Patents Assigned to Ledvance GmbH
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Patent number: 12216952Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Wuqiang Liao, Huajin Huang, Li Lu, Caiyun Li
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Patent number: 12123578Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Zhian Li, Armin Konrad, Shijun Nie, Tianci Zeng
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Patent number: 12117144Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Zhian Li, Armin Konrad, Shijun Nie, Tianci Zeng
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Patent number: 11991809Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Yongchang Dai, Huajin Huang, Wang Jiang, Yafen Zhang
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Patent number: 11989146Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: David Chilachava, Alexander Niggebaum, Philipp Klier
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Patent number: 11968757Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbHInventor: Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 11933478Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 11898743Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Dieter Lang, Enzo Peres, Timo Weinert
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Patent number: 11892128Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Georg Rosenbauer, Christoph Krieglmeyer, Dominik Tiefel
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Patent number: 11885483Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Dominik Tiefel, Michael Koch, Johann Asam, Lambert Frye
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Patent number: 11879622Abstract: A driver for driving a light engine of a luminaire is provided. The driver comprises a driver assembly with a driver circuit for converting an input current provided by a power supply into an output current for driving the light engine, a housing for receiving the driver assembly, and a driver interface being detachably engageable with a driver bracket. The driver interface comprises a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the driver to a mechanical interface of the driver bracket and an electrical interface for electrically coupling the driver to an electrical interface of the driver bracket in such a way that the input current from the power supply to the driver circuit and the output current from the driver circuit to the light engine can flow via the driver interface. Further, a driver bracket and a luminaire are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Tianzheng Jiang, Yonggang Xiao
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Patent number: 11818816Abstract: A driver expansion module for retrofitting a driver with at least one adjustable output parameter is provided. The driver expansion module comprises an interface for connecting the driver expansion module to the driver, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to send a control signal to a control input of the driver to adjust the at least one output parameter of the driver. A driver is further provided, as well as a driver system and a light management system.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek, David Chilachava
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Patent number: 11808413Abstract: A lamp base includes a housing for at least partial accommodation of a carrier for a light source. Two mutually-opposing guide rails are provided in the housing for the form-fitted insertion of the carrier. The technology is particularly applicable to carriers with LEDs as light sources and addresses problems with adhesive or soldered attachment of the light source carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Peter Hollaender, Max Zimmermann, Ulrich Biebel
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Patent number: 11812529Abstract: An electronic driver for transforming an electronic ballast input voltage into an operating voltage for an LED lighting module. The driver includes a flicker eliminating circuit, which is adapted to operate in a saturation mode when the input voltage is below a threshold voltage. It operates in a switch mode when the input voltage is above a threshold voltage. A voltage drop in the flicker eliminating circuit in the saturation mode is higher than in the switch mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Zhifeng Li, Hui Ye
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Patent number: 11805579Abstract: A light fixture having at least one LED and at least one filament, wherein the at least one filament is connected in series to the at least one LED. A current supplied to the at least one LED in the light fixture is regulated by the electrical properties of the at least one filament. Thus the at least one LED in the light fixture can be run without an electrical driver.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Tony Albrecht, Markus Hofmann
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Patent number: 11804980Abstract: An extension module for function extension of a network assembly is provided, wherein the network assembly has a communication bus for providing communication between a logic unit of a base module of the network assembly and one or more extension modules, in particular one or more function devices and/or communication modules, and wherein the extension module is designed to be connected to the communication bus of the network assembly for function extension or function provision of the network assembly in order to provide at least one additional function of an electrical load connected to the network assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Philipp Klier, Alexander Niggebaum, David Chilachava
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Patent number: 11800618Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Patrick Kotal, Krister Bergenek, Shijun Nie
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Patent number: 11758400Abstract: A commissioning tool for granting a network joining permit to network devices for joining a network includes a network install code generating unit for generating network install codes (NICs), a memory unit configured to save the NICs, a transmitter configured to transmit the NICs generated by the network install code generating unit to network devices and a network coordinating device. The commissioning tool also includes a user inter-face configured to receive user commands to transmit the NICs generated by the network install code generation unit, and a network control unit, the network control unit being in functional communication with the memory unit, the transmitter and the user interface. The network control unit is configured to instruct the transmitter to transmit the NICs upon receiving a command from the user over the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Huajin Huang, Li Lu, Wuqiang Liao, Jie Zeng
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Patent number: 11757081Abstract: A light fixture has a translucent tubular bulb. At least one end cap is located at one end of the translucent tubular bulb. A light engine is disposed in the translucent tubular bulb. The light engine has a leadframe on which a plurality of semiconductor light elements is arranged. The fixture may include an electronic driver. The electronic driver includes a plurality of electronic components. At least one of the plurality of electronic components is arranged inside the transparent tubular bulb.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Bernhard Rieder, Heinz Lang, Georg Rosenbauer
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Patent number: D998857Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Heidrun Babutzka, Marc Nagel