Patents by Inventor Glenn Wheelock

Glenn Wheelock 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109519
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to wiper devices for cleaning sensor housings. An example embodiment includes a wiper device for cleaning a surface of a rotatable sensor housing. The wiper device may have a driving arm having a first end and a second end. The first end of the driving arm is connected to a rotatable shaft. The wiper device may also have a wiper arm pivotally connected to the second end of the driving arm. The pivotal connection is located between a front region and a rear region of the wiper arm. Further, the wiper device may have a wiper blade coupled to the front region of the wiper arm. The wiper blade may be configured to wipe the surface of the rotatable sensor housing. Additionally, the wiper device may have a counterweight coupled to the rear region of the wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: David Duff, Michael Hall-Snyder, Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: 9212789
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a shell, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a liquid-volume compensator mechanism. The one or more LEDs are disposed within the shell. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The liquid-volume compensator mechanism is configured to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wheelock, Bernhard Stonas
  • Publication number: 20150023029
    Abstract: An LED bulb has a base, a shell connected to the base, and a thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The LED bulb has a plurality of LEDs mounted on LED mounting surfaces disposed within the shell. The LED mounting surfaces face different radial directions, and the LED mounting surfaces are configured to facilitate a passive convective flow of the thermally conductive liquid within the LED bulb to transfer heat from the LEDs to the shell when the LED bulb is oriented in at least three different orientations. In a first orientation, the shell is disposed vertically above the base. In a second orientation, the shell is disposed on the same horizontal plane as the base. In a third orientation, the shell is disposed vertically below the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn WHEELOCK, David HORN
  • Patent number: 8926140
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) bulb has a shell. An LED is within the shell. The LED is electrically connected to a driver circuit, which is electrically connected to a base of the LED bulb. The LED bulb also has a heatsink between the shell and base. A thermal break partitions the heatsink into an upper partition adjacent the shell and a lower partition adjacent the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn Wheelock
  • Publication number: 20140347865
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes at least one LED mount disposed within a shell. At least one LED is attached to the at least one LED mount. A thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The LED and LED mount are immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. A liquid displacer is immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. The liquid displacer is configured to displace a predetermined amount of the thermally conductive liquid to reduce the amount of thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The liquid displacer is also configured to facilitate a flow of the thermally conductive liquid from the LED mount to an inner surface of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: David HORN, Christopher R. MOYLAN, Glenn WHEELOCK
  • Patent number: 8847472
    Abstract: A method of making a light-emitting diode (LED) bulb and an LED bulb comprising a base, a shell connected to the base forming an enclosed volume. A thermally conductive liquid is held within the enclosed volume. A laminate support structure connected to the base and a plurality of flange portions formed in the laminate support structure. A plurality of LEDs are attached to the plurality of flange portions and arranged in a radial array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Titzler, Glenn Wheelock, Ronan Le Toquin, David Horn
  • Patent number: 8820954
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes at least one LED mount disposed within a shell. At least one LED is attached to the at least one LED mount. A thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The LED and LED mount are immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. A liquid displacer is immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. The liquid displacer is configured to displace a predetermined amount of the thermally conductive liquid to reduce the amount of thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The liquid displacer is also configured to be compressible, where the liquid displacer is compressed in response to expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Horn, Christopher R. Moylan, Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: 8740415
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb has a shell. An LED is within the shell. The LED is electrically connected to a driver circuit, which is electrically connected to a base of the LED bulb. The LED bulb also has a heatsink between the shell and base. A thermal break partitions the heatsink into an upper partition adjacent the shell and a lower partition adjacent the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: 8686623
    Abstract: An LED bulb has a base, a shell connected to the base, and a thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The LED bulb has a plurality of LEDs mounted on LED mounting surfaces disposed within the shell. The LED mounting surfaces face different radial directions, and the LED mounting surfaces are configured to facilitate a passive convective flow of the thermally conductive liquid within the LED bulb to transfer heat from the LEDs to the shell when the LED bulb is oriented in at least three different orientations. In a first orientation, the shell is disposed vertically above the base. In a second orientation, the shell is disposed on the same horizontal plane as the base. In a third orientation, the shell is disposed vertically below the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wheelock, David Horn
  • Publication number: 20140036506
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a shell, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a liquid-volume compensator mechanism. The one or more LEDs are disposed within the shell. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The liquid-volume compensator mechanism is configured to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn WHEELOCK, Bernhard STONAS
  • Publication number: 20130328474
    Abstract: An LED bulb has a base, a shell connected to the base, and a thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The LED bulb has a plurality of LEDs mounted on LED mounting surfaces disposed within the shell. The LED mounting surfaces face different radial directions, and the LED mounting surfaces are configured to facilitate a passive convective flow of the thermally conductive liquid within the LED bulb to transfer heat from the LEDs to the shell when the LED bulb is oriented in at least three different orientations. In a first orientation, the shell is disposed vertically above the base. In a second orientation, the shell is disposed on the same horizontal plane as the base. In a third orientation, the shell is disposed vertically below the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn WHEELOCK, David HORN
  • Patent number: 8562185
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a base, a shell connected to the base, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a flexible diaphragm. The one or more LEDs are disposed within the shell. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The flexible diaphragm is in fluidic connection to the thermally conductive liquid, and is configured to deflect from a first position to a second position to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wheelock, Bernhard Stonas
  • Publication number: 20130176744
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) bulb has a shell. An LED is within the shell. The LED is electrically connected to a driver circuit, which is electrically connected to a base of the LED bulb. The LED bulb also has a heatsink between the shell and base. A thermal break partitions the heatsink into an upper partition adjacent the shell and a lower partition adjacent the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn Wheelock
  • Publication number: 20130010480
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb has a shell. An LED is within the shell. The LED is electrically connected to a driver circuit, which is electrically connected to a base of the LED bulb. The LED bulb also has a heatsink between the shell and base. A thermal break partitions the heatsink into an upper partition adjacent the shell and a lower partition adjacent the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn WHEELOCK
  • Publication number: 20120287608
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes at least one LED mount disposed within a shell. At least one LED is attached to the at least one LED mount. A thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The LED and LED mount are immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. A liquid displacer is immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. The liquid displacer is configured to displace a predetermined amount of the thermally conductive liquid to reduce the amount of thermally conductive liquid held within the shell. The liquid displacer is also configured to be compressible, where the liquid displacer is compressed in response to expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Horn, Christopher R. Moylan, Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: 8277094
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a base, a shell connected to the base, an LED mount disposed within the shell, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a liquid-volume compensator mechanism. The one or more LEDs are mounted on the LED mount. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The liquid-volume compensator mechanism moves from a first position to a second position to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wheelock, Bernhard Stonas
  • Publication number: 20120201027
    Abstract: An LED bulb includes a base, a shell connected to the base, an LED mount disposed within the shell, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a liquid-volume compensator mechanism. The one or more LEDs are mounted on the LED mount. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The liquid-volume compensator mechanism moves from a first position to a second position to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wheelock, Bernhard Stonas
  • Patent number: D700721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Webb, David Titzler, Alex Rochat, Rob Swinton, Jeff Salazar, Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: D700722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Webb, David Titzler, Alex Rochat, Rob Swinton, Jeff Salazar, Glenn Wheelock
  • Patent number: D734506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Webb, David Titzler, Alex Rochat, Rob Swinton, Jeff Salazar, Glenn Wheelock