Patents by Inventor Malcolm Fickel

Malcolm Fickel 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: 5584575
    Abstract: A retrofit lighting fixture adapted to fit within a ceiling recess having a conventional electric light socket. The fixture includes a dome shaped reflector open downwardly within which a pair of fluorescent tube lights depend through receptacles in a circular top section. A cylindrical cover fits concentrically over the back of the reflector encompassing the connector ends of the tube lights. A hollow housing containing an electronic ballast for the fluorescent tube lights attaches to the cover. The housing has a cylindrical outer surface and may be formed as a ring, a plurality of cylindrical segments forming a ring, or a complete solid cylinder. A support cord extends from a male base connector through the ballast housing, cover and reflector. The base connector mates with the light socket and a friction member is advanced upward along the cord to the inner surface of the reflector to retain the fixture within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Scientific NRG. Inc.
    Inventor: Malcolm Fickel