Landscape lighting socket
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Feb 2, 1999
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Aug 20, 1996
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Abstract
An electrical socket for a landscape lighting fixture includes a body having two side walls and two end walls extending between the side walls. The side and end walls cooperate to form a hollow interior for receiving a lamp. Each of the end walls is outwardly movable to permit one or more protrusions on the lamp to be received by the socket and includes one or more abutment surfaces each adapted to be engaged one of the protrusions to resist removal of the lamp from the socket.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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L D KICHLER CO THE | 7711 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44131 |
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- 1996 Application Filing Year
- H01R Class
- 1747 Applications Filed
- 735 Patents Issued To-Date
- 42.08 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Garber, Thomas A | Hudson, OH | 9 | 168 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 168 | |||
Uhler, George J | Wadsworth, OH | 15 | 299 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 299 |
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- 6 Citation Count
- H01R Class
- 3.48 % this patent is cited more than
- 26 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Mar 07, 2007 | STCH | INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION | free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362 |
Feb 02, 2007 | FP | LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE | Effective Date: Feb 02, 2007 |
Feb 02, 2007 | LAPS | LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES | |
Aug 23, 2006 | REMI | MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED | |
Feb 18, 2002 | FPAY | FEE PAYMENT | year of fee payment: 4 |
Feb 02, 1999 | I | Issuance | |
Aug 20, 1996 | F | Filing | |
Aug 20, 1996 | PD | Priority Date | |
Aug 13, 1996 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GARBER, THOMAS A.;UHLER, GEORGE J.;REEL/FRAME:008317/0324 Owner name: L.D. KICHLER CO., THE, OHIO Effective Date: Aug 13, 1996 |

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