Patents by Inventor Riad Saraiji

Riad Saraiji 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: 7887207
    Abstract: The display space of a multiple door display merchandiser is illuminated by one or more vertically extending lamps (80) disposed intermediate the vertical sides of an access opening to the display space. A multiple door assembly (44) covers the access opening. To enhance the illumination of the display space, a pair of vertically extending side reflectors (92) are provided, one extending along one side of the access opening and the other extending along the other side of the access opening. An additional reflector may be mounted to an interior facing surface of the door along an upper front region of the door and/or a lower front region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Riad Saraiji, Mark A. Daniels, Robert J. Reese, Stephen Kenney, Thomas E. Drago
  • Publication number: 20090213579
    Abstract: Illumination of the interior product display space of a cold beverage merchandizer is enhanced by: a first reflector (90) disposed along a lower front region of the interior product display space at the front of the cabinet; a second reflector (92) disposed in the upper front region of the interior display space in operative association with a lamp (80); a third reflector (94) disposed in a side front region of the interior display space at a side and front of the cabinet; a fourth reflector (94) disposed in a side front region of the interior display space at a side and front of the cabinet opposite the third reflector, a fifth reflector (96) mounted to an interior facing surface of the door bounding the upper front region of the interior display space, and a sixth reflector (98) mounted to an interior facing surface of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riad Saraiji, Mark A. Daniels, Robert J. Reese, Stephen Kenney, Thomas E. Drago, Timothy J. Tifft
  • Publication number: 20080165526
    Abstract: The display space of a multiple door display merchandiser is illuminated by one or more vertically extending lamps (80) disposed intermediate the vertical sides of an access opening to the display space. A multiple door assembly (44) covers the access opening. To enhance the illumination of the display space, a pair of vertically extending side reflectors (92) are provided, one extending alon one side of the access opening and the other extending along the other side of the access opening. An additional reflector may be mounted to an interior facing surface of the door along an upper front region of the door and/or a lower front region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Riad Saraiji, Mark A. Daniels, Robert J. Reese, Stephen Kenney, Thomas E. Drago
  • Patent number: 6179434
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an illumination source arranged within a housing wherein the housing is positioned at a front end portion of a shelf of a product display unit. In a preferred form of the invention, thermal insulation is disposed between the housing and the shelf such that the shelf is thermally isolated from heat generated by the lighting unit. The lighting unit can be attached to or formed integral with the front portion of the shelf so as to act as an extension thereof or arranged beneath the shelf, preferably with an air gap or other type of thermal material barrier therebetween. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the lighting unit takes the form of an elongated housing which is slidably mounted within a label receiving area of a shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Illumitech, LLC.
    Inventor: Riad Saraiji