Patents by Inventor Alexander W. Tollington

Alexander W. Tollington 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: 10845034
    Abstract: A lighting system that includes an extrusion having at least one T-shaped slot therein. The T-shaped slot has an opening along a length of the extrusion, with a lighting encasing unit inserted into the T-shaped slot. The lighting encasing unit includes a shaped light conducting encasement having an internal channel along at least a substantial portion of a length of the shaped light conducting encasement and a light emitting tape assembly inserted into the internal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AVID Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Joel A. Nichols, Alexander W. Tollington
  • Patent number: 10520447
    Abstract: An inspection lighting system including a first frame structure and a plurality of linear light arrays coupled to the first frame structure. Each of the linear light arrays have a plurality of integrated lights and at least one generally linear bracket. The integrated lights are arranged end-to-end, with each of the integrated lights having at least one T-slot along at least a portion of a length of the integrated light. The linear bracket coupling adjacent ones of the integrated lights together using the T-slots in the adjacent integrated lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Avid Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Joel A. Nichols, Alexander W. Tollington, Benjamin R. Powers, Michael H. Kretschmer
  • Publication number: 20190072260
    Abstract: A lighting system that includes an extrusion having at least one T-shaped slot therein. The T-shaped slot has an opening along a length of the extrusion, with a lighting encasing unit inserted into the T-shaped slot. The lighting encasing unit includes a shaped light conducting encasement having an internal channel along at least a substantial portion of a length of the shaped light conducting encasement and a light emitting tape assembly inserted into the internal channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: AVID Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Joel A. Nichols, Alexander W. Tollington
  • Publication number: 20170268985
    Abstract: An inspection lighting system including a first frame structure and a plurality of linear light arrays coupled to the first frame structure. Each of the linear light arrays have a plurality of integrated lights and at least one generally linear bracket. The integrated lights are arranged end-to-end, with each of the integrated lights having at least one T-slot along at least a portion of a length of the integrated light. The linear bracket coupling adjacent ones of the integrated lights together using the T-slots in the adjacent integrated lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AVID Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Joel A. Nichols, Alexander W. Tollington, Benjamin R. Powers, Michael H. Kretschmer