Patents by Inventor Scott Farrel
Scott Farrel 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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Patent number: 11923669Abstract: A canopy assembly for a light fixture includes a mounting bracket configured to be positioned over a junction box and directly mounted to a support surface. A canopy cover is connected to the mounting bracket. The canopy cover includes a plurality of conduit openings. One or more cover inserts are configured to be selectively positioned in the conduit openings. One or more conduit inserts are configured to be selectively positioned in the conduit openings. The canopy cover is configured to extend over the mounting bracket and the junction box.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Jeffery Richard Schoepf, Timothy Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20210364151Abstract: A canopy assembly for a light fixture includes a mounting bracket configured to be positioned over a junction box and directly mounted to a support surface. A canopy cover is connected to the mounting bracket. The canopy cover includes a plurality of conduit openings. One or more cover inserts are configured to be selectively positioned in the conduit openings. One or more conduit inserts are configured to be selectively positioned in the conduit openings. The canopy cover is configured to extend over the mounting bracket and the junction box.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Jeffery Richard Schoepf, Timothy Scott Farrell
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Patent number: 10151454Abstract: End caps for light fixtures that can be used, for instance, to reduce light leaks along lens seams and gaps are provided. In one example embodiment, a light fixture can have a fixture body. The fixture body can have an end portion. The light fixture can further include a lens and a light source positioned within the fixture body so as to provide light through the lens. The light fixture can further include an end cap having a cover plate. The cover plate can have a shape adapted to cover at least a portion of the end portion of the fixture body. The end cap can further include a magnetic coupling element configured to removably secure the end cap to the fixture body. The end cap can have a top portion configured to overlap at least a portion of the lens when the end cap is secured to the fixture body.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Timothy Scott Farrell, Derek Bruce Baker
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Publication number: 20170051894Abstract: End caps for light fixtures that can be used, for instance, to reduce light leaks along lens seams and gaps are provided. In one example embodiment, a light fixture can have a fixture body. The fixture body can have an end portion. The light fixture can further include a lens and a light source positioned within the fixture body so as to provide light through the lens. The light fixture can further include an end cap having a cover plate. The cover plate can have a shape adapted to cover at least a portion of the end portion of the fixture body. The end cap can further include a magnetic coupling element configured to removably secure the end cap to the fixture body. The end cap can have a top portion configured to overlap at least a portion of the lens when the end cap is secured to the fixture body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Timothy Scott Farrell, Derek Bruce Baker
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Patent number: 7730768Abstract: A system for detecting leaks in vehicles comprises memory, a plurality of transducers, at least one sensor, an input device, and logic. The memory stores a plurality of transmit profiles. The transducers are disposed in a vehicle and configured to emit acoustic energy. The sensor is disposed outside of a vehicle and configured to sense the acoustic energy emitted by the transducers, and the input device is configured to receive a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle. The logic is configured to select one of the transmit profiles for the transducers based on the vehicle identifier and to cause the transducers to emit the acoustic energy according to the selected transmit profile. The logic is further configured to detect at least one leak in the vehicle based on sample values indicative of the acoustic energy sensed by the at least one sensor and to provide an indication of the detected leak.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: QST Holdings, LLCInventor: Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20090025454Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for reliably detecting leaks in sealed compartments, such as compartments within vehicles. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus having a sealed compartment, such as a vehicle (e.g., automobile, airplane, etc.), is moved past an array of ultrasonic sensors. An ultrasonic transmitter is placed in the sealed compartment and emits ultrasonic energy as the apparatus is moved past the ultrasonic sensors. The transmitter has a plurality of adjustable transducers allowing the transmit profile of the transmitter to be tailored as may be desired, such as based on the type of compartment being tested. A leak can be automatically and non-destructively detected by analyzing data from the ultrasonic sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Scott Farrell, Howard C. Samson
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Publication number: 20070136088Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to a method for diagnosing a leak related problem for a vehicle. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the method comprises receiving, from a purchaser of a vehicle, a complaint about an operational performance of the vehicle, the vehicle having an abnormal leak; retrieving, in response to the complaint and based on a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle, a set of data correlated with the vehicle identifier, the set of data defining a plurality of values indicative of an amount of acoustic energy sensed outside of the vehicle during a test performed on the vehicle prior to a sale of the vehicle to the purchaser, the acoustic energy emitted from at least one transducer disposed within the vehicle; analyzing the set of data retrieved in the retrieving step; and diagnosing an operational problem of the vehicle based on the analyzing step and the complaint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrel
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Publication number: 20070107497Abstract: A system for detecting leaks in vehicles comprises memory, a plurality of transducers, at least one sensor, an input device, and logic. The memory stores a plurality of transmit profiles. The transducers are disposed in a vehicle and configured to emit acoustic energy. The sensor is disposed outside of a vehicle and configured to sense the acoustic energy emitted by the transducers, and the input device is configured to receive a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle. The logic is configured to select one of the transmit profiles for the transducers based on the vehicle identifier and to cause the transducers to emit the acoustic energy according to the selected transmit profile. The logic is further configured to detect at least one leak in the vehicle based on sample values indicative of the acoustic energy sensed by the at least one sensor and to provide an indication of the detected leak.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20070107488Abstract: A system for enabling calibration of sensors used for detecting leaks in compartments comprising a structure, a sensor, a test manager, an arm, a transducer, and logic. The sensor is mounted on the structure, and the test manager is configured to provide an indication as to whether a compartment has an abnormal leak based on data from the sensor. The data is indicative of an amount of acoustic energy sensed by the sensor within a specified frequency range while a transmitter in the compartment is emitting acoustic energy within the specified frequency range. The arm is detachably coupled to the sensor, and the transducer is mounted on the arm. The logic is configured to cause the transducer to emit acoustic energy within the specified frequency range thereby enabling the sensor to be calibrated without removing the sensor from the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20070109138Abstract: A system for detecting leaks in sealed compartments, such as vehicles, comprises a transmitter, at least one sensor, and logic. In one embodiment, the transmitter is disposed within a vehicle and has a wireless communication interface and a transducer. The transducer is configured to transmit energy within a specified frequency range. The sensor is disposed outside of the vehicle and is configured to sense energy transmitted by the transducer. The sensor is further configured to provide a plurality of sample values, and each of the sample values is indicative of a respective amount of energy sensed by the sensor within the specified frequency range. The logic is configured to detect at least one leak in the vehicle based on the sample values and to provide an output indicative of the detected leak. The logic is configured to transmit, to the wireless communication interface, a wireless signal for controlling the transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20070112528Abstract: A system for detecting leaks in vehicles comprises memory, at least one sensor, an input device, and logic. The memory stores a plurality of threshold profiles, and the sensor is disposed outside of a vehicle for sensing energy emitted by a transmitter disposed inside of the vehicle. The input device is configured to receive a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle, and the logic configured to select one of the threshold profiles based on the vehicle identifier. The logic is also configured to perform comparisons between sample values from the at least one sensor with a set of thresholds defined by the selected threshold profile. The logic is further configured to detect a leak in the vehicle based on the comparisons and to provide an indication of the detected leak.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrell
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Publication number: 20070109137Abstract: A system for reporting information indicative of sealing characteristics of vehicles comprises memory and logic. The memory stores data defining a plurality of values, and each of the values indicates an amount of sensed energy within a specified frequency range escaping from a region of a vehicle under test. The logic is configured to display a vehicle image having a plurality of segmented regions, and each of the segmented regions corresponds to a respective region of the vehicle. The logic is configured to display within each of the segmented regions, based on a respective one of the values, a respective indication indicating an amount of the energy within the specified frequency range escaping from the corresponding region of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventor: Scott Farrel
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Patent number: D251921Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1977Date of Patent: May 22, 1979Assignee: Norbert A. KirkInventor: Scott Farrell