Patents by Inventor Robert L. Kolb

Robert L. Kolb 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).

  • Flashlight with rotary head brightness control and detachable tailcap mount
    Patent number: 7517109
    Abstract: A flashlight has a lamp assembly with a number of operating states including an off state and a number of different brightness level output states The flashlight has an elongated housing with opposed forward and rear ends. The housing has a body portion extending to the rear end, and a head portion rotatably attached to the body portion and extending to the forward end. The lamp operating state is based on the rotational position of the head portion with respect to the body. The body portion and head portion may be cylindrical elements of a common diameter. The head portion may include an electronic component having a rotatable input that is engaged by an element on the body portion. The flashlight may include a removable end portion opposite the head portion, with a support facility operable to support the housing, such that a user does not need to contact the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: SureFire, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Y. Kim, John W. Matthews, Robert L. Kolb
  • Flashlight with rotary head brightness control and detachable tailcap mount
    Publication number: 20080180946
    Abstract: A flashlight has a lamp assembly with a number of operating states including an off state and a number of different brightness level output states The flashlight has an elongated housing with opposed forward and rear ends. The housing has a body portion extending to the rear end, and a head portion rotatably attached to the body portion and extending to the forward end. The lamp operating state is based on the rotational position of the head portion with respect to the body. The body portion and head portion may be cylindrical elements of a common diameter. The head portion may include an electronic component having a rotatable input that is engaged by an element on the body portion. The flashlight may include a removable end portion opposite the head portion, with a support facility operable to support the housing, such that a user does not need to contact the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Y. Kim, John W. Matthews, Robert L. Kolb