Patents by Inventor Gary L. Rifkin

Gary L. Rifkin 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).

  • LED Circuit board indicator housing and tie-bar assembly
    Patent number: 4555749
    Abstract: A tie-bar of variable length for mechanically linking a desired number of lamps (such as LEDs) includes dove-tailed channels with a "V-shaped" groove in each dove-tail channel. Each lamp is disposed in a housing having a compatible dove-tailed mounting channel designed to fit half of adjacent tie-bar channels on the tie-bar assembly. The "V-shaped" grooves are used to break the tie-bar to a desired length for mounting a required number of lamp housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Rifkin, Charles C. Lawrence, Sam Zilber, Michael Hamby