Patents by Inventor Gary H. Paulsen

Gary H. Paulsen 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: 10048032
    Abstract: Child safety weapon locks are disclosed. The child safety weapon lock includes a detente housing, a locking shaft assembly, and a radial lever. The locking shaft assembly is engaged with the detente housing. The radial lever is engaged with the detente housing and selectively engaged with the locking shaft assembly. The radial lever selectively captures the locking shaft assembly between the radial lever and the detente housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Scott Wilson Design, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eli Lazar, Scott H. Wilson, Gary H. Paulsen, Kyle Buzzard
  • Patent number: 9920905
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a light fixture for general lighting. The light fixture is includes a light source assembly that uses a point source of light such as an LED, an aspheric reflector, and a lightguide made of transparent materials, that redirects and distributes the light from the point source to an area light. The novel light fixture is not only functional and provides low-glare illumination, it also has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaohui Yang, Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Gary H. Paulsen, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: 9614569
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that seals against a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the bottom of the device. The top shell provides a downward extension along its perimeter that fits within a trench or pocket formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bottom shell. An underside of the top shell includes a permanently chemically bonded compressible and waterproof film layer. The waterproof film layer is configured to seal directly against the top surface of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Keith Alsberg, Gary H. Paulsen, Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla
  • Patent number: 9599311
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source (101), and a first free-form reflector (110) registered with the light source (101) and receiving non-collimated light (102) from the light source (101). A secondary reflector (120) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the first free-form reflector (110). A second free-form reflector (110) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the secondary reflector (120). A virtual source reflector (125) is registered with the second free-form reflector (110) and configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the second free-form reflector (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Todd E. Bracher, Gary H. Paulsen, Byron E. Trotter, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Gina M. Albanese
  • Publication number: 20160254836
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that seals against a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the bottom of the device. The top shell provides a downward extension along its perimeter that fits within a trench or pocket formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bottom shell. An underside of the top shell includes a permanently chemically bonded compressible and waterproof film layer. The waterproof film layer is configured to seal directly against the top surface of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Keith Alsberg, Gary H. Paulsen, Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla
  • Publication number: 20160178161
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a light fixture for general lighting. The light fixture is includes a light source assembly that uses a point source of light such as an LED, an aspheric reflector, and a lightguide made of transparent materials, that redirects and distributes the light from the point source to an area light. The novel light fixture is not only functional and provides low-glare illumination, it also has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Zhaohui Yang, Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Gary H. Paulsen, Todd E. Bracher
  • Publication number: 20150138761
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source (101), and a first free-form reflector (110) registered with the light source (101) and receiving non-collimated light (102) from the light source (101). A secondary reflector (120) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the first free-form reflector (110). A second free-form reflector (110) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the secondary reflector (120). A virtual source reflector (125) is registered with the second free-form reflector (110) and configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the second free-form reflector (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Todd E. Bracher, Gary H. Paulsen, Byron E. Trotter, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Gina M. Albanese
  • Patent number: D714489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Gary H. Paulsen
  • Patent number: D714996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Gary H. Paulsen
  • Patent number: D743092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D743093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D756558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D835744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Scott Wilson Design, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eli Lazar, Scott H. Wilson, Gary H. Paulsen, Kyle Buzzard