Patents by Inventor Nick PORTER

Nick PORTER 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).

  • Lamp
    Patent number: 10495283
    Abstract: A lamp (100) comprising: a housing (110) having a transparent portion (101); a light source (102) disposed at least partially within the housing (110), wherein the light source (102) is configured to emit light, in use, through the transparent portion (101) of the housing (110); and a heat transfer unit (103) disposed at least partially within the housing (110), the heat transfer unit (103) comprising a heater (105) and a fluid circulator (106), wherein the heat transfer unit (103) is operable in a first mode and a second mode; wherein in the first mode, the heater (105) is turned on, thereby heating a thermal transfer fluid contained within the housing (110), and the fluid circulator (106) is operated to circulate the thermal transfer fluid such that heat is transferred to the transparent portion (101) of the housing (110); and in the second mode, the heater (105) is turned off, and the fluid circulator (106) is operated to circulate the thermal transfer fluid contained within the housing (110) such that hea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: EUROPEAN THERMODYNAMICS LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Tuley, Mark Jones, Nick Porter
  • A LAMP
    Publication number: 20180156413
    Abstract: A lamp (100) comprising: a housing (110) having a transparent portion (101); a light source (102) disposed at least partially within the housing (110), wherein the light source (102) is configured to emit light, in use, through the transparent portion (101) of the housing (110); and a heat transfer unit (103) disposed at least partially within the housing (110), the heat transfer unit (103) comprising a heater (105) and a fluid circulator (106), wherein the heat transfer unit (103) is operable in a first mode and a second mode; wherein in the first mode, the heater (105) is turned on, thereby heating a thermal transfer fluid contained within the housing (110), and the fluid circulator (106) is operated to circulate the thermal transfer fluid such that heat is transferred to the transparent portion (101) of the housing (110); and in the second mode, the heater (105) is turned off, and the fluid circulator (106) is operated to circulate the thermal transfer fluid contained within the housing (110) such that hea
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Richard TULEY, Mark JONES, Nick PORTER