Patents by Inventor Daniel Ray Hammer

Daniel Ray Hammer 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: 9905378
    Abstract: A pushbutton and an electrical switch can be linked to one another so that movement of the pushbutton, for example by a user depressing the pushbutton, can control the switch. The switch can be in a closed position prior to being depressed and in an open position afterwards, or vice versa. A photodetector can be located on the switch side of the pushbutton. The pushbutton can be formed of a material that transmits light so that light can pass through the pushbutton for receipt by the photodetector. The pushbutton can additionally or alternatively be formed with an opening that is sized to receive an object inserted by a user. Insertion of the object can manipulate a second electrical switch, which may control flow of electricity from a battery, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Daniel Ray Hammer, Kevin Odith Porter
  • Patent number: 9496640
    Abstract: A socket protector includes a socket attachment portion and a fixture attachment portion disposed adjacent to the socket attachment portion. The socket attachment portion can include at least one pair of socket attachment features, where the at least one pair of socket attachment features is configured to detachably couple to a socket of a light fixture. The fixture attachment portion can include at least one fixture attachment feature, where the at least one fixture attachment feature detachably couples to at least one housing feature of a number of housing features of a housing of the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Travis Arthur Middleton, Daniel Ray Hammer, Grzegorz Wronski
  • Patent number: 9496098
    Abstract: A pushbutton and an electrical switch can be linked to one another so that movement of the pushbutton, for example by a user depressing the pushbutton, can control the switch. The switch can be in a closed position prior to being depressed and in an open position afterwards, or vice versa. A photodetector can be located on the switch side of the pushbutton. The pushbutton can be formed of a material that transmits light so that light can pass through the pushbutton for receipt by the photodetector. The pushbutton can additionally or alternatively be formed with an opening that is sized to receive an object inserted by a user. Insertion of the object can manipulate a second electrical switch, which may control flow of electricity from a battery, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Daniel Ray Hammer, Kevin Odith Porter