Patents by Inventor Matthew Veal

Matthew Veal 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).

  • Light unit with internal back-up power supply, communications and display
    Patent number: 8018161
    Abstract: A light unit that includes an internal power supply that may be used in the event of an external power failure to provide power to the light unit. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting apparatus, comprising (a) a power input configured to receive external power from an external power source; (b) a solid state light element that is interconnected to the power input; and (c) a back-up power source that is interconnected to the solid state light element and the power input and that provides power to the solid state light element when the light element is not provided with power from the power input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Smith, III, Richard Craig Hall, Matthew Veal, Robert Fugerer
  • LIGHT UNIT WITH INTERNAL BACK-UP POWER SUPPLY, COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20090039788
    Abstract: A light unit that includes an internal power supply that may be used in the event of an external power failure to provide power to the light unit. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting apparatus, comprising (a) a power input configured to receive external power from an external power source; (b) a solid state light element that is interconnected to the power input; and (c) a back-up power source that is interconnected to the solid state light element and the power input and that provides power to the solid state light element when the light element is not provided with power from the power input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: SUNOVIA ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Smith, III, Richard Craig Hall, Matthew Veal, Robert Fugerer