Patents by Inventor Douglas Ambach

Douglas Ambach 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).

  • Light fixture with auxiliary light
    Patent number: 6174068
    Abstract: A light fixture apparatus includes a support frame mounted to the wall and an auxiliary or examination light source coupled to the support frame and movable from a first stored position to a second deployed position. A first switch in series with the auxiliary light source is opened when the auxiliary light is in the stored position and closed when the auxiliary light is in the deployed position. The light source has three degrees of adjustment. The light source is connected to one end of telescopic members which are pivotally connected at its second end to the support to pivot about an axis transverse the telescoping axis. A safety switch is provided adjacent the telescopic members to sense the pivoting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ambach, Dennis J. Gallant