Patents by Inventor Steven J. Sievers

Steven J. Sievers 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).

  • Illumination device
    Patent number: 8876330
    Abstract: Illumination devices are provided. In one aspect, an illumination device includes a housing including a plurality of electrically conductive leads. The illumination device also includes a lens unitarily formed as one-piece with the housing and a first light source electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive leads and positioned behind the lens. The first light source is adapted to emit light of a first color. The illumination device further includes a second light source electrically coupled to at least another one of the plurality of electrically conductive leads and positioned behind the lens. The second light source is adapted to emit light of a second color different than the first color. The illumination device is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a substrate and emit light through the lens generally parallel to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Sievers, Chong Soo Kim
  • ILLUMINATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140133141
    Abstract: Illumination devices are provided. In one aspect, an illumination device includes a housing including a plurality of electrically conductive leads. The illumination device also includes a lens unitarily formed as one-piece with the housing and a first light source electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive leads and positioned behind the lens. The first light source is adapted to emit light of a first color. The illumination device further includes a second light source electrically coupled to at least another one of the plurality of electrically conductive leads and positioned behind the lens. The second light source is adapted to emit light of a second color different than the first color. The illumination device is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a substrate and emit light through the lens generally parallel to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Sievers, Chong Soo Kim