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| 7441915 | Water cooled horticultural growing light The present invention relates, in general, to an water cooled horticultural growing light and a method of using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a water cooled horticultural growing light and method wherein water flows through outer glas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7278752 | Device for providing internal illumination of live flowers and other products A small light source for internally illuminating live flowers and other products is formed in the shape of a pin with a battery case operatively connected to the light source. A sharp penetrating tip surrounds the light source and is fixed to a rigid tube for manipu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6921182 | Efficient LED lamp for enhancing commercial and home plant growth A first set of orange LEDs with a peak wavelength emission of about 612 nanometers, a second set of red light emitting LEDs with a peak wavelength of about 660 nanometers, and blue light LEDs. Two beam spreads, 15° and 30°, were provided for both the 660 nm LEDs a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6890088 | Decorative illumination apparatus A novel illumination apparatus that may be formed from any object of choice, such as a natural rock or the like. The apparatus is of simple construction and allows a user to easily adjust the amount of light to be emitted there from. Or the user may direct the light... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6688759 | Plant growth-enhancing lamp device A plant growth-enhancing lamp device for enhancing the growth of indoor grown plants. The plant growth-enhancing lamp device includes a chandelier structure including a bracket member for mounting the chandelier structure to a wall structure, and also inc... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6554450 | Artificial lighting apparatus for young plants using light emitting diodes as light source An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants that includes at least one electric track and a plurality of lamps. The lamps are detachably mounted on the electric track. Each of the lamps includes a box and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6474838 | Artificial lighting apparatus for young plants using light emitting diodes as light source An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants that includes at least one electric track and a plurality of lamps. The lamps are detachably mounted on the electric track. Each of the lamps includes a plurality of first light emitting diodes, a pluralit... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6250770 | Planter and light assembly A planter and light assembly for providing light from a suspended planter. The planter and light assembly includes a planter. The planter comprises a generally hollow housing having an open top side and an open bottom side. The planter has a top edge, a b... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6217198 | Plant lamp fixture Methods and apparatus for converting a hollow receptacle into an electric lamp are disclosed. The receptacle may be converted into a lamp on its own, or may be further filled with an artificial or live plant. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp fixture of... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6168290 | Garden lamp An outdoor lighting device composed of suitable natural rock wherein the rock itself provides a suitable housing for a light source, and the rock is also used to function as a reflector-diffuser to provide a "soft" light for illuminating outdoor gardens, ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6042250 | Horticulture lighting system for providing uniform illumination from an elevated height A horticulture lighting system reflector hood having a plurality of reflective flutes formed at the intersections of essentially identical side panels and corner panels to reflect radiation emitted from the focal point of the reflector hood downwardly in ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5951154 | Illuminating box-shaped planter with light assembly, light element channel, and glass panel for multidirectional lighting A lighted planter includes a lighting assembly removably supported on the upper rim of a planter box. The planter box is sized to contain a flower or plant pot. The lighting assembly provides nested inner and outer frames, separated by an array of stained... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946852 | Method and system for simulating the solar cycle A system for simulating the lighting cycle of the sun comprising: means for obtaining a set of inflection points on a solar lighting cycle and obtaining the annual minimum sunlight value for a location at a predetermined latitude; means for reconstructing... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5879071 | Lighted planter A lighted planter includes a container having a bottom and side walls and an opening formed by the walls and spaced from the bottom wall. The side walls include a generally horizontally extending edge portion adjacent the opening and a light source integr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5806966 | Illuminated grate A grate body contains a plurality of open slot areas receiving translucent inserts, and a lighting unit is arranged below the grate for illuminating the inserts. The lighting unit includes a sealed hollow housing having a transparent upper surface, and at... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803594 | Method and outdoor light accessory for enhancing the appearance of landscape lighting A method for enhancing the appearance of landscape lighting, includes providing a shell having a size and shape adapted to cover an outdoor light fixture of predetermined size. The is composed at least partially of a translucent material and it has an ext... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5741061 | Light-up planter A planter which includes at least one light source such that light emitted by the light source may illuminate a plant contained within the planter and also illuminates the floor on which the planter rests. The light illuminating the plant is directed at a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5725297 | Illuminated metal grate A grate having at least one open slot area includes a translucent insert arranged in the open area and an electroluminescent lighting strip directing light through the translucent insert, thereby decoratively lighting the open area. The translucent insert... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5641223 | Horticulture lamp A compact portable horticultural lamp that is easily assembled and disassembled. The lamp consists of a stand, lamp assembly, including a lamp housing and reflector shade, and a lamp assembly adjuster for raising and lowering the lamp assembly. The base o... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5406466 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5331527 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5232855 | Apparatus for use in a axenic mass culture The present invention provides an axenic mass culture apparatus comprising a light source for illuminating an entire surface of a culture liquid in a culture tank. According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve a light-illuminating type hig... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5226721 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5199784 | Moisture shedding liquid cooled floodlight fixture A series of compact, interchangeable, sloping heat exchangers (22), (48, (54), and (58) which when combined with various floodlight fixtures eliminate radiated heat from the floodlight fixture, in combination with drip accumulators (44) which collect cond... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5178450 | Selectively illuminated jar A selectively illuminated jar which truly exemplifies the happy mood associated with sunshine by operation of an illumination system within the jar. A clear plastic jar is connected at its top with screw-on cap. An illumination system located at the top o... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5162051 | Photobioreactor A photobioreactor for the cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms is disclosed wherein a plurality of baffles are mounted in the photobioreactor tank forming hollow cavities which enable the insertion of light sources through openings in the tank wal... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5095414 | Greenhouse illumination system An improved single light fixture for use in intermittently illuminating plants in a greenhouse. A bulb of a particular selected light output frequency is selected, and the fixture comprises an oscillating parabolic mirror which sweeps the light from the b... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5065294 | Fitting for horticultural lighting A fitting for horticultural illumination includes a reflector and a housing for auxiliary equipment, the reflector being attached to the housing by a universal coupling so that the reflector can be exchanged for a reflector with other properties, thereby ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5025356 | Small profile high wattage horitcultural luminaire A horticultural luminaire in which a lamp is contained within a first compartment and a ballast unit is contained in a second compartment. The ballast unit is in heat-conducting contact with the top of the unit and a plate member also covers the ballast u... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4952511 | Photobioreactor A photobioreactor for the cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms comprises a tank, one or more light compartments extending into the tank and one or more high intensity lamps whose light is directed into the light compartments. Each light compartmen... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4847741 | Light pole planter device A light pole planter arrangement is set forth wherein a plurality of mirror image shells are arranged for 180 degree containment about an associated light pole such that when the shells are secured together about the light pole, various plants and the lik... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845602 | Combination plant holder and light globe A vessel adapted to hold a plant and to serve as a light globe facing downwardly; the vessel having an open top and a closed bottom to define a toroidal volume to hold the plant, a central recess opening from the bottom of the vessel and extending upwardl... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4812952 | Self-illuminating floral device A combination decorative set in with a light source to be utilized in foral arrangements for a variety of designs.... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4761716 | Lighting system for building Lighting by the sunlight is available in every space in a building, even those spaces which have been hardly utilized such as the basement and ground water pit. The sunlight is collected and guided by optical cables to light radiators which are located in... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4734830 | Method and apparatus for artificially illuminating vegetation A rotating lamp fixture includes a plurality of lamps, attached to an arm which extends outwardly from a housing preferably mounted to the ceiling of a building. The arm is connected through a torque coupling and a gear train to the shaft of an electrical... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4729069 | Light-conductive device for illuminating centripetally viewed three-dimensional objects Devices and methods are disclosed which provide for the indirect, substantially glare-free, directional lighting of three-dimensional objects, by which artificial light is generated at a central point which is recessed in close proximity to the object to ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4725930 | Illuminated rock garden Glare-free illumination of three-dimensional objects in a rock garden setting is disclosed. Artificial light is generated in a void space in a man-made rock, below and in close proximity to the object to be illuminated, shielding the eyes of observers fro... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4709999 | Light radiator A light radiator for effectively diffusing and radiating light rays which have been transmitted through an optical cable or the like outside of said optical conductor cable. The light radiator is comprised of a transparent cylinder; an optical conductor f... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709304 | Light radiator A light radiator for diffusing and radiating light rays, transmitted through an optical cable or the like, outside of the optical conductor cable, includes a transparent cylinder, an optical conductor for guiding light rays into the cylinder, an optical m... | 11/24/1987 |
