| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362493000 | Roof | 11 |
| 20080304276 | LIGHT BAR FOR MOUNTING TO A VEHICLE - A kit for a front and/or rear light bar, for providing auxiliary illumination for a vehicle in the forward and/or rearward direction. The light bar typically includes several high intensity flood lights and two infrared illuminator modules, i.e. infrared lights. A switch box is provided for placing in the cabin of the vehicle for turning on and off the lights. A light bar, typically a front light bar, can be provided with strobe lights in place of some of the flood lights. A shield is provided as part of a front light bar to protect the lights when not in use, and to keep the lights from striking the front of the vehicle. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080310178 | MOUNTING FOOT FOR LIGHT BAR - A mounting foot for mounting a light bar on a roof of a vehicle includes at least one platform. The platform includes a recess for slidably receiving a base of a light assembly to mount the light assembly on the platform. The light assembly has a base fixedly secured to the platform and a light enclosure rotatably connected to the base of the light assembly. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090116257 | Low profile lightbar with IR illumination - A low-profile aerodynamic automotive lightbar including integrated arrangements of visible and infrared light sources, providing visible light and infrared illumination. The visible light sources can be visible light LEDs, or HID lights, or halogen lights, for use in conducting routine policing activities. The infrared light sources are infrared LEDs, for use in covert operations or surveillance. The invention is of use, for example, as an accessory for utility vehicles, including police or security vehicles (such as the Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser) and tactical military vehicles (such as the HMMWV). | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090141511 | LIGHT BAR AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A light bar is described that is of a modular construction based on one or more large circuit boards that are populated with light beam assemblies and then fastened to an interior space of the light bar housing. Keys that automatically align the light beam assemblies on each of the boards precisely control placement of the assemblies on the board. In turn, each of the boards is keyed to the interior of the light bar housing so that when the board is fastened to the housing the light beam assemblies are automatically registered into alignment with the lenses in the housing so that the beams from the assemblies are properly oriented. The light bar is inexpensive to fabricate and can be assembled quickly and reliably, yet it provides for a high degree of customization, which is a requirement in the emergency vehicle lighting industry. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090161377 | All-LED light bar for mounting to a vehicle - A kit for a light bar for providing auxiliary illumination for a vehicle. Some such light bars typically include several visible-light flood lights and also infrared illuminators. The visible-light flood lights can be provided as high-intensity discharge lights or as LEDs. The infrared illuminators are provided as LEDs. A switch box is provided for use in the cabin of the vehicle for turning on and off the lights. A light bar, typically a front light bar, can be provided with strobe lights in place of some of the flood lights. A shield may be provided as part of a front light bar to protect the lights when not in use, and to keep the lights from striking the front of the vehicle. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100073948 | LIGHT BAR - A light bar may include a light head with chip-on-board (COB) light emitting diode (LED) and an optic component mounted adjacent to the COB LED. The light bar may comprise short and long center modules. The light bar may include a plurality of housing modules where each housing module includes a light head and a lens cover having a top portion that is substantially impervious to ultraviolet radiation, and a lens portion extending downward from the top portion in generally opposing relationship with the light head. The light bar may include a circuit board including a wire-to-board connector, and a light head including a wire-to-board connector mated with the wire-to-board connector on the circuit board to electrically connect the light head to the circuit board. The light head may include a holographic diffuser. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100110708 | Rack mounted warning light - A warning light adapted for mounting to an overhead rack of a vehicle has a housing which through one end forms a throat configured to receive an end of a tubular rack member. The housing includes a pair of shell members which cooperate to define the throat and openings for the first, second and third light units. The throat has a geometry which is generally complementary to the geometry of the profile of the tubular member. The shell members are configured to capture the light units for proper positioning. An upper portion of the housing allows access to an upper track of the tubular rack member. The light units are arranged to produce an illumination pattern visible from the front, side and rear of the vehicle. Preferably the first, second and third light units are substantially identical units which employ LEDs. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120201041 | SELF-POWERED LIGHT BAR - An emergency system for a vehicle integrates many disparate equipment into single housing, including the power supply for the equipment. In one embodiment of the invention, the emergency system is a light bar. The light bar houses a power source comprising solar cell panels, a Lithium-Ion battery pack and a connection to an external supply such as the vehicle's electrical power. Energy for operating the light bar is provided by one or more of the power sources, depending on operating conditions of the light bar and each of the power sources. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120224383 | Illuminated vehicular sign - An illuminated vehicular sign is provided including a vehicle and luminescent planar sheet. The luminescent planar sheet is constructed to provide illuminated alpha-numeric characters which are mounted to the horizontal planar surfaces of a vehicle. The alpha-numeric characters are mounted substantially horizontally so as to be seen from the air such as by helicopters or planes. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130229814 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR GENERATING A LIGHT STRIP AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An illumination device can be arranged along a contour of a component in a motor vehicle so that the contour of the component is recognizable in the dark as a bright strip. The illumination device allows producing a light strip along a predetermined distance. For this, the illumination device has a longitudinally shaped light conductor for distributing light along the distance and a coupling-in element which is connected to the light contour for coupling light into the light conductor. The light conductor is supported positionally fixed relative to the component in a region by means of a fixed-bearing device. The coupling in element on the other hand is supported by means of a floating-bearing device for movement relative to the component along at least one direction. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130229815 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIGHT STRIP AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An illumination device for producing a light strip along a predetermined distance includes light sources and light conductors, wherein light of a first one of the light sources is distributable along a first section of the distance by a first one of the light conductors up to an end region of the first light conductor, wherein light of a second one of the light sources is distributable along a second section of the distance by a second one of the light conductors up to an end region of the second light conductor, and wherein the end region of the first light conductor and the end region of the second light conductor are arranged adjacent one another along the distance. | 09-05-2013 |
