Patents by Inventor Chris M. Clary

Chris M. Clary 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).

  • Patent number: 11460170
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Westly Hetrick, William E. Getzinger, Chris M Clary, Alexander James Ross, Melisa Altamirano-Ruelas
  • Publication number: 20210215320
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: WESTLY HETRICK, WILLIAM E. GETZINGER, CHRIS M CLARY, ALEXANDER JAMES ROSS, MELISA ALTAMIRANO-RUELAS
  • Patent number: 10962201
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Westly Hetrick, William E. Getzinger, Chris M. Clary, Alexander James Ross, Melisa Altamirano-Ruelas
  • Publication number: 20200132276
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Westly Hetrick, William E. Getzinger, Chris M. Clary, Alexander James Ross, Melisa Altamirano-Ruelas
  • Publication number: 20200068685
    Abstract: A luminaire may include a universal translator and interface system. The universal translator and interface system may include one or more universal interfaces that are configured to removably and communicably couple one or more control devices and/or a building lighting control system to the luminaire. Further, the universal translator and interface system may include a universal translator engine that is communicably coupled to the one or more universal interfaces. The universal translator engine is configured to translate data in a first format associated with a first communication protocol to a second format associated with a second communication protocol to enable interoperability between the control devices, the building lighting control system, and the luminaire that may have different communication protocols that are incompatible with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Eric DiFelice, William E. Getzinger, Derek Hudson, Chris M. Clary, Nicole M. Davis, J.T. Brlansky