Patents by Inventor Michelle K. Kufrovich

Michelle K. Kufrovich 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: 6024475
    Abstract: A lighting conduit system for collecting sunlight and distributing it inside a building structure to provide natural lighting to the inside of the building structure. The lighting conduit system includes a plurality of interconnected elongate tubular conduits adapted for mounting inside a building structure. Each of the conduits has a lumen in communication with the lumens of the other conduits to permit passage of light between the lumens of the conduits. The conduits include a plurality of fixture conduits each comprising spaced apart and generally concentric inner and outer sleeves each having upper and lower portions. The lower portions of the inner and outer sleeves each comprise a translucent material to permit passage of light in the lumen of the respective conduit through the lower portions of the inner and outer sleeves. The conduits also include a terminal conduit with an outer end adapted for extending outside of the building structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Inventors: Robert K. Kufrovich, Michelle K. Kufrovich