Patents by Inventor Robert Shaner
Robert Shaner 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).
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Publication number: 20240142093Abstract: A lighting fixture may include a housing, an illumination source disposed within the housing, and a frame coupled to the housing. The frame may include a first side and a second side abutting the first side to form a joint, wherein a gap extends at the joint and at least one of the first side or the second side is configured to obscure at least a portion of the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING, LLCInventors: Clifford T. WOOD, Jeff Robert SHANER
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Patent number: 11098880Abstract: A luminaire assembly includes a frame and a back plate. In some examples, the frame includes a lip, and the back plate includes a tab. The back plate is positionable within a housing area of the frame such that the tab is engaged with the lip and the back plate is retained within the frame. In other examples, a luminaire assembly includes a wireless module with an antenna positioned adjacent to a module opening of the back plate. The antenna provides wireless transmissions above the top side of the back plate and below the bottom side of the back plate. A luminaire support clip for a luminaire assembly includes a base and a tab. The tab and the base define a receiving area, and the luminaire support clip receives a portion of an edge of a back plate of the luminaire assembly within the receiving area.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Jeff Robert Shaner, Travis Middleton, Jonathan Lemoine DeBow
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Patent number: 10900625Abstract: A retainer ring for a light fixture includes a cylindrical main body section that defines a cylindrical axis, and an inner retaining flange that extends radially inward from a distal end of the main body section. The inner retaining flange extends substantially about a circumference of the distal end. One or more coupling features extend radially inward from the retainer ring. A customization kit for a light engine that defines an optical axis includes a retainer ring configured to couple with the light engine, and two or more primary optics that are mechanically compatible with the light engine, and retainable to the light engine with the retainer ring. When the retainer ring couples with the light engine, a cylindrical axis of the retainer ring coincides with the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Publication number: 20200182437Abstract: A luminaire assembly includes a frame and a back plate. In some examples, the frame includes a lip, and the back plate includes a tab. The back plate is positionable within a housing area of the frame such that the tab is engaged with the lip and the back plate is retained within the frame. In other examples, a luminaire assembly includes a wireless module with an antenna positioned adjacent to a module opening of the back plate. The antenna provides wireless transmissions above the top side of the back plate and below the bottom side of the back plate. A luminaire support clip for a luminaire assembly includes a base and a tab. The tab and the base define a receiving area, and the luminaire support clip receives a portion of an edge of a back plate of the luminaire assembly within the receiving area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jeff Robert Shaner, Travis Middleton, Jonathan Lemoine DeBow
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Patent number: 10670206Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing having sidewalls that define a manifold aperture, extending from upper to lower edges of the manifold aperture. The housing includes first coupling features. The light fixture includes at least one adapter plate with second coupling features that removably couple with the first coupling features. The adapter plate defines an adapter plate aperture. At least one light emitting engine removably couples with the adapter plate such that emitted light passes through the adapter plate aperture. The light fixture further includes a baffle that includes at least one baffle cell. The baffle cell includes an upper baffle edge that defines: an upper baffle aperture through which light emitted by the light engine passes, a lower baffle edge that defines an output aperture for the emitted light, and a baffle cell wall that extends from the upper baffle edge to the lower baffle edge.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Patent number: 10415775Abstract: A baffle for use in a light fixture that includes one or more light emitter positions includes one or more upper edges, each of the upper edges encircling a light emitting aperture and lying within an upper region. The baffle also includes one or more lower edges that correspond in number with the one or more upper edges, each lower edge lying within a lower region, and encircling an output aperture. Plan view shapes of the upper and lower edges form closed shapes that are devoid of angles. The baffle further includes an interior baffle surface that extends downwardly from each of the upper edges to corresponding ones of the lower edges. The interior baffle surface is continuously and downwardly concave from each of the upper edges to each of the lower edges, and is devoid of angles.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Publication number: 20180320844Abstract: A baffle for use in a light fixture that includes one or more light emitter positions includes one or more upper edges, each of the upper edges encircling a light emitting aperture and lying within an upper region. The baffle also includes one or more lower edges that correspond in number with the one or more upper edges, each lower edge lying within a lower region, and encircling an output aperture. Plan view shapes of the upper and lower edges form closed shapes that are devoid of angles. The baffle further includes an interior baffle surface that extends downwardly from each of the upper edges to corresponding ones of the lower edges. The interior baffle surface is continuously and downwardly concave from each of the upper edges to each of the lower edges, and is devoid of angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Publication number: 20180320845Abstract: A retainer ring for a light fixture includes a cylindrical main body section that defines a cylindrical axis, and an inner retaining flange that extends radially inward from a distal end of the main body section. The inner retaining flange extends substantially about a circumference of the distal end. One or more coupling features extend radially inward from the retainer ring. A customization kit for a light engine that defines an optical axis includes a retainer ring configured to couple with the light engine, and two or more primary optics that are mechanically compatible with the light engine, and retainable to the light engine with the retainer ring. When the retainer ring couples with the light engine, a cylindrical axis of the retainer ring coincides with the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Publication number: 20180320843Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing having sidewalls that define a manifold aperture, extending from upper to lower edges of the manifold aperture. The housing includes first coupling features. The light fixture includes at least one adapter plate with second coupling features that removably couple with the first coupling features. The adapter plate defines an adapter plate aperture. At least one light emitting engine removably couples with the adapter plate such that emitted light passes through the adapter plate aperture. The light fixture further includes a baffle that includes at least one baffle cell. The baffle cell includes an upper baffle edge that defines: an upper baffle aperture through which light emitted by the light engine passes, a lower baffle edge that defines an output aperture for the emitted light, and a baffle cell wall that extends from the upper baffle edge to the lower baffle edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph James Onda, James Scott Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Patent number: 6875942Abstract: A method for forming a cylindrical body utilizing a continuous weld is provided. The method includes feeding a source material including a first edge and a second edge from a coil and offsetting at least one of the first edge and the second edge. The method further includes spiraling the material to form a cylinder, welding the first edge and the second edge together forming a continuous weld, and cutting the cylinder to a selected length. To fabricate a jacket, a longitudinal cut is made in the cylindrical body, at least one cutout is cut, and the continuous weld is an outer fillet weld.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: American Railcar Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Coughlin, Warner G. Fencl, Robert Shaner, Michael R. Williams
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Publication number: 20040140340Abstract: A method for forming a cylindrical body utilizing a continuous weld is provided. The method includes feeding a source material including a first edge and a second edge from a coil and offsetting at least one of the first edge and the second edge. The method further includes spiraling the material to form a cylinder, welding the first edge and the second edge together forming a continuous weld, and cutting the cylinder to a selected length. To fabricate a jacket, a longitudinal cut is made in the cylindrical body, at least one cutout is cut, and the continuous weld is an outer fillet weld.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2004Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Stephen A. Coughlin, Warner G. Fencl, Robert Shaner, Michael R. Williams
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Patent number: 6717093Abstract: A method for forming a cylindrical body utilizing a continuous weld is provided. The method includes feeding a source material including a first edge and a second edge from a coil and offsetting at least one of the first edge and the second edge. The method further includes spiraling the material to form a cylinder, welding the first edge and the second edge together forming a continuous weld, and cutting the cylinder to a selected length. To fabricate a jacket, a longitudinal cut is made in the cylindrical body, at least one cutout is cut, and the continuous weld is an outer fillet weld.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: American Railcar Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Coughlin, Warner G. Fencl, Robert Shaner, Michael R. Williams
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Publication number: 20020088785Abstract: A method for forming a cylindrical body utilizing a continuous weld is provided. The method includes feeding a source material including a first edge and a second edge from a coil and offsetting at least one of the first edge and the second edge. The method further includes spiraling the material to form a cylinder, welding the first edge and the second edge together forming a continuous weld, and cutting the cylinder to a selected length. To fabricate a jacket, a longitudinal cut is made in the cylindrical body, at least one cutout is cut, and the continuous weld is an outer fillet weld.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Stephen A. Coughlin, Warner G. Fencl, Robert Shaner, Michael R. Williams
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Patent number: 4063173Abstract: A transponder including a receiver and a transmitter controlled by the output of the receiver, with the receiver including a first phase locked loop with a mixer and a voltage controlled oscillator supplying an output to a second phase locked loop including a switchable frequency divider connected to supply a low side injection signal to the mixer of the first loop in the first mode of operation and a high side injection signal to the mixer in the second mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1976Date of Patent: December 13, 1977Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: John Raymond Nelson, James Robert Shaner, Don Reginald Holcomb
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Patent number: D851326Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph J. Onda, James S. Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner
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Patent number: D877401Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Megan Marie Tepo, Douglas Dewayne Grove, John M. Reilly, Joseph J. Onda, James S. Conn, Jeff Robert Shaner