Patents by Inventor Charles Wolfe, JR.

Charles Wolfe, JR. 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).

  • Lighting system with thermal management system
    Patent number: 8434906
    Abstract: Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mehmet Arik, Stanton Weaver, Thomas Stecher, Charles Seeley, Glenn Kuenzler, Charles Wolfe, Jr., Yogen Utturkar, Rajdeep Sharma, Satish Prabhakaran, Tunc Icoz
  • LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110204790
    Abstract: Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mehmet Arik, Stanton Weaver, Thomas Stecher, Charles Seeley, Glenn Kuenzler, Charles Wolfe, JR., Yogen Utturkar, Rajdeep Sharma, Satish Prabhakaran, Tunc Icoz