Automatic Regulation Patents (Class 315/297)
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Patent number: 11968757Abstract: A lighting device for generating a white mixed light having controllable spectral characteristics is provided. The lighting device comprises a number of white light sources for each making a contribution to the white mixed light by generating a white light with a respective spectral expression in each case that can be quantitatively characterized, so that the white lights generated by the white light sources can form corner points of a target range for the resulting mixed light in a spectral light parameter space. The lighting device further comprises control electronics for controlling proportional contributions of the white light sources so that the position corresponding to the resulting mixed white light can be varied within the target area spanned on the corner points in the spectral light parameter space.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbHInventor: Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 11966574Abstract: An endoscope processor that is able to promptly adjust functions. The endoscope processor includes a processor executing program code to perform: displaying, by processor, on a touch panel a setting region where an on-off switch accepting switching between an on state and an off state of a function of an endoscope is combined with an adjustment switch accepting adjustment of a level of the function; accepting, by the processor, operations performed on the on-off switch and the adjustment switch that are displayed; and changing, by the processor, an operating state of the function based on an accepted operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Hayamizu, Katsuya Tannai
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Patent number: 11968755Abstract: A method supplies a lighting device with electrical energy, wherein the lighting device includes at least two integrated circuits with at least one LED group by a current source associated with this LED group. The method includes generating a supply voltage by a voltage regulator, adjusting a LED group current passing the LED groups by one of the respective current sources , detecting the voltage drops across the current sources, selecting one voltage drop of each integrated circuit as a characteristic voltage drop, generating a control value of the respective integrated circuit, according to the characteristic voltage drop, reducing the control voltage when the control voltage is greater than a control value of the respective integrated circuit, and controlling the output voltage in accordance with the control voltage and/or in accordance with a control bus voltage derived from the control voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Elmos Semiconductor SEInventors: Carsten Leitner, Andre′ Krieger, Christian Schmitz, Thomas Geistert
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Patent number: 11963274Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for generating white light. The methods use a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KORRUS, INC.Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 11961614Abstract: A disinfecting tracking network for creating healthier environments. The system and methods for tracking and utilizing this information to build and maintain healthier environments with a laboratory approach to data inputs. This system is a cloud based system with IOT interface and APIs to enable broad reaching inputs for analysis. This system creates a safer ecosystem and cross statistic sharing of performance parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: UV Partners, Inc.Inventors: Paul Byrne, David W Baarman, Luke Platz, Colin J. Moore
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Patent number: 11963272Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
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Patent number: 11927342Abstract: The invention provides a light generating device (1000), wherein: (I) the light generating device (1000) comprises: (a) a first light source (110) configured to generate first light source light (111) having a first light source light spectral power distribution, wherein the first light source (110) comprises a first laser light source (10) configured to generate first laser light source light (11); (b) a first luminescent material (210) configured to convert at least part of the first light source light (111) into first luminescent material light (211) having a first luminescent material spectral power distribution having an emission at one or more wavelengths selected from the wavelength range of 590-780 nm, wherein the first luminescent material (210) is configured in an optical resonator (230); (II) the first light source (110) and the first luminescent material (210) are configured to generate first luminescent material laser light (1211) having a first luminescent material laser light spectral power disType: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel, Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters
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Patent number: 11924938Abstract: An illuminator includes: a light emitter including a light-emitting diode; a temperature sensor configured to detect a current temperature of the light emitter; and an illumination controller configured to adjust a drive voltage being supplied to the light emitter in accordance with the current temperature. The illumination controller includes a reference temperature storage in which a reference temperature is stored in advance and is configured to adjust the drive voltage by detecting the current temperature from the temperature sensor on a constant time cycle and comparing the current temperature with the reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Yamazaki, Yuto Konno, Hideki Morita, Nobuya Kaneko, Satoru Hirasawa
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Patent number: 11849513Abstract: An LED dimming device with a high refresh rate and smooth dimming includes a constant current source circuit and an LED dimming circuit that are sequentially connected in series. The LED dimming circuit includes an LED and a first electronic switch. A positive electrode of the LED is connected to an output end of the constant current source circuit. The first electronic switch is connected in parallel at both ends of the LED. The LED dimming device further includes an energy release circuit and a first control circuit. The energy release circuit is connected in series with the first electronic switch to release excess energy in the constant current source circuit. The first control circuit is connected to the first electronic switch to control turning on or off of the first electronic switch.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventor: Weikai Jiang
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Patent number: 11842598Abstract: A gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display device, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device, game-logic circuitry that conducts one or more casino wagering games and generates graphical data, and a display controller communicatively coupled to the display device and the lighting assembly. The graphical data includes display data and lighting data as pixel values. The display controller causes the display device to present display content associated with the one or more casino wagering games. The display controller receives the graphical data from the game-logic circuitry, extracts the lighting data and the display data from the graphical data, converts the lighting data from pixel values to lighting control parameters accepted by the lighting assembly, causes the display device to present the display content based on the display data, and causes the lighting assembly to emit light based on the lighting control parameters of the lighting data.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: LNW Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas E. Banas, Vito Michael Caporusso, Benjamin E. Isaac
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Patent number: 11829039Abstract: A display may include illumination optics, a ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (fLCOS) panel, and a waveguide. The illumination optics may include a red, green, and blue light sources. The fLCOS panel may produce image light by modulating a series of image frames onto illumination light. Control circuitry may control the illumination optics to produce the illumination light for each image frame in the series of image frames according to a green-heavy illumination sequence that includes first, second, and third time periods. The green light source may be active during each of the first, second, and third time periods. This may allow the green light source to be driven with a lower current density than the other light sources without significantly reducing image quality at an eye box. The lower current density may match the peak efficiency of the green light source, thereby minimizing power consumption by the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ziqian He, Xiaokai Li, Yuan Chen, Zhibing Ge, Aaron L. Holsteen
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Patent number: 11823617Abstract: Disclosed are a charge pump control circuit, a display panel and a display device. In particular, the charge pump control circuit includes: a first sampling identification module, in particular, a sampling terminal of a first sampling identification module is connected to the series branch circuit, the first sampling identification module is configured to sample the input voltage of the series branch circuit, and in a determination that the series branch circuit is in a heavy load working condition according to the input voltage of the series branch circuit, a first switching signal is output; in a determination that the series branch circuit is in a light load working condition according to the input voltage of the series branch circuit, a second switching signal is output.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: MIANYANG HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Renjie Zhou, Rongrong Li
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Patent number: 11818933Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the display area includes a first display area and a second display area; a plurality of virtual pixel circuits and a plurality of drive pixel circuits, the plurality of virtual pixel circuits are arranged in the peripheral area, and the plurality of drive pixel circuits are arranged in the second display area; the plurality of first light emitting devices are arranged in the first display area, and the plurality of second light emitting devices are arranged in the second display area; the virtual pixel circuit is electrically connected with the first light emitting device, and the drive pixel circuit is electrically connected with the second light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanqiu Zhao, Yao Huang, Yue Long, Benlian Wang, Weiyun Huang
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Patent number: 11817531Abstract: A lighting device comprising: a first LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 620 nm to 640 nm; a second LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 500 nm to 565 nm; a third LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 430 nm to 480 nm; and a fourth LED for generating light comprising a CCT in a range from 1800K to 5000K. The first LED comprises a Phosphor-Converted LED comprising a first LED chip having a maximum emission intensity wavelength from 400 nm to 480 nm, and a narrowband red phosphor with a FWHM less than 55 nm. Light generated by the device comprises a combination of light generated by the first, second, third, and fourth LEDs and a CCT of light generated by the device is tunable by independently controlling power to the first, second, third, and fourth LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.Inventors: Yl-Qun Li, Jingqiong Zhang, Jungang Zhao
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Patent number: 11803672Abstract: A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Korrus, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin James Harrison, Shruti Koparkar, Mark Reynoso, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Gary Vick, Andrew Villegas
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Patent number: 11802673Abstract: An intelligent dimming RGB LED spotlight comprises an outer shell, a lamp base and a lampshade. A drive board connects to the lamp base and a light source board. The light source board is provided with dense ordinary-color-temperature lamp beads and RGB color-changing lamp beads, and is connected above to the lampshade corresponding to the RGB color-changing lamp beads. A method for achieving the intelligent dimming RGB LED spotlight includes the lampshade scattering the light emitted by the RGB color-changing lamp beads, so as to reduce the light intensity and make the light-emitting area larger and the emitted light more uniform, while it does not block the light emitted by the ordinary-color-temperature lamp beads, which makes the generated light spot have balanced illumination and a uniform and high-purity color in the color-changing process of a variety of colors, able to achieve the effect of AA level of GB illumination.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: HENGDIAN GROUP TOSPO LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Zuohong Yao, Linlin Cheng, Liangtian Shangguan, Xiangxiang Jin
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Patent number: 11794320Abstract: The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as a torque screwdriver and ratchet tools, with one or more light indicators disposed in a ring shape around the tool. The light indicators are adapted to indicate amounts of torque values and/or angle values as the tool is used to tighten or install a work piece. For example, the light indicators may flash at a first flashing rate, when about 40% of a target torque or angle value is applied; flash at a second flashing rate (greater or faster than the first flashing rate) when about 60% of the target torque or angle value is applied; and illuminate at a solid state when about 80% of the target torque or angle value is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Jerry A. King, Nathan J. Lee, Donald J. Reynertson
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Patent number: 11800617Abstract: Apparatus and methods for controlling correlated color temperature (CCT) and lighting intensity in lighting fixtures are described. The CCT and intensity may be controlled independently over conventional AC wiring using a conventional dimmer. A lighting controller that resembles a conventional dimmer and that can be installed in place of a dimmer may be used instead of a conventional dimmer to access more control functionalities, still using conventional AC wiring. Wireless communication with the lighting fixture and/or lighting controller are possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: DMF, Inc.Inventors: Russikesh Kumar, Oren Kashani
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Patent number: 11785683Abstract: The present invention provides a calibration device for an optical detector comprising a light emitting diode 1, and an electronic circuit 3 for driving the light emitting diode 1, wherein the electronic circuit 3 is a constant current generator configured to supply a constant driving current to the light emitting diode 1 in the range of 0.5 to 25 ?A. Furthermore, the present invention provides a setting device for setting at least one calibration point for a calibration device as described above. The setting device comprises a light detector 51 configured to output a signal representing the light emission intensity of a calibration device under examination, a controller 53 for controlling the constant driving current of the calibration device under examination, and a calibration point setting means 55 for setting at least one calibration point for the calibration device under examination.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbHInventors: Fabrice Comini, Frederick G. Bargoot, Victor Etre
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Patent number: 11777453Abstract: Disclosed are a public voltage compensation method and a display panel. The public voltage compensation method includes: installing the first multi-channel operational amplifier; connecting the first public voltage feedback output terminal with the first feedback input terminal, connecting the second public voltage feedback output terminal with the second feedback input terminal, connecting the first compensation input terminal with the first compensation output terminal, connecting the third compensation input terminal with the third compensation output terminal, connecting one of the n second compensation input terminals with the second compensation output terminal, and connecting one of the n fourth compensation input terminals with the fourth compensation output terminal; interconnecting each of the n second compensation input terminals and interconnecting each of the n fourth compensation input terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zhenghui Yuan, Baohong Kang
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Patent number: 11765803Abstract: An LED drive circuit, comprising: a Flyback circuit that has a current-limiting mode and a constant-voltage mode, a non-isolated DC-DC circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit is used to detect the output voltage of the Flyback circuit, and, when the output voltage of the Flyback circuit is greater than or equal to a first preset voltage value, control the Flyback circuit to operate in the constant-voltage mode; the control circuit is further used to detect the switch transistor current or output current of the Flyback circuit, and, when the output current of the Flyback circuit is greater than a first preset current value, control the Flyback circuit to operate in the current-limiting mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: INVENTRONICS (HANGZHOU), INC.Inventors: Jian Han, Ping Fu, Delai Jiang
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Patent number: 11765801Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driver configured to generate an LED driving current based on an input signal may include a terminal exposed to outside, a controller configured to identify a first identifier and data from the input signal, identify a second identifier based on a signal applied to the terminal, and when the first identifier and the second identifier are identical to each other, generate a control signal based on the data. The LED driver further may further include a current source configured to generate the LED driving current based on the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: WELLANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Tae Hwang, Sung Hun Cho
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Patent number: 11764688Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g., an LED light source) includes first and second semiconductor switches, a transformer, a capacitor, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducted through a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The capacitor is electrically coupled between the junction of the first and second semiconductor switches and the primary winding. The current sense circuit receives a sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the first semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Dragan Veskovic
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Patent number: 11762309Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light-emitting element row that includes light emitting elements arranged in a row in a main scanning direction, an optical element that is used for forming an electrostatic latent image by focusing light outputs of the light emitting elements and exposing a photoconductor to light and a control unit that controls light emission of the light-emitting element row. The light-emitting element row is divided into groups, and the control unit uniformly corrects a light intensity of each of the light emitting elements included in the groups on a group-by-group basis by a first correction method so as to correct density unevenness in the main scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Kyoji Yagi
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Patent number: 11751307Abstract: A device comprises a voltage regulator, circuits, a voltage-to-current converter, a control bus, a resistor and a resistor network. Each of the circuits has at least one LED connector and one LED driver. Each of the circuits has a measuring circuit for detecting voltage differences between the potentials of LED terminals and a reference potential. Further, each of the circuits includes a local controller. The local controller withdraws a current from the control bus in dependence on the detected voltage differences. Bias current sources inject bias currents into the control bus in form of a sum current of the injected bias currents. The resistor performs a current-to-voltage conversion of the sum current to a control voltage. The voltage-to-current converter converts the control voltage into a current. The resistor network converts the current into a voltage value. An output voltage of the voltage regulator depends on the voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Elmos Semiconductor SEInventors: Carsten Leitner, Andre' Krieger, Christian Schmitz, Thomas Geistert
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Patent number: 11751313Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLCInventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
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Patent number: 11746971Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of artificial light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for controlling spatial tuning of one or more of a bright spot, a reflection, and a shadow of generated artificial light that is transmitted from one or more light emitting surfaces to one or more target areas. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: General Lighting Company, Inc.Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 11747948Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting substrate, a display device and a fabricating method. The substrate includes: a base substrate, and an electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a first wiring layer, a second insulating layer, a second wiring layer and light emitting elements sequentially located on a side of the base substrate; the electrode layer includes: a plurality of first touch control electrodes extending along a first direction; the first wiring layer includes: a plurality of driving signal wires extending along a second direction and configured to drive the light emitting elements to emit light, and a plurality of second touch control electrodes extending along the second direction, where the second touch control electrodes are insulated from the first touch control electrodes, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; and the second wiring layer includes: connection signal wires configured to connect different light emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jie Wang, Zouming Xu, Jian Tian, Chunjian Liu, Xintao Wu, Jie Lei, Jianying Zhang
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Patent number: 11729891Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of wireless lighting devices. In an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes the steps of: acquiring coordinate information having the plurality of wireless lighting devices mapped to coordinate values of a coordinate system; generating lighting control information indicating a response of at least one of the plurality of wireless lighting devices to produce a lighting shape of the coordinate system; and transmitting the lighting control information, wherein the lighting control information includes response information and function information, the response information indicates a lighting response of the wireless lighting device, and the function information indicates a response or non-response of the at least one wireless lighting device based on the coordinate values.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Beatro Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang Min Jo
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Patent number: 11723127Abstract: A lighting system includes a solid state lighting device capable of generating mixed light and a controller. The solid state lighting device includes light sources for producing mixed light and a sensor configured to detect light from one of the light sources. The controller controls two or more of the light sources based on output from the sensor. The controller can communicate with the sensor to provide closed-loop control.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Anil Tipirneni, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11705439Abstract: A multi-color LED display comprises pixels, each comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel comprises a first light-emitting diode (LED) that emits a first color of light, the second sub-pixel comprises second LEDs that emit a second color of light different from the first color of light, and the third sub-pixel comprises third LEDs that emit a third color of light different from the first color of light and different from the second color of light. The second LEDs are electrically connected in parallel and the third LEDs are electrically connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower, Ronald S. Cok, Brook Raymond
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Patent number: 11700679Abstract: An interface currents channeling circuit may be used to convert two current channels of a conventional two-channel driver into three driving currents for the three strings of LEDs. By doing so, the same two channel driver can be used for applications requiring just two LED arrays as well as three LED arrays.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu
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Patent number: 11699994Abstract: A theory and a technical foundation for building a technical framework of a color temperature tuning technology are disclosed, composing a power allocation algorithm and a power allocation circuitry, wherein the power allocation algorithm is a software for designing a process of dividing and sharing a total electric power between at least a first LED load emitting light with a first color temperature CT1 and a second LED load emitting light with a second color temperature CT2 to generate at least one paired combination of a first electric power X allocated to the first LED load and a second electric power Y allocated to the second LED load to create at least one mingled light color temperature CTapp thru a light diffuser according to color temperature tuning formulas CTapp=CT1·X/(X+Y)+CT2·Y/(X+Y) and X+Y=constant; and the power allocation circuitry is a hardware designed for implementing the process.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: VAXCEL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 11696380Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting fixture and lighting system for automatically adjusting a color temperature. The optimal color temperature is obtained by adjusting step by step using the light intensity, the infrared movement signal, the visibility, the human body temperature and the environment temperature. Specifically, the color temperature is compensated for and adjusted by the light sources of at least two light emitting units. In this way, the adjustment range of the color temperature is extended, making it possible to obtain the optimal color temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Test Rite International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Agnes Shih
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Patent number: 11694635Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes dividing an input image into a plurality of segments, generating a flicker value of a segment of the plurality of segments, determining whether to compensate the flicker value of the segment or not according to a segment size, compensating the flicker value of the segment based on the segment size, determining a frame rate of the display panel based on the flicker value of the segment and outputting a data voltage to the display panel in the frame rate. The flicker value of the segment is compensated based on the flicker value of the segment and flicker values of segments that are adjacent to the segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sehyuk Park, Sangan Kwon, HongSoo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Hyo Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11688332Abstract: A control method includes A) determining intrinsic activation times of individual semiconductor emitters of a display device. The display device includes a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor emitters with different intrinsic activation times. The method also includes B) determining and storing in each case an activation delay and/or a turn-on current change for each individual one of the semiconductor emitters. The method further includes C) energizing the individual semiconductor emitters according to the previously determined activation delay and/or turn-on current change, so that in a display mode of the display device the semiconductor emitters have equally long starting times for a light emission.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Daniel Richter, Marcel Severin
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Patent number: 11671787Abstract: A lighting management system includes communications circuitry, processing circuitry, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, which, when executed by the processing circuitry cause the lighting management system to receive a message from a lighting fixture via the communications circuitry, the message indicating a proximal presence of a detected mobile device to the lighting fixture, and performing one or more actions in response to receipt of the message. By performing the one or more actions upon receipt of the message as described above, a lighting system may be provided with additional functionality that enhances the lighting system.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventors: John Roberts, James McBryde
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Patent number: 11657691Abstract: A technology for configuring a lifestyle LED light with a tunable light color temperature is disclosed. The technology of tuning the light color temperature is made possible by blending two LED loads emitting light with different color temperatures thru a light diffuser with an arrangement that a first electric power delivered to a first LED load emitting light with a low color temperature and a second electric power delivered to a second LED load emitting light with a high color temperature are reversely and complementarily adjusted for tuning a diffused light color temperature such that a total light intensity generated by the LED light is kept essentially unchanged.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Vaxcel International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 11596118Abstract: Techniques for horticulture light are provided. A horticulture light can monitor at least one characteristic of a defined region in which at least one plant is planted in a horticulture environment in which horticulture light bulb is installed, determine at least one action for the horticulture light bulb to perform based on a state of the at least one characteristic and at least one objective of the installation of the horticulture light bulb in the horticulture environment, and execute the at least one action.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Resilience Magnum IP, LLCInventors: Steven Rosen, Ronald Cozean, Eric Allen, David Edward Mordetzky, Megan Horvath, Anthony John Pyros, John Elwood, Michael Chang, Elie Attarian
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Patent number: 11589435Abstract: A method for rapidly and quantitatively adjusting a beam angle of an illuminating device includes: determining a target beam angle according to an actual scene, and sending, by using an input apparatus, the target beam angle to the illuminating device; receiving, by a receiver of the illuminating device, the target beam angle and sending the target beam angle to a controller of the illuminating device; determining, by the controller of the illuminating device, target power of each light source according to the target beam angle and a parameter table stored in a local read-only memory (ROM) or cloud of the illuminating device; and driving, by a driver, each light source to emit light according to the corresponding target power, enabling radiated light to be mixed in an illuminated space to change the beam angle, and obtaining the target beam angle according to a superposition principle for the intensity of light.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ANDON HEALTH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Wang, Qin Li, Jun Liu, Yang Guo, Fei Zhang
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Patent number: 11570859Abstract: System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system for controlling one or more light emitting diodes includes a current regulation circuit coupled to a cathode of one or more light emitting diodes. The one or more light emitting diodes include the cathode and an anode configured to receive a rectified voltage. Additionally, the system includes a control circuit coupled to the cathode of the one or more light emitting diodes. The control circuit is configured to receive a first voltage from the cathode of the one or more light emitting diodes, compare a second voltage and a threshold voltage, and generate a control signal based at least in part on the second voltage and the threshold voltage. The second voltage indicates a magnitude of the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liqiang Zhu, Jun Zhou
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Patent number: 11568796Abstract: A current-selectable light-emitting-diode (LED) display includes pixels distributed in an array of rows and columns. The pixels are grouped in mutually exclusive clusters and cluster controllers are connected to each pixel in a cluster of pixels to control the pixels in the cluster to emit light. Each cluster controller comprises a selectable current source. Each of the selectable current sources can include cluster current sources that are responsive to a current-select signal to enable one or more of the cluster current sources. The pixels can include micro-LEDs and the cluster controller can be disposed between the micro-LEDs. The display can be disposed on a display substrate with signal wires. The signal wires can include separate wire segments that are electrically connected through regeneration circuits that regenerate the signals. The display can be an information display or a backlight.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Murat Ozbas, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower, Lee B. Baker, Robert R. Rotzoll, Mike C. Chiu, Ronald S. Cok
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Patent number: 11564302Abstract: A controllable multiple lighting element fixture and a method of controlling the same are provided. An example lighting fixture includes one or more first lighting elements positioned within or along a lighting housing. The example lighting fixture further includes one or more second lighting elements positioned within or along a circumference or perimeter of the lighting housing. The example lighting fixture further includes control circuitry configured to control one or more parameters associated with the one or more first lighting elements and the one or more second lighting elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Shane Igo, Alan Feit, Brian Halliwell
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Patent number: 11546952Abstract: A wireless automation system includes a plurality of devices that forms a hive. Each device includes: a wireless transceiver; having a means to intercommunicate wirelessly with any of the plurality of devices; a microprocessor to process data from at least one input element to generate output for performing actions; a first means for operation without needing to transmit or receive a request, with each device able to operate standalone or connected to at least one third-party device; a second means for initiating a transmission request to other devices, including requests for the other devices to perform an action or a plurality of actions as specified in the transmission request; and a third means for receiving the transmission request from a transmitting device within the plurality of devices and performing at least an action or plurality of actions as requested by the transmitting device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SENZO SDN BHD (360058-P)Inventors: Kuam Hong Loh, Hong Keng Lim
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Patent number: 11528789Abstract: A negative injection circuit is coupled to a power factor correction (PFC) controller of a power supply system and includes a downshifter configured to downshift a ground signal to generate a negative voltage signal, a variable impedance coupled between the downshifter and the PFC controller, and configured to inject a negative injection voltage into a voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, the variable impedance including a first current limiting resistor and a second current limiting resistor coupled in series with one another and between the downshifter and the voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, and a bypass switch configured to selectively short across the second current limiting resistor in response a range selection signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: ERP POWER, LLCInventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen
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Patent number: 11523487Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device. The lighting device includes a light emitting element, a power unit to supply power to the light emitting element, a single communication port and a processor to, when a user input signal to adjust brightness of the light emitting element is received from an external communication device connected by the single communication port, generate a control signal corresponding to the received user input signal, control the power unit to adjust brightness of the light emitting element based on the control signal, and the signal communication port may be connected to the processor via a single communication line.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SOLUM CO., LTD.Inventors: Jurae Kim, Euiseok Kim, Semi Lee
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Patent number: 11522946Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and processor-readable storage media for distributed farming are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes facilitating transfer of one or more substrates and one or more crops at approximately a given stage of a growth cycle, from (i) a first location to (ii) one or more growing units, wherein the given stage of the growth cycle comprises a stage prior to completion of the growth cycle; processing data, captured via multiple sensors within the one or more growing units, wherein the data comprise (i) data pertaining to at least one of the one or more substrates and the one or more crops, and (ii) data pertaining to the one or more growing units; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the processing of the data.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Smallhold, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Carter, Adam DeMartino, Louis Calderone
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Patent number: 11503682Abstract: Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Ethan Charles Biery, Craig Alan Casey, Venkatesh Chitta, Brent Protzman, Thomas M. Shearer, Mark S. Taipale
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Patent number: 11502610Abstract: An apparatus for DC voltage—DC voltage conversion comprises connected in series a high DC voltage source, a transformer, a rectifier, and a control voltage driver. Also connected in series are a primary winding of the transformer, a controllable switch, an electronically controlled resistor (ECR), and a limiting resistor. The ECR is controlled by the control voltage driver. The controllable switch is controlled by a controllable square wave generator. The controllable square wave generator and the controlled voltage driver are fed from a low DC voltage source. The controllable square wave generator is controlled by another control voltage driver fed from the high DC voltage source. The apparatus allows for obtaining variable value of high pulse voltage across the ECR and lowers the level of electromagnetic noise radiated by the apparatus to environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Drive CJSCInventors: Yuriy I. Romanov, Stanislav V. Maletskiy
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Patent number: 11473794Abstract: A gas accumulation and combustion control device combining a sorption system, a ventilation system, a control system, and sensor system, with the sensor system configured to detect gas contaminants, transmit a gas detection signal to the control system, the control system configured to adjust the ventilation system based on the gas detection signal, the ventilation system configured to draw the contaminated air in from the atmosphere and lead it toward the sorption system, which in turn is configured to adsorb or absorb the gas contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Gabrielle Abizeid, Maria Gabriela Abizeid