Patents by Inventor Eric Haugaard

Eric Haugaard 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).

  • Publication number: 20080278953
    Abstract: In an embodiment of an assembly for recessed mounting of a body, the body includes proximal and distal end and further includes as least one mounting point. The assembly includes a threaded shaft connected to body through the mounting point and capable of rotatable movement relative to the mounting point. A toggle having a first end including a threaded interior and a second end that is a free end is screwed onto the threaded shaft and rotatable around it. A spring is mounted around the threaded shaft between the mounting point of the body and the first end of the toggle, whereby the spring biases the toggle toward the distal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: RUUD LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Haugaard
  • Patent number: 7350940
    Abstract: In an overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member forming a space, the base member forming a socket-receiving recess, and power-related components in the space, portions of the housing form a vertical airflow thermal chimney immediately adjacent to the recess and extending through the housing from bottom to top, to facilitate heat transfer to the chimney and heat-dissipating airflow to the atmosphere. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal. A variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Patent number: 7319593
    Abstract: An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes a spring-bracket secured to bracket-securement point(s), extending along the capacitor to hold the capacitor in place and biasing the capacitor into heat-exchange engagement against one surface of the top member to facilitate heat transfer from the capacitor to the top member and dissipation therefrom to the atmosphere. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal and a variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Eric Haugaard
  • Publication number: 20070081345
    Abstract: An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes a spring-bracket secured to bracket-securement point(s), extending along the capacitor to hold the capacitor in place and biasing the capacitor into heat-exchange engagement against one surface of the top member to facilitate heat transfer from the capacitor to the top member and dissipation therefrom to the atmosphere. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal and a variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Eric Haugaard
  • Patent number: 7189205
    Abstract: A system which includes at least one ultrasound data collection device which is programmable to carry out a specific ultrasound procedure on a selected part of a human body of a patient. The resulting ultrasound data is transmitted via a local server at the site of the data collection device to the internet and from there to a web database server which processes the raw ultrasound data and provides application-specific information, such as a three-dimensional model, which can be used for diagnostic interpretation of the body part imaged by the ultrasound suitable for use in the treatment of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Diagnostic Ultrasound Corp.
    Inventors: Gerald J. McMorrow, William L. Barnard, Eric Haugaard
  • Publication number: 20070030682
    Abstract: An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes spring-spacer apparatus between the base member and the ballast, such that, with the top member closed with respect to the base member, the spring-spacer apparatus biases the ballast into heat-exchange engagement with at least one surface of the top member and provides an air gap between the ballast and the base member. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal and a variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20070030686
    Abstract: In an overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member forming a space, the base member forming a socket-receiving recess, and power-related components in the space, portions of the housing form a vertical airflow thermal chimney immediately adjacent to the recess and extending through the housing from bottom to top, to facilitate heat transfer to the chimney and heat-dissipating airflow to the atmosphere. The base member and top member are preferably formed of die-cast metal. A variety of preferred features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20060227536
    Abstract: An assembly for an electrical fixture housing, the housing of the type enclosing ballasts, the housing including top and rear walls, first and second side walls, and two heat sink pads orthogonally disposed respecting one another, the assembly including a component tray having a longitudinal axis between first and second ends, a middle portion, and a ballast secured to the middle portion, and first and second tray attachments structured for quickly-detachable attachment of the respective first and second ends of the component tray to the respective first and second side walls of the housing, where the attachment effects direct and snug engagement of the ballast with the two heat sink pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20060214432
    Abstract: A hinging mechanism attaching an access panel to a housing is provided that has a latching device rigidly mounted to the inner surface of the panel and releasably pivotally secured to the interior surface of the housing, whereby the panel is detachable from the housing and free to move between open and closed positions. Preferably, the mechanism further includes a linkage member movably mounted to the interior surface, whereby the mechanism has articulation at independent points between the housing and the panel. The mechanism is also preferably one where the latching device includes a latch-bracket and a latch, the latch being pivotally attached to the latch-bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20060164841
    Abstract: A method for implementing lighting utilizes a lighting fixture having a plurality of lateral reflector positions, including selectively installing a first type reflector panel or a second type reflector panel in individual ones of the plurality of lateral reflector positions, the first type reflector panel having a greater uplighting capacity compared to the second type reflector panel, whereby the selectively installing determines, for the lighting fixture, a proportion of uplight versus downlight. For a plurality of tube positions disposed in a plane, a method may include vertically positioning a reflector assembly with respect to the plane. Individual reflector panels may be replaced by flexing the panel. A method may include providing a sensor switch operative to detect an occupant and connect an electrical path when the occupant is detected, and providing a selector for selecting ones of the ballasts to be connected to the electrical path by the sensor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Craig Raleigh, Alan Ruud, Dallas Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20060083007
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture is provided having a mount housing with at least one pivot portion and a support panel with at least one hook portion, the support panel being attached to the mount housing in a manner where the hook portion can slide and pivot with respect to the pivot portion. The pivot portion includes a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail and the hook portion has a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member. The support panel is free to move between an open and a closed position and, preferably, detachable from the mount housing. A method for mounting a lighting fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20060023445
    Abstract: A method, for implementing lighting by utilizing a lighting fixture having a plurality of laterally-spaced light source locations and corresponding lateral reflector positions, may include selectively installing a reflector of a first type or a second type in respective ones of the plurality of lateral reflector positions, the first type reflector having greater uplighting capacity compared to the second type reflector, whereby the selectively installing determines a proportion of uplight versus downlight. For a plurality of tube positions disposed in a plane, a method may include vertically positioning a reflector assembly with respect to the plane. Individual reflector panels may be replaced by flexing the panel. A method may include providing a sensor switch operative to detect an occupant and connect an electrical path when the occupant is detected, and providing a selector for selecting ones of the ballasts to be connected to the electrical path by the sensor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Graig Raleigh, Alan Ruud, Dallas Buchanan
  • Patent number: 6974230
    Abstract: An overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing, power-related components and a lamp-mounting socket. The housing has top and bottom walls and sidewalls together forming a substantially enclosed space, and the bottom wall defines a socket window. The power-related components and the socket are both secured to the housing and within the enclosed space, thereby to provide a low-profile fixture with its components within a single housing. Preferred embodiment include the socket having its lamp-receiving end substantially aligned with the socket window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20050073838
    Abstract: A method, for implementing lighting by utilizing a lighting fixture having a plurality of laterally-spaced light source locations and corresponding lateral reflector positions, may include selectively installing a reflector of a first type or a second type in respective ones of the plurality of lateral reflector positions, the first type reflector having greater uplighting capacity compared to the second type reflector, whereby the selectively installing determines a proportion of uplight versus downlight. For a plurality of tube positions disposed in a plane, a method may include vertically positioning a reflector assembly with respect to the plane. Individual reflector panels may be replaced by flexing the panel. A method may include providing a sensor switch operative to detect an occupant and connect an electrical path when the occupant is detected, and providing a selector for selecting ones of the ballasts to be connected to the electrical path by the sensor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Craig Raleigh, Alan Ruud, Dallas Buchanan
  • Patent number: 6867959
    Abstract: A housing 20 for electrical lighting fixtures with improved ballast mounting is disclosed. The ballast 10 is mounted such that it tightly engages two walls 30,40 of the housing. The housing is a heat sink and heat from the ballast is efficiently transferred to the two walls. The ballast is preferably mounted to one of the two walls. The wall to which the ballast is mounted preferably includes a channel 33 and the ballast preferably includes a bore 12, such that a rod 50 passing through the bore and positioned in the channel mounts the ballast to the wall. A method of mounting a ballast to a housing for electrical lighting fixtures such that the ballast tightly engages two walls of the housing is also disclosed. Such mounting is preferably performed by a single mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Patent number: 6783265
    Abstract: An overhead industrial light fixture suspended by a hook from a support assembly having a suspension stabilizer that engages the hook and is attached to the support assembly. The suspension stabilizer has two slots sized to receive and frictionally hold the upward and downward portions of the hook individually. A method for stabilizing the orientation of a suspended overhead industrial light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20040095774
    Abstract: An overhead industrial light fixture suspended by a hook from a support assembly having a suspension stabilizer that engages the hook and is attached to the support assembly. The suspension stabilizer has two slots sized to receive and frictionally hold the upward and downward portions of the hook individually. A method for stabilizing the orientation of a suspended overhead industrial light fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20040080951
    Abstract: A housing 20 for electrical lighting fixtures with improved ballast mounting is disclosed. The ballast 10 is mounted such that it tightly engages two walls 30,40 of the housing. The housing is a heat sink and heat from the ballast is efficiently transferred to the two walls. The ballast is preferably mounted to one of the two walls. The wall to which the ballast is mounted preferably includes a channel 33 and the ballast preferably includes a bore 12, such that a rod 50 passing through the bore and positioned in the channel mounts the ballast to the wall. A method of mounting a ballast to a housing for electrical lighting fixtures such that the ballast tightly engages two walls of the housing is also disclosed. Such mounting is preferably performed by a single mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Haugaard, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20030195424
    Abstract: A system which includes at least one ultrasound data collection device which is programmable to carry out a specific ultrasound procedure on a selected part of a human body of a patient. The resulting ultrasound data is transmitted via a local server at the site of the data collection device to the internet and from there to a web database server which processes the raw ultrasound data and provides application-specific information, such as a three-dimensional model, which can be used for diagnostic interpretation of the body part imaged by the ultrasound suitable for use in the treatment of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Gerald J. McMorrow, William L. Barnard, Eric Haugaard
  • Patent number: D576331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruud, Eric Haugaard, Brian L. Kinnune