Patents by Inventor Clifford Randy Helmer

Clifford Randy Helmer 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: 9052097
    Abstract: Support clips and systems thereof are provided. Support clips include a web, a lower flange, and an upper flange. The lower flange extends from the web orthogonally. The upper flange extends from the web, towards the lower flange, at an angle. The lower flange includes an aperture for receiving a fastener. Systems include support clips of the present invention coupling a ballast housing to a mounting module. The lower flange is secured to the housing, and the upper flange engages the mounting module, such that the housing is supported by the support clip against the mounting module when in a latched position. A user is able to secure a fastener through the support clip aperture and openings in the housing and mounting module without having to use additional hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Publication number: 20110211356
    Abstract: Support clips and systems thereof are provided. Support clips include a web, a lower flange, and an upper flange. The lower flange extends from the web orthogonally. The upper flange extends from the web, towards the lower flange, at an angle. The lower flange includes an aperture for receiving a fastener. Systems include support clips of the present invention coupling a ballast housing to a mounting module. The lower flange is secured to the housing, and the upper flange engages the mounting module, such that the housing is supported by the support clip against the mounting module when in a latched position. A user is able to secure a fastener through the support clip aperture and openings in the housing and mounting module without having to use additional hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Patent number: 7952039
    Abstract: A system and method according to which one or more sliders are actuated in order to, for example, operate one or more switches such as, for example, one or more circuit breaker switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Patent number: 7883246
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures and associated methods are provided herein. Generally, the lighting fixtures of the present invention include a lamp, a power coupler, a high-frequency generator, a mounting block adapted to receive heat from the high-frequency generator, and a device adapted to receive heat from the power coupler. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, providing at least about 12,000 initial lumens using the lighting fixture, and providing the lamp with an average life of at least about 100,000 hours with a 50% failure rate. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, and maintaining the temperature rise above ambient of at least a portion of the high-frequency generator at less than about 32 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Publication number: 20100263994
    Abstract: A system and method according to which one or more sliders are actuated in order to, for example, operate one or more switches such as, for example, one or more circuit breaker switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Patent number: 7772510
    Abstract: A system and method according to which one or more sliders are actuated in order to, for example, operate one or more switches such as, for example, one or more circuit breaker switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Publication number: 20090084782
    Abstract: An apparatus and method according to which a seal is provided between an enclosure and an enclosure cover. The enclosure cover includes an enclosure engagement surface for coupling to enclosure. The apparatus includes a gasket positioned in a gasket channel located on the enclosure engagement surface to provide a seal between the enclosure and the enclosure cover. The enclosure engagement surface also includes a flame path surface adjacent the gasket channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Publication number: 20080266868
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures and associated methods are provided herein. Generally, the lighting fixtures of the present invention include a lamp, a power coupler, a high-frequency generator, a mounting block adapted to receive heat from the high-frequency generator, and a device adapted to receive heat from the power coupler. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, providing at least about 12,000 initial lumens using the lighting fixture, and providing the lamp with an average life of at least about 100,000 hours with a 50% failure rate. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, and maintaining the temperature rise above ambient of at least a portion of the high-frequency generator at less than about 32 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Patent number: 5857563
    Abstract: A circuit breaker panelbox includes a circuit breaker receiving area for receiving a plurality of circuit breakers; a sliding arm for each of the plurality of circuit breakers, each of the sliding arms including a device for engaging a toggle switch of the respective circuit breaker; a frame for supporting the sliding arms such that the sliding arms can slide with respect to their respective circuit breakers; first and second contacts on each of the sliding arms at spaced locations; and an actuator for each of the sliding arms, the actuator including a device for contacting one of the first and second contacts of the respective sliding arm in order to actuate the respective circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Randy Helmer, Lawrence Carl Lindsey
  • Patent number: D642732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer
  • Patent number: D657490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer
  • Patent number: D657491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer
  • Patent number: D657492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer
  • Patent number: D657908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer
  • Patent number: D664291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer, Andrew Adams Litteer