Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Child

Christopher L. Child 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).

  • Adjustable Lighting
    Publication number: 20240093845
    Abstract: A system may have a support structure that separates an exterior region from an interior region. The system may include a lighting system with interior and/or exterior lights with adjustable diffusers. An interior light may be used as a task light, a cabin light, a sensor indicator light, or a trim light. Adjustments to the adjustable diffusers can be used to adjust the angular spread of emitted light for operation in different lighting modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Clarisse Mazuir, Paul J Costa, Stephen B Lynch, Kurt R Stiehl, Christopher P Child, Xiaofeng Tang, Christopher L Porritt, Michael C Wharton, Peter F Masschelein, Mark A Zurcher, Xin Li, Ryan J Garrone
  • Method of forming noise attenuation barrier
    Patent number: 5136821
    Abstract: A noise attenuation barrier for control of noise along expressway or other noise sources is provided in which the panel sections are suspended on vertical posts installed in earth berms. The bottoms of the panels, which are shaped to match the contour of the berm are partly buried in a particulate, sound-absorbing layer. The panels include an imperforate rear wall, spaced away from which is a sound-absorbing layer held in place by edge strips that are fit over the tops and bottoms of the layer before it is put in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: CECCO Trading, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher L. Child