Patents by Inventor Malcolm Wesley Oldis

Malcolm Wesley Oldis 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).

  • Strip lighting
    Patent number: 6796680
    Abstract: A strip lighting device includes an elongate housing, a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within the housing, and a fastener for fastening the elongate housing to a surface. The elongate housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses or scatters light from the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when the housing is viewed from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
    Inventors: David Field Showers, James Berry Quantrell, Kenneth Robert Goddard, Malcolm Wesley Oldis
  • Illumination of signs and system for providing signs
    Publication number: 20040037077
    Abstract: A sign illumination kit includes lamp support means adapted to be trimmed for location in co-operation with structure defining a sign or sign segment. Means forming, or divisible to form, a plurality of illumination elements each has a mount component and one or more solid state lamp devices mounted thereon, which elements may be arranged in sets of varying size and shape. Means is provided for attaching the illumination elements to lamp support means in an assembly in which the solid state lamp devices when activated cause the sign or sign segment to be illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: David Field Showers, Malcolm Wesley Oldis, Kenneth Robert Goddard, Scott Victor Pitcher