Patents by Inventor Fred Robert Barrow

Fred Robert Barrow 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: 5669691
    Abstract: An inpavement light fixture for mounting in an airport runway or a taxiway having a cover with a flat surface and one or two windows for the passage of a light beam. An optical prism is detachably mounted in a cavity formed in the cover beside and beneath each window. The prism has three flat sides forming an equilateral triangle with two of the sides sloping upwardly to a top edge positioned at a top of its window. A special sealing member fits over the prism and preferably covers one of the two sides which slope upwardly. This member extends about a lower portion of the prism and forms a water tight seal. An electric light is mounted in a bottom receptacle on which the cover is supported. A light channel is formed in the top of the cover and extends from each window towards an edge of the cover. This channel has a bottom which slopes at a small angle to the flat top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Tristar Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Fred Robert Barrow