Patents by Inventor Ronald Adrianus Caarls

Ronald Adrianus Caarls 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).

  • Illuminated sign
    Patent number: 7418795
    Abstract: An illuminated sign includes a housing and/or a frame, a plate of a light-transmitting material and at least one three-dimensional body, likewise of a light-transmitting material such as a convex strip, in the form of figure, a sign, a decoration or the like, and a light source, which is mounted on the housing and/or the frame. The illuminated sign further includes one or more light guides for coupling light from the light source into the three-dimensional body or bodies. The light guide(s) make(s) it possible to capture light from, for example, one centrally disposed TL tube and couple said light into at least one three-dimensional body, so that an effective lighting of said body is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Illuminated Media Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Adrianus Caarls, Peter Van Der Plaat
  • Illuminated sign
    Publication number: 20040172869
    Abstract: An illuminated sign includes a housing and/or a frame, a plate of a light-transmitting material and at least one three-dimensional body, likewise of a light-transmitting material such as a convex strip, in the form of figure, a sign, a decoration or the like, and a light source, which is mounted on the housing and/or the frame. The illuminated sign further includes one or more light guides for coupling light from the light source into the three-dimensional body or bodies. The light guide(s) make(s) it possible to capture light from, for example, one centrally disposed TL tube and couple said light into at least one three-dimensional body, so that an effective lighting of said body is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald Adrianus Caarls, Peter Van Der Plaat