Patents by Inventor Stephen C Steinhilber

Stephen C Steinhilber 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: 6877876
    Abstract: A variable beam flashlight has a housing with an exterior control knob that is movable by thumb. A light assembly in the housing includes a casing having a cylindrical guide housing within a bore, the inner surface defining the bore having a helical grove. Within the guide housing is cylindrical bulb extension member in which the bulb is fitted to one end. The bulb extension member has a groove member that extends through a slot in the guide housing and into the helical groove, such that when the control knob is rotated by the thumb, the guide housing is rotated. The rotating guide housing slot displaces the groove member causing the groove member to follow the helical groove. As it follows the groove the bulb extension member is moved longitudinally within the guide housing, causing the bulb to be positioned at variable distances from the front lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Stephen C Steinhilber