Patents by Inventor Carol Lenk
Carol Lenk 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: 9107273Abstract: An LED light bulb which turns itself permanently off when it reaches the end of its useful life, and more particularly, to a scheme which slightly varies the end-of-life condition from unit to unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Ethan Thorman
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Patent number: 8981405Abstract: An LED light source is described. The light source includes an LED and a diffuser. The LED emits a light having a dominant wavelength. The diffuser includes a filler material, which includes particles. The mean diameter of the particles is at least as large as the dominant wavelength of the light emitted by the LED. The particles are configured to scatter the light emitted by the LED.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventor: Carol Lenk
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Patent number: 8853921Abstract: An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler, Matthew Galla
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Publication number: 20140218930Abstract: An LED bulb having a bulb-shaped shell, a thermally conductive plastic material within the bulb-shaped shell, and at least one LED within the bulb-shaped shell. The bulb also includes a base, wherein the base is dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. LENK, Carol LENK, Daniel CHANDLER
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Publication number: 20140184058Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. LENK, Carol LENK
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Publication number: 20140167592Abstract: An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. LENK, Carol LENK, Daniel CHANDLER, Matthew GALLA
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Patent number: 8704442Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk
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Patent number: 8702257Abstract: An LED bulb having a bulb-shaped shell, a thermally conductive plastic material within the bulb-shaped shell, and at least one LED within the bulb-shaped shell. The bulb also includes a base, wherein the base is dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler
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Publication number: 20140028182Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. LENK, Carol LENK
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Patent number: 8569949Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk
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Patent number: 8547002Abstract: An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler, Matthew Galla
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Patent number: 8415695Abstract: An LED light source, which includes at least one LED, a panel between the LED and the light emission surface of the light source, and a filler material inside the panel containing a material to diffuse the light from the at least one LED by Mie scattering.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventor: Carol Lenk
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Publication number: 20120229018Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. LENK, Carol Lenk
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Patent number: 8193702Abstract: A method for preferential scattering of certain wavelengths of light and/or dispersing light in an LED or LED bulb. The method includes emitting light from at least one LED die, and scattering the light from the at least one LED die by dispersing a plurality of particles having a size a fraction of at least one dominant wavelength of the light from the at least one LED die in the LED outer shell or in an LED bulb or in an at least one shell of an LED bulb. Alternatively, the method includes emitting light from the at least one LED die, and dispersing the light from the at least one LED die by distributing a plurality of particles having a size one to a few times larger than a dominant wavelength of the light from the LED in an outer shell, or body of the LED bulb.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk
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Publication number: 20110210669Abstract: An LED light bulb which turns itself permanently off when it reaches the end of its useful life, and more particularly, to a scheme which slightly varies the end-of-life condition from unit to unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Ethan Thorman
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Publication number: 20110042700Abstract: An LED light source, which includes at least one LED, a panel between the LED and the light emission surface of the light source, and a filler material inside the panel containing a material to diffuse the light from the at least one LED by Mie scattering.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.Inventor: Carol Lenk
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Publication number: 20100219734Abstract: An LED bulb, which includes a shell, a heat dispersing apparatus, at least one LED attached to an upper surface of one of a plurality of fins; and a thermally conductive material within the shell of the bulb. The heat dispersing apparatus includes a plurality of fins, and a body, wherein the body separates the plurality of fins from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: SuperBulbs, Inc.Inventor: Carol Lenk
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Publication number: 20090309473Abstract: An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler, Matthew Galla
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Publication number: 20090257220Abstract: An LED bulb having a bulb-shaped shell, a thermally conductive plastic material within the bulb-shaped shell, and at least one LED within the bulb-shaped shell. The bulb also includes a base, wherein the base is dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler
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Publication number: 20090200939Abstract: A method for preferential scattering of certain wavelengths of light and/or dispersing light in an LED or LED bulb. The method includes emitting light from at least one LED die, and scattering the light from the at least one LED die by dispersing a plurality of particles having a size a fraction of at least one dominant wavelength of the light from the at least one LED die in the LED outer shell or in an LED bulb or in an at least one shell of an LED bulb. Alternatively, the method includes emitting light from the at least one LED die, and dispersing the light from the at least one LED die by distributing a plurality of particles having a size one to a few times larger than a dominant wavelength of the light from the LED in an outer shell, or body of the LED bulb.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk