Patents by Inventor James S. Mellinger

James S. Mellinger 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: 9206964
    Abstract: A convertible lighting fixture includes a first housing defining a first compartment and a second housing defining a second compartment and movably attached to the first housing. The lighting fixture further includes a mounting plate attached to the second housing, a light source attached to the mounting plate and electrically connected to a power source disposed within the first compartment, and a cover substantially surrounding the light source. In at least one embodiment, the lighting fixture includes a wire harness configured to electrically connect the power source with the light source, wherein the wire harness includes a plurality of wires, a harness jacket surrounding the plurality of wires, and a sealant disposed within the harness jacket, wherein the sealant at least partially fills voids within the harness jacket and prevents liquids from translating through the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ECO Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joe R. Marsh, David J. Packard, William E. Nagengast, James S. Mellinger, Judy Nagengast
  • Publication number: 20150131287
    Abstract: A convertible lighting fixture includes a first housing defining a first compartment and a second housing defining a second compartment and movably attached to the first housing. The lighting fixture further includes a mounting plate attached to the second housing, a light source attached to the mounting plate and electrically connected to a power source disposed within the first compartment, and a cover substantially surrounding the light source. In at least one embodiment, the lighting fixture includes a wire harness configured to electrically connect the power source with the light source, wherein the wire harness includes a plurality of wires, a harness jacket surrounding the plurality of wires, and a sealant disposed within the harness jacket, wherein the sealant at least partially fills voids within the harness jacket and prevents liquids from translating through the wire harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Joe R. Marsh, David J. Packard, William E. Nagengast, James S. Mellinger, Judy Nagengast
  • Patent number: 8950907
    Abstract: A convertible lighting fixture includes a first housing defining a first compartment, a second housing defining a second compartment and movably attached to the first housing, the second housing having a surface adjacent the first compartment. The lighting fixture further includes a mounting plate attached to the second housing and at least partially separating the second compartment from a third compartment, a light source mechanically attached to the mounting plate and electrically connected to a power source disposed within the first compartment, and a cover defining the third compartment and substantially surrounding the light source, the cover reversibly attached to the second housing opposite the first housing, where the first, second, and third compartments are arranged to thermally insulate the power source from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventors: David J. Packard, William E. Nagengast, James S. Mellinger, Judy Nagengast
  • Publication number: 20130329434
    Abstract: A convertible lighting fixture includes a first housing defining a first compartment, a second housing defining a second compartment and movably attached to the first housing, the second housing having a surface adjacent the first compartment. The lighting fixture further includes a mounting plate attached to the second housing and at least partially separating the second compartment from a third compartment, a light source mechanically attached to the mounting plate and electrically connected to a power source disposed within the first compartment, and a cover defining the third compartment and substantially surrounding the light source, the cover reversibly attached to the second housing opposite the first housing, where the first, second, and third compartments are arranged to thermally insulate the power source from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: David J. Packard, William E. Nagengast, James S. Mellinger, Judy Nagengast
  • Patent number: 5003446
    Abstract: A headlamp having a mounting hole formed in the curved outer surface of a reflector housing along an axis which is generally parallel to the optical axis of the housing and which is adapted to receive a push-in type vent device formed with a skirt having a configuration that provides a good sealing relationship with the curved outer surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Nagengast, James S. Mellinger, David R. McMahan