Electric Switch In The Supply Circuit Patents (Class 315/313)
  • Publication number: 20110301776
    Abstract: An electrical wiring device operates in more than one operating mode and includes a microcontroller, an occupancy detection sensor communicably coupled to the microcontroller, and at least one accessible user interface communicably coupled to the microcontroller. The accessible user interface is accessible to an end-user without having to disassemble any portion of the device. The accessible user interface is manipulated to select one of several operating modes. In some embodiments, the device includes a night light that also can be an accessible user interface. In some of those embodiments, one of the operating modes includes a night light operating mode, wherein the device's operation is dependent upon the status of the night light. In some embodiments, an indicator is included to inform the end-user when to stop manipulating the accessible user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Rahul Goyal, Oscar Neundorfer, James Fair, Ahmed Elgayyar
  • Publication number: 20110289658
    Abstract: A helmet with an illumination device with at least one electric light source arranged on the outside of the helmet shell, a sensor for detecting the arrangement of the helmet on a head, an electric control device and an electric voltage source electrically connected with the electric light source and the sensor, wherein the electric control device is designed such that it switches on the electric light source or only permits the switching on of the electric light source when the sensor detects the arrangement of the helmet on a head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TECASIA AG
    Inventors: Martin Knoepfli, Jonas Gmuer
  • Publication number: 20110279063
    Abstract: A lighting and energy conservation system for low temperature applications includes LEDs as a light source. The LEDs are provided in a modular LED light fixture. The fixture includes a frame supporting a reflector having a plurality of elongated channels. Mounting strips are removably installed in each of the elongated channels, and LEDs are mounted on each of the mounting strips. Interchangeable lenses are provided over the LEDs and are removably coupled to the mounting strip by a quick-connect device. A separate multi-position power control device is associated with each of the mounting strips, so that a total light output intensity and profile of the fixture can be individually customized by any one or more of: interchanging lenses on the LEDs, interchanging mounting strips within the elongated channels, and selectively adjusting the multi-position power control device for each of the mounting strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Neal R. Verfuerth, Kenneth J. Wetenkamp, Matthew S. Tlachac
  • Publication number: 20110273100
    Abstract: Lighting systems wherein the lighting effects can be customized by the user to include different colors or different color changing effects. The lighting systems are arranged to be used with different emitters, including but not limited to solid state emitters such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the LEDs can be divided into zones. The lighting produced in each of those zones can be customized to be a unique color of light or to change colors in a particular way. The lighting system also allows for the different zones to be programmed to cooperate, such as allowing for particular colors of light to flow from one zone to another. Other lighting characteristics can also be controlled, including but not limited to color intensity, speed of color changing or the different colors included in the sequence of color changing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas C. Sloan, John Day
  • Publication number: 20110260654
    Abstract: An illumination system includes illumination devices, an imaging device and a control device. Each of the illumination devices includes a light source, a lighting circuit unit and a transmission control unit. The control device includes a storage unit, a transmission processing unit and a main control unit for selecting a control-target illumination area, reading out the identification code corresponding to the selected illumination area from the storage unit and causing the transmission processing unit to transmit a signal containing a control command on the illumination device. The main control unit is operable in an initial setting mode in which the correlations between the identification codes of the illumination devices and the illumination areas are set by causing the imaging device to take an image of the illumination space while turning on the illumination devices and detecting the illumination area of each of the illumination devices from the image thus taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetuya TANIGAWA, Yuichi Ejiri, Tosikazu Kawasima
  • Patent number: 8044596
    Abstract: Electron-emissive drive units of electron-emissive elements capable of being arranged with a smaller pitch. FET and emitter array units exist in matrix element areas partitioned by a control wiring and data wiring. An exemplary unit is composed of four emitter arrays. The control wiring and data wiring are driven by first and second drive circuits, respectively. Corresponding arrays between units are connected by selection wiring and driven by a third drive circuit. The third drive circuit drives each unit of data wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the four units of control wiring, and the emitter array drive circuit drives each emitter array selection wiring every time the drive circuit sequentially drives the three units of data wiring. Electrons can be emitted in units of arrays smaller than the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Futaba Corporation, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Masateru Taniguchi, Takahiro Niiyama, Shigeo Itoh, Kazuhito Nakamura, Kenta Miya, Masakazu Namba, Yuki Honda, Toshihisa Watabe, Norifumi Egami
  • Publication number: 20110254470
    Abstract: A collapsible lighting device including a plurality of light panel sections, each light panel section comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, at least one connection element constructed and arranged to connect one or more light panel sections of the plurality of light panel sections to one another, and an electronic control system configured to distribute electrical power to the plurality of light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventor: Gregory James Penoyer
  • Patent number: 8040066
    Abstract: A flesh illuminating device (FID) (10) that is comprised of three major elements: an electronic control unit (ECU) (12), an LED assembly (50) and a flesh attachment assembly (70). The ECU (12) and the LED assembly (50) are attached to the flesh attachment assembly (70) which is dimensioned to allow the LED assembly (50) to be attached to a selectable section of flesh. The section of flesh can consist of either an arm, a hand, a leg, a foot, at least one ear lobe or at least one breast. When the FID (10) is manually or remotely turned ON, the LED assembly (50) which preferably consists of at least one LED (60), illuminates causing the selected section of flesh to illuminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Inventors: James J. Girch, Jr., Terri R. Smith, Eric J. Allard
  • Patent number: 8035606
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight control circuit, comprising: a voltage supply circuit for receiving an input voltage and generating an output voltage under control by a control signal; at least one voltage comparison path respectively coupled to at least one light emission device path; a voltage operative amplifier circuit for generating the control signal according to a lowest voltage on the at least one voltage comparison path; and at least one under current detection circuit for detecting whether a corresponding one of the at least one light emission device path is in an under current status, whereby when anyone of the under current detection circuits detects the under current status, it sends an exclusion signal excluding a corresponding one of the at least one voltage comparison path from being an effective input of the voltage operative amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chiawei Liao, Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20110234938
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a backlight unit for lighting the display apparatus are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate, a plurality of light sources which project light onto a side surface of the light guide plate, and a light guide unit which is provided in each of at least two groups of light sources. The light guide unit is disposed toward the light guide plate in order to limit diffusion of a path of the light projected onto the side surface of the light guide plate. Accordingly, the light enters the light guide plate in a narrow path in a direction that is perpendicular to the side wall of the light guide plate, so that local dimming is achieved effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-ock JEONG
  • Publication number: 20110227491
    Abstract: The present Invention provides 2-lamp parallel-type and 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixtures, in which 2-lamp lighting and 1-lamp lighting are switchable according to an ON/OFF operation of a power supply switch. In a 2-lamp parallel-type or 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixture provided with an inverter-type stabilizer, 2-lamp lighting and 1-lamp lighting are switched by a first control circuit (19, 117) operated according to an ON/OFF operation of a power supply switch (12). In the case of the 2-lamp parallel-type fluorescent lamp fixture, the switching is performed by a switching means (18). In the case of the 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixture, the switching is performed by light turning-off circuits (113A, 113B) electrically connecting both terminals of a fluorescent lamp. A second control circuit (20, 131) may be provided to switch the 2-lamp lighting and the 1-lamp lighting of the fluorescent lamps according to an external instruction of a PC or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Shigemi Hotta
  • Publication number: 20110221361
    Abstract: Display devices are used in portable computer systems, imaging systems, and other electronic devices. Many of these display devices require a source of light to illuminate a display screen. The invention relates to an illumination system for illuminating said display devices. The invention also relates to a display device provided with such an illumination system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Fetze Pijlman, Chun-ho Chen
  • Patent number: 8013534
    Abstract: An electro-optic device includes a substrate on which a plurality of electro-optic elements are configured, a plurality of IC chips that drive the electro-optic elements, and a plurality of wiring patterns. Each of the IC chips includes a first power terminal and a second power terminal connected to each other in the IC chip, a third power terminal sandwiching the first power terminal with the second power terminal and placed on a first side opposite to the second power terminal, and a fourth power terminal sandwiching the second power terminal with the first power terminal and placed on a second side opposite to the first power terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110210685
    Abstract: A lighted hat includes a hat unit comprising a crown including a pocket on one side, a visor, and an adjuster; a light assembly on the hat unit; and a removable power supply device in the pocket and comprising a rechargeable battery and a control assembly including a push button switch, a slide switch for switching the power supply device to a flashlight or illumination mode, and a light emitting member. In the flashlight mode, a pressing of the push button switch causes the light emitting member to electrically connect to the battery for light emission, and a next pressing of the push button switch causes the light emitting member to electrically disconnect from the battery. In the illumination mode, the light assembly is electrically connect to the battery such that a pressing of the push button switch cause the light assembly to emit light, blink, or turn off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Sung-Yie Liao
  • Publication number: 20110204827
    Abstract: An illumination control terminal includes a frame; a handle cover pivotably rotatably attached to the frame. An operation switch unit is arranged on a front surface of the handle cover. Provided on a rear surface of the handle cover are a setting operation unit for setting a set time at which lamps are turned on or off and a locking portion which keeps the handle cover in a closed state. Provided on a front surface of the frame are a display unit for displaying setting contents and a locked portion engaging with the locking portion. The terminal further includes a storage unit storing a setting program set by the setting operation unit and a terminal control unit for outputting a control signal on an on/off operation of the lamps, either upon pushing the operation switch unit or according to the setting program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asami ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20110204826
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a portable illumination system having a locked state that minimizes unintended activation. The system includes a first activated state, deactivated state, and locked state. The first activated state generates a first optical output via the optical output device. The deactivated state deactivates the optical output device. The locked state also deactivates the optical output device. The system further includes a switching mechanism configured to receive a first and second physical user input and an algorithm of operation for each of the states. The algorithms of operation for the first activated state and the deactivated state correlate the first and second physical user inputs with a state change between the first activated state, deactivated state, and locked state. The algorithm of operation for the locked state is restricted in that it correlates only the second physical user input with a state change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph Skrivan, Douglas Heinrich, Jeremy Allen Saxton, Christopher Best
  • Publication number: 20110204825
    Abstract: This invention is a light stick with a dazzling effect, comprising a handle, a dazzle layer and a transparent tube; on the upper part of the handle there is an illuminated body with a number of light-emitting diodes (LEDs); the body of the handle has a battery and a number of on/off switch; the dazzle layer is fitted inside the transparent tube which is then placed over the illuminated body, then joined together with the handle; in this way a light stick with a changing dazzling effect is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Wei Hung Yu, Connie Wang
  • Publication number: 20110187292
    Abstract: A hard-sided suitcase may include polycarbonate shells for forming one or more storage compartments. The suitcase may include fiber-optic fibers or other light emitting devices for providing lighting to the hard-sided suitcase. The fiber-optic fibers may be placed on or within the polycarbonate shells. The suitcase may include a lighting mechanism or controller for sending light through the fiber-optic fibers. The lighting mechanism may be configured to send colored light through the fibers, and to change the light pattern being illuminated at a random and/or predetermined interval. A power source may power to the lighting mechanism. The power source, when switched on, may cause the lighting mechanism to send the light through the fiber-optic fibers. Light emitting diodes may also provide illumination. The lighting mechanism may control the lighting of the light emitting devices individually and simultaneously to facilitate a wide range of potential illumination patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Heys (USA), Inc.
    Inventor: Haroon Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20110187293
    Abstract: An illuminator for a flat-panel display comprises a tapered slab waveguide 1 co-extensive with the display, a light source 2-4 arranged to inject light into an edge of the waveguide so that it emerges over the face of the waveguide, and means for scanning the light injected into the wedge so that different areas of the panel are illuminated in turn. Preferably the light source is a set of rows of LEDs, each row injecting light at a different range of angles so that it emerges over different areas of the waveguide 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adrian Robert Leigh Travis
  • Publication number: 20110163677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device and a lighting method, in particular for a swimming pool. It relates in particular to a lighting device, particularly a lighting device for a swimming pool, which comprises: at least one control unit capable of controlling the operation of at least one spotlight; at least one spotlight, each spotlight being itself associated with a light source; at least one receiver, itself associated with one or more spotlight(s); and a external electric power supply; said control unit capable of being adapted to send control instructions to each receiver by powerline communication (PLC), and said receiver being capable of including a means for decoding said instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Emmanuel Baret, Gaëtan Grignon
  • Publication number: 20110156591
    Abstract: A tubeless light-emitting diode (LED) based lighting device includes at least one base, at least one LED lighting module, and at least one control circuit. The base includes a heat dissipation body. The LED lighting module is mounted to the base so that the base provides the LED lighting module with the functions of retention and heat dissipation. The control circuit is mounted to the base and is electrically connected to power wiring of the LED lighting module for ON/OFF switching of the LED lighting module and supplying of operation power. As such, a tubeless lighting device that emits light in a power saving manner and is constructed in a volume reduced manner is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: UNISTAR OPTO CORPORATION
    Inventor: CHIN-LUNG LIN
  • Publication number: 20110148329
    Abstract: A multi-sensory product able to disperse chemical actives using reeds or other wicks, as well as providing a light show is disclosed. The product includes a form-within-a-form design wherein the inner form or vase is able to store the chemical actives, as well as mount the reeds or other wicks. The outer vase complements the aesthetics of the inner vase while at the same time concealing the electronics of the device. The electronics of the device can include a power source, as well as a circuit board for driving LEDs mounted thereon. The LEDs can generate a light show which can be refracted and diffused through the glass or polymer material forming the inner and outer vases thereby creating an aesthetically pleasing and multi-sensory experience through the use of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Simon M. Conway, Kevin Harrity, Scott D. Walter, David R. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20110150285
    Abstract: A technique and a light emitting device that can smoothly read out data while tracking a position of the light emitting device (an object). The light emitting device expresses data with “a change in the change of a color (switching of changes)”. The light emitting device specifies an object and the position thereof with a first primary change and thereafter expresses data with, so to speak, a secondary change (switching of the primary change). The primary change means that G and B alternately turn on (indicated by G*B) and so on. The secondary change means a change from the condition (G*B), in which G and B alternately turn on, to the condition (B*R) in which B and R alternately turn on. Thus, since data is expressed by the change of color condition changes, it is easier to freely express data while the position of an object is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: B-CORE INC.
    Inventor: Akiteru KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20110140638
    Abstract: A socket extension apparatus, including: an elongate extension member having a first end and a second end; and at least one socket member in operational communication with the second end of the extension member and in direct or indirect electrical communication with an external power source through the first end of the extension member, the at least one socket member comprising at least one socket recess configured to removably engage at least one light bulb. A socket adapter and a plug adapter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Still Dreaming LLC
    Inventor: Robert Frazzini
  • Publication number: 20110115414
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a lamp body, an LED module mounted on an end of the lamp body and a switching member mounted on the lamp body. The LED module has LEDs facing outwards. The switching member is capable of switching the LED lamp between N type of working modes including modes I1, I2, . . . In. The LEDs are connected with each other in series into an LED string. The modes I1, I2, . . . In correspond to n different connecting points of the LED string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: CHIN-LONG KU, JU LI
  • Publication number: 20110101890
    Abstract: A welding shield includes a durable shell body having a front viewing window pivotally attached to a headband, a welding shield lens attached to the shell body covering the front viewing window of the shell body, a first light source disposed to the front area of the shell body, a second light source disposed to the front area of the headband, and at least one control device for controlling the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: Levi Jacob Robinson
  • Publication number: 20110089864
    Abstract: The LED light fixture includes white LEDs having multiple, different color temperatures. Preferably, white LEDs having color temperatures of about 3500 and about 5000 degrees Kelvin (K) are selected. The intensity of each LED may be varied and the light radiated from the LEDs is mixed together. The resulting light emitted from the housing is a white light having a variable color temperature ranging from about 3500 to about 5000 K. The housing is preferably extruded aluminum. A portion of the housing is configured to mix the light together and to focus the light such that the output light is about thirty degrees off center. Electrical loading is off set to minimize load on power supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Cory Wasniewski, Jeremy J. Fredrich, David Mundschau
  • Patent number: 7928668
    Abstract: A lamp control system driving at least two discharge lamps according to at least two control instructions includes a control circuit, a switch circuit, a transformer resonance circuit, and a source transformer circuit. The control circuit generates a control signal to which the source transformer circuit is electrically connected, transforming the control signal to at least one alternating current (AC) signal, and the transformer resonance circuit is electrically connected to the source transformer circuit and the discharge lamps, transforming the at least one AC signal to one or more electrical signals to respectively drive one or more discharge lamps, the switch circuit, electrically connected to the source transformer circuit and the transformer resonance circuit, drives source transformer circuit output of the at least one AC signals to the transformer resonance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ampower Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chi Huang, Chi-Hsiung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110084630
    Abstract: A sewable light guide device includes a light source controlled to be on or off by a controller, and the light source includes a joint, and the joint is connected to a sewable light guide strip, and the light guide strip contains at least one light guide etch mark formed inside the light guide strip, and a joint element is installed at a side of the light guide strip along an axial direction, such that the joint element can be sewed or fixed to an object such as a bag, a shoe or a cloth, and the light guide strip is exposed from a surface of the object, and the light source can be turned on to drive the light guide strip to produce a light along the light guide etch mark, so as to improve the visually noticeability of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Sen-Mei CHENG
  • Publication number: 20110084616
    Abstract: A solid state lighting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of at least one operating condition of the solid state lighting apparatus, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor. The control circuit is configured to temporarily interrupt electrical current to ones of the plurality of light emitting diodes at respective intervals responsive to the sensor signal indicating that the operating condition does not meet a desired operating threshold to provide a visible indicator thereof in light emitted by the apparatus. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony P. van de Ven
  • Publication number: 20110080106
    Abstract: A multi-lamp fluorescent light fixture includes a plurality of replaceable fluorescent lamp starter units. Each starter unit has a built-in microcontroller, an RF (Radio-Frequency) receiver, and communicates wirelessly with a master unit. Each starter unit can be wirelessly controlled to turn off coupled fluorescent lamps. Each starter unit receives a turn off command, monitors the AC voltage supplied to coupled lamps, and initiates turn off when the AC voltage reaches a threshold voltage stored in a memory of the microcontroller. In one novel aspect, each threshold voltage is selected such that turn off of lamps coupled to each starter is initiated within one millisecond. Systems of existing light fixtures are retrofitted with such wireless starter units, and thereby made controllable by a master unit so that the master unit can turn off the lights if room occupancy is not detected or if sufficient ambient light is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kamlapati Khalsa, Yefim Gluzman, Quyen Tran
  • Patent number: 7919925
    Abstract: In a process in which a control signal having a low level is output from an ON/OFF control circuit to series regulators connected to LEDs serving as lighting targets to turn ON the LEDs in accordance with digital communication information, the ON/OFF control circuit calculates a specified current value to be supplied to the LEDs serving as the lighting targets and compares the specified current value with a detected current value which is detected by a current detecting circuit, and outputs a stop signal to a control circuit on the assumption that a current flows without the series regulators with grounding generated on a cathode side of any of LEDs when the detected current value is greater than the specified current value. When the control circuit turns OFF an NMOS transistor in response to the stop signal, an operation of a switching regulator is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Ito, Takanori Namba
  • Publication number: 20110068692
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes an optical part, a heat dissipation part and an electric part. The optical part includes main and auxiliary LED light sources thermally attached to the heat dissipation part. The electric part includes a rechargeable battery and a circuitry for converting an external AC power source into first and second DC power sources. The auxiliary LED light source is connected to the first DC power source for providing an auxiliary illumination when the external AC power source is normally supplied or to the rechargeable battery for providing an emergency illumination when the external AC power source is interrupted. The main LED light source is connected to the second DC power source for providing normal illumination when the external AC power source is supplied normally. Photoelectric switches are also provided for controlling the action of the auxiliary LED light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Tian, Tay-Jian Liu, Guang-You Lu
  • Publication number: 20110057583
    Abstract: An electronic simulation candle comprises a housing, one or more lamps supported by the housing and having a first operative state providing a first color illumination and a second operative state providing a second color of illumination, and a manual switch connected to complete a circuit with the battery and thereby energize the one or more lamps in one of the first and second operative states. A transceiver is associated with the housing and has an antenna suitable for receiving a first code and responding to the first code by transmitting a second code. A circuit coupled to the transceiver, such as circuitry or code executing in a processor, responds to receipt of either the first code or the second code to selectively generate a gate signal. A code responsive switch is driven by the gate signal to change the first operative state to the second operative state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Anthony Fattizzi
  • Publication number: 20110043142
    Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to scanning the direction of light emitted from optical collimators. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a system for scanning collimated light, the system comprising an optical wedge, a light injection system, and a controller. The optical wedge comprises a thin end, a thick end opposite the thin end, a viewing surface extending at least partially between the thick end and the thin end, and a back surface opposite the viewing surface. The thick end of the optical wedge further comprises an end reflector comprising a faceted lens structure. The light injection system is configured to inject light into the thin end of the optical wedge, and the controller is configured to control the location along the thin end of the optical wedge at which the light injection system injects light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adrian Travis, Timothy Large, Neil Emerton, Steven Bathiche
  • Publication number: 20110043120
    Abstract: A lamp assembly including one or more light emitting diode (LED) arrays and a controller circuit to output a current to the one or more LED arrays. Each LED array includes at least one LED and defines a spatial radiation pattern having a first central axis. The lamp assembly also includes a lens array to redirect light received from the one or more LED arrays, a base and a light-transmissive cover. For each one of the one or more LED arrays, the lens array includes a total internal reflection (TIR) lens defining a second central axis aligned with the first central axis of the corresponding LED array. The TIR lens is configured to distribute light received from the LED array from an output face of the TIR lens such that the distributed light defines optical paths that are convergent, divergent or collimated with respect to the second central axis. The base includes a first surface to receive the one or more LED arrays, the controller circuit and the lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: George W. Panagotacos, David G. Pelka
  • Publication number: 20110037419
    Abstract: An electrical device operates by performing actions based on identified events. The device includes a list of events within a memory, a sensor that measures a force on the sensor to provide measurement information, a list of actions, a control component, input output, a load, an action identifier, and an action bank. The list of actions can be stored in the action bank. The control component is coupled to the sensor and identifies an event from the measurement information and selects an action based on the identified event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Peter F. Hoffman, John D. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20110031904
    Abstract: An illuminating display is arranged for support on a store shelf at the front edge thereof and features at least one illuminating display area activated by a light source and visible from a side of the display facing outward from the shelf to form an eye-catching visual display visible by browsing customers perusing the product content of the shelf. In preferred embodiments, the display is in the form of a strip dimension to fit within a price ticket channel of the shelf so as to facilitate easy and clean removal of the strip, avoid obstruction of the products displayed on the shelf and extend along the shelf to carry multiple display areas at spaced positions therealong. The display areas can present product or company names, logos or slogans, or other promotional or advertising content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventor: Edward Francis Carolan
  • Publication number: 20110018469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting means for a checking device and a method for the control of such a lighting means. The invention here starts out from a lighting means for a checking device and a method for the control thereof, with a sensor device containing at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source radiates light with high radiant power which represents a danger to the eyes of operators or service personnel, wherein a housing, which contains the at least one light source and prevents an emergence of light of the light source, is monitored as to whether the housing is open, wherein the at least one light source with high radiant power is switched off if there is detected upon the monitoring an opening of the housing, which permits an emergence of light of the light source. It is provided here that a lighting means is switched on at the same time or later which has a radiant power not representing any danger to the eyes of operators or service personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Franz Engelhardt
  • Publication number: 20110018468
    Abstract: A handheld container provides a chamber in which items to be carried may be stored as well as a down-projecting illuminator and optional illuminators projecting light in one or more other directions. An optional sound system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Lori A. Von Rueden
  • Publication number: 20110012539
    Abstract: A time-delayed power switching device for providing power pass-through and timed off conductive pathways to one or more light outputs comprises a power source input, one or more first conductive pathways, one or more second conductive pathways, at least one timing circuit, and at least one relay. The time-delayed power switching device controls power from a power source electrically coupled though the power source input to the timed off conductive pathways by operation of the at least one timing circuit controlling the at least one relay. The relay has a first position adapted to energize the second conductive pathways when receiving a first signal from the timing circuit, and a second position adapted to de-energize the second conductive pathways when receiving a second signal from the timing circuit. Additionally, methods of using one or more time-delayed power switching devices to retrofit lighting areas are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Gary Skwarlo
  • Publication number: 20110012532
    Abstract: An example control arrangement includes a power supply, a first load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply, and a second load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply. A receiver is programmable to couple the first load, the second load, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal. A switch includes a wireless transmitter portion powered by a self-energizing portion. A wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Barnett, John Gerard Finch, Iott Jeffrey, Xu Jian
  • Publication number: 20100328625
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a light emitting plate which has a plurality of segment areas and in which a luminescent material layer which emits light having a predetermined wavelength band by receiving excitation light and a transmissive portion which transmits light are formed on at least the plurality of segment areas, a primary light source for emitting excitation light on to the luminescent material, a secondary light source for emitting light having a wavelength band which differs from those of luminescent light emitted from the luminescent material layer and excitation light emitted from the primary light source, a light guiding optical system for guiding light emitted from the light emitting plate and light emitted from the secondary light source to the same optical path, and a light source control means for controlling the emission of light from the primary light source and the secondary light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Miyazaki, Masahiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20100321772
    Abstract: An illuminating system (21) is provided for an optical viewing apparatus (1) which can be operated in a fluorescence mode. The illuminating system includes at least one broadband light source (31) for illuminating a viewed object (3) and at least one narrowband light source (37) for exciting fluorescence in the viewed object (3) and/or for background illumination in the fluorescence mode. The illuminating system further includes a light conductor (23) having a light source end inlet end (49) and an outlet end (25) facing toward the viewed object. Furthermore, the illuminating system (21, 210) includes a superposer (43) for superposing the light of the narrowband light source (37) with the light of the broadband light source (31). The superposer (43) is mounted at the inlet end (49) or at the light source side ahead of the inlet end (49) of the light conductor (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Reimer, Markus Bausewein, Helge Jess
  • Publication number: 20100315020
    Abstract: A door, in particular for separating house rooms, equipped with a transparent portion (2) having a basically plate-like shape. A supporting cornice (5) is engaged to the transparent portion (2) and extends on the whole peripheral development of the transparent portion (2). Between said cornice (5) and the transparent portion (2) lighting means (9) are housed, for distributing a light ray inside said transparent portion (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: CHIARI BRUNO S.R.L.
    Inventor: Domenico Codoni
  • Publication number: 20100315023
    Abstract: A wall mounted hand rail system for assisting a patient includes a support beam. A plurality of lighting elements is disposed adjacent a bottom portion of the support beam and is configured selectively to direct light in a downward direction. An electronic system is configured to sense when the support beam has been touched by the patient and is configured to cause the lighting elements to illuminate an area below the support beam when the support beam has been touched by the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: HOK PRODUCT DESIGN, LLC
    Inventors: Renaldo C. Pesson, Nicholas J. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20100308752
    Abstract: A power distribution system for applying electric power to a plurality of lighting units is provided. The power distribution system includes at least one user interface having a first pairing setting unit, a plurality of second pairing setting units, and a power line. The user interface is electrically connected with a power source. Each of the second pairing setting units is electrically connected with one of the lighting units, respectively. The power line connected with the lighting units is electrically connected between the first pairing setting unit and the second pairing setting units. Each of the second pairing setting units is capable of receiving an electrical signal output by the first pairing setting unit and determining whether the lighting unit controlled thereby is turned on or not. Therefore, each of the second pairing setting units connected with the same power line can be controlled individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: GE INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: WEN-KUEI TSAI
  • Patent number: 7839090
    Abstract: A circuit is used to indicate different statuses of a component of a computer system. The circuit includes a port, an indicating device, and a control circuit. The port outputs different signals corresponding to different statuses of the component. The indicating device includes a first indicator and a second indicator each of which includes a positive end and a negative end. The positive end of the second indicator is connected to the negative end of the first indicator, and the negative end of the second indicator is connected to the positive end of the first indicator. The control circuit includes an input terminal, and a pair of output terminals connected to opposite ends of the first indicator. A polarity of an electric potential difference between the pair of output terminals is switched between negative and positive polarities according to the signal outputted by the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zong-Bao Xiao
  • Publication number: 20100289433
    Abstract: A clip light, for detachably mounting the clip light to a visor of a cap, includes a light arrangement and a detachable clip member. The light arrangement includes a light housing and a light device supported within the light housing, wherein the detachable clip member is detachably coupling with the light housing, wherein the detachable clip member is adapted to be detached for replacing to another type of clip member for different purposes. The detachable clip member is rotatably coupling with the light housing, such that a projecting angle of the light from the light source is adapted to be adjusted via a rotation manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventor: Chi Hung Fermi Lau
  • Publication number: 20100289244
    Abstract: There is disclosed a vehicle, for example, a self-propelled and/or pedal vehicle such as a tricycle, bicycle, scooter, micro-scooter, or collapsible scooter, for example, adapted for use by children or infants. Accordingly, a self-propelled vehicle comprising illuminatable direction indicator means comprising left turn and right turn indictor means, which selectably operate by turning of a steering means or column of the self-propelled vehicle to the left or to the right, respectively, the steering means or column comprising handlebars in one embodiment. The self-propelled vehicle may comprise a tricycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: H Grossman Limited
    Inventor: Martin Grossman