Patents by Inventor Larry N. Shew

Larry N. Shew 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: 10281188
    Abstract: A cooler device is disclosed with a removable cooling element. The cooler device includes a cooler lower assembly including a cooling cavity configured to contain food placed within cooling cavity, the cooling cavity comprising side walls and a floor wall, wherein one wall of the side walls and the floor wall comprises a wall cavity. The cooler device additionally includes a lid configured to seal the cooling cavity and the removable cooling element configured to selectively be removed from the cooler device for placement within a powered refrigeration device and to selectively affixingly fit within the wall cavity and provide cooling to the cooling cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 9759391
    Abstract: A light assembly contains a housing. One or more LED light units are contained within the housing, wherein each of the LED light units may contain only one corresponding conductive end cap. A pair of conductors extending from each of the corresponding conductive end caps are mated with a corresponding socket contained within a DC power supply module contained within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 9717117
    Abstract: The present invention includes a removable lighting assembly containing: a housing; a solid state lighting unit contained within the housing and electronically communicating with the housing; and a deflector fixed about the solid state lighting unit for deflection of the light emanating therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Publication number: 20170082341
    Abstract: A cooler device is disclosed with a removable cooling element. The cooler device includes a cooler lower assembly including a cooling cavity configured to contain food placed within cooling cavity, the cooling cavity comprising side walls and a floor wall, wherein one wall of the side walls and the floor wall comprises a wall cavity. The cooler device additionally includes a lid configured to seal the cooling cavity and the removable cooling element configured to selectively be removed from the cooler device for placement within a powered refrigeration device and to selectively affixingly fit within the wall cavity and provide cooling to the cooling cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 9395052
    Abstract: A light assembly contains a first component containing at least one light emitting diode electronically communicating with a second component containing at least one light emitting diode. The first and second components may each respectively contain a male connector and a female connector. The first and second components may be configured to be in linear or non-linear orientation to each other, or in orthogonal orientation with each other. Additional components each having at least one light emitting diode may be connected to said first and second components by using at least one conductive junction member to physically and electronically connect said first, second, and additional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 8956013
    Abstract: A light assembly contains a troffer containing a housing. One or more LED light units are contained within the troffer, wherein each of the LED light units contain only one corresponding conductive end cap. A pair of conductors extending from each of the corresponding conductive end caps are mated with a corresponding socket contained within a DC power supply module contained within the troffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 8896208
    Abstract: The present invention includes one embodiment containing an LED lighting assembly containing: a troffer; a bulbless and/or tubeless sub-housing; one or more solid state lighting units contained within the troffer and actuated by alternating current power; a night light contained within the bulbless sub-housing and operably communicating with the solid state lighting units, the night light actuated in the absence of light from the solid state lighting units; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the night light; and a battery source for powering the night light in the event of power interruption. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a replaceable lighting unit contains: a bulbless and/or tubeless sub-housing. One or more light emitting diodes are contained within the sub-housing. A battery source may be contained within the sub-housing, and the battery source may be configured to selectively power the light emitting diodes with direct current energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Patent number: 8770770
    Abstract: The present invention includes an LED lighting assembly containing: a housing; one or more solid state lighting units contained within the housing and actuated by alternating current power; a night light contained within the housing and operably communicating with the solid state lighting units, the night light actuated by direct current power in the absence of light from the solid state lighting units; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the night light; and a battery source for powering the night light in the event of power interruption. In yet another aspect of the invention, a lighting unit contains: a housing or elongated tube; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the housing or elongated tube; and a battery source contained within the housing or elongated tube, the battery source configured to selectively power the light emitting diodes with direct current energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Larry N. Shew, Jeremy M. Shew
  • Publication number: 20130051008
    Abstract: The present invention includes a removable lighting assembly containing: a housing; a solid state lighting unit contained within the housing and electronically communicating with the housing; and a deflector fixed about the solid state lighting unit for deflection of the light emanating therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Publication number: 20120195032
    Abstract: The present invention includes an LED lighting fixture containing: a housing insert electronically communicating with the light fixture; and one or more LED modules electronically communicating with the housing insert upon receipt of direct current power from the housing insert. One or more LED modules are removably seated within the housing insert for ready replacement of the LED modules while conserving unnecessary waste by preserving the continued use of the housing insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Publication number: 20120169234
    Abstract: The present invention includes one embodiment containing an LED lighting assembly containing: a troffer; a bulbless and/or tubeless sub-housing; one or more solid state lighting units contained within the troffer and actuated by alternating current power; a night light contained within the bulbless sub-housing and operably communicating with the solid state lighting units, the night light actuated in the absence of light from the solid state lighting units; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the night light; and a battery source for powering the night light in the event of power interruption. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a replaceable lighting unit contains: a bulbless and/or tubeless sub-housing. One or more light emitting diodes are contained within the sub-housing. A battery source may be contained within the sub-housing, and the battery source may be configured to selectively power the light emitting diodes with direct current energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew
  • Publication number: 20110163672
    Abstract: The present invention includes an LED lighting assembly containing: a housing; one or more solid state lighting units contained within the housing and actuated by alternating current power; a night light contained within the housing and operably communicating with the solid state lighting units, the night light actuated by direct current power in the absence of light from the solid state lighting units; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the night light; and a battery source for powering the night light in the event of power interruption. In yet another aspect of the invention, a lighting unit contains: a housing or elongated tube; one or more light emitting diodes contained within the housing or elongated tube; and a battery source contained within the housing or elongated tube, the battery source configured to selectively power the light emitting diodes with direct current energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Larry N. Shew, Jeremy M. Shew
  • Publication number: 20100236114
    Abstract: An illumination display assembly 10 is provided whereby centrally received lighting cove assemblies 22 are removably fixed or adjustably positioned to provide customized lighting across central portions of the assembly 10. Receivers or receiver groups 24, for example, may be employed to removably fix lighting cove assemblies 22 within a central portion of the assembly 10, thereby facilitating the modification and customization of both the advertising and the lighting as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Larry N. Shew