Patents by Inventor Robert Gene Smith

Robert Gene Smith 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).

  • Lamp collecting apparatus and method for collecting used lamps
    Publication number: 20090121054
    Abstract: A lamp collecting apparatus for collecting used illuminants like bulbs or tubes said apparatus comprises a housing (1) with a lamp inserting opening (16) and an air outlet opening (46); a breaker device (5) provided in the housing (1) below the lamp inserting opening (16); a container (10?) for collecting lamp scrap, said container (10?) being disposed in said housing (1) below said breaker device (5); a low pressure generating system (4) having a suction portion with an air inlet (42) and an exhaust portion with an air outlet (43) wherein said air inlet (42) is effectively connected to the air outlet opening (46) of the housing (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Roy N. Gilliam, Robert Gene Smith, Nikolas Christopher Buha