Lighting apparatus

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a lighting apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

An elongated elevation with triangular ridges thereon is transparent and thus light comes through. The two squares are electrodes.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a lighting apparatus, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Uemoto; Takaari (Kadoma, JP), Nishimoto; Keiji (Kadoma, JP), Ueno; Yasuharu (Kadoma, JP), Shida; Satoshi (Kadoma, JP), Omata; Yuji (Kadoma, JP)
Assignee:	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/270,315
Filed:	December 19, 2006

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 20, 2006 [JP]			2006-015943

Current U.S. Class:	D26/24; D26/1
Current International Class:	2604
Field of Search:	;D26/24,1,2,37,72,74,80,81,83,93,105,113,25 ;D13/180,182 ;362/612,631,555,89,147,153,257,800 ;257/79,80,82,88,433 ;313/500

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

6474826	November 2002	Tanaka et al.
6492698	December 2002	Kim et al.
6627994	September 2003	Hashimoto
6921924	July 2005	Tsai et al.
D528226	September 2006	Nagai et al.
D529202	September 2006	Nagai et al.
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2002/0024096	February 2002	Yamazaki et al.
2003/0107047	June 2003	Okuyama et al.
2003/0165054	September 2003	Ohizumi et al.
2006/0126327	June 2006	Parker et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	000378575-0004		Jul 2005		EM
	000378575-0005		Jul 2005		EM
	2003-124528		Apr 2003		JP

Primary Examiner: Brooks; Cathron
Assistant Examiner: Lee; Angela J
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione