Patents by Inventor Aaron James Becker
Aaron James Becker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11333320Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the optical properties of an LED using a retroreflector element. A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, at least one light emitting device attached to the substrate and including an outer primary light emitting surface through which substantially all light is emitted, and a retroreflector assembly attached to the substrate. The retroreflector assembly includes a proximal surface adjacent to the substrate, a distal surface spaced away from the substrate, and a retroreflective portion arranged between proximal surface and the distal surface. A distance from the distal surface to the substrate is less than or equal to a distance from the outer primary light emitting surface to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Aaron James Becker, David Jesurun
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Publication number: 20200124250Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the optical properties of an LED using a retroreflector element. A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, at least one light emitting device attached to the substrate and including an outer primary light emitting surface through which substantially all light is emitted, and a retroreflector assembly attached to the substrate. The retroreflector assembly includes a proximal surface adjacent to the substrate, a distal surface spaced away from the substrate, and a retroreflective portion arranged between proximal surface and the distal surface. A distance from the distal surface to the substrate is less than or equal to a distance from the outer primary light emitting surface to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Aaron James BECKER, David JESURUN
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Patent number: 8651694Abstract: A lighting assembly having a plurality of light sources and a lens matrix having a plurality of lenses. The lens matrix may be positioned relative to the light sources so that each light source resides in a first orientation within one of the lenses and emits a light distribution. Relative translation between the light sources and the lens matrix alters the orientation of the light sources within the lenses, creating a different light distribution. A light source's orientation may change within the same lens, or the light source may translate to a different lens to alter the distribution of its emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Aaron James Becker, Jeffrey Mansfield Quinlan
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Patent number: 8613528Abstract: Light fixtures including at least an enclosure, a heat sink, and a light-emitting diode. In one embodiment the heat sink has a first portion having fins (that protrudes outside of the enclosure) and a second portion to house and mount the LEDs (that is positioned within the enclosure). Certain embodiments also provide for gaskets and other structure to prevent leakage between the heat sink and the enclosure, such that the light fixture is water-resistant.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Jie Chen, Seun Ilenbiluan, Jeffery Allen Watson, Daniel Edward Sicking, Aaron James Becker, Mark Anthony Hand
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Publication number: 20120008331Abstract: Light fixtures including at least an enclosure, a heat sink, and a light-emitting diode. In one embodiment the heat sink has a first portion having fins (that protrudes outside of the enclosure) and a second portion to house and mount the LEDs (that is positioned within the enclosure). Certain embodiments also provide for gaskets and other structure to prevent leakage between the heat sink and the enclosure, such that the light fixture is water-resistant. Thus, embodiments of the light fixture may house LEDs and related electric components inside a water-resistant enclosure and cool those components by transferring thermal energy to the surrounding air.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Jie Chen, Seun Ilenbiluan, Jeffery Allen Watson, Daniel Edward Sicking, Aaron James Becker, Mark Anthony Hand
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Publication number: 20110134649Abstract: A lighting assembly having a plurality of light sources and a lens matrix having a plurality of lenses. The lens matrix may be positioned relative to the light sources so that each light source resides in a first orientation within one of the lenses and emits a light distribution. Relative translation between the light sources and the lens matrix alters the orientation of the light sources within the lenses, creating a different light distribution. A light source's orientation may change within the same lens, or the light source may translate to a different lens to alter the distribution of its emitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Aaron James Becker, Jeffrey Mansfield Quinlan
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Patent number: 7896521Abstract: A lighting assembly having a plurality of light sources and a lens matrix having a plurality of lenses. The lens matrix may be positioned relative to the light sources so that each light source resides in a first orientation within one of the lenses and emits a light distribution. Relative translation between the light sources and the lens matrix alters the orientation of the light sources within the lenses, creating a different light distribution. A light source's orientation may change within the same lens, or the light source may translate to a different lens to alter the distribution of its emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Aaron James Becker, Jeffrey Mansfield Quinlan
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Publication number: 20090002990Abstract: Embodiments of lighting assemblies disclosed herein are particularly designed for installation in display units to more effectively distribute light towards, and thereby better illuminate, the products housed in the display unit. The lighting assemblies include at least one, but preferably a plurality of, light emitting diodes mounted on a frame. The frame is preferably formed so as to have a number of mounting arms on which to mount the LEDs. In this way, the LEDs can be positioned on the arms and their emitted light can be directed to focus on different aspects of the display unit (i.e., the products housed in the unit, banners or advertisements on the unit, etc.). The lighting assemblies may include, but do not have to include, various optical features to enhance the distribution of light emitted from the LEDs, including, but not limited to, lenses, reflectors, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Aaron James Becker, Shane Elizabeth Bode, Denise Bonsell, Mark Anthony Hand, Michael Ray Miller, Jeffrey Mansfield Quinlan, Gregory Brian Simons
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Publication number: 20080273324Abstract: A lighting assembly having a plurality of light sources and a lens matrix having a plurality of lenses. The lens matrix may be positioned relative to the light sources so that each light source resides in a first orientation within one of the lenses and emits a light distribution. Relative translation between the light sources and the lens matrix alters the orientation of the light sources within the lenses, creating a different light distribution. A light source's orientation may change within the same lens, or the light source may translate to a different lens to alter the distribution of its emitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Aaron James Becker, Jeffrey Mansfield Quinlan