Patents by Inventor Gerard A. Labranche

Gerard A. Labranche 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: 5226709
    Abstract: A decorative lighting device for Christmas trees having a rigid branch and a set of flexible branches all made of light conductive material. The flexible branches are attached to the rigid branch at a position intermediate their top and bottom ends. The flexible branches are sized accordingly so that at least a portion of the branch will self supportingly project laterally from the rigid branch. A light source projects light onto the bottom end of the branches. The branches have a diameter such that light travelling through them will substantially diffuse radially along their entire length as well as diffuse axially at the top end. A colored disc positioned between the light source and the branches is adapted to create light color patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Gerard A. Labranche