Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Charon

Jeffrey T. Charon 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).

  • Thin profile task light
    Patent number: 6755551
    Abstract: A thin profile task light includes a housing having a longitudinally extending and downwardly opening window, an elongated lighting element located within the housing and including electrical connectors located at opposite ends thereof, and a plurality of electrical power sockets shaped to receive the opposite ends of the lighting element therein. The task light also includes a reflector located between the lighting element and the housing, a lens covering the window of the housing, and a power supply assembly that includes an electrical switch controlling the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, a ballast regulating the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, and a circuit board, wherein the electrical switch in the ballast mounted on the circuit board. The task light has an overall thickness of within the range of from about 0.5 inches to about 1.0 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Armas D. Soorus, Daniel E. Waugh, Jeffrey T. Charon, Scott A. Williamson, Douglas D. Buyce
  • Thin profile task light
    Publication number: 20030161148
    Abstract: A thin profile task light includes a housing having a longitudinally extending and downwardly opening window, an elongated lighting element located within the housing and including electrical connectors located at opposite ends thereof, and a plurality of electrical power sockets shaped to receive the opposite ends of the lighting element therein. The task light also includes a reflector located between the lighting element and the housing, a lens covering the window of the housing, and a power supply assembly that includes an electrical switch controlling the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, a ballast regulating the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, and a circuit board, wherein the electrical switch in the ballast mounted on the circuit board. The task light has an overall thickness of within the range of from about 0.5 inches to about 1.0 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Armas D. Soorus, Daniel E. Waugh, Jeffrey T. Charon, Scott A. Williamson, Douglas D. Buyce
  • Low profile task light
    Patent number: D481483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel E. Waugh, Jenny Tommos, Jeffrey T. Charon