Patents by Inventor Earl F. Miles, Jr.

Earl F. Miles, Jr. 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: 4518896
    Abstract: A dual voltage lighting fixture for permiting the interchangeable use of light bulbs having substantially different operating voltages. The apparatus includes a housing to which is mounted a standard sized light bulb socket and a connector. A transformer is also mounted to the housing and serves to deliver electrical current to the socket and connector at substantially different operating voltages. A manually operated switch controls the supply of electrical current between the socket and the connector. A detachable fixture for receiving a smaller sized low voltage light bulb is also provided which is attached to the housing and connector. The detachable fixture may be removed whenever it is desirable to use a standard sized light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Indy Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Earl F. Miles, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3974371
    Abstract: An adjustable light fixture recessible in a ceiling for directing light toward an object at various angles. A shade having an incandescent or mercury light element is suspended within a housing by a pair of multi-membered arms. Both arms are adjustable for moving the shade vertically. The shade is rotatably mounted to a yoke for allowing the shade and bulb to pivot about the horizontal mounting axis. The yoke is rotatably mounted to a U-shaped bracket fastened to the pair of arms allowing the shade and bulb to rotate about a vertical axis. Stops are provided to prevent tangling of the electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Indy Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Earl F. Miles, Jr.