Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies Company
  • Parallel Redundancy Protocol ("PRP") Bridge For A Single Attached Device
    Publication number: 20180219798
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for facilitating communications using a parallel redundancy protocol (“PRP”) bridge device are described herein. A PRP bridge device, in one embodiment, includes a first data port in communication with a first network, and a second data port in communication with a second network. Upon receiving a data packet at the first data port, the PRP bridge device is structured to determine whether or not the data packet includes a PRP data tag. If so, then the data packet is discarded. If no PRP data tag is present within the data packet, and a value of an EtherType header of the data packet is one of the values that the PRP bridge is structured to accept, then the PRP bridge device is capable of sending, using the second data port, the data packet to the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: REMI DUTIL, RONALD LANDHEER
  • Power supply
    Patent number: 10038318
    Abstract: The invention can provide for a power supply, and in particular a fieldbus power supply, comprising a plurality of power supply modules each arranged to output power on a plurality of channels; a current share controller arranged to share an output current requirement across the plurality of power supply modules and wherein; at least a second of the plurality of channels in each module is arranged to track the loading of the first of the plurality of channels in each respective module and so that a multichannel and multimodule power supply with reduced power handling requirements for each module can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Les Price, Stephen Fowlston, David Gareth Williams
  • Configurable low profile conduit connector system for light fixtures
    Patent number: 10033142
    Abstract: A connector system that is configured for deployment in a cramped space, e.g., a shallow overhead plenum. The connector system includes a conduit connector that is configured to connect to a light module to provide electrical power to the light module. The conduit connector includes a housing assembly that receives and retains an electrical wire carrying conduit on one end and houses one or more wire connectors on an opposite end. In particular, the one or more wire connectors are disposed vertically in the housing assembly such that a portion of the one or more wire connectors projects out from underneath the housing assembly and forms a substantially right angle with the housing assembly and/or the conduit. Further, the connector system includes a locking clip that is coupled to the light module. The locking clip connects the conduit connector to the light module without the use of a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Charles Richard Vasquez, Jonathan Allin Low, Jyoti Gururaj Kathawate
  • Systems, methods, and devices for providing replaceable reflector inserts for an LED light fixture
    Patent number: 10018333
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a housing and a circuit board having a light emitting diode (LED). The circuit board is attached to a mounting bracket that is positioned inside the housing. The lighting fixture further includes a first reflector insert positioned adjacent to the circuit board on a first side of the circuit board. The first reflector insert is configured to reflect light from the LED. The lighting fixture also includes a second reflector insert positioned adjacent to the circuit board on a second side of the circuit board. The second reflector insert is configured to reflect the light from the LED. The first reflector insert and the second reflector insert are removable from the lighting fixture without removing the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: José Antonio Laso, Smita Anaokar
  • Trapeze hanger system including trapeze hanger fitting
    Patent number: 10012255
    Abstract: A trapeze hanger fitting includes a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut. A rod securement portion is connected to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to a rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod. The rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: James A. Knutson, Zhihui Zhang
  • Potting compound chamber designs for electrical connectors
    Patent number: 10014613
    Abstract: An electrical chamber can include at least one wall forming a cavity, where the at least one wall includes a first end and a wall inner surface. The electrical chamber can also include a first isolation zone disposed on the inner surface at a first distance from the first end, where the first isolation zone is formed by a first proximal wall, a first distal wall, and a first isolation zone inner surface disposed between and adjacent to the first proximal wall and the first distal wall, where the first proximal wall forms a first angle with the first isolation zone inner surface, where the first distal wall forms a second angle with the first isolation zone inner surface, where the first angle is non-perpendicular. The cavity is configured to receive at least one electrical conductor. The cavity and the first isolation zone are configured to receive a potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Eric Perry Cheney, Jesse Wade Taylor, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood
  • Workstation with cable containment
    Patent number: 10004329
    Abstract: A work station includes a cable raceway. The cable raceway includes a basket in an interior of a base assembly, having an open upper end adjacent an access opening, and a bottom end defining openings, the basket configured to receive cables therein. A cover of the cable raceway is movable between a closed position, in which the cover is received in the access opening and covers the open upper end of the basket to inhibit access to the basket through the access opening, and an open position, in which the cover is at least partially outside the access opening to allow access to the basket through the access opening. The work station may have a work platform that is selectively adjustable in height. A portion of a footprint of the work platform may be commensurate with a corresponding portion of a footprint of the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Brian C. Nourse, Robert R. Cormier
  • Housings and related components for luminaires
    Patent number: 10006618
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed. The housing can include a housing top and a housing body coupled to each other. The housing body can include at least one wall that is bendable to form a cavity. The housing body can also include at least one first housing body coupling feature disposed on a first end, and at least one second complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the first end adjacent to the at least one first housing body coupling feature. The housing body can further include at least one second housing body coupling feature disposed on a second end, and at least one first complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the second end adjacent to the at least one second housing body coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Huang Rongxiu, Zhihong Lin, Jared Michael Davis
  • Method and system for managing light from a light emitting diode
    Patent number: 10006606
    Abstract: A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises a cavity. At least a portion of the cavity can have an outline that is egg-shaped in cross section. A backside of the cavity (or a backside portion of the optic) can have an irregular shape for receiving the light emitting diode, for example to form a receptacle shaped to fit a circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kevin Charles Broughton
  • LED lighting system with distributive powering scheme
    Patent number: 10006592
    Abstract: A linkable linear light emitting diode (LED) system provides apparatus and method for mechanically, optically, and electrically linking multiple LED modules disposed over a wide and separated area of a ceiling system. Openings can be cut in ceiling tiles of a drop ceiling system and the LED lighting modules are coupled to the tile through the opening, with the tile being sandwiched between different portions of the module. A remote driver system is placed within the drop ceiling above the tiles and provide multiple connectors for powering a multitude of lighting modules. Certain of the LED lighting modules include both input and output connectors for both receiving power or data and providing power or data to other modules. In this manner, some of the modules act as master LED lighting modules and those receiving power and/or data therefrom are act as slave modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Anthony James Carney, Chun Wah Chan, Jerold Alan Tickner, Christopher Lee Bohler, Kenneth Walma
  • Light fixtures with waveguides
    Patent number: 10001593
    Abstract: A curved waveguide is described herein. The curved waveguide can include a length having at least one portion. The curved waveguide can also include a width, a height, and at least one side. A first portion of the at least one portion of the length can have a first curvature. The at least one side is configured to receive light emitted by at least one light module disposed adjacent to the at least one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Anthony James Carney, Paul Wayne Lewis, Jose Antonio Laso
  • Adjustable mounting system for a luminaire
    Patent number: 10001265
    Abstract: A luminaire comprises a light fixture that includes a housing. The housing includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source and a back wall that has a first surface shape. The luminaire further comprises a mounting system that includes a tie rod that has a first end that includes a plurality of teeth. The mounting system also includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled to the tie rod. The mounting plate is coupled to the back wall of the housing. The mounting plate has a second surface shape, where the first surface shape and the second surface shape are substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Chad Stuart Newton
  • Housings and related components for luminaires
    Patent number: 10001270
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed. The housing can include a housing top and a housing body coupled to each other. The housing body can include at least one wall that is bendable to form a cavity. The housing body can also include at least one first housing body coupling feature disposed on a first end, and at least one second complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the first end adjacent to the at least one first housing body coupling feature. The housing body can further include at least one second housing body coupling feature disposed on a second end, and at least one first complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the second end adjacent to the at least one second housing body coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Jared Michael Davis, Huang Rongxiu
  • OPTIMAL NETWORK RECONFIGURATION PATH SEARCHING BASED ON OPTIMIZATION FOR NETWORKS INCLUDING RENEWABLE SOURCES
    Publication number: 20180159365
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing network reconfigurations for networks including one or more renewable energy devices are described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a network reconfiguration engine is used to determine an energy level of one or more renewable energy devices within the network. The reconfiguration engine is then capable of determining an optimal path for the network reconfiguration such that a least portion of the network's load is impacted, as well as a minimal number of switching operations are needed. The optimal path also, in one embodiment, includes performing a resiliency estimation for the post-network reconfiguration topology. An updated relay setting for the post-network reconfiguration topology is determined, and a status of any other engines associated with the reconfiguration is determined, after which the network reconfiguration is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: DONGBO ZHAO, JALPA KAUSHIL SHAH
  • Conduit clamp for strut channel
    Patent number: 9989169
    Abstract: A conduit clamp includes a first coupling component configured for attachment to a first attachment structure of a strut channel and a second coupling component different from the first coupling component and configured for attachment to a second attachment structure of a strut channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Sagar Ashok Patil, Zhihui Zhang
  • Roadway luminaire
    Patent number: D820491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Craig Maurice Smith, Christopher Ladewig
  • Coupling feature on a circuit board
    Patent number: D821339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Matthew Robert McCurley, Paul Wayne Lewis, Jr.
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D822870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Hui Zhang, Mevzad Ljuca, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Cantilever mounted luminaire
    Patent number: D823517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher Ladewig
  • Wall mounted luminaire
    Patent number: D823521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Gregg Lehman, Timothy Wright