US 11,859,783 C1 (13,315th)
Convertible light device
Arthur Chao-Chung Wu, Long Beach, CA (US); Jarret Weis, San Francisco, CA (US); and David Burns, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Good Bison, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Arthur Chao-Chung Wu, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,631, Oct. 23, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 11,859,783, issued Jan. 2, 2024, Appl. No. 17/882,420, Aug. 5, 2022.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 4, 2026.
Int. Cl. F21S 4/26 (2016.01); F21L 4/02 (2006.01); F21L 4/04 (2006.01); F21S 2/00 (2016.01); F21V 21/096 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/088 (2006.01); F21V 21/40 (2006.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21S 4/26 (2016.01) [F21L 4/02 (2013.01); F21L 4/04 (2013.01); F21S 2/005 (2013.01); F21V 21/0965 (2013.01); F21V 23/0414 (2013.01); F21V 21/0885 (2013.01); F21V 21/406 (2013.01); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claim 1 is determined to be patentable as amended.
Claims 5-9, 11, and 13, dependent on an amended claim, are determined to be patentable.
Claims 2-4, 10, 12, and 14-20 were not reexamined.
1. A convertible light device, comprising:
a device housing;
a battery pack comprising a battery pack housing, the battery pack coupled to an interior portion of the device housing; and
a rope light coupled to the device housing and electrically coupled to the battery pack, wherein the rope light comprises [ :
an elongate flexible light source defining a first end and a second end located opposite the first end;
a sheath extending from the first end of the elongate flexible light source to the second end of the elongate flexible light source; and]
a plurality of LEDs [ , wherein the sheath is configured to diffuse light emitted by the plurality of LEDs,]
wherein the convertible light device is configured to convert between a rope mode and a lantern mode,
wherein in the lantern mode, the rope light is retracted to define a concentrated area of light,
wherein in the rope mode, the rope light unwraps and extends from the exterior of the device housing.