Patents by Inventor Clarita C. Knoll

Clarita C. Knoll 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: 10042008
    Abstract: A power supply detection system and method for determining the AC mains voltage range when a device (e.g., LED based bulbs) is indirectly connected to the AC mains and the device does not receive the complete sinusoidal AC mains signal. The power supply detection system and method receive an input signal having a first portion that is a sinusoidal signal that generally corresponds to a first portion of the voltage source signal and a second portion that is not a sinusoidal signal that generally corresponds to a second portion of the voltage source signal. A selected reference signal is received, wherein the selected reference signal is synchronized with the input signal. The first portion of the input signal is compared with a corresponding portion of the selected reference signal, and the voltage range of the voltage source is determined based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Wang, Nan Shi, Clarita C. Knoll
  • Patent number: 9877367
    Abstract: An LED lamp comprises one or more LEDs and an LED driver receiving an input signal from a dimmer switch indicative of an amount of dimming for the LED lamp. The LED driver controls regulated current through the one or more LEDs based on the input signal such that an output light intensity of the one or more LEDs substantially corresponds to the amount of dimming for the LED lamp. A regulated output provides operating power for the LED driver. A controller regulates the regulated output to power the LED driver. The controller selects a power source for charging the regulated output from two or more power sources, and the regulated output is charged using the power source selected by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Chuanyang Wang, Chenglong Zhang, Nan Shi, Clarita C. Knoll, Guang Feng
  • Publication number: 20170231050
    Abstract: An LED lamp comprises one or more LEDs and an LED driver receiving an input signal from a dimmer switch indicative of an amount of dimming for the LED lamp. The LED driver controls regulated current through the one or more LEDs based on the input signal such that an output light intensity of the one or more LEDs substantially corresponds to the amount of dimming for the LED lamp. A regulated output provides operating power for the LED driver. A controller regulates the regulated output to power the LED driver. The controller selects a power source for charging the regulated output from two or more power sources, and the regulated output is charged using the power source selected by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Chuanyang Wang, Chenglong Zhang, Nan Shi, Clarita C. Knoll, Guang Feng
  • Publication number: 20160077165
    Abstract: A power supply detection system and method for determining the AC mains voltage range when a device (e.g., LED based bulbs) is indirectly connected to the AC mains and the device does not receive the complete sinusoidal AC mains signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Wang, Nan Shi, Clarita C. Knoll