Patents by Inventor Mehmet K. Tanacan

Mehmet K. Tanacan 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: 7481570
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a night light assembly which plugs directly into an electrical wall receptacle to provide a beam of light that can be directed along different paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Souza, Wilson Brunkhurst, John Ferreira, Anthony Pacitto, Jenkin P. Hua, Joseph Diorio, Mehmet K. Tanacan
  • Patent number: 7086892
    Abstract: An electrical connector, such as one for receiving a plug, having at least two prongs for insertion into the connector, and having an electrical cable connected to the prongs of the plug and the connector in the usual way, includes a series circuit having an LED. The LED is located within the connector behind a window, and light from the LED provides a visual indication to a user that the connector is connected to a live circuit. The series circuit is located in a module that can be pre-assembled before being located within the connector and, when in the connector, the series circuit is electrically coupled directly to the contacts in the connector by means of spring contacts located in passageways in the module. Indexing means is provided for aligning the LED in the module with the window in the connector to insure that a user can see if the LED is on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet K. Tanacan, Alfredo Arenas, Leslie Lindenstraus, Eusebio Brinas
  • Patent number: 7084725
    Abstract: A manually operated test member for a resettable circuit interrupting device for determining if the circuit interrupting device is operating properly. The test member comprises a button and a support member. The support member is adapted to receive a trunnion and comprises holding and locating means which enables it to be accurately located on a mounting strap of the circuit interrupting device. The button of the test member supports trunnion means adapted to be rotatably received by the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James Richter, Mehmet K. Tanacan
  • Patent number: 6913491
    Abstract: There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral terminals are attached to the porcelain body by means of fasteners such as eyelets, rivets, screws, etc. All electrical conductors in the bottom of the socket, including the fasteners are covered with a spacer which forms a watertight seal with the bottom surface of the body. The spacer, which can be made of high dielectric plastic material, can be mechanically held in place by projections which fit snuggly within the eyelets or rivets. RTV, either by itself or in combination with soft fillers such as washers can also be used to obtain a water tight seal. The device disclosed finds utility in applications where superior dielectric strength is desired between the live parts on or in the socket and the sheet metal (ground) to which the socket is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hakki M. Tansi, Eddie A. Ling, Mehmet K. Tanacan, Jenkin P. Hua
  • Patent number: 5950812
    Abstract: A rocker-type switch having components which can be assembled by automatic assembly machines and do not require the intervention of a human operator. A star shaped spring provides the necessary forces to hold the rocker in a selected position and hold the rocker to a switch spacer and couple the rocker to a movable contact arm. The movable contact arm is inserted in the switch spacer. The star spring is assembled to the rocker and the rocker is assembled to the movable contact arm when the rocker is assembled to the switch spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet K. Tanacan, Gregory Lawren, Ralph Giannuzzi, Michael D. Williams, Clifford G. Martin