Patents by Inventor Mitchell Cecil Hand

Mitchell Cecil Hand 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).

  • Luminaires having patterned surfaces
    Patent number: 7011428
    Abstract: A luminaire having a housing and/or a reflector formed of a patterned material or a material having a pattern disposed on at least a portion or portions thereof reminiscent of a person, place or thing associated with an experience pleasing to an observer of said luminaire, the invention finds particular utility in the formation of a luminaire such as a shoplight as can be employed in a work space such as a space wherein automotive activities are conducted, a luminaire configured according to one embodiment of the invention being formed of a separate channel and reflector and in another embodiment of the invention with at least portions of a reflector formed integrally with a channel. In particular embodiments of the invention, a pattern referred to in the art as a diamond tread plate pattern is employed in order to produce an association of the luminaire with motor sport activities such as professional auto racing and particularly stock car racing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Cecil Hand
  • Patterned luminaire
    Patent number: D497026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Cecil Hand