Patents Assigned to TerraLux, Inc.
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Patent number: 10184648Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a customizable and modular LED lighting system. The LED lighting system can include an LED driver coupled to a light run and held rigidly relative to each other via a carrier. A mounting bracket can also attach to the LED driver and/or the light run and can affix the LED lighting system to a junction box. The light run can include a thermally conductive frame, sometimes having a “V”-shape and having two surfaces on an upper portion thereof. A substrate comprising a string of electrically-coupled LEDs can be affixed to each of the two surfaces. The LEDs can be driven by the LED driver and can be coupled to each other serially via one or more electrical connectors.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Simon Hall
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Patent number: 9692176Abstract: An electrical connection system connecting a flexible conduit to electrical conductors, comprising a conduit portion and a removably attachable base portion. The conduit portion retains an end of the conduit, via a retention mechanism within a first housing at a first end. The conduit portion comprises a first electrical connector housing and electrical terminals within a second end of the first housing. The base portion comprises a base mount and a second housing having a first end pivotably connected to the base mount, the second housing being pivotable at a joint. The base portion may also comprise a second electrical connector housing and electrical terminals within a second end of the second housing for electrical connection to the conduit portion. Mechanical fastening components of the base portion and the conduit portion enable a mechanical connection between the base portion and the conduit portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Steven Howard Ray, Christopher M. White, Brett James Pardikes
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Patent number: 9668306Abstract: A thermal-management circuit detects a temperature of the LED, obtains a thermal operating range of the LED, and generates a control signal in response.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Harrison, Steven S. Davis
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Patent number: 9655179Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for an LED driver circuit capable of responding to dimmer signals from three different types of dimmers: a phase cut dimmer, a dedicated dimmer (e.g., 0-10V dimmer), and a button dimmer. The processor can include inputs for each of these dimmer types, and can be configured to determine which of the three types of dimmers is controlling the LED driver circuit, and determine which dimming signals to respond to when more than one dimmer type is trying to control the LED.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Brian Eldin Brandt
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Patent number: 9631789Abstract: In various embodiments, a downlight illumination device is upgraded to an illumination device based on one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) via a retrofit kit that includes (i) a lighting module comprising one or more LEDs, (ii) a driver module comprising circuitry for receiving power from the power source and supplying compatible power to the one or more LEDs, (iii) a flexible conduit connecting the lighting module to the driver module and containing therewithin a plurality of wires electrically connecting the lighting module to the driver module, and (iv) an alignment bracket for attachment within the housing and configured to receive the lighting module.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. White, Brett James Pardikes, Steven Howard Ray
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Patent number: 9622316Abstract: Thermal management and control techniques for light emitting diode and other incandescent replacement light technologies using a current controller are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Catalano, Daniel Harrison, John J. Hall
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Patent number: 9596738Abstract: Various systems and methods facilitate internal communication within a lighting module as well as intercommunication among lighting modules over an external network. The network may be a conventional network managed by a central network controller or may be an ad hoc or “mesh” network—i.e., a scalable network architecture in which any lighting module is a node that can communicate with any other module or network-connected device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, John A. Koski, Brett James Pardikes, Brian Eldin Brandt
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Patent number: 9560711Abstract: A system and method of thermal management for an LED are provided. A method provided by the system includes (a) providing a forward drive current to power the LED, the forward drive current having a first LED operating current component; (b) detecting the first LED operating current component; (c) sensing a first thermal operating point of the LED; and (d) generating a temperature signal indicative of the first thermal operating point. The method also includes (e) determining a thermal operating range of the LED; (f) determining that the first thermal operating point of the LED is outside the thermal operating range of the LED; and (g) generating a first control setting configured to cause the LED to be driven at a second operating point, the second thermal operating point within the thermal operating range.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Daniel J. Harrison, Steven S. Davis
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Patent number: 9516719Abstract: Compensating for disturbances in light output by a light source includes sensing light output by a light source and generating a light-sense signal based thereon, detecting a disturbance in the light-sense signal, and generating an output signal to compensate for the disturbance. An LED is driven in accordance with the periodic output signal to thereby compensate for the periodic disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Arthur Lionel Stevens
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Patent number: 9482408Abstract: A light source (e.g., a linear LED array or other light-emitting devices) may be coupled with multiple reflectors for providing uniform illumination on a target surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony W. Catalano
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Patent number: 9470406Abstract: Light sources with arrangements of multiple LEDs (or other light-emitting devices) disposed at or near the focus of a reflecting optic having multiple segments facilitate varying the angular distribution of the light beam (e.g., the beam divergence) via the drive currents supplied to the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony W. Catalano
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Patent number: 9447935Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination device includes driver and LED lighting modules collectively sized to fit within a recessed-can lighting fixture constructed for use with incandescent or halogen bulbs, thereby facilitating LED changeover without removal and replacement of the fixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony W. Catalano
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Patent number: 9429280Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination device includes a housing, a power connector for connecting the illumination device to a power socket and receiving input power, a light emitter for direct illumination disposed within the housing, a circuit for regulating the input power and providing the regulated power to the light emitter, and a decorative illumination element for providing decorative illumination.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Daniel J. Harrison
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Patent number: 9347642Abstract: Faceted optics for use in conjunction with (typically planar) arrangements of discrete light sources (e.g., an array of multiple LED dies) improve or optimize the trade-off between beam divergence and beam non-uniformity, and between non-uniformities resulting from the imaging of the extended light source and artifacts introduced by the optic itself.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony Catalano
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Patent number: 9342058Abstract: A first entity communicates with a second entity over a shared power bus by switching the bus to a high-impedance state and modifying the voltage on the power bus, in accordance with an outgoing communication, such that the modified voltage is detected by the second entity and the communication is received thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: John A. Koski, Anthony Catalano
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Patent number: 9341354Abstract: In various embodiments, a system for providing an LED illumination source on a surface includes a light module comprising (i) an illumination area for receiving one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and (ii) slip joints at first and second ends of the light module, each slip joint comprising a slip joint slot, and at least one bracket for mounting the light module to the surface, the at least one bracket having (i) a fitting frictionally receivable within one of the slip joint slots and (ii) a mounting region engageable to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Brett James Pardikes, Steven Howard Ray
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Patent number: 9326346Abstract: Thermally managing at least one light-emitting diode (LED) receiving an operating current and/or an operating voltage and being operable at an operating temperature includes determining a current thermal operating point of the LED, obtaining a thermal operating range of the LED, and calculating a new operating point of the LED based on the current thermal operating point and the thermal operating range, wherein the new operating point is within the thermal operating range. A control signal is generated that adjusts power delivered to the LED to cause the LED to operate at the new operating point. Detection of the operating temperature of the LED may be based on the magnitude of a current pulse superimposed on the operating current provided to the LED and the magnitude of the voltage pulse across the LED resulting from the applied current pulse superimposed on the operating current.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Daniel J. Harrison, Steven S. Davis
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Patent number: 9277611Abstract: A switching converter detects when a dimmer circuit supplying power to the switching converter changes from a conducting state to a nonconducting state or from a nonconducting state to a conducting state; an equivalent input resistance of the switching converter is changed to a first, higher value when the dimmer circuit is in the conducting state and to a second, lower value when the dimmer circuit is in the nonconducting state, thereby drawing a minimum current from the dimmer circuit while the dimmer circuit is in the nonconducting state.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 9265119Abstract: In various embodiments, a module for providing thermal fold-back protection to an illumination device includes a housing, at least one temperature sensor, and thermal fold-back circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 9253845Abstract: One or more operating conditions of an LED device is sensed, and the sensed condition is communicated to an LED driver by modulating a load thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paul Davies