Patents by Inventor Andrew Dummer

Andrew Dummer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10278250
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: James McBryde, Randy Demuynck, Andrew Dummer, Daniel J. Pope, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9723680
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Pope, Andrew Dummer, James McBryde, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, Jr., Priyanka S Medida
  • Patent number: 9686477
    Abstract: A lighting fixture with a control system, a light source, and an image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor is configured to capture an image in response to an image capture signal. The light source emits light in response to a drive signal. The control system provides the drive signal to control the light emitted by the light source, and when an image needs to be captured, provides the image capture signal. When capturing an image, the control system may coordinate the drive signal and the image capture signal so that the image sensor captures the image when the light source is emitting light, if light is needed or desired. The control system may control the drive signal to control the light emitted by the light source or control other lighting fixtures in the lighting network based, at least in part, on information derived from one or more captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Walters, Andrew Dummer
  • Publication number: 20160241765
    Abstract: A lighting fixture with a control system, a light source, and an image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor is configured to capture an image in response to an image capture signal. The light source emits light in response to a drive signal. The control system provides the drive signal to control the light emitted by the light source, and when an image needs to be captured, provides the image capture signal. When capturing an image, the control system may coordinate the drive signal and the image capture signal so that the image sensor captures the image when the light source is emitting light, if light is needed or desired. The control system may control the drive signal to control the light emitted by the light source or control other lighting fixtures in the lighting network based, at least in part, on information derived from one or more captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Mike Walters, Andrew Dummer
  • Publication number: 20150351169
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Pope, Andrew Dummer, James McBryde, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, JR., Priyanka S Medida
  • Publication number: 20150351187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: James McBryde, Randy Demuynck, Andrew Dummer, Daniel J. Pope, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, JR.
  • Patent number: 9006986
    Abstract: Semiconductor light emitting devices are provided that include a first string of light emitting diodes (“LED”) that emit unsaturated light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of one or more points within a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit unsaturated light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses from one or more points within a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit is provided that is configured to supply a first drive current to the first string of LEDs, a second drive current to the second string of LEDs and a third drive current to the third string of LEDs, wherein at least two of the first, second and third drive currents are independently controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Jason E. Taylor, Paul K. Pickard, Gauss Ho Ching So, Heidi M. Dieringer, Andrew Dummer
  • Publication number: 20150002034
    Abstract: Semiconductor light emitting devices are provided that include a first string of light emitting diodes (“LED”) that emit unsaturated light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of one or more points within a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit unsaturated light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses from one or more points within a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit is provided that is configured to supply a first drive current to the first string of LEDs, a second drive current to the second string of LEDs and a third drive current to the third string of LEDs, wherein at least two of the first, second and third drive currents are independently controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Jason E. Taylor, Paul K. Pickard, Gauss Ho Ching So, Heidi M. Dieringer, Andrew Dummer
  • Patent number: 8791642
    Abstract: Light emitting devices include a first string of LEDs that emit light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit supplies respective drive currents to the first string of LEDs, the second string of LEDs and the third light source, at least two of which are independently controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Jason Taylor, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gauss Ho Ching So, Heidi Dieringer, Andrew Dummer
  • Publication number: 20130002157
    Abstract: Light emitting devices include a first string of LEDs that emit light having a color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a first blue-shifted-yellow region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, a second string of LEDs that emit light having color point that is within at least eight MacAdam ellipses of a second blue-shifted-green region on the 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and a third light source that emits radiation having a dominant wavelength between 600 and 720 nm. A drive circuit supplies respective drive currents to the first string of LEDs, the second string of LEDs and the third light source, at least two of which are independently controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Jason Taylor, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gauss Ho Ching So, Heidi Dieringer, Andrew Dummer
  • Publication number: 20050021285
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a volume of a construction material sample is provided, comprising at least one sample-interacting device configured to interact with the construction material sample so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one sample-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a three-dimensional representation of the construction material sample. The computer device is further configured to determine the volume of the construction material sample from the three-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material sample, the density of the construction material sample can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Troxler, James Pratt, Andrew Dummer