Patents by Inventor MARC McNICOL

MARC McNICOL 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).

  • Rotating beacon
    Patent number: 10168025
    Abstract: There is provided a beacon assembly (10) including an integral cast metal mounting base (11) having a mounting flange (12) bounded by a ventilated side wall portion (16) and an upper wall portion (17) combining to support integral cooling fins (20). The side wall portion (16), transparent housing (23) and mounting base (11) form an upper chamber (24). An integrally formed motor housing portion (32) supports a synchronous DC motor (36) driving an input spur gear (44) meshed with a carrier (53) and gear belt (58) assembly supporting a metallized polymer parabolic reflector (56). The thermal mount (30) mounts an LED Array (60) using thermal paste at the reflector (56) focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventors: Marc McNicol, Zhiqiang Huang
  • ROTATING BEACON
    Publication number: 20170045204
    Abstract: There is provided a beacon assembly (10) including an integral cast metal mounting base (11) having a mounting flange (12) bounded by a ventilated side wall portion (16) and an upper wall portion (17) combining to support integral cooling fins (20). The side wall portion (16), transparent housing (23) and mounting base (11) form an upper chamber (24). An integrally formed motor housing portion (32) supports a synchronous DC motor (36) driving an input spur gear (44) meshed with a carrier (53) and gear belt (58) assembly supporting a metallized polymer parabolic reflector (56). The thermal mount (30) mounts an LED Array (60) using thermal paste at the reflector (56) focal point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: MARC McNICOL, ZHIQIANG HUANG