Patents by Inventor Greg D. Cotton

Greg D. Cotton 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: 4903175
    Abstract: An illumination module comprising a housing having one or more cavities, each containing a source of illumination such as an incandescent lamp at its closed end. A housing mounting plate containing a window coextensive with the open end of the housing is affixed to the open end of said housing in such a way as to create a slot between the mounting plate and the housing. A movable mask containing one or more apertures to configure and position the light as it leaves the housing through the window is located in the slot so that one or more segregated targets can be illuminated by means of the single mask positioning of the apertures relative to the open end of the individual cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventor: Greg D. Cotton