Patents by Inventor Alan B. Toot

Alan B. Toot 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).

  • Patent number: 8002434
    Abstract: An LED lamp for use in a display case includes a plurality of LEDs and an optic for redirecting the light to illuminate the contents of the display case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew Sommers, Mark J. Mayer, William David Sekela, Alan B. Toot, Gerald P. O'Hara, Jr., Joseph M. Hobbs
  • Patent number: 7927154
    Abstract: A bi-pin connector for a luminaire includes a base and pins that can rotate relative to the base. The pins can also translate relative to a light fixture housing in a direction transverse to the axis about which the pins rotate. A luminaire including the bi-pin connector is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William David Sekela, Mathew Sommers, Alan B. Toot, Gerald P. O'Hara, Jr., Todd E. Cassidy, Peter J. Totarella
  • Publication number: 20090280695
    Abstract: A bi-pin connector for a luminaire includes a base and pins that can rotate relative to the base. The pins can also translate relative to a light fixture housing in a direction transverse to the axis about which the pins rotate. A luminaire including the bi-pin connector is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: William David Sekela, Mathew Sommers, Alan B. Toot, Gerald P. O'Hara, JR., Todd E. Cassidy, Peter J. Totarella
  • Publication number: 20080219002
    Abstract: An LED lamp for use in a display case includes a plurality of LEDs and an optic for redirecting the light to illuminate the contents of the display case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Mathew Sommers, Mark J. Mayer, William David Sekela, Alan B. Toot, Gerald P. O'Hara, Joseph M. Hobbs
  • Patent number: 7405944
    Abstract: A retaining device holds a printed circuit board to a structure that has channels for receiving the retaining device. The retaining device includes a body having portions configured for receipt into the channels of the structure, flexible portions and protuberances protruding away from a first surface adjacent each flexible portion. A method for holding the PCB to the heat sink is disclosed. A lighting assembly that includes the retaining device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Lumination LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Mayer, Alan B. Toot
  • Patent number: 6195477
    Abstract: A robust hybrid fiber optic lighting distribution system incorporating a light source and two fiber optic media to thereby provide high temperature tolerance adjacent the light source and inexpensive and easily maintained light distribution to geographically independent illumination features downstream from the light source. The hybrid fiber optic distribution system includes a light source, a plurality of multi-stranded glass optical fiber (GOF) leads forming part of an optical jumper optically interfaced with the light source, and a plurality of solid core plastic optical fiber (POF) leads forming part of an optical distributor optically interfaced with the optical jumper which provide light distribution to various illumination features throughout the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John V. Denuto, Alan B. Toot, Matthew S. Mrakovich
  • Patent number: 6106162
    Abstract: A connector assembly for a hybrid fiber optic lighting distribution system including a connector ferrule for bundling a plurality of glass optical fiber (GOF) leads into a common upstream end and a connector housing into which is received the connector ferrule for attaching the connector ferrule to a fiber optic light source module, wherein the common upstream end of the bundled GOF is optically interfaced with a light transmission coupling rod of the fiber optic light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Mrakovich, Alan B. Toot, John V. Denuto
  • Patent number: 6071001
    Abstract: A fiber optic light source module (FOLSM) of a hybrid fiber optic lighting distribution system for distributing light from the FOLSM to various lighting features. The FOLSM includes a base, a lamp holder connected to a forward portion of the base and an access cover connected to a rearward portion of the base independent of the lamp holder. The base has a lamp cavity, a communicating lower rod support and an electrical lead port. The lamp holder has a front cover for covering the lamp cavity, an upper rod support and an annular lamp support member for interfacing with a lamp having a concave mirror. The upper and lower rod supports collectively form a rod support, wherein a square cross-sectioned light transmission connecting rod is seated therein via a resilient grommet. Accordingly, because the lamp support member is integral with the upper rod support, when the concave mirror is seated at the lamp support member the lamp is automatically aligned with respect to the light transmission connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Denuto, Alan B. Toot, Matthew S. Mrakovich
  • Patent number: D603079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Lumination LLC
    Inventors: Alan B. Toot, Mathew L. Sommers, Joseph M. Hobbs, Mark E. Kaminski, Todd E. Cassidy