Patents by Inventor Kurt C. Herr, Jr.

Kurt C. Herr, Jr. 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: 20230258318
    Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light – namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired) – by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled in a factory setting. In one form, a carrier embedded with desiccant is positionally mounted inside the fixture in a desired position which has no or minimal impact on light output from the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Gromotka, Kurt C. Herr, JR., Luke C. McKee
  • Patent number: 11655966
    Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled in a factory setting. In one form, a carrier embedded with desiccant is positionally mounted inside the fixture in a desired position which has no or minimal impact on light output from the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Gromotka, Kurt C. Herr, Jr., Luke C. McKee
  • Patent number: 11192063
    Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Gromotka, Kurt C. Herr, Jr., Luke C. McKee
  • Publication number: 20210376588
    Abstract: It is common to bundle plural conductor wires (e.g., via cable tie) when conductor wires are run collectively some distance (e.g., from the back of a computer tower to related devices (e.g., mouse, monitor)). Oftentimes bundled conductor wires are broken or damaged—potentially posing a shock hazard—when conductor wires are bundled too tightly or bent at too extreme an angle. These concerns are exacerbated in long runs of conductor wire in enclosed spaces where friction and strain relief also become concerns—for example, in large scale applications where tall, substantially hollow poles contain long runs of conductor wire which connect devices at or near the top of the pole to devices at or near the bottom of the pole. Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods of supporting runs of conductor wire in a manner that overcomes the above deficiencies, and further provides stability and protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: KURT C. HERR, JR., NATHANAEL J. VAN EE
  • Publication number: 20210278062
    Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled in a factory setting. In one form, a carrier embedded with desiccant is positionally mounted inside the fixture in a desired position which has no or minimal impact on light output from the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: GABRIEL P. GROMOTKA, KURT C. HERR, JR., LUKE C. MCKEE
  • Publication number: 20200222849
    Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Gromotka, Kurt C. Herr, JR., Luke C. McKee
  • Patent number: 10347979
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile network concealment system or assembly which provides for aesthetic modification without impairing, diminishing, or otherwise affecting radio frequency (RF) transmission/reception. Said mobile network concealment system or assembly improves accessibility to encased mobile network devices well after installation in a manner such that (i) materials can be tailored, colored, molded, or otherwise formed or manipulated to be aesthetically pleasing, and (ii) a technician has the ability to remove, alter, or otherwise modify or access the devices in a way that allows the technician to service or troubleshoot the mobile network devices in situ (i.e., without removing the concealment system).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Boyle, Kurt C. Herr, Jr., Gregory N. Kubbe, Andrew D. Mullen, Nathanael J. Van Ee
  • Patent number: 10199712
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are means and methods by which unrelated or outside entities may add value to strategic partnerships with mobile network service providers—beyond providing preexisting elevating structures. In the state of the art, mobile network service providers must rely upon multiple technicians using multiple tools to pinpoint where a tower or pole exists, and must perform precise horizontal and vertical aiming of each mobile network device when elevated and mounted at a particular position on said tower or pole. Said means and methods are directed to reducing the time and cost associated with this onsite commissioning of mobile network devices by factory wiring and factory aiming at least some of these devices in a commensurate fashion to factory wiring and factory aiming of disparate devices such as lighting fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Boyle, Kurt C. Herr, Jr., Gregory N. Kubbe, Andrew D. Mullen, Nathanael J. Van Ee