Patents by Inventor Ken Ip

Ken Ip 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).

  • Publication number: 20100085742
    Abstract: A solar powered garden light that can be used to indicate a direction is disclosed. LEDs are situated in a pattern, such as an arrow, on a platform which can be rotated. A user can adjust the direction that the solar powered garden light indicates by rotating the platform. The platform can be rotated by turning a knob. A solar cell is used to charge batteries, where these batteries are used to power the LEDs. The same solar cell can also act as a switch that turns the lights on and off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Ken Ip
  • Publication number: 20070278370
    Abstract: The present invention involves a light support device having an attachment portion and a support portion. One end of the attachment portion is hook-shaped for hanging the device over a rod or beam. The hook-shaped end can be various sizes to fit over various-sized supports. The other end of the attachment portion includes an opening for attachment to the support portion. The support portion is preferably bell-shaped with a lip at one end for supporting an attached light source. The other end of the support portion includes preferably two prongs each having an opening for receiving the attachment portion, such that the support portion and attachment portion can be rotated about a common axis. A clamping screw is included within the hook-shaped region of the attachment portion for securely fixing the device to a rod or beam. In an alternate embodiment, the attachment portion can be adjustable in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventor: Ken Ip
  • Patent number: 6959996
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lighting apparatus to be used on an umbrella pole or similar upright structure with a convenient and concealed mounting mechanism and a slip-resistant vertical adjustment mechanism, designed to provide the user with an easily adjustable and removable/attachable source of light, wherein the means by which it is removed or attached is attractively concealed from the casual observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Inventor: Ken Ip
  • Publication number: 20050162855
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lighting apparatus to be used on an umbrella pole or similar upright structure with a convenient and concealed mounting mechanism and a slip-resistant vertical adjustment mechanism, designed to provide the user with an easily adjustable and removable/attachable source of light, wherein the means by which it is removed or attached is attractively concealed from the casual observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Ken Ip