Patents by Inventor Marlin J. Messick

Marlin J. Messick 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: 5661370
    Abstract: A multi-positionable motion activated light switch including a male/female adaptor assembly having a male plug portion that is mechanically and electrically mateable with an existing light bulb socket, a female socket portion that is mechanically and electrically mateable with the connecting base of an existing light bulb; a motion sensor circuit including a motion sensing mechanism housed within a sensor housing having a sensing aperture through which the motion sensing mechanism is exposed to physical phenomenon; and a flexible support structure, connectable between the adaptor assembly and the sensor housing that includes electrical conductors and a resilient core member having at least two bendable stiffening members encased therein. The flexible support structure allows the sensing aperture of the sensor housing to be directed in a variety of user selected directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Inventor: Marlin J. Messick