Patents Examined by Kristen A Manskar
  • Patent number: 7284877
    Abstract: An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes spring-spacer apparatus between the base member and the ballast, such that, with the top member closed with respect to the base member, the spring-spacer apparatus biases the ballast into heat-exchange engagement with at least one surface of the top member and provides an air gap between the ballast and the base member. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal and a variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Patent number: 7270437
    Abstract: An illumination device for illuminating a guest check presenter has a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected by a sidewall; an adhesive element disposed on the bottom surface and adapted to mount the device on the guest check presenter; the sidewall separating the top and bottom surfaces by a distance (D) that is small enough to enable the guest check presenter to be closed when the illumination device is mounted on the guest check presenter; an illumination LED mounted adjacent the sidewall for illuminating the guest check presenter; a battery mounted within the housing; and a switch operably connecting the battery with the illumination LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Racoosin, Jeff Timper
  • Patent number: 7264373
    Abstract: A backlight module (BLM) including a bezel, at least a first lamp and at least a second lamp is provided. The bezel has a first lighe region and is arranged substantially in parallel to the top side of the bezel. The second lamp is positioned in the second light source region and is arranged substantially in parallel to the top side of the bezel. The second lamp corresponds to the first lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo-Tsun Huang, Hsin-Cheng Hung, Chung-Kuang Wei
  • Patent number: 7261442
    Abstract: A wireless remote control porch light is installed on outer wall or under the eaves of a building with function of remotely controlling to adjust and vary light beam's direction very suitable for courtyard or door illuminating of the building, which comprises a base seat, a rotation connecting seat, a fixed seat, a rotation driving seat, a movable lamp holder and a waterproof rubber sleeve, wherein the rotation connecting seat comprises a swivel driving device, an axial rotation driving device and a radio signal receiver among which the radio signal receiver can receive RF signal for controlling the swivel driving device to drive the lamp holder to move angularly in forward and backward direction or for controlling the axial rotation driving device to drive the rotation driving seat and the rotation connecting seat to rotate jointly about the axis of the rotation driving seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Shin-Yung Chiu