Patent 9470382 was granted and assigned to Streamlight, Inc. on October, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A portable light having a light head with a plurality of light elements and a rotatable diffuser to selectively diffuse the light produced by the light elements. The diffuser is operable by an actuator. The actuator further includes a switch for controlling the dimming level of the light elements. A separate switch controls whether the light is “on” or “off”.