Patents by Inventor Kevin Tarter

Kevin Tarter 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).

  • Switch for battery flashlight to change modes
    Patent number: 9599327
    Abstract: A multi-mode portable lighting assembly, such as a flashlight, is disclosed. The portable lighting assembly may include a plurality of lighting elements controllable by a plurality of switches. A first switch may be disposed on an outside portion of the portable lighting assembly and may therefore be accessible to a user under normal operating conditions. A second switch may be disposed within a compartment of the portable lighting assembly and may therefore be inaccessible to the user under normal operating conditions. The second switch may also be disposed on the outside portion of the portable lighting assembly. The second switch may have a plurality of positions and dependent on the selected position, the second switch may dictate the operation of the first switch with respect to the plurality of lighting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: 5.11, INC., INSIGHT 2 DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Tarter, Daniel DeBrunner
  • SWITCH FOR BATTERY FLASHLIGHT TO CHANGE MODES
    Publication number: 20150204529
    Abstract: A multi-mode portable lighting assembly, such as a flashlight, is disclosed. The portable lighting assembly may include a plurality of lighting elements controllable by a plurality of switches. A first switch may be disposed on an outside portion of the portable lighting assembly and may therefore be accessible to a user under normal operating conditions. A second switch may be disposed within a compartment of the portable lighting assembly and may therefore be inaccessible to the user under normal operating conditions. The second switch may also be disposed on the outside portion of the portable lighting assembly. The second switch may have a plurality of positions and dependent on the selected position, the second switch may dictate the operation of the first switch with respect to the plurality of lighting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Tarter, Daniel DeBrunner
  • FLOATING WATER ACTIVATED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20070153523
    Abstract: A flashlight that includes contacts that close a circuit when the flashlight is in water. The closed circuit provides a connection between batteries and a lamp, lighting the lamp. The flashlight is sealed so that it floats when dropped in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Thornhill, Kevin Tarter, Darin Webb