Patents by Inventor Lloyd E. Chapman

Lloyd E. Chapman 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: 4261027
    Abstract: The separate reflector and light bulb components presently used in flashing-light signal apparatus employed at railway crossings are replaced by a sealed-beam type incandescent reflector lamp having a window-aperture in the concave reflector portion of the lamp envelope which is adapted to be aligned with a side opening in the lamp-housing of the signaling apparatus and thus permits the operation of the light source inside the sealed-beam lamp to be checked visually by the engineer of an approaching train. Additional cost and functional advantages are obtained by also making the separate red-colored lens component of the signal apparatus an integral part of the sealed-beam warning lamp and by using a long-life halogen-cycle type lamp component as the light source within the sealed-beam reflector envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Lloyd E. Chapman, Dennis W. Pedley