301results about "Lanterns" patented technology

A solar energy-operated street-lamp device is disclosed. The solar energy-operated street-lamp device is characterized in that the solar energy-operated device includes a solar energy-operated absorption board, a circuit board and a storage battery that is mounted within a post seat of the lamp-post. The power stored in the storage battery will be delivered to an LED via circuit board to provide illumination. The solar energy absorption board and the transparent protective hood are of arc-shape so that the sunlight can be converged onto the solar energy absorption board and at the same time, dust particles and birds' excrement or fallen leaves will not be collected on the surface of the hood surface.

A system for creating a flickering effect comprising a simulated candle housing, a light communicating channel on the housing, a source of ultraviolet light disposed in the channel, and a simulated flame having ultraviolet material thereon movable back and forth from its vertical axis mounted in the housing, the light focused on the simulated flame simulating a flickering flame.

A lamp (10, 30, 80) includes an LED module (16, 36, 86) having at least one LED (12, 32, 82) arranged on a substrate (14, 34, 84). An optical system includes at least one lens (18, 38, 88) in optical communication with the LED module (16, 36, 86). A zoom apparatus (20, 40, 90) selectively adjusts the relative axial separation of the optical system and the LED module (16, 36, 86). In one embodiment (30), the zoom apparatus (40) is slidably adjustable. In a another embodiment (80), the zoom apparatus (90) is rotatably adjustable.

A system for creating a flickering effect comprising a simulated candle housing, a light communicating channel on the housing, a source of ultraviolet light disposed in the channel, and a simulated flame having ultraviolet material thereon movable back and forth from its vertical axis mounted in the housing, the light focused on the simulated flame simulating a flickering flame.

A flameless candle that releases a volatile active includes at least one LED positioned in a tip (106), a cartridge mount (128), and a support structure (102, 141). The at least one LED emits a flickering light that emulates a flame of a candle. The cartridge mount (128) receives and secures a replaceable cartridge (104a) containing a volatile active to be released into the atmosphere over time. The support structure (120, 141) supports the at least one LED and the cartridge mount (128). The support structure (120, 141) is configured to allow airflow across the replaceable cartridge (104a) when the replaceable cartridge (104a) is mounted in the cartridge mount (128).

Improved method and apparatus for hand-held portable LED illumination. The illumination source includes a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LED units, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for changing a proportion of light output having the first characteristic color spectrum output to that having the second characteristic color spectrum output, and that drives the LEDs with electrical pulses at a frequency high enough that light produced has an appearance to a human user of being continuous rather than pulsed. Still another aspect provides an illumination source including a housing including one or more LEDs; and a control circuit that selectively applies power from a source of electric power to the LEDs, thus controlling a light output color spectrum of the LEDs.

A replacement for the standard fluorescent lamp tube has a plurality of LED devices mounted on a circuit board. The enclosure within which the circuit board is held has a clear or frosted lens mounted on a heat sink. The lens and heat sink each are arcuately shaped and together form a circular tube. A power converter is mounted below the circuit board and transfers its heat to the heat sink. A pair of pins mounted on the power converter extend beyond one end of the tube. An end cap has means for snapping onto and off the end of the tube and has clearance holes for the pins to protrude through and extend beyond so as to be fitting into mechanical and electrical contact with a standard lamp mounting fixture.

A flameless candle that releases a volatile active includes at least one LED positioned in a tip (106), a cartridge mount (128), and a support structure (102, 141). The at least one LED emits a flickering light that emulates a flame of a candle. The cartridge mount (128) receives and secures a replaceable cartridge (104a) containing a volatile active to be released into the atmosphere over time. The support structure (120, 141) supports the at least one LED and the cartridge mount (128). The support structure (120, 141) is configured to allow airflow across the replaceable cartridge (104a) when the replaceable cartridge (104a) is mounted in the cartridge mount (128).

Improved method and apparatus for hand-held portable LED illumination. The illumination source includes a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LED units, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for changing a proportion of light output having the first characteristic color spectrum output to that having the second characteristic color spectrum output, and that drives the LEDs with electrical pulses at a frequency high enough that light produced has an appearance to a human user of being continuous rather than pulsed. Still another aspect provides an illumination source including a housing including one or more LEDs; and a control circuit that selectively applies power from a source of electric power to the LEDs, thus controlling a light output color spectrum of the LEDs.

A control system for turning conventional AC electric window lights on and off particularly during the holiday season by means of a central, wireless remote control is herein disclosed. Specifically, the apparatus provides for the remote control of traditional, electric, window candlelight fixtures. Each lighting fixture has its own integral receiver which responds to on / off commands issued by a programmable remote control transmitter. Each lighting fixture comprises a manual switching means. The remote transmitter is also equipped with frequency learning firmware, a countdown timer, and a conventional timer to allow for the unattended operation of the window lighting fixtures.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving a time-varying power waveform. The power waveform may be periodic and / or phase-controlled. Compressed within a power range associated with the time-varying power waveform, a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal is produced, which is supplied to a light source in order to produce a lighting effect emulating lighting from a candle flame.

A headlight for bicycle includes an insulative barrel and including peripheral openings; a lens mounted in the barrel; a heat sink including parallel grooves on its outer surface, and water resistant rings mounted thereon; a PCB fitted onto an end of the barrel; a reflector mounted inside the barrel; an LED bulb fitted in the reflector; and a conductor electrically interconnected the bulb and the PCB; and a power supply releasably secured to the barrel and including a switch. The switch is manually movable between on and off position and is adapted to electrically connect the power supply to the bulb when the switch is in the on position, and in response to disposing the switch in the on position, heat generated by the bulb is dissipated through the conductor, the heat sink, and the openings.

A system for creating a flickering effect comprises a light communicating cable, at least one light receiving cable secured on a rotatable mount rotatable about a horizontal axis, a light diffuser element in communication with the at least one light receiving cable and a rod connected to the diffuser element for causing rotary motion of the light diffuser surface about the horizontal axis.

An electrically powered flame simulator comprises at least two light sources, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the light sources for intermittently illuminating at least one of the light sources independently of other light sources such that the light sources together provide the effect of a flickering movement, and a power source for providing power to the integrated circuit. The flame simulator may be mounted in a decorative or ornamental device such as a candle or fire log, or used on decorative clothing, or may be part of a hazzard or warning system. One or more solid state light sources may also be used.

A box light includes a housing having first and second clamshell-halves. Each clamshell-half has a lamp face and an opposite exterior surface. At least one lamp and its corresponding protective enclosure is mounted in each of the lamp faces. Each of the lamp faces has at least one lamp-receiving aperture. The clamshell-halves are rotatably mounted to one another by a first hinge for rotation relative to another about the first hinge between open and closed positions. The open position includes selectively positionable open positions exposing the lamp faces so that an included angle between the lamp faces may be opened to two hundred seventy degrees whereby the lamps on each lamp face shines outwardly and oppositely of the housing when electrically powered. In the closed position the lamp faces are in closely adjacent opposed facing relation and the exterior surfaces are oppositely disposed. Also, when in the closed position, the at least one lamp and its protective enclosure on each of the first and second clamshell-halves is aligned and mated with the lamp-receiving aperture on the opposed facing lamp faces so as to insert at least the protective enclosure of each of the at least one lamps into mating engagement with the corresponding lamp-receiving apertures in the opposed facing lamp faces.

A vortex type gas lamp comprising a base and an axially extending-transparent shield. Gas is supplied near the bottom end of the shield. The shield is formed of a plurality (preferably two) axial curved sections which overlap one another at their axial edges to form tangentially directed port. Combustion of the gas with atmospheric oxygen admitted through the ports results in an axial vortex of burning gas useful for illumination, decoration and heat.

The present invention proposes a candle device for burning a candle without a cotton wick. The candle device is directly placed on a candle without a cotton wick so that the candle can be lighted and burned successfully. The candle device comprises a heater, a lighting wick, and a float bowl. The heater is a hollow tube with a small tube of a smaller diameter shrinking from the lower section thereof. A fixing structure is formed near the bottom end of the small tube. The lighting wick is arranged in the small tube of the heater and extends to the upper opening of the tube. The float bowl is fixedly installed on the periphery of the bottom end of the small tube of the heater via the fixing structure. The present invention has the advantages of no candle drops, wax saving, complete burning, and no black smoke. Moreover, the candle device of the present invention can be used repeatedly.

Multi-purpose equipment 10 is disclosed having a modular housing 12, a multi-function module 14 for containing electronic or mechanical devices, a tool pod 16 having multiple tools 106 pivotally attached thereto, an accessory compartment 18 for removably containing, for example, a disposable lighter 32. Module 14 is preferably removable and is adapted contain an electronic or mechanical device, such as a mechanical compass 172, an electronic compass 215, or other electronic devices. Tool pod 16 includes a plurality of pivotally attached tools 106. A lanyard 34 may also be provided to tether module 14 to housing 12.

An illumination device is provided which includes a lighting stand (3) in which a torch portion (11) including a light source support (13) on which a plurality of light sources (2a to 2c) is supported is provided upright on a base in which a control circuit unit (22) to change the light emission from each of the light sources 2a to 2c, a light scattering member (4) formed by molding a semitransparent resin to have a cap-like shape nearly like a candle frame, fitted on the light source support (13) and which scatters the illumination light emitted from the light sources (2a to 2c), to be bright itself, a shade member (5) formed from a transparent resin and attached over the outer surface of the lighting stand (3), and a shielding / diffusing member (6) assembled, being rounded like a cylinder, inside the shade member (5) to diffuse the illumination light emitted from the light sources (2a to 2c). Thus, the illumination light emitted from the light sources can be projected on the shade member (5) to create flaring illumination light like a candle frame.

A decorated luminary product includes either a candle or a candle holder containing the candle. A decorative web of a heat-shrinkable polymer web is heat shrunk to conform to a shape of the one of the candle and the candle holder. The web is decorated with a thermochromic ink or pigmentation to cooperate with heat emitted by burning the candle to provide a visible change in the ink or pigmentation, so as to provide a pleasing visual effect when the candle is burned.

A decorated luminary product includes a candle holder containing a candle, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the candle holder has a hammered texture such that light passing through the candle holder varies substantially as a result of variation of refraction of the light. A decorative web of a heat-shrinkable polymer may be heat shrunk to conform to the outer surface of the candle holder. The web is decorated with an ink or pigmentation to cooperate with light and / or heat emitted by burning the candle, so as to provide a pleasing visual effect when the candle is burned, while the hammered texture of the candle holder causes variations in the refraction of light emitted from the candle, causing further visual effects. The refraction of light caused by the hammered texture of the candle holder also provides aesthetically pleasing effects when the candle is unlit, due to variations in the image on the web resulting from variation in the light observed passing through the candle holder.

A space that closely approximates the state of an actual flame is reproduced without depending on temporal periods. Namely, by reproducing a spatiotemporal pattern of a flame, the light source can be caused to emit warm light, whereby a compact and inexpensive imitation flame generating apparatus is provided. The imitation flame generating apparatus 1 comprises a light source 10 and a control device 40 for controlling the output of electric current to the light source 10. The control device 40 comprises computation means 41 for computing a spatiotemporal pattern of the flame using a coupled map lattice, and output means 42 for outputting the electric current in accordance with the thus computed spatiotemporal pattern of the flame.

A self standing or base supportable modular cylindrical electric candle with multiple battery compartments of parallel pairs and dual end plate terminal contacts, which are compressed with a screwed compression to complete a lighting circuit with a bulb, LED or other lighting source. The plates are adapted to prevent incorrect battery placement. A candle emulating lighting source is contained within a transparent cylinder of the candle with the contact plates electrically connected to terminals of a flicker circuit emulating board. The board is adaptable to LEDs of different colors (e.g., red, green, blue or yellow). One end of the cylinder is closed with a cavity member having peripheral space for placement of visible indicia. A compression screwing handle is provided with a turn locking member to prevent unauthorized battery removal. The base is configured to be engaged by a supporting member or ground anchor.

The invention discloses an LED daylight lamp tube, comprising a tube body and caps fixedly connected to two ends of the tube body, wherein the tube body comprises: an axial bar-shaped radiator, a radiating face of which is fan-shaped and a heat conducting face of which is provided with at least two axial bar-shaped slots forming included angle; an illuminant, which comprises PCB aluminum substrates corresponding in amount to the bar-shaped slots of the radiator, wherein the front face of each of the PCB aluminum substrates is equipped with a plurality of LED illuminants and the PCB aluminum substrates are clamped in the bar-shaped slots of the radiator; a bar-shaped heat conducting gasket, which is adhered to the back face of the PCB aluminum substrate in a fitting manner and clamped between the PCB aluminum substrate and a heat conducting face of the bar-shaped slot; and a circular arc lampshade, which is in clamped connection with two sides of the radiator and forms the cylindrical tube body with the radiator together. According to the LED daylight lamp tube of the invention, the PCB aluminum substrates of the LED illuminants are installed on the fan-shaped radiator at an included angle of 210 degrees, and wide-angle illumination of the LED daylight lamp tube is realized through the two movable caps arranged at two ends of the tube, in addition, the LED daylight lamp tube has better radiating effect and longer service life.

A fragrance releasing electronic candle comprises a housing constructed in the form of a cylinder and including a circuit board and a battery case, both of which are assembled therein, the battery case including a power switch arranged thereon and a bottom lid covered to the opening thereof, characterized in that the housing includes a receiving compartment formed on the top end thereof for receiving a fragrance piece, and includes a fan secured in the lower side thereof for the connection with the circuit board, the housing also includes an upper cover covered thereon and having a plurality of bores arranged thereon and having a central hole formed at the center thereof for inserting at least one LED lamp therein, such that the at least one LED may be electrically conducted with the circuit board, and a lamp shield in the shape of a flame may be adhesively affixed in the central hole of the upper cover.