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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458701 | LED lamp assembly An exemplary LED lamp includes a housing having an opening, a printed circuit board, at least one LED, a light reflective plate, a light reflective module and a lamp cover. The printed circuit board is positioned on a bottom of the housing. The LED is electrically c... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458697 | Lamp cooling device and rear projection display apparatus The present invention provides a lamp cooling device for cooling a lamp including a transparent front plate, a reflector that reflects light emitted from a light source to the transparent front plate, and the light source disposed in an interior space enclosed by th... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455420 | Illuminating device An illuminating device serves as a flashlight in one mode of operation, and as an illuminated magnifier in another mode of operation. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452110 | Light emitting device A light emitting assembly includes: a heat sink including a base wall and two opposite retaining walls extending upright from the base wall and defining respectively two retaining grooves, each of the retaining walls having a top wall portion confining a top side of... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452114 | Signalling or lighting apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle A signalling or lighting apparatus comprising at least one light source defining a main emission direction, together with at least one elongate light guide, one end of which is lit by the light source, the light guide being adapted to diffuse the light transversely ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445349 | Light emitting diode fan pen A light emitting diode fan pen is provided that includes a rotatable fan leaf that is coupled to an electric motor. A circuit board is also rotatably coupled to the fan leaf and electric motor. At least one light emitting diode in electrical communication with the c... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445354 | Light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus comprises a light emitting element which has one of main surfaces thereof being used as a light emitting surface and a plurality of side faces having different areas, and a support member which has a recess with metallic members provided o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445359 | Optical lens and light emitting diode using the same An exemplary light emitting diode (30) includes a light output unit (31), an optical lens (33), and a reflective sheet (35). The optical lens is mounted on the light output unit. The optical lens includes a light input surface (331... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445370 | Surface light source device, illumination unit and light flux control member At least one LED emits light received by a light flux control member and subsequently emitted from an emission race thereof. Each LED is in a recess formed in the light flux control member and configured to satisfy the following conditions, for at least light emitte... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441926 | Light emitting diode package A light emitting diode package is disclosed. It includes a chip, a slug, a PCB, a lens and a reflector. The chip is mounted on the slug. The slug transmits the heat of the chip out of the light emitting diode package. The PCB connects the chip with circuits or wires... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441924 | Lamp with retractable lamp cord A lamp with a retractable lamp cord. An illustrative embodiment of the lamp with a retractable lamp cord includes a lamp base having a base interior; a lamp shaft extending from the lamp base; a light bulb socket provided on the lamp shaft; a rotatable cord spool pr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438436 | Backlight unit A backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit comprises a plurality of light emitting lamps arranged in one direction on a bottom surface of a base support. A lower reflection plate is provided on the bottom surface of the base support below the light emitting la... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438455 | Vehicle lamp A reflecting member of a vehicle lamp is provided with a top coat layer formed on a silver deposited coat formed on a surface of a synthetic resin base. The top coat layer is made of a transparent acrylic resin which is synthesized with a monomer whose glass transit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434959 | LED lamp device An LED lamp device has a lamp seat, in which a lamp trough is formed by being recessed inwardly, and the inner edge surface of the lamp seat is formed as an arc surface. The front and rear parts in longitudinal direction of the lamp trough are also bent inwardly. Th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434968 | Traffic signal lamp assembly and method of replacing same A method and apparatus for installing an LED lamp module into a light such as a traffic signal light. The LED lamp module includes a plurality of LEDs for producing light. The traffic signal light includes a housing, a door assembly removably or movably attached to ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434953 | Rechargeable fluorescent task lamp A battery operated fluorescent lamp is disclosed, which is operable from the battery while the battery is being recharged, comprising a tubular housing configured as a handle grip at one end and a cylindrical lens portion at the other end. The tubular housing lockab... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434978 | Backlight module A backlight module comprises a bezel, an LED circuit board, an LED, and a driving circuit board. The bezel has a hole and the LED circuit board is disposed on the bezel and includes a first surface and a second surface. There is a first connector disposed on the sec... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431469 | Power supplying system for outdoor umbrella An outdoor umbrella includes an awning, an umbrella frame, an illumination system, a power supplying system, a solar energy supplying system, and a powering control circuit. The power supplying system includes a rechargeable battery supported by the umbrella frame a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427151 | Vehicle lighting apparatus and vehicle headlamp apparatus including the same A vehicle lighting apparatus emits a spot light distribution pattern to be combined with a low-beam light distribution pattern emitted from a headlamp. The vehicle lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source formed with a rectangular light emitting elem... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427149 | Clip type light detachably coupled with cap A clip type light is detachably attached to a cap visor so as to ensure the user's field of vision. Two clips are integrally formed with both sides of a front section of a lamp body such that the two clips can be fixedly coupled with a front section of the cap visor... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422338 | Light emitting device A light emitting device comprises: a light emitting element; a plurality of lead frames to which the light emitting element is electrically connected; and a package that includes in its interior at least part of said lead frames which protrude outward at one end, th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422347 | Planar light source and planar lighting apparatus A planar light source comprises at least one point light source disposed on a supporting substrate, and a cylindrical lens that covers the light emitting observation side of the point light source, wherein the cylindrical lens has a concave lens function in the dire... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422348 | Lighting apparatus for illumination of removable frame sign A lighting apparatus preferably for use with a removable frame sign includes a light canopy for illuminating the sign when ambient light is less than a predetermined level. The light canopy easily attaches to the frame and illuminates the surfaces of the sign throug... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419278 | Lamp guide holder, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display module including the same A lamp guide holder includes a horizontal part that has a front surface and a rear surface, a fixing part that extends from the rear surface, and at least one lamp holding part on the front surface and having a ring shape. The lamp holding part has at least one prot... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419282 | Recessed lighting fixture This lighting fixture is made up of a translucent front plate (2) and a recessed body (1) made from a high-resistance translucent material with ultraviolet protection, which has a general tubular configuration and includes an inner transversal wall ( | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410280 | Light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles The present invention relates to a light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles. Light rays emitted from the light source of the light guide are reflected off of reflecting surfaces toward a light exit surface. The reflected surfaces are arranged to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410275 | Refractive optic for uniform illumination An apparatus for distributing light from a light source includes a support and an optic supported by the support. The optic includes a truncated axially symmetric body. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407302 | Luminescent pop-up candy An illuminated pop-up candy comprising a housing, cap, moveable candy, moveable illumination system, and switching mechanism. The candy is able to translate and rotate along the length of the housing by the application of pressure to either the candy or the illumina... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407318 | Spacer and backlight module using the same A spacer includes a base, at least a supporting column, and at least a clamp. The base includes at least a bridge-shaped portion and at least a flat portion. The bridge-shaped portion includes a bridge top surface, and two curving sidewalls respectively extend from ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404656 | Vehicle light A vehicle light can include a projector type unit and an ellipse-parabola combined unit that surrounds a light source. Part of the light from the light source is directed toward a projector lens by part of an ellipse group reflecting portion of the projector type un... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401964 | Light-guiding system comprising a plate-like light-emitting element A light-guiding system comprising a plate-like light-emitting element (20) provided with means for emitting light through at least part of its front surface (22). Light is coupled in by a plate-like light-guiding member (21) connected to a later... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401953 | Motorcycle A motorcycle wherein it is possible to easily identify the state of a headlight and flasher lamps covered with a common outer lens. A a headlight is disposed in a central portion of a light unit in a transverse direction of the motorcycle. A pair of left and right f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401959 | Turn signal lamp for a vehicle A turn signal lamp for a vehicle is provided having an improved appearance. In a front blinker including a lamp housing, an LED provided on the lamp housing, a reflector for reflecting light from the LED, and a lens fitted into an opening of the lamp housing, a refl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401946 | Modular wiring for linear lighting An electrical interconnection system for linear lighting including a first electrical harness having a first electrical connector with a first plurality of terminals, and a first plurality of electrical conductors electrically connected to respective first terminals... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402842 | Light emitting diode package A light emitting diode package and method of manufacturing the light emitting diode package are provided. The light emitting diode package includes a sub-mount portion and a frame portion extending from the sub-mount portion. The frame portion has angled walls and i... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399106 | Lens optics used to reduce part deformation due to heat A light assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a lens holder that supports an internal lens. The light assembly includes a light source powered by the vehicle. The internal lens includes a first surface having a plurality of protrusions. The protrusion scatter ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399101 | Lighted plier hand tool apparatus A lighted plier hand tool apparatus including a pivoting hub device containing a first opening, an opposed second opening, and a passage therethrough extending from the first opening to the second opening. The plier hand tool apparatus further includes a first plier... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399107 | LCD back light module structure Disclosed is a LCD back light module structure comprising one or more than one LED arrayed along an electric conducting stick which being equipped with conductor blades on its surface. The conductor blade is used for connecting the conducting stick to a driving circ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396145 | Backlight unit and method for equalizing brightness thereof A backlight module includes at least a light source generator, a housing, at least a thermal detector, and an inverter. The thermal detector is disposed in the housing for measuring the temperature within the housing when the light source generator is operating, and... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396146 | Heat dissipating LED signal lamp source structure A heat dissipating LED signal lamp emitting structure includes an isothermal board, a light emitting unit on the isothermal board, a heat conducting cylinder connected to the bottom of the isothermal board, a heat dissipating body around the periphery of the heat co... | 07/08/2008 |
