Patents by Inventor Allen Hepworth

Allen Hepworth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070222399
    Abstract: A system of extra-low voltage outdoor lighting is disclosed in which any number of light fixtures each have an individual control module, internal to the fixture or external to the fixture. The control module allows for the use of a power supply transformer (120 volt AC) manufactured to supply power to the extra-low voltage secondary transmission conductors, ranging from 12 volts up to a maximum of 30 volts AC, thus in some instances carrying voltage which is significantly higher than standard to the said control module. Each extra-low voltage fixture of 12 volts is fed from this over-voltage transformer through extra-low voltage secondary transmission conductors and through the control module, which rectifies the supply voltage to DC and then regulates that same voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Montgomery Bondy, Allen Hepworth, Brent McKee, Richard Bentley
  • Publication number: 20060113927
    Abstract: A system of lighting in which a multitude of secondary line extra-low voltage lights each have an individual dimmer control with voltage compensating circuitry. This enables pre-setting of individual brightness for each light in the multitude. The individual lights have substantially spherical housings that allow for partial burial at different angles of illumination. The system is especially suited for garden lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Montgomery Bondy, Allen Hepworth, Brent McKee, Richard Bentley
  • Patent number: 5341590
    Abstract: This invention provides a rigid, floating, carrying case for a fly fishing reel mounted on a fly fishing rod. The case has a tubular main body and features a hinged, end door for access to the rod and reel. The door can be closed to render airtight the end of the case. The case will then float indefinitely, with the airtight end bobbing visibly out of the water. The end door contains a small fly tackle compartment. A set of plastic rod clips, each rod clip comprising a plurality of branched clips of varied diameters, enables sections of a fly fishing rod to be clipped together alongside each other to fit into the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Inventors: Allen Hepworth, Gordon Smith, Walter Johb
  • Patent number: 5277467
    Abstract: This invention relates to carton holders that fit over cartons to assist in pouring from the carton, and in particular provides a carton holder that can be shipped in a one-piece, stackable orientation, can be folded along molded hinging joints, can be snapped, with a joint of interlocking tabs and slots, permanently into shape to fit over a carton, and can be slid into position on the carton such that the carton will not slip down through the carton because of upper bent tangs on the holder. The tangs are flexible, allowing the holder to be slid down and off the carton for re-use on another carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventors: Allen Hepworth, Gordon Smith