Patents by Inventor Harish P. Kulkarni

Harish P. Kulkarni 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: 11181253
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture including a side access door and a compartment for housing electrical components required for operation of the LED fixture. The side access door secured to the compartment by a hinge structure, such that the side door is retained when in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Patent number: 11112074
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Publication number: 20200292142
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Publication number: 20200292153
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture (205) provided with a self-retaining side access door (220) to a wiring and driver compartment (245) of said LED fixture (205), and means for retaining said side access door (220) attached to said wiring and driver compartment (245) in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Patent number: 10274170
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of luminaires. More specifically, the present disclosure envisages a drain arrangement for use with a luminaire that is supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box. The arrangement includes a hood coupled with the junction box via a connecting conduit, wherein connection cables from the wiring conduit are received within the hood via the connecting conduit and the junction box. An adaptor extends from the hood and the luminaire. The adaptor is defined by a sidewall extending from the luminaire and has an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of the sidewall. The adaptor further includes an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of the luminaire. A drain conduit extends from the adaptor and is configured to drain out the fluid collected within the adaptor outside of the annular inner sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, William Leber, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: 10267495
    Abstract: A visor for a lighting fixture is snap fitted to the lighting fixture that effectively reduces sky glow. The visor (100) comprises a central panel (104) and a pair of side panels (106). The pair of side panels (106) is extended from the operative ends of central panel (104). Further at least one connecting portion (108) having a hemmed formation (110) are configured on the central panel (104) and pair of side panels (106), wherein at least one clip (112) is fitted into the hemmed formation (110) that facilitates mounting of the visor (100) on the lighting fixture (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Indrajit Boiragi, Jinchandra S. Palase, Rajesh Hatewar, Sudhir V. Managuli, Harish P. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 10215375
    Abstract: A visor for a lighting fixture is snap fitted to the lighting fixture that effectively reduces sky glow. The visor (100) comprises a central panel (104) and a pair of side panels (106). The pair of side panels (106) is extended from the operative ends of central panel (104). Further at least one connecting portion (108) having a hemmed formation (110) are configured on the central panel (104) and pair of side panels (106), wherein at least one clip (112) is fitted into the hemmed formation (110) that facilitates mounting of the visor (100) on the lighting fixture (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Indrajit Boiragi, Jinchandra S. Palase, Rajesh Hatewar, Sudhir V. Managuli, Harish P. Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20190017682
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of luminaires. More specifically, the present disclosure envisages a drain arrangement for use with a luminaire that is supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box. The arrangement includes a hood coupled with the junction box via a connecting conduit, wherein connection cables from the wiring conduit are received within the hood via the connecting conduit and the junction box. An adaptor extends from the hood and the luminaire. The adaptor is defined by a sidewall extending from the luminaire and has an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of the sidewall. The adaptor further includes an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of the luminaire. A drain conduit extends from the adaptor and is configured to drain out the fluid collected within the adaptor outside of the annular inner sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, William Leber, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: D934806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Shriprasad V. Khadse, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar, Harish P. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: D935064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Ritu Raj, Anoop R. Zutti, Chetan Narkhede, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar
  • Patent number: D935065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLP
    Inventors: Anoop R. Zutti, Vinayak A. Jadhav, Santosh K. Patil, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar
  • Patent number: D939126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, James G. Brand, Santosh K. Patil, Sumit Kumar