Patents by Inventor Ann S. Buck

Ann S. Buck 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).

  • Combination flashlight an electrical power source assembly and emitter and reflector therefor
    Patent number: 6176596
    Abstract: A combination flashlight and electrical power source assembly includes an emitter and fuel system module, a fuel cartridge module fixed to the emitter and fuel system module, a photovoltaic conversion module attachable to a selected one of the emitter and fuel system module and the fuel cartridge module, and a flashlight lens module attachable to the other of the emitter and fuel system module and the fuel cartridge module. When the photovoltaic conversion module is attached to the emitter and fuel system module and the flashlight lens module is attached to the fuel cartridge module, the photovoltaic conversion module is active, the flashlight lens module functions as an end cap, and the assembly functions as an electrical power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Thermo Power Corporation
    Inventors: Kailash C. Shukla, Edward F. Doyle, Frederick E. Becker, Ann S. Buck, Andrew E. Masters, Maurice Nunes