Patents by Inventor Paul H. Fort

Paul H. Fort 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).

  • Sealing bulb boot for moveable reflectors
    Patent number: 6913376
    Abstract: A sealing bulb boot for use in a vehicular lighting assembly comprising a boot with a lip running along its outer perimeter and a hole at its approximate center. The hole in the boot is generally circular in configuration with at least one notch which allows a conventional tabbed locking mechanism of a light source, which requires an approximate quarter turn to lock the light source to the reflector, to pass therethrough. The outer lip of the sealing bulb boot presses around a portion of the housing of the lighting assembly. A seal is also created around the inner portion of the sealing bulb boot upon the insertion of the light source through the hole at the center of the boot and the turning of the light source to engage the light source's locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Guide Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Judd, Paul H. Fort, Douglas A. Elrod, Robert A. Kidd, Jack D. Bodem, Vince E. Stanley
  • Sealing bulb boot for moveable reflectors
    Publication number: 20030081427
    Abstract: A sealing bulb boot for use in a vehicular lighting assembly comprising a boot with a lip running along its outer perimeter and a hole at its approximate center. The hole in the boot is generally circular in configuration with at least one notch which allows a conventional tabbed locking mechanism of a light source, which requires an approximate quarter turn to lock the light source to the reflector, to pass therethrough. The outer lip of the sealing bulb boot presses around a portion of the housing of the lighting assembly. A seal is also created around the inner portion of the sealing bulb boot upon the insertion of the light source through the hole at the center of the boot and the turning of the light source to engage the light source's locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Guide Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Judd, Paul H. Fort, Douglas A. Elrod, Robert A. Kidd, Jack D. Bodem, Vince E. Stanley