Patents Assigned to Canlyte Inc.
  • Patent number: 8057077
    Abstract: A support device for supporting a light fixture includes an anchor portion for anchoring the light fixture to a ceiling location, a wing arrangement coupled to the anchor portion, the wing arrangement including a central base portion and a pair of wing portions extending outwardly therefrom, each wing portion including a body having a distal edge region and a proximal flange portion joined to the central base portion, a first passage in each body and a second passage in each proximal flange, the first and second passages to form a path to receive one or more cable members to be suspended therefrom to support a light fixture thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Gagne, Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles
  • Patent number: 7905637
    Abstract: A potted transformer assembly comprises a housing portion to form an exterior transformer housing, a transformer unit dimensioned to fit within the housing portion, the housing portion including a first passage to receive the transformer unit in an operative position therein, the housing portion having an inner surface which is oriented to provide an interior cavity between the transformer unit and the inner surface, the interior cavity being dimensioned to receive a predetermined quantity of a potting compound, the housing portion further including a second passage in fluid communication with the interior cavity, the second passage being dimensioned to receive a portion of the potting compound therein, the second passage being located on the housing portion in such a manner that, following a transformer encapsulation step, the presence of potting compound in the second passage is indicative of the transformer being substantially encapsulated by the potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Caluori, Howard Yaphe
  • Patent number: 7854537
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture includes a housing having one or more side walls, one or more of which including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including a pair of oppositely extending lateral edge formations, each lateral edge formation having a first dimension, a retaining clip to be located in the slot formation for movement therealong. The retaining clip has a first portion to extend through the slot formation and to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation, a second portion having a second dimension exceeding the first dimension and to travel along an outer surface of a corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Caluori
  • Patent number: 7753551
    Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
  • Patent number: 7712929
    Abstract: A light fixture device comprises a reflector portion having a pair of parallel longitudinal boundary regions and a pair of parallel lateral boundary regions; the reflector portion being shaped according to a longitudinal focal line, a pair of housing portions, each for engaging a corresponding lateral boundary region; at least one connector portion for coupling the housing portions together with the reflector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Eugene Schaefer, Wayne Douglas Campbell
  • Patent number: 7695157
    Abstract: A housing support assembly for supporting a linear light fixture, said light fixture having an elongate linear housing for accommodating one or more than one lamp, the support assembly comprising a first planar support member and a second support member, said first planar support member being arranged to be releasably coupled with the second support member, said first planar support member conforming to a predetermined cross-sectional dimension of the linear housing for releasable coupling therewith, said support assembly being adapted to mount one or more than one lamp socket thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Jean Gagne, Andrew Miles
  • Patent number: 7648253
    Abstract: A light fixture device has a light housing to receive a light source therein, a support assembly for supporting the light fixture relative to an anchor location, the support assembly including a post portion for mounting at the anchor location and a body portion, the body portion having a pair of opposed end regions, the post portion including a pair of cavities, each to receive a corresponding end region, the body portion being movable relative to the post portion about a first axis, the body portion and light housing having respective first and second support formations, the light housing being movable relative to the body portion about a second axis, to cause corresponding relative movement between the first and second support formations, the end regions and cavities having complementary third and fourth support formations, wherein relative movement between the body portion and post portion causes a corresponding relative movement between the complementary third and fourth formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Daniel Costello
  • Publication number: 20090244888
    Abstract: A potted transformer assembly comprises a housing portion to form an exterior transformer housing, a transformer unit dimensioned to fit within the housing portion, the housing portion including a first passage to receive the transformer unit in an operative position therein, the housing portion having an inner surface which is oriented to provide an interior cavity between the transformer unit and the inner surface, the interior cavity being dimensioned to receive a predetermined quantity of a potting compound, the housing portion further including a second passage in fluid communication with the interior cavity, the second passage being dimensioned to receive a portion of the potting compound therein, the second passage being located on the housing portion in such a manner that, following a transformer encapsulation step, the presence of potting compound in the second passage is indicative of the transformer being substantially encapsulated by the potting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Giuseppe CALUORI, Howard Yaphe
  • Patent number: 7585087
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light fixture device comprising an elongate housing, the housing having a pair of opposed edge faces, a first central longitudinal region and a pair of second longitudinal regions, the first longitudinal region being centrally located therebetween, the first and second longitudinal regions extending between the two edge faces, the central first longitudinal region including at least one light emitting portion, one of the second longitudinal regions including at least one sensor portion, the at least one sensor portion being positioned at a location which is optimally selected relative to a work station in a room space below the light fixture device and/or relative to one or more ambient light sources near the light fixture device, the location being one of a plurality of possible locations along a substantially continuous location line extending between the two edge faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Gagne, Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles
  • Patent number: 7549780
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture includes a housing having one or more side walls, one or more of which including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including a pair of oppositely extending lateral edge formations, each lateral edge formation having a first dimension, a retaining clip to be located in the slot formation for movement therealong. The retaining clip has a first portion to extend through the slot formation and to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation, a second portion having a second dimension exceeding the first dimension and to travel along an outer surface of a corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Canlyte, Inc.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Caluori
  • Publication number: 20090010007
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recessed lighting fixture, comprising a housing having a back wall, one or more side walls extending from the back wall and at least one lower lip extending outwardly from one of said side walls, one or more of said side walls including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including aligned upper and lower slot portions, the upper and/or lower slot portions having a pair of oppositely extending slot boundary regions, at least one slot boundary region having a lateral slot extension therei the slot extension having a first elongate dimension, a retaining clip for mounting in the slot formation for movement therealong, the retaining clip having a head portion, a neck portion and a body portion, the neck portion being dimensioned to extend through the upper slot portion and the head portion arranged to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the upper slot portion, the neck portion including a collar portion, the collar portion i
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Canlyte, Inc.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Caluori
  • Patent number: 7438432
    Abstract: A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Canlyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Pascal Toupin, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne
  • Publication number: 20080253138
    Abstract: A light fixture device has a light housing to receive a light source therein, a support assembly for supporting the light fixture relative to an anchor location, the support assembly including a post portion for mounting at the anchor location and a body portion, the body portion having a pair of opposed end regions, the post portion including a pair of cavities, each to receive a corresponding end region, the body portion being movable relative to the post portion about a first axis, the body portion and light housing having respective first and second support formations, the light housing being movable relative to the body portion about a second axis, to cause corresponding relative movement between the first and second support formations, the end regions and cavities having complementary third and fourth support formations, wherein relative movement between the body portion and post portion causes a corresponding relative movement between the complementary third and fourth formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Daniel Costello
  • Publication number: 20080232111
    Abstract: A low upright cutoff classification acorn style luminaire is described. The acorn style luminaire has a globe which has a top positioned thereon and which is mounted to a pole. Integrated within the luminaire is the lamp support and lamp, the lamp substantially surrounded and enclosed by a reflector. The interior surface of the globe has a plurality of substantially vertically extending prisms along a curved surface thereof, the prisms working in conjunction with the reflector to provide cutoff classification for the acorn style luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Laporte
  • Publication number: 20080219008
    Abstract: A light fixture device comprises a reflector portion having a pair of parallel longitudinal boundary regions and a pair of parallel lateral boundary regions; the reflector portion being shaped according to a longitudinal focal line, a pair of housing portions, each for engaging a corresponding lateral boundary region; at least one connector portion for coupling the housing portions together with the reflector portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Eugene Schaefer, Wayne Douglas Campbell
  • Patent number: 7390110
    Abstract: A light fixture device has a light housing to receive a light source therein, a support assembly for supporting the light fixture relative to an anchor location, the support assembly including a post portion for mounting at the anchor location and a body portion, the body portion having a pair of opposed end regions, the post portion including a pair of cavities, each to receive a corresponding end region, the body portion being movable relative to the post portion about a first axis, the body portion and light housing having respective first and second support formations, the light housing being movable relative to the body portion about a second axis, to cause corresponding relative movement between the first and second support formations, the end regions and cavities having complementary third and fourth support formations, wherein relative movement between the body portion and post portion causes a corresponding relative movement between the complementary third and fourth formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Canlyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Daniel Costello
  • Publication number: 20070217207
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture includes a housing having one or more side walls, one or more of which including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including a pair of oppositely extending lateral edge formations, each lateral edge formation having a first dimension, a retaining clip to be located in the slot formation for movement therealong. The retaining clip has a first portion to extend through the slot formation and to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation, a second portion having a second dimension exceeding the first dimension and to travel along an outer surface of a corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the slot formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: CANLYTE INC.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Caluori
  • Publication number: 20070164681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light fixture device comprising an elongate housing, the housing having a pair of opposed edge faces, a first central longitudinal region and a pair of second longitudinal regions, the first longitudinal region being centrally located therebetween, the first and second longitudinal regions extending between the two edge faces, the central first longitudinal region including at least one light emitting portion, one of the second longitudinal regions including at least one sensor portion, the at least one sensor portion being positioned at a location which is optimally selected relative to a work station in a room space below the light fixture device and/or relative to one or more ambient light sources near the light fixture device, the location being one of a plurality of possible locations along a substantially continuous location line extending between the two edge faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Gagne, Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles
  • Publication number: 20070165399
    Abstract: A housing support assembly for supporting a linear light fixture, said light fixture having an elongate linear housing for accommodating one or more than one lamp, the support assembly comprising a first planar support member and a second support member, said first planar support member being arranged to be releasably coupled with the second support member, said first planar support member conforming to a predetermined cross-sectional dimension of the linear housing for releasable coupling therewith, said support assembly being adapted to mount one or more than one lamp socket thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Jean Gagne, Andrew Miles
  • Publication number: 20070147053
    Abstract: A support device for supporting a light fixture includes an anchor portion for anchoring the light fixture to a ceiling location, a wing arrangement coupled to the anchor portion, the wing arrangement including a central base portion and a pair of wing portions extending outwardly therefrom, each wing portion including a body having a distal edge region and a proximal flange portion joined to the central base portion, a first passage in each body and a second passage in each proximal flange, the first and second passages to form a path to receive one or more cable members to be suspended therefrom to support a light fixture thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Gagne, Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles