Patents by Inventor Donald Yochum

Donald Yochum 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).

  • Quick change lamp ballast assembly
    Patent number: 8414144
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for a quick change lamp ballast assembly for newly manufactured lamp fixtures having the quick change ballast or a retrofit for an existing lamp fixture. The quick change ballast assembly includes a ballast mounting fixture 110 for housing the ballast 300, a wire connector fixture 130 and a mounting plate 120 for mounting the ballast mounting fixture 110. The ballast assembly allows for replacement of a non operating ballast to reduce replacement time and labor costs. In a new lamp fixture, the quick change ballast is thermally isolated from the lamp fixture, which reduces the effects of the waste heat from the ballast, and increase overall building efficiency by reducing the cooling load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Yochum, John C. Elmes, III, Michael Pepper
  • Quick Change Lamp Ballast Assembly
    Publication number: 20100319953
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for a quick change lamp ballast assembly for newly manufactured lamp fixtures having the quick change ballast or a retrofit for an existing lamp fixture. The quick change ballast assembly includes a ballast mounting fixture 110 for housing the ballast 300, a wire connector fixture 130 and a mounting plate 120 for mounting the ballast mounting fixture 110. The ballast assembly allows for replacement of a non operating ballast to reduce replacement time and labor costs. In a new lamp fixture, the quick change ballast is thermally isolated from the lamp fixture, which reduces the effects of the waste heat from the ballast, and increase overall building efficiency by reducing the cooling load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Yochum, John C. Elmes, III, Michael Pepper