Patents by Inventor Jurgen Westerheide

Jurgen Westerheide 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: 7092257
    Abstract: A lighting track apparatus includes elongated colored tubes which are easily bent into stable curved shapes to custom shape and fit sections of the apparatus into a track lighting system. Plural elongated electrical conductors are mechanically flexible and able to support low voltage lighting currents without significant temperature rise. An elongated non-conducting mechanical support is highly flexible so as to accept the shape of the tubes when bent. It engages with the tubes and the electrical conductors, whereby, the apparatus is easily formed into a curved shape that retains a selected curvature. A lamp or other appliance can be mounted on the apparatus, electrically contacting the conductors for power. The mechanical support is transparent so that the tubes may be seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Bruck Lighting System, Inc.
    Inventor: Jurgen Westerheide
  • Publication number: 20040218395
    Abstract: A lighting track apparatus includes elongated colored tubes which are easily bent into stable curved shapes to custom shape and fit sections of the apparatus into a track lighting system. Plural elongated electrical conductors are mechanically flexible and able to support low voltage lighting currents without significant temperature rise. An elongated non-conducting mechanical support is highly flexible so as to accept the shape of the tubes when bent. It engages with the tubes and the electrical conductors, whereby, the apparatus is easily formed into a curved shape that retains a selected curvature. A lamp or other appliance can be mounted on the apparatus, electrically contacting the conductors for power. The mechanical support is transparent so that the tubes may be seen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Jurgen Westerheide
  • Patent number: 6742915
    Abstract: A lamp apparatus includes a pair of concentrically positioned lamp shades and a light source positioned centrally within an inner one of the lamp shades. The lamp shades are bell shaped so as to direct light from the light source downwardly without passing through either one of the lamp shades. The outer one of the lamp shades is formed of a transparent glass or plastic with a thin film optical coating of randomly variable thickness on its inner surface. The inner one of the lamp shades is formed of a translucent glass or plastic. Standard lamp hardware is used to assembly the apparatus into a functional lamp assembly. When the light source is not illuminated, the outer shade appears as a metallic or chrome color, and when it is illuminated, the outer shade appears transparent and the inner shade appears to have a rainbow colored effect. Downward directed light is not colored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Bruck Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jurgen Westerheide
  • Patent number: D570034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Bruck Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jurgen Westerheide