Patents by Inventor Fredrick R. Raby, Sr.

Fredrick R. Raby, Sr. 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: 7553049
    Abstract: A support arrangement is combined with a reflector sheet and fluorescent light tube to hold the reflector sheet above the tube in a curved trough shape maximum concentration of light at a desired distance from the light tube by varying the curvature in which the reflector sheet is held. An annular piece is detachable to form a larger opening to be fit to a larger tube, while an auxiliary strip can be mounted across the opening to create an opening for a smaller sized opening. The reflector sheet can be held in a reverse bent along its center to avoid light by the tube itself. Two clips can be mounted together at an adjustable distance from each other to allow mounting of a double sized reflector sheet over two side by side light tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce R. Raby, Fredrick R. Raby, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7018074
    Abstract: A reflector mounting for fluorescent light fixtures in which a rectangular reflector sheet is formed and held in a trough shape by a series of bracket clips hooked to side edges thereof, the bracket clips having a hole receiving the light tube to thereby hold the reflector in the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce R. Raby, Fredrick R. Raby, Sr.