Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Waldman

Daniel G. Waldman 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).

  • Latch member with a lighting assembly for a rural mailbox
    Patent number: 6672736
    Abstract: A mailbox includes a housing, a door and a male latch member. The housing has a base and a curved top. The door has a top and a bottom and is hinged to the base of the housing adjacent to the bottom of the door. The male latch member is mechanically coupled to the door and is disposed adjacent to the top of the door. A female latch member is coupled to the housing and is disposed so that the male latch member engages the female latch member. The female latch member has a base portion, a handle portion, a ribbed reinforcement portion and two clip-connector portions. A battery-housing portion is disposed on the top of the base portion. A battery assembly is received in the battery-housing portion and has two electrodes. A lighting assembly is disposed in the base portion adjacent to the handle portion and includes a light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel G. Waldman
  • Latch member with a lighting assembly for a rural mailbox
    Publication number: 20030099103
    Abstract: A mailbox includes a housing, a door and a male latch member. The housing has a base and a curved top. The door has a top and a bottom and is hinged to the base of the housing adjacent to the bottom of the door. The male latch member is mechanically coupled to the door and is disposed adjacent to the top of the door. A female latch member is coupled to the housing and is disposed so that the male latch member engages the female latch member. The female latch member has a base portion, a handle portion, a ribbed reinforcement portion and two clip-connector portions. A battery-housing portion is disposed on the top of the base portion. A battery assembly is received in the battery-housing portion and has two electrodes. A lighting assembly is disposed in the base portion adjacent to the handle portion and includes a light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventor: Daniel G. Waldman