Patents by Inventor Mary Virginia Hughes

Mary Virginia Hughes 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: 6082877
    Abstract: A first embodiment is an indoor lighting assembly which includes a base member supporting an upright tube long extension engaged into the base member with the extension terminating in an extension in a tube top assembly. The tube top assembly would further comprise a plurality of switches, and would support an upright, fluorescent tube light. There would further be provided a vented pedestal member supported by the tube top, and resting thereupon. The vented pedestal further defining a cone shaped support member with the top of the cone terminating for supporting a finial base and a finial cup thereupon. The tube long extension and tube top members further include a plurality of rechargeable batteries therein. The rechargeable batteries serving as a source of power to the fluorescent tube light, and operable via the switches positioned on the tube top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Mary Virginia Hughes