Patents Assigned to Lighting Science Group Corporation
  • Patent number: 10436434
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a base, a circuitry housing attached to the base and comprising circuitry, a first rotational structure attached to the circuitry housing, a second rotational structure attached to the first rotational structure, and a lighting apparatus attached to the second rotational structure. The circuitry is positioned in electrical communication with each of the base and the lighting apparatus. The first rotational structure is attached to the circuitry housing so as to rotate about a first rotational axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the luminaire. The second rotational structure is attached to the first rotational structure so as to rotate about a second rotational axis that is parallel to a transverse axis of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Penley Boomgaarden
  • Patent number: 10271533
    Abstract: A system for luring pests including a pest detector and a pest lure. The pest detector may be adapted to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the pest detector. The pest lure may be in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Theodore Scone, David E. Bartine, Addy S. Widjaja, Anthony Crawford
  • Patent number: 10267465
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus may include a canister with a canister body and a canister base comprising a female helical thread defined as an engagement host. The downlight apparatus may also include a lamp including a lamp body and a male helical ridge, defined as a lamp ridge. The lamp ridge includes a platform that extends distally from a root of the lamp ridge to a distance ranging from 2 to 20 times greater than the distance between the root and the crest of an Edison screw base thread. The lamp and the canister are structured to secure to one another when the lamp engages with the engagement host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Ran Zhou, Addy Widjaja, Matthew Regan, David E. Bartine
  • Patent number: 10234129
    Abstract: A modular street lighting system comprising an attachment structure, power circuitry positioned, a support structure, and a lighting component comprising a body member comprising a light source housing section and a center component, the center component comprising a plurality of vertically-oriented heat dissipating structures, a circuit housing, circuitry, a rear attachment section, a lighting element in thermal communication, and an optic positioned within the light source housing section. The circuitry is configured to provide power for and control the operation of the lighting element. The lighting element is configured to emit light in the direction of the optic. The optic is configured to reflect light so as to be emitted by the lighting component. The plurality of heat dissipating structures are positioned in thermal communication with the back wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Oostdyk, Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Matthew Regan, Ran Zhou, Addy S. Widjaja, Raymond Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20180356086
    Abstract: A luminaire that includes a heat spreader, a heat sink diametrically outboard of the heat spreader, an optic retained by the heat spreader, a light source disposed on the front side of the heat spreader, and a power conditioner disposed on the heat spreader. The power conditioner is disposed on the same side of the heat spreader as the light source. The heat sink includes fins that alternate with adjacently disposed and radially oriented recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Raymond A. Reynolds, Addy Widjaja, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Robert R. Soler, James Lynn Schellack
  • Patent number: 10119697
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a heat spreader and a heat sink disposed around and thermally communicates with the heat spreader. The heat sink forms a trim plate configured to be disposed completely external of a can light fixture or an electrical junction box. The luminaire also includes an optic securely retained relative to one of the heat spreader and the heat sink on one side of a plane defined by a lower surface of the trim plate and extends to the other side of the plane defined by the lower surface of the trim plate, as well as a light source disposed on the heat spreader and comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The plurality of LEDs are positioned entirely on one side of the plane defined by the lower surface of the trim plate. The light source is in thermal communication with the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Boomgaarden, Richard LeClair, Yong Jiang
  • Publication number: 20180280719
    Abstract: A wavelength converting bandage including a substrate with an external surface and an internal surface. The wavelength converting bandage includes a plurality of quantum dots, each quantum dot individually sized to emit light within a wavelength range of 613 nm to 846 nm, defined as converted light. The wavelength converting bandage includes at least a portion of the substrate constructed to adhere to skin. The substrate may receive ambient light from the environment on the external surface and may emit converted light toward the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Fredric S. Maxik
  • Publication number: 20180206472
    Abstract: A system for luring pests including a pest detector and a pest lure. The pest detector may be adapted to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the pest detector. The pest lure may be in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Theodore Scone, David E. Bartine, Addy S. Widjaja, Anthony Crawford
  • Publication number: 20180063915
    Abstract: A lighting system may include a control unit with a color synthesizer and a lighting device including an LED board within an optical chamber. The LED board may include a first string of LEDs and a second string of LEDs. Each of the control unit and the LED board may be configured to electrically couple to a first wire and a second wire. The strings of LEDs may be structured to emit light having different spectral power distributions within the visible spectrum. The control unit is operable to alternate forward biasing current between the first wire and first string, and between the second wire and the second string LEDs at a frequency configured to emit light having a perceived third color responsive to a color indicated by the color synthesizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: John Beck, Julia Irvin, Mark Boomgaarden
  • Patent number: 9890941
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a light source comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a combination heat spreader and heat sink disposed in thermal communication with the light source such that the combination heat spreader and heat sink facilitates transfer of heat away from the LEDs. The combination heat spreader and heat sink have an outer dimension that is larger than an opening defined by a nominally sized can light fixture and an opening defined by a nominally sized electrical junction box. A back surface of the combination heat spreader and heat sink is configured to permit the luminaire to be flush mounted on the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Michael Balestracci, Rick LeClair, Wei Sun, David Henderson, Shane Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180023773
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus may include a canister with a canister body and a canister base comprising a female helical thread defined as an engagement host. The downlight apparatus may also include a lamp including a lamp body and a male helical ridge, defined as a lamp ridge. The lamp ridge includes a platform that extends distally from a root of the lamp ridge to a distance ranging from 2 to 20 times greater than the distance between the root and the crest of an Edison screw base thread. The lamp and the canister are structured to secure to one another when the lamp engages with the engagement host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Ran Zhou, Addy Widjaja, Matthew Regan, David E. Bartine
  • Publication number: 20180010781
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a heat spreader and a heat sink disposed around and thermally communicates with the heat spreader. The heat sink forms a trim plate configured to be disposed completely external of a can light fixture or an electrical junction box. The luminaire also includes an optic securely retained relative to one of the heat spreader and the heat sink on one side of a plane defined by a lower surface of the trim plate and extends to the other side of the plane defined by the lower surface of the trim plate, as well as a light source disposed on the heat spreader and comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The plurality of LEDs are positioned entirely on one side of the plane defined by the lower surface of the trim plate. The light source is in thermal communication with the heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Boomgaarden, Richard LeClair, Yong Jiang
  • Patent number: 9863588
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a first and second terminal connected to an alternating current power source having a period, a first LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals, and a second LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals. The first LED light source comprises a first color conversion layer having a first emission latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Robert R. Soler, Theodore Scone, Mark Andrew Oostdyk
  • Patent number: 9851490
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a heat sink, a light source and a light guide. The light source is carried by the heat sink and configured to emit a source light. The light source includes a heat spreader having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) carried by a circuit board and disposed generally along an outer peripheral perimeter portion of the inner surface of the heat spreader, and positioned in thermal communication with the heat spreader. The light guide includes a lens with a plurality of optical elements disposed within the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Ricardo Romeu, Ryan Kelley, Eric Holland
  • Patent number: 9844115
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are related to a lighting system comprising a control unit that manages a lighting device with an LED board within an optical chamber. The LED board includes a first string of LEDs and a second string of LEDs. The control unit and the LED board are configured to electrically couple to first and second wires. The first string of LEDs and the second string of LEDs are configured to emit light having different spectral power distributions within the visible spectrum. The first string of LEDs is oriented in an electrically opposite direction than the second string of LEDs. The control unit comprises a switch configured to direct current between the first wire and second wire. The wire to which current is directed is designated active. The designated active wire activates one of the first string of LEDs and second string of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: John Beck, Julia Irvin, Mark Boomgaarden
  • Publication number: 20170353124
    Abstract: A digital power supply system including a microcontroller, a driver, a step down circuit, and a buck and boost circuit is disclosed. The microcontroller circuit provides a first and second plurality of pulse width modulated signals and receives signals indicative of an input current, input voltage, output current, output voltage, and a 3.3 volt supply. The driver receives the first plurality of pulse width modulated signals and a 12 volt supply and provides a DC power signal and the signal indicative of the output current. The step down circuit receives a positive input voltage and provides the 3.3 volt supply. The boost circuit receives the 3.3 volt supply and provides the 12 volt supply. The buck and boost circuit receives the second plurality of pulse width modulated signals and provide the signals indicative of the output voltage, the input current, the input voltage, and the positive input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Regan, David Shonts, Mark Andrew Oostdyk, Ran Zhou, Theodore Scone
  • Publication number: 20170307202
    Abstract: A luminaire is providing comprising a heat spreader and a heat sink thermally coupled to the heat spreader, an outer optic retained relative to at least one of the heat spreader and the heat sink, a light source in thermal communication with the heat spreader and comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are disposed on the heat spreader such that the heat spreader dissipates heat from the plurality of LEDs, and a power conditioner configured to receive AC voltage and deliver DC voltage to the plurality of LEDs, the power conditioner being disposed on a same side of the heat spreader as the plurality of LEDs. A combination defined by the heat spreader, the heat sink and the outer optic is so dimensioned to cover an opening defined by a nominally sized can light fixture and cover an opening defined by a nominally sized electrical junction box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Raymond A. Reynolds, Addy S. Widjaja, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Robert R. Soler, James Lynn Schellack
  • Publication number: 20170307185
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a base, a circuitry housing attached to the base and comprising circuitry, a first rotational structure attached to the circuitry housing, a second rotational structure attached to the first rotational structure, and a lighting apparatus attached to the second rotational structure. The circuitry is positioned in electrical communication with each of the base and the lighting apparatus. The first rotational structure is attached to the circuitry housing so as to rotate about a first rotational axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the luminaire. The second rotational structure is attached to the first rotational structure so as to rotate about a second rotational axis that is parallel to a transverse axis of the luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Penley Boomgaarden
  • Publication number: 20170307186
    Abstract: A lighting assembly comprising a light source operable to emit light, a first primary optic, and a second primary optic. Each of the first primary optic and the second primary optic are configured so as to reflect light incident thereupon to be emitted by the lighting assembly. Additionally, each of the first primary optic and the second primary optic are positioned such that a first portion of light emitted by the light source is incident upon the first primary optic and a second portion of light emitted by the light source is incident upon the second primary optic. At least one of the first primary optic and the second primary optic is operable to me rotated to change the relative position thereof with respect to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Addy S. Widjaja, Ran Zhou, Theodore Scone
  • Publication number: 20170307183
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are related to a lamp assembly that may have a base unit that includes a base, a power supply housing, a power supply, and a power supply cover. The base unit may be operable to detachably engage a lamp unit to form a functional lighting device. Furthermore, the base unit may be operable to be interchanged with a plurality of lamp units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Yong Jiang