| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362549000 | Specific lamp mounting or retaining | 24 |
| 20090196065 | Front Unit for a Motor Vehicle - The invention concerns a front unit for a motor vehicle with
| 08-06-2009 |
| 20100073952 | Ratcheting Fastener For Lamp Attachment - A fastener for a vehicle includes a fastener head. A lamp stalk extends in a first direction from the fastener head, and a vehicle stalk extending in a second direction from the fastener head. The lamp stalk includes a plurality of protruding rings and the vehicle stalk includes a threaded engagement portion. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090154190 | APPARATUS FOR AIMING LED HEADLAMP - Disclosed herein is an LED (light emitting diode) headlamp aiming apparatus, which aims a mounting module that is provided with LEDs and is installed in a headlamp housing. The LED headlamp aiming apparatus includes a vertical aiming unit, which is provided on the rear side of the mounting module and is coupled to the headlamp housing, a horizontal aiming unit, which is provided on the rear side of the mounting module and is coupled to the headlamp housing, and a pivot unit which is coupled to the headlamp housing and is provided under the lower portion of the mounting module to support the mounting module and provide the center of the aiming operation. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110286231 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - It is important to securely fix a semiconductor-type light source | 11-24-2011 |
| 20100277942 | HEAD LAMP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A head lamp attachment structure includes projecting portions | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100067252 | Vehicle Headlamp Assembly - A vehicle body includes a fender and a headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly defines an upwardly exposed and unobstructed surface, and is movably mounted with the fender such that the headlamp assembly moves from a first position to a second position in response to a load having a vertical component acting on the surface. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100103693 | Detachable light assembly - An improved multi-point locking mechanism in combination with a lamp assembly and a support assembly with mating, cooperating plug connectors providing a detachable lamp assembly for use on vehicles, such as boat trailers, for quick removal before exposure to corrosive water. The improved locking mechanism, in addition to providing a means for quick detachment and removal of the light assembly, provides a stronger and durable engagement with the support assembly preventing accidental dislodgement while towing vehicles, like boat trailers. The locking mechanism comprising a corrosive resistant L-shaped member having a horizontal extending plate with a hole through the distal end, and a downward depending section retractably positioned within the support assembly. In the engaged position, the L-shaped member being in a downward position, a receiving pin on the lamp assembly is mated with the support assembly by alignment with the hole in the horizontal plate and the depending section being in communication with a cut-out section in the cooperating plug connector providing the multi-point locking mechanism. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20090129112 | Device for Illuminating Target Surface Including an Integrated Switch - A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends generally downward between walls of the perimeter wall portion toward the base and is movable toward the base for changing the state of a switch upon application of an external force to the actuator portion. A light source is coupled to the base and positioned for illuminating the target surface through the actuator portion. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110002137 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A light emitting module includes a light emitting element, and a phosphor configured to emit visible light after being excited by the light emitted by the light emitting element. The light emitting element is structured such that the peak wavelength of the light, emitted by the light emitting element immediately after the start of an operation of the light emitting element, is shorter than that of an excitation spectrum for the phosphor, and the peak wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting element is shifted toward that of the excitation spectrum for the phosphor with an increase in the temperature of the element due to its operation. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110044068 | TIRE WITH ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A device is provided for use with a wheel having an outer radius. The device includes a translucent annulus and a light source. The translucent annulus has an inner radial surface for surrounding the wheel such that the inner radial surface contacts the outer radius. The light source is disposed within the translucent annulus and can emit light into the translucent annulus. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100053989 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A high pressure discharge lamp ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090201695 | Vehicle light assembly - A vehicle light assembly includes a casing with a plurality of frames connected thereto and each frame has a hole for receiving a light bulb of a Light Emitting Diode therein. Each Light Emitting Diode includes two legs and two protrusions extend from the two legs respectively. The legs of the Light Emitting Diodes are connected to a circuit board by a section from a distill end of each leg to the protrusion. The light bulbs are then bent toward a side of the circuit board and engaged with the holes of the frames. The side of the circuit board is shaped to cooperate with the positions of the frames. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100214801 | LAMP MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE TO WHICH LAMP IS MOUNTED WITH THE USE OF THE SAME - A weak portion (connection release device) is provided in an upper connection portion in which a headlamp, which is a lamp, is connected to a radiator support, which is a vehicle body, and therefore, when an impact load is applied from above a vehicle, an upper portion of the headlamp is detached from the radiator support. In a lower connection portion in which a lower portion of the headlamp is connected to a bumper reinforcement, which is a vehicle body, a lower connection device maintains a connection between the lower portion of the headlamp and the bumper reinforcement. When the impact load is applied in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the lower connection device releases the connection between the headlamp and the bumper reinforcement. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100027285 | Stroller light - A stroller light that can be easily attached to any standard baby stroller. The stroller light is comprised of a hollow housing that holds a battery pack, electric circuit, and on-off switch. A plurality of LEDs are mounted through apertures on the front and sides of the housing and can sequentially turn on and off. A hollow flag pole can be attached to the housing and wires run from the housing, through the flag pole interior to an electroluminescent wire that is sewn onto the perimeter of the flag and to an amiable light that can be used to help navigate during the evening hours. A photovoltaic solar cell is attached to the outside of the housing and can charge the battery pack during daylight hours. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090052202 | Vehicle lamp fixing device - A vehicle lamp fixing device includes at least an engage groove in a rear wall of a lamp socket, the engage groove provided with an opening formed in an outer side, and an elastic stop lug formed in a sidewall of the engage groove. The elastic stop lug can be pressed to retreat in the sidewall so as to let the shank of a bolt to pass over, and then recover to its original position to stop the shank of the bolt not to fall out of the opening, so the bolt can be held in the engage groove without using a finger so that a worker can conveniently fix the lamp socket on a vehicle body. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20120113669 | FOG LAMP COVER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A fog lamp cover mounting structure includes: a cover body that is assembled to a mounting portion at which a fog lamp is mounted on a bumper, that has an opening through which the fog lamp appears, and that has a first engaging portion that engages with the bumper; and a cover ring that is assembled to a peripheral portion of the opening of the cover body, and that has a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120120675 | Wedge-Base Bulb Socket and Automotive Light for Motor Vehicles and Similar Provided With Said Socket - Wedge-base bulb socket comprising: a supporting base provided with a coupling seat dimensioned to house the plug of the light bulb; two coupling and connecting members which are located inside the coupling seat, and are structured to separately hold the wedge-shaped plug of the light bulb fitted into the coupling seat, and to feed electric current to said light bulb; two electrically conductive elements which extend on the surface of the supporting base up to the edge of the entrance of the coupling seat, on opposite sides of said entrance, and then descend into the coupling seat up to reach each a respective coupling and connecting member; and two respectively-facing additional supporting jaws which are supported by the two electrically conductive elements so as to be located substantially on opposite sides of the entrance of the coupling seat, and structured to clamp the wedge-base light bulb fitted into the socket, so as to firmly hold said wedge-base light bulb in the wedge-base bulb socket. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20100208485 | Modular EL wire bicycle and vehicle kit - A modular electroluminescent lighting kit to apply to a bicycle, car, or other vehicle for increased safety, visibility and design style. The kit is comprised of a battery driver which can be further powered by solar or kinetic devices, an EL wire or other illuminated filament configuration that conforms to the frame of the bicycle or form of the vehicle interior/exterior taking into account the areas of said vehicles that have moving parts. The kit includes basic or custom brackets to affix the wires in place in any design configuration that pleases the end user. The kit may be designed to be upgradable in modular stages and including but not limited to LED devices, motion sensing stand-alone wheel lighting, or plastic molded mountable lighting devices. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100271837 | VEHICULAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - In a vehicular illumination device which illuminates a lower part around an opened part of a door at a side of a vehicle, a side sill garnish is provided below the door-opened part, and a lamp and a lamp garnish which retains the lamp are arranged on a lower face of the side sill garnish. As the lamp is retained by the lamp garnish, the lamp can efficiently and appropriately illuminate an underfoot floor when a person rides on and off the vehicle. Moreover, the lamp garnish has a recess, and an edge which is provided around an opened part of the recess. As the lamp is arranged in the recess, the lamp is not visually recognized directly from the exterior of edge parts, thereby preventing a following vehicle from falsely recognizing the lamp as a backup lamp. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110122643 | LIGHTING UNIT FOR VEHICLES AND MOUNTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a lighting unit for vehicles, comprising a light source arranged on a circuit board and further comprising an optical attachment mounted in the direction of light emission in front of the light source, said optical attachment comprising at least one holding turret on one of the sides facing the circuit board such that, at its mounting position, the holding turret slots into a hole drilled into the circuit board, wherein the optical attachment is positive-locking to a holding body arranged on one of the sides facing away from the light source, wherein the holding body is molded to a carrier frame, and wherein the holding body or the carrier frame snaps on to the optical attachment. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120281426 | Lighting Mounting System - A light mounting system for a vehicle which includes a light mount surface with first and second ends defining a mounting area spanning there between and including a first and second mounting bracket spaced along the light mount surface and extending from the light mount surface for positioning the light mount surface within a vehicle license plate mounting area. The light mount surface extends away from the vehicle when positioned within the vehicle license plate mounting area and receives a light fixture mounted thereto. The light mount surface may include a wire routing way to provide a routing path for routing wire from the light fixture. In one embodiment, the light mount surface includes a wire routing way which is defined by an opening on the light mount surface when the light mount system is positioned within the license plate mounting area and proximate to the bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the license plate mounting area includes apertures which align with apertures on the first and second mounting brackets to secure the light mounting system within the license plate mounting area on the vehicle. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120092886 | Skate board Lighting System - A skateboard lighting system is provided which is mountable to a skateboard having a deck, a deck top surface, a deck bottom surface and a pair of supporting trolleys, each trolley being mounted to the deck bottom surface and defining a trolley wheel axis. The lighting system comprises a lighting system frame mountable to the deck bottom surface proximate a first trolley and at least one light mounted to the frame, the light including a first lighting element arrayed to direct light along a light axis, the light axis being substantially parallel to the trolley wheel axis. A power source is provided in electrical communication with the light. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20110310632 | ROOM LAMP FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A room lamp for a motor vehicle, including a lamp assembly having a resin clip; a vessel having an opening; and a reinforcing member, wherein the resin clip is engaged with a peripheral edge of the reinforcing member through the opening of the vessel to integrally attach the lamp assembly, the vessel and the reinforcing member, the resin clip is formed generally in an inverted U shape, made of an elastic member and includes a base part connected to a housing, an inverted U shape part connected to the base part and a lock connected to the inverted U shape part, the resin clip has a protruding piece in a lower part of the lock, a side protruding piece is formed in a lower part side of the protruding piece and the protruding piece is located in an engaging recessed part of an opening peripheral edge of the vessel which has a clip abutting surface under a state the resin clip is engaged with the peripheral edge of the reinforcing member. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20100202155 | LAMP INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A lamp installation structure | 08-12-2010 |
