Patents by Inventor Michael E. Hirsch

Michael E. Hirsch 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).

  • Non-defeatable fluorescent adapter for incandescent fixture
    Patent number: 7125159
    Abstract: A fluorescent adapter having a housing including a tip contact compatible with an electrical socket, a threaded ring contact compatible with the electrical socket, the ring contact surrounding the housing and rotatable with the housing when the housing is rotated in a first direction and not rotatable with the housing when the housing is rotated in an opposite direction, and a fluorescent ballast supported by the housing and having input electrodes in electrical contact with the tip contact and the ring contact, respectively, and output electrodes for removably receiving the contact pins of a fluorescent lamp. The adapter is easily inserted into the socket but is not removable after insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Hirsch, Douglas R. Bray