Optical fiber light

• US 6,758,588 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2002
• Issued: 07/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: American Auto Accessories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: American Auto Accessories Incorporated
• Inventors: Hsu, Henry T. H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ward, John Anthony
• Application Number:
  US10/213,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20040027837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 302/109, 302/511, 302/497, 302/551, 302/158, 302/31, 302/556, 302/554, 302/577, 302/582
• US Class Current: 362/497
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/56 for illuminating registrations or the like , e.g. for licence plates
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/00 Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/001 the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre

Abstract

An optical fiber light includes a light source, a dispersion medium, a power supply, and at least one light tube disposed coaxially along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the dispersion medium. The light source is integrated with the dispersion medium so that light emitted from the light source is received along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the dispersion medium. The light tube distributes light along the length of the dispersion medium. Distributed light radiates from the light tube along the length of the dispersion medium.

Claims

1. An optical light apparatus comprising:

at least one light source;

a transparent rod;

a power source interface; and

a casing enclosing the light source and the power source interface, wherein the casing optically couples the transparent rod and the light source so that light emitted from the light source illuminates the transparent rod along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the transparent rod;

at least one light tube formed within the transparent rod, the light tube arranged concentrically along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the transparent rod; and

the light tube comprises at least one of the following;

an optical fiber;

a channel;

a first casing is attached to a first end of the transparent rod; and

a second casing is attached to a second end of the transparent rod;

wherein the optical light apparatus further comprising a license plate frame with two or more sides where each of the two or more sides each contain a transparent rod.

2. The optical light apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power source interface is electrically coupled to a power source;

and

the power source is at least one of the following;

a battery;

a power supply; and

a generator.