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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087947 | Connector A connector which has a high level of contact stability. An operation member is formed by blanking and bending a metal plate. First and second linking portions that are disposed in a manner opposed to each other to connect a pair of operation portions are in an arra... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7806709 | Lamp socket and display device having the same A display device includes a backlight assembly and a panel assembly. The backlight assembly includes lamps which emit light when properly powered. Each of the lamps includes a lead terminal, and receives electric power through a lamp socket that is electrically conn... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7628627 | Backlight connector A backlight connector includes a housing having a backlight lamp receiving opening with an inclined guide groove and a cover having a terminal insertion member and an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined guide groove. The inclined surface and the terminal ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7604494 | Lamp socket, light supply assembly having the same and display device having the same A lamp socket that supports a lamp including a lamp body and one or more electrodes protruding from opposite end portions of the lamp body and that electrically connects an inverter circuit board driving the lamp and the lamp includes: a socket terminal having a fir... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7549880 | Composite contact A composite contact includes a main body part, a first elastic piece which extends from the main body part and elastically contacts with a terminal disposed at an end part of a fluorescent tube and a second elastic piece which extends from the main body part and aim... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7530828 | Electrical connector and liquid crystal display device An electrical connector has a contact held by a housing and an operating member for operating the contact. The housing includes an insertion recess into which a shaft-like terminal is inserted in a first direction. A pair of elastic pieces of the contact respectivel... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530829 | Socket connector A socket connector comprises a dielectric housing, a conductive contact, and a pickup. The dielectric housing comprising a first sidewall, a opposed second sidewall, and an endwall which connecting said first and second sidewalls and further defines an opening there... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527510 | Power connection apparatus of direct type backlight unit Provided is a single integral power connection apparatus of a backlight unit with a pressure cam that compresses a lamp lead receiver including plate springs using an elastic restoring force of a cam spring such that the lamp lead receiver comes in contact with a le... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7448892 | Fluorescent lamp holder with integral locking mechanism This invention is directed to a lamp holder for receiving the contact pins at the end of a fluorescent lamp. More specifically, for a ceiling mounted fixture, the lamp holders for the contact pins of a fluorescent lamp each include two downwardly extending straight ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7399191 | Socket body A lamp socket (10) has first and second cylindrical body halves (12, 14) respectively. The first body (12) half has a first outer surface (16) and a first inner mating surface (18), the first inner mating surface (18) includ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399190 | Connecting device A connecting device of the invention includes a contact for electrically connecting with a lead terminal of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (electronic component), a body for accommodating the contact and having an insertion opening to allow the lead terminal to be in... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7347705 | Adapter for a fluorescent tube An adapter for a fluorescent is adapted to apply to cold cathode fluorescent tube on LED display and has a cover with two inner grooves and a switch portion having a track, a body slidably engaged with the cover, a metallic terminal stand attached to and controlled ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344398 | Safety locking socket for light tube A luminaire socket is used in spaced-apart pair to receive a light tube therebetween in a luminaire assembly. The light tube has socket caps with contact pins at opposed ends. The luminaire socket comprises: a base connected to a support surface; electrical plugs wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344397 | Electrical connector and liquid crystal display device An electrical connector has a contact held by a housing and an operating member for operating the contact. The housing includes an insertion recess into which a shaft-like terminal is inserted along a first direction. A pair of elastic pieces of the contact respecti... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338302 | Sealed lamp socket A novel lamp socket finding application with a type of increased protection, has a housing part (13) in which a one-piece elastomer sealing sleeve (20) is preferably rotatably held. The sealing sleeve (20) is at its lamp-side end preferably slig... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7213961 | Low voltage luminaire assembly A low-voltage luminaire assembly is provided with a transformer and a lamp holder, one or more of which have quick-release connections. Methods for installing and servicing the luminaire assembly are also provided. The luminaire assembly may also have a plurality of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168970 | Holder for electrical units A holder (6), which is suitable in particular for luminaires which do not provide any direct manual access to the capped lighting means, has a slide by means of which the lamp cap and/or the contact pins thereof can be pushed out of the holder or at least rel... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7097508 | Compact fluorescent lampholder A compact fluorescent lampholder includes a fundamental base and a holder body combined together. The fundamental base is provided with a female thread post inside. Electric current is transmitted to two conducting members beside the female threaded post. The holder... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097327 | Lever pivot safety stop socket for fluorescent lamps A lever pivot safety stop socket for fluorescent lamps. The device consists of a molded plastic housing which includes electrical contact strips, attached to power leads; and a plastic, levered and slotted rotor. The rotor fits into an opening in the housing face, l... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7049761 | Light tube and power supply circuit The present invention provides a light tube for illumination by a power supply circuit including a bulb portion and a pair of end caps disposed at opposite ends of the bulb portion. A plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed inside the bulb portion and in ele... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021813 | Backlight assembly for liquid crystal display device having diffusive reflector An illuminating apparatus for improving brightness of light, a backlight assembly and an LCD device having the same are provided. The LCD device includes a backlight unit having a lamp for emitting a first light, a light guiding plate for guiding the first light, an... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6905224 | Container having clip type power-supply unit for lamp A container receives lamps each having a lamp tube and a conductive member. The container includes a container body exposing the lamp tube and covering the conductive member, and a clip type power-supply unit holding the conductive member in a clip-coupling manner s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896528 | Connecting structure of connectors In a stationary member adapted to be electrically connected with at least one connecting member, a first connecting member is attached to a first connecting part. A cover member is slidable between a first position to lock the first connecting member at the first co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6869298 | Fluorescent lamp socket system A socket unit for fluorescent lamps and especially cold cathode fluorescent lamps has a movable top cover which includes an integral support limb. When in the open position, a lamp is supported by the limb. When in the closed position, the lamp is cammed into engage... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869300 | Supply connector for a discharge lamp The invention relates to a supply connector (10) for a discharge lamp (12) of the type which includes an insulating housing (18) in which an opening (56) is provided for the axial introduction of a free end (26) of the glass body (... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6769789 | Lamp-holder for fluorescent lamp Disclosed is a lamp-holder for fluorescent lamp of detachably holding a lamp with ease and of reliably and firmly holding the lamp under the condition of being subjected to vibration or shock is disclosed. The lamp-holder body comprises a holder having a pair of res... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6733316 | Lamp socket for holding lamp tube A lamp socket for holding lamp tube is disclosed. The socket comprises a base seat with a front face having a cavity slot with an open end and the lateral walls of the cavity slot being an arch-shaped portion and a top end disposed with a sliding slot in communicati... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6676425 | Lamp length compensation system In one general aspect, a lamp length compensation system includes a lamp socket, a retention clip, and a flexible member. The retention clip has a movement stop and is mounted to a wall to slideably retain the lamp socket between the wall and the movement... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6582253 | Lock-in compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) adaptor A lock-in compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) adaptor that would be screwed into the socket of a conventional incandescent lamp assembly. It has an adaptor casing whose respective top wall, bottom wall and outer side walls form an electrical components chamber... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6494730 | Lamp socket locking insert in combination with a medium screw lamp base An apparatus that prevents the interchange or replacement of an expensive compact fluorescent lamp with a standard inexpensive incandescent bulb to diminish thefts of the more expensive lamp, by using a locking lamp socket insert in combination with newly... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6413107 | Lamp A lamp has a lamp body having a first socket and a second socket configured to receive matching bases of a tubular fluorescent light. At least the first socket has a housing that is of such a design that the housing, with a base of the fluorescent tube re... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6325651 | Light emitting device, socket device and lighting device A light emitting device (1) includes a tubular light emitter (11) and a pair of caps (14) disposed at both ends of the tubular light emitter. Each cap (14) includes a contact (24) and a pair of catching arms (27) both which of which project from the cap b... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6280215 | Electrode receptacle plug and method An apparatus for an insulator tube in which a high-voltage conductor and an electrode of a high-voltage tube are connected. The insulator tube has a first end receiving the electrode, and the insulator tube is received by an open first end of a housing. T... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6229257 | Fluorescent lamp sealed with glass bead A fluorescent lamp includes a glass bulb whose inner surface is coated with a fluorescent substance, a glass bead attached to an end of the glass bulb so as to seal the glass bulb, an exhaust tube provided in the glass bead and sealed, a filament coil arr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6100638 | Kit for converting lighting units employing fluorescent lamps from inductive operation to electronic operation A kit for converting a fluorescent lighting unit from inductive operation to electronic operation (using a high frequency ballast). The kit comprises a pair of sleeve-like adaptors which are adapted to be mounted at the ends of a straight fluorescent ligh... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099144 | Socket for compact fluorescent bulbs A ballasted socket which removably accepts PL type fluorescent bulbs is provided for use with lighting fixture bases. The socket includes a socket housing having a side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall to define a chamber in which the ballast... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5855487 | Socket for fluorescent lamps A lamp socket is adapted for receiving a fluorescent lamp of the type which has a pair of parallel contact pins extending axially from opposite ends thereof. The lamp is adapted to be moved at a right angle to its longitudinal axis into the socket. A sock... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5762509 | Ballast casing for fluorescent lamp A stabilizer casing for a fluorescent light fixture includes an open lower case, a printed circuit board mounted in the open lower case, a connector connected to a portion of the printed circuit board and having connection terminals, and a cap connected t... | 06/09/1998 |
