Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Dumais

Christopher E. Dumais 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: 5149042
    Abstract: The apparatus described herein is for cantileverly mounting a ceiling fan and/or a ceiling light fixture and power cord to a side wall of a building so that it appears to hang from the ceiling without the user having to actually attach it to the ceiling. The mounting apparatus is made in four sections. There is a first tubular section that has mounting holes to receive mounting fasteners to mount the first section to the side wall of a room. There is a power cord guide cap in one end of the first tubular section. A second tubular section is angularly attached at a first end to another end of the first tubular section. A third tubular section is angularly attached at a first end to a second end of the second tubular section. There is a fourth tubular section that has one end releasingly and angularly connected to a second end of the third tubular section. The third tubular section has a suspension bar attached within the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventor: Christopher E. Dumais