Patents by Inventor Dieter RIX

Dieter RIX 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: 9010960
    Abstract: A flashlight having integrated rolling protection, including a rod-shaped housing, at the first end of which a light body is arranged and at the opposite, second end of which a cap is arranged, wherein the light body has a light outlet opening and a circumferential wall having a rounded outer contour, which circumferential wall surrounds the light outlet opening, and the circumferential wall is designed as having at least one rolling protection surface that cuts the cross-section of the circumferential wall in the manner of a secant. The aim is to provide a flashlight having effective and captive rolling protection. Said aim is achieved by a flashlight for which a support ring raised relative to the rod-shaped housing is formed on the second end or the cap, the outer contour of said support ring lying in a common plane with the at least one rolling protection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Dieter Rix
  • Publication number: 20140268712
    Abstract: A flashlight having integrated rolling protection, including a rod-shaped housing, at the first end of which a light body is arranged and at the opposite, second end of which a cap is arranged, wherein the light body has a light outlet opening and a circumferential wall having a rounded outer contour, which circumferential wall surrounds the light outlet opening, and the circumferential wall is designed as having at least one rolling protection surface that cuts the cross-section of the circumferential wall in the manner of a secant. The aim is to provide a flashlight having effective and captive rolling protection. Said aim is achieved by a flashlight for which a support ring raised relative to the rod-shaped housing is formed on the second end or the cap, the outer contour of said support ring lying in a common plane with the at least one rolling protection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Dieter RIX