Patents Examined by Dedei K Hammond
  • Patent number: 11963275
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a rectifier, a 0-10V dimmer converter, a power circuit and a light source. The rectifier for receives an AC power from an AC input to generate a DC current. The TRIAC wall switch is selectively coupled to the AC input. The TRIAC wall switch is operated by a user with an first manual operation to suppress a portion of the AC power from the AC input corresponding to the first manual operation. The 0-10V dimmer converter is selectively coupled to a 0-10V dimmer. The 0-10V dimmer converts a dimmer voltage of the 0-10V dimmer to a dimmer signal corresponding to a second manual operation of the user. The power circuit is coupled to the 0-10V dimmer converter and the rectifier to convert the DC current to a set of driving current. The light source includes multiple LED modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Qiyi Jiang, Bin Zhang, Donghong Su, Zhenyu Tang
  • Patent number: 11955317
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) match assembly for a chemical vapor deposition processing chamber. The assembly includes a top electrically insulating column and a bottom electrically insulating column. The assembly further includes a one-piece RF match strap that has a head, a main body and a body extension. The main body of the one-piece RF match strap is configured to extend through the top electrically insulating column and the bottom electrically insulating column. A flexible chamber lid strap connects the processing chamber to the top of the one piece RF match strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Sze Chen, Yu Li Wang, Yin-Tun Chou, Yuan-Hsin Chi, Sheng-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 11950342
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the automated detection of a particular type of lighting fixture, where a given type may refer to a particular make and/or model of the lighting fixture, bulb quantity, bulb technology, power output rating, etc. The detection may be based on measured dimming curves of the lighting fixture, which may indicate actual power consumption at varying brightness levels of the lighting fixture. One or more power consumption models may be selected, generated, and/or refined based on the measured dimming curves, and applied to other lighting fixtures sharing similar attributes and/or under similar conditions. Based on such models, a given lighting fixture may be able to automatically detect anomalous behavior (e.g., excessive power consumption or less power consumption compared to expected power consumption) and automatically take remedial actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Tomasovics, Harsha Viswanathan, Sambit Mishra, Karim Al-Khafaji, Alexander Shepel
  • Patent number: 11946616
    Abstract: A light engine and system are disclosed in which the light engine contains a core comprising an opening extending through opposing surfaces and a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes a flexible body disposed on an outside of the core and having independently addressable sets of illumination sources mounted thereto, and flexible legs extending from the body and through the opening. The legs are bent such that a terminal portion of each leg is substantially parallel to the opposing surfaces of the core. Independent control of the sets of illumination sources is provided via the legs. The body is separated into segments, each on a different section of the outside and containing body contacts electrically independent of the body contacts of each other segment. Each leg is associated with a different segment, and contains leg contacts on the terminal portion in electrical contact with the associated body contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu, Michael Wasilko, Nazila Soleimani, Jeroen Den Breejen, Alan Andrew McReynolds, Gregory Donald Guth
  • Patent number: 11942310
    Abstract: In an active gas generation apparatus of the present invention, an auxiliary conductive film provided on a first electrode dielectric film is provided to overlap part of an active gas flow path in plan view, and the auxiliary conductive film is set to the ground potential. An active gas auxiliary member provided on a second electrode dielectric film is provided to fill part of the active gas flow path between a discharge space and a gas ejection hole in a dielectric space between the first and second electrode dielectric films in order to limit to an active gas flow gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ren Arita, Kensuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11930567
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first set of LED modules, a second set of LED modules, a first lens, a second lens and a driver. The first lens covers the first set of LED modules. The second lens covers the second set of LED modules. The driver supplies a first driving current and a second driving current respectively to the first set of LED module and the second set of LED modules. The driver electively turns on and turns off the first set of LED modules and the second set of LED modules in a first mode and in a second mode. The first light span in the first mode is partially overlapping the second light span in the second mode. The first light span has a smaller span angle than the second light span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wenjin Peng, Junjie Lin, Lei Zhang, Chunteng Chen, Ruixiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11917741
    Abstract: A controller for a wireless digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) compatible system comprises physical layer circuitry configured to communicate information wirelessly with one or more secondary devices of the DALI system, and processing circuitry operatively coupled to the physical layer circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a forward packet to be sent to a secondary device of the one or more secondary devices. The forward packet includes an extended address that includes an address of the secondary device and an address of a DALI luminary device of the DALI system connected to the secondary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Pratik Ramesh, Sreeharsha Harohalli Srinivas
  • Patent number: 11895756
    Abstract: A method of initiating power-on of a light driver for driving a light source, the method including retrieving a stored load voltage of the light driver from a memory, determining a turn-on delay based on the stored load voltage, stalling power-on of the light driver for a period of time equal to the turn-on delay, initiating startup of the light driver based on the stored load voltage, determining whether current is flowing to the light source, in response to determining that current is flowing to the light source, measuring a load voltage of the light driver, and storing the load voltage in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11886248
    Abstract: A folding display device includes a display panel and a support plate configured to support the display panel. The display panel includes a flexible display area. A bending area corresponding to the flexible display area is provided on the support plate, and an extensible hollow structure is provided in the bending area. By providing the hollow structure, deformability and extensibility of the bending area are improved, and a risk of peeling or cracking between layers of the display device is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11882632
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system including a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11875968
    Abstract: Provided is a high frequency power source allowing the user to arbitrarily set a temporal change pattern for the value of high frequency power to be outputted. A high frequency power source 10A according to the present invention includes an output portion 20 configured to output high frequency power to a load 40 via an impedance matching circuit 30, a data storage portion 13A configured to store command data created by a user, and a control portion 12A configured to control the output portion 20 and the impedance matching circuit 30 on the basis of the command data stored in the data storage portion 13A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Adtec Plasma Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Takahara, Takamichi Kishira, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11871487
    Abstract: A portable lighting device includes a housing, a light source supported by the housing, and an alkaline battery positioned within the housing and coupled to the light source. The alkaline battery is configured to provide a drive current to the light source, and an intensity of the light source is dependent on the drive current. The portable lighting device also includes an electronic processor positioned within the housing and coupled to the light source and the alkaline battery. The electronic processor is configured to monitor a voltage of the alkaline battery, and execute a ramp-up algorithm to control the drive current based on the voltage of the alkaline battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Hao Cui, DanJun Guo
  • Patent number: 11866174
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an occupant tracking lighting system including a first light, a second light and a third light within an aircraft cabin including detecting, by a sensor, a location and a velocity of a moving occupant, generating, by a processor, a control signal to illuminate the first light and the second light in response to determining that the location is proximate to the first location and that the velocity being towards the second location, and illuminating, by a controller, the first light and the second light in response to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Josh Tatum, Stephen Spencer, Matthew Wallace, Kristin Medin
  • Patent number: 11864290
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for lighting. The apparatus may include a power supply. The apparatus may include a controller. The controller may be configured to receive power from the power supply. The controller may be configured to receive a dimming signal generated external to the controller. The controller may be configured to receive from a user selection that includes a CCT partition set-point. The controller may be configured to transmit to a light source lighting power. The lighting power may correspond to the dimming signal. The lighting power may correspond to the CCT partition set-point. The light source may include a high correlated color temperature (“CCT”) LED. The light source may include a low CCT LED. The CCT partition set-point may correspond to a selected value of a partition of power between the high CCT LED and the low CCT LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Voravit Puvanakijjakorn, Jonathan Ian Hoffman, Bingzhu Yan
  • Patent number: 11839005
    Abstract: A method (400) of controlling a lighting unit (110) of a lighting system (100a, 100b) is disclosed. The lighting system (100a, 100b) comprises the lighting unit (110) and a lighting control device (120) comprising a user input element (122) for receiving a continuous user input for changing an intensity of the light output of the lighting unit (110). The method (400) comprises receiving (402) a signal indicative of the continuous user input, obtaining (404) one or more parameters, the one or more of parameters comprising at least a current light setting of the lighting unit (110), the current light setting having an intensity level between a predefined maximum intensity level and a predefined minimum intensity level, and controlling the intensity of the light output of the lighting unit (110) over time while the continuous user input is being provided, wherein the intensity of the light output is either increased or decreased based on the one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jorge Gabriel Squillace, Remco Magielse, Kevin Thomas Worm
  • Patent number: 11818991
    Abstract: A light source module for plant cultivation includes a main light source, an auxiliary light source unit, and a controller. The main light source unit emits background light which is visible light for growth of a plant. The auxiliary light source unit emits auxiliary light including UVB, UVC, or both to increase the content of phytochemicals in the plant. The controller controls operation of the main light source unit and the auxiliary light source unit based on a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Su Song
  • Patent number: 11825583
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the management of the electric lighting circuits are disclosed. The method includes monitoring one or more lighting circuits connected to a controller through one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are connected to the one or more lighting circuits and the controller. Further, the method includes detecting a change in current of a lighting circuit of the one or more lighting circuits. Furthermore, the method includes determining an anomaly in the lighting circuit based on the detected change in current of the lighting circuit. Thereafter, the method includes transmitting a report including at least the anomaly to a server for verification of the anomaly, in response to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Mehdi Doorandish
  • Patent number: 11818821
    Abstract: An autonomous light system may comprise a reading light assembly, an object detection device; and a controller. The reading light assembly may include a light source and an actuation system. The controller may be operably coupled to the light source and the object detection device. The controller may include an object detection module and may be configured to receive object data from the object detection device, compare the object data against an object database, identify an object based on the comparison of the object data to the object database, send a first command to at least one of the light source and the actuation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yaswanth Kumar Maddali, Bhavya Chunchu
  • Patent number: 11812528
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for lighting. The apparatus may include a power supply. The apparatus may include a controller. The controller may be configured to receive power from the power supply. The controller may be configured to receive a dimming signal generated external to the controller. The controller may be configured to receive from a user selection that includes a CCT partition set-point. The controller may be configured to transmit to a light source lighting power. The lighting power may correspond to the dimming signal. The lighting power may correspond to the CCT partition set-point. The light source may include a high correlated color temperature (“CCT”) LED. The light source may include a low CCT LED. The CCT partition set-point may correspond to a selected value of a partition of power between the high CCT LED and the low CCT LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Voravit Puvanakijjakorn, Jonathan Ian Hoffman, Bingzhu Yan
  • Patent number: 11807162
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are disclosed and include a vehicle interior lighting system comprising that includes a light engine with a plurality of independently addressable light emitting diode (LED) segments, each independently addressable LED segment including at least one LED, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) having a base and plurality of legs extending from the base, each leg supporting an independently addressable LED segment, and a light guide plate configured to provide illumination from the plurality of independently addressable LED segments inside the vehicle. A processor may be configured to receive information from a o vehicle sensing system, a vehicle communication system, or a detection system, and may generate a signal. A controller may be configured to provide one or more light control signals to modify at least one light characteristic of at least one of the plurality of independently addressable LED segments based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu, Michael Wasilko, Nazila Soleimani, Jeroen Den Breejen, Alan Andrew McReynolds, Gregory Donald Guth