Patents by Inventor Herbert D. Freed

Herbert D. Freed 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: 5027262
    Abstract: A light rail system for supporting light fixtures which is flexible so as to conform to curved and irregular surfaces. The light rail has two strips, fabricated from a single piece of conductive material, surrounded by upper and lower tracks of insulative material. A concave reflecting surface is integral with the upper layer of insulative material. Extensions from the strips form contact tabs which are folded perpendicular to the strips, and extend through slits in the upper track. Source plugs integral with the conductive strips mate with a feed plug providing external electricity. A special coupler allows several rails to be joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Lucifier Lighting Company
    Inventor: Herbert D. Freed
  • Patent number: 4978319
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a removable adapter for installing a lamp on a strip. The strip is constructed with uniformly spaced, identical current delivering electrodes, adjacent electrodes being of opposite polarity. The present adapter includes end located enlargements wherein each enlargement enclosures a slot, the slot incorporating a leaf spring which resiliently contacts against a spade inserted thereinto. This assures quality electrical contact. Moreover, the leaf springs connect with suitable conductors which in turn extend to a socket means integrally constructed within one of the enlargements. The socket means is provided with first and second openings thereinto, to permit contacts on the lamp deployed in accordance with an industry standard to be inserted for mounting the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Emmanel Corp.
    Inventor: Herbert D. Freed
  • Patent number: 4874320
    Abstract: A light rail system for supporting light fixtures which is flexible so as to conform to curved and irregular surfaces. The light rail has two strips, fabricated from a single piece of conductive material, surrounded by upper and lower tracks of thermoplastic material. Extensions from the strips form contact tabs which are folded perpendicular to the strips, and extend through slits in the upper track. Source plugs integral with the conductive strips mate with a feed plug providing external electricity. A special coupler allows several rails to be joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Inventors: Herbert D. Freed, Dennis Leach
  • Patent number: 4723199
    Abstract: A fixture for a plurality of tubular electric lamps comprises an elongated insulating angular frame having two perpendicular flanges joined together. Metal conductor strips carried on the back side of the flanges have integral lamp carrying tabs spaced along the length of the conductors that protrude through slots in the frame. Tabs are thus disposed along the entire length of the frame to support lamps in axial alignment. The flat conductors are secured to the back side of the flanges by crimping the portion of the tabs adjacent the front side of the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Emmanel Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert D. Freed, Eric Hoefnagels
  • Patent number: D316311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Emmanel Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert D. Freed