Patents by Inventor Earl Gosswiller

Earl Gosswiller 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).

  • Non-linear signalling device for vehicles
    Patent number: 5097397
    Abstract: A light bar is provided for mounting to a roof of an emergency vehicle such that the signalling devices comprising the light bar are distributed across the roof to form a non-linear pattern. A dome assembly covers the signalling devices and also forms a non-linear pattern traversing the roof. The light bar provides for enhanced visibility at angles approaching 90.degree. to the heading of the vehicle. Moreover, the non-linear pattern of the signalling devices allows the light bar to provide a signalling pattern whose warning effect can be alternatively directionalized into different distinct zones about the vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, each of the signalling devices is contained in a module comprising a base and a dome such that enhanced transmittance of light is provided at angles approaching 90.degree. from the heading of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Edward S. Stanuch, Michael Benner, Earl Gosswiller
  • Light bar for an emergency vehicle
    Patent number: D324921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Edward S. Stanuch, Michael Benner, Earl Gosswiller
  • Non-linear signalling device for vehicles
    Patent number: RE36245
    Abstract: A light bar is provided for mounting to a roof of an emergency vehicle such that the signalling devices comprising the light bar are distributed across the roof to form a non-linear pattern. A dome assembly covers the signalling devices and also forms a non-linear pattern traversing the roof. The light bar provides for enhanced visibility at angles approaching 90.degree. to the heading of the vehicle. Moreover, the non-linear pattern of the signalling devices allows the light bar to provide a signalling pattern whose warning effect can be alternatively directionalized into different distinct zones about the vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, each of the signalling devices is contained in a module comprising a base and a dome such that enhanced transmittance of light is provided at angles approaching 90.degree. from the heading of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Edward S. Stanuch, Michael Benner, Earl Gosswiller