Patents Examined by Dhirv R Patel
  • Vented pedestal for electronics housing
    Patent number: 6316722
    Abstract: A vented pedestal for supporting a housing that encloses electronic components and connectors has top and bottom ends, a vertical passage and a peripheral wall. An inwardly extending recess in the peripheral wall adjacent the top end has a downwardly facing recess upper wall and a recess bottom wall. The recess upper wall has vent openings therein, and the recess bottom wall is shaped to enhance air flow into the vent openings while minimizing the possibility of debris collecting in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon Low, Joseph C. Perry
  • Halogen lamp pin shroud
    Patent number: 5989067
    Abstract: A protective device for use with a lamp holder for a high-voltage dual-pin lamp, such as a halogen lamp, includes a wall that surrounds the lower portion of an installed bi-pin lamp so as to prevent contact of the installer's fingers with the high-voltage pins. The protective device may also include a transverse rib that prevents the insertion of a low-voltage bi-pin lamp into a high-voltage lamp holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Lightolier
    Inventors: David Morgan, Michael O'Boyle