Patents Examined by Jimmy T. Vu
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Patent number: 11452191Abstract: A warning light control method includes the steps of: accepting multiple warning lights to receive a start command to set up Flash Mode and numbering each warning light sequentially starting from 1, and using Flash Mode number to synchronously set ID Number of each warning light; setting the ID Number of a predetermined warning light as Starter and the remaining ID Numbers as Receivers; the warning light of Starter receiving Start Command from Control Bus through cable, and sending Data, Clock Pulse and ID Information from Data Bus, and selecting one for flashing by Flash Mode; warning lights of Receivers get Data, Clock Pulse and ID Information from Data Bus through cables thereof, and warning lights of Receivers and Starter are flashing synchronously or asynchronously; whether Control Bus of Starter and Receivers has received Change ID Command.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: ESUSE AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ting-Fang Lee, Wen-Chung Han
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Patent number: 11438990Abstract: A security system for use with a wireless access point that is configured to transmit a first wireless signal within a predetermined transmission range includes an outdoor lighting fixture including a master wireless transceiver configured and located to receive the first wireless signal from the wireless access point and to re-transmit the first wireless signal beyond the predetermined transmission range; and a first peripheral device located and configured to receive the first wireless signal re-transmitted from the master wireless transceiver, and to transmit a second wireless signal to at least one of (a) the wireless access point via the master wireless transceiver, and (b) a second peripheral device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Hampton Products International CorporationInventors: James Hartung, Jon Fong Quan, Hossein Molaie Shargh, Tim Regan, Allen Huotari
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Patent number: 11438985Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided and includes a controller and a light-emitting circuit. The controller has a data output terminal and provides a light-emitting data signal by the data output terminal. The light-emitting circuit is connected to the data output terminal to receive the light-emitting data signal. The light-emitting circuit includes M light-emitting units serially connected in sequence, wherein M?2. Each light-emitting units has a main input terminal and an output terminal, and each of the second to M-th light-emitting units further has an auxiliary input terminal. The data output terminal is connected to the main input terminal of the first light-emitting unit among the M light-emitting units through a first wire. There is a first shunt node on the first wire, and the first shunt node is connected to the auxiliary input terminal of the second light-emitting unit among the M light-emitting units.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Sheng-Tsai Chang
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Patent number: 11424554Abstract: An antenna device according to various embodiments comprises: a first antenna for transmitting and receiving a first frequency band signal, the first antenna having a first frequency as a resonance frequency; and a second antenna, disposed adjacent to the first antenna, for transmitting and receiving the first frequency band signal, the second antenna having a multiplication frequency of the first frequency as a resonance frequency. Other embodiments are possible.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jungho Ahn, Seonghun Jeong, Moonseok Choi
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Patent number: 11425806Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a rectifier, a constant current circuit, a first LED series, a second LED series, a third LED series and a controller. The rectifier converts an alternating current power to a direct current power. The constant current circuit generates a first driving current, a second driving current and a third driving current derived from the direct current power. The controller has a first mode to only turn on the first LED series and to turn off the second LED series and the third LED series. The controller has a second mode to adjust the first PWM signal, the second PWM signal and the third PWM signal to generate a corresponding color temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Hemu Ye, Wei Liu
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Patent number: 11419198Abstract: A light sensor and control method thereof, which controls the light sensor comprising a first light emitted element, a second light emitted element, a first light sensing element and a control circuit. The light wavelength of the second light emitted element is greater than the light wavelength of the first light emitted element. The control circuit is coupled to the first and second light elements and the first light sensing element. When the display of an electronic device is in a light-up status, the control circuit switches on the first light emitted element to emit light; when the display of the electronic device is in a light-off status, the control circuit switches on the second light emitted element to emit light. Thus, it will prevent from the influence to the image of the display, and obtained the better sensing ability.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Sensortek Technology Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Feng Liu, Meng-Yong Lin
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Patent number: 11419192Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a detector and a driver. The light source includes a first set of LED modules and a second set of LED modules. The first set of LED modules and the second set of LED modules emit lights with different color temperatures. The detector is used for detecting an operation pattern corresponding to one of a plurality of operation modes. The operation pattern is transmitted from an operation on a wall switch electrically connected to the lighting apparatus. The driver generates a first current to the first set of LED modules and a second current to the second set of LED modules based on the operation mode associated with the detected operation pattern. The operation mode corresponding to both a corresponding luminance level and a corresponding color temperature at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Haifang Huang, Xiaowei Chen, Wenchang Huang, Wenbin Lin
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Patent number: 11408571Abstract: A luminaire can include an antenna and a first communication mode that is configured to communicate with an external system. The luminaire can also include a second communication mode that is configured to communicate with the external system. The luminaire can further include a switch coupled to the antenna, the first communication mode, and the second communication mode, where switch has a first position and a second position, where the switch, when in the first position, couples the first communication mode with the antenna, and where the switch, when in the second position, couples the second communication mode with the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Jyoti Kumar, Steven Walter Pyshos, Raymond Janik
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Patent number: 11412593Abstract: A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Timothy P. Gredler, Matthew R. Zartman
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Patent number: 11408588Abstract: A system can configure a luminaire for providing illumination of a selected color temperature, a selected lumen output, or a selected photometric distribution. The luminaire can comprise at least two light sources that have different illumination characteristics, for example different color temperatures, different lumen outputs, or different photometric distributions. The system can configure the luminaire to operate a first of the two light sources, a second of the two light sources, or both of the light sources based on an input. When the luminaire is configured to operate both of the light sources, the luminaire can produce illumination having a color temperature, a lumen output, or a photometric distribution that is different than either of the two light sources.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Steven Walter Pyshos, Raymond Janik, Kevin Roy Harpenau
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Patent number: 11412596Abstract: A display switching device (10) is provided, which switches a display image (P) by switching irradiation of lights from positions of a plurality of light sources (7). The display switching device includes: a lens array (6) in which a plurality of lenses are arranged; and a display part (45) including a plurality of pixel regions (45a) arranged to include a region through which a light, which is formed by condensing each of the lights emitted from the positions of the plurality of light sources (7) with each of the lenses of the lens array (6), passes. A transmittance in each of the pixel regions (45a) is set corresponding to a predetermined stationary pattern. A total area of the pixel regions (45a) in the display part (45) is 60% or less of a total area of a sum of the pixel regions (45a) and the pixel surrounding regions (45b).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Yuto Mori, Yoshihiko Takagi, Gouo Kurata, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yasuhiro Tanoue
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Patent number: 11409163Abstract: An LED panel has an interleaved topology in which two adjacent LED rows in the LED panel are driven by different drivers. A delay time can be implemented between starting times two adjacent LED rows. Such an LCD panel can be employed to backlight an LCD panel in an LCD display. Implementing a delay time in driving the LED panel can reduce visual artifacts in the LCD display.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SCT LTD.Inventors: Eric Li, Jim Wickenhiser, Shang-Kuan Tang, Sheanyih Chiou, Yi Zhang, Brandon Li
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Patent number: 11403061Abstract: An audio processing system and a method thereof are provided. The system includes an audio receiver and an audio processor device. The audio receiver includes an audio interface, an absolute value converter unit, a framing unit and a characteristic value detector unit. The audio interface receives an audio signal from an audio transceiver device. The absolute value converter unit takes an absolute value of the audio signal to output an absolute value audio signal. The framing unit divides the absolute value audio signal into a plurality of sub-frame signals. The characteristic value detector unit detects characteristic values of the sub-frame signals. The audio processer processes the audio signal outputted by the audio transceiver device according to the characteristic values of the sub-frame signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: C-MEDIA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Po-Shu Lan, Chun-Hung Kuo
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Patent number: 11404903Abstract: A system may include a light source. A converter may be configured to convert an AC voltage to a DC operating voltage during normal operation. A power backup device may be coupled to the converter. A current source may have a first terminal configured to receive the DC operating voltage during regular operation and a second terminal configured to provide a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal to an anode end of the light source. A switching device may have a first connecting terminal coupled to the anode end of the light source, a second connecting terminal coupled to the power backup device, and a control terminal coupled to the converter. The switching device may be configured to open a switch between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal during normal operation and close the switch upon detecting an interruption of the DC operating voltage at the control terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventor: Yifeng Qiu
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Patent number: 11402088Abstract: A modularized LED lighting system includes combinations of a control module, a power module and at least one LED light module, wherein two adjacent modules are detachably connected with a connection unit. A novel design uses a single power module and a control module for transmitting a power or a power and a control signal to one or a plurality of LED light modules with one or a plurality of connection units detachably and remotely connecting the LED light modules. Alternatively, a control module can be integrated with a power module or can be integrated with an LED light module to become a two-module modularized lighting system. The system installation is simple and the designs are coordinated with advantages such as fast assembly, saving assemble time, saving effort, coping with space constraints, a neat appearance, no wire entanglement, and flexibility of extending lighting range.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: VAXCEL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 11405994Abstract: Provided is a switchable Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) illuminating device. The device may include a CCT switching unit, forming electrical connection with a drive power source, and a bulb shell, at least one filament being arranged inside the bulb shell, the filament including a substrate, and a first light-emitting unit group and a second light-emitting unit group arranged on the substrate and forming electrical connection with the CCT switching unit. Each of the first light-emitting unit group and the second light-emitting unit group comprises one or more light-emitting unit, the first light-emitting unit group and the second light-emitting unit group are connected in parallel and conducting directions thereof are opposite, and when one of the first light-emitting unit group and the second light-emitting unit group is in a positive ON status, the other is in a negative OFF status.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Jie Gao, Pan Yao, Zhe Wang
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Patent number: 11406002Abstract: The invention relates to a building automation device adaptable to space and communication requirements, comprising a communications module having a communications bus, an application module which implements the functionality, a bus connector for supplying power and data between the two modules, the communications module comprising a first casing having a first wall from which pins of the connector bus project, and a second wall with a first recess in which the communications bus is inserted, the application module comprising a second casing having a third wall from which a pin receiver projects, and a fourth wall having a second recess including electrical connection terminals, wherein, when the ten pins of the bus connector are introduced in their receiver, the first wall is positioned next to the third wall and the first casing is joined to the second casing by securing means.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ROBOT, S.A.Inventor: Bernat Bonnin Pons-Estel
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Patent number: 11388800Abstract: An operating method for a light-emitting diode (LED) power supply includes the following operations: controlling an output voltage to be a first voltage by a control circuit; detecting a load current by a detection circuit; maintaining the output voltage as the first voltage by a constant voltage control circuit when the load current is greater than zero, changing the output voltage from the first voltage to a second voltage by the control circuit when the load current is equal to zero, and the second voltage being greater than the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ching-Ho Chou, Yung-Chuan Lu
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Patent number: 11371664Abstract: A connection module for a lamp, preferably an LED-based filament lamp, having an on-board antenna, a driver for supporting such connection module, and a corresponding lamp having such connection module. Accordingly, a connection module for a lamp having a bulb and a base is suggested, preferably for an LED-based filament lamp, including a first side configured to be received by a driver in the base of the lamp and a second side including an elongate region extending towards the bulb of the lamp. The elongate region has a width smaller than a length of the second side and first side, and an antenna. The antenna is integrated in the connection module on the elongate region.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: LED VANCE GMBHInventors: Jing Lin, Wuqiang Liao, Linglin Tan, Junshen Zhang, Xiongqiang He
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Patent number: 11375599Abstract: Systems and methods which leverage the wireless communication capability present in wireless-enabled luminaires where the lamps include a short-range wireless transceiver and can be controlled by a smart appliance. The wireless capability of a luminaire may be paired with a compatible wireless interface system (e.g., adapter system) that allows for control of the luminaire via plug-in or hard-wired photocontrols and wireless network lamp control nodes. An adapter system may be provided that replaces a standard wired receptacle of a luminaire. The adapter system may include a wired interface to the luminaire which provides power to the wireless adapter system. The wireless adapter system may include a receptacle interface that receives a plug of a control node, such as photocontrol or a networked control node. The wireless adapter system may also include a wireless interface circuit that communicates control, status or other data between the connected control device and the luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: EXPRESS IMAGING SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Donald Arthur Vendetti, William G. Reed, Richard Dolf