Patents by Inventor Claire M. Gerhardt

Claire M. Gerhardt 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).

  • Magnetic mounting bracket for ceiling fan canopy
    Patent number: 7028963
    Abstract: A mounting bracket (30) for securing a ceiling fan (12) to a ceiling joist (10) has two mounting arms (68) and a support ring (60). The two mounting arms (68) are disposed on opposite sides of the support ring (60) and extend upward for securing to the ceiling joist (10). A down rod (34) of the ceiling fan (12) is suspended from the support ring (60). The two mounting arms (68) each have exteriorly face portions (25) into which respective recesses (58) are formed. Two magnets (56) are disposed interiorly within respective ones of the recesses (58). A ceiling fan canopy (28) has at least a portion thereof defined by a rim portion (21) which is made of a ferrous material. The canopy (28) is disposed around the mounting bracket (30) and the rim portion (21) is magnetically secured to the mounting bracket (30) by the two magnets (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Litex Industries, Limited
    Inventors: David Silva, Claire M. Gerhardt
  • Tear drop shaped housing for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D517194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Litex Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Claire M. Gerhardt, Jeffrey A. Guyer
  • Ceiling fan with a tear drop shaped housing
    Patent number: D521142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Litex Industries Limited
    Inventors: Claire M. Gerhardt, Jeffrey A. Guyer
  • Connector plug
    Patent number: D638363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Alex Diener, Claire M. Gerhardt
  • Connector plug
    Patent number: D638364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Alex Diener, Claire M. Gerhardt
  • Face plate for an electronic housing
    Patent number: D640682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Dustin R. Brown, John Ikeda, Scott Harold Wilson, Claire M. Gerhardt
  • Electronic housing
    Patent number: D647918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Dustin R. Brown, John Ikeda, Scott Harold Wilson, Claire M. Gerhardt, Stephen Christopher
  • Electronic housing
    Patent number: D657788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Dustin R. Brown, John Ikeda, Scott Harold Wilson, Claire M. Gerhardt, Stephen Christopher
  • Electronic housing
    Patent number: D664993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Dustin R. Brown, John Ikeda, Scott Harold Wilson, Claire M. Gerhardt, Stephen Christopher
  • Electronic housing
    Patent number: D665424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Dustin R. Brown, John Ikeda, Scott Harold Wilson, Claire M. Gerhardt