Patents by Inventor Santosh K. Patil

Santosh K. Patil 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: 11940122
    Abstract: A luminaire including an outer support member having a plurality of LED arrays; a driver housing centrally located within an interior of the outer support member; a plurality of attachment arms extending from the outer support member and secured to the driver housing, resulting in open spaces between the attachment arms and between outer support member and the driver housing and a plurality of heat dissipating fins extending from an upper surface of the outer support member to the driver housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil, Sumit Kumar, Karan Mandlekar, SB Chethan, Nagesh C. Nath, Sourabh D. Patil, Shriprasad V. Khadse
  • Publication number: 20220349539
    Abstract: An LED luminaire including an outer LED support member having a plurality of LED arrays positioned on a lower side thereof, an LED driver housing centrally located within an interior of the outer LED support member, wherein the outer LED support member is secured to the LED driver housing with a plurality of attachment arms that extend from inner surface of the outer LED support member to the LED driver housing, such that are open spaces between the plurality of attachment arms and between the inner surface of outer LED support member and the LED driver housing, and a plurality of heat dissipating fins positioned on an upper surface of the outer LED support member extending towards the LED driver housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil, Sumit Kumar, Karan Mandlekar, SB Chethan, Nagesh C. Nath, Sourabh D. Patil, Shriprasad V. Khadse
  • Patent number: 11181253
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture including a side access door and a compartment for housing electrical components required for operation of the LED fixture. The side access door secured to the compartment by a hinge structure, such that the side door is retained when in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Patent number: 11112074
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Patent number: 11076504
    Abstract: The present disclosure envisages an arrangement (100) for dissipating heat of a power supply unit (105) in a housing (110). The arrangement (100) comprises at least one packing member (120). The packing member (120) is disposed between the power supply unit (105) and an operative inner wall of the housing (110) to increase conductive thermal contact between inner walls of the housing (110) and the power supply unit (105). The arrangement (100) facilitates maximum surface contact between a power supply unit and inner walls of a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Publication number: 20200292153
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture (205) provided with a self-retaining side access door (220) to a wiring and driver compartment (245) of said LED fixture (205), and means for retaining said side access door (220) attached to said wiring and driver compartment (245) in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Publication number: 20200292142
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, Santosh K. Patil
  • Publication number: 20200288603
    Abstract: The present disclosure envisages an arrangement (100) for dissipating heat of a power supply unit (105) in a housing (110). The arrangement (100) comprises at least one packing member (120). The packing member (120) is disposed between the power supply unit (105) and an operative inner wall of the housing (110) to increase conductive thermal contact between inner walls of the housing (110) and the power supply unit (105). The arrangement (100) facilitates maximum surface contact between a power supply unit and inner walls of a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: 10591147
    Abstract: A connection mechanism for connecting a first element to a second element including a plurality of bayonet tabs configured on one of said first element and said second element; and a plurality of bayonet slots engageable with the plurality of bayonet tabs, the plurality of bayonet slots configured on one of the first element and the second element that does not contain the plurality of bayonet tabs, wherein the plurality of bayonet tabs are aligned with the plurality of bayonet slots, subsequent to which, the first element is partially rotated with respect to the second element to facilitate the reception of the plurality of bayonet tabs within the plurality of slots, thereby providing a connection between the first and second elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC.
    Inventors: Harsha N. Devappa, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: 10422172
    Abstract: The present disclosure envisages a tool-less hinge mechanism for coupling a first element and a second element. The tool-less hinge mechanism comprises at least one lug integrally extending from one of the first element and the second element, and at least one loop integrally extending from remaining one of the first element and the second element. The at least one lug is configured to be received in the at least one loop, thereby providing hingeable coupling between the first element and the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC.
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: 10274170
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of luminaires. More specifically, the present disclosure envisages a drain arrangement for use with a luminaire that is supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box. The arrangement includes a hood coupled with the junction box via a connecting conduit, wherein connection cables from the wiring conduit are received within the hood via the connecting conduit and the junction box. An adaptor extends from the hood and the luminaire. The adaptor is defined by a sidewall extending from the luminaire and has an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of the sidewall. The adaptor further includes an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of the luminaire. A drain conduit extends from the adaptor and is configured to drain out the fluid collected within the adaptor outside of the annular inner sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, William Leber, Timothy E. Graff
  • Publication number: 20190017682
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of luminaires. More specifically, the present disclosure envisages a drain arrangement for use with a luminaire that is supported on a wiring conduit via a junction box. The arrangement includes a hood coupled with the junction box via a connecting conduit, wherein connection cables from the wiring conduit are received within the hood via the connecting conduit and the junction box. An adaptor extends from the hood and the luminaire. The adaptor is defined by a sidewall extending from the luminaire and has an operative top surface configured on an operative top periphery of the sidewall. The adaptor further includes an annular inner sidewall configured to circumscribe an electric connection of the luminaire. A drain conduit extends from the adaptor and is configured to drain out the fluid collected within the adaptor outside of the annular inner sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, William Leber, Timothy E. Graff
  • Publication number: 20180003368
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the field of mechanical engineering. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the field of connection mechanisms. As compared with the conventional mechanisms, the connection mechanism of the present disclosure reduces the effort associated with the mounting of lighting fixtures, and does not cause undesired twisting of cables. The principle use of the connection mechanism disclosed in the present disclosure is to provide secure and easy connection between two elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Harsha N. Devappa, Vinaya N. Kubsad, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Publication number: 20180002959
    Abstract: The present disclosure envisages a tool-less hinge mechanism for coupling a first element and a second element. The tool-less hinge mechanism comprises at least one lug integrally extending from one of the first element and the second element, and at least one loop integrally extending from remaining one of the first element and the second element. The at least one lug is configured to be received in the at least one loop, thereby providing hingeable coupling between the first element and the second element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff
  • Patent number: D934806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Shriprasad V. Khadse, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar, Harish P. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: D935064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Ritu Raj, Anoop R. Zutti, Chetan Narkhede, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, Santosh K. Patil, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar
  • Patent number: D935065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLP
    Inventors: Anoop R. Zutti, Vinayak A. Jadhav, Santosh K. Patil, Harish P. Kulkarni, Harsha N. Devappa, Timothy E. Graff, Sumit Kumar
  • Patent number: D939126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Harish P. Kulkarni, Timothy E. Graff, James G. Brand, Santosh K. Patil, Sumit Kumar