Patents by Inventor Richard Winston Humphreys

Richard Winston Humphreys 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).

Illuminated sports board utilizing a battery or self-powered internal light source that is transmitted through the clear interior of the board in order to illuminate the board and any light altering elements contained in, or applied to, the board

Patent number: 8469569

Abstract: A clear, frosted, or colored, transparent and/or translucent, plastic, or composite skateboard, snowboard, or any sports board material, that is illuminated with replaceable, rechargeable, or self-charging battery powered light emitting diodes which are placed inside the board within an inexpensive, drop-in, modular housing, which serves as a light engine and provides light that is transmitted through the interior of the board itself in order to illuminate light altering elements which are embedded inside the board and/or etched, printed or applied to the surface of the board. This glowing light creates unique artistic light patterns, flashing sequences, and glowing designs throughout the interior and exterior of the board.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 25, 2010

Date of Patent: June 25, 2013

Inventors: William Loftus Tunnicliffe, Richard Winston Humphreys, Steven Gary Goldstein

Illuminated sports board utilizing a battery or self-powered internal light source that is transmitted through the clear interior of the board in order to illuminate the board and any light altering elements contained in, or applied to, the board