Movable Lamp Bulb Or Lamp Bulb Support Patents (Class 362/188)
  • Patent number: 11835210
    Abstract: A primary element of a flashlight is provided, incorporating the light source, driver circuitry, positive and negative battery contacts and heat sinking into a single element assembled through standard manufacturing methods on a double-sided metal core printed circuit board substrate. Heat generated by the light source and driver circuit is conducted away through the substrate and may be sunk into a flashlight housing or other mounting structure at the edge of the flashlight element or from top, bottom or both surfaces near the edge. Additional sensors and control functions may be incorporated into the driver circuit to vary the light source drive in response to changes in temperature or light source optical output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Todd Philip Meyrath
  • Patent number: 11441743
    Abstract: A night hunting spotlight has a fixed lens, a fixed bezel, and a light-emitting diode (LED) movable in relation to the fixed lens so as to broaden or narrow the beam, respectively. The LED may be movable using telescoping mechanisms, rotating mechanisms, knobs, linear actuators (manually actuated or electronically controlled), or other mechanisms capable of moving the LED along the longitudinal axis of the night hunting light to approximate the lens or move distally therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AllPredatorCalls.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Paul Jones
  • Patent number: 11359801
    Abstract: A tactical flashlight with a raised tactical switch and a support hand tactical grip integrally formed with the flashlight barrel to provide multiple gripping positions for use in a flashlight shooting technique where the thenar of a user can be used to turn the flashlight on/off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Mag Instrument, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Maglica
  • Patent number: 11162647
    Abstract: A flashlight can include a flashlight shaft, a grip overmolded on the flashlight shaft, and a light element connected to the flashlight shaft. The flashlight shaft can have a circumferential grip recess bounded by two raised portions. The grip recess can have a surface lower than the two raised portions around a circumference of the shaft. The shaft can be integrally formed as a single piece. The grip can be overmolded into the grip recess, such that the grip covers the surface of the grip recess and is bounded by the two raised portions. The grip can be formed of a material that is insufficiently flexible to pass over the two raised portions without damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Simple Products Corporation
    Inventor: Brian Christensen
  • Patent number: 11125417
    Abstract: A focus-adjustable lighting device includes a housing, a light source module, a focus-adjustable mechanism, and a light guiding unit. The focus-adjustable mechanism includes a rotating member and a first limiting member. The rotating member is rotatable relative to the housing, and has a semi-helical guide groove, and an engaging unit that includes a plurality of spaced-apart concave grooves corresponding in position to the semi-helical guide groove. The first limiting member includes a first limiting portion disposed in the semi-helical guide groove, and a second limiting portion spaced apart from the first limiting portion. The light guiding unit is movable with the rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Xiamen San'An Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiqiang Shen, Linchuan Zhang, Hongbin Zhang, Chaodong Xie, Chihwei Chao
  • Patent number: 10520166
    Abstract: A flashlight unit includes a housing having an opening including a lens and a light source located in the housing for emitting light through the lens in a lighting direction. The light source is movable in the lighting direction, relative to the lens, for adjusting light emission. The flashlight unit has an adjusting mechanism including a rotatable member for adjusting the position of the light source in the lighting direction, relative to the lens. There is also a limiter for limiting rotational movement of the rotatable member when the light source reaches a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GERMAIN ELECTRONIC LIMITED
    Inventor: Siu Heng Louie Chan
  • Patent number: 10465887
    Abstract: A flashlight may be mounted on a hat or cap, positioned on a surface with any desired directionality and be secured to a metallic object by a magnet. A mounting clip is secured to the body of the flashlight and is rotatable and pivotable with respect to the body of the flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Levy, Shawn A. Shelton
  • Patent number: 10156326
    Abstract: A flashlight with magnetic tail has a battery housing having a tail portion, a light source connected to a forward portion of the battery housing, a pushbutton assembly mounted in the tail portion and a magnet ring fixed to the tail portion and extending around the pushbutton assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward I. Mishan
  • Patent number: 10098250
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a first power housing and a second power housing. The casing is equipped with a main board. The first power housing is disposed in the casing. The first power housing has a plurality of engaging portions. The second power housing has a plurality of engaging grooves. Each of the engaging grooves is corresponding to one of the engaging portions. Each of the engaging grooves is L-shaped and has an opening. When the second power housing is disposed on the first power housing and the engaging portion enters the engaging groove through the opening, the second power housing is capable of moving with respect to the first power housing in a horizontal direction, such that the engaging portion is engaged with the engaging groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp., Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Lu, Chun-Ying Yang, Hsin-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 9995442
    Abstract: A multi-function portable lighting apparatus is provided, including a lighting device, a carrier unit and a support unit. The carrier unit has two ends, with one end disposed with lighting device and the other coupled with support unit. The support unit includes a battery set, supplying power to lighting device. The carrier unit includes a clamping assembly, and the clamping assembly has a clamping opening, with direction perpendicular to light projection axis of lighting device. The clamping assembly includes a clamping base, a clamping element and a rotation element. The rotation element matches the clamping element in a means of screw. When the rotation element rotates, the clamping element moves in clamping base linearly to open or close clamping opening. The apparatus can be used as a flashlight or clamping onto a smart phone to provide lighting when the ambient light is insufficient for photography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Eagle Fan
  • Patent number: 9964286
    Abstract: A light fixture comprising a lens frame, a lens on the lens frame, and a movable plate comprising at least two apertures each having a color filter in at least a portion of the aperture. The movable plate is movable so that one aperture thereof is selectively associated with the lens. A light source is provided, and the lens and light source are movable relative to each other between a first position in which the lens and the light source are nearer each other and a second position in which the lens and light source are further away from each other, wherein light produced by the light fixture is more focused or more diffuse according to the relative positions of the lens and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Danny H. Sooferian
  • Patent number: 9613835
    Abstract: Embodiments of heating lamps and heating lamp assemblies are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a heating lamp may include a bulb; a reflector circumscribing the bulb proximate a first end of the bulb; a base coupled to the reflector on a side opposite the bulb; a handle coupled to the base on a side opposite the reflector, wherein the handle comprises a body having a first end coupled to the base and an opposing second end; a first conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb; and a second conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard O. Collins, Nyi Oo Myo
  • Patent number: 9599317
    Abstract: A flashlight has a casing extending along an axis, a light source capable of emitting a cone of light, and a lamp head with a lens attachment that can be displaced axially relative to the light source in order to focus the emitted cone of light. A cylindrical connecting piece connected positively to the lamp head is axially movable on the casing for fixing the lamp head in a selectable longitudinal axial position on the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ZWEIBRUEDER OPTOELECTRONICS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Opolka
  • Patent number: 9198566
    Abstract: A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Ervin Goldfain, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, Robert J. Wood
  • Patent number: 9133994
    Abstract: Lighting systems for remote placement and powering of a lighting device. The lighting systems include a lighting device for placement on a wall or ceiling and an external power supply selectively attachable to and detachable from the lighting device. The lighting device includes a power receiving structure that receives power from the external power supply and delivers electrical power to a rechargeable battery and/or light source. The external power supply includes a corresponding power delivery structure that delivers power to the power receiving structure of the lighting device. The power receiving and delivery structures may constitute an inductive power transfer system composed of one or more batteries or capacitors, a DC-to-AC inverter, electromagnetic power transfer and receiving coils, and an AC-to-DC convertor or rectifier. Alternatively, the power receiving and delivering structures may constitute direct electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: VERSALITE ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Randal A. Dowdy, Tracy J. Dowdy, Justin D. Pendleton
  • Patent number: 9068728
    Abstract: A lighting device with converting mechanism includes a main body and a lens assembly. The main body has an illuminant portion at one side thereof. The illuminant portion has a light emitting diode. The lens assembly is mounted to the illuminant portion. The lens assembly has a fog lens, an inner ring and an outer ring. The fog lens is pivotally connected to the illuminant portion. The inner ring is attached to the illuminant portion and configured to drive the fog lens to rotate. The outer ring is mounted around the inner ring and configured to drive the inner ring to rotate. Under this arrangement, the fog lens is pivotable between a first position in which the fog lens covers the light emitting diode to form a fog light and a second position in which the fog lens uncovers the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20150055331
    Abstract: A lamp stand with faux flame is provided, including a lamp base, a support frame, a flame holder, a flame flake, a light-emitting body and a power supply, wherein power supply disposed inside lamp base; support frame fixedly standing upon lamp base; flame holder fixedly connected to top of support frame and having a vertical via hole; flame flake penetrating via hole and protruding beyond top of flame holder; light-emitting body fixed to flame holder and emitting light towards the direction of flame flake. The light-emitting body is electrically connected to power supply. The lamp stand further includes a motor, an actuator and a pusher. The motor is fixed to lamp base and electrically connected to power supply. The actuator is connected to output of motor. The pusher is disposed on top of actuator. The present invention can replace conventional candle to achieve visual effect of flickering flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20150049472
    Abstract: A lamp stand with faux flame is provided, including a lamp base, support frame, flame holder, flame flake, light-emitting body, power supply, driving device, impact arm and driving circuit; wherein power supply disposed inside lamp base; support frame standing upon lamp base; flame holder connected to support frame and having a vertical via hole; flame flake penetrating via hole and protruding beyond top of flame holder; light-emitting body fixed to flame holder and emitting light towards direction of flame flake; light-emitting body connected to power supply; driving device fixed to lamp base; one end of impact arm connected to driving device output. The driving circuit and power supply are connected and drive output end of the driving device to suck in or bounce out to generate a propulsion, making impact arm to hit flame flake. The present invention can replace conventional candle to achieve visual effect of flickering flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng LAI
  • Patent number: 8911119
    Abstract: A three-way bulb including light emitting diodes is used to achieve a variety of light output colors and/or intensities. In some embodiments, the inputs to a three-way bulb are configured to perform other functions, such as power a motor. In some embodiments, a bulb including light emitting diodes includes a replicable cover. This cover may be configured to project images or support a shade made of a heat sensitive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventor: Steven M. Colby
  • Patent number: 8870403
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device and a flashlight module are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a flashlight element and an elastic conductive terminal set, wherein the flashlight element and the elastic conductive terminal set together form the flashlight module. The housing has an accommodating opening. The circuit board is disposed at a bottom of the housing. The flashlight element is inserted into the accommodating opening. The elastic conductive terminal set is disposed between the circuit board and the flashlight element. The circuit board and the flashlight element are electrically interconnected through the elastic conductive terminal set. A distance is formed between the circuit board and the flashlight element, and the distance is adjustable by the elastic conductive terminal set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Han Tsai, Chung-Jung Wu
  • Patent number: 8858038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus (1) or assembly therefore comprising: a carriage (25) coupled to a housing (10a, 10b), the carriage (25) adapted to retain a lamp (14) within the housing, the carriage (25) being moveable relative to the housing (10a, 10b) to manipulate the position of the lamp (14) within the housing (10a, 10b), wherein the carriage (25) is moveable along a first axis by way of a force applied along a second axis. This provides a more convenient way of adjusting the peak/flat of the light apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: David Haythornthwaite
  • Patent number: 8851702
    Abstract: A collapsible lantern includes a lantern housing, an illumination unit and a collapsible arrangement. The latter includes a tubular lens body and a light controlling cap assembly. The tubular lens body is movably extended from the front side of the lantern housing to move between a collapsed position and a lantern position. The light controlling cap assembly has a light window and includes a light shelter, in such a manner that when the tubular lens body is at the collapsed position, the tubular lens body is moved into the lantern housing while the light shelter is driven to open the light window for allowing illumination to reach an exterior of the lantern housing. When the tubular lens body is at the lantern position, the tubular lens body is moved out of the lantern housing while the light shelter is driven to close the light window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Fermi Chi Hung Lau
  • Publication number: 20140218902
    Abstract: Improved lighting devices, such as non-rechargeable and rechargeable flashlights, having simplified designs with fewer component parts are described. A focusing feature is described where the light source is held stationary and the reflector is moved through the engagement of threads and/or teeth arrangement. An improved reflector that avoids regions of increased thickness to reduce or avoid distortion caused by sink is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony Maglica
  • Patent number: 8770784
    Abstract: A portable, battery-operated flashlight having improved pivoting, switching and focusing features is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of an attachment to a head gear for hands free use. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a head lamp held in place on a user's head by an elastic band. The pivot connection between the body and the base, as well as the serrations on an exterior surface of the body, allows a user to adjust any angular direction of the light as desired. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a long-handled flashlight having improved switching and focusing capabilities, such that axial movement of the switching assembly turns the flashlight “on” or “off,” as well as causing a position of the lamp to vary in order to focus or defocus the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mag Instrument, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Lee Halasz
  • Patent number: 8770783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flashlight having an auxiliary optical system that is rotation symmetrical to an optical axis, and that has an outer reflector part, an inner converging lens part, and a rear surface having a blind bore, and having a light-emitting diode (LED) arranged on a disk-shaped holder. In order to provide a flashlight having an auxiliary optical system, in which the emission characteristic can be set between a so-called moon setting and a focus setting, wherein the operability of the flashlight is to be as simple as possible and the desired setting can be found rapidly and reliably, according to the invention, the auxiliary optical system is displaceable relative to the LED delimited by two stops in such a manner that a substantially homogeneous light cone is generated in the case of contact of the auxiliary optical system on the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Zweibrueder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Opolka
  • Patent number: 8764218
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination alert apparatus structure having a cap for use in switch control. The illumination alert apparatus which is illumination-oriented comprises a body, a power unit, and a lightbulb having an illumination unit coupled thereto. The power unit is coupled to an end of the body. The lightbulb is screwed to an external thread formed on an outward side of the body and coupled to the power unit, so as to assemble the illumination alert apparatus. The illumination alert apparatus structure dispenses with other switch-related components which might otherwise compromise the overall esthetical appearance of the illumination alert apparatus, such that the illumination alert apparatus manifests simplicity, beauty, and novelty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Day Sun Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Chu Yeh
  • Patent number: 8752977
    Abstract: A twist push light focusing system for a flashlight includes a focus member movable in a longitudinal direction of the flashlight; a light source; a focus lens; and a rotational-to-longitudinal movement translation mechanism operably coupled to the focus member and at least one of the light source and the focus lens to translate longitudinal movement of the focus member into rotational movement in the rotational-to-longitudinal movement translation mechanism and relative longitudinal movement between the light source and the focus lens to achieve focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8746920
    Abstract: The present utility model discloses an improved optical package which includes a light source, an installation socket, a mirror and a convex lens, wherein at least one part of the projection of the reflection surface of the mirror on its axial section is in a parabolic shape, and the axes of the mirror and the convex lens share the same line. The installation socket can move along the axial direction of the convex lens and an installation depression is set at the front end of the installation socket, wherein the light source is configured in the installation depression, the emitting point of the light source is on the axis of the convex lens and the circumference of the installation depression is formed to be a reflection surface capable of reflecting the light emitting from the bottom of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Max Lux Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin Chen
  • Publication number: 20140153228
    Abstract: The present patent application is directed to a illuminating module. The illuminating module includes an LED and composite optical lens. The composite optical lens includes a condenser lens and a reflection mirror that forms from extension by two sides of the condenser lens. The condenser lens includes a convex base surface and a convex launch-out surface that corresponds to a base surface. A blind hole is formed between the convex base surface and the reflection mirror. The LED is capable of moving along a lens optical axial direction of the composite optical lens within the blind hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NINGBO XIESHENG LIGHTING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yongqiang HONG
  • Patent number: 8721137
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an angle-adjustable hand-held lamp, which comprises a support, a protection cover, a first angle adjusting device, a second angle adjusting device, a base, a handle, a threaded joint, a bottom housing and a lamp bulb; the illumination angle of the lamp bulb is enabled to be adjusted through the first angle adjusting device and the second angle adjusting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Chao-Chuan Chien
  • Patent number: 8690378
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a flashlight with a bezel configured to be moved relative to a body of the flashlight to adjust the focus of the light. A locking assembly may be disposed within the bezel and configured to switch between an unlocked position and a locked position if the bezel is rotated with respect to the body. The locking assembly may include a ring-shaped outer component having first and second curved walls separated by a gap. The locking assembly may further include an inner component coupled with the light assembly, the inner component including a nub configured to be disposed in the gap if the locking assembly is in the unlocked position, and to radially push an outer surface of the outer component against the inner surface of the bezel if the locking assembly is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Coast Cutlery Co.
    Inventors: Kam Fu Choo, Gregory David Windom
  • Patent number: 8641226
    Abstract: A flashlight lamp rotation structure capable of rotating the direction of a lamp to meet the need for a flashlight illumination direction includes the lamp equipped with an illumination light source and movably pivotally coupled to the upper end of a flashlight body. The illumination light source in the lamp coupled to the upper end of the flashlight body can undergo a preset change of the color of lamp light, or the lamp can rotate in a preset direction, so as to provide illumination flexibly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shih-Hao Wang
    Inventor: Hsueh-Chu Yeh
  • Patent number: 8632217
    Abstract: A light head structure with adjustable focal length and a lighting device thereof. The light head structure includes a base, a threaded collar and a soft lens. The threaded collar has an assembling section, a receiving space for receiving the base therein and a protrusion section formed on an inner circumference of the threaded collar. The base has a recess for receiving a light-emitting element therein and an outer connection section for movably assembling with the assembling section. The soft lens has a focusing section in alignment with the light-emitting element. The focusing section has an extension section. The protrusion section of the threaded collar abuts against the extension section to attach the extension section to the outer circumference of the base. The thickness of the soft lens is adjustable to change the focal length and enhance the illumination. The lighting device can be easily manufactured to lower manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhen Zeng, Wen-Ji Lan
  • Publication number: 20130329410
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a focusing optic for shaping a beam of light from a light source, such as a light emitting diode (LED), for example in a flashlight or other lighting unit. In various embodiments, the focusing optic includes a central focusing element configured to direct a light beam from an LED in a desired direction; a side wall extending from the central focusing element, wherein the side wall is configured to form a rear void for receiving the LED; and an annular ring portion extending from the side wall and surrounding the central focusing element, wherein the annular ring portion is adapted to reflect light in a desired direction. In some embodiments, the side wall and annular ring portion together define a thickness dimension that varies less than 20% over the lens body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: COAST CUTLERY COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory David Windom, Kin Pak Leung
  • Publication number: 20130329411
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a focusing optic for shaping a beam of light from a light source, such as a light emitting diode (LED), for example in a flashlight or other lighting unit. In various embodiments, the focusing optic includes a central focusing element configured to direct a light beam from an LED in a desired direction; a side wall extending from the central focusing element, wherein the side wall is configured to form a rear void for receiving the LED; and an annular ring portion extending from the side wall and surrounding the central focusing element, wherein the annular ring portion is adapted to reflect light in a desired direction. In some embodiments, the side wall and annular ring portion together define a thickness dimension that varies less than 20% over the lens body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: COAST CUTLERY COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory David Windom, Kin Pak Leung
  • Publication number: 20130301254
    Abstract: A twist push light focusing system for a flashlight includes a focus member movable in a longitudinal direction of the flashlight; a light source; a focus lens; and a rotational-to-longitudinal movement translation mechanism operably coupled to the focus member and at least one of the light source and the focus lens to translate longitudinal movement of the focus member into rotational movement in the rotational-to-longitudinal movement translation mechanism and relative longitudinal movement between the light source and the focus lens to achieve focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8556449
    Abstract: A combined flashlight and lantern which provides multiple configurations combining features of a flashlight and a lantern, further comprising a flashlight housing similar to a conventional flashlight. The apparatus further includes a lantern assembly extendible from a lower end of the housing such that the apparatus can be placed on a horizontal surface and the lantern end withdrawn from the housing to provide a lantern function. The lantern assembly further includes a multi-position switch for cycling through various lighting functions. When the lantern assembly is retracted, a flashlight switch allows the apparatus to function as a high-power spot beam flashlight. A user can actuate both the flashlight switch and lantern switch to operate both functions simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Adam J. Matys
  • Patent number: 8485683
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a housing including a hollow interior bound by a chamber wall having opposed inner and outer surfaces; a lens carried by the housing opposing the hollow interior; a light source supported by a movable light source support in the hollow interior; and a focusing assembly for moving the light source relative to the lens in a longitudinal motion comprising an external movable element movably arranged on the outer surface of the chamber wall and coupled with the light source support in the hollow interior for movement with the external movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Publication number: 20130176715
    Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Rubino
  • Publication number: 20130163229
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device and a flashlight module are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a flashlight element and an elastic conductive terminal set, wherein the flashlight element and the elastic conductive terminal set together form the flashlight module. The housing has an accommodating opening. The circuit board is disposed at a bottom of the housing. The flashlight element is inserted into the accommodating opening. The elastic conductive terminal set is disposed between the circuit board and the flashlight element. The circuit board and the flashlight element are electrically interconnected through the elastic conductive terminal set. A distance is formed between the circuit board and the flashlight element, and the distance is adjustable by the elastic conductive terminal set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Meng-Han Tsai, Chung-Jung Wu
  • Patent number: 8469548
    Abstract: A flash light includes a housing having a front end and a rear end to define a fixed length from the front to rear end. The housing further has a light cavity and a power cavity for receiving power source. The light arrangement includes a lens disposed at the front end of the housing, a light source disposed within the light cavity, and a light adjustor movably coupling with the housing to selectively adjust a distance between the lens and the light source along a longitudinal axis direction of the housing for adjusting the illumination angles of the light beam without altering the fixed length of the housing. The flash light is adapted for selectively adjusting illumination angles to provide variety of light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ningbo Futai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fu jun Qiu
  • Patent number: 8469949
    Abstract: The hair-removal device comprises a housing, a flashlamp arranged inside the housing, the housing having an opening through which electromagnetic energy originating from the flashlamp can be transmitted towards a skin surface. The housing comprises: a cavity adjacent to the flashlamp; at least one aeration orifice; and at least one mobile component in the housing, which can be displaced between a first so-called aeration position, in which said cavity communicates with said aeration orifice and a second so-called closed position, for which said cavity is closed in order to limit the light escaping from the opening. Said mobile component can be formed by a housing portion that can close the cavity except for the opening, by moving towards a complementary housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Vincent Yves Brottier
  • Patent number: 8393751
    Abstract: A flash light includes a housing having a front end and a rear end to define a fixed length from the front to rear end. The housing further has a light cavity and a power cavity for receiving power source. The light arrangement includes a lens disposed at the front end of the housing, a light source disposed within the light cavity, and a light adjustor movably coupling with the housing to selectively adjust a distance between the lens and the light source along a longitudinal axis direction of the housing for adjusting the illumination angles of the light beam without altering the fixed length of the housing. The flash light is adapted for selectively adjusting illumination angles to provide variety of light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ningbo Futai Electric Limited
    Inventor: Fujun Qiu
  • Patent number: 8393750
    Abstract: The extendable strobe light device (1) comprises a telescoping light mount (10) bearing a strobe light (11). By manual operation or by power to an antenna drive motor (23) the telescoping light mount (10) is extended or retracted. An insulated electrical conductor (28) provides power to the strobe light (11). The insulated electrical conductor (28) is wound on a negator reel (46). A negator spring reel assembly (32) contains a negator spring (400) retracts the insulated electrical conductor (28) when the telescoping light mount (10) is retracted. An electrical brush assembly (43) comprises a brush assembly insulated housing (52) composed of a rigid material including metals and plastics. The brush assembly insulated housing (52) is affixed to the case by screws or bolts (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventor: Parley A. Clement
  • Patent number: 8371710
    Abstract: A lens for a flashlight or other lighting unit provides for focusing light from a source, such as an LED, to provide a light beam adjustable between a spot beam and a wide beam. The lens includes a lens body with a front face, a rear LED-receiving well, and a side surface extending between the front face and the rear well. The front face includes a central surface surrounded by an annular concave surface. The rear well includes a space for the LED to be adjusted in position. The rear well space is defined by a concavely-curved sidewall and a concavely-curved base. The concave curvature of the sidewall and base may be Bezier curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Coast Cutlery Company
    Inventors: Anurag Gupta, Gregory David Windom, Owen W. Dukelow
  • Publication number: 20120300442
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a housing including a hollow interior bound by a chamber wall having opposed inner and outer surfaces; a lens carried by the housing opposing the hollow interior; a light source supported by a movable light source support in the hollow interior; and a focusing assembly for moving the light source relative to the lens in a longitudinal motion comprising an external movable element movably arranged on the outer surface of the chamber wall and coupled with the light source support in the hollow interior for movement with the external movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Publication number: 20120218744
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a housing having a hollow interior bound by a chamber wall having opposed inner and outer surfaces, a lens carried by the housing opposing the hollow interior, a light source supported by a light source support in the hollow interior, and a focusing assembly for moving the light source relative to the lens in a longitudinal motion including a button slidably arranged on the outer surface of the chamber wall in magnetic communication with an opposed sliding member connected to the light source support in the hollow interior and which is slidably arranged on the inner surface of the chamber wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: XGLOW P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8215790
    Abstract: A light-emitting product (for example, a flashlight) includes a first housing includes a light source for emitting light and a lens system that is adjustable in position relative to the light source. The second housing can be attached to the first housing and includes a power source for the light source. When the first housing and the second housing are attached, the first housing and the second housing can be moved relative to each other to adjust the position of the lens system relative to the position of the light source to focus the light from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Bryan L. Hesse, John Rotondo, Michael L. O'Banion, Joseph Paul, David Mathieu
  • Patent number: 8197083
    Abstract: A portable, battery-operated flashlight having improved pivoting, switching and focusing features is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of an attachment to a head gear for hands free use. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a head lamp held in place on an user's head by an elastic band. The pivot connection between the body and the base, as well as the serrations on an exterior surface of the body, allows a user to adjust any angular direction of the light as desired. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a long-handled flashlight having improved switching and focusing capabilities, such that axial movement of the switching assembly turns the flashlight “on” or “off,” as well as causing a position of the lamp to vary in order to focus or defocus the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Mag Instrument, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Lee Halasz
  • Patent number: RE44903
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that uses a plurality of light sources. The light sources may be light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light sources are arranged and mounted to a deformable flexible substrate. The light sources are arranged and mounted to the substrate as to emit their radiation perpendicular to the substrate. The substrate is flexed in a concave or convex manner by motor, magnetic field or other mechanical means. The light sources may emit their radiation perpendicular to the substrate, or the may diverge or converge their radiation away from the substrate. Perforations in the substrate provide cooling to the light sources by convection or forced air. A threaded holder may be screwed onto threads on a case in order to bend the flexible substrate to change the direction of light from the light sources mounted to the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Richard S. Belliveau