U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Quotables

"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."

Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Examiner: Cariaso, Alan


Primary examiner statistics: 1371 patents; average approval time: 1370 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 478 patents; average approval time: 578 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8104945 Backlight unit implementing local dimming for liquid crystal disp...
8092066 Surface light source device, lighting device and image display de...
8070312 Fluorescent light fixture with lamp catcher
8070327 Display lamp, in particular easily assembled display lamp with hi...
8070335 Fixture for a headlight unit, method for the production thereof, ...
8061868 Adjustable LED lighting system, kit and method of using same
8061877 Prism sheet having parallelogram microstructures
8057076 LED lamp having a casing fixed to a fixing rod and a heat dissipa...
8052303 Integrally formed single piece light emitting diode light wire an...
8052292 Flash assembly having connecting members on circuit board to elec...
8042978 Light emitting assembly with heat dissipation structure
8042962 Lighted fittings for bathing installations
8033697 Automotive headlight system and adaptive automotive headlight sys...
8007147 Vehicle door safety warning lamp
8007132 Electric torch
8007119 Lamp system and lamp deflection control method
8002422 Backlight assembly having a diffuser supporting member and a lamp...
8002453 Light-emitting diode backlight module and liquid crystal display ...
8002423 Backlight module with position part abutting against inner surfac...
7997777 Lighted exterior rearview mirror system
7993021 Multiple color lighting element cluster tiles for solid state lig...
7993020 Optical plate having triangular pyramidal depressions and backlig...
7988313 Illuminated headgear
7988332 Integrally formed single piece light emitting diode light wire
7980726 Control device for controlling the color of light emitted from a ...
7967471 Lighting unit for water fountains, ponds or the like
7963675 Electrically controllable window treatment system to control sun ...
7959319 Light emitting diode lamp with holes for heat dissipation
7959314 Illuminable hand-signaling glove and associated method
7959338 Solid-state light source
7954989 Backlight module with diffusing particles and prism refractive st...
7954981 Light source module for a light fixture
7950821 Auxiliary lighting systems
7950827 Electrically controllable window treatment system to control sun ...
7946735 LED lighting apparatus having heat dissipating frame
7946727 Modular structure of LED light source
7942539 Light-emitting diode module for instrument panel
7934847 Power tool with light unit
7931386 Flexible LED lighting strips including overmolding encasement and...
7931387 Light-emitting diode light source

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5667289 Background lighting apparatus for liquid crystal display
5667290 Magneto-inductively actuated safety light
5624179 Lamp for fluorescent tubes
5615938 Device for illuminating objects in particular those to be recorde...
5613754 Headlight for vehicles
5613763 Method for installing illuminated canopy system
5609412 Lighting systems for christmas trees
5609410 Lighting or signalling device for a motor vehicle, the devie incl...
5607225 Display lighting fixture and method of using same
5607228 Electromagnetically shielded discharge-type headlamp
5607222 Low power illumination device
5605392 Headlight-light unit for vehicle
5603561 Vehicular lamp having appearance of depth
5599088 Flashing footwear light module
5597232 Vehicular headlamp having improved collision safety
5597229 Multipurpose coupling for connecting decorations to a stake
5593225 Wall washer light with internal swivel connector and support arm
5590955 Variable light modifier
5590951 Switch-less flashlights
5588740 Backlight device for a liquid crystal display facilitating the ...
5588737 Modular recessed lighting system
5588741 Lamp holder assembly
5586015 Sports lighting luminaire having low glare characteristics
5584571 Apparatus for simulating lighting effects
5584565 Tool with workpiece illumination
5584557 High efficiency compact illumination system
5584556 Surface light source device
5584572 Reflector used in a strobe device
5584555 Light emitting push button
5582474 Vehicle light assembly
5580165 Vehicular lamp having appearance of depth
5580147 Fiber-lighted stylet
5580149 Automotive headlamp
5577833 Vehicle headlamp reflector
5577830 Illuminated awning
5575550 Pole light having a programmable footprint
5575558 Miniature discharge lamp tube holder
5575553 Container using fiber optic imaging
5575459 Light emitting diode lamp
5573327 Cargo area lighting system for trucks
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?