Patents by Inventor Eddie A. Ling

Eddie A. Ling 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).

  • Patent number: 7255471
    Abstract: A night light having a lamp socket for holding a lamp and a lamp shade around the lamp such that when the lamp shade is removed from the lamp socket, power to the lamp is automatically interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Diorio, Jenkin P. Hua, Eddie A. Ling, Anthony Vallone
  • Publication number: 20050276077
    Abstract: A night light having a lamp socket for holding a lamp and a lamp shade around the lamp such that when the lamp shade is removed from the lamp socket, power to the lamp is automatically interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Diorio, Jenkin Hua, Eddie Ling, Anthony Vallone
  • Patent number: 6913491
    Abstract: There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral terminals are attached to the porcelain body by means of fasteners such as eyelets, rivets, screws, etc. All electrical conductors in the bottom of the socket, including the fasteners are covered with a spacer which forms a watertight seal with the bottom surface of the body. The spacer, which can be made of high dielectric plastic material, can be mechanically held in place by projections which fit snuggly within the eyelets or rivets. RTV, either by itself or in combination with soft fillers such as washers can also be used to obtain a water tight seal. The device disclosed finds utility in applications where superior dielectric strength is desired between the live parts on or in the socket and the sheet metal (ground) to which the socket is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hakki M. Tansi, Eddie A. Ling, Mehmet K. Tanacan, Jenkin P. Hua
  • Publication number: 20050101187
    Abstract: There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral terminals are attached to the porcelain body by means of fasteners such as eyelets, rivets, screws, etc. All electrical conductors in the bottom of the socket, including the fasteners are covered with a spacer which forms a watertight seal with the bottom surface of the body. The spacer, which can be made of high dielectric plastic material, can be mechanically held in place by projections which fit snuggly within the eyelets or rivets. RTV, either by itself or in combination with soft fillers such as washers can also be used to obtain a water tight seal. The device disclosed finds utility in applications where superior dielectric strength is desired between the live parts on or in the socket and the sheet metal (ground) to which the socket is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Hakki Tansi, Eddie Ling, Mehmet Tanacan, Jenkin Hua