Patents Examined by Danielle Allen
  • Patent number: 7905620
    Abstract: An electrical power system is described, including a distribution system configured to supply electrical power to a bicycle helmet system and a power source configured to supply power to one or more elements associated with the bicycle helmet system using the distribution system, the power source being housed within a protective element of a bicycle helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Shabaka, LLC
    Inventor: Kerry Harris
  • Patent number: 7901104
    Abstract: A motorcycle safety helmet shell with one or more light emitting diodes molded or embedded therein. The motorcycle helmet shell is designed and arranged in a manner to provide visual recognition and/or identification of the wearer. The LED safety lighting system may be powered by a battery, or any other electrochemical device, i.e., dry cell or lithium-ion battery combination, mounted within or without the helmet shell; and may be manually and/or automatically activated. One or more lenses may cover one or more of the light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Maurice A. McLean, Stephon D. Brown
  • Patent number: 7901126
    Abstract: A backlight assembly comprises an optical plate that has a fixing portion and a receiving member that has a combination portion combined with the fixing portion. The fixing portion comprises a protrusion that is extended from the optical plate and a connecting portion that is bent with respect to and extended from the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Chul Jeong
  • Patent number: 7901110
    Abstract: A gas discharge lamp includes an arc envelope and a cooling device. Cooling passage is provided between the arc envelope and the cooling device. An airflow blocking structure is mounted rotatably to the arc envelope. The airflow blocking structure blocks airflow between the cooling device and the arc envelope except for a portion of the passage directed towards a top side of the arc envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Amol Suresh Mulay, Viktor Karoly Varga, Gary Robert Allen, Sairam Sundaram, Svetlana Selezneva, Vijaykumar Mallappa Kannure, Rocco Thomas Giordano
  • Patent number: 7896531
    Abstract: Providing an electrical assembly, which can protect electric components provided at the electrical assembly from damage, and minimize output amount of recycle material and waste material, a functional module as the electric assembly includes a lamp and a switch as the electric components. The lamp extends from a center area of a bottom wall of a housing so as to slant toward an outside of the housing according to going apart from the bottom wall. The switch extends vertically from one end of the bottom wall. Ends of the lamp and the switch far from the bottom wall project out of the housing. When the functional modules are transported to an assembling line, the pair of functional modules is stacked on each other so as to arrange the lamp face to each other in parallel, and fixed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Yoshinori Hirayama, Shinji Yamada
  • Patent number: 7896509
    Abstract: The Anti-Picture with a means for detecting camera's radio frequency, a way of decoding said detected radio frequency, a switch/driver to trigger device, a way of producing light with one or more lighting elements, means of allowing said lighting element to reflect off of a one or more reflective surface to allow light to be directed and a means for all of said above to be encased a body wherein the said components are able to communicate with a light element allowing the light to reflect off of the said reflective surfaces to over expose and or interrupt a photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Frank Gallagher
  • Patent number: 7891849
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly to form a handgrip, a foot peg or a footrest in a cycle contains an elongated sleeve concentrically supported on a light conductive base illuminated by light emitting diode on a circuit board or embedded in the base. An end cap is used to mount the circuit board to an outboard end of the base which is cylindrical and supports a sleeve. The sleeve has light emitting openings and the end cap has a light diffusing lens containing decorative openings illuminated by the diodes. The inboard end of the sleeve contains a light emitting radial wall forming part of the decorative display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Inventors: James O'Dell Campbell, Anthony J. Quartaro
  • Patent number: 7878668
    Abstract: An emergency lighting system comprising a housing further comprising a flat cover, wherein the flat cover automatically opens during an emergency condition; a removable light source located inside the housing further comprising a rechargeable battery and a wide angle LED light bulb, wherein the removable light source remains off under a normal condition and the light source automatically turns on in response to an emergency condition. The emergency lighting system may further comprise a fixed light source for continuous illumination during an emergency condition. Furthermore, the emergency lighting system may further comprise an electrical outlet for use during normal conditions. The emergency lighting system may be retrofitted into existing outlets or the emergency lighting system may further comprise outlet plugs to plug into an existing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Emerge Products, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Martinez
  • Patent number: 7878688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp assembly (1) for illuminating a surface (S) comprising a chamber (3) accommodating a plurality of light-emitting diodes (11R, 11G, 11B) capable of emitting visible light. The lamp assembly comprises diffusing means (12) capable of diffusing said visible light of said light-emitting diodes to produce diffuse light (D), and said chamber further accommodates collimation means (5) arranged to collimate at least a portion of said diffused light for illuminating said surface. The lamp assembly is especially suitable for ambiance and atmosphere lighting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Elvira Johanna Maria Paulussen, Peter Alexander Duine, Denis Joseph Carel Van Oers, Antonius Cornelis Van Den Broek, Johannes Trudo Cornelis Van Kemenade, Wouter Lambertus Petrus Willaert
  • Patent number: 7878687
    Abstract: The invention discloses a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, including a heat-dissipating plate device, a plurality of heat-conducting devices, a plurality of diode light-emitting apparatuses, a plurality of optical devices, and a hollow barrel. The hollow barrel is engaged to the heat-dissipating plate device to form a space for accommodating the heat-conducting devices, the diode light-emitting apparatuses, and the optical devices. Each of the diode light-emitting apparatuses corresponds to one of the heat-conducting devices. Each of the optical devices corresponds to at least one of the diode light-emitting apparatuses and modulates a light pattern of the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus. In an embodiment, each of the optical devices includes a cat's-eye-like lens. The cat's-eye-like lens includes a surface, where a groove is formed along an ellipse minor axis of the lens, such that the light transmitted through the lens can form a light pattern for a specific request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Neobulb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Shyan Chen
  • Patent number: 7878698
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device improve uniformity of a luminance and a color of a display surface. The backlight unit includes a light source device and a circuit board, the light source device including a first board and a plurality of point light sources connected in series, the plurality of point light sources being arranged on the first board, and the circuit board including a second board, a driving circuit for the plurality of point light sources, and a variable resistance device, the driving circuit for the plurality of point light sources and the variable resistance device being arranged on the second board, wherein a resistance adjusting element of the variable resistance device is exposed to an outside, and at least one point light source arranged on an end side among the plurality of point light sources is connected in parallel to the variable resistance device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hamada
  • Patent number: 7874689
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display element for showing information as a screen image; and an ornamental member disposed on a display surface of the display element and having a shape corresponding to the screen image. The ornamental member includes a light transparent element and a light nontransparent element. The screen image includes a designed image on a position of the display surface corresponding to the light transparent element. The display element outputs a screen image light from the display surface. The screen image light corresponding to the designed image passes through the light transparent element so that the screen image light is outputted from the ornamental member to the display side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Tane, Satoshi Sugiura, Akira Kamiya
  • Patent number: 7874707
    Abstract: A lighting fixture comprising a reflector 100 and a double-ended elongate lamp 200, the reflector body comprising a casing (110) with a specular cavity having an apex and an aperture rim, wherein the lamp end portions (220, 220?) of the double-ended lamp are enclosed in slots (131, 131?) located in the casing at opposite sides of the aperture rim and substantially flush with the aperture rim, is extremely flat and slim and therefore useful as a recessed down-light in a shelf, a ceiling, or a wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Boehme, Bruno Thoennessen
  • Patent number: 7874691
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1), which is adapted to be attached to at least one air cylinder (2, 3) that is to be carried by a diver, such as a scuba diver or a smoke diver, comprises an electroluminescent filament and a protective cover enclosing the filament and made of translucent, heat resistant silicone material. The light emitting device (1) further comprises resilient fastening elements (4a, 4b), which are arranged to secure the light emitting device (1) to the air cylinder/cylinders (2, 3) by a force determined by the resilient properties of the fastening elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventor: Laszlo Kormos
  • Patent number: 7874711
    Abstract: Lamp capsules and systems thereof having a socket, socket holder, and lens holder are provided. Socket holders include a plurality of fins extending radially and outwardly therefrom, and define a cavity into which a lamp is placed. Systems include a lens positioned in the lens holder, and a snoot is connected to the lens holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Russell Green, Grzegorz Wronski, Huang Rongxiu
  • Patent number: 7866847
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a frame having a bottom surface, a plurality of heat sinks, and a plurality of LED modules. Each of the heat sinks has an engaging surface defined at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface of the frame. Each of the LED modules is attached on the engaging surface of the heat sink. The heat sinks are rotatable relative to the frame to adjust the angle of the engaging surface of the heat sinks with respect to the bottom surface of the frame, providing variable area and intensity of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
  • Patent number: 7866872
    Abstract: The light guide plate includes a light exit plane, two light entrance planes, two symmetrical inclined rear planes increasingly distanced from the light exit plane from the two light entrance planes toward a center of the light exit plane, a curved portion joining the two inclined rear planes and scattering particles for scattering light travelling inside the light guide plate. The light guide plate satisfies given ranges set for a length between the two light entrance planes, a thickness of each of the two light entrance planes, a thickness at the center of the curved portion, a radius of curvature thereof, tapers of the inclined rear planes, and a particle diameter and a density of the scattering particles, and conditions that a light use efficiency be 55% or greater and that a middle-high ratio represented by the brightness distribution at the light exit plane be greater than 0% and not greater than 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takamitsu Okumura
  • Patent number: 7866854
    Abstract: A housing has a component storage cavity and an open bottom. A door covers and uncovers the open bottom. The door preferably has a latch that can be released with one hand. A window in the door transmits light from the housing. A partition divides the component storage cavity into a lamp section and a control component section. There is an opening through the partition. A removable control component mounting plate is dimensioned to cover the opening and thus become part of the control component section. A removable lamp reflector lies inside the housing behind the window. The mounting plate and reflector preferably each have a latch that can be released with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: U.S. Pole Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Orellana, Angel Orellana, Henry Avila
  • Patent number: 7866853
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting element mounting substrate which includes: a core metal provided with a reflective cup which reflects light emitted from a mounted light-emitting element in a prescribed direction; and an enamel layer having a thickness within a range of 50 ?m to 200 ?m, and provided on a surface of the core metal. The present invention also provides a light-emitting element module in which a light-emitting element is provided on this light-emitting element mounting substrate, and in which the light-emitting element is sealed with a transparent sealing resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Ohashi, Ken-ichi Uruga, Masanori Ito
  • Patent number: 7862202
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for motion sensor installation includes an apparatus for installing a lighting accessory to a first luminaire having a luminaire housing. The bracket includes a coupling member operative to couple the bracket to one of the luminaire housings. A support member extends from the coupling member, and is operative to support the lighting accessory a first distance from the luminaire housing. An attachment member that is operative to attach the lighting accessory to the lighting accessory extends from the support member. The bracket couples the lighting accessory to the luminaire housing without extending the length of the luminaire or creating a substantial gap between two luminaires in a linear configuration. In one aspect, the lighting accessory can be a motion sensor that is operative to control the power to one or more of the luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Laso, Jamey Vaughan