Patents Assigned to Ledvance GmbH
  • Patent number: 12595899
    Abstract: A mobile luminaire is provided. The mobile luminaire includes one or more light sources for generating light having at least one adjustable light parameter, a driver for driving at least one light source, and a control module for controlling the driver, wherein the mobile luminaire includes a motion detection system for capturing movement of the mobile luminaire. The motion detection system is operatively connected to the control module, and wherein the control module is configured to control at least one light source at least partially based on the movement captured by the motion detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Wuqiang Liao, Heng Li, Wang Jiang
  • Patent number: 12546460
    Abstract: A method for replacing a light source of a lamp is provided. The method includes providing a lamp in which a first light engine is installed, providing a light engine module with a second light engine, and removing the first light engine from the lamp. The method further includes installing the light engine module in the lamp to replace the first light engine. The light engine module includes a reinforcement for mechanically stabilizing the second light engine. The installation of the light engine module includes installing both the second light engine and reinforcement in the lamp. In addition, a first light engine, a light engine module and a lamp are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Armin Konrad, Shijun Nie, Zhian Li, Minghui Wang
  • Patent number: 12508340
    Abstract: A lighting device for disinfecting air in an environment is provided. The lighting device comprises at least one UVC light source for generating a UVC light. The lighting device further comprises a beam-shaping element for shaping the UVC light into a UVC beam, and a beam-reflecting element for substantially completely capturing the UVC beam. The beam-reflecting element is connected downstream of the beam-shaping element in such a way that between the beam-shaping element and the beam-reflecting element there is a disinfection space for air disinfection which is freely accessible to the air, and wherein the beam-reflecting element is further adapted to radiate the detected UVC beam in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventor: Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 12449110
    Abstract: A lighting system comprises one or more illuminants and a control device for adjusting light parameters of the illuminants during operation. The control device is arranged to adjust the light parameters time-dependently according to a predetermined course of the light parameters. The control device is further adapted to receive a one-dimensional user setting and to change the course of the light parameters according to the one-dimensional user setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Lang, Enzo Peres, Timo Weinert
  • Patent number: 12446117
    Abstract: A method and a system for forming a device network is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of network devices and a plurality of gateways in a physical environment, collecting position data of the plurality of gateways, selecting a network device out of the plurality of network devices, and selecting a first gateway based on the position data. The method further comprises connecting the network device to the first gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway does not exceed a predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway, and selecting a second gateway based on the position data and connecting the network device to the second gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway exceeds the predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Wuqiang Liao, Yafen Zhang, Heng Li, Dengpan Liu
  • Patent number: 12442515
    Abstract: A main unit of a lighting device with expandable functionality. The main unit includes at least one light source, driver electronics, and a housing with an at least partially light-permeable housing wall. The main unit further includes a coupling element for forming a wireless coupling interface to an extension unit, wherein the coupling element is located within the housing and is designed such that the wireless coupling between the main unit and the extension unit through the partially light-permeable housing wall is carried out. Furthermore, an extension unit and a lighting device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 12343461
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided. The luminaire comprises a light source for generating a light, an electrical circuitry for driving the light source, and at least one air duct extending from an air inlet to an air outlet. The air ducts comprise walls with a photocatalytic element and are configured such that the air flowing through the at least one air duct can get in contact with the photocatalytic element and participate in a photocatalytic reaction under exposure to the light generated by the light source of the luminaire and/or an external light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Yang Kevin Wang, Shengguo Yu
  • Patent number: 12342435
    Abstract: A driver for driving an LED light engine of an LED tube is provided. The driver includes (I) a first driver unit including an input stage for connecting to a power supply, an output stage for connecting to the LED light engine, and a power converter stage for converting input power from AC mains or a CCG (electromagnetic control gear) into an output power for driving the LED light engine and (II) a second driver unit including an input stage for connecting to a power supply, an output stage for connecting to the LED light engine, and a power converter stage for converting input power from an ECG (electronic control gear) into an output power for driving the LED light engine. The two driver units are alternatively activatable for driving the LED light engine depending on when the LED tube is connected to AC mains, a CCG, or an ECG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Xusheng Yang, Xia Song
  • Patent number: 12336067
    Abstract: A light engine with a driver interface is provided. The light engine is configured to be driven by a driver via the driver interface. The light engine comprises an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit comprises a number of LED stands each comprising a number of LEDs. The light engine further comprises a control unit comprising a memory unit for storing a maximum allowable current value for the light engine, and a digital interface for receiving and/or sending data, wherein the control unit is configured to output the maximum allowable current value stored in the memory unit via the digital interface for configuring the driver so that the electric current provided by the driver does not exceed the maximum allowable current value of the light engine. A driver and a system are further specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Alexander Niggebaum, Philipp Klier
  • Patent number: 12324074
    Abstract: A lighting system for illuminating an environment is provided. The lighting system comprises at least one controllable light source for generating a light with at least one controllable light parameter, at least one light sensor for detecting a current lighting level in the environment, and a control unit for controlling the at least one light source, wherein the control unit is configured to evaluate sensor data received from the at least one light sensor to determine a current daylight level and to control the at least one controllable light source using a predefined HCL target curve and based on the determined current daylight level. Furthermore, a method for illuminating an environment is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventor: Dieter Lang
  • Patent number: 12216952
    Abstract: A method for printing a Zigbee install code includes reading the Zigbee install code from a Zigbee device via a radio interface and printing the Zigbee install code. The Zigbee install code can be read from the Zigbee device before or after assembly of the Zigbee device has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Wuqiang Liao, Huajin Huang, Li Lu, Caiyun Li
  • Patent number: 12123578
    Abstract: Provided is a light engine of a lamp. The light engine includes a number of light engine modules, and a support frame for movably mounting the light engine modules, where each light engine module comprises one or more light sources. The support frame includes a number of movable components, the movable components of the support frame are mechanically engaged to the light engine modules, such that mechanical motion of the movable components of the support frame relative to each other can cause the motion of the light engine modules relative to each other. In addition, a lamp with a light engine is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Zhian Li, Armin Konrad, Shijun Nie, Tianci Zeng
  • Patent number: 12117144
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp assembly including a lamp main body. The lamp assembly includes at least one light engine, and at least one first connector for electrically connecting the at least one light engine to a power supply and mechanically fixing the last light engine to the lamp main body. The at least one first connector is configured to separably mount the at least one light engine to the lamp main body. In addition, a method for assembling a lamp is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Zhian Li, Armin Konrad, Shijun Nie, Tianci Zeng
  • Patent number: 11989146
    Abstract: A base module of a network assembly comprises a logic unit configured to be connected to a communication bus for providing communication between the logic unit and one or several extension modules, in particular one or several functional devices and/or communication modules, for function extension or function provision of the network assembly. A network assembly comprising the base module and methods for configuring an extension module of the network assembly are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: David Chilachava, Alexander Niggebaum, Philipp Klier
  • Patent number: 11991809
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device with a remote control includes detecting a motion of the remote control and determining a command associated with the detected motion. The determined command is sent from the remote control to the electronic device. A corresponding remote control includes a motion detector for detecting a motion of the remote control, a device for determining a command associated with the detected motion, and a transmitter for sending the determined command to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Yongchang Dai, Huajin Huang, Wang Jiang, Yafen Zhang
  • Patent number: 11968757
    Abstract: A lighting device for generating a white mixed light having controllable spectral characteristics is provided. The lighting device comprises a number of white light sources for each making a contribution to the white mixed light by generating a white light with a respective spectral expression in each case that can be quantitatively characterized, so that the white lights generated by the white light sources can form corner points of a target range for the resulting mixed light in a spectral light parameter space. The lighting device further comprises control electronics for controlling proportional contributions of the white light sources so that the position corresponding to the resulting mixed white light can be varied within the target area spanned on the corner points in the spectral light parameter space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventor: Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 11933478
    Abstract: A main unit of a lighting device with expandable functionality. The main unit includes at least one light source, driver electronics, and a housing with an at least partially light-permeable housing wall. The main unit further includes a coupling element for forming a wireless coupling interface to an extension unit, wherein the coupling element is located within the housing and is designed such that the wireless coupling between the main unit and the extension unit through the partially light-permeable housing wall is carried out. Furthermore, an extension unit and a lighting device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 11898743
    Abstract: A lighting system has at least one light fixture and a control device. The at least one light fixture has light parameters. The control device is in communication with the at least one light fixture. The control device has a plurality of one-dimensional user setting, a predetermined sequence of light parameters as a function of time, and an adjustment to the predetermined sequence as a function of a selected one-dimensional user setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Lang, Enzo Peres, Timo Weinert
  • Patent number: 11892128
    Abstract: An illumination device having a housing extending in the longitudinal direction and a light engine with a leadframe and a plurality of semiconductor lighting elements is arranged on the leadframe. The housing has a clamping device and that the light engine is retained in the clamping device. The housing and the clamping device may be integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Rosenbauer, Christoph Krieglmeyer, Dominik Tiefel
  • Patent number: 11885483
    Abstract: A base module of an electronic device is adapted to provide a basic functionality, wherein the base module comprises a connection device for electrically contacting the base module, and wherein the connection device is adapted to establish an electrical connection between the base module and an extension module for functional extension of the base module, so that the base module may be electrically contacted through the extension module. Furthermore, an extension module and an electronic device with extended functionality are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Dominik Tiefel, Michael Koch, Johann Asam, Lambert Frye