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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172416 | Combined radiator and lighting assembly A combined radiator and lighting assembly is provided. The combined assembly includes at least a first radiation member and a second radiation member each powered by an energy source, and a reflective member including an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142038 | Refrigerator A refrigerator has a door, a lampshade and a lamp set, internal and external clamping walls and a seal retainer formed on the frame of the door. The lampshade and the lamp are set on the inner side of the frame of the door. The lamp is installed on the inner side of... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8070305 | Mullion assembly for a refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser including a case that defines a product display area adapted to support product. The case includes a frame that has at least one mullion assembly defining an opening into the product display area, and a door that is positioned over the op... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057054 | Light system for a vending machine A lighting system for a vending machine is provided. The lighting system includes an LED light source extending along a first inner surface of the vending machine and a reflective surface extending along a second inner surface of the vending machine. The reflective ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8021009 | Domestic appliance with an interior which can be illuminated from the direction of a glass door A domestic appliance includes an interior that can be illuminated by a light source and is surrounded by walls and a door, wherein the interior is illuminated by the light source from the direction of the door, in particular wherein the door has at least one glass a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7959313 | Refrigerator A refrigerator which has a main body cabinet forming at least one storage chamber therein, the refrigerator includes: an illuminator provided in the storage chamber and illuminating an inside of the storage chamber; an input unit provided to set at least one of a co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954979 | LED lighting systems for product display cases A lighting assembly for illuminating a display case includes an LED that illuminates items placed in the display case. The lighting assembly can attach to a door, a door frame, or another structure of the display case. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7931381 | Lighting system for cooking appliance A lighting unit for use in illuminating an oven cavity is internally, asymmetrically constructed and externally, substantially symmetrically constructed. Due to the symmetrical external construction, the lighting unit can be readily mounted in an oven cavity in mult... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914162 | LED light assembly having heating board A light assembly including a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) on a circuit board, a lens, a lens cover and a heating board positioned within the housing. The heating board is positioned behind the lens and in front of LEDs within the housing, such... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905614 | Refrigerator The refrigerator includes the following parts. A heat-insulating main body has openings in a front side. A divider creates a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, by dividing inside of said heat-insulating main body into the first storage compa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887207 | Multiple door display merchandiser with lighting enhancement The display space of a multiple door display merchandiser is illuminated by one or more vertically extending lamps (80) disposed intermediate the vertical sides of an access opening to the display space. A multiple door assembly (44) covers the access ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874690 | LED lighting fixture for illuminating a cavity An oven lighting fixture includes an LED assembly or assemblies optically coupled with an optical guide member. The lighting fixture also includes a mounting bracket and a pair of electrical leadwires to connect the LED lighting fixture to an external voltage source... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857473 | Open showcase with light emitting diodes There is disclosed an open showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In an open showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7845809 | Domestic appliance, in particular fitted domestic appliance with a controllable operating display A domestic appliance includes an operation indicator having an illumination element for emitting a light beam by means of which a gap between the domestic appliance and a surface adjacent to the domestic appliance can be illuminated, and a reflection element in the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7806543 | Light system for a temperature controlled case A temperature controlled case is disclosed that includes a housing defining a display area and a first shelf provided within the display area. The temperature controlled case also includes a light system associated with the first shelf. The light system includes a s... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7771071 | Thermal control of optical filter with local silicon frame Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a thermally controlled optical filter comprises a frame coupled to an etalon where the frame includes a resistive thermal device disposed on the frame to obtain thermal measurements of the etalon during operation.... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766497 | Cool environment lamp with anti-fog component A lamp that can be used in a refrigerated or cold environment where an overall light output measured on a target plane is not significantly reduced due to condensation or fog includes a housing including a translucent cover, an LED disposed in the housing, and an an... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748861 | Light with heater A light fixture (10) is provided having a housing (11), a light diffusor (12), a light source (13), and a heating source (14). The housing includes a mounting plate (17) adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of a structure in... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736010 | Refrigerator having lamp apparatus A refrigerator having a lamp apparatus includes: a lamp receiving part formed at a recess portion of a rear wall surface of a storage space of the refrigerator; a light source unit installed at the lamp receiving part and being parallel to the rear wall surface of t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722204 | Cooler A cooler is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the cooler includes a thermally-insulated cooler receptacle having a receptacle interior and a thermally-insulated cooler lid carried by the cooler receptacle and positional between open and closed positions. A pr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7670018 | Illumination device for refrigerator and method of controlling the same An illumination device for a refrigerator and a method of controlling the same are provided. The illumination device includes a lamp assembly that irradiates light to an inside of a storage chamber of the refrigerator, a base plate mounted on a side within the stora... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7637624 | Cooking device A cooking device is provided in which damage to a lamp that provides light to a cooking cavity may be prevented. The lamp may be mounted in a lighting assembly and coupled to an outer surface of the cavity by a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly provides for l... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7588340 | Refrigerating appliance comprising an internal OLED lighting system A refrigerating appliance, especially a refrigerating or freezing appliance, including an inside area and an internal lighting system. The appliance internal lighting system includes at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) for substantially uniformly illumi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7572025 | Showcase There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in an insulating... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572024 | Variably-adjustable grill light and method of use thereof A variably-adjustable grill light with a lamp portion having pitch, roll and/or yaw adjustability, along with a telescopic arm, wherein the grill light can be installed and then selectively adjusted without the need for removal so that it will shine on any selected ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7500760 | Light with heater A light fixture (10) is provided having an upper housing (11), a light diffusor (12), a light source (13), and a heating source (14). The housing includes a mounting plate (17) adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of a struc... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7434951 | Illuminated shelf An illuminated shelf includes a tempered transparent glass panel having edges each housed in a slot of a housing defining a chamber through which and/or in which light is generated to illuminate the transparent panel. Each housing is preferably snap-secured together... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434950 | Refrigerated product display case having a universal ballast mounting bracket A universal ballast mounting bracket is of a generally T-shaped configuration defined by a leg and a pair of oppositely directed arms bent to define an angle therebetween of substantially 90 degrees. A pair of holes are provided in the leg for permanently securing e... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422341 | Oven light An electrical light has a tubular sheet-metal housing centered generally on an axis and formed with a plurality of angularly spaced, radially inwardly projecting, and radially elastically deflectable spring tongues. A socket in the housing holds a light bulb. A cup-... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410267 | Method for manufacturing a vehicular lamp and a vehicular lamp A method for manufacturing a vehicular lamp including a wire installation process that installs a wire (hearing wire) 6 in a flat resin plate 7 by heat; a shape-forming process that forms the resin plate 7 into a predetermined curved shape; a tr... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402781 | Induction heating cooler An induction heating cooker includes an induction heating unit having an induction heating coil, a top plate made of a glass and mounted over the induction heating unit so that an object to be heated is placed on the top plate, and a light-emitting display section f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7391337 | Interactive LED display network for retail environment A bi-directional communication system communicates between a control station, which receives and outputs control signals, and one or more display cabinets. LEDs illuminate objects disposed about the cabinets. Addressable nodes interactively communicate with the cont... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387398 | Chamber light socket and refrigerator An object is to provide a chamber lamp socket in which a chamber lamp can be prevented from being loosened even if there is strong impact or vibration and from which the chamber lamp can be easily detached, and a combustible refrigerant applied refrigerator in which... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374313 | Luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control A luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control comprising a light pipe with a longitudinal center is disclosed. A light-extraction means applied to a radial swath of the light pipe has a longitudinal portion having dimension along its length, centered about a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370648 | Water heater system A housing has a top, a bottom and side walls. A liner has a top, a bottom, and side walls. The liner is fabricated of glass. A space is provided between the liner and housing. Insulation material is provided throughout the space. A heating assembly is provided withi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365293 | Wall-mounting type microwave oven having a lamp supporter The present invention relates to a wall-mounting type microwave oven including a main body, a bottom plate provided on a bottom portion of the main body and having an opening, and a lamp supporter to support a lamp provided in the opening. The bottom plate being int... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353663 | Evaporator assembly for a refrigeration device A refrigerator includes an evaporator assembly. The evaporator assembly includes an evaporator fan located in a refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator. The refrigerator evaporator assembly includes a fan cover at least partially enclosing the evaporator fan, ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350955 | Back light source module A back light source module of a liquid crystal device is provided. The back light source module includes a backplate, a light source fixture disposed on the backplate. The back light source module also includes a first light source having a first normal line and dis... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338180 | Lighted shelf assembly for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a vertically and/or laterally adjustable lighted shelf assembly. The shelf assembly is supported by a shelf support rail arranged in the refrigerator. First and second contact strips are mounted to the shelf support rail and electrically conn... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334918 | LED lighting array for a portable task light An LED lighting array is disclosed wherein a plurality of light emitting devices disposed in at least first and second columns are mounted on a planar mounting surface to form an emission plane. The emission axes of all the LEDs in a first column are parallel with e... | 02/26/2008 |
