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Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016444 | Washing machine having lamp device and control method of the same A washing machine and a method for controlling the same are provided. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a door on a front thereof, a tub in the cabinet that holds washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a gasket mounted to connect openings of... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7736008 | Dustpan with an integrated illumination source This invention describes a dust pan comprising a light source that is designed to illuminate a floor or other flat work surface in front of the dustpan for the purpose of locating and collecting small hard to see objects. This can be for the purpose of cleaning or s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736009 | Dustpan with integral illumination source This invention describes a hinged dust pan comprising a light source that is designed to illuminate a floor or other flat work surface in front of the dustpan for the purpose of locating and collecting small hard to see objects. This can be for the purpose of cleani... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7651232 | Domestic appliance and switch for application in a domestic appliance A dishwashing machine is provided having a door pivotable around the horizontal axis thereof and a switch arranged on the door. The switch is operable to generate an electric signal when a predetermined pivoting angle of the door is reached as the door is being open... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7331083 | Lighted wand assembly with remote light source A floor cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a dirt collector, a suction generator, a wand, a hose, a light source, a light director and a light transmitter. The light source is provided on the apparatus at a first point while the light director is provided on the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7181873 | Spot light iron An iron for use while ironing clothes and other fabrics. The iron is a standard iron with a light attached to the front end of the iron, with the light shining downward and forward while the iron is a downward position and is in use. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7053463 | High-voltage integrated vertical resistor and manufacturing process thereof The manufacturing process comprises the steps of growing epitaxially a first layer from a semiconductor material substrate, forming in the first layer a first and a second buried region spaced from one another and having conductivity of the type opposite that of the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6928745 | Clothes dryer with control panel seal An appliance with an internal working space has a door to provide access to the working space. A control panel is operatively mounted on the appliance. A seal mounted on the door sealingly engages with an upright wall on the control panel when the door is closed to ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6883927 | Frame assembly and light for an electrical wall conduit A frame assembly for covering a wall conduit having a connection to electrical power and a component associated with the wall conduit requiring access through the frame assembly is provided. The frame assembly comprises a light powered by an electrical circuit conne... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6672735 | Suction head for a suction cleaning device A suction head for a vacuum cleaning devices comprising an electrically operated brush roller and a lighting system for illuminating the working field. The lighting system contains a plurality of ultra-bright light-emitting diodes.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6508085 | Horizontal axis washer or dryer door with viewing system A door for a horizontal axis laundry appliance that includes an inner panel that closes the appliance and an outer panel spaced from the inner panel. The inner and outer panels are connected adjacent their upper edges by an upper panel. The inner panel in... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6490755 | Low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having a headlight and a sidelight A low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having improved functionality including, alone or in combination, a headlight, a sidelight, anti-ingestion bars, side brushes, a squeegee, and a scent cartridge for use in cleaning floors, floor coverin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6206547 | Light-emitting handle for swimming pool cleaner An automatic swimming pool cleaner is equipped with an electrically-powered light source that is securely mounted on, or above the exterior of the housing of the pool cleaner so that the light source illuminates a generally spherical space above and 360°... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5987697 | Vacuum cleaner having a brush lamp A vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle lamp which can light and observe a forward are of a suction nozzle for collecting dust or alien substances without being overheated. A reflection plate with a predetermined shape is formed inside a lower case formi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5896618 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner, which has a cleaning attachment through which dirt and dust are drawn, includes a lighting device that illuminates a surface to be cleaned. The lighting device includes a bulb in a groove that is formed at the cleaning attachment's front... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5836669 | Remote illumination and light apportionment in appliances A space at least partly enclosed by an appliance housing can be illuminated by utilizing at least one lamp outside that space and coupling a light pipe system to that lamp so that light can be conducted into the space by a light-transmission system. Withi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5795052 | Lamp driving control apparatus and method for a washing machine Disclosed is a lamp driving control apparatus for a washing machine and a control method therefor which control operation of a lamp in accordance with a door opening/closing operation in the washing machine. A lamp driving control apparatus resides within... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5740580 | Stepper vacuum chuck wiper The present invention discloses a stepper vacuum chuck wiper for cleaning a stepper vacuum chuck, which includes a rod frame, a bearing device, a flare type soft shield, a wiping stick and an illuminating device. The rod frame has a through hole at one en... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5467501 | Vacuum cleaner with illuminated belt view An illuminated belt view for a vacuum cleaner wherein light is transmitted, via a light pipe, from a remote light source to an area directly underneath a transparent belt view window. The transparent belt view window is formed in the vacuum cleaner hood t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5207498 | Vacuum cleaner headlight A vacuum cleaner headlight system incorporating a light pipe is provided. The light pipe includes reflex optics to control the distribution of light across the width of the output edge of the light pipe, as well as to prevent light from escaping through t... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4845796 | Rotating flexible stem tooth brush This tooth brush is designed to effectively clean a person's teeth by rotation. Primarily, it consists of an electric motor in a housing that is hand held, and a flexible brush stem is received in the shaft of the motor and includes bristles that are radi... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4791700 | Fresnel lens illuminator for vacuum cleaner An illumination system for a vacuum cleaner including a thermoplastic injection molded lens which, cooperating with a reflector surface, provides a high level of optical efficiency. The lens includes separate prism and diffusion areas which focus light im... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4757574 | Light plate for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner main chassis incorporates a light plate for providing light from a relatively narrow slot extending across the front of the chassis onto a floor surface to be cleaned. The light plate is generally planar and transmits light therethrough w... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4392185 | Explosion-proof and firedamp-proof headlight The present invention refers to an explosion and/or firedamp proof headlight consisting of a headpiece, a connecting cable, a battery housing provided with a plurality of replaceable accumulators and connecting means for additional electrically operated a... | 07/05/1983 |
