Patents by Inventor Craig S. Meyer

Craig S. Meyer 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).

  • Reversible battery cartridge
    Patent number: 7897277
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an electrical contact that receives power from an external power source, a battery receiving region, and a battery backed light source. A user interface receives an input indicative of a first desired operation of the lighting apparatus when power is available from the AC power source and a second desired operation of the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source. Electrical circuitry uses battery power to operate the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source based on the second desired operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig S. Meyer, Peter F. Hoffman, Joseph P. Gardner, Daniel L. Stuckey, David A. Furth
  • BATTERY POWERED LIGHTING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20090154148
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an electrical contact that receives power from an external power source, a battery receiving region, and a battery backed light source. A user interface receives an input indicative of a first desired operation of the lighting apparatus when power is available from the AC power source and a second desired operation of the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source. Electrical circuitry uses battery power to operate the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source based on the second desired operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Craig S. Meyer, Peter F. Hoffman, Joseph P. Gardner, Daniel L. Stuckey, David A. Furth, Donwoong Kang, Scott W. Osiecki, David J. Hine, Ronald J. Kingston
  • Battery Powered Device
    Publication number: 20080231226
    Abstract: A battery powered apparatus (100) includes an electrically powered device (124), a rechargeable energy storage device (112), and a battery receiving region (104) that receives at least a first battery (106). The electrically powered device (124) includes at least first and second operating modes. The operating mode of the device (124) is selected as a function of the state of charge of one or both the battery (106) and the rechargeable energy storage device (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Peter F. Hoffman, Joseph P. Gardner, Daniel L. Stuckey, Craig S. Meyer