Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) structure that includes a stent substrate; and a circuit having a plurality of contact pads arranged along a length of the stent substrate. The structure further includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips, wherein each light emitting diode chip in the plurality of chips is engaged to a set of contact pads along the length of the metal stent substrate. A continuous phosphor layer is present overlying the plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips, the continuous phosphor layer including first portions that are in direct contact with at least a light transmission surface of the light emitting diode (LED) chips and second portions that bridge across the space separating adjacently positioned light emitting diode. An encapsulant present over the continuous phosphor layer that is covering at least the light emitting diode chips.

Abstract: A light emitting filament diode that includes a filament substrate; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically connected and disposed along a length of the filament substrate; and a phosphorus encapsulant present in direct contact with an upper surface and sidewalk of at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). No portion of phosphorus encapsulant is present overlying a portion of the filament substrate extending between the sidewalls of adjacently situated light emitting diodes having phosphorus encapsulant present thereon. The light emitting filament diode may a include a transparent encapsulant present over at least the light emitting diode chips.

Abstract: A system for configuring a light structure that includes a light engine including at least one lighting scheme comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs); and driver electronics for powering the light engine. The driver electronics also including at least a mixing integrated circuit (IC) for controlling current to the at one lighting schemes, and a near field communication (NFC) circuit having a near field communication (NFC) receiver and memory for storing instructions for sending signals from the NFC circuit to the mixing integrated circuit. The NFC receiver receives an external command signal that the instructions stored in the memory of the NFC circuit employ to provide for an NFC control signal to the mixing integrated circuit (IC) to adjust lighting characteristics of the light engine.

Abstract: A retrofit light emitting diode structure that includes a light emitting diode (LED) panel including at least a light emitting diode (LED) light source contained within an assembly or a lens and base housing. At least one track bracket is present on at least a portion of the perimeter of the base housing. The track bracket includes an opening to a race. An assembly mechanism is fastened to the track bracket that is positioned for engagement to an opening in a housing mount for the LED panel, wherein the assembly mechanism includes a tether having a length for providing an assembly distance from the housing mount. The retrofit light emitting diode (LED) structure also includes a retaining mechanism, wherein a base of the retaining mechanism includes a profile for engagement to the race of the track bracket and retaining arms extend through the opening to the race for reversible engagement to slots in the housing mount for the LED panel.

Abstract: A lamp including a light source including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within a tube body; end caps having contacts on each end of the tube body; driver electronics within the tube body including a filament detector portion provided by a passive resistance capacitor (RC) circuit that simulates the filament load of a fluorescent lamp when installed into a ballast containing fixture; and a power level selector switch in communication with the driver electronics for selecting the power level for powering the light source.

Abstract: A driver circuit that includes an input side including a power input circuit and an output side including a light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit. The output side of the driver circuit includes an output smoothing capacitor for controlling flicker percentage. A light emitting diode (LED) power supply circuit is present between the input side and the output side for controlling current from the AC power input circuit to the light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit. The LED power supply circuit includes at least two linear current regulators that are connected in parallel. The circuit also includes a controller circuit including a controller for signaling the light emitting diode (LED) power supply to control current to the light emitting diode (LED) output current circuit to provide a lighting characteristic.

Abstract: A lamp including a light source including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within a tube body; end caps having contacts on each end of the tube body; driver electronics within the tube body including a filament detector portion provided by a passive resistance capacitor (RC) circuit that simulates the filament load of a fluorescent lamp when installed into a ballast containing fixture; and a power level selector switch in communication with the driver electronics for selecting the power level for powering the light source.

Abstract: A lamp including electrical leads extending into a supporting stem that are in communication with a base electrode for engagement to a light fixture; and a light engine comprising light emitting diode filaments that are in electrical communication with the electrical leads. The light emitting diode filaments including a circuit having a plurality of contact pads arranged along a length of a substrate. The light emitting diode filaments further include light emitting diode (LED) chips engaged to the contact pads along the length of the substrate to provide that the light emitting diode (LED) chips are electrically connected in series. In some embodiments, each light emitting diode (LED) chip includes at least a light transmission surface that is in contact with an individual portion of phosphor for the LED chip. In other embodiments, a phosphor layer extends over an island of LED chips.

Abstract: A camera is provided that stores an encryption key locally and transmits the encryption key using near field communication (NFC) when the encryption key is requested by the user. In one embodiment, the camera includes a lens for recording video and an encryption engine for encrypting the video. The camera further includes a security chip for storing an encryption key locally in the camera. Additionally, the camera includes a near field communication (NFC) module that provides a bridge between the security chip of the camera and the device at which the user is viewing the images recorded by the lens. The NFC module includes memory for temporarily storing the encryption key and an NFC transceiver for sending the encryption key from the memory of the NFC module to the device at which the user is viewing the images recorded by the lens of the camera.

Abstract: A light structure including a first housing having a light engine including at least one lighting scheme comprised of LEDs; and a second housing for containing driver electronics. The driver electronics including at least a mixing integrated circuit (IC) for controlling current to the at least one lighting scheme, and a near field communication (NFC) circuit having a near field communication (NFC) receiver and memory for storing instructions for sending pulse width modulation (PWM) signals from the NFC circuit to the mixing integrated circuit. The NFC receiver can receive an external command signal that the instructions stored in the memory of the NFC circuit employ to provide for an NFC control signal including at least one of the PWM signals to the mixing integrated circuit (IC). The mixing integrated circuit (IC) receiving the control signal sets current to control light characteristics for light being emitted by the light engine.

Abstract: A method of lamp assembly that etching a glass tube body to increase a texture of the surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body, the sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior; and positioning a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within the hollow interior of the glass tube, wherein the increase in the texture of the surface increases the light diffusivity of the glass tube body.

Abstract: A tube lamp including a light source including at least one string of light emitting diodes within a tube body; end caps having pin contacts on each end of the tube body; and driver electronics including a filament detector portion provided by a passive resistance capacitor (RC) circuit that simulates the filament load of a fluorescent lamp when installed into a ballast containing fixture. The tube lamp may also include a switch for selecting light characteristics for light emitted by the light source.

Abstract: A lighting test method that includes connecting a housing including driver electronics and a junction box to a main power source. The main power source is connected to a main power connector in the junction box. The driver electronics includes a first terminal. The method further includes connecting a power testing module to the first terminal to the driver electronics to determine whether the main power source is correctly connected to the main power connector in the junction box. The method further includes replacing the power testing module with a second terminal of a light engine housing. Connecting the first and second terminals provides that the driver electronics are in electrical communication with a light engine within the light engine housing.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for illumination planning is provided that includes providing a floorplan having at least one lighting space; and assigning functions to the at least one lighting space. The lighting space and functions assigned to the lighting space of the floorplan are matched to a historical lighting schema. A lighting layout is extracted from the historical lighting schema and matched to the lighting space. A light package is extracted from the historical lighting schema and matched to the lighting space. A calculation of lighting performance for the lighting layout and the light package that has been matched to the lighting space is conducted to determine whether the lighting performance meets a lighting standard or whether the lighting performance does not meet the lighting standard. The computer implemented method further includes producing a conclusion for the lighting scenario for suitability to the floorplan and functions.

Abstract: In one aspect, a luminaire is provided for illumination, in which the luminaire has a normalized spectral power distribution (SPD) curve for promoting human wellness, the normalized SPD curve having the following percentage areas for the following wavelength domains, the normalized SPD curve including spectral energy in a 620 nm to 640 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 9.5% to 10.5% of a total of an area for a normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 640 nm to 660 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 7.25% to 9.8% of the total of the area of the normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 660 nm to 680 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 4.8% to 7.8% of the total of the area for the normalized SPD curve; spectral energy in a 680 nm to 700 nm region of the SPD curve ranging from 2.75% to 5.5% of the total of the area for the normalized SPD curve; and a remainder of spectral energy of the total normalized SPD curve is in a 400 nm to 620 nm region area of the SPD curve.

Abstract: A lighting test method that includes connecting a housing including driver electronics and a junction box to a main power source. The main power source is connected to a main power connector in the junction box. The driver electronics includes a first terminal. The method further includes connecting a power testing module to the first terminal to the driver electronics to determine whether the main power source is correctly connected to the main power connector in the junction box. The method further includes replacing the power testing module with a second terminal of a light engine housing. Connecting the first and second terminals provides that the driver electronics are in electrical communication with a light engine within the light engine housing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and structures for controlling characteristics of light being projected from a light source. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a color setting of light to be projected by a light engine having at least one light emitting diode; and monitoring temperature of the light engine with a thermistor. The changes in resistance measurements taken from the thermistor are correlated to changes in the temperature of the light engine. The method for controlling characteristics of light being projected from the light source may further include setting characteristics of the electrical signal to energize the light emitting diodes of the light engine to provide the color setting selected at the temperature of the light engine measured using the thermistor.

Abstract: A lamp including a light source including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within a tube body; end caps having contacts on each end of the tube body; driver electronics within the tube body including a filament detector portion provided by a passive resistance capacitor (RC) circuit that simulates the filament load of a fluorescent lamp when installed into a ballast containing fixture: and a power level selector switch in communication with the driver electronics for selecting the power level for powering the light source.