Patents by Inventor Paul Arthur Beck

Paul Arthur Beck 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).

  • Power source sensing dimming circuits and methods of operating same
    Patent number: 8217591
    Abstract: Lighting is controlled by receiving an input signal, determining whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal and generating a dimming command signal based on the determination of whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal. For example, determining whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal may include generating an average signal indicative of an average duty cycle of the input signal and determining whether the average signal meets a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Chobot, Michael James Harris, Paul Arthur Beck
  • POWER SOURCE SENSING DIMMING CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20100301751
    Abstract: Lighting is controlled by receiving an input signal, determining whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal and generating a dimming command signal based on the determination of whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal. For example, determining whether the input signal is an AC signal or a DC signal may include generating an average signal indicative of an average duty cycle of the input signal and determining whether the average signal meets a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Chobot, Michael James Harris, Paul Arthur Beck