Patents by Inventor George R. Roland

George R. Roland 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: 4983883
    Abstract: An automatic illumination circuit (36) coupled to an ignition switch (14) of an automotive vehicle and to at least one light switch (24) therein. The circuit (36) continuously energizes at least one light (22) when a source of electrical energy (10) such as an alternator supplies electrical energy to the circuit (36) and the ignition switch (14) is in a first operating state for rendering the engine of the vehicle operable. At least one light (22) is automatically illuminated whenever the engine is running, regardless of the time of day or night, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion, and regardless of whether the operator remembers to activate the light switch (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Inventor: George R. Roland
  • Patent number: 4363082
    Abstract: A lighting fixture combined with a suspended ceiling in which ceiling panels are supported from channels and one or more fluorescent tubes are provided in a box or boxes supported by the channels and a lens or lenses are, arranged below the box and of the same shape as the ceiling panels so as to blend in with adjacent ceiling panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Roland