Patents by Inventor John E. Bowen

John E. Bowen 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: 11085621
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventors: John E. Bowen, Jared Michael Davis
  • Publication number: 20200326062
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN E. BOWEN, JARED MICHAEL DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20200278095
    Abstract: A configurable mounting frame includes a light fixture receiving opening having a first shape. The light fixture receiving opening is configured to receive a light fixture to mount the light fixture to a mounting surface. Further, the configurable mounting frame includes breakaway panels that are detachable to change the shape of the light fixture receiving opening from the first shape to a second shape that is different from the first shape. Furthermore, the configurable mounting frame includes locking features that are configured to toollessly and releasably lock an electrical or electronic component such as a junction box-driver assembly thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: John E. Bowen
  • Patent number: 10760751
    Abstract: A configurable mounting frame includes a light fixture receiving opening having a first shape. The light fixture receiving opening is configured to receive a light fixture to mount the light fixture to a mounting surface. Further, the configurable mounting frame includes breakaway panels that are detachable to change the shape of the light fixture receiving opening from the first shape to a second shape that is different from the first shape. Furthermore, the configurable mounting frame includes locking features that are configured to toollessly and releasably lock an electrical or electronic component such as a junction box-driver assembly thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: John E. Bowen
  • Patent number: 10718501
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventors: John E. Bowen, Jared Michael Davis
  • Publication number: 20200109843
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: John E. Bowen, Jared Michael Davis
  • Publication number: 20190390847
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: John E. Bowen, Jared Michael Davis
  • Patent number: 10502404
    Abstract: A junction box-driver assembly includes a housing that is configured to route electrical wiring to a luminaire therethrough and house a driver module therein. The housing includes a back plate that defines a junction box cavity and a driver cavity that is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with the junction box cavity. Further, the housing includes a junction box cover that is coupled to the back plate and configured to cover the junction box cavity that is configured to route the electrical wiring therethrough and/or enclose wire connections therein. Furthermore, the housing includes a driver cavity cover that is removably coupled to the back plate to cover the driver cavity that is configured to house the driver module therein. The junction-box driver assembly further includes a mounting strut that is removably coupled to the housing and configured to releasably lock the junction box-driver assembly to a mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: John E. Bowen, Jared Michael Davis
  • Patent number: 4572111
    Abstract: Heating apparatus, typically for providing domestic central heating and hot water supply, comprises a gas or other fuel burner (13), a flue (16) extending from the burner to an outlet, a first chamber (21) operatively carrying a first body of medium, e.g. water, heated directly from an upstream zone of the flue utilized typically as the boiler of a central heating system, and a second chamber (10) operatively carrying a second body of medium, e.g. water, heated directly from a downstream zone of the flue and preferably also by indirect transfer of heat from the first chamber with which the second chamber may be in surrounding relationship, the latter chamber typically serving as the hot water cylinder for the domestic hot water supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: Condensing Boilers Limited
    Inventor: John E. Bowen