Periodic Or Flashing Patents (Class 340/331)
  • Patent number: 11818823
    Abstract: A communicative lighting system may comprise a plurality of network connected light sources. Each light source may possess a unique identifier permitting light sources to be associated with one another. An input received by one light source may alter the light output of that light source as well as other light sources associated with the light source. The light output of a light source may be altered by changing color, brightening or dimming, blinking, adjusting which of a plurality of light emitting diodes are activated, or otherwise modifying the type or amount of light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GET LIT LLC
    Inventor: John Harrison
  • Patent number: 11780536
    Abstract: Disclosed is a marine communication buoy. The marine communication buoy includes s a round seat, side slots and hollow boxes, four side slots are uniformly distributed outside the round seat, and each side slot is connected with the hollow box in a sliding way. The marine communication buoy also includes sealing rings and buckle covers, an outer part of each hollow box is provided with a sealing ring, an outer end of each hollow box is slidably connected with the buckle cover, and an inner side of the buckle cover is in contact with the sealing ring. The marine communication buoy also includes valves and connector pipes, the connector pipe is arranged at an outer side of each buckle cover, and the connector pipe is provided with the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HAINAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY, CETC GUOHAIXINTONG TECHNOLOGY (HAINAN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kun Zhang, Shengrong Zhang, Yu Zhou, Chaoyang Wang, Haixia Long, Haizhuang Hong, Yupeng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11739913
    Abstract: An effect device easy to mount includes an annular frame, effect sheets and fixing assemblies for pivoting the effect sheets in the annular frame. The fixing assembly has a first insertion pin and a second insertion pin respectively mounted at two ends of the effect sheets and used for pivoting. The first insertion pin is sleeved with an elastic element and an end portion of the first insertion pin penetrates through a mounting hole in the annular frame. A first protruding portion protrudes out of an end, close to the effect sheets, of the first insertion pin. One end of the elastic element abuts against the first protruding portion, and the other end of the elastic element abuts against an inner side wall of the annular frame. The second insertion pin is fixed in a pivoting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 11672064
    Abstract: A system, method and storage medium for providing an emergency lighting includes generating, by a controller, a driving control signal; receiving, by a light source, the driving control signal; and emitting, by the light source, light based on the driving control signal. Intensity of the light emitted from the light source repeatedly ramps up and ramps down with a first period based on the driving control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: WHELEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Caleb Garrett, Dave Sousa
  • Patent number: 11472431
    Abstract: A visual warning assembly, configured to make a warning from one vehicle to another vehicle. The visual warning assembly has a case with a front face joined to a base and an antenna. A channel display window, a channel selector button, a power button, a green lighted button, a yellow lighted button and a red lighted button, arranged on the front face. A mounting ball is magnetically joined to the base. A microcontroller is electrically coupled to the green lighted button, the yellow lighted button, and the red lighted button. The microcontroller is programmed with instructions to: receive a communication from a second visual warning assembly. Then, engage one member of a lighted button set consisting of the red button, the yellow button, and the green button creating an indicating light. Finally, receiving a signal from a user making the indicating light an activated button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: David Mark Stewart
  • Patent number: 11410536
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an alarm system comprising a plurality of detectors, each configured to detect an event in an environment and to emit an event detection signal, and a plurality of alarm signal emitters, each configured to emit at least one alarm signal in case of the detection of an event, the detectors and the emitters being linked to one another, wherein each of the emitters is configured to emit a plurality of distinct alarm signals. In case of the detection of an event by a first detector, a first identifier is assigned to at least one first emitter, the closest to the first detector out of the plurality of emitters, and an alarm generation instruction is transmitted to the first emitter with the first identifier, to activate the first emitter with a first alarm signal which is a function of the first identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Duro
  • Patent number: 11379765
    Abstract: An occupancy tracking device configured to receive an occupancy status request from a user device that includes a location identifier for a first physical location. The device is further configured to identify a local management system that is associated with the first physical location. The device is further configured to receive one or more images of an interior space of the first physical location in response to sending an occupancy information request. The device is further configured to determine a current occupancy level for the first physical location based at least in part on the number of people present in the images of the first physical location. The device is further configured to determine an occupancy status for the first physical location based on a comparison between the current occupancy level and an occupancy threshold value and to send the occupancy status to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Rita Jean Winborne, Melissa Gordon Glenn, Daniel J. August
  • Patent number: 11195389
    Abstract: The alert system notifies the user, such as a first responder, to a response location at which a responder aid device is located. Such a responder aid device aids the user in responding to an emergency or alarm condition. The alert system communicates with the emergency detection system of a building. The emergency detection system detects emergency conditions, such as fire, carbon monoxide, ammonia levels, and other emergency conditions. The alert system receives the emergency signal from the emergency detection system. The alert system activates at least one beacon or multiple beacons. These beacons show the location of the responder aid device through an alert, such as a visual alert and/or an audible alert. A monitor device alerts the users as to which responder aid devices have been used, applied, or otherwise employed in response to the alarm or emergency conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Marion Kelly Walker, David Lee McClure
  • Patent number: 11182694
    Abstract: A system and method for machine learning. The system includes a GPU with a GPU memory, and a key value storage device connected to the GPU memory. The method includes, writing, by the GPU, a key value request to a key value request queue in a input-output region of the GPU memory, the key value request including a key. The method further includes reading, by the key value storage device, the key value request from the key value request queue, and writing, by the key value storage device, in response to the key value request, a value to the input-output region of the GPU memory, the value corresponding to the key of the key value request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hwan Lee, Yang Seok Ki
  • Patent number: 10909828
    Abstract: An alarm device for a fire alarm system is described herein. One device includes at least one of an audio notification mechanism and a visual notification mechanism, a supercapacitor, and a controller configured to allow the supercapacitor to power the at least one of the audio notification mechanism and the visual notification mechanism upon a short circuit fault occurring on a loop of the fire alarm system while the alarm device is in an alarm state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Karim Bouras
  • Patent number: 10726685
    Abstract: Field device of automation technology, comprising: a housing; arranged in or on the housing a first light emitting means, which serves as visual status display and which is arranged in such a manner that it is visible externally of the housing; arranged in the housing a second light emitting means, which is adapted to activate the first light emitting means such that the first light emitting means emits light; located in the housing a field device electronics, which is adapted to activate the second light emitting means via a signal with a predetermined frequency such that the second light emitting means emits light, such that the second light emitting means activates the first light emitting means such that the first light emitting means emits light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Schäuble, Tobias Paul, Benjamin Monse, Kaj Uppenkamp
  • Patent number: 10555632
    Abstract: A house number illumination device for lighting a house number on a mailbox includes a housing that defines an interior space. A power module is coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space. Each of a plurality of fixtures is operationally coupled to the power module by a respective wire that extends from the housing. Each fixture is configured to couple to a surface proximate to a respective digit of a house number. Each fixture comprises a bulb so that the plurality of fixtures is configured to illuminate the house number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventor: Elvis Sinanovic
  • Patent number: 10535251
    Abstract: Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
  • Patent number: 10411799
    Abstract: Optical wireless communication systems configured to provide Hadamard coded information are described. In some examples, the system includes a light fixture configured to encode communication information received from an area network as Hadamard coded information, and provide the Hadamard coded information as a first Hadamard coded modulated optical emission from a light emitting diode. An optical wireless communication device can receive and decode the optical emission and provide the decoded information to an electronic device coupled to the optical wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: VLNCOMM, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Noshad, Maite Brandt-Pearce
  • Patent number: 10378716
    Abstract: A first lamp unit includes a plurality of first light-emitting elements arranged in a vehicle width direction. A second lamp unit includes a plurality of second light-emitting elements arranged in the vehicle width direction. A wiring channel of a first type lights at least one of the first light-emitting elements by supplying power thereto, thereby forming a light distribution pattern of a first type. A wiring channel of a second type connects at least one of the first light-emitting elements in series with at least one of the second light-emitting elements, and lights these by supplying power thereto, thereby forming a light distribution pattern of a second type. The position of a light-dark boundary that extends vertically in the light distribution pattern of the first type is different from the position of a light-dark boundary that extends vertically in the light distribution pattern of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriko Sato
  • Patent number: 10282974
    Abstract: Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
  • Patent number: 10247387
    Abstract: An illumination device system includes: an illumination device including an engaging portion configured to engage with an illumination device support base, a main body portion, a light emitting portion configured to swing around a turning axis in relation to the main body portion, and a cable extending from the main body portion; and a diffuser, and the diffuser swings around the turning axis between an advanced position positioned in front of the light emitting portion and a withdrawn position withdrawn from the front of the light emitting portion, and includes a first locking portion configured to engage with the illumination device support base and holds the diffuser at the advanced position, and a second locking portion configured to engage with the cable and holds the diffuser at the withdrawn position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Nishino, Mitsuhiro Haga, Hidehiro Takao
  • Patent number: 10096219
    Abstract: A method includes, receiving, by a monitoring server, weather data that corresponds to at least one weather condition at a location where a monitoring system monitors an item that is located at an outdoor location of a property and that includes a motion beacon, based on the received weather data, determining a motion tolerance for determining whether a force other than weather likely caused movement of the item, receiving, from the motion beacon, motion data that indicates motion of the item, comparing the motion data to the motion tolerance, based on comparing the motion data to the motion tolerance, determining whether to generate a monitoring system event indicating that a force other than weather likely caused the movement of the item, and performing the monitoring system event indicating that a force other than weather likely caused the movement of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Maurer, Alison Jane Slavin
  • Patent number: 10061553
    Abstract: A display includes two hundred and eighty-six panel displays arranged in rows and columns. The panel displays have a set of main panels and a set of slave panels, and include bi-directional input/output connection point for data communications between the main panel and the slave panel. The rows are divided into a top section and a bottom section, with the top section having seven rows and the bottom section having six rows. A fourth row of the top section and a fourth row of the bottom section have panels from the set of main panels, and the other rows in the top section and the bottom section have panels from the set of slave panels. The fourth row of the top section and the fourth row of the bottom section are coupled to a data line. Each row is coupled to a power supply through a corresponding breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ULTRAVISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: William Y. Hall
  • Patent number: 10008105
    Abstract: A system and method for providing supplemental power to a notification unit of a device in a fire alarm system. The notification unit generates alert signals for indicating an alarm. The device includes a power unit for providing the supplemental power to the notification unit and a device controller for charging the power unit. The device controller charges the power unit in response to receiving a charging synchronization signal from a system controller of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Mark P. Barrieau, Andreas Brenner
  • Patent number: 9978257
    Abstract: Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
  • Patent number: 9779615
    Abstract: A premises apparatus is provided. The premises apparatus includes a processor configured to: determine that at least one monitoring service is being requested for activation and determine permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service. The processor is father configured to, if the determined permit data indicates at least one permit is required for the at least one monitoring service: transmit a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service and, after transmitting the request for the at least one permit for activation of the at least one monitoring service, activate the at least one monitoring service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ADT US Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Bergen Davell, James Armstead, Robert W. Moore, Jeff Bonin
  • Patent number: 9754465
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an alerting device for sending an alert message. The method includes: determining at least one cognitive needs of one or more message recipients in the area; selecting an alert message that meets the needs of one or more message recipients in the area; and sending the alert message to one or more message recipients in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James Robert Kozloski, Peter Kenneth Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Patent number: 9562952
    Abstract: A method for revealing a light signal error, in particular for railway safety systems, and a device for carrying out the method includes an electronic signal generator, which can be disconnected in a reversible manner in the event of an error, and a control part which is designed for incandescent lamps for controlling and monitoring the signal generator. In order to be able to evaluate the operation of said type of control part with an incandescent lamp interface also when the signal is flashing, it is provided that when the signal generator is activated in the flashing mode, in which no signal voltage is supplied during the flashing intervals, a timer which is connected to a voltage source measures the duration of the pauses between the flashes, and in the event of an error, maintains the disconnection for at least one flashing cycle and signals to the control part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rolf Eckl, Kay Koester
  • Patent number: 9495864
    Abstract: Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
  • Patent number: 9474023
    Abstract: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Kates
  • Patent number: 9466186
    Abstract: A strobe notification device that operates based on a sensed environmental condition is disclosed. The strobe notification device includes a programmed candela setting, programmed locally at the strobe notification device or programmed remotely and sent to the strobe notification device. Based on the sensed environmental condition, one or more aspects of the operation of the strobe notification device may be modified to operate the strobe of the strobe notification device at least at the programmed candela settings. For example, the intensity, duration of the pulse, or pulse width modulation of the strobe may be modified, based on the sensed environmental condition, to produce a candela output greater than the programmed candela setting. As another example, the intensity, duration of the pulse, or pulse width modulation of the strobe may be modified, based on the sensed environmental condition, to produce a candela output that is equal to the programmed candela setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Savage, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9412260
    Abstract: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Kates
  • Patent number: 9373245
    Abstract: Smart notification appliances used in a mass notification system (MNS) have integrated software and distributed hardware for real time information to in-building, immediate vicinity and distributed recipients during emergency situations. Programmable control configurations in the smart notification appliances provide flexible installations. A distributed architecture system provides distributed intelligence in the smart notification appliances for maximum survivability and robust operation of the MNS. Audio messages are stored in each smart notification appliance with a one-to-one relationship to a speaker circuit. This configuration provides any circuit with either a live page or a plurality of preconfigured messages, in effect a multi-channel system limited only by the number of stored messages and controllable by software. Similarly, programmable light strobe intensity, flash rate and color may be controlled through the smart notification appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kevin Gerrish, Ted Milburn
  • Patent number: 9254781
    Abstract: An emergency vehicle warning device and a vehicle warning system method for notifying a person (and plural) in a moving vehicle (and plural), an approaching emergency vehicle (and plural), including a transmitter for transmitting an emergency signal from an emergency vehicle and a receiver embedded in a siren and light vehicle warning device located near or attached to a traffic signal, and the receiving vehicle warning devise emits lights and loud siren sounds, which alert driver(s) of moving vehicle(s) and pedestrian(s), that the emergency vehicle(s) are approaching a nearby intersection; and the Emergency vehicle warning system comprising a transmitting means located in an emergency vehicle for transmitting an emergency signal indicating that the emergency vehicle(s) are approaching the intersection that is activated or starts and continues signaling when emergency vehicle(s) are on the move nearby in emergency conditions, a receiving means located in a siren and light vehicle warning device, such device l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Craig David Applebaum
  • Patent number: 9200767
    Abstract: An adjustable solar-charged lamp configured to collect and store energy from the sun and to illuminate the lamp with the stored energy, the lamp including a housing, a lens engaged with the housing; a solar collector attached to the housing; a battery and a light emitting device disposed within an interior of the housing and in communication with the solar collector; and a hanger assembly pivotally attached to the housing, wherein the solar collector is repositionable to the hanger assembly to provide maximum exposure to a light source, such as the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Katsaros
  • Patent number: 8994814
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of detecting information transmitted by a light source in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor by detecting a frequency of light pulses produced by the light source. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing on the CMOS image sensor with a rolling shutter an image in which different portions of the CMOS image sensor are exposed at different points in time; detecting visible distortions that include alternating stripes in the image; measuring a width of the alternating stripes present in the image; and selecting a symbol based on the width of the alternating stripes present in the image to recover information encoded in the frequency of light pulses produced by the light source captured in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Bytelight, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Ganick, Daniel Ryan
  • Patent number: 8947223
    Abstract: A lighting system for use with an emergency vehicle comprises at least one elongated lighting bar mounted to an exterior surface of the emergency vehicle, the lighting bar comprises a plurality of lighting elements operable to emit light, the at least one lighting bar operable to be placed in a first substantially horizontal lowered position and a second substantially vertical raised position, and a controller electrically coupled to the at least one lighting bar and configured to receive user input and controllably place the at least one lighting bar in one of a raised and lowered positions in response to the user input, the controller further configurable to operate the plurality of lighting elements in a predetermined repeating on/off sequence involving increasing number of lit lighting elements and increasing light intensity over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: ROM Acquisition Corporation
    Inventors: John E. McLoughlin, Neocles G. Athanasiades, Kiam Meng Toh
  • Patent number: 8912898
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a request to determine a status of a first of a plurality of advertising devices is received. The advertising devices are spatially separated. Operating conditions of the first advertising device are identified. The status of the first advertising device is determined based, at least in part, on the operating conditions. A presentation including information indicating the status of the first advertising device is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lites Out, LLC
    Inventors: Brent D. Arnold, Brian K. Reinle, Scott H. Galaise
  • Patent number: 8907809
    Abstract: Exemplary security lighting routines are tailored to disrupt visual perception and/or acuity so as to significantly reduce the ability of a person or persons, who has breached security, to function within a secured space. A routine triggered in response to a security breach includes a flash at a relatively high intensity, some number of times brighter than normal illumination for the space. Some exemplary routines include a warning light and/or a pre-flash light emission such as dim lighting or a flicker, to effectively prepare the person in the space for maximum effectiveness of the flash. Exemplary routines may also include a post-flash sequence of multiple color light emissions, such as alternating emissions in sequence of pulses of different colors of light using emission and/or off time parameters that vary in an irregular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Jack C. Rains, Jr., David P. Ramer, Gregg E. Irvin
  • Patent number: 8847782
    Abstract: A cylindrical hollow body fence post disposed according to the present invention features a first closed-geometry longitudinally hollow inner profile interconnected by at least two longitudinally extending bridging elements to a second closed-geometry longitudinally extending outer profile. The tubular post comprises one or more longitudinal housing for receiving illuminating elements. The illuminating elements are powered by a solar panel. The longitudinal housings receiving the illuminating elements are closed by longitudinal coverings providing a dovetail connection with the open end of the housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Kosedag Tel Orme Sanayi ve Ticaret Ithalat Ihracat A.S.
    Inventor: Ali Kösedag
  • Patent number: 8796931
    Abstract: A current regulating LED strobe drive circuit is disclosed for efficiently producing a LED strobe that is consistent in both intensity and color. The circuit may include an inrush control for limiting an amount of current that is allowed to flow through the drive circuit upon activation, an energy storage component for storing and supplying power for flashing a LED, a current regulator electrically coupled to the energy storage component for sensing and regulating a current supplied by the energy storage element, a LED electrically coupled to the current regulator, and a flash control element electrically coupled to the current regulator for communicating a flash pulse signal that provides a pulsed pattern with which current is allowed to flow from the current regulator to the LED. The circuit may further include an output control having an operator interface for allowing an operator to define a desired light output level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Savage, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8704676
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method to utilize road markers to control vehicle speeds. The road markers may be commanded to emit a light for a pre-determined period of time. Further, the road markers may be controlled such that they are commanded to emit the light based upon a timing sequence associated with a desired speed so that the road markers emit light in a strobe pattern. In this way, if a vehicle is traveling at the desired speed, then the strobe pattern appears static to a driver of the vehicle. Additionally, a message may be transmitted from a traffic authority to increase or decrease the timing sequence of the strobe pattern to increase or decrease the speed to the desired speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Hawkes, Craig M. Brown
  • Patent number: 8653984
    Abstract: An emergency lighting system for a building includes at least one LED-based light. An emergency detector is operable to detect an emergency. The emergency detector produces an emergency signal in response to the emergency. A controller is operable to control the at least one LED-based light in response to the emergency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: iLumisys, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ivey, David L Simon
  • Patent number: 8614632
    Abstract: This device, by its organization and operation, processes sound, usually music. It provides output voltages, for driving lights, which is proportionally representative of input sound levels. Range of sound perception of the human ear exceeds the range of perception of the human eye. It is necessary to adjust the sound level by compression and Automatic Gain Control, particularly by compression, to accommodate the eyes. A requirement to have the output drive voltage drive the lights is to have a linear response to the compressed audio signal. This requirement is met with an output drive circuit which, has a linear response to the compressed signal. This is achieved with a linear firing circuit when providing output voltage using SCR's or Triacs. In a straightforward variation of the output circuit to improve the power factor, the linear response is maintained by modulating the output with transistors instead of using SCR's or Triacs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth A Wells, Victor W Hatch
  • Patent number: 8519870
    Abstract: Indicia for providing a visual clue of the position of a vehicle on a race track preferably includes at least one of a first wall indicia strip and a first shoulder indicia strip being formed around the entire race track. At least one of a second wall indicia strip and a second shoulder indicia strip are formed starting at the beginning of the second turn and ending at the start/finish line. At least one of a third wall indicia strip and a third shoulder indicia strip are formed starting at substantially the half way point of the second straight and ending at the start finish line. At least one of a fourth wall indicia strip and a fourth shoulder indicia strap are formed starting at the beginning of the fourth turn and ending at the stop/finish line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Robin A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8514096
    Abstract: A network device may be configured to connect with an external device over a network. The network device may be provided with a light emitting element configured to indicate information concerning network communications, and a control unit. The network device may be configurable to any of a plurality of performance states including a first performance state and a second performance state. Power consumption in the second performance state may be smaller than power consumption in the first performance state. The control unit may allow emission of the light emitting element when the network device is set in the first performance state, and may control the light emitting when the network device is set in the second performance state such that power consumption of the light emitting element in the second case is smaller than power consumption of the light emitting element in the first case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoko Ando
  • Patent number: 8478514
    Abstract: An improvement of methods and systems using mobile and distributed data stream mining algorithms for mining continuously generated data from different components of a vehicle. The system is designed for both on-board and remote mining and management of the data in order to (1) detect the effect of various engine parameters on fuel consumption behavior, (2) predictive classification of driving patterns and associative indexing of driver performance matrix, (3) resource-constrained anomaly detection for onboard health monitoring, (4) vehicle-to-vehicle social networking and distributed data mining, (5) adaptive placement of advertisements based on vehicle performance profile and (6) onboard emissions analytics computation for wireless emissions monitoring and smog test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: AGNIK, LLC
    Inventor: Hillol Kargupta
  • Patent number: 8274397
    Abstract: Programmable light assemblies that may function in various operating modes, such as to function as marker lights and/or emergency lights, or have other functions, are disclosed. The protocol and architecture of the light assemblies enables the associated light fixtures to provide a constant current output despite the presence of substantially large voltage ranges, and even when submerged in water. Alternative embodiments of the programmable light assemblies of the invention provide many other features as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sonoma Circuits, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Wilson, Raymond G Bryan, Richard L Hicksted
  • Patent number: 8253583
    Abstract: A hazard indicator including a power-saving control circuit having a transistor with a collector connected via a resistor to the output of the signal processing circuit. In operation, the transistor delivers the clocked control signal for the semiconductor switch as a function of the current-proportional voltage applied to the base of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Novar GmbH
    Inventors: Tido Krippendorf, Heiner Politze
  • Patent number: 8248467
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of detecting information transmitted by a light source in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor by detecting a frequency of light pulses produced by the light source. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing on the CMOS image sensor with a rolling shutter an image in which different portions of the CMOS image sensor are exposed at different points in time; detecting visible distortions that include alternating stripes in the image; measuring a width of the alternating stripes present in the image; and selecting a symbol based on the width of the alternating stripes present in the image to recover information encoded in the frequency of light pulses produced by the light source captured in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: ByteLight, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Ganick, Daniel Ryan
  • Patent number: 8228182
    Abstract: A self-testing notification appliance includes a notification emitter, a verification circuit, and a controller. The notification emitter is operable to output light or light and sound based on a control signal. The verification circuit includes a notification sensor to detect the light or light and sound and generate a verification signal. The controller sends the control signal to the notification emitter and receives information based on the verification signal from the verification circuit. The self-testing notification appliance may be part of a network including a fire control panel and a plurality of additional self-testing notification appliances. The self-testing notification appliances may be assigned addresses on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Todd F. Orsini, Anthony J. Capowski, Michael A. Furtado
  • Patent number: 8085163
    Abstract: A system that varies the brilliance of light bulbs in accordance with modulated audio signals. The audio signals are first compressed and then passed through a comparator. The comparator has two inputs, one of which is the aforesaid compressed audio signals. The other input is a control input which receives a second voltage in the form of a series of impulses. The compressed audio signals pass through the comparator if and when their voltage is higher than that of said second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Wells, Victor W. Hatch
  • Patent number: 8072342
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit connected between a voltage input and a voltage output of an electronic device to protect against excessive current is disclosed. The overcurrent protection circuit includes first to fifth resistors, a relay comprising a coil and a normally closed switch, a pnp transistor, and a break-over element. When a current between the voltage input and the voltage output is greater or equal to a rated current of the electronic device, the npn transistor is turned on, while the coil is powered on to control the switch to be opened, therefore the voltage output cannot output voltage, which can protect against excessive current damaging the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Zhao Huang
  • Patent number: 8004420
    Abstract: A security lighting system and method are intended to dispel and/or affect unwanted humans or animals by providing lighting that varies with a suitable switching frequency, such as between 5 and 70 Hz. The lighting of a light source of the system may be varied by a control unit as to intensity, color, pattern etc., with a preferred switching frequency being between about 15 and 20 Hz for humans. A proximity detector may be provided to activate the system when an unwanted presence is detected. Such varying lighting causes feelings of physical and psychological discomfort, which have found to be effective in chasing away animals and dispelling or disorienting humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Frederik Laurens Maria Hoeben, Ronald Edwin Lavooi, Petrus Johannes Mathijs Van Der Burgt