Patents by Inventor Kalen Eidenschink

Kalen Eidenschink 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: 20230234811
    Abstract: An L-shaped track has a vertical part configured to stand on the ground, a horizontal part configured to span over a roof, and a curved part in between. A motor-driven winch moves a carriage up and down the track. The carriage engages a skylight, which can be quickly and easily hoisted from the ground to the roof up the track to the roof to install the skylight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Marcelo Esposito, Kalen Eidenschink, John Calvanico
  • Patent number: 11585093
    Abstract: A dimmer mechanism is movable by a motor that is powered by solar-charged supercapacitors between a first configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks little of the interior of a skylight tube to maximize light throughput into a room, and a second configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks more of the interior of a skylight tube to reduce light throughput into the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Solatube International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Rillie, Joseph Prenn, Kalen Eidenschink
  • Publication number: 20220042314
    Abstract: A dimmer mechanism is movable by a motor that is powered by solar-charged supercapacitors between a first configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks little of the interior of a skylight tube to maximize light throughput into a room, and a second configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks more of the interior of a skylight tube to reduce light throughput into the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: David Rillie, Joseph Prenn, Kalen Eidenschink
  • Patent number: 11168480
    Abstract: A dimmer mechanism is movable by a motor that is powered by solar-charged supercapacitors between a first configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks little of the interior of a skylight tube to maximize light throughput into a room, and a second configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks more of the interior of a skylight tube to reduce light throughput into the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SOLATUBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Rillie, Joseph Prenn, Kalen Eidenschink
  • Publication number: 20200270867
    Abstract: A dimmer mechanism is movable by a motor that is powered by solar-charged supercapacitors between a first configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks little of the interior of a skylight tube to maximize light throughput into a room, and a second configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks more of the interior of a skylight tube to reduce light throughput into the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: David Rillie, Joseph Prenn, Kalen Eidenschink