Patents by Inventor Charles Sommerville

Charles Sommerville 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).

  • EXTERNAL MICROCONTROLLER FOR LED LIGHTING FIXTURE, LED LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH INTERNAL CONTROLLER, AND LED LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100060194
    Abstract: An LED lighting system (10) includes an LED lighting fixture (12) having at least one LED (14) and an external microcontroller (22, 28) for converting incoming lighting control data formatted according to the DMX512 standard to pulse-width modulated lighting control signals for input to the LED (14). The external microcontroller (22, 28) is preferably located inside a cable connector (20) adapted for releasably connecting a power cable (18) to the LED lighting fixture (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Kevin Furry, Charles Sommerville, Eric Peak