Patents Assigned to ABL IP Holding LLC
  • Publication number: 20250146646
    Abstract: A multi-beam solid-state luminaire including a plurality of solid-state lamps and a plurality of beam forming optics including a first group of beam forming optics and a second group of beam forming optics. In some embodiments, the beam forming optics may be arranged in a pattern having a center, and one or more center beam forming optics of the first group may be positioned at the center of the pattern. In some embodiments, luminaire may include a first beamwidth lens positioned over the first group of beam forming optics and a second beamwidth lens positioned over the second group of beam forming optics. The beamwidth lenses may emit light from the solid-state lamps having different respective beamwidths. The luminaire may provide a decorative flame-like pattern on a target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Jay Sorensen, Ryan Matthew Walker, Zachary Adam INGALLS
  • Patent number: 12290609
    Abstract: Antimicrobial system including a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet band for disinfecting a vicinity of a target pathogen. A switching device that includes a primary relay pack. The primary relay pack has a communication interface, a measurement circuit, a processor, and disinfection monitoring programming in a memory. Execution of the disinfection monitoring programming by the processor configures the primary relay pack to perform the following functions. Based on a second input from the operator, produce a visual inspection signal. Monitor, via the measurement circuit, a power parameter of the luminaire. Compare the monitored power parameter with an active disinfection threshold, a passive operation threshold, or a combination thereof. In response to the comparison, either determine that the disinfection light source is unexpectedly on, is degraded or disabled, or the luminaire is inoperable; or control power to the luminaire to emit the disinfection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Rhodes, Richard L. Westrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12280161
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a luminaire control circuit and a disinfection light source to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet (UV) band for disinfecting a vicinity of a physical space of a target pathogen that is exposed to the disinfection light. The UV band is 200 nanometers (nm) to 230 nm wavelength. The luminaire receives a control signal based on at least the mounting height of the luminaire. The luminaire adjusts a UV radiation threshold limit based on the control signal. The luminaire controls, via a driver circuit, the disinfection light source over a dose cycle to emit the disinfection light continuously or during the plurality of periods for disinfecting the vicinity to substantially obtain the target pathogen UV radiation level and restrict the total UV radiation threshold exposure level by the adjusted UV radiation threshold limit based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Yan Rodriguez, Jack C. Rains, Jr., David P. Ramer
  • Patent number: 12281781
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a light source, a light redirection element, and a movement mechanism coupled to the light source and the light redirection element. The movement mechanism is configured to simultaneously or stepwise move the light source and the light redirection element between a top lighting position and an interlighting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Michel Doss, Alin Ionut Petrescu, Bruno D'Amico, Eden Dubuc
  • Patent number: 12273969
    Abstract: An example of a light fixture is configured to receive, manually or wirelessly from and external device, an instruction to update a setting of the light fixture to a selected intensity or a selected color temperature. An instruction received from the external device may override an instruction provided via manual control. The light fixture may include a set of cool light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a set of warm LEDs. A processing unit of the light fixture may utilize pulse-width modulation to cause the light fixture to emit light having the selected intensity or selected color temperature by implementing a particular duty cycle of a control signal for the cool LEDs and a particular duty cycle of a control signal for the warm LEDs corresponding to the selected intensity or selected color temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20250106970
    Abstract: An example control system includes a set of light fixtures connected to a hub, where each light fixture includes a hub-communication device configured to communicate with the hub and a direct communication device configured to communicate directly with other light fixtures. Together, the light fixtures form a mesh network facilitated by the use of their direct communication devices. An external device communicates an instruction to a light fixture, and the instruction is propagated throughout the mesh network through communications among the light fixtures using their respective direct communication devices. As a result, each light fixture to which the instruction applies receives and complies with the instructions. The light fixtures are also configured to receive instructions from the hub, such that a light fixture is configured to receive instructions over dual networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20250076363
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides distributed power and fault management systems. In one example embodiment, a single power transmitter is coupled to a plurality of power receiver devices via a low-ohmic connection. Each power receiver device is configured to provide local power, and to communicate power input information with the transmitter. The transmitter is configured to sum the power input of each receiver and compare the sum to an output power to determine fault conditions that may be present in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Paul Saes, Stephen H. Lydecker
  • Patent number: 12244220
    Abstract: A method for reducing current ripple at an output of a power supply includes sensing an alternating current (AC) input voltage waveform; determining a correction factor for a switching frequency of the power supply based on the sensed AC input voltage; and applying the correction factor to the switching frequency of the power supply to modify the power supply switching frequency. A modification of the switching frequency synchronizes the switching frequency of the power supply to the AC input voltage waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Eliseo Carcamo Olmos, Amin de la Cruz Oseguera, Juan Antonio Aqui Tapia
  • Patent number: 12226536
    Abstract: Antimicrobial system including a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet band for disinfecting a vicinity of a target pathogen. A switching device that includes a primary relay pack. A control station, an arming switch, a room sensor, and a security challenge device. The security challenge device has a communication interface, an operator interface to receive a security challenge input from an operator, a processor, and security challenge device programming in a memory. Execution of the security challenge device programming by processor configures the security challenge device to perform the following functions. Receive the security challenge input from the operator via the operator interface. In response to receiving the security challenge input, generate a security challenge response signal. Send, via the communication interface, the security challenge response signal to enable the primary relay pack to control power to the luminaire to emit the disinfection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Samar Shaker Soliman
  • Patent number: 12222494
    Abstract: An optical assembly and a luminaire with extreme cutoff beam control optics. The optical assembly includes a base, at least one lens, at least one light emitting diode (LED) positioned to emit light into the lens, and a curved reflector disposed adjacent to the LED. The reflector can be characterized by a first angle between a plane of the base and a first line joining a distal end of the lens furthest laterally from a first end of the reflector and a second end of the reflector located over the lens, and a second angle between the plane of the base and a second line joining a point on the lens located at the optical axis of the LED and the second end of the reflector. The first angle can be between 60° and 90°, and the second angle can be between 70° and 130°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Qi Ai, Jie Chen, Craig Eugene Marquardt
  • Patent number: 12214110
    Abstract: Antimicrobial system including a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet band for disinfecting a vicinity of a target pathogen. A switching device that includes a primary relay pack. A control station, an integrated arming switch, a room sensor. The integrated arming switch has a communication interface, an integrated room sensor, a processor, and integrated arming switch programming in a memory. Execution of the integrated arming switch programming by processor configures the integrated arming switch to perform the following functions. Based on a second input from the operator, produce a visual inspection signal. In response to the integrated room sensor detecting occupancy of the vicinity of the physical space by the human, produce a room state signal. Send, via the communication interface, the visual inspection signal to enable the primary relay pack to control power to the luminaire to emit the disinfection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Steven T. Roe, Richard L. Westrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12215846
    Abstract: A light fixture system includes a first light fixture that includes a first fixture wire harness coupled to a first electrical connector mounted to a first joiner. The first joiner is attached to the first light fixture. The light fixture system further includes a second light fixture that includes a second fixture wire harness coupled to a second electrical connector mounted to a second joiner. The second joiner is attached to the second light fixture. The first joiner and the second joiner are configured to slide towards each other and include at least one set screw to apply axial force between adjoining light fixtures to make electrical connection and tighten a joint between the first light fixture and the second light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Suttles, Robert Wayne Mock, Jr., Jamie R. Graves
  • Patent number: 12215854
    Abstract: A multi-beam solid-state luminaire including a plurality of solid-state lamps and a plurality of beam forming optics including a first group of beam forming optics and a second group of beam forming optics. In some embodiments, the beam forming optics may be arranged in a pattern having a center, and one or more center beam forming optics of the first group may be positioned at the center of the pattern. In some embodiments, luminaire may include a first beamwidth lens positioned over the first group of beam forming optics and a second beamwidth lens positioned over the second group of beam forming optics. The beamwidth lenses may emit light from the solid-state lamps having different respective beamwidths. The luminaire may provide a decorative flame-like pattern on a target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Jay Sorensen, Ryan Matthew Walker, Zachary Adam Ingalls
  • Publication number: 20250032659
    Abstract: A controller for a disinfection system comprises a processor and memory comprising data accessible to the processor and firmware which when executed by the processor cause the controller to perform operations. The operations comprising causing a first light source to emit a white light into a space, and causing, during an emission of the white light, a second light source to emit pulses of visible cleansing light including one or more wavelengths of light that deactivate bacteria into the space at pulse times concurrent with the emission of the white light from the first light source. The controller controls the first and second light sources such that an intensity of a pulse emission of the visible cleansing light is higher than an intensity of the white light emission for all states of the space regardless of whether the space is occupied or unoccupied by a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 12213232
    Abstract: An example control system includes a set of light fixtures connected to a hub, where each light fixture includes a hub-communication device configured to communicate with the hub and a direct communication device configured to communicate directly with other light fixtures. Together, the light fixtures form a mesh network facilitated by the use of their direct communication devices. An external device communicates an instruction to a light fixture, and the instruction is propagated throughout the mesh network through communications among the light fixtures using their respective direct communication devices. As a result, each light fixture to which the instruction applies receives and complies with the instructions. The light fixtures are also configured to receive instructions from the hub, such that a light fixture is configured to receive instructions over dual networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 12209731
    Abstract: A lighting system for a ceiling grid system may provide lighting at a location below the ceiling grid system. The light fixture includes a light source and a support member, and the light fixture may provide diffusely reflected light to a ceiling grid opening. The light fixture may include a wall assembly that is adapted to be moved between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Dominic Matthew Large, Ryan Matthew Walker, Carl T. Gould, Zachary Adam Ingalls, Christopher Jay Sorensen, Dirk Zylstra, Alexis Rondeau, Joshua Jeremy Miller
  • Patent number: 12201847
    Abstract: Certain examples involve a circadian effect light fixture. The circadian effect light fixture includes a controller to receive a modifying factor based on a circadian impact profile. The modifying factor includes an indication of an intensity value, a correlated color temperature value, and a color value over a range of time. The circadian effect light fixture also includes a first lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a first light output having a first intensity, a first correlated color temperature, and a first color value. Further, the circadian effect light fixture includes a second lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a second light output having a second intensity, a second correlated color temperature, and a second color value. A combined light output of the first lighting element and the second lighting element tracks the modifying factor over the range of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: David P. Ciccarelli, Daniel Aaron Weiss, Benjamin Marshall Suttles
  • Patent number: 12205143
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, via a wireless communication interface of a provisioning device, wireless advertisements from lighting system elements. The method further includes determining, via the provisioning device, signal strengths to the lighting system elements based on the wireless advertisements or reported signal levels between the lighting system elements. The method further includes forming a lighting control group by the following steps. First, iteratively transmitting, via the provisioning device, a flashing command to each lighting system element to cause a light source on a lighting system element to flash in order of the determined signal strengths from highest to lowest. Second, determining whether the lighting system element with the light source flashing is being added to the lighting control group. Third, assigning, via the provisioning device, some or all of the lighting system elements to the lighting control group based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: Alan David Sanders
  • Patent number: 12196397
    Abstract: A unitary mounting clip for mounting equipment to a building structure is disclosed. In an embodiment, the unitary mounting clip includes a base, a mounting structure rising from a top surface of the base, at least one elastic arm having a friction feature, and a snap holder extending from a bottom surface of the base. In some embodiments, the mounting structure includes a boss and a distal mounting tab, and the unitary mounting clip is attached to the building structure by inserting the boss and distal mounting tab through an opening of the building structure and then rotating the unitary mounting clip ninety degrees so that the friction feature of the at least one elastic arm is biased into contact with a wall portion of the building structure and locks the unitary mounting clip in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Zhifeng Bao, Eden Dubuc
  • Patent number: D1063161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Matthew Walker, Christopher Jay Sorensen, Alexis Rondeau, Dominic Matthew Large, Carl Gould, Zachary Adam Ingalls, Dirk Zhlstra