Patents by Inventor RAYFORD HIGGINBOTHAM

RAYFORD HIGGINBOTHAM 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: 11512818
    Abstract: Portable lighting devices, systems and methods are provided. The portable lighting devices may include a light source, a rechargeable battery, a battery charging and control circuitry, a power connector port and a wireless communication circuitry. The battery charging and control circuitry may be configured to control transmission of current from the rechargeable battery to the light source, and transmission of current from the rechargeable battery through the power connector port and onto an external device. The transmission of current to the external device may occur when the rechargeable battery has a charge capacity above a predetermined threshold level and terminates when the charge capacity of the rechargeable battery is at or below the predetermined threshold level. The wireless communication circuitry may be configured to transmit a battery condition information of the rechargeable battery to an external communication device through a wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Junming Ding, Rayford Higginbotham, Chengping Chen
  • Publication number: 20220013000
    Abstract: Portable devices, systems and methods for alert notification are provided. The systems may include a portable device, a remote server and an external communication device. The portable device comprises wireless communication circuitry, at least one sensor and a processor. The at least one sensor may be configured to detect a condition in which the portable device is exposed and to output an associated sensor data. The processor may be configured to receive an input signal associated with an activation of an emergency mode, and in response to the receipt of the input signal, transmit an output signal for transmission by the wireless communication circuitry. The output signal providing an alert notification at the external communication device. The alert notification comprising the sensor data from the at least one sensor, and may be provided as a software application message or an SMS message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: JUNMING DING, Rayford Higginbotham, Chengping Chen
  • Publication number: 20220010936
    Abstract: Portable lighting devices, systems and methods are provided. The portable lighting devices may include a light source, a rechargeable battery, a battery charging and control circuitry, a power connector port and a wireless communication circuitry. The battery charging and control circuitry may be configured to control transmission of current from the rechargeable battery to the light source, and transmission of current from the rechargeable battery through the power connector port and onto an external device. The transmission of current to the external device may occur when the rechargeable battery has a charge capacity above a predetermined threshold level and terminates when the charge capacity of the rechargeable battery is at or below the predetermined threshold level. The wireless communication circuitry may be configured to transmit a battery condition information of the rechargeable battery to an external communication device through a wireless link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: JUNMING DING, RAYFORD HIGGINBOTHAM, CHENGPING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220015202
    Abstract: Portable devices, systems and methods with automated heat control assembly are provided. The portable devices and systems comprise a light source, a current source, a heat control circuit, a temperature sensor and a processor. The current source is electrically coupled to the light source. The heat control circuit adapted to allow changing the current supplied to the light source. The temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature adjacent the light source and to output an associated temperature sensor data to the processor. The processor configured to automatically adjust the current supply in the heat control circuit based on the temperature sensor data relative to a predetermined temperature threshold. The method comprises measuring a temperature adjacent a light source using a temperature sensor and automatically adjusting, using a processor, the current suppled to the light source based on the temperature sensor data relative to a predetermined temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: JUNMING DING, Rayford Higginbotham, Chengping Chen