Patents by Inventor Bruce Rhodes
Bruce Rhodes 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: 11562643Abstract: A system including a lighting controller and a radio adapter. The lighting controller includes a smart port and is configured to control at least one lighting fixture. The radio adapter is communicatively coupled to the lighting controller via the smart port. The radio adapter is configured to establish a wireless communication link between the lighting controller and an external device, communicatively couple the external device to the lighting controller via the smart port, and provide a master clock timing signal to the lighting controller via the smart port.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Bruce Rhodes, Christopher Lane Bailey, Mark Rosenau, Brian Gaza
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Patent number: 11373771Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: David Bruce Rhodes, James Edward Allen Mcgregor
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Patent number: 11361870Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: David Bruce Rhodes, James Edward Allen MacGregor
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Publication number: 20210379222Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing configured to be positioned over an area, the housing including a frame having a first channel for receiving a light emitter. A light emitter is positioned in the first channel. The light emitter is configured to emit ultra-violet light. A reflector assembly is connected to the frame to direct ultra-violet light emitted from the light emitter. At least a portion of the area is located at 0 degrees relative to the light emitter and a majority of the emitted ultra-violet light is emitted from the housing between 90 degrees and 130 degrees relative to the light emitter in a first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Douglas Hamilton, Christopher Hutchins, Derek Baker, Jason Duckworth, Dan Hassert, John Riley, Thomas Hill, Bruce Rhodes, Landon Gennetten, Thomas Benton, Jeffrey Schoepf, Jeffrey McClow
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Publication number: 20200373034Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: David Bruce RHODES, James Edward Allen MCGREGOR
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Publication number: 20190342981Abstract: A system including a lighting controller and a radio adapter. The lighting controller includes a smart port and is configured to control at least one lighting fixture. The radio adapter is communicatively coupled to the lighting controller via the smart port. The radio adapter is configured to establish a wireless communication link between the lighting controller and an external device, communicatively couple the external device to the lighting controller via the smart port, and provide a master clock timing signal to the lighting controller via the smart port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Bruce Rhodes, Christopher Lane Bailey, Mark Rosenau, Brian Gaza
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Patent number: 10024838Abstract: With a water, particulate and fibre mixture, a method of quantifying fibre content may include providing a sample of the mixture, filtering the sample to produce a particulate and fibre mixture, burning the particulate and fibre mixture to produce a fibre sample, and dissolving the fibre sample to produce a fibre solution. The fibre solution may be analyzed to determine an elemental content of the fibre solution. The elemental content may be compared to a known elemental content to estimate the fibre content.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: David Bruce Rhodes, Claire Emmalyn Simister
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Publication number: 20180025798Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: DAVID BRUCE RHODES, JAMES EDWARD ALLEN MACGREGOR
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Publication number: 20180014374Abstract: A horticultural lighting system and method for controlling same. Lights operating at different peak wavelengths, which affect the color of lights, can be optimized for different plant species during different stages of growth. The present disclosure pertains to a horticultural light, a system of horticultural lights, and a method for controlling light output to optimize different types of plants in various stages of plant growth cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Bruce Rhodes, Paul Kolenda, Bogdan Gheorge, Judet Useinovski
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Patent number: 9770680Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application for use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. Filtering of the debris is realized with the component known as “strainers”. There are restrictions on the space available for installing strainers. The vaned filtering element, for example a vaned fin, of the present invention is designed to reduce the space required for strainer installation by increasing strainer surface area per unit volume, while maximizing the quantity of debris that can be filtered from the water.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: Ziaul Haque, David Bruce Rhodes, Michel Gaudet
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Publication number: 20170227517Abstract: With a water, particulate and fibre mixture, a method of quantifying fibre content may include providing a sample of the mixture, filtering the sample to produce a particulate and fibre mixture, burning the particulate and fibre mixture to produce a fibre sample, and dissolving the fibre sample to produce a fibre solution. The fibre solution may be analyzed to determine an elemental content of the fibre solution. The elemental content may be compared to a known elemental content to estimate the fibre content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: David Bruce Rhodes, Claire Emmalyn Simister
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Publication number: 20170227473Abstract: With a water and debris mixture, a method of quantifying debris content may include obtaining at least one image of a sample of the water and debris mixture. The image may be analyzed to quantify the debris content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: David Bruce Rhodes, Harry Millan Adams
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Patent number: 9672947Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: David Bruce Rhodes, James Edward Allan McGregor
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Publication number: 20160330810Abstract: A luminaire with a plurality of light-producing subsystems includes a single-channel driver to electrically power each of the plurality of the light-producing subsystems and a distribution device that receives electrical power from the single-channel driver and that distributes the electrical power to the plurality of light-producing subsystems. The distribution device is preferably responsive to controllable distribution settings, such that the amount of power distributed to each light emitting subsystem may be selectively varied and controlled in response to control input. A method of providing a desired output of light from a luminaire including such a distribution device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Doug Hamilton, Bruce Rhodes, Anthony Mackey, Kevin Michael Fagan, David Kaplan
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Patent number: 9210783Abstract: An electronic ballast and startup method including an electronic ballast operably connected to a lamp having a lamp filament, the electronic ballast having a timer (110) generating an inverter control signal (112) and a preheat control signal (114); a converter (120) receiving AC power and generating DC power (122); a self-oscillating inverter (130) receiving DC power (122) and being operable to provide lamp power (132) to the lamp, the self-oscillating inverter (130) being responsive to the inverter control signal (112); and a filament preheater (140) receiving DC power (122) and being operable to provide filament power (142) to the lamp filament, the filament preheater (140) being responsive to the preheat control signal (114). When AC power is initially applied, preheat control signal (114) directs the filament preheater (140) to provide filament power (142), and inverter control signal (112) directs the self-oscillating inverter (130) not to provide lamp power (132).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIP N.V.Inventors: Yuhong Fang, Sree Venkit, Sanjaya Kumar Pradhan, Alejandro Lopez, George Grouev, Arun Ganesh, Bruce Rhodes
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Publication number: 20150155059Abstract: A fuel channel assembly for a nuclear reactor may include an inner conduit received within an outer conduit that has an outer upper end connectable to a coolant outlet and an outer lower end. The inner conduit may have an inner upper end connectable to a coolant source and an inner lower end axially spaced apart from the inner upper end and disposed within the outer conduit to enable coolant to circulate from the coolant source to the coolant outlet through both the inner and outer conduits. A fuel bundle chamber may be between an inner surface of the outer conduit and an outer surface of the inner conduit and may at least partially laterally surround the inner conduit. The fuel bundle chamber fluidly connecting the inner lower end and the outer upper end to enable the coolant to flow upward through the fuel bundle chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Metin Yetisir, Michel Gaudet, David Bruce Rhodes, James Mitchell King, William T. Diamond, Jintong Li
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Publication number: 20150155060Abstract: A nuclear fuel bundle may include a first end face and a second end face axially spaced apart from the first end face and a plurality of elongate nuclear fuel elements supported by at least one spacer. The plurality of fuel elements and spacer being sized to be removably received within the fuel channel assembly. A coolant tube passage may extend axially through the fuel bundle between a first aperture in the first end face and a second aperture in the second end face. The coolant tube passage sized to removably receive a coolant fluid downflow tube provided in the fuel channel assembly. The tube passage extending from the first end face to the second end face to enable the coolant fluid downflow tube to pass through the fuel bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Metin Yetisir, Michel Gaudet, David Bruce Rhodes, James Mitchell King, William T. Diamond, Jintong Li
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Publication number: 20120273407Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application for use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. Filtering of the debris is realized with the component known as “strainers”. There are restrictions on the space available for installing strainers. The vaned filtering element, for example a vaned fin, of the present invention is designed to reduce the space required for strainer installation by increasing strainer surface area per unit volume, while maximizing the quantity of debris that can be filtered from the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: Ziaul Haque, David Bruce Rhodes, Michel Gaudet
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Publication number: 20120112636Abstract: An electronic ballast and startup method including an electronic ballast operably connected to a lamp having a lamp filament, the electronic ballast having a timer (110) generating an inverter control signal (112) and a preheat control signal (114); a converter (120) receiving AC power and generating DC power (122); a self-oscillating inverter (130) receiving DC power (122) and being operable to provide lamp power (132) to the lamp, the self-oscillating inverter (130) being responsive to the inverter control signal (112); and a filament preheater (140) receiving DC power (122) and being operable to provide filament power (142) to the lamp filament, the filament preheater (140) being responsive to the preheat control signal (114). When AC power is initially applied, preheat control signal (114) directs the filament preheater (140) to provide filament power (142), and inverter control signal (112) directs the self-oscillating inverter (130) not to provide lamp power (132).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Yuhong Fang, Sree Venkit, Sanjaya Kumar Pradhan, Alejandro Lopez, George Grouev, Arun Ganesh, Bruce Rhodes
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Publication number: 20080156712Abstract: The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2005Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDInventors: David Bruce Rhodes, James Edward Allan McGregor