Patents by Inventor Alberto Alfier
Alberto Alfier 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: 10560994Abstract: A lighting control apparatus for producing control signals or cues for controlling operating parameter of one or more controlled lighting devices, including a learning machine configured for performing: a supervised learning phase, wherein, as a function of a first set of audio and/or video files coupled with a first set of control signals, the machine produces mapping rules between the audio and/or video files and the control signals of these first sets; an unsupervised learning phase wherein the machine receives a second set of audio and/or video files and produces, from the second set of audio and/or video files, a second set of control signals as a function of the mapping rules. The learning machine may be configured to carry out a reinforced learning phase with the production of an evaluation ranking of the mapping rules and the possible elimination of mapping rules.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignees: OSRAM GMBH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Andrea Morra
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Publication number: 20190368684Abstract: A lighting device, e.g. for wallwashing lighting applications, includes a linear array of light radiation emitters including a light radiation source, e.g. a LED source, a light guide member having a first end coupled with the radiation source and a second end to emit light radiation guided by the guide member along a guide axis, as well as an optical system to receive light radiation from the light guide member and project outgoing light radiation from the lighting device. The light guide members of the light radiation emitters in the array are arranged with their second ends aligned in a longitudinal direction of the array, and with their light guide axes lying in a common plane angled to a reference plane. The optical systems of the light radiation emitters in the array produce outgoing light radiation beams having higher angles to said reference plane than the corresponding input beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Renato Frison, Alberto Alfier, Xiaolong Li, Luca Mascolo
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Patent number: 10321637Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, e.g. for greenhouse lighting, including a substrate with an array of electrically-powered light radiation sources, e.g. power LEDs. The sources of array are arranged in a first set and in a second set to emit a blue radiation and a red radiation, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Alberto Alfier, Nicola Schiccheri
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Publication number: 20190166670Abstract: A lighting control apparatus for producing control signals or cues for controlling operating parameter of one or more controlled lighting devices, including a learning machine configured for performing: a supervised learning phase, wherein, as a function of a first set of audio and/or video files coupled with a first set of control signals, the machine produces mapping rules between the audio and/or video files and the control signals of these first sets; an unsupervised learning phase wherein the machine receives a second set of audio and/or video files and produces, from the second set of audio and/or video files, a second set of control signals as a function of the mapping rules. The learning machine may be configured to carry out a reinforced learning phase with the production of an evaluation ranking of the mapping rules and the possible elimination of mapping rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Andrea Morra
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Publication number: 20190154230Abstract: A lens for lighting installations including a lenticular body having a planar light input surface and a curved light output surface, with the lenticular body providing a light propagation path from the input surface to the output surface along a lens axis. The curvature values of the output surface includes peak values at the peripheral region and at least one valley value at the central region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Renato Frison, Alberto Alfier, Luca Mascolo
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Patent number: 10299347Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources having operating parameter(s) which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled in cooperation with virtual/augmented reality device(s), by: providing a repository of operating data files for the sources, coupled with the lighting sources, with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for a source among the lighting sources, retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and detecting a virtual/augmented reality signal from the virtual/augmented reality device(s), indicative of the fact that the virtual/augmented reality device is gazing at and/or is recognizing the selected lighting source, and operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and of the virtual/augmented realiType: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: OSRAM GMBH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Norbert Haas
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Patent number: 10285250Abstract: In various embodiments, lighting sources including at least one operating parameter, which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: OSRAM GmbH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali
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Patent number: 10264656Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources, having operating parameter(s) which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled: by providing a repository of operating data files for the lighting sources coupled with lighting sources, with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for one of the lighting sources, by detecting ambient lighting level signal(s) at the ambient where the lighting sources are located, by retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and as a function of the ambient lighting level signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignees: OSRAM GMBH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Andrea Morra
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Patent number: 10172221Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources having operating parameter(s), which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled as a function of a videogame played on display(s): by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a source selected among the lighting sources, and by detecting from the display a videogame signal indicative of the development of a videogame, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and as a function of the videogame signal detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Andrea Morra
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Patent number: 10125963Abstract: A lighting device includes an elongated support member, a plurality of light sources, at least one electrically conductive layer for interconnecting the light sources, and covering layer provided over the light source and conductive layer, the covering layer having discontinuities defining a marker array for cutting to length the lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Alberto Zanotto, Alberto Alfier, Simone Massaro
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Publication number: 20180288944Abstract: A system for lighting a space for growing vegetables, e.g. a greenhouse, wherein the system includes a first set of lighting sources for lighting the vegetables in a first, vertical direction, a second set of lighting sources for lighting the vegetables in at least one second direction, different from the vertical direction, e.g. in a horizontal and/or oblique direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Luca Mascolo
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Patent number: 10054292Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a channel-shaped elongate profiled body having a central or web portion and two side portions sidewise of the web portion, a profiled body having mutually opposed undercuts opening inwardly of the channel shape of profiled body, and a light radiation source assembly including an elongate support board carrying one or more light radiation sources, e.g. LED sources, the support board having longitudinal sides extending into the said undercuts, wherein the light radiation source assembly is retained by the channel-shaped profiled body.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Marco Munarin, Martin Reiss, Alberto Alfier, Thomas Rieger
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Patent number: 9976736Abstract: A lighting assembly includes: a heat sink having a mounting surface for a light source; a light source board having said light source thereon, said light source board being arranged against said mounting surface and having an outer perimeter edge, and a drive board carrying drive circuitry for said light source, said drive board being fixed onto said heat sink with said light source board sandwiched therebetween, said drive board having an aperture with an inner edge complementary to said outer edge of said light source board, whereby said light source is left uncovered by said drive board, and wherein: said inner edge of said drive board has an inwardly protruding frame formation with said outer perimeter edge of said light source board abutting against said frame formation, and said light source board has a thickness whereby said drive board and said mounting surface have a clearance therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Alberto Alfier, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
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Publication number: 20180063923Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources having operating parameter(s), which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled as a function of a videogame played on display(s): by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a source selected among the lighting sources, and by detecting from the display a videogame signal indicative of the development of a videogame, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and as a function of the videogame signal detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Andrea Morra
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Publication number: 20180063926Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources, having operating parameter(s) which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled: by providing a repository of operating data files for the lighting sources coupled with lighting sources, with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for one of the lighting sources, by detecting ambient lighting level signal(s) at the ambient where the lighting sources are located, by retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and as a function of the ambient lighting level signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Andrea Morra
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Publication number: 20180063922Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources having operating parameter(s), which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled: by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources, coupled with the lighting sources, with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for one of the lighting sources, by coupling with the data files respective audio and/or video data deliverable in a delivery stream, by retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and at certain instants during delivery of the audio and/or video data, activating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Andrea Morra
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Publication number: 20180063924Abstract: According to the present disclosure, lighting sources having operating parameter(s) which is controllable in lighting sequence(s) as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled in cooperation with virtual/augmented reality device(s), by: providing a repository of operating data files for the sources, coupled with the lighting sources, with each data file including time code data set(s) for lighting sequence(s) for a source among the lighting sources, retrieving in the data repository operating data file(s) coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and detecting a virtual/augmented reality signal from the virtual/augmented reality device(s), indicative of the fact that the virtual/augmented reality device is gazing at and/or is recognizing the selected lighting source, and operating the selected lighting source by controlling the operating parameter(s) as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved and of the virtual/augmented realiType: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali, Norbert Haas
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Patent number: 9903998Abstract: A lighting device includes an elongated profiled body including at least one light permeable material, e.g. a polymeric material, having a mouth portion where an e.g. white light radiation source assembly is arranged which includes one or more electrically powered light radiation sources facing the profiled body. The light radiation emitted by the light radiation source assembly propagates through the light permeable material of the profiled body. The material of the profiled body includes pigments and is at least in part light diffusive, whereby, by propagating through profiled body, the light radiation becomes a colored light radiation of a color determined by the pigments and with a homogeneous near field distribution.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Alberto Alfier, Simon Bobbo
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Patent number: 9837192Abstract: A method for passing an electrical cable through a hole in a housing of a unit of electrical equipment is provided. The method may include: fitting onto the cable a tubular, mushroom-shaped male member comprising a stem with a threaded portion and a portion with enlarged head; inserting into the hole the cable having the male member fitted thereon extending through said hole with said portion with enlarged head abutting against the periphery of the hole externally to the housing and said threaded portion protruding inside the housing; and retaining said male member in the hole by coupling with said threaded portion that protrudes inside the housing an annular female member in the form of a nut co-operating with the periphery of the hole inside said housing to counter the movement of the female member with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Alberto Alfier, Simon Bobbo, Luca Volpato
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Patent number: 9765952Abstract: A device for mounting lighting sources on a substrate includes a channel-like mounting frame provided with fixing formations for fixing on said substrate, said mounting frame defining a cavity for receiving said lighting source with said lighting source resting on said substrate, a slider member which can be positioned in said cavity of said mounting frame to urge said lighting source toward said substrate; said slider member being slidable with respect to said mounting frame between an insertion position and a locking position, wherein said mounting frame and said slider member bear complementary engagement formations cooperating in a ramp-like manner to force said slider member and the lighting source urged thereby toward said substrate when said slider member is advanced from said insertion position toward said locking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Osram GmbHInventors: Alberto Zanotto, Simon Bobbo, Alberto Alfier, Franco Zanon, Matteo Toscan, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello