All The Claims

1. A motion actuated lighting device, comprising:
a housing;
a power source;
an electrical circuit;
a motion sensor;
an illumination means; and
a time delay means,
wherein at least one of the power source, electrical circuit, motion sensor, illumination means and time delay means are enclosed within the housing,
and wherein the power source, motion sensor, illumination means and time delay means are connected by the electrical circuit, such that when the motion sensor detects motion, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate and when the motion sensor does not detect motion, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay controlled by the time delay means.
2. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the power generated by the power source is direct current (DC).
3. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the power source is at least one battery.
4. The lighting device of claim 3, wherein the at least one battery is selected from a group consisting of AAA, AA, C, D, 9V, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion, sealed lead acid or combinations thereof.
5. The lighting device of claim 3, wherein the at least one battery is rechargeable.
6. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the power generated by the power source is alternating current (AC).
7. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a means for securing the housing to a structure.
8. The lighting device of claim 7, wherein the structure is selected from a group consisting of a building, ceiling, wall, floor, piece of furniture, fixed electronic device, portable electronic device, and components thereof.
9. The lighting device of claim 7, wherein the structure is a lighting fixture.
10. The lighting device of claim 9, wherein the lighting fixture is selected from a group consisting of track-mounted, recessed, and wall-mounted.
11. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a mountable cover engageable with the housing, for enclosing the housing.
12. The lighting device of claim 1 1, wherein the mountable cover is made of a material selected from the group consisting of transparent, colored, frosted, textured, flat, clear, opaque and combinations thereof.
13. The lighting device of claim 11, wherein the mountable cover includes a doping of phosphorescent material.
14. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising an ACDC converter, wherein the power generated by the power source is AC, and wherein the AC power is converted into DC power.
15. The lighting device of claim 6, further comprising a DC power source, wherein the AC power source charges the DC power source.
16. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the illumination means is selected from a group consisting of incandescent bulbs, light emitting diodes (LEDs), vacuum bulbs, krypton bulbs, halogen bulbs, fluorescent lighting, compact fluorescent lighting, high density definition lighting and quartz halogen lighting.
17. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the illumination means produces low level illumination.
18. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the illumination means further includes a means for fading, wherein the illumination decreases from on to off, or increases from off to on.
19. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a light sensor for detecting ambient light level, wherein the power source, motion sensor, illumination means, time delay means and light sensor are connected by the electrical circuit such that when the motion sensor detects motion and the light sensor detects darkness, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate and when the motion sensor does not detect motion or the light sensor does not detect darkness, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay set by the time delay means.
20. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a light sensor for detecting ambient light level, wherein said power source, motion sensor, illumination means, time delay means and light sensor are all connected by the electrical circuit, such that when the light sensor detects darkness, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate and when the light sensor does not detect darkness, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay set by the time delay means.
21. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising an onoff switch, wherein the switch is an on and off control for the illumination means.
22. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a dimming switch, wherein the dimming switch controls the brightness of the illumination means.
23. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a resistor or rheostat device to control the brightness of the illumination means.
24. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the housing, power source, electrical circuit, motion sensor, illumination means and time delay means is hermetically sealed or otherwise waterproof.
25. The lighting device of claim 6, further comprising an AC transformer, wherein the AC power may be shared between the lighting device and a second device.
26. The lighting device of claim 25, wherein the second device is a fixed electronic device.
27. The lighting device of claim 25, wherein the second device is a portable electronic device.
28. The lighting fixture of claim 25, further comprising a first onoff switch, wherein the first switch is an on and off control for the illumination means.
29. The lighting fixture of claim 25, further comprising a second onoff switch, wherein the second switch is an on and off control for the second device.
30. The lighting fixture of claims 25, further comprising a firstsecond switch, wherein the switch is a control for the illumination means or the second device.
31. The lighting fixture of claim 30, further comprising an onoff switch, wherein when the firstsecond switch is set to control the illumination means, the onoff switch is an on and off control for the illumination means and, wherein when the firstsecond switch is set to control the second device, the onoff switch is an on and off control for the second device.
32. The lighting fixture of claim 30, wherein when the switch is set on the illumination means, the power supplied by the power source is lower than when the switch is set on the second device.
33. A method of providing motion actuated light comprising:
connecting a power source, motion sensor, illumination means and time delay means by an electrical circuit such that when the motion sensor detects motion, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate, and when the motion sensor does not detect motion, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay set by the time delay means; and
containing at least one of the power source, electrical circuit, motion sensor, illumination means and time delay means within a housing.
34. The lighting method of claim 33, wherein the power generated by the power source is direct current (DC).
35. The lighting method of claim 34, wherein the power source is at least one battery.
36. The lighting method of claim 35, wherein the at least one battery is selected from a group consisting of AAA, AA, C, D, 9V, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion, sealed lead acid or combinations thereof.
37. The lighting method of claim 35, wherein the at least one battery is rechargeable.
38. The lighting method of claim 33, wherein the power generated by the power source is alternating current (AC).
39. The lighting method of claim 1, further comprising securing the housing to a structure.
40. The lighting method of claim 39, wherein the structure is selected from a group consisting of a building, ceiling, wall, floor, piece of furniture, fixed electronic device, portable electronic device, and components thereof.
41. The lighting method of claim 39, wherein the structure is a lighting fixture.
42. The lighting method of claim 41, wherein the lighting fixture is selected from a group consisting of track-mounted, recessed, and wall-mounted.
43. The lighting method of claim 33, further comprising engaging a mountable cover with the housing, for enclosing the housing.
44. The lighting method of claim 43, wherein the mountable cover is made of a material selected from the group consisting of transparent, colored, frosted, textured, flat, clear, opaque and combinations thereof.
45. The lighting method of claim 43, wherein the mountable cover includes a doping of phosphorescent material.
46. The lighting method of claim 38, further comprising converting the AC power generated by the power source to DC power.
47. The lighting method of claim 38, further comprising charging a DC power source with the AC power generated by the power source.
48. The lighting method of claim 33, wherein the illumination means is selected from a group consisting of incandescent bulbs, light emitting diodes (LEDs), vacuum bulbs, krypton bulbs, halogen bulbs, fluorescent lighting, compact fluorescent lighting, high density definition lighting and quartz halogen lighting.
49. The lighting method of claim 33, wherein the illumination means produces low level illumination.
50. The lighting method of claim 33, wherein the illumination means further includes a means for fading, wherein the illumination decreases from on to off, or increases from off to on.
51. The lighting method of claim 33, further comprising connecting a light sensor for detecting ambient light level, wherein the power source, motion sensor, illumination means, time delay means and light sensor are connected by the electrical circuit such that when the motion sensor detects motion and the light sensor detects darkness, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate and when the motion sensor does not detect motion or the light sensor does not detect darkness, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay set by the time delay means.
52. The lighting method of claim 33, further comprising connecting a light sensor for detecting ambient light level, wherein said power source, motion sensor, illumination means, time delay means and light sensor are all connected by the electrical circuit, such that when the light sensor detects darkness, the electrical circuit causes the illumination means to illuminate and when the light sensor does not detect darkness, the electrical circuit turns off the illumination means after a time delay set by the time delay means.
53. The lighting method of claim 38, further comprising sharing the AC power between the lighting device and a second device.
54. The lighting method of claim 53, wherein the second device is a fixed electronic device.
55. The lighting method of claim 53, wherein the second device is a portable electronic device.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A pH balancing solution dispenser comprising:
an upper body portion;
a lower dispenser body portion;
an interior support portion with a dispensing grid and an at least one piercing mechanism thereon;
a dispenser lid; and
an at least one dispensing mechanism, wherein a container of pH balancing solution is placed within the upper body portion and situated in communication with the piercing mechanism, the container is pierced and opened and the pH balancing solution flows from the container through the dispensing grid and is stored for distribution by the at least one dispensing mechanism.
2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein dispensing mechanism is at least one of: an at least one peristaltic pump, a venturi feed system, an at least one diaphragm pump, and an at least one gravity feed tube.
3. The dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a chlorinator and a dispenser controller, the dispenser controller having a timer and an at least one programmable interface, wherein the output of the dispenser is managed by the chlorinator or the dispenser controller based on an at least one variable input to the dispenser controller.
4. The dispenser of claim 3, wherein the at least one variable input to the controller includes manual input of variables describing the output of the chlorinator and the size of a pool or body of water served by the chlorinator.
5. The dispenser of claim 4, wherein the controller further comprises a timer, the timer controlling the dispensing of the pH balancing solution from the dispenser.
6. The dispenser of claim 5, wherein the controller further comprises a switch, the switch shutting the power to the chlorinator off when the dispenser is operational and resetting the timer.
7. The dispenser of claim 3, further comprising a wired or wireless connection coupling the controller and the dispenser such that the at least one variable input to the controller is transmitted through the coupling.
8. A pH balancing solution dispensing system supplying a salt chlorine generator system serving a body of water, the salt chlorine generator system having an on or operational state and a non-operational state, wherein when in the operational state the salt chlorine generator system produces chlorine through an electrolytic process at a salt chlorine generator cell in communication with a flow of water from the body of water, the pH balancing solution dispensing system comprising;
a pH monitoring and balancing unit coupled to the salt chlorine generator system;
a pH monitoring and balancing unit controller measuring the time the salt chlorine generator system is in the operational state and calculating an estimated pH adjustment requirement for the body of water being served by the salt chlorine generator system based in at least part on the measured time the salt chlorine generator is in an operational state; and
a pH balancing solution dispenser having an upper dispenser body portion, a lower dispenser body portion, an interior support portion with a dispensing grid and a piercing mechanism thereon, and a dispenser lid, wherein a pH balancing solution container is put inside the upper body portion and situated on the piercing mechanism to open the container and the dispenser, in communication with the controller, dispensing a specifically metered dose of pH solution when instructed by the pH monitoring and balancing unit controller to balance the pH of the body of water based on the estimation made by the pH monitoring and balancing unit controller using the measured operational time and reporting the dispensed amount back to the pH measuring and balancing controller to update the estimate of the pH of the body of water.
9. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, further comprising a salt chlorine generator system controller monitoring the functions of the salt chlorine generator cell and its functions in producing chlorine through an electrolytic process and communicating with the pH monitoring and balancing unit controller.
10. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, further comprising a smart power supply coupled to the salt chlorine generator system and the pH monitoring and balancing unit, the smart power supply monitoring the power drawn by the salt chlorine generator system and thereby measuring the time the salt chlorine generator system is in the operational state and reporting this to the pH monitoring and balancing unit controller.
11. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, further comprising an at least one dispensing mechanism, the dispensing mechanism dispensing the pH balancing solution into the body of water.
12. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 11, wherein the dispensing mechanism is located in the salt chlorine generator system.
13. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 11, wherein the dispensing mechanism is located externally from the salt chlorine generator system.
14. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 11, wherein the dispensing mechanism is at least one of a dispensing pump, a peristaltic pump, a venturi feed system, a diaphragm pump, and a gravity feed tube.
15. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, wherein the salt chlorine generator system and the pH monitoring and balancing unit are coupled via a communications link.
16. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, wherein the salt chlorine generator system and the pH monitoring and balancing unit are coupled via a communications link to a master controller.
17. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, further comprising an adjustment device to adjust the rate at which the pH balancing solution is dispensed depending on the specific variables of the pool or body of water.
18. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 8, further comprising a programmable interface screen.
19. The pH balancing solution dispensing system of claim 18, wherein software on the pH balancing and monitoring unit controller is programmed through the programmable interface screen with at least one variable to adjust for the dispensing rate for at least one of the type of smart salt chlorine generator, the output of smart salt chlorine generator, the volume of the body of water, and the amount of use the body of water receives.
20. A method of adding pH balancing solution to a body of water, the method comprising:
coupling a pH balancing solution system to a circulation system in communication with the body of water coupled to a chlorinator, the pH balancing system having a pH balancing solution dispenser having an upper dispenser body portion, a lower dispenser body portion, an interior support portion with a dispensing grid and a piercing mechanism thereon, and a dispenser lid;
opening the lid of the dispenser and inserting a pH balancing solution container inside the upper body portion;
situating the pH balancing solution container on the piercing mechanism and piercing the pH balancing solution container on the piercing mechanism to open;
allowing the open container to drain over the dispensing grid; and
dispensing a metered dose of pH solution when through the pH balancing solution system.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising programming a controller to establish an initial pH for the body of water and programming a controller with variables for a statistical estimation of the quantity of chlorination performed by the chlorinator.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the variables include at least one of a volume of the body of water, the chlorine output of the chlorinator model, the make and model of the chlorinator, the base chlorine outputs of the chlorinator, the operation time of the pH monitoring and balancing unit, the operation time of the chlorinator, dispensing device status, sunlight hours, voltage, average power variance, measured dosage of pH balancing solution dispensed, a measured rate of dispensing pH balancing solution, water temperature, air temperature, measured precipitation, and a timer.

1. A glass processing method comprising the steps of:
(i) condensing a laser pulse with a wavelength \u03bb through a lens to irradiate glass and form an altered portion in a portion of the glass irradiated with the laser pulse; and
(ii) etching the altered portion using an etchant having a greater etching rate for the altered portion than for the glass,
the laser pulse having a pulse width ranging from 1 ns to 200 ns,
the wavelength \u03bb being 535 nm or less,
the glass having an absorption coefficient of 50 cm\u22121 or less at the wavelength \u03bb,
the lens having a focal length L (mm) that produces a value of 7 or greater when divided by a beam diameter D (mm) of the laser pulse incident on the lens, and
the glass being substantially free from gold and silver.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength \u03bb is 360 nm or less.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the laser pulse is a harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser, a Nd:YVO4 laser, or a Nd:YLF laser.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the etchant is an aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the etchant is an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, or hydrogen chloride.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step (i), the laser pulse is focused inside the glass, or at a position within a 1.0 mm distance from and behind a back surface of the glass.
7. A processing device for processing glass by irradiation with a laser beam, the device comprising:
a light source that emits a laser pulse having a pulse width of 1 ns to 200 ns and a wavelength \u03bb; and
a lens through which the laser pulse is condensed to irradiate the glass,
the wavelength \u03bb being 535 nm or less, and
the lens having a focal length L (mm) that produces a value of 7 or greater when divided by a beam diameter D (mm) of the laser pulse incident on the lens.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A light guide plate, comprising a light emitting surface, a bottom surface, and a first light incident surface and a second light incident surface connected to the light emitting surface and the bottom surface and opposite to each other, wherein the light guide plate comprising:
a plurality of first hollow portions, disposed on the light emitting surface, and arranged on a first axis; and
a plurality of second hollow portions, disposed on the light emitting surface, and arranged on a second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are parallel and adjacent to each other, the first axis is perpendicular to the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, and a plurality of orthogonal projections of the second hollow portions on the first axis and the first hollow portions are alternately arranged.
2. The light guide plate according to claim 1, the bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface.
3. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the first light incident surface and the light emitting surface intersect at a first line segment, the second light incident surface and the light emitting surface intersect at a second line segment, and a length of the first line segment and a length of the second line segment are respectively shorter than a length of the light emitting surface along the first axis.
4. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is an arc surface.
5. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is ladder-shaped.
6. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein every two adjacent first hollow portions are spaced by a first distance, every two adjacent second hollow portions are spaced by a second distance, and the first distance is equal to the second distance.
7. The light guide plate according to claim 6, wherein the orthogonal projection of one of the second hollow portions on the first axis is at a middle point of the first distance.
8. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface approaches the light emitting surface gradually along a first direction away from the first light incident surface and along a second direction away from the second light incident surface.
9. The light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is away from the light emitting surface gradually along a first direction away from the first light incident surface and along a second direction away from the second light incident surface.
10. A backlight module, comprising:
a light guide plate, comprising a light emitting surface, a bottom surface, and a first light incident surface and a second light incident surface connected to the light emitting surface and the bottom surface and opposite to each other, the light guide plate further comprising:
a plurality of first hollow portions, disposed on the light emitting surface, and arranged on a first axis; and
a plurality of second hollow portions, disposed on the light emitting surface, and arranged on a second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are parallel and adjacent to each other, the first axis is perpendicular to the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, and a plurality of orthogonal projections of the second hollow portions on the first axis and the first hollow portions are alternately arranged; and

two light sources, disposed beside the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface of the light guide plate respectively.
11. The backlight module according to claim 10, the bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface.
12. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein the first light incident surface and the light emitting surface intersect at a first line segment, the second light incident surface and the light emitting surface intersect at a second line segment, and a length of the first line segment and a length of the second line segment are respectively shorter than a length of the light emitting surface along the first axis.
13. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein the bottom surface is an arc surface.
14. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein the bottom surface is ladder-shaped.
15. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein every two adjacent first hollow portions are spaced by a first distance, every two adjacent second hollow portions are spaced by a second distance, and the first distance is equal to the second distance.
16. The backlight module according to claim 15, wherein the orthogonal projection of one of the second hollow portions on the first axis is at a middle point of the first distance.
17. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein the bottom surface approaches the light emitting surface gradually along a first direction away from the first light incident surface and along a second direction away from the second light incident surface.
18. The backlight module according to claim 10, wherein the bottom surface is away from the light emitting surface gradually along a first direction away from the first light incident surface and along a second direction away from the second light incident surface.