Patents by Inventor Michael Lawlor

Michael Lawlor 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: 9447953
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light fixture that includes a main body element that approximates a hollow spherical segment, a lamp assembly that includes a light source, an inner element, an outer element, wherein the light source, the inner element and the outer element are coupled together with the main body element positioned between the outer element and the inner element, and a central portion that extends through the main body element and couples the inner element to the outer element, wherein the lamp assembly is selectively movable relative to the main body element to alter a relative position and an angular orientation of the light source relative to the bottom opening without any portion of the lamp assembly extending blow the main body element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GENERATION BRANDS LLC
    Inventor: Michael Lawlor
  • Patent number: 9272890
    Abstract: A corkscrew assembly includes a housing a worm screw assembly, a first gripper, and a second gripper. The housing defines (i) a first opening configured to receive a neck of a bottle, (ii) a second opening, and (iii) an interior space interposed between the first opening and the second opening. The housing includes a sidewall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The sidewall defines a first gripper passage and a second gripper passage. The interior space is interposed between the first gripper passage and the second gripper passage. The worm screw assembly is rotatable in relation to the housing and includes (i) a worm screw member having a pointed first end portion and a second opposite end portion and (ii) a drive member fixed in relation to the second opposite end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lawlor, Xinhui Zhang, Jiguo Liu, Chengyuan Wei, Xingjie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150345761
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light fixture that includes a main body element that approximates a hollow spherical segment, a lamp assembly that includes a light source, an inner element, an outer element, wherein the light source, the inner element and the outer element are coupled together with the main body element positioned between the outer element and the inner element, and a central portion that extends through the main body element and couples the inner element to the outer element, wherein the lamp assembly is selectively movable relative to the main body element to alter a relative position and an angular orientation of the light source relative to the bottom opening without any portion of the lamp assembly extending blow the main body element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Lawlor
  • Publication number: 20060025433
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I): wherein X, Y, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of PKC-theta, including immunological disorders and type II diabetes. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Barbosa, Steven Brunette, Eugene Hickey, Jin Kim, Michael Lawlor, Rene Lemieux, Bryan McKibben, Matt Tschantz, Hui Yu