# US 9,775,473 B2 · Illuminating bar of soap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,775,473 B2 - Document ID: US9775473B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/144,566 - Filed: 2016-05-02 - Published: 2016-08-25 - Granted: 2017-10-03 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-16 - Assignees: Vida Luminations, Inc. - Applicants: Vida Luminations, Inc. - Inventors: Lee Del Rosario - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775473B2 ## CPC - A47K 5/12: for liquid or pasty soap - A47K 5/1217: {Electrical control means for the dispensing mechanism} - C11D 17/046: {Insoluble free body dispenser} - C11D 17/08: Liquid soap, {e.g. for dispensers}; capsuled - F21V 33/004: {Sanitary equipment, e.g. mirrors, showers, toilet seats or paper dispensers} - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21V 23/0464: {the sensor sensing the level of ambient illumination, e.g. dawn or dusk sensors} - F21V 23/0492: {the sensor detecting a change in orientation, a movement or an acceleration of the lighting device, e.g. a tilt switch} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An illuminating soap module includes a shell defining a cavity for holding liquid soap. The shell may include one or more openings. The one or more openings may include a dispenser, a plug, a light module, and combinations thereof. The illuminating soap module is configured to illuminate upon a triggering event. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An illuminating soap module, comprising: a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a first opening and a second opening; a plug coupled to the shell sealing the first opening, the plug containing a light module; a soap dispenser coupled to the shell and configured to selectively release a liquid soap contained in the shell through the second opening when the soap dispenser is compressed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein the light module comprises at least one sensor and at least one light source that is triggered by the at least one sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The illuminating soap module of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor is a motion sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The illuminating soap module of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor is a button. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The illuminating soap module of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source is at least one light emitting diode powered by at least one battery. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The illuminating soap module of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source illuminates for a predetermined length of time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises a first shell side removably attached to a second shell side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The illuminating soap module of claim 7, wherein the plug is positioned adjacent an interior surface of the first shell side and covers the first opening in the first shell side. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The illuminating soap module of claim 7, wherein the dispenser comprises a housing and a valve within the housing, the housing positioned within the second opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein the plug is more flexible than the shell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, further comprises a covering having a textured outer surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The illuminating soap module of claim 11, wherein the covering is flexible. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of an interior surface of the shell includes projections configured to puncture a package containing liquid soap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein the light module is configured to frictionally engage the plug. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The illuminating soap module of claim 14, wherein the light module is encased in a sealing material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The illuminating soap module of claim 1, wherein the dispenser comprises a duck-bill valve. ### Claim 17 A method of washing hands using an illuminating soap module, wherein the illuminating soap module comprises a shell with a first opening that contains a soap dispenser and a second opening that contains a plug, and a light module, the method comprising: providing a soap module having a shell defining a cavity a light module having a sensor, and a dispenser configured to release liquid soap from the cavity when the dispenser is compressed; compressing the dispenser to release the liquid soap; triggering the sensor causing the light module to illuminate; illuminating the light module; and washing the user's hands with the illuminating soap module, wherein the light module stops illuminating after a predetermined amount of time. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the sensor is a motion sensor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the light module is coupled to the plug.