Patents by Inventor Rod Dixon

Rod Dixon 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).

  • Luminaire with a housing and an adjustable spotlight
    Patent number: 7857492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) having a luminaire housing (2) and an adjustable spotlight arrangement (10). In order to achieve a movement of the spotlight arrangement (10) which is dependent in two degrees of freedom on one another, the spotlight arrangement (10) is held displaceably in a displacement direction (5b) of the luminaire housing (2), and there is provided in the luminaire housing (2) a pivot guide slot member (14), by means of which upon displacement in the displacement direction the spotlight arrangement (10) is compulsorily and reproducibly pivoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rod Dixon
  • Luminaire With a Housing and an Adjustable Spotlight
    Publication number: 20080247181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) having a luminaire housing (2) and an adjustable spotlight arrangement (10). In order to achieve a movement of the spotlight arrangement (10) which is dependent in two degrees of freedom on one another, the spotlight arrangement (10) is held displaceably in a displacement direction (5b) of the luminaire housing (2), and there is provided in the luminaire housing (2) a pivot guide slot member (14), by means of which upon displacement in the displacement direction the spotlight arrangement (10) is compulsorily and reproducibly pivoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Rod Dixon