Patents by Inventor Anna R. Stork

Anna R. Stork 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).

  • Inflatable solar-powered light
    Patent number: 9347629
    Abstract: An inflatable solar-powered light is disclosed. In some embodiments, the inflatable solar-powered light includes the following: an expandable bladder including a plurality of surfaces; a solar-powered light assembly positioned on at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder; and one or more cover portions positioned over the assembly and joined with the at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder around its edges, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the at least one or more cover portions is substantially transparent and each of the one or more cover portions forms a substantially waterproof envelope with the at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder in which the solar-powered light assembly is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LuminAID LAB, LLC
    Inventors: Anna R. Stork, Andrea M. Sreshta
  • Inflatable Solar-Powered Light
    Publication number: 20150131263
    Abstract: An inflatable solar-powered light is disclosed. In some embodiments, the inflatable solar-powered light includes the following: an expandable bladder including a plurality of surfaces; a solar-powered light assembly positioned on at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder; and one or more cover portions positioned over the assembly and joined with the at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder around its edges, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the at least one or more cover portions is substantially transparent and each of the one or more cover portions forms a substantially waterproof envelope with the at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the bladder in which the solar-powered light assembly is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City New York
    Inventors: Anna R. Stork, Andrea M. Sreshta