent the top... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979111 | Fiber optic based light ornament A decorative light assembly comprises a plurality of optical fibers formed into a bundle having a length greater than one inch, the bundle having a first end for receiving light, and a second end that is fused for providing the received light as decorative illuminat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6941058 | Driving device for handicraft with acousto-optic control and driven by batteries A driving device for handicrafts with acousto-optic control and driven by batteries comprises a base, a switch and a power connector at a base cavity of the base, a motor in the base which controls a rotating axis that extends to the surface of the base, a rotating ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918692 | Decorative optical fiber artificial plant A decorative optical fiber artificial plant has a base and an artificial foliage arrangement. The base has a housing and a colored light generator mounted in the housing. The artificial foliage arrangement is composed of multiple optical fibers and is connected to a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6883937 | Sequential color recapture light system A light integrator is mounted in a housing or cover that allows aligning the light integrator relative to a color wheel or other sequential color element. In some embodiments, a plate is attached to one end of a light rod and supports the light rod in the cover in a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883951 | Combinative decorative light equipment Disclosed is a combinative decorative light equipment wherein a plurality of lighting elements are mutually connected into several individual lamp groups by wires in series or series-parallel manner, so as to be hung on a structural framework. The upper connectors o... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6840663 | Panel branch for an artificial tree The panel branch disclosed is used with an artificial tree. The panel branch includes a plurality of twigs, a channel element, a number of inserts, and a hook-like member. Each twig is inserted through an aperture in the insert and the insert, in turn, is placed in ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6739746 | Water resistant device for base of fiber-optic Christmas tree A water-resistant base device for optical-fiber Christmas trees, consisting of a main base unit, a upper base cover, a rotating unit, a fixing unit, a water-resistant hood, a top cover and a tree unit. The rotating unit is installed on the fixing unit structure on t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733167 | Coaxial light emitter for optical fibre tree A coaxial light emitter a fibre optic lighted artificial tree of the present invention serves as a trunk for the tree and includes two spaced apart light sources that individually provide light to fibre optic bundles for a portion of the tree so that the tree can be... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6648497 | Fiber optic christmas tree stand A Christmas tree stand has a base for supporting the stand above a ground level and a shell having a lateral surface. The shell is disposed atop the base so as to define an inner volume and the shell houses electrical components within the inner volume. T... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6592094 | Tree stabilizing base The present invention provides stability for a decorative tree. Specifically, the decorative tree will have a base part, the lower section of which fits into a stand assembly and an upper section of which includes receiving means for an internal sleeve. T... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6438879 | Illuminated stand for artificial tree A stand (8) for supporting an artificial tree of a type having a plurality of optical fibers comprises: a housing (4) having a base (3) and a sidewall defining one or more windows (6), a screen (9) in each window (6), an internal light source (54), a deco... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431740 | Fiber optic Christmas tree An artificial Christmas tree incorporating a large number of fiber optic strands with one end of each strand terminating between, adjacent to or closely associated with the tip ends of the simulated needles at the outer end portions of the branches or ste... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6386728 | Decorative light assembly A decorative light assembly for illuminating Christmas trees and the like having a ring shaped housing containing a DC light source and a motor drive for rotatably driving one of a series of interchangeable disks disposed in the path of the light source a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361198 | Interactive light display An interactive light display includes multiple LED's selectively arranged to provide a light display, each of the LED's being capable of a plurality of activation states. Multiple fiber optic strands are also included, each strand having one end near one ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6318876 | Illuminated artificial plant An artificial flower arrangement that includes a number of lights and also includes a scent generating mechanism for dispensing a scent into the room. The scent generating mechanism is a plug in air freshener. Each of the light bulbs is positioned in the ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6056427 | Artificial tree with optical fibre illumination and assembly method thereof An artificial tree has a trunk (22), a plurality of branches (24) secured to the trunk (22), and a plurality of optical fibers extending along the trunk (22) from an illumination source (46) to the branches, and being arranged in bundles (26) which extend... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053628 | Decorative fiber optic light system A fiber optic light system is provided including a light assembly having a pair of lights adapted to illuminate upon the receipt of power. Also included is a flasher unit connected to the lights for intermittently supplying power to the lights. A pluralit... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050714 | Musical Christmas tree having illuminable branches A Christmas tree having illuminable branches includes a hollow base component having an elongated trunk member vertically extending therefrom. A plurality of fiber optic cables are received within the trunk member and extend into the base component throug... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6017142 | Decorative fiber optic tree A decorative fiber optic tree formed of a plurality of light conducting optical fibers, each having a first end and a second end. The fiber optic tree includes a base unit having an interior chamber to house a light source. The light source is arranged to... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5944416 | Decoration apparatus having light pipes positioned between flexible sheets A decoration apparatus having two flexible sheets of material that are adhered either directly or indirectly to each other. A plurality of light pipes are positioned or sandwiched between a front face of a first flexible sheet and a rear face of a second ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5829863 | Fiber optic X-mas tree A fiber optic Christmas tree is provided including a housing with a base and a trunk. The trunk has a first end fixedly coupled to the top face of the base and is extended upwardly therefrom. The trunk has a plurality of bores formed therein. Next provide... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5702170 | Fiber optics Christmas tree A fiber optics Christmas tree comprising a hollowed out artificial Christmas tree frame. A structure is for transmitting light through the hollowed out artificial Christmas tree frame. A facility is for supplying light to the light transmitting structure ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5517390 | Fiber-optic illuminated artificial Christmas tree An improved fiber-optic illuminated artificial Christmas tree, having a plurality of light sources contained in the main trunk, is provided. Each light source provides light for one or more tiers of artificial branches attached to the main trunk. Each bra... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5422797 | Illuminated artificial tree and its method of manufacture An illuminated artificial tree and its method of manufacture in which a plurality of branches extend from a trunk of the tree, each branch being formed by spirally winding a strip assembly of a plurality of juxtaposed fiber optic elements and simulated pi... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5226709 | Lighting arrangement for Christmas trees A decorative lighting device for Christmas trees having a rigid branch and a set of flexible branches all made of light conductive material. The flexible branches are attached to the rigid branch at a position intermediate their top and bottom ends. The f... | 07/13/1993 |
