Patents by Inventor Robert D. Giese

Robert D. Giese 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: 6062766
    Abstract: A raised pavement marker includes a reflector assembly that is resiliently supported by a membrane, that in turn is supported by a frame. The reflector assembly includes a skirt that overlaps the membrane, thereby allowing large-area reflectors and low-angle ramp surfaces. A vent is formed between the skirt and the membrane, and this vent is resistant to clogging. Locating elements are placed on the frame of the pavement marker to assist in proper installation of the marker in a recess of a roadway, such that all portions of the frame are positioned below the surface of the roadway. Indentations allow the installer to gauge the level of adhesive in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Quixote Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Fleury, Jeffery S. Held, Robert D. Giese, Richard R. Figlewicz
  • Patent number: 6050742
    Abstract: A raised pavement marker includes a rigid reflector assembly that supports two retroreflectors. The reflector assembly is resiliently mounted over a base by a resilient membrane, which is secured to the base at its outer edge. When a vehicle contacts the reflector housing, downward forces supplied by the vehicle to the reflector housing deform the membrane, which allows the reflector housing to move downwardly to pavement level. After the vehicle has passed, the resilience of the membrane restores the reflector assembly to its raised position. Methods for installing and removing the pavement marker are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Held, Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: 5988833
    Abstract: A floodlight has a housing and a housing support coupled to the housing. In the improvement, the support includes a strut extending along a strut axis and having a distal end and a pivot member at a proximal end. The pivot member is mounted for movement about an axis of rotation and has a boundary spaced from the axis of rotation by a first dimension. The housing includes a housing surface proximate the axis of rotation and spaced therefrom by a second dimension less than the first dimension. The housing includes a recess therealong and when the strut is folded against the housing, the strut is received in the recess. A group of floodlight components comprises a main housing and two or more differently-shaped center housings. The attachment portions of the center housings are sized and configured to be interchangeably received at the main housing forward opening. The group thereby accommodates any one of several different lamps, e.g., PAR 20, PAR 30 and/or PAR 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Eric J. Haugaard, Donald Wandler
  • Patent number: D399581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Eric J. Haugaard
  • Patent number: D399583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Eric J. Haugaard
  • Patent number: D399584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Eric J. Haugaard
  • Patent number: D399585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Eric J. Haugaard
  • Patent number: D410192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D414579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: John F. Denison, Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D414880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D414881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D415292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D423131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Kenneth E. Olsen
  • Patent number: D423708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Kenneth E. Olsen
  • Patent number: D425645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Edward C. Cornell
  • Patent number: D425646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Edward C. Cornell
  • Patent number: D426011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Edward C. Cornell
  • Patent number: D426012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert D. Giese, Edward C. Cornell
  • Patent number: D427973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert D. Giese
  • Patent number: D428167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated
    Inventors: Wayne Veach, Robert D. Giese