Patents by Inventor Harry John Altena, JR.

Harry John Altena, JR. 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).

  • Illuminating landscape edging strip and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11519596
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an illuminating landscape edging strip having an elongated edging substrate. Contained within the edging substrate are a heat sink disposed in a first slot along a long dimension of the edging substrate, a lighting strip disposed in a first channel along the long dimension of the edging substrate, and a lens disposed in a second slot along the long dimension of the edging substrate. The lighting strip abuts against and is thermally conductive to the heat sink. The lens is closely spaced apart from a light emitting surface on the lighting strip. The lens and the second slot open into light-emitting channel on a front face of the edging substrate. The upper edge of the light-emitting channel includes a bevel that increases the angle of light exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Robin Peter Altena, Harry John Altena, Jr.
  • ILLUMINATING LANDSCAPE EDGING STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20220113017
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an illuminating landscape edging strip having an elongated edging substrate. Contained within the edging substrate are a heat sink disposed in a first slot along a long dimension of the edging substrate, a lighting strip disposed in a first channel along the long dimension of the edging substrate, and a lens disposed in a second slot along the long dimension of the edging substrate. The lighting strip abuts against and is thermally conductive to the heat sink. The lens is closely spaced apart from a light emitting surface on the lighting strip. The lens and the second slot open into light-emitting channel on a front face of the edging substrate. The upper edge of the light-emitting channel includes a bevel that increases the angle of light exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Robin Peter Altena, Harry John Altena, JR.