Patents by Inventor Joe Bernal

Joe Bernal 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).

  • Floor lamp with integrated plant growth system
    Patent number: 10557598
    Abstract: A luminaire has three or more substantially rigid legs each having an upper end and a lower end. The three or more legs are arranged in a frustum shape forming a central area. The upper ends of the three or more legs at least partially converge and are fixed with respect to each other. The luminaire includes a first lamp fixed to the top ends of the three or more legs and operable to emit light in a substantially upward direction, and a second lamp fixed to the top ends of the three or more legs and operable to emit light in a substantially downward direction. Additionally, the luminaire includes three or more suspension members each having an end that is removably secured to a respective leg. Each of the three or more suspension members have individually adjustable lengths and are configured to maintain a suspended planter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Evolution Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Leigh Smith, Joe Bernal
  • Floor Lamp With Integrated Plant Growth System
    Publication number: 20170167671
    Abstract: A luminaire has three or more substantially rigid legs each having an upper end and a lower end. The three or more legs are arranged in a frustum shape forming a central area. The upper ends of the three or more legs at least partially converge and are fixed with respect to each other. The luminaire includes a first lamp fixed to the top ends of the three or more legs and operable to emit light in a substantially upward direction, and a second lamp fixed to the top ends of the three or more legs and operable to emit light in a substantially downward direction. Additionally, the luminaire includes three or more suspension members each having an end that is removably secured to a respective leg. Each of the three or more suspension members have individually adjustable lengths and are configured to maintain a suspended planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Evolution Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Leigh Smith, Joe Bernal
  • Louvered tailgate
    Patent number: D372894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Inventors: Joe A. Bernal, Renee E. Bernal