Patents by Inventor Steven Lussier

Steven Lussier 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for displaying decorative ornament curtains
    Patent number: 7225851
    Abstract: When displaying decorative ornaments in vertical chains, that is, as ornament curtains, for example, in light fixtures, gaps or voids between the ornaments can detract from the overall visual appeal. Methods and apparatus of the present invention minimize the gaps and voids in an ornament display to provide a denser display of ornaments than the existing art. According to aspects of the invention, the denser ornament display is achieved by mounting ornament chains in gallery rings that suspend the ornament chains in staggered relationship either in multiple planes or within the same plane whereby the ornaments fill the gaps and voids in the visual field of the viewer. The invention also includes improved gallery rings and ornament chains that are adapted to be mounted to the improved gallery rings. Aspects of the invention may be used in many types of ornamental light fixtures, such as, chandeliers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Schonbek Worldwide Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Schonbek, Steven Lussier, Andrew Schuyler
  • Methods and apparatus for displaying decorative ornament curtains
    Publication number: 20060157207
    Abstract: When displaying decorative ornaments in vertical chains, that is, as ornament curtains, for example, in light fixtures, gaps or voids between the ornaments can detract from the overall visual appeal. Methods and apparatus of the present invention minimize the gaps and voids in an ornament display to provide a denser display of ornaments than the existing art. According to aspects of the invention, the denser ornament display is achieved by mounting ornament chains in gallery rings that suspend the ornament chains in staggered relationship either in multiple planes or within the same plane whereby the ornaments fill the gaps and voids in the visual field of the viewer. The invention also includes improved gallery rings and ornament chains that are adapted to be mounted to the improved gallery rings. Aspects of the invention may be used in many types of ornamental light fixtures, such as, chandeliers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Schonbek Woldwide Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Schonbek, Steven Lussier, Andrew Schuyler