Patents by Inventor Virginia Marie Merriam

Virginia Marie Merriam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240080987
    Abstract: A lever actuated locking mechanism for attaching an optical element to a printed circuit board assembly. The locking mechanism includes a first arm extending from a side edge of an opening formed in the optical element. A locking tab protrudes from one side of a distal end of the first arm. A first actuating lever arm extends from a mid-portion of the first arm. An actuating lever connects to a distal end of the first actuating lever arm, wherein applying pressure to the actuating lever causes the locking tab to pivot about a point where the first arm is attached to the side edge of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Adarsh MISHRA, Anzar Pandurang RADE, Virginia Marie MERRIAM
  • Publication number: 20240052994
    Abstract: A light engine for a floodlight includes a first subassembly for light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a second subassembly providing a housing for a driver. The first subassembly includes upper and lower mounting hinge arms at one side and the second subassembly includes upper and lower left hinge pins respectively extending from upper and lower left arms and upper and lower right hinge pins respectively extending from upper and lower right arms. The first subassembly can be mounted by the upper and lower mounting hinge arms on either side of the second subassembly, creating a reversible opening for access to the driver. The upper and lower mounting hinge arms can have a shape with respect to the hinge pins to provide a safety stopper. The lower mounting hinge arm can include a recess that catches against a lower arm to prevent automatically closing once in an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Anzar Pandurang RADE, Adarsh MISHRA, Christopher G. HENLEY, Virginia Marie MERRIAM, Ryan Howard KARR
  • Patent number: 10584831
    Abstract: A light fixture is provided which includes a housing body onto which a bezel is attached. Semiconductor LEDs or other light emitting source that produce light when electrically powered are located behind a lens that is secured to the housing body by the bezel. One or more incandescent light bulbs that include an electric filament that produce light when electrified as well as one or more fluorescent bulbs that produce light based at least in part on the electrification and illumination of a plasma or gas can also be used as a source of illumination. For example, the light fixture can further include a driver housing that includes a driver housing cover to permit access to at least one driver and/or battery backup components located within the driver housing. There is also at least one window in the bezel which permits illumination of an area or object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Budd Shaw Honda, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Daniel Robert Treible, Jr., Virginia Marie Merriam
  • Publication number: 20180238501
    Abstract: A light fixture is provided which includes a housing body onto which a bezel is attached. Semiconductor LEDs or other light emitting source that produce light when electrically powered are located behind a lens that is secured to the housing body by the bezel. One or more incandescent light bulbs that include an electric filament that produce light when electrified as well as one or more fluorescent bulbs that produce light based at least in part on the electrification and illumination of a plasma or gas can also be used as a source of illumination. For example, the light fixture can further include a driver housing that includes a driver housing cover to permit access to at least one driver and/or battery backup components located within the driver housing. There is also at least one window in the bezel which permits illumination of an area or object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Budd Shaw Honda, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Daniel Robert Treible, JR., Virginia Marie Merriam
  • Patent number: 9976735
    Abstract: A linear light fixture is provided which includes a housing body onto which a bezel is attached. Semiconductor LEDs or other light emitting source that produce light when electrically powered are located behind a lens that is secured to the housing body by the bezel. One or more incandescent light bulbs that include an electric filament that produce light when electrified as well as one or more fluorescent bulbs that produce light based at least in part on the electrification and illumination of a plasma or gas can also be used as a source of illumination. For example, the linear light fixture can further include a driver housing that includes a driver housing cover to permit access to at least one driver and/or battery backup components located within the driver housing. There is also at least one window in the bezel which permits illumination of an area or object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Budd Shaw Honda, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Daniel Robert Treible, Jr., Virginia Marie Merriam
  • Publication number: 20160356475
    Abstract: A linear light fixture is provided which includes a housing body onto which a bezel is attached. Semiconductor LEDs or other light emitting source that produce light when electrically powered are located behind a lens that is secured to the housing body by the bezel. One or more incandescent light bulbs that include an electric filament that produce light when electrified as well as one or more fluorescent bulbs that produce light based at least in part on the electrification and illumination of a plasma or gas can also be used as a source of illumination. For example, the linear light fixture can further include a driver housing that includes a driver housing cover to permit access to at least one driver and/or battery backup components located within the driver housing. There is also at least one window in the bezel which permits illumination of an area or object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Budd Shaw Honda, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Daniel Robert Treible, JR., Virginia Marie Merriam
  • Patent number: D764695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Treible, Jr., Budd Shaw Honda, Virginia Marie Merriam, Rajendra Kage, Priyaranjan Haridasan, Vinay Thimmaiah, Ravindra Katta, Shiraz Hussain