Patents Assigned to Ruud Lighting, Inc.
  • Bollard luminaire
    Patent number: 7425084
    Abstract: A bollard luminaire comprising a ground-mountable tubular vertical housing having a base portion and an upper portion, an annular lens member atop the housing in substantial axial alignment therewith, an upper reflector at the top of the lens member directing and reflecting light through the annular lens member, the housing and lens member being configured and the upper reflector positioned such that it receives upwardly directed light from below, and an LED module inside the base portion of the housing, the LED module being substantially centrally positioned, oriented for upward light emission, and having LED/optical-element sets themselves providing substantially vertically collimated light. In preferred embodiments, the housing is light-transmissive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Kurt Wilcox, Steven R. Walczak
  • Detachable hinging mechanism for access panel
    Patent number: 7419196
    Abstract: A hinging mechanism attaching an access panel to a housing is provided that has a latching device rigidly mounted to the inner surface of the panel and releasably pivotally secured to the interior surface of the housing, whereby the panel is detachable from the housing and free to move between open and closed positions. Preferably, the mechanism further includes a linkage member movably mounted to the interior surface, whereby the mechanism has articulation at independent points between the housing and the panel. The mechanism is also preferably one where the latching device includes a latch-bracket and a latch, the latch being pivotally attached to the latch-bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Kurt S. Wilcox
  • Wall mount with detachable support panel
    Patent number: 7401939
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture is provided having a mount housing with at least one pivot portion and a support panel with at least one hook portion, the support panel being attached to the mount housing in a manner where the hook portion can slide and pivot with respect to the pivot portion. The pivot portion includes a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail and the hook portion has a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member. The support panel is free to move between an open and a closed position and, preferably, detachable from the mount housing. A method for mounting a lighting fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Kurt S. Wilcox
  • Retrofit Canopy Luminaire and Installation Method
    Publication number: 20080084698
    Abstract: A retrofit canopy luminaire assembly adapted for downward illumination and having a housing with inwardly-directed ledges near the lower edges of the housing. The luminaire has at least two support brackets secured to at least one of the ledges; a face plate removably secured to the brackets on the lower side of the housing; and a hanging tether attached to one of the brackets and to the face plate. The face plate is adapted to hold lighting fixture components. When the face plate is removed from the brackets, the face plate hangs freely held by the tether to allow free access to the inside of the luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: RUUD LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian L. Kinnune, Wayne P. Guillien
  • Light fixture with composite reflector system
    Patent number: 7354177
    Abstract: A light fixture having first and second housing members movable between closed-fixture and open-fixture positions for lamp-changing purposes, in which a first reflector member is secured to the first housing member and includes a first connection-edge, a separate second reflector member is separately secured to the second housing member and includes a second connection-edge abutting the first connection-edge when the housing members are in closed-fixture position, and a lamp-opening is between the first and second connection-edges, such that, when the housing members are in closed-fixture position, the reflector members together form a composite reflector in the fixture housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Eric J. Haugaard
  • Modular LED Units
    Publication number: 20080078524
    Abstract: A modular LED unit having a number of LED modules separately mounted on individual interconnected preferably-extruded heat sinks, each heat sink having: a base configured to engage and hold an LED module in place and, in preferred forms, to facilitate the ganging of heat-sink/LED modules; and a plurality of fins, including inner-fins and side-fins, projecting from the opposite surface of the base and extending therealong, the side-fins having interlocking features to facilitate the ganging of heat-sink/module units together and, in preferred forms, to facilitate interconnection of the modular LED unit to other portions of a lighting fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: RUUD LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Steven Walczak, Steven Patkus, Alan Ruud
  • LED Floodlight Fixture
    Publication number: 20080080196
    Abstract: An LED floodlight fixture including a housing that forms a substantially water/air-tight chamber, electronic LED driver(s) within the chamber, and an LED assembly secured with respect to the housing adjacent thereto in non-water/air-tight condition, the LED assembly having at least one LED-array module mounted on an LED heat sink. In certain preferred embodiments the housing is a perimetrical structure such that the substantially water-tight chamber substantially surrounds the LED assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: RUUD LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Ruud, Kurt Wilcox, Steven Patkus, Wayne Guillien
  • LED Light Fixture with Uninterruptible Power Supply
    Publication number: 20080080162
    Abstract: A permanently-installable LED light fixture including a housing including a substantially water-tight chamber, at least one electronic normal-operation LED-driver enclosed within the chamber and receiving power from a general off-location power source during normal operation, an LED assembly secured with respect to the housing, the LED assembly having at least one LED-array module, and at least one backup battery within the chamber capable of providing power during a power outage. In certain preferred embodiments at least one electronic backup LED-driver unit is enclosed within the chamber, the backup LED-driver unit drawing battery power during a power outage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: RUUD LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Wayne Guillien, Steve Walczak
  • Overhead industrial light fixture with thermal chimney contiguous to recessed socket
    Patent number: 7350940
    Abstract: In an overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member forming a space, the base member forming a socket-receiving recess, and power-related components in the space, portions of the housing form a vertical airflow thermal chimney immediately adjacent to the recess and extending through the housing from bottom to top, to facilitate heat transfer to the chimney and heat-dissipating airflow to the atmosphere. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal. A variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Light fixture with post top mounting
    Patent number: D565225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Russell S. Schultz
  • Light fixture housing
    Patent number: D565229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Russell S. Schultz, Robert D. Giese
  • Lighting fixture mounting arm
    Patent number: D570534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Brian L. Kinnune, Russell S. Schultz
  • Adjustable tenon mount for lighting fixture
    Patent number: D570535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Kinnune, Alan J. Ruud, Wayne P. Guillien, Kurt S. Wilcox, Russell S. Schultz, Steven R. Walczak
  • Post top mount for floodlight fixture
    Patent number: D573298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Kinnune, Wayne P. Guillien, Kurt S. Wilcox, Steven R. Walczak
  • Ceiling lighting fixture
    Patent number: D574548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Steven R. Walczak, Brian L. Kinnune
  • Lighting fixture with top mount
    Patent number: D574549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Kinnune, Steven R. Walczak, Kurt S. Wilcox
  • LED floodlight
    Patent number: D576330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Kurt Wilcox, Steven R. Walczak, Robert D. Giese
  • Curved pole with lighting fixture
    Patent number: D576331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Eric Haugaard, Brian L. Kinnune
  • Wall-mount LED floodlight
    Patent number: D576332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Kurt Wilcox, Steven R. Walczak
  • Wall-mount lighting fixture
    Patent number: D577146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Haugaard, Kurt S. Wilcox