Daniel L Seely

US Patent:

7204629, Apr 17, 2007

Filed:

Dec 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/736468

Inventors:

Walter E. Pipo - East Aurora NY, US
Daniel Seely - West Seneca NY, US

International Classification:

G02B 6/43
G02B 6/36
G09F 13/22

US Classification:

362559, 362555, 362565, 362581, 385 88, 385901

Abstract:

Self-illuminating fabricated solids: payers, driveway stones, building blocks, or statuary, having optical fibers positioned within a receptacle with one end of the fibers visually terminating at predetermined positions on the object's surface. Furthermore, the receptacle is adapted to reversibly receive, or alternatively to be operatively related to, a reversibly powered light source to provide for light that travels from the source through the fibers to the surface of the fabricated object providing for self-illuminating seasonal designs, informational text, or advertising. A plurality of designs in various colors may exist on a single object. These durable objects are long lasting as surface exposed fibers wear with the surface of the object and worn-out light sources are easily and rapidly replaced. For extensive displays, a fiber optic cable may be utilized to transmit light from a single or a plurality of remote light sources to one or a plurality of fabricated solid objects.

US Patent:

20050057944, Mar 17, 2005

Filed:

Sep 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/661420

Inventors:

Walter Pipo - East Aurora NY, US
Daniel Seely - West Seneca NY, US

International Classification:

F21V008/00
G09F013/00

US Classification:

362559000, 362565000, 040547000

Abstract:

Self-illuminating fabricated solids, e.g., a pavers, driveway stones, building blocks, or statuary having an assembly, of optical fibers having second ends contained within a first end of a receptacle, embedded within the solid object so that the first end of the fibers visually terminate at the object's surface. The second end of the receptacle is exposed at the object's surface to reversibly receive and position a reversibly powered light source in operative contact with the fiber's second ends guiding light from the source through the fibers to the surface of the fabricated object providing for self-illuminating seasonal designs, informational text, or advertising. A plurality of designs in various colors may exist on a single object. These durable objects have a long life as surface exposed fibers wear with the surface of the object and worn-out light sources are easily and rapidly replaced.