Patents by Inventor James Gaines

James Gaines 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: 8400071
    Abstract: An LED lamp power management system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller 58; a plurality of LED channels 60 operably connected to the LED controller 58, each of the plurality of LED channels 60 having a channel switch 62 in series with at least one shunted LED circuit 83, the shunted LED circuit 83 having a shunt switch 68 in parallel with an LED source 80. The LED controller 58 reduces power loss in one of the channel switch 62 and the shunt switch 68 when LED lamp electronics power loss (Ploss) exceeds an LED lamp electronics power loss limit (Plim); and each of the channel switches 62 receives a channel switch control signal 63 from the LED controller 58 and each of the shunt switches 68 receives a shunt switch control signal 69 from the LED controller 58.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: James Gaines, Bernd Clauberg, Josephus A. M. Van Erp
  • Patent number: 8368315
    Abstract: An LED lamp color control system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller 58; and a plurality of LED channels 60 operably connected to the LED controller 58, each of the plurality of LED channels 60 having a channel switch 62 in series with at least one shunted LED circuit 83, the shunted LED circuit 83 having a shunt switch 68 in parallel with an LED source 80. The LED controller 58 determines whether the LED source 80 is in a feedback controllable range, stores measured optical flux for the LED source 80 when the LED source 80 is in the feedback controllable range, and bypasses storing the measured optical flux when the LED source 80 is not in the feedback controllable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: James Gaines, Bernd Clauberg, Josephus A. M. Van Erp
  • Publication number: 20100264834
    Abstract: An LED lamp color control system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller 58; and a plurality of LED channels 60 operably connected to the LED controller 58, each of the plurality of LED channels 60 having a channel switch 62 in series with at least one shunted LED circuit 83, the shunted LED circuit 83 having a shunt switch 68 in parallel with an LED source 80. The LED controller 58 determines whether the LED source 80 is in a feedback controllable range, stores measured optical flux for the LED source 80 when the LED source 80 is in the feedback controllable range, and bypasses storing the measured optical flux when the LED source 80 is not in the feedback controllable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: James Gaines, Bernd Clauberg, Josephus A. M. Van Erp
  • Publication number: 20100244707
    Abstract: An LED lamp power management system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller 58; a plurality of LED channels 60 operably connected to the LED controller 58, each of the plurality of LED channels 60 having a channel switch 62 in series with at least one shunted LED circuit 83, the shunted LED circuit 83 having a shunt switch 68 in parallel with an LED source 80. The LED controller 58 reduces power loss in one of the channel switch 62 and the shunt switch 68 when LED lamp electronics power loss (Ploss) exceeds an LED lamp electronics power loss limit (Plim); and each of the channel switches 62 receives a channel switch control signal 63 from the LED controller 58 and each of the shunt switches 68 receives a shunt switch control signal 69 from the LED controller 58.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: James Gaines, Bernd Clauberg, Josephus A. M. Van Erp
  • Publication number: 20070001177
    Abstract: An integrated LED light system (100) including a printed circuit board (110, 410) and a submount (120, 420) mounted on the printed circuit board (110, 410). System (100) further includes an array of LEDs (125, 425) in electrical communication with the submount (120, 420) to receive forward currents. The array of LEDs (125, 425) includes one or more LEDs for emitting one or more color of lights in response to a reception of the forward currents from the submount (120, 420). System (100) additionally includes a heatsink (130, 430) supporting the printed circuit board (110, 410) to conduct and dissipate heat away from the printed circuit board (110, 410), the submount (120, 420), and the LED(s) (125, 425). System (100) further includes a reflector cup (140, 440) mounted on the printed circuit board (110, 410) and in optical communication with the LED(s) (125, 425) to focus the at least one color of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Gert Bruning, James Gaines, Michael Pashley
  • Publication number: 20060061288
    Abstract: An apparatus is directed to controlling a light source. The apparatus provides at least one light source that emits a light signal at a discrete frequency and a reference signal at the discrete frequency. The apparatus further includes a photodetector optically coupled to the light source and designed to receive the light signal. The apparatus additionally includes at least one lock-in system coupled to the photodetector and each light source that receives the light signal from the photodetector and receives the reference signal from the light source. Each lock-in system produces an intensity value of the light source based on the light signal and the reference signal. The lock-in system may include a frequency multiplier and a filter coupled to the frequency multiplier wherein the intensity value is the product of the light signal and the reference signal processed through the frequency multiplier, and filtered to remove non-dc portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michel Zwanenburg, James Gaines
  • Patent number: 6753661
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for backlighting an electronic display with LEDs to control luminosity, radiometric power, and color levels by means of feedback control through a microprocessor, thereby maintaining white backlight at substantially constant levels, which can be chosen by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Subramanian Muthu, Frank J. Schuurmans, Chin Chang, James Gaines
  • Publication number: 20030230991
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for backlighting an electronic display with LEDs to control luminosity, radiometric power, and color levels by means of feedback control through a microprocessor, thereby maintaining white backlight at substantially constant levels, which can be chosen by an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Subramanian Muthu, Frank J. Schuurmans, Chin Chang, James Gaines