Patents by Inventor Albert R. Shilton

Albert R. Shilton 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).

  • Publication number: 20130076269
    Abstract: A portable lighting unit is provided which is configured to attach to cables, railing, tubing or any other fixture. In one embodiment, the lighting unit comprises a first housing comprising a first pair of opposing notches, a second housing comprising a second pair of opposing notches, the first and second housings being attachable together with the notches cooperating to receive the fixture through the notches, a photovoltaic cell mounted to one of the first and second housings, a light source mounted to one of the first and second housings, and at least one rechargeable battery housed within one of the first and second housings, the at least one rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the photovoltaic cell and to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Albert R. Shilton
  • Patent number: D287145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: Avicom International, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert R. Shilton, Greg L. DeSmet