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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Robert G. Dickie, Newmarket, CA;
Inventor:
Robert G. Dickie, Newmarket, CA;
Assignee:
American Tack & Hardware Co., Inc., Saddle River, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nightlight including a light bank having light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in an array. The amount of light emitted from the light bank can be varied by engaging a switch that selects between a number of electrical pathways. The device includes a photosensitive device such as a light dependent resistor or photo-diode for switching the device on or off under varying ambient light conditions. The photo-diode may be temporarily deactivated in bright ambient light conditions to check and change the settings of the LEDs.