Patents by Inventor Robert Paul Miller

Robert Paul Miller 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 driver and housing having internal electromagnetic shielding layer configured for direct connection to circuit ground
    Patent number: 9920909
    Abstract: An apparatus (200, 300, 400, 500) includes a lighting driver circuit (210, 310, 410, 510) and a housing (220, 420, 520) in which the lighting driver circuit is disposed. The lighting driver circuit is configured to receive an input voltage (10) between a pair of input terminals (305) and in response thereto to supply power to one or more light sources (20). The housing has an electrically insulating inner surface (222, 422, 522) and an electrically insulating outer surface (228, 428, 528) and an electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer (226, 426, 526). The electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer is disposed between the electrically insulating inner surface and the outer electrically insulating surface. The lighting driver circuit is electrically connected to the electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Aly Aboulnaga, Robert Paul Miller
  • LIGHTING DRIVER AND HOUSING HAVING INTERNAL ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING LAYER CONFIGURED FOR DIRECT CONNECTION TO CIRCUIT GROUND
    Publication number: 20150015152
    Abstract: An apparatus (200, 300, 400, 500) includes a lighting driver circuit (210, 310, 410, 510) and a housing (220, 420, 520) in which the lighting driver circuit is disposed. The lighting driver circuit is configured to receive an input voltage (10) between a pair of input terminals (305) and in response thereto to supply power to one or more light sources (20). The housing has an electrically insulating inner surface (222, 422, 522) and an electrically insulating outer surface (228, 428, 528) and an electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer (226, 426, 526). The electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer is disposed between the electrically insulating inner surface and the outer electrically insulating surface. The lighting driver circuit is electrically connected to the electrically conductive electromagnetic shield layer of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Aly Aboulnaga, Robert Paul Miller