Patents by Inventor Tarek Utturkar

Tarek Utturkar 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 for items of furniture
    Patent number: 7850326
    Abstract: Illumination device (20) for box-like or chest-like items of furniture having a body, which is provided with at least one door or flap, which can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body or a withdrawable part, for example a drawer or the like, which can be displaced between a closed position in which it is pushed into the body and an open position in which it is withdrawn from the body. The illumination device (20) has a holder, which can be connected to an electrical current source, for an illumination means (40), wherein a switch, which interrupts or opens the electrical connection in the event of a predetermined position of the door or flap or withdrawable part in relation to the body, is provided in the electrical connection between the current source and the illuminations means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Tarek Utturkar, Martin Staude
  • Illumination Device for Items of Furniture
    Publication number: 20080205045
    Abstract: Illumination device (20) for box-like or chest-like items of furniture having a body, which is provided with at least one door or flap, which can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body or a withdrawable part, for example a drawer or the like, which can be displaced between a closed position in which it is pushed into the body and an open position in which it is withdrawn from the body. The illumination device (20) has a holder, which can be connected to an electrical current source, for an illumination means (40), wherein a switch, which interrupts or opens the electrical connection in the event of a predetermined position of the door or flap or withdrawable part in relation to the body, is provided in the electrical connection between the current source and the illuminations means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MEPLA-WERKE LAUTENSCHLÄGER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Tarek Utturkar, Martin Staude