Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Marshall Lerner
  • Illumination apparatus for edge lit signs and display
    Patent number: 6471388
    Abstract: An optical module for edge lit display signs utilizes energy efficient miniature cold cathode fluorescent lamps. Lampholders that mechanically and electrically couple the lamps include resilient sockets and clamps shaped to engage the outer surface of the resilient sockets. A preferred optical module intended as an illumination source for edge-lit emergency exit signs has two spaced apart cold cathode fluorescent lamps and an optical reflector configured to increase the light coupled to display surfaces of the edge-lit sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: BJI Energy Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Brent Marsh
  • Photonic band-gap light-emitting fibers
    Patent number: 6470127
    Abstract: A photonic band-gap (PBG) light-emitting fiber, including two-dimensional PBG structures in an environmentally robust glass matrix. The fiber limits photon emission to directions collinear with the fiber core to increase fluorescence and scintillation collection efficiency. The PBG structures are comprised of a plurality of high refractive index inclusions to increase the light-trapping efficiency of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: George Voevodkin
  • Cart brake mechanism
    Patent number: 6419053
    Abstract: A brake mechanism, for use in connection with a portable cart having at least one wheel, includes an elongated rod rotatably coupled to the cart, a turning means coupled to the rod for rotating the rod about a centerline from a first position to a second position, at least one cam extending radially outward the said rod, a brake shoe means coupled to the cart, spring means disposed between the cart and the brake shoe means, the spring means being disposed so as to force the brake shoe means against the wheel of the cart, and wherein the at least one cam is disposed so as to compress the spring and force the brake shoe means away from the wheel when the rod is rotated from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Arral Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike J. Martin-Vegue, James N. Winsor
  • Chair
    Patent number: D459602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Kreiss Enterprises
    Inventor: Michael Kreiss
  • Carrying case
    Patent number: D459876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: A.L.S. Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D Smith
  • Shoe bottom
    Patent number: D460249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Sketchers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Jean Yang
  • Portion of shoe upper
    Patent number: D460253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Global Brand Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Jane Adams
  • Bed
    Patent number: D460287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Kreiss Enterprises
    Inventor: Michael Kreiss
  • Bed
    Patent number: D460634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Kreiss Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Kreiss
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D461950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Global Brand Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Jane Adams
  • Carrying case
    Patent number: D463116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: A.L.S. Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Smith
  • Shoe bottom
    Patent number: D463901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Global Brand Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Fiona Jane Adams, Christjane Burg
  • Shoe bottom
    Patent number: D464477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Global Brand Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Jane Adams
  • Chair
    Patent number: D464820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kreiss Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Kreiss
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D465081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Ralph Davis Wilson
  • Chaise
    Patent number: D465098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kreiss Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Kreiss
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D465910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Ursula Shepper
  • Portion of a shoe bottom
    Patent number: D466274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Ralph Davis Wilson
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D467409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Ralph Davis Wilson
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D467714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Ralph Davis Wilson