Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Tress
Christopher M. Tress 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).
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Publication number: 20220211897Abstract: Purification assemblies and methods of use. A method of using a purification assembly, the purification assembly having a housing having a first open end and an opposite second open end, the housing defining an interior volume, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first open end and the second open end. The method includes forming a ring of UV radiation sources on an interior surface of the housing, wherein the longitudinal axis extends through the ring, and wherein at least a first set of the UV radiation sources lie on a plane. The method also includes causing the first set of UV radiation sources to emit UV radiation along the plane and flowing a stream of air through the housing toward the ring of UV radiation sources, wherein the intensity of the UV radiation exceeds a threshold along the entirety of the plane within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Richard Nelson Wills, JR., Sahaj R. Patel, Christopher M. Tress, Jerry Loraine Dellinger
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Patent number: 9618194Abstract: A lighting system including an extrusion, a lighted strip, a control board, and a connector. The extrusion comprises a pair of side walls coupled by a connecting member, where the connecting member forms a first shelf for a lighted strip and a pair of flanges projecting from the side walls form a second shelf for a control board. The connector comprises a shell with an outer surface which is adapted to be coupled with the extrusion, and a pin which can be adapted to receive a wire adjacent a first end of the connector. The pin also including a curved contact plate which can be adapted to receive the lighted strip adjacent a second end of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLCInventors: Christopher M Tress, David Joseph Kleine-Kracht, Stephen A. Warden
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Publication number: 20160053973Abstract: A lighting system including an extrusion, a lighted strip, a control board, and a connector. The extrusion comprises a pair of side walls coupled by a connecting member, where the connecting member forms a first shelf for a lighted strip and a pair of flanges projecting from the side walls form a second shelf for a control board. The connector comprises a shell with an outer surface which is adapted to be coupled with the extrusion, and a pin which can be adapted to receive a wire adjacent a first end of the connector. The pin also including a curved contact plate which can be adapted to receive the lighted strip adjacent a second end of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Christopher M Tress, David Joseph Kleine-Kracht, Stephen A Warden
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Patent number: 7766502Abstract: Position adjustable self-illuminated panel units may be used in combination with conventional shelf supports. Preferred shelf-units include a light-transmissive panel, a shelf frame holding the panel and having an illumination element for providing a light source to illuminate the panel, and a magnetic connector electrically interconnected to the illumination element and adapted to being magnetically and electrically coupled to a source of electrical power. The illumination element most preferably includes an LED strip housed within one member of the frame and positioned adjacent to an edge of the panel. A magnetic connector includes a pair of electrically conductive side panels, an electrically non-conductive spacer sandwiched between the side panels, and a pair of magnet bars fixed to the spacer. The magnet bars define an air gap therebetween such that electrical contact may be established between the magnet bars and a respective one of the side panels.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Tresco International Ltd. Co.Inventor: Christopher M Tress
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Patent number: 7604369Abstract: Under-cabinet lighting systems and methods include lighting fixtures are capable of being hidden from view by a decorative molding forming a part of the cabinetry. Such decorative molding also serves the dual purpose of a wiring raceway and a physical support for the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a mounting clip which is especially adapted to be engaged removably with the wiring channel of the molding at a desired location along the length thereof. The mounting clip may be integrally provided with a component of the lighting fixture or may be provided as a separate structure which is removeably attached thereto. At the location of the lighting fixture the wiring may be extended into engagement with knife contacts of the fixture which pierce the insulation of the wiring and establish electrical contact with the bulb. In such a manner, hidden under-cabinet lighting fixtures may be provided which are relatively easy to install as a component part of the cabinetry.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Tresco International Ltd. Co.Inventors: Christopher M. Tress, John J. Tress, Jr.
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Publication number: 20080278932Abstract: Position adjustable self-illuminated panel units may be used in combination with conventional shelf supports. Preferred shelf-units include a light-transmissive panel, a shelf frame holding the panel and having an illumination element for providing a light source to illuminate the panel, and a magnetic connector electrically interconnected to the illumination element and adapted to being magnetically and electrically coupled to a source of electrical power. The illumination element most preferably includes an LED strip housed within one member of the frame and positioned adjacent to an edge of the panel. A magnetic connector includes a pair of electrically conductive side panels, an electrically non-conductive spacer sandwiched between the side panels, and a pair of magnet bars fixed to the spacer. The magnet bars define an air gap therebetween such that electrical contact may be established between the magnet bars and a respective one of the side panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: TRESCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. CO.Inventor: Christopher M. Tress
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Publication number: 20080151532Abstract: Under-cabinet lighting systems and methods include lighting fixtures are capable of being hidden from view by a decorative molding forming a part of the cabinetry. Such decorative molding also serves the dual purpose of a wiring raceway and a physical support for the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a mounting clip which is especially adapted to be engaged removably with the wiring channel of the molding at a desired location along the length thereof. The mounting clip may be integrally provided with a component of the lighting fixture or may be provided as a separate structure which is removeably attached thereto. At the location of the lighting fixture the wiring may be extended into engagement with knife contacts of the fixture which pierce the insulation of the wiring and establish electrical contact with the bulb. In such a manner, hidden under-cabinet lighting fixtures may be provided which are relatively easy to install as a component part of the cabinetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Christopher M. TRESS, John J. TRESS
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Patent number: 7384166Abstract: Under-cabinet lighting systems and methods include lighting fixtures are capable of being hidden from view by a decorative molding forming a part of the cabinetry. Such decorative molding also serves the dual purpose of a wiring raceway and a physical support for the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a mounting clip which is especially adapted to be engaged removably with the wiring channel of the molding at a desired location along the length thereof. The mounting clip may be integrally provided with a component of the lighting fixture or may be provided as a separate structure which is removeably attached thereto. At the location of the lighting fixture, the wiring may be extended into engagement with knife contacts of the fixture which pierce the insulation of the wiring and establish electrical contact with the bulb. In such a manner, hidden under-cabinet lighting fixtures may be provided which are relatively easy to install as a component part of the cabinetry.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Tresco International Ltd. Co.Inventors: Christopher M. Tress, John J. Tress, Jr.
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Patent number: D574107Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Tresco International Ltd. Co.Inventors: Christopher M. Tress, Sean P. Tress
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Patent number: D577857Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Tresco International Ltd. Co.Inventors: Christopher M. Tress, Sean P. Tress
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Patent number: D783533Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLCInventors: Christopher M Tress, Stephen A Warden
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Patent number: D799720Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLCInventors: Christopher M Tress, David Joseph Kleine-Kracht