Patents by Inventor Jesus Ortiz Balcazar

Jesus Ortiz Balcazar 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).

  • Ballast and wiring lamp fixture tester
    Patent number: 8008922
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for testing a light fixture power circuit are therefore provided. The light fixture power circuit may energize a fluorescent lamp by providing power at first and second power terminals. The lamp holder may include a lamp pin guide for guiding the tube's contact pins toward the first and second power terminals. The apparatus may have probes that simulate the tube's contact pins. The probes may be robotically inserted into the lamp holder in a manner that is similar to the manner in which the contact pins would be inserted. This may eliminate the requirement to use fluorescent tubes to test the light fixture power circuit. The apparatus may include circuitry for testing the impedance of the light fixture power circuit at the first and second power contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Ortiz Balcazar, Leonel Garcia Chavez
  • BALLAST AND WIRING LAMP FIXTURE TESTER
    Publication number: 20100213962
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for testing a light fixture power circuit are therefore provided. The light fixture power circuit may energize a fluorescent lamp by providing power at first and second power terminals. The lamp holder may include a lamp pin guide for guiding the tube's contact pins toward the first and second power terminals. The apparatus may have probes that simulate the tube's contact pins. The probes may be robotically inserted into the lamp holder in a manner that is similar to the manner in which the contact pins would be inserted. This may eliminate the requirement to use fluorescent tubes to test the light fixture power circuit. The apparatus may include circuitry for testing the impedance of the light fixture power circuit at the first and second power contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Ortiz Balcazar, Leonel Garcia Chavez