Patents by Inventor John F. Logan

John F. Logan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110677
    Abstract: A recessed downlight fixture and method for installation is provided. The recessed downlight fixture can be installed in a retrofit application, after a ceiling is installed, through a pre-existing opening in that ceiling. Alternatively, a recessed downlight fixture according to a second embodiment can be installed before a ceiling is present. In either embodiment, the light source coupled to, for example, a heat sink, can be universally moved in three degrees of movement, rotationally, along a tilt axis, or further within the ceiling to increase or decrease the recess. All such universal adjustments can take place through and below the ceiling opening during or after installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Steven F. Coakley, John P. Michalko, Derek E. Logan
  • Patent number: 4070003
    Abstract: A quick connection coupler for securement to a complementary nipple is produced principally of plastic parts by using molded slide-type cam jaws in a molded tubular body for gripping the nipple, and by using a molded downstream seal retainer telescoped into the coupler body for supporting a downstream packing that is to effect a seal with the downstream end of the nipple. The seal retainer preferably provides a valve thereon that operates automatically to close and prevent back flow through the coupler when the coupler is separated from the nipple, and to be opened for flow therepast upon connection of the coupler to the nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignees: Sidney J. Shames, Harold Shames
    Inventors: Sidney J. Shames, Harold Shames, John F. Logan