Patents by Inventor Vincent Yee

Vincent Yee 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: 9638394
    Abstract: A system and method according to various embodiments can include a lighting fixture comprising a light source. A multilayer thin film coated reflector is applied to an outer light emitting surface of the lighting fixture. A top layer of the multilayer thin film coated reflector comprises a material including an anatase TiO crystal structure that exhibits antimicrobial properties when activated by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Matthew A. Bugenske, Michael Vincent Yee, Cherian Jacob, Koushik Saha, Mark Edward Kaminski, Benjamin James Ward
  • Publication number: 20160033110
    Abstract: A system and method according to various embodiments can include a lighting fixture comprising a light source. A multilayer thin film coated reflector is applied to an outer light emitting surface of the lighting fixture. A top layer of the multilayer thin film coated reflector comprises a material including an anatase TiO crystal structure that exhibits antimicrobial properties when activated by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Matthew A. Bugenske, Michael Vincent Yee, Cherian Jacob, Koushik Saha, Mark Edward Kaminski, Benjamin James Ward
  • Patent number: 8398796
    Abstract: A method of green joining ceramic components is disclosed, particularly for use in forming a discharge body for a ceramic metal halide lamp. The process includes providing a first green ceramic component having a male joining surface, and providing a second green ceramic component having a female joining surface dimensioned to matingly receive the first component. The first and second green ceramic components are assembled along the joining surfaces, the assembled components are uniformly heated to join the first and second components. The joined components are next cooled in a cooling bath that uniformly cools the joined components. Thereafter, the joined green part may be inserted in the furnace for debindering and sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glenn H. Kuenzler, Thomas J. Boyle, Michael Vincent Yee, Brian Danison
  • Publication number: 20090130459
    Abstract: A method of green joining ceramic components is disclosed, particularly for use in forming a discharge body for a ceramic metal halide lamp. The process includes providing a first green ceramic component having a male joining surface, and providing a second green ceramic component having a female joining surface dimensioned to matingly receive the first component. The first and second green ceramic components are assembled along the joining surfaces, the assembled components are uniformly heated to join the first and second components. The joined components are next cooled in a cooling bath that uniformly cools the joined components. Thereafter, the joined green part may be inserted in the furnace for debindering and sintering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Glenn H. Kuenzler, Thomas J. Boyle, Michael Vincent Yee, Brian Danison
  • Patent number: 6294746
    Abstract: A rotary switch and a flashlight incorporating same are described. A cylindrical housing encloses a button-type battery cell and provides a grounded inwardly protruding, inwardly biased resilient wiper. A rotor, movably approximated to the housing, has a generally cylindrical hub defining one or more contact areas on its side surface for selectively electrically connecting a bulb or other device to the battery cell by rotating the rotor relative to the housing. The rotor further defines a retaining tooth which engages a retaining groove on the outer surface of the housing to keep the rotor on the housing. Rotational position is stabilized by cooperation between a the wiper and a contact surface or between the rotor shell and a position key formed on the housing. The rotor hub is configured to house a circuit module for interposing desired electrical functions between the bulb and the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Inventor: Vincent Yee
  • Patent number: D427005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventors: Vincent Yee, Chang-soo Kang