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US7168823:
Internally illuminated objects
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Jones, Garland R.; Amarillo, TX, United States of America 79110
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2007-01-30
/ 2005-01-24
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| Application Number: |
US2005000041378
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
F21S 13/14;
Core:
F21S 13/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
F21S8/00P;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
362/228;
362/235;
362/240;
362/249.06;
362/249.14;
362/800;
Original:
362/252;
362/228;
362/240;
362/800;
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| Field of Search: |
362/228,240,252,545,646,800
340/815.45
313/500
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| Priority Number: |
| 2005-01-24 |
US2005000041378 |
| 2003-10-14 |
US2003000684906 |
| 2004-02-05 |
US2004000542122P |
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| Abstract: |
An internally lighted object includes a housing which is fabricated from either a transparent material or a translucent material. A selectively energizable light source is contained within the housing so that when the light source is energized the object shines. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the light source includes one or more light emitting diodes.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Masters, Ted ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Husar, Stephen F;
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| Parent Case: |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 10/684,906, filed Oct. 14, 2003 now abandoned, which is included herein by reference. Additionally, this application claims the filing benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/542,122, filed Feb. 5, 2004, which is included herein by reference.
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None
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First Claim:
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1. An internally illuminated object, comprising: a housing, said housing being at least one of transparent and translucent; a selectively energizable light source disposed within said housing; said light source including a circuit board having a first side and an opposite second side, said first side including a plurality of light emitting diode attachment stations; and, said light emitting diode attachment stations including an outer set of attachment stations and an inner set of attachment stations, wherein said outer set of attachment stations is disposed in rotationally staggered relationship with respect to said inner set of attachment stations.
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