Patents Assigned to ABL IP Holding LLC
  • Integral dimming photo-control receptacle
    Patent number: 9148936
    Abstract: Aspects provide photo-control receptacles having contact terminals via which control signals can be communicated. In one aspect, a photo-control receptacle is provided. The photo-control receptacle includes an interface having a neutral conductor and a line voltage conductor. Each of the neutral conductor and the line voltage conductor can form a first electrical connection for providing power to a photo-control via alternating current. The photo-control receptacle also includes one or more additional contact conductors adjacent to the interface. The one or more additional contact conductors can form a second electrical connection for providing control signals to the photo-control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Phillip R. Wagner, Rick Martin Kelly, Michael Jay Dorogi, Justin Charles Wilson, Edward R. McCracken, Jr., Robert Burt
  • Configurable ceiling lighting system
    Patent number: 9140436
    Abstract: A configurable ceiling lighting system for a grid ceiling comprising at least one and preferably a plurality of driver panels having a bottom and a defined perimeter sized to allow the driver panel to be set into and retained within the grid openings of a ceiling grid. The driver panel has at least one and preferably a plurality of electrical connectors accessible from the bottom of the driver panel. At least one and preferably a plurality of light modules are provided having a light source and an electrical connector complimentary to the electrical connectors of the panel drivers. The light modules can be operatively connected to the bottom of the ceiling panel drivers at selected connection points to produced desired arrays of ceiling lighting fixtures to meet particular lighting needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Jeannine M. Fisher
  • Gestural control dimmer switch
    Patent number: 9119239
    Abstract: A gestural control dimmer switch for controlling the illumination level of a light using hand movements comprises a dimmer panel in operative communication with a light, the dimmer panel having a plurality of hand position sensors corresponding to a spectrum of illumination levels of the light, wherein when a hand is detected by the hand position sensors the illumination level of the light is set until the hand reaches a dimmer trigger position when the switch enters a dimming mode during which the illumination level is adjusted to the illumination level corresponding to the hand position sensor the presence of the hand is detected until a release condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall, Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Lighting system reconfigurable by gestural control
    Patent number: 9115880
    Abstract: A luminaire, such as a ceiling suspended luminaire, that can change its shape or some other state or characteristic based on user-input. The changes of shape or other state or characteristic can be achieved by hand gestures, such as moving the hand up and down in the detection field of a sensor. In one aspect of the invention, a suspended luminaire having a flexible sheet form is provided. The shape or attitude of the sheet form luminaire can be changed by exerting a force on one or more attachment points on the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum
  • Light assembly
    Patent number: 9091426
    Abstract: A light fixture that allows for customization and easy adjustability of various properties of the distributed light. The light fixture includes a threaded ring that engages with threads of a heat sink to support and retain a lens and/or reflector within the fixture. Because the threaded ring retains the lens and reflector within the fixture, unscrewing the threaded ring allows the lens and/or the reflector to be replaced without having to remove the entire fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Larry Michael Bell
  • Cassette for receiving a planar light source
    Patent number: 9062836
    Abstract: A cassette includes a substantially planar base plate having a first or bottom side and a second or top side. A slide channel capture ring or other retention structure is provided on the first side of the base plate for releasably retaining a planar light source to this side of the base plate. Another slide pocket, or other slide-in retention structure is provided on the second side of the base plate for coupling the cassette to a connector structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall, Darren Blum
  • Systems and methods for determining actuation duration of a relay
    Patent number: 9064661
    Abstract: An example system for determining the actuation duration of a relay can include a relay, a current-sensing device, and a controller. The relay can have an actuation coil, and armature, and a first and second contact. The current-sensing device can measure a current through the actuation coil. The controller can actuate the relay. The controller can also receive from the current-sensing device a plurality of measurement values for the current through the actuation coil. The controller can determine an actuation duration based on a local minimum value for the plurality of measurement values. The actuation duration can correspond to a duration of a movement of an armature of the relay from the first contact of the relay to the second contact of the relay. An actuation delay of the relay can be calculated based on the zero-crossing time of an input voltage value and the actuation duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Dalibor Zulim
  • Two-dimension configurable lighting system with enhanced light source placement capabilities
    Patent number: 9062841
    Abstract: A lighting system having neural hubs that connect to other neural hubs in a manner that allows a lighting system to be configured in a two dimensional pattern that can propagate out from a single neural hub. Straight sections can be provided for use in connection with the neural hubs to enhance the configurability of the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Min-Hao Michael Lu, Jeannine Fisher Wang, Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall
  • Electrical interconnect system for thin body structures
    Patent number: 9052102
    Abstract: An electrical interconnect system is comprised of at least one and suitably a plurality of thin body light sources, such as OLED panels, to be electrified. The thin body light source or sources have a thin profile and include a back side provided with surface contact electrodes for energizing the thin body light sources, which can be relatively large area electrodes for providing a relatively large contact surface area. A connector circuit supported by a thin body support structure is provided for making desired electrical connections between thin body light sources or to a voltage or current source when the thin body support structure is brought into engagement with the thin body light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Michael Trung Tran
  • Lighting control device
    Patent number: 9041312
    Abstract: A lighting control device can include a control module and a processing module. The control module can provide a driving signal. The driving signal can modify a control voltage on a control interface. The control voltage can control a controllable ballast or driver. The processing module can determine a duty cycle of the driving signal. The control module and the processing module can receive power via the control interface and a power supply on the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Dalibor Zulim, Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Stephen Haight Lydecker
  • System and Method for Connecting LED Devices
    Publication number: 20150129910
    Abstract: To connect multiple LED devices, each LED device is placed in a holder. A first wire is connected to a first wire connection point on the holder and a second wire is connected to a second wire connection point on the holder. The first wire is also connected to a first wire connection point on a circuit board The second wire is also connected to a second wire connection point on the circuit board. A connector may be used to connect the wires to the wire connection points on the circuit board. The circuit board includes traces to connect the LED devices to each other or to other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Vincent Sekowski
  • LED driver with diac-based switch control and dimmable LED driver
    Patent number: 9030115
    Abstract: An LED driver may use a DIAC oscillator circuit to controls a semiconductor switch in a switching circuit. The DIAC oscillator circuit uses rectified line power and so it does not require a separate power source. An LED driver may uses a zero crossing circuit to provide low level dimming. The zero crossing circuit includes a linear circuit or a constant current circuit that keeps a TRIAC dimmer on and stable during low current levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: James Clarence Johnson
  • Systems and methods for providing a lighting effect
    Patent number: 9018840
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and previewing a lighting effect, such as displaying an array of colors across a number of lighting fixtures are provided. A user may specify some of the colors for the array, as well as relative positions of the colors. A lighting management system determines transitional or intermediary colors and assigns the colors specified by the user, as well as the intermediary colors to the lighting fixtures. The resulting lighting effect may be displayed in a preview bar. The colors and the order of the colors may be edited to obtain a desired lighting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John T. Hickok, Mark Norton, Richard L. Westrick, Jr.
  • Electronic display
    Patent number: D729793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John T. Hickok, Troy T. Miller, Mark Norton, Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Erik Allen Holmen, Alexander Ali Hussain, Audwin W. Cash
  • Electronic display mounted to a wall
    Patent number: D729797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John T. Hickok, Troy T. Miller, Mark Norton, Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Erik Allen Holmen, Alexander Ali Hussain, Audwin W. Cash
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D730560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Wang
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D732227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Michael Evenson
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D739591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Wang
  • Light fixture
    Patent number: D739593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John T. Mayfield, III, Mark Anthony Hand
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D740479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Jimalee Beno, Nicholas R. Trincia, Hue Ly