Patents by Inventor John Scribante

John Scribante 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: 10683993
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit includes at least one of an adapter bracket and a retainer configured to engage at least one of an existing troffer light fixture and a T-bar of a ceiling system and a door assembly configured to be held in the ceiling system by the at least one of the adapter bracket and the retainer. The door assembly has a housing, the housing including one or more sidewalls, where the one or more sidewalls extend upward to define a cavity, and a plurality of LEDs having primary light axes extending inward into the cavity. The plurality of LEDs are coupled to the one or more sidewalls and positioned to illuminate at least a portion of the housing from behind with a uniform distribution of light when engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, Joe Bluma, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann, John Scribante
  • Patent number: 10174915
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes a door assembly and a retainer including a flange. The flange is deformable between a first position and a second position. The light source is within the housing. The retainer includes the flange coupled to the housing of the door assembly. The retainer is configured to engage at least one of the troffer housing and a T-bar of a ceiling system to thereby selectively secure the door assembly within the ceiling system when the flange is in the first position. The retainer is further configured to facilitate at least one of installation and removal of the door assembly when the flange is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Joe Bluma, Scott A. Green, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann
  • Patent number: 10156323
    Abstract: A retrofit light fixture for retrofitting an existing strip-style light fixture, the retrofit light fixture includes a housing, a light emitting diode, a driver, and a bracket. The housing includes a base portion, a side portion, and an end cap. The housing defines an interior space. At least one of the base portion and the side portion define an elongated opening. The driver is disposed within the interior space of the housing and configured to interface with the light emitting diode. The bracket includes a body and a locking flange. The locking flange is configured to selectively engage with a portion of a housing of the existing strip-style light fixture. The bracket is slidably coupled to the housing with a fastener that extends through the elongated opening. The bracket is selectively repositionable between a disengaged orientation and an engaged orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, Scott W. Lowden, George S. Wilson, John Scribante
  • Publication number: 20180274761
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit includes at least one of an adapter bracket and a retainer configured to engage at least one of an existing troffer light fixture and a T-bar of a ceiling system and a door assembly configured to be held in the ceiling system by the at least one of the adapter bracket and the retainer. The door assembly has a housing, the housing including one or more sidewalls, where the one or more sidewalls extend upward to define a cavity, and a plurality of LEDs having primary light axes extending inward into the cavity. The plurality of LEDs are coupled to the one or more sidewalls and positioned to illuminate at least a portion of the housing from behind with a uniform distribution of light when engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, Joe Bluma, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann, John Scribante
  • Patent number: 10012355
    Abstract: A light fixture is configured for use in either retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture or for use in new construction. The light fixture includes a self-supporting adaptor bracket configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system and further configured to optionally receive a housing of the existing troffer light fixture. The light fixture further includes a door assembly including a latch configured to engage a latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with a slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Scott A. Green, Marc Meade, Therese Bartz, Matthew S. Tlachac, Ronald E. Ernst
  • Publication number: 20170205053
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a frame and a modular driver assembly. The frame includes one or more panels, a first end cap coupled to the one or more panels, the first end cap defining a first end of the frame, and a second end cap coupled to the one or more panels, the second end cap defining a second end of the frame opposite the first end. At least one of the one or more panels, the first end cap, and the second end cap at least partially define a receptacle. The modular driver assembly includes a lighting element and a mounting panel configured to selectively interface with the first end cap and the second end cap to support the modular driver assembly within the receptacle defined by the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Green, Matthew Tlachac, Paul Stegemann, John Scribante, Scott Lowden, George Wilson
  • Patent number: 9683725
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing with a channel configured to contain a driver for driving one or more light emitting diodes located outside the channel. The housing includes slots configured to receive and secure a lens. The light fixture further includes a removable channel cover, tabs located along the length of the channel and adjacent to the channel on the housing, and a lens bar having a first flange configured to secure the lens and a second flange configured to be inserted underneath the tabs. The lens bar is secured in place with the second flange underneath the tabs by the channel cover which prevents the lens bar from moving laterally with respect to the tabs. The slots, the first flange, and a flange running the length of the light fixture perpendicular to the slots are configured to cover the edges of the lens when installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Zachary Kurtz
  • Publication number: 20170114970
    Abstract: A light fixture is configured for use in either retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture or for use in new construction. The light fixture includes a self-supporting adaptor bracket configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system and further configured to optionally receive a housing of the existing troffer light fixture. The light fixture further includes a door assembly including a latch configured to engage a latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with a slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Scott A. Green, Marc Meade, Therese Bartz, Matthew S. Tlachac, Ronald E. Ernst
  • Publication number: 20170051900
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes a door assembly and a retainer including a flange. The flange is deformable between a first position and a second position. The light source is within the housing. The retainer includes the flange coupled to the housing of the door assembly. The retainer is configured to engage at least one of the troffer housing and a T-bar of a ceiling system to thereby selectively secure the door assembly within the ceiling system when the flange is in the first position. The retainer is further configured to facilitate at least one of installation and removal of the door assembly when the flange is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Joe Bluma, Scott A. Green, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann
  • Publication number: 20170009943
    Abstract: A retrofit light fixture for retrofitting an existing strip-style light fixture, the retrofit light fixture includes a housing, a light emitting diode, a driver, and a bracket. The housing includes a base portion, a side portion, and an end cap. The housing defines an interior space. At least one of the base portion and the side portion define an elongated opening. The driver is disposed within the interior space of the housing and configured to interface with the light emitting diode. The bracket includes a body and a locking flange. The locking flange is configured to selectively engage with a portion of a housing of the existing strip-style light fixture. The bracket is slidably coupled to the housing with a fastener that extends through the elongated opening. The bracket is selectively repositionable between a disengaged orientation and an engaged orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, Scott W. Lowden, George S. Wilson, John Scribante
  • Patent number: 9488348
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes a door assembly and a retainer. The door assembly includes a housing and a light source within the housing. The retainer is fixed to the housing of the door assembly and configured to engage at least one of the troffer housing and a T-bar of a ceiling system to thereby selectively secure the door assembly within the ceiling system. The retainer is positioned such that the engagement between the retainer and the at least one of the troffer housing and the T-bar of the ceiling system is direct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Joe Bluma, Scott A. Green, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann
  • Patent number: 9453620
    Abstract: A retrofit light fixture for retrofitting an existing strip-style light fixture includes a housing, a light emitting diode, a driver, and a bracket. The housing includes a top portion, a side portion, and an end cap, and the housing defines an interior space. At least one of the top portion and the side portion define an elongated opening. The bracket includes a locking flange configured to selectively engage with a portion of a housing of the existing strip-style light fixture. The bracket is slidably coupled to the housing with a fastener that extends through the elongated opening. The bracket is selectively repositionable between a disengaged orientation and an engaged orientation, and the bracket is configured to interface with a portion of the existing strip-style light fixture and thereby secure the retrofit light fixture in place when selectively repositioned into the disengaged orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, Scott W. Lowden, George S. Wilson, John Scribante
  • Patent number: 9353923
    Abstract: A light fixture is configured for use in either retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture or for use in new construction. The light fixture includes a self-supporting adaptor bracket configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system and further configured to optionally receive a housing of the existing troffer light fixture. The light fixture further includes a door assembly including a latch configured to engage a latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with a slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Scott A. Green, Marc Meade, Therese Bartz, Matthew S. Tlachac, Ronald E. Ernst
  • Publication number: 20160102825
    Abstract: A light fixture is configured for use in either retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture or for use in new construction. The light fixture includes a self-supporting adaptor bracket configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system and further configured to optionally receive a housing of the existing troffer light fixture. The light fixture further includes a door assembly including a latch configured to engage a latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with a slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Scott A. Green, Marc Meade, Therese Bartz, Matthew S. Tlachac, Ronald E. Ernst
  • Patent number: D762322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: D780363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: D780973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: D780974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Zachary Kurtz
  • Patent number: D818175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Zachary Kurtz
  • Patent number: D819861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King