US 7,819,545 Outdoor solar decorative lights
3 defendants · 3 suits · updated October 6, 2026
Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 7,819,545 · US7819545B2 · US 7,819,545 B2 · 7819545 · the '545 patent
Occusense LLC has filed 3 patent-infringement suits on US 7,819,545, "Outdoor solar decorative lights" since August 25, 2026, 2 of them in the E.D. Tex., against 3 distinct defendants including Decoreason Technology Co., Limited, Hose-Pro International Pty Ltd and Joinin International Technology Company Limited. The patent is held by Hong Kong Xingtai International Trade Co Ltd and was granted October 26, 2010 on a priority date of July 14, 2008. Its abstract opens: "An outdoor solar powered decorative lighting system includes a light string having a plurality of light bulbs evenly spaced along the length of the string and being electrically connected to a roof mounted solar collector having one or more solar panels or…" The examiner cited 4 references during prosecution.
- Assignee
- Hong Kong Xingtai International Trade Co Ltd
- Priority date
- July 14, 2008
- Granted
- October 26, 2010
- Expires
- July 14, 2028
- Status
- Active
- Claims
- 3 (1 independent)
- Inventors
- Gwendolyn R. Ponamar
- Full text
- Google Patents
The suits
3 cases · E.D. Tex. (2) · N.D. Tex. (1)
| Filed | Defendant | Plaintiff | Court | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Decoreason Technology Co., Limited | Occusense LLC | E.D. Tex. | 2:26-cv-00752 |
| 2026-08-25 | Hose-Pro International Pty Ltd | Occusense LLC | E.D. Tex. | 2:26-cv-00753 |
| 2026-09-08 | Joinin International Technology Company Limited | Occusense LLC | N.D. Tex. | 4:26-cv-01103 |
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Independent claims
What is actually asserted, verbatim.
1. An outdoor decorative solar powered lighting system, comprising: a flexible, elongated light string; an electrical wire extending through the light string and commensurate in length therewith; a plurality of sockets mounted on the light string and spaced evenly therealong; a plurality of light bulbs mounted to the sockets with one light bulb being mounted to each respective socket; a solar collector electrically connected to the light string and including a bottom side and an upper side; the solar collector including a housing and at least one solar panel supported in the housing for collecting radiant energy from the sun; a rechargeable battery contained within the housing and electrically connected to the solar panel for providing energy to the rechargeable battery; and a regulator switch electrically interconnected to the battery and the light string for automatically switching the light bulbs on and off whereby the switch is disposed to the open state from sunrise to sunset thereby preventing the light bulbs from lighting and the switch automatically going to the closed state upon sunset thereby closing the circuit and causing the light bulbs to light.
Art before the examiner
9 references of record, 4 cited by the examiner.
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Examiner-cited
- US5957564A — Low power lighting display (Dana G. Bruce)
- US6339188B1 — Solar light (Sol-Lite Manufacturing Co. Ltd.)
- US20070171634A1 — Outdoor solar energy lamp with luminescence efficiency (Kuang-Hung Kao)
- US20080211412A1 — Remotely controlled light fixture system (Chi Gon Chen)
Applicant-cited and other (5)
- US5211470A — Self-contained solar powered light
- US5262756A — Solar powered warning light
- US5410458A — Illuminated landscape edging
- US6764202B1 — Illuminator
- US6837255B2 — Illuminated umbrella assembly having self-contained and replacable lighting
Classification
- F21S9/032primary — Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light the solar unit being separate from the lighting unit
- F21S4/10 — Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
- F21V23/0442 — Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
- F21W2121/00 — Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
- F21W2121/004 — Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 mounted on the exterior of houses or other buildings to illuminate parts thereof
- F21W2131/107 — Outdoor lighting of the exterior of buildings
- Y02B20/72 — Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps in street lighting
Family
- US7819545B2 — B2 (2010)
- US20100008077A1 — A1 (2010)
Abstract
An outdoor solar powered decorative lighting system includes a light string having a plurality of light bulbs evenly spaced along the length of the string and being electrically connected to a roof mounted solar collector having one or more solar panels or cells for collecting sunlight—radiant energy—from the sun and which is then conveyed to a rechargeable battery enclosed within the solar collector for discharge to provide the power to illuminate the light bulbs and thus create the decorative lighting effect with the solar collector including a switch to automatically turn the light bulbs on at dusk and to switch the light bulbs off at the following sunrise.
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