Patents by Inventor Steven J. Goggia

Steven J. Goggia 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).

  • Pop-up landscape light
    Patent number: 5072345
    Abstract: A pop-up landscape light has a cylindrical housing adapted for mounting below the surface of the ground in an outdoor environment. A light compartment is mounted for axial extension and retraction through an open top end of the housing to provide selective illumination. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a lead screw mechanism is utilized to extend and retract the light compartment from within the housing. In a second embodiment, a telescopic extensible member is connected to the light compartment and is actuated by winding or unwinding a coil of a flexible material driven by a motor through a bevel gear arrangement. In a third embodiment, a motorized swing arm mechanism is operative to rotate the light compartment through a predetermined angular increment, into and out of the housing, to provide selective illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Inventor: Steven J. Goggia
  • Pop-up landscape light
    Patent number: 4984139
    Abstract: A pop-up landscape light has a cylindrical housing adapted for mounting below the surface of the ground in an outdoor environment. A light compartment is mounted for axial extension and retraction through an open top end of the housing to provide selective illumination. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a lead screw mechanism is utilized to extend and retract the light compartment from within the housing. In a second embodiment, a telescopic extensible member is connected to the light compartment and is actuated by winding or unwinding a coil of a flexible material driven by a motor through a bevel gear arrangement. In a third embodiment, a motorized swing arm mechanism is operative to rotate the light compartment through a predetermined angular increment, into and out of the housing, to provide selective illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Inventor: Steven J. Goggia