Patents Examined by Marshall Honeyman
  • Patent number: 5911497
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a housing having an outer wall, a closed end and an open end. The outer wall is in the form of three semi-cylindrical portions forming within the housing three parallel pockets each of which is adapted to receive a stack of at least two batteries. A cap is threaded on the open end of the housing. The cap has therein a light bulb, a conical reflector and a lens across its end through which light from the light bulb can flow. Contact strips in the cap and contact springs in the bottom of the housing are adapted to connect the batteries and the light bulb in series. A switch is in the handle and is adapted to turn the light bulb off and on. A handle is removably mounted on the outer surface of the housing and extends radially from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Inventor: Scott A. Mele
  • Patent number: 5909950
    Abstract: A refrigerator door handle carries a contact sensor which, when touched by user, causes an interior lamp of the refrigerator to be illuminated. Thereafter, the illumination of the lamp is controlled by a conventional switch which senses when the door is open or closed, whereby the lamp remains on until the door is sensed to be closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-oh Seok, Bong-cheon Jung
  • Patent number: 5909956
    Abstract: A motorcycle turn signal translucent lens has a central opening formed therethrough. A decorative cover is secured to the lens via fastening means engaging the cover and the opening in the lens. The cover has a plurality of openings provided thereon, thus, allowing the lens to remain viewable. The lens is secured to a motorcycle turn signal housing by additional fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventor: Stephen G. Broyles
  • Patent number: 5906426
    Abstract: An electrically powered appliance includes a first housing connected to a source of electric power. A second housing is spaced from the first housing and includes means for using the electric power. In a preferred embodiment, the electricity powers a light source. A flexible mounting assembly connects the first and second housings. One of the first and second housings includes an elongated slot and the other of the housings includes a protrusion for engagement with the slot. The first housing includes an axially extending U-shaped channel. A portion of the flexible mounting assembly adjacent said second housing is supported within said U-shaped channel when the first and second housings are adjacent each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Richard I Farrington, Richard J. Carbone
  • Patent number: 5902035
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for sealed emvironments including cleanroom and containment environments. There is described a recessed, ceiling-mounted fixture which has a one-piece, seam-welded housing, and which carries swing out mounts. The fixture is further characterized by an improved system by which its lens assembly, which employs a specially-shaped lens frame and a uniquely-contoured, one-piece gasket, is doubly sealed, firmly and evenly. against the fixture housing and the ceiling in which the fixture is mounted. A unique and functionally significant feature of the fixture is the provision of a support fulcrum bracket which is positioned radially inwardly of the fixture securment screws. The support fulcrum bracket functions, in conjunction with a cooperating screw fastener, to reverse the fulcrum point of fixture constructions of this type, thereby drawing the lens frame and gasket system in consistent and reliable contact with the ceiling structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Yanwai Mui