Patents Assigned to The Gerson Company
  • Publication number: 20170159900
    Abstract: An electronic artificial flame device for providing an artificial flame having realistic flame colors and apparent flame motion, in multiple dimensions of chromaticity, luminosity, plasma anger, and spatial walk, coordinated by a mathematical model based on real flame. The device includes input electronics, output electronics, light assemblies, and a flame screen. The input electronics implement the model of a real flame, and the light assemblies, which include one or more light emitting diodes, emit light under control of the output electronics. The light assemblies direct the emitted light onto the flame screen, and the flame screen reflects the directed light to provide the visible aspect of the artificial flame. The mathematical model includes a flame model, a color conversion function, and a projection function for modeling, respectively, the shape, color, and movement of the real flame, and may also include an additional output noise function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: The Gerson Company
    Inventors: James Gerson, John Hjalmarson, Lynda Musante, Orin Borgelt, Jeff Alholm, Ian McEwan, James Crabb, Jacob Davisson, Chris Aguayo
  • Patent number: D335603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: The Gerson Company
    Inventor: Herbert Arenson
  • Patent number: D696496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Gerson Company
    Inventor: John Hjalmarson
  • Patent number: D759855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The Gerson Companies
    Inventor: James Gerson
  • Patent number: D789568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Gerson Companies
    Inventor: James Gerson