Patents Examined by Julia A. Shallenberger
  • Patent number: 7220028
    Abstract: To provide a winker apparatus in which assembly thereof is improved by eliminating the necessity to check biting of the winker cord. A front winker includes a winker holder mountable to a front fork. A winker body is mountable to one side of the winker holder via a winker supporting base. A winker cord is lead from the winker holder via the winker supporting base. The winker holder is formed with a storage groove for accommodating the winker cord. A cover is provided for covering the storage groove so as to retain the winker cord in a state in which the winker cord is stored in the storage groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Nakayama, Hiroyuki Osugi, Yoji Kanaoka, Shinichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 7178279
    Abstract: A device for illuminating an existing sign (100) having a specific given pattern on its front side, and a method of manufacturing such a device. A removable laminate (102) is intended to be applied to the front side of the sign, and comprises a mainly transparent cast compound or matrix (200) and a number of light emitting diodes (104) embedded in the matrix together with associated connected diode wires. The light emitting diodes are positioned in a specific pattern adapted to the existing pattern of the sign. Furthermore, a control unit (110) is configured to provide the light emitting diodes with electric current from a source of power supply (112) connected to the control unit, and to control the current feeding to the light emitting diodes in accordance with a predetermined scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Sign Safety i Sverige AB
    Inventors: Robert Molvidson, Hartmuth Bodinger