Patents by Inventor Robert W. Bowman

Robert W. Bowman 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).

  • Patent number: 4219869
    Abstract: A device for mounting and supplying electrical power to a luminaire. The device includes three connectors mounted in a housing. The connectors on the device electrically interconnect two cables and a lighting circuit in the luminaire. Power is applied from one cable through the device to the luminaire and to the other cable which supplies power to another luminaire. A bracket on the top of the housing for mounting the device to a building structure is adjustable to compensate for fixture balance and the weight of the cables connected to the device. When the luminaire is releasably attached to the device, one of the connectors on the device engages a mating connector on the luminaire for energizing the lighting circuit. The luminaire can be detached from the device without interrupting power to other luminaires in the same circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: National Service Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Bowman, Raymond A. Brown
  • Patent number: 4219868
    Abstract: A device for mounting and supplying electrical power to a luminaire. The device includes two connectors mounted on opposite sides of a housing which is mounted on the luminaire. The connectors on the device are wired to electrically interconnect two cables and a lighting circuit in the luminaire. Power is applied from one cable through the device to the luminaire and to the other cable which supplies power to another luminaire. A bracket on the top of the housing for mounting the luminaire in a building structure is adjustable in a direction extending linearly between the connectors to compensate for fixture balance and the weight of the cables connected to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: National Service Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Bowman, Raymond A. Brown
  • Patent number: 4161816
    Abstract: A plurality of contact pins project from a flat header of a miniature relay for connection to a corresponding number of coaxial cables. A separate radio frequency adaptor is provided having a plurality of hollow cable connector receiving shells and a planar supporting base interconnecting the shells with the shells serving as RF shields for the header pins.The process of making the RF relay assembly includes mounting the header pins in a predetermined layout on the relay header, forming a one-piece adaptor by interconnecting the tubular shells in a pattern corresponding to the header pin layout and then securing the one-piece RF adaptor to the relay header with each header pin in a complementary shell and with each shell made common with electrical ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: Hi-G, Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul A. Frano, Robert W. Bowman, Donald F. Drapeau, Marino Kain
  • Patent number: 4109222
    Abstract: A plurality of contact pins project from a flat header of a miniature relay for connection to a corresponding number of coaxial cables. A separate radio frequency adaptor is provided having a plurality of hollow cable connector receiving shells and a planar supporting base interconnecting the shells with the shells serving as RF shields for the header pins.The process of making the RF relay assembly includes mounting the header pins in a predetermined layout on the relay header, forming a one-piece adaptor by interconnecting the tubular shells in a pattern corresponding to the header pin layout and then securing the one-piece RF adaptor to the relay header with each header pin in a complementary shell and with each shell made common with electrical ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Assignee: HI-G Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul A. Frano, Robert W. Bowman, Donald F. Drapeau, Marino Kain