Patents
US 7775691 B2: Retractable light apparatus
- Granted
- 2010-08-17
- Filed
- 2007-08-10 application 11836920
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A retractable light is provided with a light to extend and retract in a housing. A motor for driving a sprocket is mounted in the housing or light assembly and a gear rack is mounted in the other. The gear rack has a series of apertures so that debris is conveyed into the apertures. Another embodiment provides a housing with a first guide member, connected to a light assembly by a second guide member. A motor and a gear are mounted in one of the housing and light assembly. A gear rack is mounted in the other of the housing and the light assembly. In another embodiment, a rechargeable battery is powered by a solar cell with a first circuit for powering the motor with a first voltage and a second circuit for powering the light source with a second voltage that is less than the first voltage.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg100817.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Solar Lighting LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Mancelona, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James William Burgei, Jr. | Mio, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin Barnaby | Mancelona, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Asaf Salama | Montgomery, NY | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F21S | Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors | F21S9/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V21/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21W | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to uses or applications of lighting devices or systems | F21W2131/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to the form or the kind of the light sources or of the colour of the light emitted | F21Y2115/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B20/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | INNOVATIVE SOLAR LIGHTING LLC signed 2019-02-19 | GHL INTERNATIONAL INC. CEDARBURG, WI | 48928/912 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-11-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BARNABY, MARTIN signed 2007-08-30 BURGEI, JAMES WILLIAM, JR. signed 2007-10-13 SALAMA, ASAF ITZHAK signed 2007-10-15 | INNOVATIVE SOLAR LIGHTING LLC MANCELONA, MI | 20100/879 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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