Patents Assigned to ABL IP Holding LLC
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Patent number: 11074606Abstract: Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (“POP”) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. A wireless signal from a POP display may be received by a mobile device. The mobile device may provide the unique identifier in the wireless signal and a retail location of the mobile device to a remote server. The retail location of the mobile device may be provided by a mobile application (e.g., a retailer app) on the mobile device. The remote server may determine the retail location of the POP display by associating the retail location of the mobile device with the wireless beacon.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING, LLCInventor: Charles Walden
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Patent number: 11070616Abstract: A method includes based on neighbor relationships among radio frequency (RF) nodes of a flooding wireless network, designating some but not all of the RF nodes as repeaters. The designating step selects (RF) nodes as repeaters such that each RF node of the flooding wireless network has at least two neighboring RF nodes designated as repeaters. The method further includes configuring designated RF nodes to act as repeaters to receive and resend network packet transmissions from other RF nodes through the flooding wireless network. The method further includes configuring all RF nodes not designated as repeaters not to resend network packet transmissions from other RF nodes through the flooding wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Alan David Sanders
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Patent number: 11064597Abstract: A system includes a control device and a plurality of lighting fixtures configured to receive power through the control device. Each lighting fixture includes a receiver and a memory, and is configured to: scan for a first message transmitted by the control device, the first message containing a unique identifier of the control device; receive the first message and store the unique identifier of the control device in the memory; sense a power interrupt to the lighting fixture initiated by the control device within a specified period of time after receipt of the first message from the control device; and transmit a second message including the unique identifier of the control device, the second message indicating that the lighting fixture is in a provisioning mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Ryan A. Zaveruha, Robert W. Hamlin
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Patent number: 11062345Abstract: Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (“POP”) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. One or more sensors may be coupled to the POP display to assess external activity around the POP display. The external activity may be recorded, stored in a memory associated with the POP display, and transmitted to a remote server at a selected time.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING, LLCInventor: Charles Walden
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Patent number: 11062344Abstract: Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (“POP”) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. A wireless network gateway may receive a wireless signal with a unique identifier. The location of the wireless network gateway may be known to a remote server.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING, LLCInventor: Charles Walden
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Patent number: 11060696Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing, a downlight that includes one or more first light sources configured to emit a first light downwardly from the housing, a waveguide, and one or more second light sources. The waveguide is formed of a portion of an optical material and characterized by opposing planar faces joined by one or more edge faces about a periphery of the optical material. The waveguide forms at least a portion of an uppermost optical surface of the luminaire. The one or more second light sources are coupled with the housing and configured to emit a second light into the optical material through at least one of the one or more edge faces. The waveguide is configured to emit at least a portion of the second light upwardly from an upper one of the planar faces.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Douglas Dewayne Grove, Benjamin Bruckner
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Patent number: 11060673Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing, a luminous zone coupled with the housing, and one or more transition zones coupled with the housing and disposed adjacent to the luminous zone. The luminous zone provides a first light to an illuminated area, and the one or more transition zones provide a second light to the illuminated area. The first light is harsher than the second light. A method of illuminating an area includes providing a first light to the area from a luminous zone of a luminaire and providing a second light to the area from one or more transition zones disposed adjacent to the luminous zone within the luminaire. The first light is a harsher light than the second light.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Yulia Tyukhova, Jon Eric Gibson, John Bryan Harvey, Jie Chen, Craig Eugene Marquardt, Daniel Vincent Sekowski
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Patent number: 11057108Abstract: A lighting system employs out-of-band (OOB) commissioning techniques, and includes a plurality of uncommissioned luminaires located in a space and a commissioning device. The commissioning device receives, via a visible light camera, over a VLC communication band, a respective VLC code of a respective uncommissioned luminaire. Commissioning device receives via a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, over an RF commissioning network band, a respective RF identifier of the respective uncommissioned luminaire. In response to receiving the respective VLC code and the respective RF identifier, commissioning device determines whether the respective uncommissioned luminaire is in a candidate luminaire roster of candidate luminaires suitable for commissioning in the space. Based on the determination of whether respective uncommissioned luminaire is in the candidate luminaire roster, commissioning device accepts or rejects commissioning of the respective uncommissioned luminaire in the space.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Antonio F. Mondragon, Sajin George, Mitri J. Abou-Rizk
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Patent number: 11054122Abstract: A light fixture mounting assembly includes a surface mount, a lighting unit mount configured to engage the surface mount, and an arm connecting the surface mount to the lighting unit mount. The lighting unit mount is movable in use between a first configuration in which the lighting unit mount is disengaged from the surface mount and supported by the arm and a second configuration in which the lighting unit mount is engaged to the surface mount. Moving the lighting unit mount from the first configuration to the second configuration includes moving the lighting unit mount relative to the surface mount in a first direction to cause the surface mount and the lighting unit mount to draw closer together in a second direction that is nonparallel to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Eric Chang, Jeffrey Chase Carpenter
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Patent number: 11042894Abstract: Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (“POP”) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. One of the wireless signals may be received by a mobile device. Upon receiving the wireless signal with the unique identifier, the mobile device may inspect its memory cache for content related to the POP displays. If needed, the mobile device may request up-to-date content from a remote server. Up-to-date content may be displayed on a display of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING, LLCInventor: Charles Walden
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Patent number: 11041611Abstract: A light fixture mounting assembly includes a surface mount, a lighting unit mount configured to engage the surface mount, and an arm connecting the surface mount to the lighting unit mount. The lighting unit mount is movable in use between a first configuration in which the lighting unit mount is disengaged from the surface mount and supported by the arm and a second configuration in which the lighting unit mount is engaged to the surface mount. Moving the lighting unit mount from the first configuration to the second configuration includes moving the lighting unit mount relative to the surface mount in a first direction to cause the surface mount and the lighting unit mount to draw closer together in a second direction that is nonparallel to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Eric Chang, Jeffrey Chase Carpenter
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Patent number: 11032893Abstract: A driver box for a light fixture includes a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment defines a first end of the driver box, and the second compartment defines a second end of the driver box opposite from the first end. The first compartment is pivotable relative to the second compartment. A method of installing a light fixture assembly includes pivoting the first compartment of the driver box relative to the second compartment of the driver box to a first orientation such that the driver box is insertable into an installation opening. The method includes inserting the driver box into the installation opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventor: Mark Charles Major
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Patent number: 11020917Abstract: Silicone-containing light fixture optics. A method for manufacturing an optical component may include mixing two precursors of silicone, opening a first gate of an optic forming device, moving the silicone mixture from the extrusion machine into the optic forming device, cooling the silicone mixture as it enters the optic forming device, filling a mold within the optic forming device with the silicone mixture, closing the first gate, and heating the silicone mixture in the mold to at least partially cure the silicone. Alternatively, a method for manufacturing an optical component may include depositing a layer of heat cured silicone optical material to an optical structure, arranging one or more at least partially cured silicone optics on the layer of heat cured silicone optical material, and heating the heat cured silicone optical material to permanently adhere the one or more at least partially cured silicone optics to the optical structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Forrest Starnes McCanless, Jie Chen, John Bryan Harvey, Yinan Wu, Daniel Aaron Weiss
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Patent number: 11026311Abstract: An emergency LED lighting system maintains power to an LED lighting source based on measured voltages and currents provided to the LED lighting source; rolls back or decreases power provided to an LED lighting source over time in order to increase the amount of time the battery can power the LED lighting source; executes a soft start procedure, such that the power provided to the LED lighting source is gradually ramped up during activation of the LED lighting sources; identifies a type of battery coupled to the emergency LED lighting system; cycles the emergency LED lighting system between charging mode and standby mode to reduce power consumption over a window of time; detects AC power or an absence of AC power; and/or uses a status LED to communicate information about the emergency LED lighting system with a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Ray Altenburger, Dean W. Mavis, Gunjan P. Patel
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Patent number: 11026307Abstract: A lighting fixture for powering multiple LED groups to generate a selectable color temperature. The lighting fixture provides varying amounts of power to each group of LEDs to achieve a selected color temperature. Current from a driver may be divided between the LED groups based on a selected operational state, which is selected using a switch or other configurable input. The operational states may turn the LED groups on or off or may control an amount of current received by the LED groups. In some configurations, all of the LED groups are always at least partially powered.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventor: Yan Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11026050Abstract: An example luminaire-based positioning system calculates a respective distance between an uncommissioned luminaire to each of neighboring commissioned luminaires based on a respective received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement. Based on the calculated respective distance to each of the neighboring commissioned luminaires and a set of commissioned location coordinates of each of the neighboring commissioned luminaires, luminaire-based positioning system estimates a set of uncommissioned location coordinates of the uncommissioned luminaire. The luminaire-based positioning system determines a best fit assignment of the set of uncommissioned location coordinates of uncommissioned luminaires in an uncommissioned luminaire list to the set of commissioned location coordinates of non-operational commissioned luminaires in a non-operational luminaire list.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Pranav Kuber, Jesse Grant, Emanuel Paul Malandrakis, Sajin George, Mitri J. Abou-Rizk
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Patent number: 11015797Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing assembly, a spacer, and a globe optic. A collar may be included on the spacer such that the luminaire can accommodate different sizes of globe optics without requiring complete replacement of the luminaire. The spacer may include airflow apertures that promote air circulation within the luminaire when the luminaire is assembled. A wireless node may be included with the luminaire. In some examples, the wireless node may be positioned on at least one of the housing assembly, the spacer, or the globe optic.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Vincent Adams, Brent James Smith, Luke Jonathon Siefker
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Patent number: 11015785Abstract: Described is a light fixture system having a fixture housing with a base and sidewall that form a housing interior, and a continuous fire barrier element disposed within the housing interior. The continuous fire barrier element may include a central body and at least one flap extending from the central body. The at least one flap may be movable relative to the central body.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventor: Matthew John Schubert
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Patent number: D921956Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: LaDarius Agee, Doyle Scott Butler
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Patent number: D925088Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Jon Eric Gibson, Adam Pate, John Sakmar, Luke J. Siefker, Mark Mnich, Eric Fickas