Patents by Inventor Leon E. Helm

Leon E. Helm 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: 3970837
    Abstract: A light assembly which is magnetically attachable to a vehicle having a curved metal surface. A plurality of metal brackets are fixedly attached by means of rivets to a flexible elongated magnetic member. Lights are mounted to the brackets. A flexible covering is adhesively secured to the magnetic member covering portions of the brackets and rivets as well as the electrical wires positioned between the covering and member. A ground wire is connected to and between each rivet head and its associated bracket, thereby grounding the light through the bracket. The lights are also connected to a source of power through another wire positioned between the member and covering. An external cable is mounted to a vehicle by magnetic pads with each pad having a covering adhesively secured thereto with the cable extending between the covering and the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Inventor: Leon E. Helm