Adjustable Movement Between Arm And Housing Patents (Class 362/371)
  • Patent number: 8480268
    Abstract: A retrofit luminaire assembly is provided for retrofitting a mounting frame such as a plaster frame or other recessed lighting assembly without the need to remove the existing plaster frame. The retrofit assembly includes a mounting ring that can support a replacement electrical junction box and the replacement luminaire. The electrical junction box is attached to an adjustable assembly so that the electrical box can be positioned in a number of locations on the mounting ring. The assembly allows adjustment of the electrical box in a vertical direction, horizontal direction and in a rotational direction with respect to the plane of the plaster frame. The mounting ring is inserted through the opening in the plaster frame and secured to the plaster frame by an attachment member that engages the top face of the plaster frame. The attachment member can include a plate coupled to the mounting ring to form two outwardly extending arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Carl W. Wilson, Richard L. D'Andrea, Brad Rodeghiero
  • Patent number: 8465182
    Abstract: A recessed light fixture has a plurality of fasteners for securing a can or top hat of the recessed light fixture to a substrate, e.g., sheetrock ceiling and/or open frame mounting plate. Each of the plurality of fasteners comprise a clevis bracket, a clevis hook having perpendicular tabs that rotatably attach the clevis hook to the clevis bracket. When the recessed light fixture is inserted into an opening of the substrate, the clevis hooks rotate out of the way into slots in a wall of the recessed light fixture can. Once the clevis hooks clear the substrate, the clevis hooks rotate back through the wall of the recessed light fixture can. Then the clevis brackets are slideably moved toward the substrate, whereby gripping portions of the clevis hooks will engage the substrate and thereby hold the recessed light fixture to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jared Michael Davis, Russell Bryant Green
  • Patent number: 8419235
    Abstract: A lighting system including a powering rod and a first lighting unit is provided. The powering rod is used for providing power. The first lighting unit includes a housing, a light source, an inner ring body and an outer ring body. The light source is disposed inside the housing. The inner ring body, disposed in the housing, has a hollowed portion for receiving the powering rod and is electrically connected to the powering rod. The outer ring body, disposed on the inner ring body fixed to the housing. The outer ring body is capable of rotating with respect to the inner ring body for rotating the housing. When the outer ring body is rotated to a first position, the first lighting unit is in a first lighting state. When the outer ring body is rotated to a second position, the first lighting unit is in a second lighting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Sheng Chen, Hsun-Li Huang, Mong-Yong Sim, Jiung-Cheng Pan, Ho-Tsung Hsueh, Wen-Ming Wu, Cheng-En Wu
  • Patent number: 8414164
    Abstract: A spotlight is provided with a substrate having LEDs disposed thereon and a main body casing on which the substrate is provided. The main body casing has a rear side portion having thermal conductivity, which is thermally coupled to the substrate, and is capable of changing the irradiation angle of light emitted from the LEDs. A plurality of heat-radiating fins for forming grooves operating as a plurality of convection paths along the direction of changing the irradiation angle are provided on the rear side portion of the main body casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Kozo Ogawa, Aiko Takahashi, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Hiroki Tamai, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Akiko Saito, Ryotaro Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8382341
    Abstract: A luminaire mounting assembly comprises a mounting bracket having at least one keyed aperture, the mounting bracket having one of a slider assembly and at least one tab, a fixture housing having the other of a slider assembly and the at least one tab, the slider assembly movable between a first fixture position and a second fixture position, the slider assembly having a fixed element, a plunger movable relative to the fixed element, the plunger biased toward a first plunger position and engaging the at least one tab, the plunger movable to a second plunger position to pass the at least one tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: David S. Peter
  • Patent number: 8277095
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp includes a lamp shade, a light emitting diode light source, a universal joint and a power connector. The light emitting diode light source is disposed in the lamp shade. The universal joint includes a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part is fixed to the lamp shade. The second connecting part is rotatably connected to the first connecting part and fixed to the power connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia-Yi Juang, Shih-Hao Hung, Hsien-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 8277077
    Abstract: Vehicle-mounted auxiliary lighting systems adapted to provide primary or auxiliary vehicle lighting using light emitting diodes (LEDS) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Antony C. Georgitsis, Nicholas B. Irwin, Joseph Biro
  • Patent number: 8226278
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable light fixture. The light fixture can include a housing assembly comprising an outer housing surrounding a central opening; a first adjustment mechanism configured to tilt the light source comprising a first rotating member; and a second adjustment mechanism configured to rotate the light source comprising a second rotating member, where the first and second rotating members are substantially parallel to one another. The light fixture can also include a biasing member that will return the housing assembly to a first tilted position from a second titled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Lucifer Lighting Company
    Inventors: Patrick Ward, Kevin Wilson, Matthew Gates
  • Patent number: 8172436
    Abstract: A battery powered rotating LED lighting assembly with a magnetic base, a housing and a pivot post attached to the housing. The lighting assembly housing is supported by the pivot post, which is supported by a support assembly in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Ullman Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Edward S. Coleman, Qiu Jianping
  • Patent number: 8157424
    Abstract: A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base has a longitudinal axis and an actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is inserted into and rotated with respect to the lamp holder base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin Zhang, Jesse Sanchez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8157420
    Abstract: An LED (light emitting diode) lamp includes a lamp body, a plurality of fixing assemblies fixed to a top of the lamp body and a plurality of fasteners fixed to the fixing assemblies. The lamp body comprises a housing defining a plurality of runners in a top thereof and a light emitting module mounted in a bottom of the housing and applying an LED module as a light source. The fixing assemblies are placed on the top of the housing. Each fastener has a head located at an underside of a corresponding one of the fixing assemblies and securely received in a corresponding runner. The fixing assemblies are provided for securely fixing the LED lamp in position and in a desired illuminating angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang Song, You-Xue Liu
  • Publication number: 20120069582
    Abstract: A ceiling lamp includes a bracket fixed to a ceiling, a frame attached to the bracket, a housing secured to the frame and a light source received in the housing. An axis extends through the frame and the bracket to pivotably attach the bracket with the frame. A plurality of apertures are defined in the bracket and an aperture is defined in the frame. A fastener can be selectively extended through one of the apertures in the bracket and into the aperture in the frame, to thereby position the housing at a selected one of different orientations in respect to the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: KUO-CHENG CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120033435
    Abstract: A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base has a longitudinal axis and an actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is inserted into and rotated with respect to the lamp holder base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Jianmin Zhang, Jesse Sanchez, JR.
  • Patent number: 8100566
    Abstract: A light fixture has a bracket adapted to be fixed to a wall or ceiling surface and having a leg formed with a leg hole, and a bolt fixed in the fixture housing and projecting therefrom along an axis through the leg hole. A ring engageable over an outer profiled end of the bolt can fit complementarily therewith. An annular disk fits over the ring, has a back face turned toward and engageable around the ring with the leg, and is formed with a radially extending threaded bore holding a radial screw engageable radially inward with the ring to rotationally lock the disk on the ring. The disk and leg fit are locked together so they cannot relatively rotate. An axial screw engaged through the disk and ring with the bolt engages axially inward with the disk to press the disk against the leg and the leg against the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Willy Meyer = Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Storch
  • Patent number: 8066412
    Abstract: A luminaire system provides for mounting and accessing a light fixture housing without tools. A universal bracket is coupled to the junction box along the ceiling and engages with a top mounting plate affixed to the housing. One or more slide hooks appended to the universal bracket allows the top mounting plate to mount to the universal bracket, and a reinforced spring and locking spring keeps the light fixture housing in place, while preventing rattling between the universal bracket and the top-mounting plate. The housing can be removed from the electrical junction box through the use of a release button affixed to the housing. The button disengages the locking spring from the top mounting plate, thereby allowing the housing to swivel away from the universal bracket and junction box by way of a hanging hook. The hanging hook supports the housing when released from the universal bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Steen Vann, Sun Yuan Wei
  • Patent number: 8021018
    Abstract: A LED display unit comprises a housing; an openable door coupled to a front of the housing for movement between a closed position and an opened position; a LED module mounted on a front of the openable door; and a sliding assembly coupled to an inside surface of the housing and an inside surface of the front door comprising: a first connection member fixedly mounted to an inside surface of the housing, a second connection member fixedly mounted to an inside surface of the front door, a sliding member slidely mounted to the first connection member and rotatably connected with the second connection member, so that the sliding member can move forward from the housing and rotate relative to the openable door so as to open the openable door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Thinksign Optoelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongliang Zheng, Xiaoqing Huang
  • Patent number: 8021024
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a monolithic housing made of metal extrusion and comprising a heat sink and a receiving portion integrally extending from a bottom of the heat sink, a plurality of LED modules attached to the heat sink, a cover covering the LED modules and a supporting bracket mounted on the housing. The heat sink includes a planar base and a plurality of fins extending from a top face of the base. The receiving portion includes a frame defining a window at a center thereof and two sidewalls interconnecting the frame and the base. The frame, the sidewalls and the base cooperatively define a receiving chamber for accommodating the LED modules therein. The LED modules are attached to the base and located corresponding to the window of the frame. The cover is mounted on a bottom of the frame and correspondingly covers the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xing-Gui Huang
  • Publication number: 20110194287
    Abstract: Vehicle-mounted auxiliary lighting systems adapted to provide primary or auxiliary vehicle lighting using light emitting diodes (LEDS) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Antony C. Georgitsis, Nicholas B. Irwin, Joseph Biro
  • Patent number: 7993030
    Abstract: A lighting system comprises a housing suitable for mounting to a structural unit. The housing includes a plurality of enclosure panels. At least two light-bearing members are moveable relative to the housing and are pivotally coupled one to another. A pair of actuators are moveable in opposing directions, one of the light-bearing members being coupled to one of the actuators and an other of the light-bearing members being coupled to an other of the actuators. Movement of the actuators relative to one another results in pivotal movement of the light-bearing members relative to one another, causing an end of each light-bearing member to move further from or closer to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Innovative D-Lites LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Andreas Galke, Melvin Hess Pedersen, Glenda Pedersen, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7980737
    Abstract: An electronic device support includes a V-shaped base, a supporting leg, a cable and a number of lights. The V-shaped base includes a pair of legs extending from an apex of the V-shaped base. The supporting leg is pivotably connected to the V-shaped base adjacent to the apex. The cable is embedded in at least one of the legs and the supporting leg and includes a connector plug electrically connected to the other end. The lights are rotatably mounted on one of the distal end of the legs of the base away from the apex of the V-shaped base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rui-Bin Hu
  • Patent number: 7972043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a built-in light fixture to be fitted in a suspended ceiling or similar, with a mounting ring (4) insertable into an opening in the ceiling and fixable by holding elements (6) and a light unit (3) which is attached in particular releaseably to the mounting ring (4), wherein fixed to the mounting ring (4) is a support frame (13) which defines a mounting space for the light unit (3) and has on its upper side facing away from the mounting ring (4) attachment means (18) for fixing the light unit (3) onto the support frame (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: BA*RO GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bernhard Schutte
  • Patent number: 7963681
    Abstract: A race track lighting system comprising a plurality of fixtures mounted in spaced relationship to one another on the infield side of the track and projecting light outwardly and downwardly onto the track surface from relatively low poles. Each fixture is asymmetric so as to provide a strong cut-off preventing light from being projected into the eyes of oncoming driver, but a divergent pattern in the direction of traffic flow so as to blend the light from one fixture with the light from an adjacent fixture for the purpose of promoting uniformity in the lighting intensity. The lamp is offset in the fixture and a blocker strip is placed in from of the lamp to prevent direct, uncontrolled light from reaching the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Qualite Sports-Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Hammel
  • Patent number: 7950834
    Abstract: A brake assembly for an adjustable downlight fixture comprises a fixture having a rotational collar assembly, the rotational collar assembly having a first race rotating relative to a second race, a brake assembly connected to one of the first race and the second race, the brake assembly frictionally engaging the other of the first race and the second race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Scott Dupre
  • Patent number: 7950821
    Abstract: Vehicle-mounted auxiliary lighting systems adapted to provide primary or auxiliary vehicle lighting using light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony C. Georgitsis, Nicholas B. Irwin, Joseph Biro
  • Patent number: 7909490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting apparatus with an elongated housing which accommodates a light source. The housing may be pivoted to rotate between a stored position and a deployed position. The housing may be maintained at a plurality of desired positions within its range of rotation. In addition, according to a feature of the invention, the elongated housing may be relatively rigid, yet also articulated, so that it can flex transversely in response to an applied force. In an embodiment, the housing may be provided with a swivel portion that can be used to change the direction of the light. Various electrical features may be provided as well, such as a brightness control feature and an auto-off feature that switches off the light in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Chou, Glenn T. Schmidt, Samuel Zeng, Amy Grumet-Avallone, Thomas Greenfield, Jennifer L. Gloisten
  • Patent number: 7909488
    Abstract: A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base is substantially cup-shaped around a longitudinal axis and has an arcuate actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the arcuate actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is coupled to the lamp holder base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin Zhang, Jesse Sanchez, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110051429
    Abstract: A table lamp and rotary joint thereof is disclosed. The table lamp including a base body, a lighting member and a frictional rotary joint connecting the lighting member to the base body is disclosed. The rotary joint includes a housing defining a cavity and a rotary portion defining a rotator. The rotator deforms elastically by means of defining a center hole and a slot extending parallel to the axis of the center hole through the rotator. Compressing the rotator into the cavity, the outer surface of the rotator mates tightly to the inner surface of the cavity. Then the rotator rotates frictionally in the cavity and the lighting member can maintain at a desired angle with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GANG CHENG, MENG-HUA HE, JIA-NING HUANG, YU-TAO CHEN, CHUN-CHE YEN, TE-SHENG JAN
  • Patent number: 7866856
    Abstract: A lamp housing which contains an accommodating apparatus for a burner or a lamp with a glass vessel, a lamp base and contact pins for supplying current, and a lampholder with sockets for connection to the contact pins, is provided. The accommodating apparatus containing clamping jaws, which can be connected to the lamp base in a force-fitting and/or interlocking manner, engage at least partially around the lamp base, are articulated, via lever arms, on the lamp housing or a lampholder mount, which is fixed to the housing and is connected to the lamp housing, and can be adjusted by means of an adjusting device, which has at least one adjusting element, which is arranged between the lever arms and pushes the lever arms apart from one another for opening the clamping jaws into an opening position, in which the lamp base is released, and brings the lever arms together for closing the clamping jaws into a locking position, in which the lamp base is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Anton Hundhammer, Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier
  • Patent number: 7862214
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a housing and at least one mounting clip. The housing comprises an electrical connection region engageable in an electrical receptacle. The mounting clip is pivotable from a first position, where an end region of the mounting clip does not extend beyond a periphery of the housing, to a second position, where the end region extends beyond the housing periphery. Also, a lighting device, comprising a housing, a trim element and at least one mounting clip. The mounting clip is pivotable, such that if the mounting clip is in a second position and then the trim element is rotated, the mounting clip will pivot to a third position, where the mounting clip engages the housing such that the trim element is biased toward a ceiling or other structure in which the lighting device is mounted. Also, methods of installing housings and/or trim elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary David Trott, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Publication number: 20100328945
    Abstract: An LED (light emitting diode) lamp includes a lamp body, a plurality of fixing assemblies fixed to a top of the lamp body and a plurality of fasteners fixed to the fixing assemblies. The lamp body comprises a housing defining a plurality of runners in a top thereof and a light emitting module mounted in a bottom of the housing and applying an LED module as a light source. The fixing assemblies are placed on the top of the housing. Each fastener has a head located at an underside of a corresponding one of the fixing assemblies and securely received in a corresponding runner. The fixing assemblies are provided for securely fixing the LED lamp in position and in a desired illuminating angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GUANG SONG, YOU-XUE LIU
  • Patent number: 7841731
    Abstract: An operating lamp system is provided that includes several operating lamps, each including a controller. The controllers are interconnected via data lines, wherein data exchange is provided between the controllers. This permits synchronization of the operating lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Rudolf Marka, Dirk Fritze
  • Patent number: 7819561
    Abstract: A retractable light fixture apparatus has a fixture housing for mounting in or to the wall of a building or under the eave of a building. A lamp housing and lamp is hinged to the fixture housing and is movable from a closed to an open position by an electric motor and from an open to a closed position by a gas spring. An electric brake holds the lamp housing in an open position against the gas spring whenever electric power is applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel G. Puglisi
  • Patent number: 7812328
    Abstract: A radiation source apparatus for irradiating the inner walls of elongated cavities, especially for hardening of artificial resin laminates that can be radiation hardened by ultraviolet or infrared radiation, has a base body with at least one light source and multiple wheels by which the apparatus is guided inside the cavities. The multiple wheels are movably mounted on arms in a direction radial to the base body. At least one gas pressure spring is assigned to each arm, which pushes the arm from a radially proximal first position into a radially distal second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Brandenburger Patentverwertung GDBR
    Inventor: Wilhelm Leo Betz
  • Publication number: 20100254147
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light unit, a supporting frame pivotally coupling with the light unit, and an angle adjustment arrangement including a first gear member provided at the light housing, and a second gear member provided at the supporting arm. The first gear member has a first teething face to match and engage with a second teething face of the gear member. When the first gear member is moved apart from the second gear member, the light housing is adapted to pivotally move with respect to the supporting frame so as to selectively adjust the projecting angle of the light unit. After the projecting angle of the light unit is set, the first gear member is moved back to re-engage with the second gear member to lock up the light unit at the projecting angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Frank Tsao
  • Patent number: 7789525
    Abstract: A light fixture comprising a head, which head with at least one light source, which head is carried rotatably in a yoke, which yoke rotates in relation to a base, which bases comprises bearings for the yoke, which base has at least a power module, which power module has at least one ballast circuit, which base has at least one controller. By the base having at least one drawer in which at least the power module is located, a fast exchange of the power module in a light source in situations of changing technical specifications of the power module can be achieved very easily. This can be important in a light fixture placed high above the ground if it needs to have an electronic module exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Martin Professional A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Vinther
  • Patent number: 7780318
    Abstract: An LED flood lamp includes an LED lamp and a primary bracket and an accessorial bracket. The lamp includes a pair of lateral sidewalls. The primary bracket pivotally connects with the lateral sidewalls. The accessorial bracket has one end pivotally connecting with one lateral sidewall, and another end connected to the primary bracket via a fastener. Each of the primary and accessorial brackets defines an elongated slot. The fastener is slidable along the slots of the primary and accessorial brackets to vary an illumination angle of the lamp. The LED lamp has a substrate, a plurality of LED modules mounted on a top surface of the substrate and a heat sink mounted on a bottom surface of the substrate, whereby heat generated by the LED modules can be transferred to the heat sink via the substrate to be dissipated to ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Xiao, Yi-San Liu, Li He
  • Patent number: 7770858
    Abstract: A mounting bracket is adapted for mounting a field device, as well as to a field device that for the purpose of attachment to a mounting surface comprises such a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket comprises (a) a first bracket strap which includes a first rotary bearing, (b) a second bracket strap, spaced apart from the first bracket strap by a space, including a second rotary bearing and (c) at least one movable lock on one of the two bracket straps. The rotary bearings are designed to articulate on two opposing sides of a field device that may be arranged in the space so that the field device may be rotated, on an imaginary axis that extends through the space, from a first angle position to a second angle position. The lock is designed to engage the field device in order to in this way resist a torque of the field device in that the lock converts the torque to a pair of forces which is removable by way of one of the rotary bearings and by way of the lock itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Klaus Kienzle, Christian Sum, Juergen Motzer, Thomas Deck, Juergen Skowaisa, Holger Sack
  • Patent number: 7731386
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device can include a light bar and a base having an elongated groove shaped to receive the light bar. The light bar can be rotatable relative to the base around an axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the light bar. Rotation of the light bar around this axis can move the light bar into and out of the elongated groove, thus converting the lighting device between compact and expanded configurations. For greater maneuverability, the light bar can include a light source housing portion rotatable around an axis substantially parallel to the long axis of the light bar. The light source housing portion can include two or more light emitting diodes positioned along the long axis of the light bar. The lighting device can be used with a mounting sleeve shaped to receive, for example, one end of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Levine
  • Publication number: 20100110698
    Abstract: A light housing for recessed installation in a ceiling plenum has a top, an apertured bottom, and side walls between the top and bottom. Housing support brackets may be attached at three alternate locations on the side walls for hanging the housing between joists in a ceiling plenum, such that the housing can be hung in any of three different orientations to fit available space in the ceiling plenum. A lamp socket in the housing is tiltable about two different axes through a first angular adjustment between a downlight position and a wallwash position and tiltable through a second angular adjustment between a downlight position and an adjusted position, such that a directional light source installed in the lamp socket may be aimed for downlight, wallwash or adjustable illumination after installation of the housing in a ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: USAI, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald P. Harwood, Doug Highbridge
  • Patent number: 7695170
    Abstract: An outdoor swivel head spotlight is described. A light bulb hood comprises a reflector and base. The base comprises a spherical socket having an internal seat. A support arm comprising a spherical end and a distal end connected to the spherical end by a through conduit is provided. The spherical end is seated in the internal seat. An internally threaded nut comprising an inwardly projecting lip having an open interior diameter at least as large as the external diameter of the spherical end, is coupled with the spherical socket. A washer between the spherical end and the lip of the nut is provided. When the nut is in a loosened position, the hood may be positioned to a desired angular position and when the nut is in a tightened position, the washer presses the spherical end into the internal seat to fix the angular position of the light hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: TayMac Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 7686483
    Abstract: The invention features an improved lighting fixture structure with temperature control and stray light reductions, together with a unique directional pivot/extension mounting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: Truman Aubrey
  • Publication number: 20100073942
    Abstract: A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base is substantially cup-shaped around a longitudinal axis and has an arcuate actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the arcuate actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is coupled to the lamp holder base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Lennox Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin Zhang, Jesse Sanchez, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100073939
    Abstract: A roadway luminaire generally includes a housing and a door pivotably connected to the housing. The housing includes a rear wall having an opening sized and shaped to receive a mounting arm for mounting the luminaire thereto, a top wall extending from the rear wall and an arm receiving channel formed in the top wall adjacent the rear wall for receiving an end of the mounting arm. The channel is formed with a step arrangement having a plurality of steps ascending in order along a length of the channel. The steps permit angular mounting adjustment of the housing with respect to the mounting arm depending on which step the end of the mounting arm rests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Rick Kauffman, Edward Bilson, Barbara Bilson, Gerald Ballard
  • Patent number: 7654706
    Abstract: An apparatus and method according to which a door is secured to a lighting device chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Jerold Tickner
  • Patent number: 7648261
    Abstract: An adjustable utility light having a body section, two independently movable hooks, a pivoting lamp section having fluorescent tubes and/or light emitting diodes, a component retention tray, at least one keyhole mounting slot, and a movable reflector, wherein the pivoting lamp section and the movable reflector pivot about the same pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventors: Wai-Shing Peter Ko, Jon Eric Gibson
  • Patent number: 7641366
    Abstract: A lighting fixture capable of mounting in a plurality of orientations comprises a wall mount assembly having a front canopy rotatably secured to a rear canopy and a lamp housing assembly capable of a plurality of orientations secured to said rotatable front canopy and capable of rotation therewith. The lamp housing assembly may further include a motion sensor integral thereto whereby the rotation of the housing assembly does not affect the performance of the motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: HeathCo LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Sibalich, Lam Kai Kuong
  • Patent number: 7618166
    Abstract: A recessed lighting unit that includes an adjustable lamp holder assembly, a fixture housing within which the adjustable lamp holder assembly is mounted; and a modular trim assembly, wherein the adjustable lamp holder assembly includes a pivot bracket detachably mounted in the fixture housing with a bolt that may be loosed and tightened for selected rotatable adjustment about a horizontal plane, and a vertical portion with a gear knob having a shaft disposed through an arcuate gear knob slot, and operatively connected to spur gear in mesh with gear teeth on an arcuate portion of a lamp support bracket, such that rotation of the gear knob rotates the lamp support bracket in a vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Number Eight Lighting Company
    Inventors: Robert Truax, Joel Visser, Gary Cross
  • Patent number: 7600899
    Abstract: A recessed lamp structure comprises: a lamp bulb, a lamp holder, a rotatory carrier and an outer mounting base. The rotatory carrier is securely screwed onto a track frame, which has a hollow sliding slot on the center of the bended body thereof. The track frame is securely positioned on the axially connecting base of the rotatory carrier via two axial plates that locate on the rearward of the track frame. The lamp holder is rotatably coupled with the rotatory carrier by two bolts. The bolts are mounted in the limited connection space between the lamp holder and the rotatory carrier. Besides, the lamp holder is shiftable along the sliding slot for adjusting the lighting angle within approximate 70 degrees. Consequently, the recessed lamp structure of the present invention has simplified components and is easy to practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20090244897
    Abstract: A light fixture (100) comprises a base (101) and at least a first arm (102) having a first end (103) that couples to this base. A housing (105) then couples to the second end (203) of this first arm and can serve to house both a light source (901) (such that emanated light will tend to be directed towards a primary area of coverage) and an animate object detector (902) (such that the latter will be aimed towards, and will tend to be sensitive to, objects that move within the primary area of coverage). By one approach, this arm couples to the base and/or the housing in a manner that permits an end user to adjust a position of the housing with respect to the base without requiring any hand tools. The housing can comprise a heat sink (906) if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald Edward Anglikowski, David Scott Bullard, William Calvin Raper, Jeremy Lee Prichard
  • Patent number: 7559677
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for a recessed light fixture comprises a housing, a first pivoting mechanism connected to the housing, a slotted pivot member connected to the first pivoting mechanism, an articulating lamp support movably connected to the slotted pivot member for translation and pivoting of the articulating lamp support, the slotted pivot member having two non-parallel slots for moving the articulating lamp support about a variable pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Scott Dupre