Patents by Inventor Peter Nanninga

Peter Nanninga 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).

  • Adjustable Height Golf Cup
    Publication number: 20230143848
    Abstract: A golf cup device that can be easily removed and replaced at a desired height or elevation relative to surrounding turf includes an outer sleeve and an inner cup assembly that slides into the outer sleeve. A height adjustment mechanism connects the inner cup assembly to the outer sleeve, allowing a user to mount the inner cup assembly at various heights/elevations relative to the outer sleeve. This allows the outer sleeve to be initially buried within the ground and then the inner cup assembly to be positioned within the installed outer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Hyok Lee, Peter Nanninga, Brian Qualls
  • Lighting fixture with reversible shroud
    Patent number: 11313537
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting fixture with a shroud that can be removed and repositioned on the housing of the lighting fixture. The shroud may have a first end with a first shape and a second end with a second shape that is different than the first shape. The user may reorient the shroud to face one of the two ends away from and at different elevations relative to the lens to provide different shapes to the light emitted from the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Peter Nanninga, Burnett Jones, Eden Allen, Jorge Rivera, Hyok Lee
  • Lighting Fixture With Reversible Shroud
    Publication number: 20210310638
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting fixture with a shroud that can be removed and repositioned on the housing of the lighting fixture. The shroud may have a first end with a first shape and a second end with a second shape that is different than the first shape. The user may reorient the shroud to face one of the two ends away from and at different elevations relative to the lens to provide different shapes to the light emitted from the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Peter Nanninga, Burnett Jones, Eden Allen, Jorge Rivera, Hyok Lee
  • Elastomeric retention ring for lamps
    Patent number: 10393352
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is described, having an elastomeric, cylindrical ring with one or more grooves along its inner surface for engaging various components within an outdoor light assembly. For example, the elastomeric ring can engage with a disc-shaped lens, a light bulb, and/or various areas of the housing of the light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Hyok Lee, Peter Nanninga, Greg Shaw
  • Elastomeric Retention Ring For Lamps
    Publication number: 20180100638
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is described, having an elastomeric, cylindrical ring with one or more grooves along its inner surface for engaging various components within an outdoor light assembly. For example, the elastomeric ring can engage with a disc-shaped lens, a light bulb, and/or various areas of the housing of the light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Hyok Lee, Peter Nanninga, Greg Shaw