Light Source (or Support Therefor) And Modifier Patents (Class 362/257)
  • Patent number: 6056412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a waist mounted illuminating device comprised of a belt having a length sufficient to fit around a person's waist. A compartment comprised of flexible material is located on the belt. The compartment has an opening. A battery operated light having an illuminable face is disposed in the compartment and directs light through the opening in the compartment. The compartment and belt may be formed of a flexible material such as neoprene. When the belt is firmly adjusted around a user's waist, the compartment and belt firmly and steadily maintain the battery operated light on the user's waist, even while the user is running or jogging. This stable mount of the light to the waist provides steady illumination of the user's path for general illumination and for exercise activities such as running or jogging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventors: Elizabeth Eckhardt Atlee, Steven David Atlee
  • Patent number: 6036337
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a rotatable lamp assembly including a housing having a rear wall and side walls for forming an interior compartment; the two side walls having first and second arc-shaped track formed therein; and the housing having mounting means for mounting the housing. The lighting fixture further includes a support and control assembly mounted within the interior compartment of the housing, which includes a U-shaped support bracket having upper and lower arc-shaped tracks formed therein. The lighting fixture also includes first and second arc mounting plate members for movably mounting the support and control assembly on the first and second arc-shaped tracks on the two side walls for movement along the first and second arc-shaped tracks. The lamp assembly has a third arc mounting plate member for movably mounting the lamp assembly on the upper and lower arc-shaped tracks of the U-shaped support bracket for movement along the upper and lower arc-shaped tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Bruce D. Belfer
  • Patent number: 6022241
    Abstract: A decoration lamp device has a lamp holder, an inner socket receiving the lamp holder, an outer socket union device receiving the inner socket, a bulb having a base portion and a lower post, the lamp holder having an outer housing receiving the base portion of the bulb and an inner housing receiving the lower post of the bulb, a base plug disposed on a bottom of the inner socket, and an outer casing having a neck portion and a head portion. The outer socket union device has a first half outer socket and a second half outer socket. The first half outer socket has a first semicircular positioning groove and the second half outer socket has a second semicircular positioning groove to receive the neck portion of the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6015220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlamp for an automobile vehicle comprising an elliptical reflector, a light source positioned in a region of the first focus of the reflector, a lens, the focus of which is in a region of the second focus of the reflector, and a mask interposed between the reflector and the lens to effect a cut-off of the light beam emitted. A mirror is located in front of the mask and adapted to return direct light rays emitted by the light source onto the front face of the mask which thereby diffuses them towards the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Eric Blusseau
  • Patent number: 5944409
    Abstract: This invention is concerned of the structure of Light Hood Assembly. It consists of an outer hood, reflection hood, glass tube and fixed chips. The reflection hood and the glass tube are placed inside of the positioning slot of the outer slop. The reflection hood is positioned upon its own tension. The fixed chips are screwed to the outer hood to press the reflection hood and the glass tube unto their positions, in which the assembly is completed; by following above structure, it will reach the effects of quick assembly simple component and easy production.This invention concerns to a Structure of Light Hood Assembly. It provides for quickness of assembly and simplicity of component which leads to cost decreasing of its manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Frank Chen
  • Patent number: 5785410
    Abstract: An electronic road beacon is provided with a flashing light. The beacon functions as a traffic alert device by being placed on the surface of a roadway or other surface. Accordingly, the beacon is designed to withstand the impact of a car, truck or other vehicle which may strike or run over the beacon. The beacon comprises three essential components. The first is a circular base plate having a raised annulus around the periphery which defines an interior opening and a bottom portion. The second component is a dome comprising a spherical lens having internal concentric radial freznel and at least one reflector mirror. The dome is mounted to the base plate and define a sealed interior space that is protected from weather and other harmful conditions. The third component is a circuit board that is mounted to the bottom portion of the base plate in the interior space of the beacon. The circuit board contains solid state circuitry and a light emitting bulb. The light is focused and intensified by the dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Michael Del Branson, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5716442
    Abstract: A light pipe with Solar Bulb energy conservation system that includes: one or more solar and/or artificial light sources; one or more opaque and/or transparent hollow tubular conduits; a reflective material means covering the inside surfaces of the hollow tubular conduits; a mirror at either end of the conduits and between any vertical and horizontal connecting joint sections; a plurality of photovoltaic cell arrays mounted on substrates, positioned inside the hollow tabular conduits, whereby part of the light energy source illuminates, and part of the light energy source is converted into electric energy. The light pipe system optionally includes: an exterior transparent protective dome and reflector; a light concentrator means; a battery charge controller; a rechargeable battery or plurality of batteries; a DC to AC inverter; an AC/DC light ballast, with a battery charge switch; and single or multiple light fixtures, that include conventional bulbs, and/or Power Saver Bulbs, and/or Solar Bulbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: Robert T. Fertig
  • Patent number: 5528479
    Abstract: A mounting block of a lighting fixture includes a plurality of tilting screw holes inclinedly formed in the block for detachably mounting a plurality of supporting leg members in a bottom portion of the block, and a central hole vertically formed through the block for detachably securing a central post of a lamp socket or a shade in the central hole, whereby upon positioning of the mounting block on a lower position of a lighting fixture, the mounting block will serve as a supporting base of the lighting fixture; and upon positioning of the mounting block on a middle portion of a lighting fixture, the mounting block will serve as a lamp holder for directly securing a lamp socket and a shade on the block; and upon positioning of the mounting block on an apex of a lighting fixture, a fantastic pyramid structure of lighting fixture will be formed by suspending the shade and lamp socket on the supporting leg members protruding inclinedly downwardly from the mounting block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventor: Duncan Chen
  • Patent number: 5388002
    Abstract: A bird resistant lens for preventing a light from becoming fouled and obscured by bird droppings. The lens is provided with an unstable wobble member mounted to the lens by a spring. The spring supports the wobble member in such an manner so as to provide an area that a bird cannot perch upon. The wobble member includes a gutter and drain holes to channel water over the lens and further includes light dispersing ridges to improve the light's visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventors: Thomas V. Smith, Daniel L. Hogg
  • Patent number: 5350977
    Abstract: A luminaire of variable color temperature is arranged for emitting blended color light from luminaire section, with color temperature control signals so transmitted from control section to luminaire-lighting section as to substantially equalize respective differences in reciprocal color temperatures of respective two adjacent stages of the color temperature control signals, to thereby render blended state of emission colors to be variable and a dimming of the blended color light to be realized with the color temperature gradually varied in smooth manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katunobu Hamamoto, Shigeo Gotoh
  • Patent number: 5330191
    Abstract: A training device for golfer's wherein two separate narrow light beams are generated rearwardly of a golf ball support. The two light beams are perpendicular to each other and are continuously visible to a golfer throughout the swing as long as the golfer's head is moved only within a certain range. The angle of the beams is adjustable with respect to the ground to accommodate golfers of different heights. The width of the light beams can be made wider for less skilled golfers, and narrower for more skilled golfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventor: Eugene M. Hoganson
  • Patent number: 4766526
    Abstract: A light source which is capable of improving lightening efficiency is disclosed. The light source includes a phosphor layer provided at a part of a filter arranged adjacent to a light emitting lamp or arranged so as to serve as a reflection layer so that it may transmit light of the lamp required and be excited by a part of light of the lamp to emit light of a visible region to increase the intensity of light discharged from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Morimoto, Hitoshi Toki
  • Patent number: 4652085
    Abstract: A darkroom safelight filter assembly for a TV set comprises a filter screen tinted to exclude damaging light rays for photographic materials, having a bracket thereon mounting a block of sponge rubber supported on the top wall of the TV set. The filter screen depends from the bracket, is spaced from the TV screen and includes a continuous strip of resilient light sealing sponge rubber of rectangular shape for snug sealing registry with the TV casing surrounding the TV screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Inventors: Harley M. Selling, Bernard M. Levin
  • Patent number: 4569008
    Abstract: A tail light assembly having a number of closely spaced Z-shaped projections on the base of a tail light assembly project radially inwardly towards a sealing ring, and are engaged by a corresponding number of lugs surrounding a tail light lens, to form a bayonet cap join wherein the pressure is distributed around the periphery of the lens, engaging the lens into sealing contact with the sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Creaser
  • Patent number: 4428036
    Abstract: This invention relates to light fittings and in particular to a light fitting including a shade or surround in association with a source of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Inventor: Philip W. Letcher
  • Patent number: 4187533
    Abstract: A fisherman's appliance to aid in attracting fish to a baited fish hook or artificial lure having a pair of spaced non-transparent circular plates between which is disposed an electric lamp bulb for directly illuminating surrounding water in which the appliance is suspended radially and horizontally outwardly from the appliance and in a relatively narrow vertical beam above and below the level of the appliance in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Inventor: William C. Hampton