Patents by Inventor Richard Perry Abernethy

Richard Perry Abernethy 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: 11365850
    Abstract: A retrofit LED canopy luminaire assembly is provided that is configured for mounting with a canopy fixture supported by a canopy deck and having a fixture base located beneath the canopy deck, a lamp socket housing operatively connected to, and extending upwardly from the fixture base and through the canopy deck, and a ballast housing located above the canopy deck and operatively connected to the lamp socket housing. The retrofit LED canopy luminaire assembly includes a retrofit adapter bracket, a retrofit LED canopy luminaire configured to be mounted to the retrofit adapter bracket, and a wire guide body supported within the lamp socket housing that is configured to route electrical leads extending outwardly from the retrofit LED canopy luminaire through the wire guide body and into the ballast housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Linn Papa, Richard Perry Abernethy, Eric Jon Mooar, Nikhil Kochar
  • Publication number: 20220090742
    Abstract: A retrofit LED canopy luminaire assembly is provided that is configured for mounting with a canopy fixture supported by a canopy deck and having a fixture base located beneath the canopy deck, a lamp socket housing operatively connected to, and extending upwardly from the fixture base and through the canopy deck, and a ballast housing located above the canopy deck and operatively connected to the lamp socket housing. The retrofit LED canopy luminaire assembly includes a retrofit adapter bracket, a retrofit LED canopy luminaire configured to be mounted to the retrofit adapter bracket, and a wire guide body supported within the lamp socket housing that is configured to route electrical leads extending outwardly from the retrofit LED canopy luminaire through the wire guide body and into the ballast housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Linn Papa, Richard Perry Abernethy, Eric Jon Mooar, Nikhil Kochar
  • Patent number: 7737640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emergency lighting system comprising one or more first lighting elements and a power supply/charging unit that is incorporated in a host lighting fixture having one or more second lighting elements such as an HID, incandescent or fluorescent lamp. Optionally, a heating element can be provided that allows operation of the system in temperatures too low for operation of conventional emergency lighting systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Marques, Richard Perry Abernethy, Jason Edward Duckworth
  • Publication number: 20080191628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emergency lighting system comprising one or more first lighting elements and a power supply/charging unit that is incorporated in a host lighting fixture having one or more second lighting elements such as an HID, incandescent or fluorescent lamp. Optionally, a heating element can be provided that allows operation of the system in temperatures too low for operation of conventional emergency lighting systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Antonio Marques, Richard Perry Abernethy, Jason Edward Duckworth