Patents Assigned to Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
  • Patent number: 10408429
    Abstract: A lens for distribution of light from a light emitter having an axis, the lens including a (1) base forming a substantially rectangular opening to an emitter cavity defined by an inner surface, (2) a main output surface transverse the axis, (3) a reflecting surface positioned to reflect light received from the inner surface toward the main output surface, the reflecting surface including front and back curvatures and a pair of substantially-identical lateral curvatures each adjoining the front and back curvatures. Configuration of the lateral curvatures differs from configurations of the front and back curvatures, which differ from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventor: Mario Alberto Castillo
  • Patent number: 10408986
    Abstract: An optical waveguide includes a body of optically transmissive material having a width substantially greater than an overall thickness thereof and including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a central bore extending between the first and second sides and adapted to receive a light emitting diode, and extraction features on the second side. A light diverter extends into the central bore for diverting light into and generally along the width of the body of material. The extraction features direct light out of the first side and wherein at least one extraction feature has an extraction surface dimension transverse to the thickness that is between about 5% and about 75% the overall thickness of the body of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox, Eric J. Tarsa, Fabian Jean-Daniel Rol, James Ibbetson, Bernd P. Keller
  • Patent number: 10401008
    Abstract: Track heads and associated track lighting systems are provided that obviate a lamp or light bulb holder and associated architecture, such as a gimbal ring. In one aspect, a track head of a track lighting system comprises a track mount and a conduit extending from the track mount and coupling to a baseless light bulb assembly, the conduit comprising electrical leads extending therein and connecting with power circuitry of the baseless light bulb assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Jarrard, Mai Carr Zakerin
  • Patent number: 10405406
    Abstract: A LED lighting device includes LEDs operable to emit light when powered through an electrical path. The LED lighting device includes a housing and a communications module for wireless communication to and from the LED lighting device. An antenna for receives and transmits a wireless signal where the antenna comprises a slot in the housing. A power supply in the electrical path for providing power to the LEDs may be retained in the housing. The communications module may be retained in the housing with the power supply. The housing may form part of the LED lighting device structure such as a reflector surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventor: Kory A. Liszt
  • Patent number: 10379278
    Abstract: A luminaire for use in lighting a large open space such as a parking lot or deck of a parking garage includes a plurality of optical waveguides disposed in side-by-side relationship and together defining a closed path and at least one LED associated with each optical waveguide and disposed at a first end of the associated optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Brian Kinnune, Gary David Trott, Mario A. Castillo, Peter Lopez, S. Scott Pratt, Mark Dixon, William L. Dungan
  • Patent number: 10379277
    Abstract: Lighting devices comprising first and second solid state light emitters and an optical device (e.g., optical fiber). If the emitters are illuminated, (1) light from at least one of the emitters travels through at least a portion of the optical device, and light from the first emitter is mixed with light from the second emitter, and/or (2) light from at least one of the emitters travels through at least a portion of the optical device, and white light is emitted from the lighting device. Also, a lighting device comprising at least one LED, at least one lumiphor, and an optical device, in which if each of the LED(s) is illuminated and each of the lumiphor(s) is excited, at least some of the light emitted from the LED(s) or emitted from the lumiphor(s) travels through at least a first portion of the optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Antony Paul Van De Ven, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 10378749
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a shield element and at least a first light source, the first light source within a space defined by portions of the shield element, the shield element comprising at least one vent, the shield element blocking the first light source from direct view from locations outside the shield element. Also, a lighting device, comprising a shield element and at least a first light source, the shield element comprising regions that define an opening, the first light source within a space defined by portions of the shield element and the opening. Also, a shield element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventor: Curt Progl
  • Patent number: 10383188
    Abstract: An outdoor luminaire comprises a housing adapted to be mounted on an outdoor structure, an input disposed in the housing that receives AC power, and at least one rectification element coupled to the input and which produces rectified AC electrical power comprising a plurality of cycles. At least one LED driver circuit is coupled to the at least one rectification element and a plurality of LEDs is coupled to the at least one LED driver circuit. The LEDs are turned on at different points during each of the plurality of cycles and together develop an output level of at least about 2000 lumens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Dan Bendtsen, Kurt S. Wilcox, John Sobieski
  • Patent number: 10364948
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a waveguide comprises a waveguide body comprising an optically transmissive material and one or more extraction features disposed on a surface of the waveguide body such that the extraction features comprise a reflective material disposed on a portion of the surface of the waveguide body. Still further, in accordance with this aspect, the waveguide comprises a light source directing light into the waveguide body through a coupling cavity extending along the waveguide body wherein the light travels through the waveguide body and is redirected by the plurality of extraction features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Jin Hong Lim, Kurt S. Wilcox, Boris Karpichev
  • Patent number: 10359151
    Abstract: Lamps and bulbs are disclosed generally comprising different combinations and arrangements of a light source, one or more wavelength conversion materials, regions or layers which are positioned separately or remotely with respect to the light source, and a separate diffusing layer. This arrangement allows for the fabrication of lamps and bulbs that are efficient, reliable and cost effective and can provide an essentially omni-directional emission pattern, even with a light source comprised of a co-planar arrangement of LEDs. The lamps according to the present invention can also comprise thermal management features that provide for efficient dissipation of heat from the LEDs, which in turn allows the LEDs to operate at lower temperatures. The lamps can also comprise optical elements to help change the emission pattern from the generally directional (e.g. Lambertian) pattern of the LEDs to a more omni-directional pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Eric Tarsa, Ronan Letoquin, Tao Tong, Bernd Keller
  • Patent number: 10352547
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a lighting device comprising two or more light sources and an optical device configured to enhance uniformity of light emitted from the light sources and emerging from a surface of the optical device, an average distance between light sources less than one half of the square root of the area of the surface divided by the number of light sources. In some embodiments, a fixture structure comprising a reflective structure and a heat conductor in contact with the reflective structure and covering not more than 30 percent of the surface area of the reflective structure. In some embodiments, a lighting device comprising a fixture structure, at least one light source mounted on one substrate, and at least one light source mounted on another substrate. Other fixture structures and lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gerald H. Negley, Antony Paul Van De Ven, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10344922
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a waveguide comprises a waveguide body having a coupling cavity defined by a coupling feature disposed within the waveguide body. A plug member comprises a first portion disposed in the coupling cavity and an outer surface substantially conforming to the coupling feature and a second portion extending from the first portion into the coupling cavity. The second portion includes a reflective surface adapted to direct light in the coupling cavity into the waveguide body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Bernd P. Keller, Eric J. Tarsa, Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox