Patents by Inventor Dan Quella

Dan Quella 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).

  • LED light fixtures with arrangement for electrical connection
    Patent number: 9273833
    Abstract: An LED light fixture includes a heat sink structure, at least one LED board in thermal engagement with the heat sink structure, the at least one LED board having at least one LED emitter thereon, and an on-board connector on the LED board for connecting electrical wiring to the LED emitter(s). At least one enclosing member forms with the heat sink an interior space enclosing a corresponding LED board, the rigid enclosing member defining a wiring aperture therethrough in alignment with the on-board connector. The LED light fixture also has an exterior wireway structure including a one-piece duct which has an end portion engaged with the wiring aperture and forms a channel for wires to the on-board connector. The wireway structure further includes a single-piece rigid cover secured with respect to the enclosing member and enclosing the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Andrew Bendtsen, Dan Quella
  • LED LIGHT FIXTURES WITH ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20150124449
    Abstract: An LED light fixture includes a heat sink structure, at least one LED board in thermal engagement with the heat sink structure, the at least one LED board having at least one LED emitter thereon, and an on-board connector on the LED board for connecting electrical wiring to the LED emitter(s). At least one enclosing member forms with the heat sink an interior space enclosing a corresponding LED board, the rigid enclosing member defining a wiring aperture therethrough in alignment with the on-board connector. The LED light fixture also has an exterior wireway structure including a one-piece duct which has an end portion engaged with the wiring aperture and forms a channel for wires to the on-board connector. The wireway structure further includes a single-piece rigid cover secured with respect to the enclosing member and enclosing the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Andrew Bendtsen, Dan Quella
  • Light fixture
    Patent number: D751240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Dan Quella