Patents by Inventor Richard W. Tinus

Richard W. Tinus 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).

  • Greenhouse illumination system
    Patent number: 5095414
    Abstract: An improved single light fixture for use in intermittently illuminating plants in a greenhouse. A bulb of a particular selected light output frequency is selected, and the fixture comprises an oscillating parabolic mirror which sweeps the light from the bulb across all of the plants in the greenhouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Richard W. Tinus