Patents by Inventor Wendell Dodson

Wendell Dodson 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: 20090072127
    Abstract: An adjustable shroud for use with a detector having an aperture for detecting electromagnetic radiation. The adjustable shroud includes a base element, a cover element and a directional shroud. The cover element and the directional shroud may be adjusted over an aperture of a detector to increase and/or decrease a detection field associated with the detector. The user is easily able to configure the adjustable shroud to block a portion of a detection field associated with the detector to eliminate unwanted environment factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTERGLOBAL, INC.
    Inventor: Wendell Dodson
  • Patent number: 7178969
    Abstract: A lamp holder is disclosed lamp holder that will accept and make electrical contact with a lamp having a predetermined base and will accept, but not make electrical contact with lamps having other bases. A cavity (or central well) in the base (or floor) of the lamp socket is provided to accept a lamp configured with an extension extending from the base of the lamp and providing a vertically mounted electrical contact in the cavity that can only be contacted by a lamp contact that is placed at the end of the lamp base extension. A lamp lacking such an extension and a contact on such extension, cannot extend into and engage the contact in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Interglobal Inc.
    Inventors: William Shiang, Richard Ursch, Wendell Dodson
  • Patent number: D415103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: DAL Partnership
    Inventors: Dale A. Klaus, Wendell Dodson, Swee Tan
  • Patent number: D415104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Dal Partnership
    Inventors: Dale A. Klaus, Wendell Dodson, Swee Tan
  • Patent number: D415468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Dal Partnership
    Inventors: Dale A. Klaus, Wendell Dodson, Swee Tan
  • Patent number: D425024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Dal Partnership
    Inventors: Dale A. Klaus, Wendell Dodson, Swee Tan