Patents by Inventor Winfried N. Westermann

Winfried N. Westermann 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).

  • Industrial lighting illumination
    Patent number: 4403277
    Abstract: An industrial lighting luminaire including a ballast housing, a reflector and a reflector support securing the reflector to the ballast housing. The transformer forms a portion of the outer surface of the ballast housing which is adapted to accommodate transformers of varying size and the reflector support forms a hinge-like snap closable connection with the reflector. A mounting plate hooks onto and forms a top cover for the ballast housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Eargle, Jr., Winfried N. Westermann
  • Recessed interior fluorescent luminaire
    Patent number: 4191989
    Abstract: A recessed interior fluorescent luminaire construction including a reversible interior ballast housing which adapts the luminaire for either four lamp or three lamp construction with the lamps lying in a horizontal plane above and parallel with the luminaire refractor. This construction further provides for minimal luminaire height and therefor requires minimal plenum space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1980
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Burford J. Page, Winfried N. Westermann
  • Luminaire for concealed T ceiling systems
    Patent number: 4171535
    Abstract: An asymmetrically mounted recessed lighting fixture which includes an integral appearance frame about the bottom edge thereof which underlies and conceals the ceiling support framework from view. The lighting fixture includes an undercut or recessed portion in one sidewall which permits mounting of the luminaire on the ceiling support framework without removal of the appearance frame which underlies and conceals the ceiling support framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Winfried N. Westermann
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D269639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: William R. Eargle, Jr., Winfried N. Westermann