Patents by Inventor Richard Mental

Richard Mental 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).

  • Integrally formed linear light strip with light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 6673292
    Abstract: An integral single piece extruded LED light strip and an associated process for producing such an LED light strip. The light strip includes first and second bus elements spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance. The light strip also includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) connected between the bus elements that is illuminated when the first bus element conducts electricity provided from a power source. An extruded plastic material completely encapsulates the first and second bus elements and the LED, thereby providing a barrier to protect the elements from damage and to make the light strip impervious to moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Cooper Technology Services, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas L. Gustafson, Richard Mental
  • Integrally formed linear light strip with light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 5927845
    Abstract: An integral single piece extruded LED light strip and an associated process for producing such an LED light strip. The light strip includes first and second bus elements spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance. The light strip also includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) connected between the bus elements that is illuminated when the first bus element conducts electricity provided from a power source. An extruded plastic material completely encapsulates the first and second bus elements and the LED, thereby providing a barrier to protect the elements from damage and to make the light strip impervious to moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: StanTech
    Inventors: Thomas L. Gustafson, Richard Mental