Patents Assigned to ABL IP Holdings LLC
  • Patent number: 11708960
    Abstract: A light fixture having a light engine with at least one light source and a shade formed of a light transmissive, pliable material adapted to diffuse light emitted from the at least one light source outwardly from the light fixture. In some embodiments, the light transmissive, pliable material is a fabric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Adam Ingalls, Dominic Matthew Large, Carl T. Gould, Ryan Matthew Walker, Christopher Jay Sorensen, Dirk Zylstra, Alexis Rondeau
  • Patent number: 11693035
    Abstract: A current sense system may include a relay, a load conductor, and an integrator sub-circuit. Current may be provided to an electrical load via the load conductor and a latch of the relay. The current carried via the load conductor may induce a sense voltage in a coil of the relay. Based on the sense voltage induced in the relay coil, the integrator sub-circuit may determine a load sense voltage that indicates a level of the current carried via the load conductor. In some implementations, a current indication module may provide an indicator signal based on the load sense voltage. In addition, the indicator signal may be provided to additional components or devices, such as a relay controller configured to activate the latch. In some implementations, the relay controller may be configured to open the latch based on the current level described by the indicator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: David J. Long, Miroslaw Grotkowski, Richard Lee Westrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11689880
    Abstract: Examples of lighting equipment provide services to and on behalf of a biomechatronically enhanced organism and/or a biomechatronic component of the organism. Such services include charging, communications, location-related services, control, optimization, client-server functions and distributed processing functionality. The biomechatronically enhanced organism anchor biomechatronic component utilize such services provided by and/or via the lighting equipment to enable, enhance or otherwise influence operation of the organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Januk Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20230198287
    Abstract: An emergency luminaire includes an emergency luminaire light source to emit emergency illumination lighting. The emergency luminaire also includes an emergency luminaire power supply configured to be driven by an emergency power line. The emergency luminaire further includes emergency luminaire programming, wherein execution of the emergency luminaire programming configures the emergency luminaire to implement the following functions. The emergency luminaire tracks an active message gap time. In response to receiving a normal power active message from a respective member device of a plurality of member devices of a lighting control group before the tracked active message gap time exceeds an active message timeout, the emergency luminaire resets the active message gap time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Ryan A. Zaveruha, Richard L. Westrick, JR.
  • Patent number: 11683658
    Abstract: An example radio frequency (RF) positioning node system calculates a respective distance between an uncommissioned RF positioning node to each of neighboring commissioned RF positioning nodes based on a respective received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement. Based on the calculated respective distance to each of the neighboring commissioned RF positioning nodes and a set of commissioned location coordinates of each of the neighboring commissioned RF positioning nodes, the RF positioning node system estimates a set of uncommissioned location coordinates of the uncommissioned RF positioning node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Pranav Kuber, Jesse Grant, Emanuel Paul Malandrakis, Sajin George, Mitri J. Abou-Rizk
  • Patent number: 11662086
    Abstract: A controller assembly for a light fixture may include a controller housing to be received within a knockout opening of a light fixture housing from which light is emitted, and a user input assembly positioned within the controller housing. The user input assembly may include a mechanical actuator accessible through a controller opening in the controller housing, and a connector interface to be electrically connected by wiring to a driver of the light fixture, and circuitry electrically coupled to the mechanical actuator and the connector interface. The circuitry may be used to detect actuation of the mechanical actuator by a user and, in response, change a control signal from the connector interface to the driver from a first control signal to a second control signal in order change a property of the emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Prashank Kansal, Ryan D. Meldahl
  • Patent number: 11655970
    Abstract: A lighting fixture, including a bus printed circuit board that receives power from an external source, may be configured with programmable drivers. The bus printed circuit board has mechanical features for receiving the programmable drivers to mechanically mount the programmable driver to the bus printed circuit board. Each programmable driver may have a set of spring contacts positioned to engage exposed pads of the bus printed circuit board when the programmable driver is mounted to the bus printed circuit board, to supply power to the programmable driver. The lighting fixture further includes one or more light sources driven by the programmable drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Suttles, Patrick M. Tweel, Nicholas A. Ratliff, Elías Aurelio Romero Saldívar, Theodore R. Blumstein
  • Patent number: 11652287
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source positioned at a first level within a luminaire housing. The luminaire also includes a trim component positioned at a second level of the luminaire housing different from the first level. The trim component extends into a room from a ceiling surface and includes an aperture antenna that receives wireless signals and transmits wireless signals. Further, the luminaire includes a communication module that communicates wirelessly with one or more devices remote from the luminaire by controlling excitation of the aperture antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Charles Jeffrey Spencer, Towfiq M. Chowdhury, Mohammad Bani Hani, Daniel Francis Posacki, Kyle Michael Bradd
  • Patent number: 11653435
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is system level occupancy counting in a lighting system configured to obtain an indicator data of a RF spectrum signal (signal) generated at a number of times in an area. At each respective one of the number of times, apply one of a plurality of heurist algorithm heuristic algorithm coefficients to each indicator data of the signal, based on results of the application of the heuristic algorithm coefficients, generate an indicator data metric value for each of the indicator data for the respective time. The lighting system is also configured to process each of the indicator data metric value to compute a plurality of metric values for the respective time and combine the plurality of metric values to compute an output metric value for each of a plurality of probable number of occupants in the area for the respective time. The lighting system is further configured to determine an occupancy count in the area at the respective time based on the computed output metric value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Michael Miu, Eric J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11641708
    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: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11624495
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a luminaire includes a housing, a light source coupled with the housing, an optical sheet coupled with the housing, and a film stabilizer coupled with the housing. The optical sheet includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that are both disposed substantially horizontally when the luminaire is in an installed orientation. The first surface is disposed facing the light source, so that when the light source emits light, the light passes first through the first surface and subsequently through the second surface. The film stabilizer includes a third surface and an opposing fourth surface. The film stabilizer is disposed with the third surface adjacent to the second surface of the optical sheet, and provides mechanical support for the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lemoine DeBow, Melissa N. Ricketts, Eric William Teather, Robert Michael Ezell, Joel Mikael Petersen
  • Patent number: 11617245
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein include a LED driver, including a current output module configured to generate a constant current output split between a plurality of output channels, each output channel connected to one or more LEDs having an associated CCT value, at least one switch encoding a plurality of lumen settings and a plurality of CCT settings, and at least one circuit coupled to the current output module and the switch, the at least one circuit configured to determine a first lumen setting from the plurality of lumen settings encoded by the at least one switch, adjust the constant current output of the current output module based on the first lumen setting, determine a first CCT setting from the plurality of CCT settings encoded by the at least one switch, and adjust the plurality of output channels of the current output module based on the first CCT setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Hang Zhang, Peng Xiao, Tiberiu Antohi
  • Patent number: 11601010
    Abstract: A lighting control system includes a control group including a plurality of member devices which includes a power monitor and an emergency luminaire. The power monitor includes a power supply driven by a normal power source. The power monitor implements the following function. Transmit, via a wireless lighting control network, a normal power active message to the control group repeatedly at a predetermined time interval. The emergency luminaire includes an emergency light source to continuously emit illumination lighting during an emergency, and a power supply driven by an emergency power line. The emergency luminaire implements the following functions. Track an active message gap time. Reset the active message gap time after receiving the normal power active message. In response to the tracked active message gap time exceeding an active message timeout, enter an emergency mode active state by controlling the emergency light source to continuously emit the illumination lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Ryan A. Zaveruha, Richard L. Westrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11601057
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a switched-mode power supply is provided. The switched-mode power supply includes at least two output stages. Each output stage has a converter. A frequency of at least one of the output stages is modulated by way of a modulation unit configured to provide a modulation signal that is combined with a switching signal for driving a switching element of the converter of the at least one output stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Pollischansky, Markus Heckmann
  • Patent number: D977545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Jie Chen, Melissa Ricketts
  • Patent number: D979826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Paul Fryzek
  • Patent number: D982224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: John T. Mayfield, III, Doyle Scott Butler, Craig Eugene Marquardt
  • Patent number: D983756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John R. Johnson, Steven E. Downs, Dennis M. Hoskins, Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Kaitlyn K. Mulcahy, Wesley D. McIntire
  • Patent number: D987884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Gary Trott, Dominic Large
  • Patent number: D993510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chase Carpenter, Luke J. Siefker, Eric Chang, John Gregory, Travis Middleton