Patents Examined by Haissa Philogene
  • Patent number: 11570863
    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: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventor: Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 11564300
    Abstract: A load control system for controlling a plurality of lighting loads located in a space may be configured to track the location of one or more tracked devices. The load control system may comprise a system controller, lighting control devices, e.g., for controlling a plurality of lighting loads, and tracked devices. The tracked devices may each transmit beacon messages. The lighting control devices may receive the beacon message. The lighting control devices may measure a communication quality metric of each of the beacon messages, and process the measured communication quality metrics received over a period of time to determine a processed communication quality metric for the tracked device. The lighting control devices may transmit tracking data to the system controller. The system controller may determine a location of the tracked device. For example, the system controller may determine the location of the tracked device via trilateration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Camden, Vidur Garg, Jeffrey S. Hayes
  • Patent number: 11559005
    Abstract: A lighting system for temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation includes a photoacclimation controller configured to generate control signals based on a photoacclimation schedule, a user interface configured to receive user input to the photoacclimation controller, the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input, a plurality of luminaires configured to emit light suitable for photosynthesis in plants at a plurality of different selectable levels of light output, and a communications network via which the control signals are provided to the plurality of luminaires, the luminaires adjusting the light output in response to the control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: FLUENCE BIOENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Graves, Gregory Hovagim, M. Travis Higginbotham
  • Patent number: 11564295
    Abstract: Disclosed are a filament device for an illumination device, the illumination device, and a dimming method for the illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Yimin Zhu, Pan Yao, Jie Gao, Xiangjin Mo, Jiachen Yang, Kun Xiao
  • Patent number: 11564293
    Abstract: A load control device may be configured to provide a user interface for controlling the intensity and/or color of one or more lighting loads. The user interface may include separate actuation members for setting the intensity and/or color of the lighting loads. The user interface may include one actuation member configured to operate in an intensity and/or color control mode. The control mode of the actuation member may be set via a button, a lever, a rotary switch, a rotary knob, etc. The user interface may include a touch sensitive element capable of sensing a user's touch and translate the touch into a control signal. Feedback may be provided on the user interface to indicate the type of control being adjusted and/or amount of control being applied to the lighting loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Craig Alan Casey, Thomas M. Shearer
  • Patent number: 11564303
    Abstract: A light bulb or fixture design is presented with dual types of light spectra (visible and invisible UV), having economic benefits stemming from the use of a single bulb, single bulb socket, and single fixture capable of providing selection of different spectra type illumination states and other types of adjustability with a minimum of additional bulbs, additional wiring, additional fixtures and additional instruction in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Bogart, Asher Baum, Eliyahu Bogart
  • Patent number: 11558949
    Abstract: Image data of a light source comprising a surface is obtained using an optical sensor. The surface includes a color band code comprising an array of color regions at least partially modifying visible light of the light source prior to the light impinging the optical sensor. One or more characteristics of the color band code are determined based on the image data that is obtained. Determining a unique identity of the light source based on the determined one or more characteristics of the color band code is performed, or determining a location within a structure associated with the light source based on the determined one or more characteristics of the color band code is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Glenn Howard Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 11545344
    Abstract: An upper electrode used for a substrate processing apparatus using plasma is provided. The upper electrode includes a bottom surface including a center region and an edge region having a ring shape and surrounding the center region, a first protrusion portion protruding toward plasma from the edge region and having a ring shape, wherein the first protrusion portion includes a first apex corresponding to a radial local maximum point toward the plasma, and a first distance, which is a radial-direction distance between the first apex and a center axis of the upper electrode, is greater than a radius of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungjo Kim, Sangki Nam, Jungmin Ko, Kwonsang Seo, Seungbo Shim, Younghyun Jo
  • Patent number: 11545753
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a substrate having a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer at a first side of the substrate, the substrate having a via that extends at least partially through the substrate from the first side toward an opposing second side of the substrate; at least one dielectric structure having at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having a first average dielectric constant, the at least one dielectric structure further having a second dielectric portion that is contiguous with the first dielectric portion; wherein the second dielectric portion extends into the via of the substrate, the via having a mechanical interlock surface; and wherein the at least one dielectric structure includes a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the mechanical interlock surface of the via of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Patent number: 11539287
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for regulating the output currents of a power supply at a target output current include a buck converter module operably connected to a power source and a load. A first switch couples the power source to the buck converter module during a first period of a given operating cycle, while the buck converter module stores and provides electrical power to the load. During a second period, the buck converter may discharge the electrical power stored during the first period. A current sensor senses the currents during at least one of the first period and the second period and, over the operating cycle, the switching is adjusted so the average output current equals the target output current. Adjustments to the first and second period durations result in maximum and a minimum currents symmetrically disposed about the average current provided to the load during the operating cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Eggermont
  • Patent number: 11533796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor and an illumination lamp with the sensor. The illumination lamp with the sensor includes an illumination lamp, a sensor mounting base disposed in the illumination lamp, a sensor electrically connected to the sensor mounting base in a plug-in manner by telescopic conductive pins. A sensing module disposed in the sensor generates a corresponding electrical signal after detecting a triggering signal, to control the lamp on or off. The illumination lamp with the sensor is artistic and practical, without external wiring, complicated mounting steps and wiring connection. Meanwhile, different functional modules, such as a microwave sensing module, an infrared sensing module, a light sensing module, a Bluetooth control module, a WIFI control module, an Internet control module, a smoke sensing module, a fire sensing module and a security monitoring module with special purposes can be selectively mounted in the sensor to realize corresponding functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SIGNCOMPLEX LTD.
    Inventors: WenFeng Zhang, ShuiWang Li, TieJun Wu
  • Patent number: 11523481
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a combinational circuit and a control circuit. The combinational circuit is applied to an LED drive circuit and includes a detection module and a drive and logic conversion module connected with the detection module. The detection module is configured to detect a state of an external switch, generate a detection signal according to the state of the external switch as detected, and send the detection signal to the drive and logic conversion module; and the drive and logic conversion module is configured to receive the detection signal from the detection module, generate a driving signal according to the detection signal, and drive an operation state of a discharge module for discharging an output electrolytic capacitor of the LED drive circuit by using a state of the driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Oppie Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pingwei Zhang, Weiwei Yang
  • Patent number: 11517393
    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: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    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: 11497094
    Abstract: An LED lighting apparatus, including an LED light source configured to emit white light having a first melanopic/photopic (M/P) ratio; a tuning LED light source configured to emit tuning blue light having a peak wavelength in a range of 465 nm to 495 nm; and a driving control unit configured to control currents respectively applied to the LED light source and the tuning LED light source to generate tuned white light having a second M/P ratio higher than the first M/P ratio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seulgee Lee, Seongmin Kim, Chohui Kim, Jeongeun Yun, Sungwoo Choi, Jeongrok Oh, Chulsoo Yoon
  • Patent number: 11490490
    Abstract: A lighting appliance includes a housing, a lighting element disposed in the housing is capable of displaying multiple color temperatures, a control unit disposed in the housing, an electrical communication system in communication with the lighting element and the control unit, and a sensor disposed on a portion of the housing, where the sensor is in communication with the lighting element and the control unit via the electrical communication system, and when a motion signal is detected by the sensor, the control unit is configured to instruct the lighting element to illuminate in a predetermined light mode for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Good Earth Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Kowalenko, Brian Coleman, Brian Calderon
  • Patent number: 11490496
    Abstract: An interactive display system includes a display device and a user device. The display device includes a controlling unit and lighting units, and the controlling unit transmits a color signal to the lighting units. When the user device emits an active light signal to the lighting units, the lighting unit that receives the active light signal lights up according to the color signal. Namely, when the user uses the user device to emit the active light signal to the lighting units of the display device, the lighting units illuminated by the active light signal can light up. Therefore, the user can use the display device as a canvas, and the user can draw a picture or write a memo on the display device for interacting with the display device of the interactive display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Power Mos Electronic Limited
    Inventor: Cheng-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 11490493
    Abstract: The invention provides a user interface for controlling a multichannel lighting unit wherein each channel of the multichannel lighting unit comprises at least one light source for emitting light having a channel-specific spectral composition, the spectral composition associated with one channel being different from the spectral composition associated with another channel, and a light output from each channel being individually controllable, the user interface comprising at least two user interaction elements, each user interaction element associated with a color producible with the multichannel lighting, each user interaction element comprising: (a) a static scale representing a static range of control values for controlling a light output of the multichannel lighting unit in respect of the color associated with the user interaction element; (b) a dynamic scale representing a dynamic range of control values for controlling a light output of the multichannel lighting unit in respect of the color associated wit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Roelf Melis Van Der Sloot, Rob Franciscus Maria Van Elmpt, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krun, Judith Hendrika Maria De Vries
  • Patent number: 11490492
    Abstract: A sensing module and an electronic device are provided. The sensing module includes a substrate, at least one light-emitting unit, a light-guiding assembly, at least one sensing circuit structure, and a sensing processor. The light-guiding assembly is connected to the substrate and includes at least one light-guiding structure. The at least one light-emitting unit is configured to emit a light beam outwardly through the at least one light-guiding structure. One end of the at least one sensing circuit structure is disposed on the substrate. The sensing processor is disposed on the substrate, and is configured to sense a capacitance change in a peripheral area of the at least one sensing circuit structure by the at least one sensing circuit structure and to generate a sensing signal. The sensing processor or an external controller is configured to control the at least one light-emitting unit according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Fu Kuo, Wen-Pin Ho
  • Patent number: 11490479
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LEDdynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Patent number: 11483915
    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 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FULLY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jinchun He