Patents by Inventor Brandon Stolte

Brandon Stolte 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).

  • Publication number: 20250155107
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing, a door assembly, a lighting assembly, and an optical arrangement. The housing has a top wall, sidewalls, and a bottom opening, defining a plenum chamber. The door assembly is removably attached to the housing adjacent the bottom opening includes a door frame. The lighting assembly includes at least one lighting module. The optical arrangement includes at least a diffuser and a reflector, and is configured to allow light generated by the lighting assembly to be emitted through the diffuser. The lighting assembly and the optical arrangement are carried by the door assembly such that when the door assembly is detached from the housing, the lighting assembly and the optical arrangement are at least partially removed from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Joseph Kempel, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: 12163643
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing, a door assembly, and a lighting assembly. The housing can have a top wall, sidewalls, and a bottom opening. The housing can further define a plenum chamber between the top wall, the sidewalls, and the bottom opening. The door assembly can be removably attached to the housing adjacent the bottom opening. The lighting assembly can include at least one lighting module carried by the door assembly inside of the plenum chamber such that when the door assembly is detached from the housing, the lighting assembly can be at least partially removed from the plenum chamber. The door assembly can include a door frame and an optical arrangement carried by the door frame. The optical arrangement can be configured to allow light generated by the lighting assembly to be emitted from the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Joseph Kempel, Brandon Stolte
  • Publication number: 20240118483
    Abstract: A lightweight and efficient edge-lit luminaire adapted to be installed in an environment. The edge-lit luminaire includes a housing, a light source disposed adjacent a perimeter edge of the housing, and an optical element having one or more perimeter edges disposed immediately adjacent the light source. The optical element includes a plurality of walls configured to direct light emitted by the light source out of the housing and into the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Publication number: 20220178513
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: 11287104
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: 11156339
    Abstract: A luminaire with uplighting and downlighting capabilities is provided. According to one aspect, the luminaire may include a housing, a light source disposed in the housing, and a lens. The light source may be configured to emit light in a downward direction, and the lens may at least partially cover the light source. An opening may be formed in a top part of the housing and may permit light reflected by an interior surface of the lens to be transmitted in an upward direction from the housing. Optionally, a transparent or translucent cover member may at least partially cover the opening in the top part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Publication number: 20210180780
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Publication number: 20210180765
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: 10935212
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Publication number: 20200224856
    Abstract: A luminaire that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a light diffuser having a planar surface facing the LEDs, and a reflector that surrounds a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the LEDs. The plurality of LEDs emit light toward the light diffuser, from which a first portion of the emitted light transmits through the light diffuser and a second portion of the emitted light reflects off of a planar surface of the light diffuser to the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Yanwai Mui
  • Patent number: 10612752
    Abstract: A luminaire that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a light diffuser having a planar surface facing the LEDs, and a reflector that surrounds a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the LEDs. Also disclosed is a method of distributing light that involves emitting light towards a light diffuser having a planar surface having a reflective coating, scattering a first portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting a second portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting the second portion of the light with a first reflective surface back towards the light diffuser, and scattering the second portion of the light with the light diffuser. Further disclosed is another method of distributing light that involves emitting light toward a light diffuser and reflecting a portion of the emitted light toward the light diffuser via a reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Yanwai Mui
  • Publication number: 20200003391
    Abstract: A luminaire with uplighting and downlighting capabilities is provided. According to one aspect, the luminaire may include a housing, a light source disposed in the housing, and a lens. The light source may be configured to emit light in a downward direction, and the lens may at least partially cover the light source. An opening may be formed in a top part of the housing and may permit light reflected by an interior surface of the lens to be transmitted in an upward direction from the housing. Optionally, a transparent or translucent cover member may at least partially cover the opening in the top part of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: 10451249
    Abstract: A luminaire with uplighting and downlighting capabilities is provided. According to one aspect, the luminaire may include a housing, a light source disposed in the housing, and a lens. The light source may be configured to emit light in a downward direction, and the lens may at least partially cover the light source. An opening may be formed in a top part of the housing and may permit light reflected by an interior surface of the lens to be transmitted in an upward direction from the housing. Optionally, a transparent or translucent cover member may at least partially cover the opening in the top part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: D881438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: D881449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: D898973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Brandon Stolte
  • Patent number: D903177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dawn Grandsart, Brandon Stolte, Steven Akiyama
  • Patent number: D975331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: D991526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: D1031113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dawn Grandsart, Brandon Stolte, Steven Akiyama