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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177410 | Lamp base and lamp The invention relates to a lamp base comprising a plastic base part (320) that is provided with electric connections (61, 62, 63) for supplying power to at least one luminous means (21, 22) of the lamp that is surrounded by the lamp vessel (1... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167477 | Backlight assembly including lamp socket with elastomeric conductor A lamp socket includes a body receiving a lamp, and a power supplying member disposed inside the body, the power supplying member a conductive elastomer, the power supplying member electrically interconnecting the lamp and an inverter substrate on which an inverter ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7980730 | Metal mesh, arrangement of a metal mesh and method for illumination An improved metal mesh with lights and an arrangement of such a mesh on a building are proposed. A light carrier receptacle is integrated in a mesh and thereby allow a light carrier to be removed from the mesh and reinserted without disintegrating the light carrier ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972054 | Lighting assembly and light module for same A lighting assembly that has a light fixture and an LED light module is provided. One or more resilient members generate a compression force when the LED light module is removably coupled to the light fixture to thereby exert a generally axial force on the LED light... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963670 | Bypass components in series wired LED light strings Disclosed is an LED light string that uses parallel connected bypass components that are connected across the leads of the LEDs and are disposed in the socket of the LED lamp holder. The use of parallel connected bypass components across the leads of the LEDs greatl... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7938570 | Quick-release worklight mounting A quick-release mounting mechanism for a worklight enabling the worklight to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a tripod support stand and enabling an individual worklight head to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a base stand or o... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7883261 | Water-resistant and replaceable LED lamps Disclosed is waterproof lamp assembly that allows easy assembly and disassembly. LED elements can be quickly and easily replaced if an LED element is defective or burns out. Extended connectors are used that extend beyond an overmolded lamp holder so that the lamp h... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7665883 | Power board and plug-in lighting module The present invention provides a modular panel lighting apparatus comprising a multi layer power board and one or more lighting modules. The power board is a compound structure of one or more electrically conductive layers which are separated by one or more electric... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7641379 | Press fit electronic component Disclosed is a press fit electronic component for a light emitter. The electronic component comprises at least one light emitter and at least one connection lead in electrical communication with the light emitter, the lead being configured for forming a frictional f... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7559686 | Lamp-fixing device and backlight module using the same A lamp-fixing device includes a base and at least one receiving unit. The receiving unit is formed on the base. The receiving unit includes two opposite protruding walls extending perpendicular out from the base. The two protruding walls and the base cooperatively d... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553063 | Press-in place LED for a digital switching cross-connect module A tracer lamp unit for use with a DSX system is disclosed herein. The tracer lamp unit includes an elongate housing with a generally rounded cross section wherein the housing is configured to be secured within an opening defined by a piece of telecommunications equi... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7484878 | Vanity lighting apparatus A vanity-lighting system for providing light to a reflective surface for the application and removal of cosmetics. The system includes multiple segments. Each segment including at least one light fixture, a mounting device for affixing the segment to a surface, and ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7441939 | Front or rear loading socket system A lamp socket (10) comprises a housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (14) and first and second planar surfaces, (16, 18), respectively, spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (14), and orthogonal thereto. Aa central, lamp recei... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422351 | Pole light electrical interface A pole light electrical interface is described that allows the connection of electrical devices in lieu of standard pole lights that are used as running lights on boats. Several configurations are described including a connection in place of a running light, a side ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401946 | Modular wiring for linear lighting An electrical interconnection system for linear lighting including a first electrical harness having a first electrical connector with a first plurality of terminals, and a first plurality of electrical conductors electrically connected to respective first terminals... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399109 | Bulb assembly with dual connecting types A bulb assembly includes a shell, a holder, and a bulb, wherein the bulb and the holder are received in the shell, wherein the bulb has two conductive wires passing through the holder and being folded upward outsides. The shell is provided with a central plate exten... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387424 | Replaceable lamp header for positioning a lamp within a reflector assembly A replaceable lamp header includes a base member and an annular lamp engaging protrusion extending from a first surface of the base member, at least two positive and negative source connections disposed on lateral portions of the base member, a positive and a negati... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364346 | Low voltage track lighting assembly and system Various embodiments of lighting assemblies, lighting apparatus, and lighting systems are provided. The lighting assemblies, apparatus, and systems can have first and second contacts disposed to retain a bulb and to pierce an insulation layer on a conductor. The ligh... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361040 | Base with integrated heatsink for compact fluorescent lamps A subassembly (10) for a lamp base, the subassembly (10) has an outer (12) housing having a circumferential wall (14) and a top (16) closing one end (18) of the outer housing (12); at least one lamp receiving aperture... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360922 | Combination of light tube with stabilizer A light tube assembly includes a light tube and a stabilizer which includes a tubular body with copper members that are slidably engaged with curved slots in a base. A core with terminal plates is received in the tubular body and two locking pin 51s extend th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354317 | Lamp keying system and method A system and a method for keying lamps which involve a lamp keying device such as a keying device with at least one base protruding key being formed on the base and at least one support slot being formed in the lamp support receptacle, the at least one base protrudi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350937 | Lighting unit, lighting module, and liquid crystal display There is provided a lighting unit whose area is implemented into a large area by assembling a plurality of lighting modules in a flat-surface-like manner. Moreover, a plurality of electrical connectors are positioned in each lighting module in such a manner that the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344296 | Socket for led light source and lighting system using the socket A socket fixed to a heat sink holds a card-type LED module formed by integrating LED elements. The socket (6) includes: a frame structure for holding the LED module (1000) with its light source unit exposed through the frame opening; and a pressing mem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341371 | LED light assembly with LED connecting device An LED light assembly includes a backboard having a plurality of insertion ports on a rear end thereof and each insertion port receives an LED assembly. A plurality of holes are defined through the backboard so that the LEDs extend through the hole. Each LED assembl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338195 | Surface light source device A surface light source device has a light-conductor plate that conducts light at an interior and allows same to exit at a light-exit surface to an outside, and a light source arranged oppositely to a light incident surface of the light-conductor plate and small in s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325949 | Quick assembling structure for LED lamp and heat dissipating module In a quick assembling structure for LED lamp and heat dissipating module, the LED lamp set includes a casing and an LED module, and the casing has a containing hole, a stopping member protruded from an internal edge of the containing hole, a plurality of support sta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322736 | LED positioning structure An improved LED positioning structure includes a retaining holder and a cover; multiple slots being disposed on one side of the retaining holder; a slope externally extending beneath each slot gradually and externally extending a slope; a hole connecting through eac... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306360 | Decorative lighting device A decorative lighting device includes: a light-emitting unit; a holding unit which includes an inner surrounding wall that has an outer wall surface, an outer surrounding wall that has a surrounding engaging surface spaced apart from the outer wall surface with a su... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284896 | Light unit display A light emitting device with a top electrode and a bottom electrode is pushed by a plug to make contacts with either an upper metal plate or a lower metal plate each serving as one of the leads for an electrode of the light emitting devices. The plug is inserted thr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275855 | Vehicle Lamp The invention relates to a vehicle lamp having a lamp base, which is equipped with the electrical connections of the vehicle lamp, the lamp base (2) having a plastic base part (20) which has at least one integrally formed stud (21), which serves... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270468 | Lamp string A lamp string includes bulb mounting units arranged electrically in series with each other, and light-emitting units, each provided with two conductive leads. Each bulb mounting unit includes: a receptacle formed with angularly displaced first and second inner shoul... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264383 | Lighting element with a light emitting device A lighting element with a light emitting device preferably in the form of a light emitting diode, can be fitted in a light carrier. The lighting element has a light-transmissive lens body with a lens-shaped light entry surface and a light exit surface and the light ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264392 | Light string system The present invention is a lamp system for use in a light string system comprising a light assembly and a socket assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, a base in communication with the light source, and a bypass activating system. The socket assembly... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261458 | Semiconductor chip with container and contact elements for use in a light socket A shunt device for use in a light socket includes a first semiconductor chip and a first container having a receiving surface for receiving the first semiconductor chip therein and having an open surface through which the first semiconductor chip is exposed and a fi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261459 | Light source device and projector A light source device which can reliably prevent the displacement of its reflector and a projector including the light source device includes a housing. The housing of the light source device includes: a cover member attached to cover a reflecting portion of a refle... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261437 | Wedge-based lamp with LED light engine and method of making the lamp An LED wedge-based lamp and method of making the lamp, where the lamp has a generally planar circuit board having one end that has electrical connections exposed thereon and a connecting part that is adapted to mechanically couple the lamp to a wedge-based lamp sock... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249873 | Adjustable light beam device for aimable vehicle lamp assembly and method An adjustable light beam device for an aimable vehicle lamp assembly is provided. The adjustable light beam device includes a lamp housing having a channel member with an outer portion and an inner portion. A tube component is positioned within the interior portion ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234856 | Electrical connector, LED assembly, and method of assembly therefor An electrical connector for connecting multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) in parallel to a two-wire electrical supply bus, made up of upper and lower halves that snap together and contact pins that pass through holes in the upper half to make insulation displacem... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223011 | Device for removing and installing fluorescent lights The present invention is directed to a device for changing a fluorescent light, in particular a compact fluorescent light. Generally, the device comprises a light bulb receiving portion with a receptacle sufficient in size to accommodate a compact fluorescent light.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220014 | Quick mounting system for emergency lighting device An emergency lighting device adapted to be quickly and easily mounted and installed. In one embodiment, a mounting member of the device is first mounted to a desired structure and connected to an external power supply. Once mounted and completed, and emergency light... | 05/22/2007 |
