Cylindrical Flashlight Casing Patents (Class 362/202)
  • Patent number: 6924605
    Abstract: A combination electric field sensor and a flashlight with at least one main LED disclosed that uses a voltage multiple circuit that enables the use of a single AA or AAA battery. The voltage multiple circuit raises the battery voltage from 1.5 volts to approximately 5 volts required to sufficiently energize the main LED. The device includes a voltage detector circuit with a sensor probe which detects the presence of an electric field when the device is placed adjacent thereto and a second LED. The second LED is connected to the voltage detector circuit and designed to flash when placed against an electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: James K. Chun
  • Patent number: 6923550
    Abstract: An innovated flashing decorative article, comprising of an upper hollow pipe, a lower hollow pipe and an exterior magnet. The upper hollow pipe has an exterior pipe thread at its lower part meanwhile at the upper part has a circuit board, on the circuit board are IC and LED; the lower hollow pipe has an interior pipe thread, at the bottom of the lower hollow pipe is a magnet, the upper and lower hollow pipes are screwed together by the pipe threads, inside the pipes has battery; the exterior magnet is independently installed outside the upper and lower hollow pipes. The product is compact to carry and easy to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Lee
  • Patent number: 6923553
    Abstract: An electrical handlamp includes a casing molded in two sections which are secured together and cooperate to define a handle for housing a lamp socket and wire connections from a supply cord to the socket. One handle section is integrally molded to provide a closed half shell for partially surrounding and housing a lamp. A protective cage is mounted for rotation about an axis between a closed position protecting the lamp and an open position for replacing the lamp. A hook at the top of the half shell rotatably mounts the top of the protective cage, and the bottom of the cage is rotatably received on the socket. A clasp releaseably latches the cage to the half shell in the closed position of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael P. Mackin
  • Patent number: 6908216
    Abstract: A flashlight holder is provided for removably attaching a flashlight to a tubular handle of a handheld fishing net. The flashlight holder has a first resilient clamp assembly that clamps over the tubular handle of the fishing net. The first resilient clamp assembly includes a generally tubular sleeve having an opening along one side that allows the tubular structure to expand and snap over the outer surface of the tubular handle of the fishing net. In one embodiment, the flashlight holder is attached to the flashlight by a second resilient clamp assembly that snaps over the tubular housing of the flashlight. In another embodiment, the flashlight holder is attached to the flashlight by an adhesive or by making the flashlight holder integral with the housing of the flashlight. A safety strap is provided to ensure the flashlight holder does not become detached inadvertently from the handle of the fishing net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Jack G. Love
  • Patent number: 6896392
    Abstract: A xenon arc searchlight or illumination system incorporates a quick change release and assembly so that the lamp, reflector and battery assemblies are easily field replaceable without tools. The lamp, ballast, battery and charger are provided in a single rugged package which can be sealed for field use. The searchlight is combined by an appropriate mounting adaptable with other optical detector devices such as cameras, binoculars and night vision telescopes. The beam output is similarly usable with a combination of filters to allow the most varied intensity and wavelengths for a particular application, such as smoke filled environments, surveillance employing near-infrared or infrared illumination, ultraviolet, underwater illumination or illumination with any color in the visible range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Xenonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Z. Jigamian, Maureen Pelling, Goran Forschager, Jeffrey P. Kennedy, George Pelling
  • Patent number: 6880951
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED flashlight using a high-luminance LED as a lamp. The LED flashlight has a conductive barrel, a conductive tail cap, and a head section. The head section includes a conductive head cap, an insulation case, a lamp module, first and second connecting conductors and a collimator lens. The conductive head cap is detachably coupled to a front end of the conductive barrel and has a transparent window. A front end of the insulation case is inserted into the head cap towards the transparent window. A slot is formed at an outer wall of the insulation case. The lamp module is assembled into an inner rear end of the insulation case and has an insulating substrate including an LED. An anode and a cathode electrode of the LED are formed at a peripheral portion of the lamp module. The lamp module has an insulating substrate formed at a rear surface thereof with a metal layer connected to a positive electrode of a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Altec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Yeon Yoon
  • Patent number: 6877880
    Abstract: An electric light for work comprises a support stand, capable of being magnetically fixed to a metal surface; a reflector, formed in the shape of a semicircle arc, attached rotatably to the support stand in the vertical direction at a predetermined range; and a lighting device attached so that a luminous body is arranged into the reflector, illuminated the luminous body by a battery attached to the reflector so that the electric light can be illuminated in the place that it is narrow and entered spaces and can be magnetically fixed anywhere when it is metal material, and can be performed to repair with both hands illuminating a work place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Toshiaki Endo
  • Patent number: 6877878
    Abstract: A flashlight and video recorder device is disclosed which comprises an illumination portion for producing a beam of light, a video recorder for recording video images, a casing for housing the illumination portion and the video recorder, and a lens guide for preventing light from the illumination portion from affecting any of the video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Eric J. Raskas
  • Patent number: 6874908
    Abstract: A flashlight comprises a housing having, for example, a tapered portion and a hole at a forward end thereof with a flexible/bendable extension including a solid state light source extending through the hole at the forward end thereof. A switch, preferably in a tail cap, selectively connects the solid state light source and at least one battery in the housing in circuit for causing the solid state light source to produce light. The flexible extension preferably makes electrical contact with the housing and/or preferably includes an insulating cover having an end retained in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, Robert A. Kline
  • Patent number: 6857758
    Abstract: A light source assembly comprises a dielectric body having a cavity and a longitudinal slot on an exterior surface thereof, and a light source mounted coaxially proximate an end of the dielectric body. A first electrical lead of the light source provides an electrical lead at an end of the dielectric body distal the light source and a second electrical lead thereof provides an electrical lead at the periphery of the dielectric body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Streamilght, Incorporated
    Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, Charles W. Craft
  • Patent number: 6857771
    Abstract: A light stick is formed from an elongated, light-transmitting member having a plurality of grooves formed in its exterior surface and an aperture at one end for receiving a light source, such as a light-emitting diode (LED). The light from the LED is directed into the interior of the elongated member. The grooves or other recesses, reflect the light traveling along the length of the elongated member, radiating the light outwardly to enhance the brightness of the light emitted from the exterior surface along the longitudinal axis of the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Acolyte Technologies LLC.
    Inventor: Salvatore Guerrieri
  • Patent number: 6854865
    Abstract: A reflector for flashlights and other light emitting objects is disclosed which includes a generally deep dish shaped reflector member having a reflective inner surface. The reflector member has a rear vertex end and a forward open end and has a depth greater than the average diameter of said forward open end. Preferably the depth is at least 1.2 times greater than said average diameter of the forward open end. Also the reflector preferably has an optical axis and having a focus point located thereon at a location less than 10% of the distance from the rear vertex end to the forward open end of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: W. T. Storey, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Probst, William T. Storey
  • Patent number: 6854861
    Abstract: A pleated bellows universal flashlight comprises a handle, a post and an illuminator. A battery and a power switch is installed in the handle; an upper side of the handle is extended with the post. An interior of the post is received with a conductive wire; the conductive wire has a section for extending a length of the conductive wire. A middle section of the post is installed with a pleated bellows portion which is both a telescopic and bendable snake-like tube. A connecting end of the post is installed with a retaining seat. One end of the retaining seat is connected to the conductive wire and another end thereof is connected to and fixes light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Miao Li Chao
  • Patent number: 6834977
    Abstract: Separate leads and a common lead are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of a substrate. A plurality of LED elements are disposed in an array on the common lead on the upper surface of the substrate. The common lead provided on the upper surface of the substrate is connected to the common lead provided on the lower surface of the substrate through through-hole plating. Heat generated from the plurality of LED elements is transferred through the common lead provided on the upper surface of the substrate and the through-hole plating to the common lead provided on the lower surface of the substrate and is release therefrom into the air. By virtue of this construction, an light emitting device can be realized in which heat radiating properties are homogenized, heat radiation efficiency is improved, and a compact structure is obtained and, thus, the color balance is improved and unfavorable phenomena such as lowering in the output of light emitting elements and shortening of the service life are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Koha Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Yuji Takahashi, Hideaki Kato, Koichi Kaga, Kiyotaka Teshima, Shunsuke Ohtsuka
  • Publication number: 20040252496
    Abstract: The present invention provides a collapsed flashlight preform having a generally planar foldable portion to form a flashlight body, said foldable portion having a main portion to form the sides of a flashlight body and two end portions adapted to serve as end pieces of a flashlight when assembled; a lamp means attached to one of said two end portions; at least one battery secured to said preform by a holder; said holder having external formations thereon to support said main portion between said end pieces when said flashlight is assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: David R Dalton, Robert John Smith, Gregory James Mayer
  • Publication number: 20040252497
    Abstract: This invention is related to a emergency flashlight comprises a flashlight body 110, and a holder 120 supporting the body 110: in which the body 120 includes a receiving section 111 storing small batteries 9 therein, a electric lighting section 112 equipped at upper side of the receiving section 111 and a lower covering section 113 equipped at lower side of the receiving section 111; the holder 120 includes a holder body section 121 fixed to a structure such as a wall, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: SAFELINE, Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: In-Teak Lim
  • Publication number: 20040246713
    Abstract: A flashlight improves the intensity of light in the large scale by using a single LED and a reflection mirror, thereby simplifying the structure and reducing the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: Jeong-Kook Kwak
  • Publication number: 20040246733
    Abstract: A warning light of bicycle comprises a flashlight comprising a battery compartment including spaced, arcuate projections around a forward extension, a rear holed tab for connection to a lanyard, and a bottom slot; a cylindrical LED carrier assembly including rear contacts electrically interconnecting cells and LEDs; and a cylindrical head assembly including inner recesses engaged with $ projections by turning the head assembly a small angle about the battery compartment; and a clip assembly releasably secured around a tube component of the bicycle, an upper seat having two arcuate wings for clamping the battery compartment, a latch member inserted into the slot for fastening the flashlight, and a flexible tab adapted to press down to clear the latch member from the slot for disengaging the flashlight from the clip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Suh Jang Liaw, Dih Shuen Liaw
  • Patent number: 6811280
    Abstract: A flashlight comprises a cylindrical housing, a solid state light source at the forward end thereof and a tail cap attached to the cylindrical housing at a rearward end thereof. A switch selectively connects the solid state light source and two or more batteries in the housing in circuit for causing the solid state light source to produce light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, Charles W. Craft
  • Patent number: 6808290
    Abstract: An LED flashlight assembly includes a body, a battery seat mounted in the body and provided with a plurality of LEDs, and a lamp seat mounted on the body and formed with a plurality of through holes for passage of the LEDs of the battery seat. The lamp seat is formed with an arcuate catch edge encompassing the periphery of the through holes. Thus, the arcuate catch edge encompasses the periphery of the through holes, so as to refract the beams of refracted and dispersed light emitted from the LEDs, so that the beams of refracted and dispersed light emitted from the LEDs are concentrated, collected and integrated into the beams of flat and smooth light, thereby enhancing the brightness of the LED flashlight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 6805461
    Abstract: A flashlight having at least one shaft piece for enclosing at least one battery as the voltage supply, and having at least one flashlight head (2) enclosing a plurality of white LED's (14) as illuminants. The flashlight head is connected to the shaft piece (3), and has an electrical connector coupled to the illuminants, and a connector piece (17) for connection to the battery. The connector piece (17) corresponds substantially with a flashlight bulb socket, wherein the connector piece (17) having a coaxial ring electrode (21), disposed radially on the outer side and connected with the ground pole, and a pin electrode (20) disposed concentrically on the inner side for connection with the battery of the flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Witte + Sutor GmbH
    Inventor: Waldemar Witte
  • Patent number: 6802623
    Abstract: A light seat for a portable light has a handle, a light fixture and a universal adjustment assembly. The universal adjustment assembly pivotally connects the light fixture to the handle. The universal adjustment assembly has an adjustment sphere, two lateral adjustment devices and a longitudinal adjustment device. The adjustment sphere is pivotally mounted in the housing. The lateral adjustment devices are rotatably mounted in two non-circular recesses in the adjustment sphere and are securely connected to the light fixture. The longitudinal adjustment device is attached to the adjustment sphere and is rotatably mounted in the handle. With such a light seat, the light fixture can be adjusted relative to the handle in any direction, and the use of a portable light with the light seat is versatile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Techway Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Hsu, Simon Wu
  • Publication number: 20040196654
    Abstract: A flashlight as disclosed to comprise a barrel, a tail cap, a head assembly, and a miniature lamp bulb holder and for providing interruptible electrical coupling to dry cell batteries retained within the barrel. One-way valves may be positioned at seal locations in association with passageways to allow venting of overpressure within the interior volume of the flashlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Mag Instrument, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Maglica
  • Publication number: 20040196655
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flashlights with a battery housing, with a housing opening for accommodation of flashlight batteries, a closure cap for the housing opening, with an opening side and an opposing cap side and holders located in the closure cap for a spare illuminant, which are shaped in such a way that a first end of the spare illuminant projects on the opening side from the holders, at least one contact spring projecting on the opening side from the holders which can be flexibly deformed in the direction of the cap side for compression retention of the flashlight batteries and a fixed protective element which is located on the first end of the spare illuminant and which projects on the opening side at least up to the first end of the spare illuminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Man Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 6796674
    Abstract: The present invention discloses unique flashlight head construction that includes an array of lighting elements individually arranged in a corresponding array of reflector cups. Each lighting element in the flashlight head of the present invention is individually contained within a single reflector cup that both collects and directs the emitted light while protecting the lighting element from damage. Further, the present invention provides a unique structure that facilitates the sealing of the flashlight head to enhance the manufacture of a durable and waterproof flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Galli
  • Patent number: 6789922
    Abstract: A cross-shaped beam laser ray device having a housing containing a battery, a laser diode driver circuit, a laser diode, and a convex lens. A transverse columnar faceted lens, respectively, with a cap having an aperture through its center is fastened to the front extremity of the housing. The transverse columnar faceted lens is aligned vertically with the laser rays such that afer laser rays are emitted by the laser diode and converged through the convex tens, the transverse columnar faceted lens refracts them into a cross-shaped beam that is projected through the aperture and appears as cross hairs when directed onto the surface of a targeted object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20040174703
    Abstract: A flashlight comprises a light source element connected to flexible lead wires powered by batteries in a tubular housing. The electrical connection provides series circuit and a special control button arrangement provides for closing or opening of the series circuit to the light element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Lisle Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin L. Tally
  • Publication number: 20040174698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light pen having a rod-like body portion, a leading end portion removably mounted to the body, an emitter for emitting light and a switch for turning the emitter ON and OFF. The emitter and the switch are provided at the leading end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagashima, Mitsuyoshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20040170014
    Abstract: A modular light source system forms a plurality of distinct light sources with a common tubular metal housing, an LED based lighting element for each light source, and a pair of end caps on opposed ends of the metal housing for each light source. Each distinct lighting source is comprised of one of the LED based lighting elements and a given pair of the end caps, whereby distinct light sources can be formed through replacement of the LED based lighting elements and the end caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Donald V. Pritchard, William J. Magiske
  • Publication number: 20040165378
    Abstract: The present invention discloses unique flashlight head construction that includes an array of lighting elements individually arranged in a corresponding array of reflector cups. Each lighting element in the flashlight head of the present invention is individually contained within a single reflector cup that both collects and directs the emitted light while protecting the lighting element from damage. Further, the present invention provides a unique structure that facilitates the sealing of the flashlight head to enhance the manufacture of a durable and waterproof flashlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Galli
  • Publication number: 20040150989
    Abstract: A light source for testing sites using a fluorescent dye is described. The light source can include a low voltage lamp or a low heat generating lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: John Burke, Terrence D. Kalley, David Gentit
  • Patent number: 6769788
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a tubular flashlight with a barrel of a selected size and shape, and a sleeve of uniform cross-section. The sleeve has a through aperture into which the flashlight barrel is engaged with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve. A surface of the aperture has longitudinal resilient ribs. The ribs are of a shape, size, spacing and resiliency as to enable tight gripping of the ribs on the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventor: Jeffrey Keith Kellough
  • Publication number: 20040145889
    Abstract: The weighted end cap for a flashlight, replacing the standard end cap of such a light, including a weighted component generally hemispherical in configuration, integrally formed with a polygonally sided component, to prevent rolling of the flashlight during usage, and having an integral sleeve extending downwardly therefrom, presenting threads, generally of the external type, for use in threading into the end of a standard flashlight, now allowing the flashlight to be used as a tool, weapon, in addition for the standard lighting purposes, and to prevent its rolling or movement when rested upon a surface as during non-usage or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Robert R. Hendricks
  • Publication number: 20040140771
    Abstract: Flashlights having selectively controllable brightness levels, preferred embodiments of which comprise in combination: a battery; a switch having an OFF position not connected to the battery, a first ON position connected to the battery, and a second ON position connected to the battery; an electrical component (such as a resistor or an inductor) in circuit with the battery when the switch is in its first ON position and not in circuit with the battery when the switch is in its second ON position; a light emitter assembly; and a controller in circuit with the battery, the switch and the light emitter assembly, for detecting whether or not the electrical component is in circuit with the battery when the switch is in either one of its first ON position and its second ON position, and for controlling electrical power to the light emitter assembly for producing a first light output when the electrical component is detected and for producing a second light output when the electrical component is not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: SureFire, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Y. Kim, William A. Hunt
  • Publication number: 20040136185
    Abstract: A flashlight comprises a flashlight body and an annular ring slideably fitting on the flashlight body, and means for fixing the annular ring at a desired position on the flashlight body. The means may include a set screw. An optional and/or removable clip may be disposed longitudinally on the flashlight body between the flashlight body and the annular ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: Raymond L. Sharrah
  • Patent number: 6761464
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a tubular body with a power supply device received therein via an open end of the body. A cap is connected to the open end and has a groove defined in an inner periphery thereof A bulb and reflection disk assembly is engaged with the cap and a lens is engaged with the cap. A seal is engaged with the groove and mounted to an outer periphery of the open end of the tubular body. The seal has a dumb-bell shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Patent number: 6761467
    Abstract: A light beam modifier device for attachment to a light beam generator apparatus such as a flashlight or a weapon light. The light beam modifier includes an easily operable clamp for facilitating securement and removal of the light beam modifier device to and from the light generator. The device provides a positive locking closure between the flip-open door and the clamp, and further includes a spring hinge for permitting at least one and preferably two flip-open positions of the door out of the path of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Surefire, LLC
    Inventors: John W. Matthews, Paul Y. Kim
  • Publication number: 20040130894
    Abstract: A novel lighting assembly that incorporates a high brightness light emitting diode (LED) in a compact assembly for further integration into a lighting device is provided. The lighting head assembly of the present invention provides several novel aspects that are all closely integrated to provide a unique assembly for incorporating a high brightness LED into a lighting device. In particular, the head assembly utilizes a two part contact plunger wherein the inner portion of the plunger is electrically conductive and the outer portion of the plunger is non-conductive and includes an aperture therein. The aperture is sized to allow the smaller, positive battery contact to pass through and contact the inner portion while preventing the larger negative battery contact from reaching the inner portion. This configuration thereby prevents the device from activating if the battery is installed in the reverse polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Robert D. Galli
  • Publication number: 20040124782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a voltage reducing circuit for use with an LED flashlight. The LED flashlight according to the invention comprises a battery, a solid state light source having an on voltage less than the voltage of the battery, and a voltage reducing circuit in electrical communication with the battery and the solid state light source. The voltage reducing circuit is operative to reduce the voltage from the battery to a level that is slightly above the on-voltage threshold of the solid state light source. In this manner, power expended from the battery by the solid state light source is minimized such that the need for battery replacement is prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Sun Yu
  • Publication number: 20040120143
    Abstract: A flashlight with a sound system includes a musical set, a generator and a flashlight body. The musical set includes a knob and a musical shaft driven by a knob to broadcast music and also to activate the generator to illuminate an illumination device of the flashlight body simultaneously, without using batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Ting-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20040114386
    Abstract: A lighting structure of an alarm lamp used to a wheel is disclosed. The lighting structure has a body. A battery is installed within the body. One end of the body is installed with a light guide element. A light emitting element is installed in the light guide element. An eccentric force from rotation of the wheel will cause the battery to supply power to the light emitting element; so that the light emitting element lighting up; the light guide element guides light from the light emitting element so as to have a safety alarm effect. One end of the body is firmly secured with a spring so that the battery resists against the spring. The circuit control device is connected to the light emitting element. The circuit control device includes an oscillating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Pao Chuan Hung
  • Publication number: 20040114370
    Abstract: A flash device with at least one light source, comprising at least one filter, in particular a color filter, arranged in front of the light emitting region of the light sources on the flash device. The flash device has a least one support body, with at least two filters, in particular color filters, arranged in said support body. The support body is rotatably mounted, such that, on rotating the support body, various filters, preferably color filters, for influencing the light emitted in the light emitting region of the light source of the flash device, may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Karl Pircher
  • Patent number: 6742910
    Abstract: LED flashlight with replaceable LED, including: a barrel body in which cells are installed; at least one LED light including a light seat having a conductive section disposed at rear end for electrically connecting with the cells and an LED disposed at front end for electrically connecting with the conductive section, the rear end of the light seat being detachably connected with front end of the barrel section; a switch seat disposed at rear end of the barrel body for electrically connecting with the cells. By means of operating the switch seat, the turning on/off of the LED is controllable. The LED light is replaceable with a new one. The flashlight further includes a flexible conductive connecting assembly one end of which is detachably connected with front end of the barrel body. The rear end of the LED light is detachably connected with the other end of the conductive connecting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Inventor: Yueh Fu Chen
  • Publication number: 20040100204
    Abstract: A combination electric field sensor and a flashlight with at least one main LED disclosed that uses a voltage multiple circuit that enables the use of a single AA or AAA battery. The voltage multiple circuit raises the battery voltage from 1.5 volts to approximately 5 volts required to sufficiently energize the main LED. The device includes a voltage detector circuit with a sensor probe which detects the presence of an electric field when the device is placed adjacent thereto and a second LED. The second LED is connected to the voltage detector circuit and designed to flash when placed against an electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: James K. Chun
  • Publication number: 20040095755
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a tubular body in which an electric power supply is received and a cap is connected to an end of the body and a bulb assembly is received in the cap. The bulb assembly includes a first set of bulb and a second set of bulb. The first set of bulb has a first plate and the second set of bulb has a second plate, both of the two plates are connected to a negative end An optional member is rotatably connected to an outside of the cap and connected to the first plate and the second plate so that the first set of bulb and the second set of bulb are switched by rotating the optional member and alternatively in contact with an extension plate connected to a positive end. The user may choose either of the first set of bulb or the second set of bulb by rotating the optional member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Publication number: 20040095757
    Abstract: A flashlight having multiple focuses includes a tubular body for receiving a power supply device therein and a cap is connected to the tubular body. A bulb and reflection disk assembly is independently received in the cap and includes a plurality of bulbs connected to a reflection disk. The bulb and reflection disk assembly is electrically connected to the power supply device and a lens assembly including a plurality of convex lenses is fixedly connected to the cap and located in front of the bulbs. The convex lenses are rotated relative to the bulbs by rotating the cap so as to have different illumination features with different focuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Publication number: 20040095758
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a body which is composed of a first section and a second section. The first section includes a cap and a bulb and reflection hood assembly connected to a first end thereof and a second end of the first section is retractably received in the second section. Batteries are received in the first section and the second section. A spring is connected to a first conductive plate received in the second section and biases the batteries to contact a tail end on the end so as to form a circuit to light up the bulb. The number of batteries can be adjusted by retractably moving the first section relative to the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Publication number: 20040095759
    Abstract: A flashlight with unique flashlight electrical connections, including a switch structure featuring a switch requiring a small amount of force, and a short stroke distance to actuate, attached to a member on which a circuit adding additional functions to the flashlight may be located. The member has conductive springs attached to either end that are used to complete the electrical circuit with the battery and the lamp, while their compressive force is absorbed by a housing protecting the switch structure. A conductive strip is used to improve the conductivity of the circuit in a metal flashlight which has been provided with an electrically resistive protective coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Greg W. Koch, Bruce K. Bangerter, Kevin E. Collier, Darrell B. Steinecke
  • Publication number: 20040090777
    Abstract: An LED flashlight assembly includes a body, a battery seat mounted in the body and provided with a plurality of LEDs, and a lamp seat mounted on the body and formed with a plurality of through holes for passage of the LEDs of the battery seat. The lamp seat is formed with an arcuate catch edge encompassing the periphery of the through holes. Thus, the arcuate catch edge encompasses the periphery of the through holes, so as to refract the beams of refracted and dispersed light emitted from the LEDs, so that the beams of refracted and dispersed light emitted from the LEDs are concentrated, collected and integrated into the beams of flat and smooth light, thereby enhancing the brightness of the LED flashlight assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 6729744
    Abstract: A light generating device utilizes a large centrally located magnet which is mounted to slide past a magnet pickup or current induction wire which may be preferably mounted at a center point of travel in a tubular housing having a tubular chamber through which the magnet travels. A pair of elastomeric bumpers are located each at the end of the tubular chamber which may be inside or outside the flashlight. The result is a device which both facilitates the manual movement of the flashlight body so that the magnet slides past the center magnet pickup or current induction wire, and also conserves the residual momentum of the magnet once it has traveled past the magnet pickup or current induction wire by providing a bumper and spring to conserve some of the mechanical energy going in the other direction. Ninety second of manual activation enables about five minutes of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventor: Pat Y. Mah