Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fitting for strut channel
    Patent number: 9982695
    Abstract: In one aspect, a fitting for connecting first and second pieces of strut to one another, wherein each piece of strut includes an elongate strut body having opposite longitudinal ends, a length extending between the opposite longitudinal ends, and a fitting side defining an external fitting groove extending lengthwise of the body, includes a first clip arm configured to extend into the external fitting groove of the first piece of strut. A second clip arm is configured to extend into the external fitting groove of the second piece of strut. A central portion is connected to and extends between the first and second clip arms. The central portion includes a first dimple configured to receive a tool and a second dimple configured to receive a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, James A. Knutson
  • Fitting including clip for channel framing
    Patent number: 9982837
    Abstract: A fitting for channel framing includes a first clip arm configured to extend into a first external fitting groove of the channel framing and clip onto the channel framing, and a second clip arm configured to extend into a second external fitting groove of the channel framing and clip onto the channel framing. An outer portion connected to and extending between the first and second clip arms is configured to span across the continuous slot when the first and second clip arms extend into the respective first and second external fitting grooves and are clipped onto the channel framing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, William E. McCarthy, James A. Knutson
  • Concrete deck insert
    Patent number: 9982427
    Abstract: A concrete insert for metal deck formed concrete includes an elongate, generally planar body having opposite upper and lower faces, and opposite first and second longitudinal ends. A rod opening is located between the first and second longitudinal ends and extends through the upper and lower faces of the elongate, generally planar body. A female screw thread extends at least partially about a perimeter of the rod opening and protrudes at least one of above the upper face and below the lower face. The female screw thread is configured to threadably mate with a male thread of a threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Grahek, Abbas A. Moiyadi
  • Junction box of a recessed luminaire for installation in shallow spaces
    Patent number: 9979169
    Abstract: A junction box includes a first cover plate that covers a first open side defined by a main body, and a second cover plate that covers a second open side defined by the main body. The second cover plate includes a mounting pad to attach an electrical component thereto. The electrical component is disposed in an inner cavity defined by the main body when the second cover plate is in a closed position. Further, the junction box includes a fastening device that retains the first cover plate and the second cover plate in the closed position and operates without interfering with a mounting structure in which the junction box is disposed. Furthermore, the junction box includes chamfer walls and wire traps disposed thereon to receive and pass electrical wiring cables into the junction box therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Zhihong Lin, Wei Zhao, Oliver Ernst
  • Optical gas sensor
    Patent number: 9976991
    Abstract: A sensor head is described herein. The sensor head can include a first piece, where the first piece can include a body having an outer surface and an inner surface. The first piece can also include a light source cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface. The first piece can further include an optical device cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface. The first piece can also include an ellipsoidal cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface, where the ellipsoidal cavity is disposed adjacent to the optical device cavity. The first piece can further include a receiving device cavity disposed in the body adjacent to the inner surface that forms the ellipsoidal cavity. The first piece can also include at least one channel disposed in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kalaga Venu Madhav, Swapnil Sushilendra Deshpande, Abhijeet Vikram Kshirsagar, Chinmaya Rajiv Dandekar, Yogesh Shinde, Sarin Kumar Anakkat Koyilothu
  • Edgelit Multi-Panel Lighting System
    Patent number: 9977174
    Abstract: A lighting system can include a lightguide having an edge and two major surfaces. The lightguide can be mounted in a frame so that one of the major surfaces faces towards an area to be illuminated, while the other major surface faces away from the area. LEDs can couple light into the lightguide edge, with the coupled light emitting from both major surfaces. Light emitted from the major surface that faces away from the area to be illuminated can be reflected back into the lightguide by a reflective surface. The reflective surface can be separated from the lightguide by an air gap. The air gap can promote internal reflection at the major surface facing away from the area to be illuminated, thereby enhancing homogeneity and output of light towards the area to be illuminated. The frame can include integral wireways, reflector retention clips, and grounding circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Russ Clements
  • Systems for tracking corrosion within enclosures using sacrificial loop targets
    Patent number: 9976987
    Abstract: A corrosion tracking system within an enclosure can include an electrical circuit through which a first current flows, where the first current creates a magnetic field. The system can also include a target component disposed proximate to the electrical circuit, where the magnetic field induces a number of second currents to flow within the target component. The system can further include a sensor that measures the plurality of second currents flowing within the target component to generate a plurality of measurements. The measurements can indicate whether the target component is experiencing corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Jesse Wade Taylor
  • 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.