Patents by Inventor Ronald S. Carter

Ronald S. Carter 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: 6247827
    Abstract: An improved floatable lighting assembly includes a base with a central concave wall that can face a liquid surface and a peripheral portion extending around the concave wall. A shell is constructed so as to extend from the peripheral portion to form a chamber around the concave wall that provides the lighting assembly with buoyancy. A lamp has a lower light-emitting portion and an electrical contact portion. The electrical contact portion is disposed in an interior region formed by the concave wall. A heat shield is disposed between the shell and the lamp. Electrical wire is electrically connected to the contact portion of the lamp. Structure in the base directs electrical wire from a lower portion of the base into the liquid. The electrical cable includes a loop strain relief member for preventing the cable from pulling away from the structure during use of the lighting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The L.D. Kichler Co.
    Inventor: Ronald S. Carter
  • Patent number: 6030264
    Abstract: A Rotatable lighting assembly includes a base with a central concave wall that can face a liquid surface and a peripheral portion extending around the concave wall. A shell is constructed so as to extend from the peripheral portion to form a chamber around the concave wall that provides the lighting assembly with buoyancy. A lamp has a lower light-emitting portion and an electrical contact portion. The electrical contact portion is disposed in an interior region formed by the concave wall. Electrical wire is electrically connected to the contact portion of the lamp. Structure in the base directs electrical wire from a lower portion of the base into the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: The L.D. Kichler Company
    Inventor: Ronald S. Carter