Patents by Inventor Michael R. Helms

Michael R. Helms 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: 5414607
    Abstract: An outdoor ground-supported light fixture having a non-conductive hollow staff and having a lower end for disposition in the ground and an upper end where electrical conductor elements are received by the lower end into the staff and where the electrical conductor elements exit the staff from the upper end is disclosed. The light fixture also includes a shade unit having a non-conductive wiring compartment integral therewith. The unit has a top end and a bottom end with the wiring compartment located at the bottom end of the unit. The bottom end of the unit is for connection with the upper end of the staff. The compartment has a base with an aperture therein for receiving the electrical conductor elements from the upper end of the staff through the aperture. The compartment has a lamp receiving device devised for connecting a lamp to the electrical conductor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: W.F. Harris Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Harris, Michael R. Helms
  • Patent number: D351921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: W.F. Harris Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Harris, Michael R. Helms
  • Patent number: D365166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: W. F. Harris Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Harris, Michael R. Helms