Patents by Inventor Frederic George BARDOT

Frederic George BARDOT 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: 10247394
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederic George Bardot, Reinier Imre Anton Den Boer, Sébastien Thierry Fol
  • Patent number: 10168035
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a generally planar light output window (10), comprising an outer housing (12), an inner housing (14) which is rotatably received within the outer housing (12) about a first axis perpendicular to the light output window (10), a plurality of light source carriers (40) mounted to the inner housing (14), wherein each light source carrier (40) is mounted for rotation about a second axis parallel to the light output window (10), light sources (72) carried by the light source carriers (40) for directing a light output to the light output window (10) and a rotary adjustment arrangement comprising a first adjustment element (22) for controlling rotation of the inner housing (14) with respect to the outer housing (12) and a second adjustment element (26) for controlling rotation of the light source carriers (40) with respect to the inner housing (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Frederic George Bardot
  • Publication number: 20170038046
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a generally planar light output window (10), comprising an outer housing (12), an inner housing (14) which is rotatably received within the outer housing (12) about a first axis perpendicular to the light output window (10), a plurality of light source carriers (40) mounted to the inner housing (14), wherein each light source carrier (40) is mounted for rotation about a second axis parallel to the light output window (10), light sources (72) carried by the light source carriers (40) for directing a light output to the light output window (10) and a rotary adjustment arrangement comprising a first adjustment element (22) for controlling rotation of the inner housing (14) with respect to the outer housing (12) and a second adjustment element (26) for controlling rotation of the light source carriers (40) with respect to the inner housing (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: FREDERIC GEORGE BARDOT
  • Publication number: 20160091182
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Frederic George BARDOT, Reinier Imre Anton DEN BOER, Sébastien Thierry FOL