Patents by Inventor Middel Tjaco

Middel Tjaco 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: 9635735
    Abstract: A master illuminating device may include an illuminating module, and a signal acquisition and processing unit for detecting the surrounding and outputting a control signal. The illuminating module is designed to receive the control signal and is driven according to the control signal. The illuminating device further include a signal transmission unit which is designed to receive the control signal and is designed to transmit the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: XiHe Zhuang, Middel Tjaco, Daxin Lin, Xuewei Dai, Zesheng Ye
  • Patent number: 9629224
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a tube and end caps located at two ends of the tube, a lighting assembly arranged in the tube, a driver for the lighting assembly, an antenna, and a wireless communication circuit for conducting wireless communication, the antenna being provided in the end cap and the wireless communication circuit being provided in the tube or at least partially provided in the end cap, and one side of the wire communication circuit being connected to the driver and the other side thereof being connected to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Xuewei Dai, Aimin Lin, Middel Tjaco, Zesheng Ye
  • Patent number: 9568176
    Abstract: A completely plastic LED tube light, may include plastic shell comprising wires embedded therein, wherein two or more projections having greater dimensions than that of the wires are formed on the wires, end caps located at two ends of the plastic shell, respectively, and LEDs positioned in a space enclosed by the plastic shell and the end caps. A method for manufacturing the completely plastic LED tube light is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Zesheng Ye, Xuewei Dai, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco
  • Patent number: 9356532
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a load driver and a luminaire including the load driver. The load driver may include a voltage limiting circuit including a first polar capacitor and a second polar capacitor connected in inverse series, which are connected in parallel respectively with first and second current limiting elements, where the first and second current limiting elements limit the direction in which current flows so that current flows through different polar capacitors in positive and negative halves of a cycle of an alternating-current power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Daxin Lin, Hui Jia, Yaping Liu, SiXiong Zeng, Middel Tjaco, Xuewei Dai, Yewei Liufu
  • Patent number: 9255668
    Abstract: A base configured to carry a light emitting body and to be inserted into a round tube housing, may include: a rectangular portion configured to carry the light emitting body on a first surface of the rectangular portion; and first and second fixing portions configured to extend from first and second long edges of the rectangular portion respectively in a space that a second surface of the rectangular portion faces, such that when the base is inserted into the round tube housing, at least a part of each of the first and second fixing portions presses against the inner wall of the round tube housing, and a first part close to the first long edge and a second part close to the second long edge in the first surface of the rectangular portion press against first and second protrusions on the inner wall of the round tube housing respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Zesheng Ye, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco, Quansheng Liu
  • Patent number: 9210745
    Abstract: A driving device for an illuminating device may include a plurality of sub illuminating units. The driving device may include a plurality of sub driving modules in series connected to an input voltage source to distributively store energy from the input voltage source. Each of the sub driving modules is allocated with and electrically connected with one sub illuminating unit so as to release the stored energy to the sub illuminating unit allocated thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Yaping Liu, Hui Jia, Middel Tjaco, Daxin Lin
  • Patent number: 9099917
    Abstract: A constant current source circuit includes a main circuit, wherein the main circuit includes a first three-terminal regulator, a transistor, a sample resistor and a load, an output terminal of the first three-terminal regulator is connected with a control Electrode of the transistor, a reference Electrode of the transistor is connected with a voltage input terminal, a working Electrode is connected with one end of the load, and the other end of the load is connected with one end of the sample resistor, and the other end of the sample resistor and an input terminal of the first three-terminal regulator are connected to a reference potential, respectively, wherein the constant current source circuit further includes an adjusting unit that includes a voltage stabilizing unit, a fourth resistor and a fifth resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Xuewei Dai, Chunjun Jiang, Middel Tjaco, Dezhao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150097493
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a load driver and a luminaire including the load driver. The load driver may include a voltage limiting circuit including a first polar capacitor and a second polar capacitor connected in inverse series, which are connected in parallel respectively with first and second current limiting elements, where the first and second current limiting elements limit the direction in which current flows so that current flows through different polar capacitors in positive and negative halves of a cycle of an alternating-current power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Daxin Lin, Hui Jia, Yaping Liu, SiXiong Zeng, Middel Tjaco, Xuewei Dai, Yewei Liufu
  • Publication number: 20150002033
    Abstract: A driving device for an illuminating device may include a plurality of sub illuminating units. The driving device may include a plurality of sub driving modules in series connected to an input voltage source to distributively store energy from the input voltage source. Each of the sub driving modules is allocated with and electrically connected with one sub illuminating unit so as to release the stored energy to the sub illuminating unit allocated thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yaping Liu, Hui Jia, Middel Tjaco, Daxin Lin
  • Publication number: 20140375204
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a tube and end caps located at two ends of the tube, a lighting assembly arranged in the tube, a driver for the lighting assembly, an antenna, and a wireless communication circuit for conducting wireless communication, the antenna being provided in the end cap and the wireless communication circuit being provided in the tube or at least partially provided in the end cap, and one side of the wire communication circuit being connected to the driver and the other side thereof being connected to the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Xuewei Dai, Aimin Lin, Middel Tjaco, Zesheng Ye
  • Publication number: 20140327365
    Abstract: A constant current source circuit includes a main circuit, wherein the main circuit includes a first three-terminal regulator, a transistor, a sample resistor and a load, an output terminal of the first three-terminal regulator is connected with a control Electrode of the transistor, a reference Electrode of the transistor is connected with a voltage input terminal, a working Electrode is connected with one end of the load, and the other end of the load is connected with one end of the sample resistor, and the other end of the sample resistor and an input terminal of the first three-terminal regulator are connected to a reference potential, respectively, wherein the constant current source circuit further includes an adjusting unit that includes a voltage stabilizing unit, a fourth resistor and a fifth resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Xuewei Dai, Chunjun Jiang, Middel Tjaco, Dezhao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140320028
    Abstract: A master illuminating device may include an illuminating module, and a signal acquisition and processing unit for detecting the surrounding and outputting a control signal. The illuminating module is designed to receive the control signal and is driven according to the control signal. The illuminating device further include a signal transmission unit which is designed to receive the control signal and is designed to transmit the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: XiHe Zhuang, Middel Tjaco, Daxin Lin, Xuewei Dai, Zesheng Ye
  • Publication number: 20140240972
    Abstract: A base configured to carry a light emitting body and to be inserted into a round tube housing, may include: a rectangular portion configured to carry the light emitting body on a first surface of the rectangular portion; and first and second fixing portions configured to extend from first and second long edges of the rectangular portion respectively in a space that a second surface of the rectangular portion faces, such that when the base is inserted into the round tube housing, at least a part of each of the first and second fixing portions presses against the inner wall of the round tube housing, and a first part close to the first long edge and a second part close to the second long edge in the first surface of the rectangular portion press against first and second protrusions on the inner wall of the round tube housing respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Zesheng Ye, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco, Quansheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20140240973
    Abstract: A completely plastic LED tube light, may include plastic shell comprising wires embedded therein, wherein two or more projections having greater dimensions than that of the wires are formed on the wires, end caps located at two ends of the plastic shell, respectively, and LEDs positioned in a space enclosed by the plastic shell and the end caps. A method for manufacturing the completely plastic LED tube light is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Zesheng Ye, Xuewei Dai, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco