Patents by Inventor August Laible

August Laible 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING DIMMER BEHAVIOR IN A LOW-POWER LAMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180324917
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a control circuit may be employed for controlling delivery of energy from an input of a lamp assembly to a load of the lamp assembly. The control circuit may transfer a first amount of energy from an input to a load (e.g., comprising one or more light-emitting diodes) to cause the load to generate light external to the lamp assembly in accordance with a control setting of a dimmer indicating a user-desired amount of energy to be transferred to the load. The control circuit may also transfer a second amount of energy from the input to a second load to cause the second load (e.g., comprising one or more lower-efficacy light-emitting diodes) to dissipate the second amount of energy external to the lamp assembly, wherein the second amount of energy comprises energy present in the input signal other than the first amount of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: JONATHAN WILLIAMS, ANATHAKRISHNAN VISWANATHAN, JOHN L. MELANSON, AUGUST LAIBLE
  • Systems and methods for maintaining dimmer behavior in a low-power lamp assembly
    Patent number: 10051701
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a control circuit may be employed for controlling delivery of energy from an input of a lamp assembly to a load of the lamp assembly. The control circuit may transfer a first amount of energy from an input to a load (e.g., comprising one or more light-emitting diodes) to cause the load to generate light external to the lamp assembly in accordance with a control setting of a dimmer indicating a user-desired amount of energy to be transferred to the load. The control circuit may also transfer a second amount of energy from the input to a second load to cause the second load (e.g., comprising one or more lower-efficacy light-emitting diodes) to dissipate the second amount of energy external to the lamp assembly, wherein the second amount of energy comprises energy present in the input signal other than the first amount of energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Williams, Ananthakrishnan Viswanathan, John L. Melanson, August Laible
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING DIMMER BEHAVIOR IN A LOW-POWER LAMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160021714
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a control circuit may be employed for controlling delivery of energy from an input of a lamp assembly to a load of the lamp assembly. The control circuit may transfer a first amount of energy from an input to a load (e.g., comprising one or more light-emitting diodes) to cause the load to generate light external to the lamp assembly in accordance with a control setting of a dimmer indicating a user-desired amount of energy to be transferred to the load. The control circuit may also transfer a second amount of energy from the input to a second load to cause the second load (e.g., comprising one or more lower-efficacy light-emitting diodes) to dissipate the second amount of energy external to the lamp assembly, wherein the second amount of energy comprises energy present in the input signal other than the first amount of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Williams, Ananthakrishnan Viswanathan, John L. Melanson, August Laible