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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061871 | Lamp ring, lamp and base mounting machine The invention relates to a lamp ring for a lamp, in particular an indicator lamp, which comprises a recess for coding and an additional recess for positioning the lamp ring in a base mounting machine. According to the invention, the second recess has an inner wall w... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061880 | High efficiency light pipe—H.E.L.P. A headlamp assembly which includes an optic used for providing a turn signal which meets the government requirements for luminous intensity when the turn signal is located near or next to the headlamp assembly. The present invention is a headlamp assembly which incl... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057062 | Portable electronic device and battery with lighting functionality A portable electronic device includes a housing and battery. The housing is formed with a battery-receiving compartment that has positive and negative electrodes. The battery is mounted in the battery-receiving compartment, and includes: a casing having positive and... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057057 | Light unit and liquid crystal display device having the same Provided are a light unit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same. The light unit comprises a housing; at least one first printed circuit board (PCB) arranged in the housing in a first direction; at least one second PCB arranged in the housing in a direct... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052319 | Diffusion plate and display apparatus having the same Disclosed are a diffusion plate and a display apparatus having the same. The diffusion plate includes a base and a plurality of convex portions. The base includes a front surface and a rear surface. Each convex portion has a crescent of an ellipse formed on a front ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033699 | Vehicle exterior mirror system A lighted exterior mirror system includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion. The non-folding portion is configured to mount to a side of a vehicle and the folding portion includes a reflective element. The folding portion... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033677 | Deep submersible light with pressure compensation A deep submersible light includes a body defining a hollow interior and a solid state light source such as a plurality of high brightness LEDs mounted in the interior of the body. A transparent window is mounted over the LEDs. The space between the transparent windo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033711 | Field bendable line voltage track lighting system A bendable line voltage track lighting system includes a track having a conductor subassembly and first and second bendable sheaths that engage the conductor subassembly. The conductor subassembly includes first and second insulators that receive first and second bu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033688 | Fixture support system and method A luminaire comprising a first hub comprising a first fixed portion rotatably coupled to a first rotor portion, said hub having an internal chamber, accessible through openings on the first fixed portion and the first rotor portion; a first lamp socket coupled to th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029174 | Threshold lighting system A threshold lighting system for recreation vehicles and the like. The system includes a threshold with a first light cavity extending along one side of the threshold for emitting light inwardly into a recreational vehicle in a first direction generally parallel to t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016465 | Luminous molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or trim part for a vehicle interior The invention relates to a molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or a trim part for a vehicle interior. According to the invention, the molded part comprises at least one excitation source for emitting electromagnetic waves and at least one luminescent ma... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016451 | Variable spot size lenses and lighting systems Improved lighting devices and methods are provided. In many embodiments, the devices and methods provide the capability to change a spot of light projected onto a target surface. In other embodiments, the devices and methods are fixed-focus. In one embodiment a lens... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011796 | Light source system and display apparatus comprising the light source system A light source system and a display apparatus comprising the light source system are provided. The display apparatus comprises the light source system and an imaging system. The light source system is configured to provide a light for imaging. The light source syste... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011817 | Method and apparatus for vehicle opaque see-through attachment The attachment for a vehicle and the method for providing the attachment to the vehicle includes mounting a housing on the outside of the vehicle. The housing includes a back attachable to the vehicle, a compartment within the housing, and a lens visible from outsid... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011821 | Planar illumination device A planar illumination device includes at least one light source, a housing structure, at least one light guide plate, and at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light source is received in the housing structure. The housing structure includes at least ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007149 | Vehicle lighting assembly and light guiding lens for use in vehicle lighting assembly A vehicle lighting assembly is provided which uses a light guiding lens without a dedicated light source. The vehicle lighting assembly can include: a light source configured to emit light rays used at least for forming a target light distribution; a light guiding m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007159 | Surface illuminator and liquid crystal display having the same The invention provides a surface illuminator capable of achieving high display quality by employing an array of discrete light sources constituted by a plurality of LEDs and a liquid crystal display having the same. The surface illuminator includes an LED module whi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007133 | Light source device and projector A light source device adapted to generate an illumination light beam for illuminating an illuminated surface includes a light source adapted to emit a light beam, a light path conversion member adapted to rotate around an axis perpendicular to a center axis of the l... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007129 | LED-based christmas light string assembly with parallel-wired lighting units An LED light string assembly has a plug for providing a low DC voltage, an extension socket, a light string connected between the plug and the extension socket. The light string has multiple LED Christmas bulbs connected in parallel. Each LED Christmas bulb includes... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007141 | Diffraction optical element, lighting device, and projector A diffraction optical element includes: a first diffraction pattern which diffracts entering light to produce illumination light for illuminating a first area; and a second diffraction pattern which is disposed adjacent to the first diffraction pattern and diffracts... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002440 | LED lamp with remote control device A method for controlling a remote LED lamp includes: using a memory unit (452) to record a standard value for indicating a normal environmental brightness and a reference value for indicating a normal LED brightness; using a first sensor (41) to detect... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997776 | Indicating instrument for vehicle An indicating instrument for a vehicle has a display board and a light modulation member disposed to cover a surface of the display board. When a condition that an illumination intensity of the display board is lower than a threshold value has continued for a first ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993023 | Hand tool with an illuminating device A hand tool with an illuminating device includes a handle having a receiving space defined therein. A holding seat is received in the receiving space. The holding seat has a battery chamber defined therein, a shank chamber defined therein, and a plurality of bit hol... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985006 | Light source device A light source device includes a circuit member, a heat dissipation component, an optical component and light emitting diode assemblies. The circuit member defines spaced through holes. The light emitting diode assemblies have a first side and a second side opposite... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985015 | LED spotlight having a funnel-shaped lens An LED spotlight has an arrangement having at least one LED, above which there is arranged a color conversion substance, and an optical system of a substantially transparent material, which directs incident light from the LED arrangement in the direction of an exit ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976205 | Light-emitting module, particularly for use in an optical projection apparatus A light-emitting module is specified, comprising at least two light sources disposed on a common carrier. At least one of said light sources includes at least two LED chips. Each light source of the module is followed downstream by an optic body of an optical elemen... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972035 | Adjustable lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus having a pivotable light cartridge for positioning and directing the light output of a plurality of light sources, the light cartridge including an elongated base oriented along the longitudinal axis, a pivot at the opposed first and second ends... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972023 | Lamp-cover structure containing luminescent material An LED lamp cover structure containing luminescent material and its fabrication methods are described. The LED lamp cover is comprised of a first lens cap providing the outer surface of the lamp cover, a second lens cap providing the inner surface of the lamp cover,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963665 | Vehicle light and LED package A vehicle light having a plurality of LED light sources can be configured to be capable of preventing or suppressing emission of glaring light. An LED package with a plurality of LED light emitting elements can be provided. The vehicle light can include a plurality ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959320 | Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions. Examples of applications in which such methods and apparatus may be implemented include retail environments (e.g., food, clothing, jewelry, paint, furniture, fabrics, etc.) or s... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7926998 | Light control film and backlight unit using the same A light control film providing improved n front luminance and appropriate light diffusion, without problems of interference pattern, glare etc., has a rough surface constituted so that, for a curved surface portion of the rough surface, having an approximately squar... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922350 | Tactical illuminator A plurality of actuators allow an operator to control the status of an illuminator. Rotation of one of the actuators either prevents the illuminator from illuminating, allows an operator to selectively illuminate a person or area of interest with a second actuator, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922367 | Optical element and backlight module having the same An optical element, a light-emitting component and a direct-lit backlight module having the optical element are provided. The optical element includes a bottom surface, at least one side refractive surface for refracting one part of a light beam incident from the bo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922379 | Backlight module A backlight module including a back cover, a reflector, a lamp supporter, and a number of lamps is provided. The back cover includes a number of holes, an inner face, and an outer face. The reflector is disposed on the inner face and has a number of openings. The op... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922360 | Thermal transfer in solid state light emitting apparatus and methods of manufacturing Provided are light emitting apparatus including a solid state light emitting element having a first side and a second side, the solid state light emitting element configured to emit light from the first side. Such apparatus further include an elongated thermally con... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918593 | Head unit background illumination A front panel display assembly may have an integrated decorative film having first and second sides. The first side may have a half-mirroredrface that allows the passage of light in only a single direction and the second side may have a non-uniform diffusion pattern... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914189 | Exterior component for vehicle An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion enga... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914191 | Surgical instrument docking device Described herein is a surgical instrument that includes a tubular member having first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, an instrument dock extending from the first end of the tubular member that includes an opening for receiving a rod, and a light so... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891839 | LED lamp An LED lamp (100) includes a lamp enclosure (10) and two LED modules (30). The lamp enclosure has a concave housing (11). The housing includes an elongated bottom plate (111) and two lateral plates (115) extending upwardly f... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891831 | Self-illumination glove A self-illumination glove for use in poor visibility or dim conditions, the orientation of the light head is adjustable to prevent the light being blocked by the hand movement. The glove body is adapted for load and unloads an illumination unit. The illumination uni... | 02/22/2011 |
