Patents by Inventor Richard D. Light

Richard D. Light 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: 5989369
    Abstract: A porcelain address tile according to one embodiment of the present invention is bonded directly to the exterior surface of a brick wall with a structural adhesive. In order to hold the tile in place while the structural adhesive cures, a double-sided (peel and stick) adhesive material is applied to the rear surface of the porcelain tile. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a decorative construction module in the form of an address tile for incorporation into the wall of a structure includes a porcelain tile measuring approximately 3/8 inch thick which has an outer surface inscribed with name/number and/or address information thereon and a backing block fabricated out of expanded polystyrene material and being bonded to the porcelain tile in order to create the completed module. The rectangular solid form of the module is sized and shaped so as to fit appropriately within a residential brick wall based upon the typical brick sizes and spacing of the mortar joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ceramica, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Light
  • Patent number: 5887389
    Abstract: A decorative construction module in the form of an address tile for incorporation into the wall of a structure according to one embodiment includes a porcelain tile measuring approximately 3/8 inch thick which has an outer surface inscribed with name/number and/or address information thereon and a backing block fabricated out of expanded polystyrene material and being bonded to the porcelain tile in order to create the completed address tile. The rectangular solid form of the module is sized and shaped so as to fit appropriately within a residential brick wall based upon the typical brick sizes and spacing of the mortar joints. According to another embodiment, a porcelain address tile is bonded directly to the exterior surface of a brick wall with a structural adhesive. In order to hold the tile in place while the structural adhesive cures, a double-sided (peel and stick) adhesive material is applied to the rear surface of the porcelain tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Ceramica, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Light
  • Patent number: 5605169
    Abstract: The invention is a walker for an invalid. In detail, the invention includes a first U shaped member having a center portion and two parallel arm portions extending downward at an acute angle and terminating in vertically extending front supports for contacting the ground. A sleeve is movably mounted on each of said arms. A detente system is included to releasably lock each of the sleeves in an intermediate position on the arm portions. A pair of generally vertical extending rear support members have first ends for contacting the ground, providing rear support, and second ends pivotally connected to the arm portions of the first U shaped member in proximity to the center portion. A pair of first links are pivotally connected by their first ends to the rear support members intermediate the ends thereof and by their second ends to the sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Jenny Walker
    Inventor: Richard D. Light
  • Patent number: 4319616
    Abstract: A golf club carrier for carrying golf clubs and related equipment and accessory items includes a part-cylindrical inner member molded into two halves and securely joined together, an outer lip portion with a series of spaced club shaft-receiving apertures, a lower shelf portion supporting the grip ends of the clubs and a protective cover detachably secured between the outer lip portion and the lower shelf portion. The inner member includes a first curved surface and a second substantially flat enclosing surface. Disposed between these surfaces and comprising the interior of the inner member are two comparatively larger storage compartments and two comparatively smaller storage compartments, each having its own access panel. These compartments are used for storage of equipment and related golf accessory items and one of the two comparatively larger compartments is thermally insulated for retention of food and drink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Inventor: Richard D. Light