Patents Examined by Haissa Philogene
  • Patent number: 12104766
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an LED downlight mountable to a ceiling, a driver, and an insulation displacement connector (IDC). Light from the downlight can be faced downward to project light or upward to reflect light off of the ceiling. The driver has an input with a first voltage and an output with a second voltage, the second voltage being lower than the first and being provided through a wire system extending from the LED driver. The IDC connects the downlight to the wire system. The lighting system can be changed from a first to a second configuration by at least one of adding an additional downlight using a corresponding IDC or removing an existing downlight using a corresponding IDC. The second configuration does not significantly affect a desired output range of light from any downlight or any LED circuit of any downlight that remains or preexists from the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Lynk Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Miskin
  • Patent number: 12089315
    Abstract: A linear lighting fixture may comprise lighting control devices for controlling lighting loads in a load control system. Each linear lighting fixture may include a fixture controller configured to control lighting control devices. The fixture controller may receive messages from one or more devices in the load control system for controlling lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture. The fixture controller may receive the message and communicate with the lighting control devices on a wired power/communication link. Each linear lighting fixture may comprise one or more sensors. The sensors may be coupled to the fixture controller to send/receive messages on a wired power/communication link and/or a wireless communication link. The lighting control devices in the fixtures may be zoned separately or together. Each of the sensors in a linear lighting fixture may be zoned with one or more of the lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Devin O'Donnell, Daniel C. Raneri, Ratan Dominic Rego, Christopher G. Udall
  • Patent number: 12035442
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of shoe lights; in particular, to a shoe light device capable of flashing in different modes and a driving method thereof. A motion sensor, an integrated chip and a light-emitting device are integrated on a shoe, and the motion sensor and the light-emitting device are electrically connected to the integrated chip. The integrated chip is configured to control the light-emitting device to emit light in a preset constant-sequence output mode when the duration of reception of pulse signals generated by the motion sensor reaches a preset threshold, so that trigger control over the light-emitting device is realized. The shoe light device capable of flashing in different modes has the advantages of high integrity of elements, simple structure, simple production process, and various integrated cyclic output modes for flashing of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FULLY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinchun He
  • Patent number: 12016099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of smart lighting, in particular to a method for controlling intelligent adjustment of brightness, color and color temperature of lamps. The method periodically stores the total running time of a lamp from the current power-on to the present at each power-on stage by switching on and off; and matches the running time data of the device powered on in different periods with the predetermined logic of dimming, color tuning, or color temperature tuning. Once there is a successful matching, the device enters a mode of automatically cycling dimming, color turning or color temperature tuning. Users may select their favorite brightness, color or color temperature by powering off when lamps automatically switch to the brightness, color or color temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Shijia Chen
  • Patent number: 12007731
    Abstract: Control-source devices may be associated with control-target devices of a load control system during a configuration procedure, such that the control-target devices are responsive to the associated control-source devices during normal operation. The configuration procedure may be executed using a network device having a visual display for associating the control-source devices and control-target devices. The control-source devices may be associated with the control-target devices on an area-by-area basis using an area configuration procedure. The control-target devices may be configured to flash a controlled lighting load according to a flashing profile during the configuration procedure. The flashing profile may be characterized by at least one abrupt transition between off and on, and at least one gradual transition between off and on, where the abrupt and gradual transitions are repeated on a periodic basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Arya Abraham, Nicholas J. Braskey, Brian M. Courtney, William H. Howe
  • Patent number: 11998399
    Abstract: An illumination system for a lighting assembly comprises a light assembly configured to selectively illuminate an operating region in a surgical suite and a plurality of light sources positioned within the light assembly and configured to emit light. The system further comprises at least one imager configured to capture image data and a controller. The controller is configured to scan the image data in at least one region of interest for a shaded region and identify a location of the shaded region within the region of interest. The controller is further configured to control the light assembly to activate at least one of the light sources to emit light impinging on the shaded region within the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason D. Hallack, Joshua D. Lintz, David M. Falb, Kurtis L. Geerlings, William L. Tonar, Bradley R. Hamlin, Jeremy A. Schut, Mark A. VanVuuren, Steven J. Veenman, Jordan Miller, Heidi Nelson
  • Patent number: 12004281
    Abstract: A light fixture includes light sources arranged in groups that each include one or more light sources. Each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off according to a repeating pattern that includes at least three different combinations of which of the groups is switched on and which is switched off. A moving average of an intensity of one or more of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A moving average of a total intensity of all of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A period of time before the repeating pattern repeats is equal to or less than 1/10 second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Kasper Nielsen, Martin Degn Kristensen
  • Patent number: 11997769
    Abstract: A method of increasing the color gamut of a multi-emitter light emitting device when dimming includes the steps of independently driving each emitter in the device, and increasing the lumen output of at least one emitter while simultaneously decreasing the lumen output of at least one other emitter, such that total color gamut increases while total lumen output of the light emitting device decreases. A light emitting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventor: Kevin Houser
  • Patent number: 11991800
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a light source, a plurality of drive circuits, and a control circuit. The light source may include a plurality of emitter circuits that are configured to emit light. The light source may include a first emitter circuit that is configured to emit light at a first color (e.g., color temperature), a second emitter circuit is configured to emit light at a second color (e.g., color temperature), and a third emitter circuit is configured to emit light at a third color (e.g., color temperature). The first, second, and third colors (e.g., color temperatures) may be on a color curve, such as a color temperature curve like the black body locus. The control circuit may be configured to control the amount of power delivered to no more than two emitter circuits to emit light when controlling the light emitted by the light source to the target intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew V. Harte, Sharath R. Naik, Alexander S. Petersen, Ryan M. Spicer, Mark S. Taipale
  • Patent number: 11978963
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a plurality of dipole antennas and a port. Each of the dipole antennas is connected to the port. The dipole antennas are arranged around the port. Each of the dipole antennas comprises two ends. The device further includes a plurality of passive elements. The ends of the dipole antennas and the passive elements are interchangeably arranged around the port such that each of the passive elements is situated between ends of two different antennas from the plurality of dipole antennas. One or more switches are configured to switch between an omnidirectional state, in which the ends of the dipole antennas are not connected to the plurality of passive elements, and a directional state, in which at least one end of one of the passive elements is connected to at least one end of one of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Kadichevitz, Doron Ezri, Avi Weitzman, Xiao Zhou, Yi Chen, Xin Luo, Yuping Shu
  • Patent number: 11974379
    Abstract: A light fixture system comprising a light fixture comprising light sources arranged in groups, wherein each group comprises one or more light sources, and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the groups so that each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off, wherein at a first point in time some groups are switched on and others are switched off, at a second point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the first point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the first point in time is switched on, and at a third point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the second point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the second point in time are switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
    Inventors: Kasper Nielsen, Martin Degn Kristensen
  • 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: 11930579
    Abstract: Disclosed is a performance directing system that simultaneously controls cheering lighting devices of audiences by linking a performance hall and a remote place. According to an embodiment of the inventive concept, it is possible to identically implement and provide performance directing effects on audience seats of a performance hall to audiences at a remote place. Accordingly, audiences at the remote place may have the same experience as watching a performance at an actual performance site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Ji Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 11924932
    Abstract: A load control device may be configured to control an electrical load, such as a lighting load. The load control device may include a first terminal adapted to be coupled to an alternating-current (AC) power source, and a second terminal adapted to be coupled to the electrical load. The load control device may include a bidirectional semiconductor switch, a filter circuit, and a control circuit. The bidirectional semiconductor switch may be coupled in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, and be configured to provide a phase-control voltage to the electrical load. The filter circuit may be coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The control circuit may be configured to render the bidirectional semiconductor switch conductive and non-conductive to control an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and be configured to adjust the impedance and/or filtering characteristics of the filter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Newman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11913639
    Abstract: Lighting systems combine UV-A and white light with an adjustable CCT value so that any adverse effects from the UV-A radiation are mitigated—that is, tunable adjustments to the output of the non-UV LEDs, or to all of the LEDs, result in an overall mixed output conforming to a target CCT value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Eran Ben-Shmuel, Ada Lotan, Alexander Bilchinsky, Eran Efrati, Jonathan Stok, Yossi Bechor, Yoav Bar, Noam Meir
  • Patent number: 11914786
    Abstract: Provided is a gesture recognition (GR) device that includes a circuit board on which a plurality of light sources are mounted. A first light source is side-mounted at a tip of a second unit of the circuit board, and the set of second light sources is mounted at right angles at top and bottom surfaces of the second unit. A first pair from the set of second light sources is positioned adjacent to the side-mounted first light source. The plurality of light sources are controlled to generate multiple lighting effects for the tip based on assertion signals generated at a first unit of the circuit board. A first lighting effect corresponds to a directional beam generated by the first light source. A set of second lighting effects, which remains unblocked by the side-mounted first light source, corresponds to a multi-color illumination generated by the set of second light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Nocon
  • Patent number: 11910507
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an interactive modular lighting system are described. The lighting systems enable users to dynamically build a luminaire through a modular joining of individual light-emitting units, however such that risk of electrical failure is automatically prevented through a dynamic computation of electrical circuit properties and dynamic configuration of components. Additionally, lighting systems with granular and configurable touch sensing are described, wherein a user's interaction with the lighting system can be coupled to actuation of properties of the lighting system or of properties of other devices in communication with the lighting system. Illustrative embodiments of applications of said lighting systems in smart home and gaming are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Nanogrid Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Dyck, Tomas Rodinger, Aliakbar Juzer Eski, Lei Zhang, Jennelle W. Y. Wong
  • Patent number: 11908665
    Abstract: A disclosed plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support, an electric path, and a measuring device. The substrate support is accommodated in the chamber. The electric path is coupled to or capacitively coupled to an edge ring on the substrate support. The measuring device measures an electrical characteristic value of the edge ring with a voltage applied to the edge ring on the substrate support through the electric path. The electrical characteristic value measured by the measuring device is variable in accordance with a thickness of the edge ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Chishio Koshimizu, Manabu Iwata
  • Patent number: 11903107
    Abstract: A controller (110) for a lighting system (100) is provided. The controller is connectable to a plurality of light sources (120, 122) of different colors and/or different color temperatures, and to a user control element (130) configured to generate a user selected value from a range of user selectable values. The controller is configured to receive a change of the user selected value, and as a response to and corresponding to this change adjust a combined output of the plurality of light sources to produce a change in output color, color temperature and/or luminous flux of a combined light of the plurality of light sources. The change is such that, as function of the user selected value in separate first intervals of the user selectable values, the output color and/or color temperature is kept approximately constant while the luminous flux obtains a local minimum or local maximum in each first interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel
  • Patent number: 11889605
    Abstract: A light-emitting data transmission method includes obtaining display layout information of a lamp, and generating a dot matrix drawing interface on a display interface corresponding to the display layout information. The lamp includes a plurality of light-emitting units, and each curtain light is mapped to a coordinate point in the dot matrix drawing interface. The method also includes obtaining bitmap graphic data generated by receiving an external editing instruction from the dot matrix drawing interface, converting the bitmap graphic data into bitmap image data in a predetermined image format, and outputting the bitmap image data to a controller, so that the controller parses the bitmap image data into the light-emitting information corresponding to each light-emitting unit. The light-emitting information is used to control the corresponding light-emitting unit to emit light, such that light emitted by the plurality of light-emitting units are combined to form a predetermined light effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Intellirocks Tech. Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qianyan Technology LTD.
    Inventors: Jiajun Zhu, Wenlong Wu