Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Niles

Daniel W. Niles 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).

  • Conversion kit for lighting assemblies
    Patent number: 8287142
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for adapting unfinished lighting fixture rough-ins to receive a lighting module, such as an incandescent light bulb or a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting device, are disclosed. According to one aspect, a universal adapter is provided that can be inserted into an existing lighting fixture rough-in, secured in place, and electrically connected to the lighting fixture rough-in. In this way, the adapter stands in place of the finishing section typically used in current lighting fixture designs. As a result, the adapter can modify an unfinished lighting fixture so that it can be used with a variety of lighting elements beyond those designed to be used with the specific configuration of the lighting fixture rough-in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gary David Trott, Daniel W. Niles, James Michael Lay
  • CONVERSION KIT FOR LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20090284958
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for adapting unfinished lighting fixture rough-ins to receive a lighting module, such as an incandescent light bulb or a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting device, are disclosed. According to one aspect, a universal adapter is provided that can be inserted into an existing lighting fixture rough-in, secured in place, and electrically connected to the lighting fixture rough-in. In this way, the adapter stands in place of the finishing section typically used in current lighting fixture designs. As a result, the adapter can modify an unfinished lighting fixture so that it can be used with a variety of lighting elements beyond those designed to be used with the specific configuration of the lighting fixture rough-in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gary David Trott, Daniel W. Niles, James Michael Lay