Patents by Inventor Paul Smester

Paul Smester 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: 7744256
    Abstract: Presented is a lighting fixture that incorporates a LED wafer, having an array of a plurality of light-emitting LEDs, as a light source. The fixture includes a holding plate having an aperture surrounded by a flange. A heat sink includes a lamp support surface facing the holding plate and positioned opposite to the aperture. The LED wafer is mounted to the lamp support surface in a manner to assure maintenance of a thermal communication. A mounting assembly secures the LED wafer to the lamp support surface and includes a mounting clip having a spring element extending from a main portion, a lamp holder block, and an insulative isolation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Edison Price Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Smester
  • Publication number: 20070268707
    Abstract: Presented is a lighting fixture that incorporates a LED wafer, having an array of a plurality of light-emitting LEDs, as a light source. The fixture includes a holding plate having an aperture surrounded by a flange. A heat sink includes a lamp support surface facing the holding plate and positioned opposite to the aperture. The LED wafer is mounted to the lamp support surface in a manner to assure maintenance of a thermal communication. A mounting assembly secures the LED wafer to the lamp support surface and includes a mounting clip having a spring element extending from a main portion, a lamp holder block, and an insulative isolation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Edison Price Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Smester
  • Patent number: 4861279
    Abstract: The present invention provides electrical apparatus by which to couple wires of a sheathed cable to the conductors of the apparatus and/or to the wires of another sheathed cable without separately cutting the cable(s), removing the sheathing and/or stripping insulation from the wires of the cable whereby to substantially reduce labor and material costs. The present invention further provides such apparatus which may be directly secured to a structural wall thereby eliminating the use of junction boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Corecon Corporation
    Inventors: Robert K. Sheehan, Paul Smester