Patents by Inventor Xintong Liu

Xintong Liu 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).

  • Publication number: 20200271279
    Abstract: A power supply module is configured to provide, based on an external driving signal, a driving current for driving an LED tube lamp. The power supply module includes a detection path circuit, configured to establish a detection path which is capable of affecting an electrical signal on a power line of the power supply module when the detection path is turned on, and a driving circuit, electrically connected to the detection path circuit, and configured to produce the driving current based on the external driving signal. When the driving circuit is activated by receiving the external driving signal, the driving circuit enters into a first mode to detect whether a foreign external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp. When the foreign external impedance is detected, the driving circuit remains in the first mode, and when the foreign external impedance is not detected, the driving circuit enters into a second mode to produce the driving current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, JUNREN CHEN, HECHEN HU, HAO ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10753550
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200256521
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp including an LED module and a power supply module is provided. The LED module is configured to emit light in response to a driving current. The power supply module is electrically connected to the LED module to provide the driving current based on an external driving signal. The power supply module includes a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, a driving circuit, a flicker suppression circuit, and an installation detection circuit. The flicker suppression circuit is electrically connected to the LED module, and configured to control a conduction state of a current path passing through the LED module. The installation detection circuit is electrically connected to the flicker suppression circuit, and configured to detect whether a foreign external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp. When the foreign external impedance is detected, the installation detection circuit disables the flicker suppression circuit to restrict current from flowing through the current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, JUNREN CHEN, HECHEN HU, HAO ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10704742
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp comprises: a lamp tube; a rectifying circuit, configured to rectify an input external driving signal; a filtering circuit, configured to produce a filtered signal; a driving circuit and an LED module, the driving circuit configured to receive the filtered signal in a first driving mode for driving the LED module; a mode switching circuit, configured to receive the filtered signal in a second driving mode for driving the LED module; and an auxiliary power module configured to provide auxiliary power for the LED module to emit light, wherein the mode switching circuit is on a printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the LED module on a bendable circuit sheet in the LED tube lamp, and the bendable circuit sheet is disposed below the printed circuit board to be electrically connected to the printed circuit board by soldering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Patent number: 10690299
    Abstract: A method for driving an LED tube lamp includes providing a rectifying circuit for receiving an AC supply signal from a rectifying input side, wherein the AC supply signal has frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz when the LED tube lamp operates in a ballast-bypass mode, providing a filtering circuit electrically connected to the rectifying circuit, providing a driving circuit electrically connected to the filtering circuit and configured to generate a lamp driving signal to drive an LED module for emitting light, providing a circuit configured for forming a detection path between the rectifying input side and a ground terminal, causing a detection current with pulse waveform to flow through the detection path by turning on and cutting off the detection path, and generating a signal for indicating whether a foreign external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp in response to the detection current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Patent number: 10683970
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises: an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit for determining to perform a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the rectified signal; wherein the mode determination circuit comprises two voltage dividers for producing a first fraction voltage and a second fraction voltage of the rectified signal, and a control circuit coupled to the two voltage dividers and configured for receiving the first fraction voltage and for receiving the second fraction voltage. When the first fraction voltage signal is in a first voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the first mode of lighting; and when the second fraction voltage is in a second voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the second mode of lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200149689
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a thyristor device configured to determine whether an input external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal. When the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light, and specifically the thyristor device is configured to conduct current upon the external driving signal being input. The ballast interface circuit further comprises a transistor, an inductor, and a resistor connected to each other; and the inductor is coupled between a terminal of the thyristor device and the LED module. Upon the thyristor device being turned on a current flowing through the inductor and the transistor maintains the conduction state of the thyristor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200149690
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an input external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a detection circuit configured to determine that the external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined first threshold level. The ballast interface circuit causes an open circuit for the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined second threshold level but lower than the predefined first threshold level. And the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal, as based on an external driving signal from an inductive ballast, is lower than the predefined second threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200132260
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp with overvoltage protection capability is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two external connection terminals, a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, an LED module, and a protection circuit. The protection circuit is coupled between two input terminals of the LED module and configured to perform overvoltage protection when determining that a voltage level between the two input terminals of the LED module reaches or is higher than a predefined voltage value, wherein the protection circuit includes a diode and the predefined voltage value is in a range of about 40V to about 600V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10612731
    Abstract: A driving method for driving an LED tube lamp is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two end caps, an LED module, and a power supply module including an electric shock detection circuit. The driving method is capable of detecting whether a human touches the conductive part of the LED tube lamp when one end of the LED tube lamp has been inserted into a lamp socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Patent number: 10605415
    Abstract: A ballast-bypass light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp includes at least a first and second external connection terminal, the first and second external connection terminals respectively connected to opposite sides of the ballast by-pass LED tube lamp. The tube lamp includes an LED module, configured to emit light in response to a driving current, and a power supply module, electrically connected to the first and second external connection terminals for receiving an AC driving signal and configured to provide the driving current to the LED module. The power supply module comprises a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, a driving circuit, and a circuit electrically connected to the driving circuit and configured to operate in response to whether a foreign external impedance is connected to the LED tube lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Patent number: 10571080
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10571081
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp adapted to install on a lamp socket and configured to emit light when receiving an external driving signal without the external driving signal passing through or being output from a ballast includes a lamp tube, two end caps, each having at least one external connection terminal, a rectifying circuit, for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; a filtering circuit, for filtering the rectified signal to produce a filtered signal; an LED module, disposed on a power loop of the LED tube lamp, coupled to the filtering circuit, and configured for emitting light; a driving circuit coupled between the rectifying circuit and the LED module, and configured to drive the LED module; a mode determination circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit and the driving circuit and configured to detect the voltage level of the rectified signal; a switch circuit; and an installation detection circuit coupled to the mode determination circuit, the switch circuit,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Publication number: 20200032966
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp comprising a tube, end caps with contact pins and located on both ends of the tube, a first rectifying circuit and a second rectifying circuit and a filtering circuit that are coupled with the contact pins on the two end caps respectively, and a switch circuitry that is located between the rectifying circuits and the filtering circuit characterized in that the switch circuitry is capable of detecting whether the LED tube lamp is correctly installed on a lamp socket so as to reduce the risk of electric shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Publication number: 20200018447
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp comprises: a lamp tube; a rectifying circuit, configured to rectify an input external driving signal; a filtering circuit, configured to produce a filtered signal; a driving circuit and an LED module, the driving circuit configured to receive the filtered signal in a first driving mode for driving the LED module; a mode switching circuit, configured to receive the filtered signal in a second driving mode for driving the LED module; and an auxiliary power module configured to provide auxiliary power for the LED module to emit light, wherein the mode switching circuit is on a printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the LED module on a bendable circuit sheet in the LED tube lamp, and the bendable circuit sheet is disposed below the printed circuit board to be electrically connected to the printed circuit board by soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Publication number: 20190383448
    Abstract: A mode switching circuit is configured to change a signal path in a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp and comprises: at least one switch, configured to receive a filtered signal as a driving signal to drive an LED module in the LED tube lamp to emit light, and when a frequency of an external driving signal received by the LED tube lamp is higher than a mode switching frequency, output the driving signal to the LED module. The LED tube lamp comprises an auxiliary power module coupled to provide auxiliary power for the LED module to emit light; and the mode switching circuit is on a printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the LED module on a bendable circuit sheet in the LED tube lamp, wherein the bendable circuit sheet is disposed below the printed circuit board to be electrically connected to the printed circuit board by soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Publication number: 20190376651
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises: an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit for determining to perform a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the rectified signal; wherein the mode determination circuit comprises two voltage dividers for producing a first fraction voltage and a second fraction voltage of the rectified signal, and a control circuit coupled to the two voltage dividers and configured for receiving the first fraction voltage and for receiving the second fraction voltage. When the first fraction voltage signal is in a first voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the first mode of lighting; and when the second fraction voltage is in a second voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the second mode of lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10502372
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp comprising a tube, end caps with contact pins and located on both ends of the tube, a first rectifying circuit and a second rectifying circuit and a filtering circuit that are coupled with the contact pins on the two end caps respectively, and a switch circuitry that is located between the rectifying circuits and the filtering circuit characterized in that the switch circuitry is capable of detecting whether the LED tube lamp is correctly installed on a lamp socket so as to reduce the risk of electric shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu
  • Publication number: 20190360643
    Abstract: Alight emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20190346088
    Abstract: A method for driving an LED tube lamp includes providing a rectifying circuit for receiving an AC supply signal from a rectifying input side, wherein the AC supply signal has frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz when the LED tube lamp operates in a ballast-bypass mode, providing a filtering circuit electrically connected to the rectifying circuit, providing a driving circuit electrically connected to the filtering circuit and configured to generate a lamp driving signal to drive an LED module for emitting light, providing a circuit configured for forming a detection path between the rectifying input side and a ground terminal, causing a detection current with pulse waveform to flow through the detection path by turning on and cutting off the detection path, and generating a signal for indicating whether a foreign external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp in response to the detection current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu