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* Except where noted, all light units have a circular or elliptical beam pattern.
* Year references = year patent was granted.
D_99286 DESIGN FOR A HEADLIGHT . . . (1936) Kennelly - 1st des. patent "figure 8"
1772499 SIGNAL . . . (1930) Rumsey - basis for "Roto Rays"
1991101 OSCILLATORY LAMP STRUCTURE . . . (1935) Kennelly - 1st mech. patent "figure 8"
2132302 LAMP STRUCTURE . . . (1938) Kennelly - modification to 1991101
2234600 HEADLIGHT . . . (1941) Kennelly - "figure 8" et al.
2342202 LIGHT . . . (1944) Kennelly - unit with lateral beam pattern
2353082 LIGHTING FIXTURE . . . (1944) Roedding & Falge - unit with lateral beam pattern
2409046 SIGNAL DEVICE . . . (1946) Kennelly - "figure 8" with color changing scheme
2417934 OSCILLATING LIGHT SIGNAL DEVICE . . . (1947) Kennelly - "figure 8", basis for Mars WR-5000-A Light
2442569 WARNING-LIGHT PROJECTOR . . . (1948) Kennelly - lateral beam pattern
2446333 OSCILLATING WARNING LIGHT . . . (1948) Kennelly
2455497 OSCILLATING WARNING LIGHT FOR VEHICLES . . . (1948) Kennelly - opposite lateral beam patterns
2456287 WARNING LIGHT FOR VEHICLES . . . (1948) Kennelly - combination pattern for illusion of speed
2460585 WARNING LIGHT AND SEARCHLIGHT COMBINATION . . . (1949) Kennelly - lateral beam pattern
2464318 OSCILLATING WARNING LIGHT . . . (1949) Kennelly - "figure 8"
2486853 SEARCH AND WARNING LIGHT . . . (1949) Kennelly - "figure 8"
2487591 WARNING LIGHT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES . . . (1949) Ricci - illusion of a 2nd "satellite" light
2510892 OSCILLATING LIGHT STRUCTURE . . . (1950) Kennelly - complex beam pattern with color changing scheme
2515406 CLEAR AND RED WARNING HEADLIGHT . . . (1950) Howard - unit with unique color changing scheme
2571894 FLUID SHUTTER FOR LIGHT-PROJECTING APPARATUS . . . (1951) Kennelly
2571895 WARNING LIGHT APPARATUS . . . (1951) Kennelly - reverse rotation/lateral beam pattern
2585653 MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR WARNING AND SIGNALING ILLUMINATION APPARATUS . . . (1952) Heehler - basis for 10350 Gyralite
2595253 WARNING AND SIGNAL LIGHT HAVING OSCILLATABLE LAMP UNITS . . . (1952) Heehler & McDowell
2607838 WARNING LIGHT . . . (1952) McDowell - light with color changing scheme
2607839 ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR WARNING AND SIGNALING PURPOSES AND METHOD OF CONTROL . . . (1952) Heehler - unit with color changing scheme, basis of 20350 Gyralite
2645761 ILLUMINATION APPARTUS FOR WARNING AND SIGNALING PURPOSES . . . (1953) McDowell & Heehler - basis for 18350 Gyralite
2654875 COMBINATION WARNING LIGHT AND STATIONARY HEADLIGHT . . . (1953) Heehler - basis for plate mounted sealed beam Gyralites
2666193 SELF-ALIGNING DUAL PURPOSE WARNING HEADLIGHT APPARATUS . . . (1954) Keegan - scheme for beam alignment
2666194 WARNING LIGHT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES . . . (1954) Heehler - basis for 15100 Gyralite
2677121 COMBINATION WARNING LIGHT AND STATIONARY HEADLIGHT . . . (1954) Heehler - basis for 20585 Gyralite
2762994 LAMP SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENT FOR ENCLOSED ROTATING SIGNAL LIGHT . . . (1956) Kennelly - circular sweep in horizontal plane
2780796 WARNING LIGHT WITH A RETAINER AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A SEALED BEAM LAMP . . . (1957) Heehler & Keegan - basis for 20750/20770/20775/20795 Gyralites
2846663 WARNING LIGHT . . . (1958) Heehler - basis for 15360 Gyralite (circular sweep in a horizontal plane)
3423726 MOVEABLE LIGHT FIXTURE MOUNTED ON FLAT COIL SPRINGS . . . (1969) Heehler
3546669 SIGNAL . . . (1970) Kennelly - basis for Mars "888" Light
3908179 COMBINATION WARNING LIGHT AND EMERGENCY FLASHER APPARATUS . . . (1975) Heehler - basis for PPC-11200 Oscitrol Light