Patents by Inventor Kurt B. Van Etten

Kurt B. Van Etten 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: 6530675
    Abstract: Several matching exterior lighting systems for use on property having electrical service wiring. Lighting fixtures are made of pipe or wood, preferably PVC pipe or redwood. Several embodiments can be installed directly in the ground, while other embodiments can be installed on the vertical exterior surface of a building, or on the top of a wall. In all embodiments, the lamp and electrical connections are housed within the same enclosure, and no separate electrical box is needed. The embodiments made of pipe are coated with stucco, brick, stone, tile, wood, aluminum sheet, or copper sheet, to protect the pipe from environmental degradation. The preferred coating is stucco, and the invention includes a new method of applying stucco to a circular cylinder and manufacturing an article. All embodiments have elongated rectangular windows parallel both to the florescent light bulb, and to the axis of the cylinder, with translucent lenses to allow light to escape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Kurt B. Van Etten
  • Publication number: 20020191391
    Abstract: Several matching exterior lighting systems for use on property having electrical service wiring. Lighting fixtures are made of pipe or wood, preferably PVC pipe or redwood. Several embodiments can be installed directly in the ground, while other embodiments can be installed on the vertical exterior surface of a building, or on the top of a wall. In all embodiments, the lamp and electrical connections are housed within the same enclosure and the structure of the lighting fixture provide for direct mounting to the environment without intermediary elements that are not part of the structure, and no separate electrical box is needed. The embodiments made of pipe are coated with stucco, brick, stone, tile, wood, aluminum sheet, or copper sheet, to protect the pipe from environmental degradation and permit greater aesthetic appeal and incorporation into the environment. The preferred coating is stucco, and the invention includes a new method of applying stucco to a circular cylinder and manufacturing an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Kurt B. Van Etten