Patents by Inventor Peter J. Lindholm

Peter J. Lindholm 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: 8152321
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a drink holder that includes a base portion having a planar top surface attachable to a bottom surface of the drink holder, a lighting device disposed at an exterior bottom surface of the base portion, to supply light in a downward direction away from the drink holder, and a circuit enclosed by the base portion at a predetermined distance from the planar top surface of the base portion. The circuit includes a power supply unit to supply power for operation of the lighting device, a light driving unit electrically connected with the power supply unit and the lighting device, to regulate power supplied to the lighting device, and a switch device configured to switch the illumination apparatus between an on-state and an off-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Peter J. Lindholm
  • Publication number: 20120002400
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a drink holder that includes a base portion having a planar top surface attachable to a bottom surface of the drink holder, a lighting device disposed at an exterior bottom surface of the base portion, to supply light in a downward direction away from the drink holder, and a circuit enclosed by the base portion at a predetermined distance from the planar top surface of the base portion. The circuit includes a power supply unit to supply power for operation of the lighting device, a light driving unit electrically connected with the power supply unit and the lighting device, to regulate power supplied to the lighting device, and a switch device configured to switch the illumination apparatus between an on-state and an off-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Peter J. Lindholm