Patents by Inventor Mihail Octavian Colan

Mihail Octavian Colan 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).

  • Publication number: 20150159824
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting an electrical fixture to a suspended ceiling is provided. The assembly includes: a bracket comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion comprising a clip for securing to a grid member of the suspended ceiling, the upper portion having a flange; a housing for coupling to the flange, the housing having a first enclosure for line voltage circuitry, a second enclosure for at least one driver for the electrical fixture, and a third enclosure for low voltage circuitry. The housing and the bracket are configured to be coupled in an orientation wherein a median plane of the housing is parallel to a median plane of grid member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Mihail Octavian COLAN, Lance D. HOWITT, Mark Warren SIEMENS
  • Patent number: 7040514
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing fluid from a container has a shell having an inlet, an outlet, a dispensing chamber, and a mechanism for attaching the dispenser to a top portion of a container, such as a carbonated beverage bottle. An obstructor is movable between a closed position and an open position to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the dispensing outlet. A membrane pin is coupled to a resilient membrane and to the obstructor such that depression of the membrane will result in displacement of the obstructor, moving the obstructor between the closed and open positions. A siphon draws fluid from the container into the dispensing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventors: Mihail Octavian Colan, Laurentiu Victor Bucuroiu
  • Publication number: 20050236439
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing fluid from a container has a shell having an inlet, an outlet, a dispensing chamber, and a mechanism for attaching the dispenser to a top portion of a container, such as a carbonated beverage bottle. An obstructor is movable between a closed position and an open position to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the dispensing outlet. A membrane pin is coupled to a resilient membrane and to the obstructor such that depression of the membrane will result in displacement of the obstructor, moving the obstructor between the closed and open positions. A siphon draws fluid from the container into the dispensing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Mihail Octavian Colan, Laurentiu Victor Bucuroiu