Patents by Inventor Joel E. Robinson

Joel E. Robinson 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: 8419238
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures having an enhanced heat sink performance are provided. A heat sink member is a unitary ring member. An outside surface of the heat sink member is disposed exterior of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins. An inside surface of the heat sink member is disposed inside of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of surfaces configured for mating engagement with a respective light source board. The heat sink member joins upper and lower globe portions of the lighting fixture. A reflector or a light pipe optionally is provided interior of the light fixture, providing illumination directional control. A polygon shaped lighting fixture provides a LED light output to cross in a plane proximate to a light center of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel E. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20110228550
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures having an enhanced heat sink performance are provided. A heat sink member is a unitary ring member. An outside surface of the heat sink member is disposed exterior of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins. An inside surface of the heat sink member is disposed inside of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of surfaces configured for mating engagement with a respective light source board. The heat sink member joins upper and lower globe portions of the lighting fixture. A reflector or a light pipe optionally is provided interior of the light fixture, providing illumination directional control. A polygon shaped lighting fixture provides a LED light output to cross in a plane proximate to a light center of the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 7710663
    Abstract: A prismatic lens and a reflector/refractor device having enhanced characteristics are provided for lighting fixtures. The prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device are formed of a silicone material. A prismatic lens member includes a plurality of prisms on a surface thereof for refracting light. The reflector/refractor device includes a plurality of prisms on a surface thereof for reflecting and refracting light. The silicone material forming the prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device is substantially transparent, and enables forming enhanced optical elements, for example, by injection molding technique. The silicone material is a selected one of dimethylsilicone, phenylmethlysilicone, or similar silicone material enabling enhanced optical performance for the prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Barnes, Joel E. Robinson, John R. Anthony
  • Publication number: 20090225430
    Abstract: A prismatic lens and a reflector/refractor device having enhanced characteristics are provided for lighting fixtures. The prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device are formed of a silicone material. A prismatic lens member includes a plurality of prisms on a surface thereof for refracting light. The reflector/refractor device includes a plurality of prisms on a surface thereof for reflecting and refracting light. The silicone material forming the prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device is substantially transparent, and enables forming enhanced optical elements, for example, by injection molding technique. The silicone material is a selected one of dimethylsilicone, phenylmethlysilicone, or similar silicone material enabling enhanced optical performance for the prismatic lens and the reflector/refractor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas F. Barnes, Joel E. Robinson, John R. Anthony
  • Patent number: 5983581
    Abstract: A tubular skylight having an improved dome improving the efficiency of the skylight and reducing the shadows cast by the skylight. The dome includes a substantially vertical rear face having an integral prism in a portion of its outer surface, and the rear face is offset inwardly from the perimeter of the reflective tube, thus allowing light to escape from the bottom edge of the rear face downwardly into the reflective tube. The integral prism does not extend to the top or front face of the dome, thus reducing the prevalence of shadows created by light rays entering the dome through the prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: ODL, Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. DeBlock, Joel E. Robinson, Ronald L. Sitzema, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5967648
    Abstract: A luminaire having both a direct and indirect lighting component is provided. The luminaire includes a fixture including a lamp. A neutral density polymeric material is disposed below the lamp. The neutral density polymeric material includes a polymeric substrate carrying a predetermined pattern for reflecting and transmitting incident light from the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Lexalite International Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas F. Barnes, II, Joel E. Robinson, Dale A. Troppman
  • Patent number: 5743634
    Abstract: In brief, the objects and advantages of the present invention are achieved by a reflector for an ornamental luminaire. The reflector includes a member formed of a metal material, the metal member having a predetermined thickness and being perforated with spaced apart apertures of a selected diameter and selected density. The metal member has a predefined reflector shape with the spaced apart apertures and the predefined reflector shape arranged to provide control of both an upper illumination distribution and a lower illumination distribution. The reflector metal member includes a plurality of positioning portions arranged for press-fit engagement within the ornamental luminaire. A hydroforming technique is used to form the metal member into the predefined reflector shape. The reflector is trimmed via a stamping process to a desired diameter and to provide the plurality of positioning portions in a precompression state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Lexalite International Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Sitzema, Joel E. Robinson, Robert D. Towne, Jr.
  • Patent number: D636517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel E. Robinson
  • Patent number: D714484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Barnes, Joel E. Robinson
  • Patent number: D717483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Barnes, Joel E. Robinson