Patents by Inventor Anthony N. McDougle
Anthony N. McDougle 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).
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Patent number: 11177687Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a combined LED driver and emergency backup battery system. The LED driver can include current regulation circuitry as well as a bus enabling charging and discharging of an energy storage device from and to the bus. A master controller can control charging and discharging of the energy storage device via a controller of an energy storage management system, and also communicate with the current regulation circuitry to control a balance of power between an AC mains, the energy storage device, and driving of an LED light source. Accessories may be coupled to the bus and receive low voltage power from the bus and optionally receive commands from the master controller and provide sensed data back to the controller. A wireless network interface to the master controller can enable system states based on electrical power company indications and instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventors: Anthony Catalano, Steven S. Davis, Charles Teplin, Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 11146169Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for operating a power factor correction circuit. The power factor correction circuit can downconvert AC mains power to a lower power suitable for driving one or more LEDs. The power factor correction circuit can provide a regulated current, in a single-stage embodiment, and a regulated voltage, in a dual-stage embodiment. The power factor correction circuit can include an isolation transformer along with a switch for controlling downconversion. The power factor correction circuit can alternatively include a switch without isolation. Either way, the switch can have a duty cycle proportional to a desired downconversion from the AC mains signal, and can skip half cycles of the AC mains signal in order to reduce the downconverted output of the power factor correction circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20200259414Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for operating a power factor correction circuit. The power factor correction circuit can downconvert AC mains power to a lower power suitable for driving one or more LEDs. The power factor correction circuit can provide a regulated current, in a single-stage embodiment, and a regulated voltage, in a dual-stage embodiment. The power factor correction circuit can include an isolation transformer along with a switch for controlling downconversion. The power factor correction circuit can alternatively include a switch without isolation. Either way, the switch can have a duty cycle proportional to a desired downconversion from the AC mains signal, and can skip half cycles of the AC mains signal in order to reduce the downconverted output of the power factor correction circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: LEDVANCE LLCInventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20190267834Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a combined LED driver and emergency backup battery system. The LED driver can include current regulation circuitry as well as a bus enabling charging and discharging of an energy storage device from and to the bus. A master controller can control charging and discharging of the energy storage device via a controller of an energy storage management system, and also communicate with the current regulation circuitry to control a balance of power between an AC mains, the energy storage device, and driving of an LED light source. Accessories may be coupled to the bus and receive low voltage power from the bus and optionally receive commands from the master controller and provide sensed data back to the controller. A wireless network interface to the master controller can enable system states based on electrical power company indications and instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: LEDVANCE LLCInventors: Anthony Catalano, Steven S. Davis, Charles Teplin, Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 10333341Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a combined LED driver and emergency backup battery system. The LED driver can include current regulation circuitry as well as a bus enabling charging and discharging of an energy storage device from and to the bus. A master controller can control charging and discharging of the energy storage device via a controller of an energy storage management system, and also communicate with the current regulation circuitry to control a balance of power between an AC mains, the energy storage device, and driving of an LED light source. Accessories may be coupled to the bus and receive low voltage power from the bus and optionally receive commands from the master controller and provide sensed data back to the controller. A wireless network interface to the master controller can enable system states based on electrical power company indications and instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Steven S. Davis, Charles Teplin, Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 10135331Abstract: A power factor correction circuit, and methods of operation, is described, that can downconvert AC mains power to a lower power suitable for driving one or more LEDs. The power factor correction circuit can provide a regulated current, in a single-stage embodiment, and a regulated voltage, in a dual-stage embodiment. The power factor correction circuit can include an isolation transformer along with a switch for controlling downconversion. The power factor correction circuit can alternatively include a switch without isolation. Either way, the switch can have a duty cycle proportional to a desired downconversion from the AC mains signal, and can skip half cycles of the AC mains signal in order to reduce the downconverted output of the power factor correction circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20170279300Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a combined LED driver and emergency backup battery system. The LED driver can include current regulation circuitry as well as a bus enabling charging and discharging of an energy storage device from and to the bus. A master controller can control charging and discharging of the energy storage device via a controller of an energy storage management system, and also communicate with the current regulation circuitry to control a balance of power between an AC mains, the energy storage device, and driving of an LED light source. Accessories may be coupled to the bus and receive low voltage power from the bus and optionally receive commands from the master controller and provide sensed data back to the controller. A wireless network interface to the master controller can enable system states based on electrical power company indications and instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Anthony W. Catalano, Steven S. Davis, Charles Teplin, Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20170271979Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for operating a power factor correction circuit. The power factor correction circuit can downconvert AC mains power to a lower power suitable for driving one or more LEDs. The power factor correction circuit can provide a regulated current, in a single-stage embodiment, and a regulated voltage, in a dual-stage embodiment. The power factor correction circuit can include an isolation transformer along with a switch for controlling downconversion. The power factor correction circuit can alternatively include a switch without isolation. Either way, the switch can have a duty cycle proportional to a desired downconversion from the AC mains signal, and can skip half cycles of the AC mains signal in order to reduce the downconverted output of the power factor correction circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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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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Publication number: 20150264758Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Patent number: 9089012Abstract: Current is regulated in an LED lamp by sensing, in a manner electrically isolated from a primary side of a transformer, an LED current in an LED; creating a digital control signal based on the LED current; transmitting the digital control signal from the secondary side of the LED circuit to the primary side; and controlling power delivered to the primary side based at least in part on the transmitted digital control signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: TERRALUX, INC.Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20140368130Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Anthony Catalano, Anthony N. McDougle
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Publication number: 20140346967Abstract: Current is regulated in an LED lamp by sensing, in a manner electrically isolated from a primary side of a transformer, an LED current in an LED; creating a digital control signal based on the LED current; transmitting the digital control signal from the secondary side of the LED circuit to the primary side; and controlling power delivered to the primary side based at least in part on the transmitted digital control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Anthony N. McDougle