Patents by Inventor Chris W. Barnard

Chris W. Barnard 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: 20140307431
    Abstract: A field configurable industrial light fixture is disclosed that includes a power module unit to which an arbitrary number of petals containing LEDs can be coupled. The fixture enables configuration of the amount and orientation of the light emitted from the solid-state lighting devices to be adapted in the field to suit the particular application of the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Santashev, Chris W. Barnard
  • Publication number: 20140293603
    Abstract: An LED lightbulb retrofit is described that can be adjusted to (a) to accommodate both top-socket and bottom-socket applications, (b) generate a variety of IESNA illumination distributions, (c) generate different levels of total lumens, (d) mount to different sockets such as medium and mogul bases, (e) and work in both refractors and globe fixtures. LED printed circuit boards are mounted on multiple exterior surfaces of a single heat sink with internal fins that can be cut to different lengths to accommodate different numbers of PCBs with a parallel connector mounted (a) symmetrically for symmetrical lighting distributions or (b) asymmetrically for asymmetrical lighting distributions. LED light is controlled by an adjustable array of reflectors or lenses located over the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sensity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris W. Barnard, Ezra Gold, Victor Santashev
  • Patent number: 6304370
    Abstract: A modular architecture for a unidirectional fiber amplifier provides separate optical amplification for a short and long band transmission channels of a wide-band optical signal. The modular amplifier comprises a first gain stage that amplifies the short band and passes through the second-band, and a second gain stage connected in series with the first gain stage that amplifies the long band. The short band by-passes the second stage. The length of the doped fiber and the population inversion of active fiber of the first stage are selected to give an average inversion in excess of about 50%, while the length of the doped fiber and the population inversion of active fiber of the second stage are selected to give an average inversion in excess of about 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Chris W. Barnard