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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424216 | Camera flash diffuser for macro photography A light diffuser for a camera used in macro photography, the diffuser formed from a prism having a body that includes an opening to accommodate the camera lens such that the body is positioned adjacent the camera flash unit for receiving and redirecting light throug... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416316 | Strut holding assembly A strut holding assembly for flexible elongated struts engaging a flexible wall, the assembly including a hub, a plurality of holding arms pivotally connected at spaced locations to the hub between storage positions adjacent the hub, and extended positions extending... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7178947 | Lighting device with elliptical fresnel mirror A lighting device has a Fresnel mirror with a reflective surface for reflecting light emitted by a light source onto a target. The reflective surface is defined by an elliptical curve. The light source is disposed at approximately the first focal point of an ellipse... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127163 | Ring light guide A ring illuminator (20) has a light channeling section (22) with an input face (24) optically coupling the light channeling section (22) to a flash unit (16) of a camera (12) for obtaining flash illumination therefrom. A rin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063428 | Removable lightbank extension A photography lightbank is extendable axially and radially to a larger size by an extension ring, which is removably attachable to the distal (front) end of the lightbank shroud. Extension rod connectors are configured for attachment of extension rods, which support... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6637904 | Wireless quick release lighting system with supports, mounting brackets, lights, and accessories A wireless quick release lighting system with portable tripod support powered by either disposable or rechargeable batteries. The tripod is easily collapsed and stored with the light, mounts and accessories and includes a quick release connection for atta... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6422709 | Combination light assembly A combination light assembly includes a light source within a casing that is detachably mounted to a housing with a quick connect assembly. The housing has a curved rear wall and a front area having an upper opening and a lower opening. The casing is moun... | 07/23/2002 |
| 5778264 | Apparatus for redirecting camera flash light A photographic reflector is provided either to convert a forward-illuminating flash unit into one which will produce reflected light or for use directly with a bounce-head flash unit. The reflector includes an internal reflective hood (20) with an attachm... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5564817 | Bracket assembly for mounting a light to a night vision device A mounting bracket assembly that enables a flashlight to be retroactively coupled to an optical device such as a night vision scope. The mounting bracket assembly includes an adaptor that engages the housing of the optical device proximate the objective l... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5471370 | Strobe control apparatus of camera A strobe control apparatus for a strobe-incorporated camera. A light emitter is supported in a camera body by a supporting mechanism so as to move between a retracted position and an operative position. A drive mechanism moves the light emitter between th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5387956 | Alternative direct and combined direct-indirect light reflecting device A reflector is supported for movement between a direct flash position for reflecting light output from a source of flash illumination directly towards a subject to be photographed and an indirect flash position for reflecting light output from a source of... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5154503 | Photographic light modifier A photographic light modifier has a frame structure moveable from a closed, substantially planar, position to an open position for attachment to a light source. A pair of pivotally mounted arms are each provided with hooks or loops of a pad member which c... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4616293 | Light-diffusion box A light-diffusion box for illuminating a subject by means of a lamp placed within the box comprises in combination: a hollow rear casing having multiple facets and a reflecting internal face, the casing being constituted by a first sheet of opaque semi-ri... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4535392 | Personal alert signal The specification describes a safety flasher for use by pedestrians, bicyclists and the like for producing a flashing signal, the flasher comprising a casing, a battery in the casing, a lamp secured to and extending exteriorly from the casing and circuit ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4286867 | Light source unit assembly for photographic enlarger A light source unit assembly for use in a photographic enlarger on the optical axis of its light source between the light source and a negative comprises a first optical system of the semi-diffused illumination type and a second optical system of the diff... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4198672 | Flashing device A dual mode flash unit for a camera for selectively actuating either an etronic flash tube or a high-voltage flash bulb. The flash unit includes a high-voltage supply for selectively applying a high-voltage pulse to an electronic flash tube during normal... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4129898 | Light-diverting attachment for photographic flash units An attachment for a photographic flash unit which functions to divert the high intensity light rays emanating from the flash unit along a path or paths axially or angularly offset relative to the focal axis of the flash unit and an associated camera to th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4109301 | Adaptor for photographic flash device The adaptor is used as a means which exchangeably installs an optical supplementary means such as panels or filters in order to effectively take the photograph with a photographic flash device, the adaptor comprising a mounting part which has convex or in... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4095245 | Adapter for electronic flash apparatus An adapter for electronic flash apparatus comprises a pair of first external connection terminals detachably connected to high tension pulse takeout terminals of a camera incorporating means for generating the high tension pulse in response to the action ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4053756 | Illumination light-source device for an endoscope or the like A light source for an endoscope includes a lamp for providing conventional illumination, a cold mirror for condensing the conventional illumination onto a light incident surface of a light guide, and a flash discharge tube or lamp for providing flash illu... | 10/11/1977 |
