Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9702516
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a light module and a trim assembly, where the trim assembly is removably coupled to the light module. The light module includes a module assembly that accommodates a light source. Further, the light module includes an additional heat sink that is optionally coupled to the module assembly. The trim assembly includes a lens, a reflector, and a trim. In particular, the reflector is coupled to the trim by inserting tabs extending downwards and substantially perpendicular from a collar of the reflector into through slots on a top collar of the trim such that the lens is securely retained and disposed in between the reflector and the trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Charles Richard Vasquez, Jonathan Allin Low, Jyoti Gururaj Kathawate
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9698588
    Abstract: A universal bushing is described herein. The universal bushing can include a base member and a first bushing member. The base member can include at least one outer portion and at least one inner wall that forms a first cavity, where the at least one inner wall has a perimeter that is substantially uniform along a first height of the at least one inner wall. The first bushing member can be removeably coupled to the base member and disposed within the first cavity, where the first bushing member includes at least one first wall having a first inner surface that forms a second cavity and a first outer surface, where the at least one first wall has a first inner perimeter that is substantially uniform along a second height of the at least one first wall, and where the first outer surface forms a first outer perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technology Company
    Inventor: Pedro Rivera Romano
  • Patent number: 9696021
    Abstract: A hanger bar assembly for a recessed luminaire is disclosed. The hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member having a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, and a second hanger bar member having a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, the second hanger bar member being adjacent to the first hanger bar member. The first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Grzegorz Wronski
  • Patent number: 9696008
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for directing light into one or more light beams which converge into an aggregate beam. In certain example embodiments, the present disclosure provides a reflector having one or more reflective curved surfaces for reflecting and focusing light from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) into one or more light beams, which make up an aggregate light beam. In certain example embodiments, the reflective curved surfaces are paraboloid surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Vivian L. Hunter
  • Patent number: 9699708
    Abstract: In a self-organizing wireless multihop network, each node device selects operation among short-range (SR) and long-range (LR) communication modes, among which the SR mode uses a higher data rate than the LR mode. Each node device advertises connectivity link availability for neighboring node devices, and selectively initiates a link in response to connectivity availability advertised by at least one neighboring node device. The availability advertising is performed in the SR and the LR communication modes, according to a periodicity that is dynamically-variable in response to prevailing circumstances in the local neighborhood. The link initiation is selectively performed in one of either the SR or the LR communication mode based on selection criteria that include data throughput performance associated with different neighboring node devices with which connectivity is available via a certain communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Roger K. Alexander, Jianming Yuan, Tzeta Tsao, Sergey Sukhobok
  • Publication number: 20170184388
    Abstract: A joint sensing system within an enclosure can include an electrical circuit through which a first current flows, where the first current creates a magnetic field, where the electrical circuit is disposed proximate to a joint of the enclosure. The system can also include a target disposed proximate to the electrical circuit, where the magnetic field induces a plurality of second currents to flow within the target. The system can further include a sensor that measures the plurality of second currents flowing within the target to generate a plurality of measurements. The plurality of measurements can indicate a width of the joint of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Publication number: 20170184675
    Abstract: A system can include at least one circuit breaker. The system can also include a prognostic and health monitoring (PHM) system. The PHM system can include at least one measuring device that measures at least one parameter associated with the at least one circuit breaker. The PHM system can also include a controller that receives measurements made by the at least one measuring device and analyzes the measurements to evaluate a performance of the at least one circuit breaker. The measurements can be made while the at least one circuit breaker is in service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Patent number: 9689541
    Abstract: A hanger bar assembly for a recessed luminaire is disclosed. The hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member having a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, and a second hanger bar member having a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, the second hanger bar member being adjacent to the first hanger bar member. The first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Grzegorz Wronski
  • Patent number: 9686838
    Abstract: A light fixture can include at least one light fixture component comprising at least one light source that emits a first level of fixture light. The light fixture can also include at least one sensor that measures a first total light amount at a first time of a first day, where the first total light amount includes the first level of fixture light and a first natural light amount. The light fixture can further include a controller coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one light fixture component, where the controller controls and communicates with at least one sensor. The controller can further control the at least one light fixture component based on the first total light amount measured by the at least one sensor at the first time of the first day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Brian Eugene Elwell, Timothy R Kemp, Jonathan Andrew Whitten
  • Patent number: 9683590
    Abstract: A strut fitting for a strut includes a fitting body having opposite ends and a length extending between the opposite ends. First and second opposite faces extend along the length of the body. Opposite sides are disposed between the first and second faces and extend along the length of the body. The first face and at least portions of the opposite sides adjacent the first face define a first cross-sectional shape of the fitting body that is generally dovetail-shaped. A catch is secured to and extends outward from the first face of the fitting body. The catch is resiliently deflectable relative to the fitting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, William Edward McCarthy
  • Patent number: 9684115
    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: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Anthony James Carney, Paul Wayne Lewis, Jose Antonio Laso
  • Patent number: 9683681
    Abstract: A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9677744
    Abstract: A component housing band includes a center portion that comprises an aperture extending through the center portion and a mounting structure disposed adjacent to the aperture. The mounting structure extends from a surface of the center portion in a direction that is substantially normal to the corresponding surface of the center portion. The mounting structure engages the ends of a notch in a lens and forms a cavity to house an electronic component. Further, the component housing band includes a first elongated arm portion and a second elongated arm portion integral with the center portion and extending away from opposite ends of the center portion in opposite directions, respectively. The ends of the first elongated arm portion and the second elongated arm portion that are away from the center portion and opposite to each other are adapted to engage with corresponding latch structures of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Steven Russell Clements
  • Patent number: 9677737
    Abstract: A dual lens structure includes an outer elongated lens segment that has a substantially dome-shaped cross-section. The outer elongated lens segment includes a first optical pattern. The dual lens structure also includes inner elongated lens segment that has a substantially bell-shaped cross-section. The inner elongated lens segment includes a second optical pattern and is at least partially positioned within the outer elongated lens segment. The dual lens structure further includes a first segment coupled to a first longitudinal side of the outer elongated lens segment and to a first longitudinal side of the inner elongated lens segment. The dual lens structure also includes a second segment coupled to a second longitudinal side of the outer elongated lens segment and to a second longitudinal side of the inner elongated lens segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Wilston Nigel Christopher Sayers
  • Patent number: 9677751
    Abstract: A multi-functional heat sink includes a top portion and a skirt portion extending down from the top portion. When a light source is attached to the top portion on an underside of the multi-functional heat sink, the skirt portion reduces risk of rain water from reaching the light source and prevents light emitted by the light source from exiting the multi-functional heat sink in an upward direction. The multi-functional heat sink is made from sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Philip Dean Winters, Christopher Ladewig
  • Patent number: 9677727
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from substantially the perimeter of the base. A top portion of the wall includes one or more hinges extending outwardly therefrom. The second housing portion includes a front panel and a side panel extending outwardly from substantially the perimeter of the front panel. A top portion of the front panel includes at least one slot. The second housing is coupled to the first housing in an open position when the hinge is inserted into the slot and the front panel is disposed elevationally above the base. The second housing is coupled to the first housing in an operational position when the hinge is inserted into the slot and the front panel covers the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Chad Stuart Newton, Christopher Michael Bryant
  • Patent number: 9664347
    Abstract: A lighting fixture can dispose a light source in a recess of a ceiling or another surface while providing at least one of three adjustments that facilitates installation or post-installation setup. The first adjustment can support mounting the fixture to surfaces of differing thicknesses while maintaining the light source at a uniform recess depth. The second possible adjustment can facilitate rotating a visible portion of the fixture, typically an aperture or hole through which light transmits from the light source into a room or some other illuminated space. After the lighting fixture is attached to the ceiling, a user can rotate the aperture for alignment with another fixture or another object. The third possible adjustment can provide an illumination pattern that can be tilted to various angles or oriented in various directions according to user preference or to establish a desired lighting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Terence J. Clarke, James C. Jones, Rongxiu Huang, Lin Zhihong