Patents by Inventor Sébastien Thierry FOL

Sébastien Thierry FOL 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: 10247394
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederic George Bardot, Reinier Imre Anton Den Boer, Sébastien Thierry Fol
  • Publication number: 20160091182
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Frederic George BARDOT, Reinier Imre Anton DEN BOER, Sébastien Thierry FOL