Patents by Inventor Bonnie A. Littman Gatof

Bonnie A. Littman Gatof 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).

  • Light fixture with tilting light and fixed heat sink
    Patent number: 9157609
    Abstract: A light fixture having a light source, first and second heat sinks with corresponding first and second thermal interfaces having complementary curved surfaces, and a linkage having cams, and springs to create contact pressure between the thermal interfaces when the light fixture is in an operation mode and to permit movement between the thermal interfaces when the light fixture is in an adjustment mode. When the light fixture is in operation mode, the first and second heat sinks work in combination to provide a highly effective heat dissipation system. When the light fixture is in adjustment mode, the separation created permits the light source to move along an adjustment path to change the angular direction of the light emitted and to rotate about a rotational axis, providing a full range of directional lighting orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: USAI, LLC
    Inventors: Bonnie A. Littman Gatof, Jonathan I. Jones, Oriana J. Starr
  • LIGHT FIXTURE WITH TILTING LIGHT AND FIXED HEAT SINK
    Publication number: 20150219317
    Abstract: A light fixture having a light source, first and second heat sinks with corresponding first and second thermal interfaces having complementary curved surfaces, and a linkage having cams, and springs to create contact pressure between the thermal interfaces when the light fixture is in an operation mode and to permit movement between the thermal interfaces when the light fixture is in an adjustment mode. When the light fixture is in operation mode, the first and second heat sinks work in combination to provide a highly effective heat dissipation system. When the light fixture is in adjustment mode, the separation created permits the light source to move along an adjustment path to change the angular direction of the light emitted and to rotate about a rotational axis, providing a full range of directional lighting orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Bonnie A. Littman Gatof, Jonathan I. Jones, Oriana J. Starr