Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies
  • Patent number: 9800030
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to an enclosure. The enclosure can include at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure can also include a conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall. The conduit receiver can include a housing having an aperture, where the aperture is configured to receive a conduit. The conduit receiver can also include a retaining element disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can further include a sealing device disposed within the housing at a proximal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can also include a bushing adjacent to the proximal end of the housing, where the bushing extends radially inward from the at least one wall, where the bushing is configured to abut against the conduit when the conduit is received in the aperture, and where the bushing covers an end of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Bradford James Morse, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Patent number: 9798333
    Abstract: An enclosure system that can include a hazardous location enclosure having at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure system can also include a temperature-sensitive component positioned within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a measuring device configured to measure a temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure. The enclosure system can also include a climate control device configured to change the temperature within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a controller operatively coupled to the climate control device and the measuring device, where the controller controls the climate control device to change the temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Graig E. DeCarr, Samuel T. Barbuto, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Patent number: 9797574
    Abstract: An obstruction light is disclosed herein. The obstruction light can include a reflector having a first parabolic portion and a second parabolic portion. The obstruction light can also include a light assembly having at least one array of light sources disposed adjacent to the reflector between the first parabolic portion and the second parabolic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technology Company
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Kantesh Vittal Agnihotri
  • Patent number: 9791612
    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 is illuminated by an array of light emitting diodes extending along the edge. The edgelit panel may have light directing features associated with the edge. The light directing features can redirect light that is coupled through the edge. The redirected light can emit from a major face of the lightguide to produce a correspondingly redirected pattern of illumination. The resulting illumination of the lighting system can be biased in a particular direction as may be useful for various lighting applications. For example, in a streetlight application, the lighting system can produce illumination that is biased in a street side direction relative to a house side direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Dylan Isaac James
  • Patent number: 9790980
    Abstract: A fastener nut for securing a part to channel framing defining at least one internal, generally T-shaped track extending lengthwise of the channel framing. The fastener nut includes a nut body, and first and second wings extending longitudinally outward from respective first and second longitudinal ends of the body. The first and second wings having respective terminal ends defining an effective wing span therebetween that is greater than the length of the body such that at least a portion of the fastener nut has a generally T-shaped side profile. The fastener nut is insertable in the generally T-shaped track of the channel framing to allow the fastener nut to slide along the length of the channel framing and to restrict transverse movement of the fastener nut in the interior, relative to length of the framing, for use in positioning the fastener nut along the channel framing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: William E. McCarthy, James A. Knutson, Zhihui Zhang, Joseph Kline
  • Patent number: 9791073
    Abstract: A pipe clamp for mounting a pipe on a stud mounting bracket includes a main body having a central pipe engaging portion and opposed first and second transition portions. The main body has a horizontal axis extending through a center of the main body and a vertical axis extending through the center of the main body. The first and second transition portions are positioned on opposed sides of the horizontal axis and on opposed sides of the vertical axis. First and second arms extend from the respective transition portions in a direction away from the vertical axis. First and second fingers extend from the respective arms in a direction toward the horizontal axis. First and second hooks extend from the respective fingers in a direction toward the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Martin Lee Witherbee
  • Patent number: 9791631
    Abstract: An electrical wiring device includes a manually adjustable switch, a light emitting diode (LED), a light level sensor, and a microcontroller. The wiring device also optionally includes an occupancy sensor. Light level is sensed through a light pipe and light is emitted by the LED through the same light pipe. When the manually adjustable switch is positioned to energize a load, the LED is deactivated and ambient light level is sensed by light sensors through the light pipe. The ambient light level is compared to a minimum ambient light level to determine if the load will be energized. Alternatively, the LED is deactivated and the ambient light level is sensed through the light pipe when the switch is positioned to de-energize the load. This ambient light level is stored and compared to the minimum ambient light level at a time when the switch is later positioned to energize the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Rahul Goyal, Oscar Neundorfer, James Fair, Ahmed Elgayyar
  • Patent number: 9795013
    Abstract: A modular wireless lighting control device includes a wireless interface device that includes a wireless transceiver, a first controller, and a power supply. The wireless transceiver is in electrical communication with the first controller. The wireless interface device receives lighting control instructions wirelessly via the wireless transceiver. The modular wireless lighting control device further includes a lighting control device in electrical communication with the wireless communication device. The lighting control device includes a second controller and control interface circuitry. The control interface circuitry is compatible with a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Nam Chin Cho, Ryan Lamon Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9788389
    Abstract: An indoor lighting fixture that includes a sensor to sense a condition associated with an indoor space and a first light source to emit an illumination light to illuminate the indoor space. The indoor lighting fixture further includes a second light source to emit a status indicator light to indicate a status from the sensor. A color temperature of the status indicator light is adjustable to substantially match a color temperature of the illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kenneth Dale Walma
  • Patent number: 9780545
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for a junction box includes a face plate, a first leg extending from the face plate, a second leg extending from the face plate, and a leg connector extending between and interconnecting the first and second legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Martin Lee Witherbee
  • Patent number: 9768598
    Abstract: A rail for a cable tray having opposite longitudinal ends includes a generally vertical web having opposite upper and lower ends, an upper flange at the upper end of the web, and a lower flange at the lower end of the web. A splice plate retention groove outboard of the vertical web and generally adjacent at least one of the opposite longitudinal ends of the rail is configured to receive a splice plate therein to facilitate positioning of the splice plate on the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Brandon Michael Tally, Stephen Nathaniel Thompson
  • Patent number: 9759407
    Abstract: A housing for a light fixture is described herein. The housing can include a first housing portion having at least one first coupling feature and at least one first receiving feature, where the at least one first receiving feature is configured to receive at least one first light module at a first adjustable distance from the first housing. The housing can also include a second housing portion having at least one second coupling feature, where the at least one second coupling feature mechanically couples to the at least one first coupling feature. A position of the first housing portion relative to the second housing portion can be changed using the at least one first coupling feature and the at least one second coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Daniel Robert Treible, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9763333
    Abstract: The electrical circuit can include a line circuit portion having a number of shared resistor pads, where each shared resistor pad is electrically coupled to an electrically conductive line lead, where the electrically conductive line lead carries a voltage capable of operating an electrical load. The electrical circuit can also include a load circuit portion comprising a number of unshared resistor pads. The electrical circuit can further include at least one zero ohm resistor electrically coupled to at least one shared resistor pad. The at least one zero ohm resistor can be configurable after manufacturing the printed circuit board. The load circuit portion can be electrically isolated from the line circuit portion in the absence of the at least one zero ohm resistor being further electrically coupled to at least one unshared resistor pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: James Michael Parascandola
  • Patent number: 9755424
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a multispur fieldbus isolator arrangement having a trunk (23) and in which each of a number of spur outlets (210) is connected to the trunk (23) by coupler isolators (24), where each coupler isolator (24) includes a removably mounted modular unit arranged for plug-in connection to the trunk (23) by means of a flameproof connection (29), and where a redundant coupler isolator can likewise be included for activation responsive to failure of a coupler isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Frederic Esposito De La Torella
  • Patent number: 9755741
    Abstract: A lighting device for illumination, data communication, and occupancy detection includes a processor and a transmitter circuit that is configured to generate a first electrical signal. During a first time duration, the first electrical signal is a carrier signal having a first frequency, and during a second time duration, the first electrical signal is a data encoded signal. The lighting device further includes a light source configured to emit a first visible light based on the first electrical signal. The lighting device also includes a receiver configured to receive a second visible light. The processor is configured to detect a motion in a monitored area based on the second visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Brian Eugene Elwell
  • Patent number: 9752767
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a housing. The housing includes a light source portion, an electronic component portion, and a partition wall that is disposed between the light source portion and the electronic component portion. Further, the housing includes a channel that extends at an angle downwards from a portion of the partition wall to the light source portion. The channel provides a passageway from the electronic component portion to the light source portion of the housing. A grommet is disposed in the inclined channel to prevent external environmental elements, such as dust, water, etc., from entering the electronic component portion from the light source portion. Further, the lighting system includes a mounting bracket on which one or more electronic components associated with the lighting system are mounted. The mounting bracket is disposed within the electronic component portion and coupled to a surface of the electronic component portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Khurram Zeshan Moghal
  • Patent number: 9746105
    Abstract: A conduit clamp for securing a conduit component to channel framing includes first and second jaws each having opposite first and second end portions. The first end portions of the first and second jaws are configured for securement to one another, such that first and second jaws generally oppose one another and the second end portions of the first and second jaws are free from attachment to one another, to define a conduit receiving space between the first and second jaws. Each of the first and second jaws includes a coupling component at the second end portion thereof having a generally dovetail shape configured for reception in an external fitting groove of the channel framing to attach the conduit clamp to the channel framing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, William E. McCarthy, James A. Knutson
  • Publication number: 20170245334
    Abstract: An electrical circuit for a light fixture can include a power supply that provides primary power. The electrical circuit can also include a light module having at least one first light source coupled to the power supply, where the at least one light source illuminates when the light module receives the primary power. The electrical circuit can further include an energy storage unit having at least one energy storage device, where the at least one energy storage device charges using the primary power. The at least one first light source can receive reserve power from the energy storage unit when the power supply ceases providing the primary power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Hui Zhang
  • Patent number: D797175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Jason Quentin Paulsel
  • Patent number: D800956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Steven Pyshos, Nivay Sahaye