Patents by Inventor Chris E. Marshall

Chris E. Marshall 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 bar for releasably mounting multiple light modules
    Patent number: 10040391
    Abstract: A vehicle-mountable track-lighting light bar (16) supports multiple light modules (5) in user-configurable mounting positions, each of the multiple light modules having a mounting foot (160), electrical contacts (300), and laterally extending track-attachment members (330). Multiple laterally spaced-apart electrically conductive pathways (274) are supported on a floor of each of light module mounting tracks (110, 112, 114). A light module, when its mounting foot is set in a light module mounting track, is slidable lengthwise along the track length while its electrical contacts contact associated ones of the electrically conductive pathways. A controller (276) is electrically associated with the electrically conductive pathways so as to apply electrical signals for delivery to the electrical contacts of the light module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Electronic Controls Company
    Inventors: Nicholaus M. Thompson, Tony J. Tewell, Chris E. Marshall
  • LIGHT BAR FOR RELEASABLY MOUNTING MULTIPLE LIGHT MODULES
    Publication number: 20180118097
    Abstract: A vehicle-mountable track-lighting light bar (16) supports multiple light modules (5) in user-configurable mounting positions, each of the multiple light modules having a mounting foot (160), electrical contacts (300), and laterally extending track-attachment members (330). Multiple laterally spaced-apart electrically conductive pathways (274) are supported on a floor of each of light module mounting tracks (110, 112, 114). A light module, when its mounting foot is set in a light module mounting track, is slidable lengthwise along the track length while its electrical contacts contact associated ones of the electrically conductive pathways. A controller (276) is electrically associated with the electrically conductive pathways so as to apply electrical signals for delivery to the electrical contacts of the light module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholaus M. Thompson, Tony J. Tewell, Chris E. Marshall