Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies Company
  • Trapeze hanger system including twist-locking fitting
    Patent number: 9732887
    Abstract: A twist-locking fitting for securing a strut to a rod includes first and second fitting pieces. Each fitting piece includes a half-nut portion having an interior surface defining an axis extending through first and second axial ends of the half-nut portion. Each fitting piece includes an outer flange extending outward from adjacent the first axial end of the half-nut portion and an inner flange extending outward from adjacent the second axial end of the half-nut portion. The inner flange is spaced axially apart from the outer flange to define a clearance gap. The fitting pieces are positionable on the strut in an unsecured position in which the fitting pieces are movable relative to one another. The fitting pieces are rotatable relative to the strut to move from the unsecured position to a secured position, in which the fitting pieces are fixed relative to one another on the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, Christopher Lee Greenwalt
  • Attachment mechanisms for light-emitting diode-based lighting system
    Patent number: 9732947
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system includes an enclosure, a trim, and at least one attachment mechanism. The enclosure can include at least one heat-generating device and an enclosure collar, where the enclosure is made of a first thermally conductive material. The trim can include a trim collar and at least one wall that defines a passage, where the trim collar abuts the enclosure collar, and where the passage has a reflector and a LED is disposed therein. The least one attachment mechanism can removably couple the trim collar to the enclosure collar, where the at least one attachment mechanism includes a back plate that is mechanically coupled to an upper flange and a lower flange, where the upper flange contacts the enclosure collar and the lower flange contacts the trim collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: James Richard Christ, Jared Davis, Jyoti Kathawate
  • Adjustable hanger bar assembly for luminaires
    Patent number: 9732904
    Abstract: A hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member and a first attachment head coupled to the first hanger bar member by a first coupling segment that is horizontally offset from the first hanger bar member. The hanger bar assembly further includes a second hanger bar member and a second attachment head coupled to the second hanger bar member by a second coupling segment. The first hanger bar member and the second hanger bar member are designed to interlock with each other. An end portion of the first hanger bar member is designed to extend past the second attachment head, and an end portion of the second hanger bar member is designed to extend past the first attachment head through a gap that is between the first hanger bar member and first attachment head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Grzegorz Wronski
  • In-line fuse assembly
    Patent number: 9734975
    Abstract: An embodiment of an in-line fuse holder has been disclosed. The fuse holder includes a first terminal and a second terminal configured to cooperate with the first terminal in retaining a fuse between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein each of the first and second terminals has a sidewall that defines a fuse-receiving socket, the sidewall having a plurality of apertures circumferentially spaced about the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramdev Kanapady, Robert Stephen Douglass
  • Shroud for an electrical enclosure
    Patent number: 9730360
    Abstract: A shroud that includes a body, a cavity, a curved outlet, and at least one non-linear channel. The body can have a top end and a bottom surface, as well as a first end and a second end located opposite the first end. The cavity can be located under the top end of the body and disposed toward the first end. The curved outlet can be disposed toward the second end of the body and have a banana-shaped vent that traverses at least two sides of the body. Each linear channel can include a bent passage, a third end, and a fourth end, where the third end adjoins the cavity, and where the fourth end adjoins a portion of the banana-shaped vent of the curved outlet. The curved outlet and the at least one non-linear channel can prevent substantially all liquids and solids outside the body from entering the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Graig E. DeCarr, Hans D. Haselbacher
  • Magnetic control devices for enclosures
    Patent number: 9728358
    Abstract: A control device for an enclosure is disclosed, where the control device includes a first portion positioned proximate to a back side of an enclosure surface of the enclosure, and a second portion positioned proximate to a front side of the enclosure surface. The first portion can include a plunger having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is adjacent to the enclosure surface. The first portion can also include a first magnet having a first polarity and disposed at the proximal end of the plunger. The first portion can further include at least one contact in communication with the distal end of the plunger, where the at least one contact has a first state and a second state. The second portion can include a second magnet having a second polarity, where the second magnet has an engaged position and a disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Lewis T. Henderson
  • Color temperature adjustment based on dim level
    Patent number: 9730291
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source that emits an illumination light. The light source includes a first group of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emits a first light and a second group of LEDs that emits a second light. The first light has a first Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), and the second light causes the illumination light to have a warmer CCT. The lighting device further includes a differential amplifier to adjust a current flow through the second group of LEDs. The second light is switched on when a current provided to the light source is below a threshold corresponding to the adjustable reference voltage. The lighting device also includes a current sensor to provide a sensor output signal to a second input of the differential amplifier, the sensor output signal having a second voltage corresponding to the current provided to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
  • Method and apparatus for light square assembly
    Patent number: 9719672
    Abstract: A light module includes a cover, a circuit board, a gasket, a bottom covering, and an optional optic assembly. The cover includes an inner and an outer wall extending outwardly from the cover, where the outer wall surrounds the inner wall and forms a groove therebetween. The circuit board is positioned within the inner wall's profile and includes a plurality of LEDs. The gasket is disposed within the groove. The bottom covering is positioned adjacent to the circuit board and is coupled to the cover. The gasket provides a seal between the cover and the bottom covering. The optic assembly is disposed within the inner wall's profile and between the cover and the circuit board. The optic assembly includes one or more apertures and one or more optics disposed around at least some of the apertures. Each optic is aligned with one or more LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Khurram Zeshan Moghal, Philip Dean Winters, Sridhar Reddy Nimma
  • Managed illumination lightguide
    Patent number: 9720164
    Abstract: A lighting system can comprise an edgelit panel, for example a lightguide that may have a panel or slab shape with an edge that receives light from an array of light emitting diodes extending along the edge. The lightguide can guide the received light towards an opposing edge of the lightguide and gradually release light to provide illumination. An optic can manage light that reaches the opposing edge of the lightguide, for example via softening, spreading, concentrating, or diffusing the light. The optic can be mounted to or integrated in the opposing edge of the lightguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Laso, Adam Moore Foy, Scott David Wegner
  • Gas sensor housing
    Patent number: 9719812
    Abstract: A housing for a gas sensor module is described herein. The housing can include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can include at least one wall forming a cavity having a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion. The first portion can also include an inlet tube coupling feature and a distribution channel disposed adjacent to the first cavity portion. The first portion can further include an outlet tube coupling feature and a receiving channel disposed adjacent to the second cavity portion. The second portion can include a tuning fork coupling feature disposed adjacent to the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Abhijeet Vikram Kshirsagar, Chinmaya Rajiv Dandekar, Amit Barjatya
  • Gas cap for optical sensor
    Patent number: 9719915
    Abstract: A cap for a gas sensor module is described herein. The cap can include at least one wall forming a cavity having a first portion and a second portion. The cap can also include an inlet tube coupling feature disposed in the at least one wall, where the first location is adjacent to the first portion of the cavity. The cap can further include an outlet tube coupling feature disposed in the at least one wall, where the second location is adjacent to the second portion of the cavity. The cap can also include a distribution channel coupling feature disposed in the at least one wall, where the third location is adjacent to the first portion of the cavity. The cap can further include a receiving channel coupling feature disposed in the at least one wall, where the fourth location is adjacent to the second portion of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Abhijeet Vikram Kshirsagar, Chinmaya Rajiv Dandekar, Sagar Shivajirao Chavan
  • Lightguide edge optic
    Patent number: 9715056
    Abstract: A lighting system can comprise an edgelit panel, for example a lightguide that may have a panel or slab shape with an edge that receives light from an array of light emitting diodes extending along the edge. The lightguide can guide the received light towards an opposing edge of the lightguide and gradually release light to provide illumination. An optic can manage light that reaches the opposing edge of the lightguide, for example via softening, spreading, concentrating, or diffusing the light. The optic can have a tubular shape and may have lengthwise extending features for light management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Scott David Wegner, Jerold Alan Tickner
  • LED luminaire having a grooved modifier
    Patent number: 9714752
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an array of domed light emitting diodes covering a surface area of a substrate and two optics for processing emitted light. The first optic includes an inner surface facing the array and an exterior surface facing away from the array. The second optic includes grooves extending away from the array. The inner surface of the first optic can form a cavity that is large relative to the array. For example, the cavity can have a volume exceeding the volume of a cube, where each side of the cube has the surface area of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Landon Brooks Gennetten, Anthony Ryan Gibbs, James Richard Christ
  • Edge-lit waveguide and macro optic hybrid
    Patent number: 9709724
    Abstract: An edge-lit waveguide and macro optic hybrid structure includes a waveguide segment having a light receiving surface and a light emitting surface. The light receiving surface and the light emitting surface are on opposite sides of the waveguide segment. The edge-lit waveguide and macro optic hybrid structure also includes a macro optic segment integrally formed with the waveguide segment. A light emitting surface of the macro optic segment extends out beyond the waveguide segment on a side of the waveguide segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Scott David Wegner
  • Method and system for luminaire mounting
    Patent number: 9702533
    Abstract: A bracket can connect a luminaire to a junction box or other housing or structure, for example at a ceiling. The bracket can be mounted to the junction box using one or more fasteners. The bracket can comprise two tabs, and the luminaire can comprise two corresponding slots. Alternatively, the bracket can comprise two slots, and the luminaire two corresponding tabs. The luminaire can be attached to the bracket by positioning the luminaire so that the two tabs are inserted into the two slots and rotating the luminaire so the slots and tabs engage and lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kevin Harpenau, Grzegorz Wronski, Lin Zhihong
  • Flow-through luminaire
    Patent number: 9702539
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed herein. The housing can include a central portion forming a substantially closed shape and having an inner area therewithin, where the central portion is thermally conductive. The central portion can include an upper end and a lower end adjacent to the upper end. The housing can also include a number of fins thermally coupled to and extending inward and outward away from the upper end of the central portion, where the plurality of fins are thermally conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Alexander Michael Frenkel
  • Area light fixture
    Patent number: D793601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Christopher Ladewig, Timothy Wright
  • Wall pack light fixture with lens
    Patent number: D793606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Bryant
  • Low profile outdoor light fixture
    Patent number: D794243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bryant, James Richard Christ
  • Well pack light fixture
    Patent number: RE46516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Bryant