Patents by Inventor Michael Burbank Gilliom

Michael Burbank Gilliom 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).

  • Lighting apparatus and methods using reconfigurable dimming mapping
    Patent number: 9288863
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes at least one light emitting device and a reconfigurable driver circuit configured to drive the at least one light emitting device with an intensity that varies responsive to a dimming signal according to an adjustable mapping of the dimming signal to output of the light emitting device. In some embodiments, the mapping may be configurable using circuit component selection. In further embodiments, the mapping may be provided by a data input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burbank Gilliom, Douglas E. Keiter, Danwei Liu, Michael Walters
  • LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHODS USING RECONFIGURABLE DIMMING MAPPING
    Publication number: 20140265922
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes at least one light emitting device and a reconfigurable driver circuit configured to drive the at least one light emitting device with an intensity that varies responsive to a dimming signal according to an adjustable mapping of the dimming signal to output of the light emitting device. In some embodiments, the mapping may be configurable using circuit component selection. In further embodiments, the mapping may be provided by a data input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burbank Gilliom, Douglas E. Keiter, Danwei Liu, Michael Walters