| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090034262 | Replacement Illumination Device for a Miniature Flashlight Bulb - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a solid state light emitter and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent light bulb applications. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090309501 | Light Emitting Diode Replacement Lamp - The invention is a replacement for a conventional incandescent or halogen light bulb. Besides providing regular illumination, it has advantages over a conventional bulb while maintaining the bulb's decorative function, such as visual effects associated with the bulb's envelope or shade. The invention comprises a connector equivalent to a standard light bulb base, at least one light emitting diode (LED), and a driving circuit hosted on a module such as a printed circuit board and adapting the supply voltage to the requirements of the LED. Compensation for the effects of temperature may be included. The invention may also include other circuitry to support various enhanced features such as novel decorative features or control over the brightness, color, or other characteristics—all potentially varying over time or being controlled remotely. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100027085 | Adjustable Beam Portable Light - A lighting device is disclosed which provides for an adjustable beam. The adjustable beam involves the use of a hologram diffuser with areas that have different diffusing properties. The different diffusing areas are selectively positionable in a light beam created by the lighting device to provide for an adjustable beam by providing different diffusions of the light. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100165611 | Replacement Illumination Device for a Miniature Flashlight Bulb - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a light emitting diode and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent lightbulb applications. The disclosed embodiments will perform with high efficiency at a wide operating voltage range with a very small size allowing for the incorporation within the envelope and form of existing lightbulb bases. Therefore, a single universal LED light bulb module can be used to replace the dozens of conventional LED and incandescent lights currently being used. The electronic circuitries used to drive the LEDs are extremely compact and consequently can be incorporated in nearly any standard bulb base. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100170670 | Advanced Cooling Method and Device for LED Lighting - A light emitting diode cooling device and method are disclosed for passively removing heat from the LED using liquid convection to cool the LED. The liquid convection cooling device operates to cool the LED by circulating a liquid cooling medium without consuming external power to move the medium. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100176746 | Method and Device for Remote Sensing and Control of LED Lights - A control system is disclosed for determining an actual temperature of a light emitting diode. The control system uses conductor that supply power to the light emitting diode to supply a pulse to the light emitting diode. The pulse is determined along with a reaction caused by the pulse and the information gained is used in determination of the light emitting diode die temperature which can then be used in controlling current to the light emitting diode to control the temperature of the light emitting diode. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100320499 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE REPLACEMENT LAMP - Thermal management and control techniques for light emitting diode and other incandescent replacement light technologies using a current controller are disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110260647 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE REPLACEMENT LAMP - In various embodiments, an illumination device includes a housing, a power connector for connecting the illumination device to a power socket and receiving input power, a light emitter for direct illumination disposed within the housing, a circuit for regulating the input power and providing the regulated power to the light emitter, and a decorative illumination element for providing decorative illumination. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120044673 | UNIVERSAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a light emitting diode and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent lightbulb applications. The disclosed embodiments will perform with high efficiency at a wide operating voltage range with a very small size allowing for the incorporation within the envelope and form of existing lightbulb bases. Therefore, a single universal LED light bulb module can be used to replace the dozens of conventional LED and incandescent lights currently being used. The electronic circuitries used to drive the LEDs are extremely compact and consequently can be incorporated in nearly any standard bulb base. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044674 | UNIVERSAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a light emitting diode and driving circuitry integrated into a component module that will retrofit common incandescent lightbulb applications. The disclosed embodiments will perform with high efficiency at a wide operating voltage range with a very small size allowing for the incorporation within the envelope and form of existing lightbulb bases. Therefore, a single universal LED light bulb module can be used to replace the dozens of conventional LED and incandescent lights currently being used. The electronic circuitries used to drive the LEDs are extremely compact and consequently can be incorporated in nearly any standard bulb base. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120068618 | COMMUNICATION WITH LIGHTING UNITS OVER A POWER BUS - A first entity communicates with a second entity over a shared power bus by switching the bus to a high-impedance state and modifying the voltage on the power bus, in accordance with an outgoing communication, such that the modified voltage is detected by the second entity and the communication is received thereto. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120069595 | LINEAR ILLUMINATION DEVICES - In various embodiments, LED-based illumination devices include an inlet region for receiving the LED light that is complementary in shape to the lens of the LED. | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20090216621 | Media Based Entertainment Service - A media based entertainment service provides user requested media to a user. Video, audio, images and other media may be provided to a user for a fee or free of charge. The media may be provided from the service provider to a client device over a network. When providing media without charge, the media service can incorporate one or more ads into the media. The ads may be targeted to the user, media content, and other features using advertisement parameters. The media service provides for revenue generation associated with the viewing of media files. The media service can generate revenue from advertising, pay-per-view, e-commerce, and other financial transactions associated with the media service while focusing on providing the service on user preferences. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216727 | Viewer User Interface - Systems and methods for displaying media and associated information are disclosed. A hybrid user interface may include aspects of push and pull interfaces. In some embodiments, media may be characterized by parameters and values for the parameters. Parameters and values may be associated with a user's interests, and a user may identify media by searching for media using one or more preferred values of parameters of interest. In some cases, media are presented to a user. Presented media may share values for parameters associated with the user's interests. Certain embodiments deliver (e.g., play) items of media content. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100228613 | Systems and Methods for Interactively Rewarding Users of an Entertainment System - A user is rewarded for actions performed within an entertainment system. Digital content is provided to a client device over a network. Data is then received from the client device over the network. The received data represents an input from a user of the client device in response to the digital content provided to the client device. A value associated with the input from the user is determined. An account balance associated with the user is adjusted by a quantity of credit tokens. The quantity of tokens is determined by the value associated with the input from the user. | 09-09-2010 |
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| 20080306074 | Compositions Comprising Addl Receptors, Related Compositions, and Related Methods - Disclosed and claimed herein are compositions comprising ADDL receptors, related compositions, and related methods. ADDL receptors are typically, but perhaps not exclusively, localized at the post-synaptic density (PSD) of neuronal cells. Related compositions include, but are not limited to, compounds that affect, positively or negatively, ADDL binding to neuronal cells, either via one or more receptors localized at the post-synaptic density (PSD) or otherwise. Related methods include, but are not limited to, procedures to screen for compounds that affect, either positively or negatively, ADDL binding to neuronal cells, either via one or more receptors localized at the post-synaptic density (PSD) or otherwise. Other related methods include, but are not limited to, prevention and treatment of ADDL-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, Down's syndrome, and the like, using compositions that inhibit, block, or otherwise interfere with ADDL binding to one or more receptors localized at the post-synaptic density of neuronal cells. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090048214 | Methods for Treating Renal Tumors Using 2, 4-Pyrimidinediamine Drug and Prodrug Compounds - The present disclosure provides methods for the inhibiting proliferation of tumor cells, and methods for treating solid tumor cancers in a subject by administration of 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20110190271 | 2,4-Pyrimidinediamine Compounds and Uses as Anti-Proliferative Agents - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds having antiproliferative activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit cellular proliferation and to treat proliferative diseases such as tumorigenic cancers. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120059595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-CONTENT ONCOLOGY ASSAY - The present invention provides an apparatus, system, method and computer program and computer program product for analyzing cellular samples. One embodiment of the apparatus and method provides a multiparameter assay that provides information with respect to cell proliferation, cell cycling and cell death. The multiparameter assay is particularly useful for assessing and screening candidate compounds for anti-cancer utility. | 03-08-2012 |