Patents by Inventor Dusan P. Pope

Dusan P. Pope 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).

  • Economical bathroom mirror heater
    Patent number: 5380981
    Abstract: An electric heating unit for attachment to a rear surface of a mirror to reduce the formation of condensation on the mirror surface including a moisture resistant low heat conductivity heat barrier formed of a layer of closed cell plastic foam, a length of insulated low resistance heater wire mounted on the surface of the foam layer and connected to a voltage source, an aluminum foil covering the heater wire and the surface of the foam layer and adhesively connected thereto, an adhesive layer covering the outer surface of the aluminum foil, and a peel-off backing covering the adhesive layer to permit attachment of the heater unit to a mirror when the backing is removed. The components of the unit are selected to produce less than 120 watts per square meter of heat to a mirror to which the unit is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventors: Bernard Feldman, Dusan P. Pope
  • Insulator for fluorescent lamp
    Patent number: 5315211
    Abstract: An insulator is applied to the ends of a fluorescent lamp which operates in a cold environment. The insulator retains the heat generated by the fluorescent lamp in order to reduce the energy which must be applied to cause the lamp to fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Claes Ditlevsen, Dusan P. Pope, Artak Ter-Oganesian, Gary F. Paugh