Patents Assigned to LIFI Labs, Inc.
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Patent number: 11455884Abstract: A lighting system, including: a substrate defining a first broad face; a first set of light emitting elements configured to emit visible light having a fixed first color parameter; a second set of light emitting elements configured to emit visible light having a fixed second color parameter different from the first color parameter; a diffuser cooperatively enclosing the first and second sets of light emitting elements with the substrate; a communication module including an antenna; and a processor operatively connected to the communication module, the first set of light emitting elements, and the second set of light emitting elements, the processor configured to independently control relative intensities of the first and second set of light emitting elements to cooperatively emit light having a target color parameter value, wherein the target color parameter value is received from the communication module.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Philip Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 11425802Abstract: A controllable dynamic lighting system including a lighting element device with a set of controllable zone and a controlling means. A method for controlling a lighting system including: receiving lighting system operation inputs, determining operation instructions for one more controllable zones based on the operation inputs, and controlling controllable zone operation based on the respective operation instructions.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, John Cameron
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Patent number: 11359771Abstract: A lighting assembly including a shell, wherein the shell includes an inner wall defining an inner lumen, an outer wall encircling the inner wall, a set of radial fins connecting the inner and outer walls, the set of fins cooperatively defining a set of cooling channels between adjacent fins, the inner wall, and the outer wall; an insert removably mounted within the inner lumen, the insert defining a power storage lumen; a power storage unit arranged within the power storage lumen; a circuit board coupled to the power storage unit, the circuit board comprising a processor and communication module; a lighting module electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the lighting module includes a substrate and a set of light emitting elements mounted to a first broad face of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Anthony Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 11310876Abstract: A control system including: a base including a central axis; a knob rotatably connected to the base, the knob rotatable about the central axis; a plurality of individually indexed light emitting elements distributed along the base perimeter and arranged to direct light radially outward of the central axis; a diffuser arranged radially outward of the light emitting elements; a wireless communication module enclosed between the knob and base; and a processor enclosed between the knob and base, the processor connected to the wireless communication mechanism and plurality of light emitting elements, the processor configured to individually control each light emitting element based on a control signal received from the wireless communication mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 11166144Abstract: A power outlet for controlling power to an external device and transmitting data to the external device, the power outlet including: a housing containing at least one alternating-current power input connection; a power output connection; a data connector; a sensor module; a wireless communication module, including an antenna; a processing unit configured to receive data and control an electrically connected device through the power output connection and/or data connector based on the received data.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 11006262Abstract: A power outlet for controlling power to an external device and transmitting data to the external device, the power outlet including: a housing containing at least one alternating-current power input connection; a power output connection; a data connector; a sensor module; a wireless communication module, including an antenna; a processing unit configured to receive data and control an electrically connected device through the power output connection and/or data connector based on the received data.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10952296Abstract: A controllable dynamic lighting system including a lighting element device with a set of controllable zone and a controlling means. A method for controlling a lighting system including: receiving lighting system operation inputs, determining operation instructions for one more controllable zones based on the operation inputs, and controlling controllable zone operation based on the respective operation instructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, John Cameron
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Patent number: 10851950Abstract: A lighting assembly including a shell, wherein the shell includes an inner wall defining an inner lumen, an outer wall encircling the inner wall, a set of radial fins connecting the inner and outer walls, the set of fins cooperatively defining a set of cooling channels between adjacent fins, the inner wall, and the outer wall; an insert removably mounted within the inner lumen, the insert defining a power storage lumen; a power storage unit arranged within the power storage lumen; a circuit board coupled to the power storage unit, the circuit board comprising a processor and communication module; a lighting module electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the lighting module includes a substrate and a set of light emitting elements mounted to a first broad face of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Anthony Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10805999Abstract: A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventor: Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10779385Abstract: A lighting system, including: light emitting elements; a reset switch operable in a first and second state; non-volatile reset memory configured to record the state of the reset switch when power is provided to the system; a wireless communication system; non-volatile communication memory configured to store default settings and configuration settings; a control system operable, in response to initial power provision to the control system, between: a configured mode when an instantaneous reset switch state matches the recorded state, the configured mode including: connecting the wireless communication system to a remote device based on the configuration settings, receiving instructions from the remote device, and controlling light emitting element operation based on the instructions; and a reset mode when the instantaneous reset switch state differs from the recorded state, the reset mode including: erasing the configuration settings from the communication memory and operating the system based on the defaultType: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, Philip Anthony Bosua
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Patent number: 10779384Abstract: A connected downlight including: a housing module including a first housing end and a second housing end; a lighting module mounted to the first housing end; and a wireless communication module including an antenna and arranged within the housing interior proximal the second housing end.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventor: Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10772171Abstract: The method of spatial lightbulb operation includes determining the position of the lightbulb relative to a physical space, detecting a contextual event, determining a spatial lighting pattern associated with the contextual event, and selectively controlling lightbulb light emitting elements based on the position of the lightbulb and the spatial lighting pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Anthony Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10645558Abstract: A power outlet for controlling power to an external device and transmitting data to the external device, the power outlet including: a housing containing at least one alternating-current power input connection; a power output connection; a data connector; a sensor module; a wireless communication module, including an antenna; a processing unit configured to receive data and control an electrically connected device through the power output connection and/or data connector based on the received data.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10588206Abstract: A lighting system, including: light emitting elements; a reset switch operable in a first and second state; non-volatile reset memory configured to record the state of the reset switch when power is provided to the system; a wireless communication system; non-volatile communication memory configured to store default settings and configuration settings; a control system operable, in response to initial power provision to the control system, between: a configured mode when an instantaneous reset switch state matches the recorded state, the configured mode including: connecting the wireless communication system to a remote device based on the configuration settings, receiving instructions from the remote device, and controlling light emitting element operation based on the instructions; and a reset mode when the instantaneous reset switch state differs from the recorded state, the reset mode including: erasing the configuration settings from the communication memory and operating the system based on the defaultType: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, Philip Anthony Bosua
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Patent number: 10512140Abstract: A connected downlight including: a housing module including a first housing end and a second housing end; a lighting module mounted to the first housing end; and a wireless communication module including an antenna and arranged within the housing interior proximal the second housing end.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventor: Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10440794Abstract: A controllable dynamic lighting system including a lighting element device with a set of controllable zone and a controlling means. A method for controlling a lighting system including: receiving lighting system operation inputs, determining operation instructions for one more controllable zones based on the operation inputs, and controlling controllable zone operation based on the respective operation instructions.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, John Cameron
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Patent number: 10375789Abstract: The method of spatial lightbulb operation includes determining the position of the lightbulb relative to a physical space, detecting a contextual event, determining a spatial lighting pattern associated with the contextual event, and selectively controlling lightbulb light emitting elements based on the position of the lightbulb and the spatial lighting pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Anthony Bosua, Marc Alexander
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Patent number: 10375804Abstract: A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventor: Marc Alexander
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Patent number: D852386Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, John Cameron
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Patent number: D862747Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.Inventors: Marc Alexander, John Cameron