Patents by Inventor CLAUDIO GIROTTO

CLAUDIO GIROTTO 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: 20180252374
    Abstract: A lighting fixture appears as a skylight and is referred to as a skylight fixture. The skylight fixture has a sky-resembling assembly and a plurality of sun-resembling assemblies. The sky-resembling assembly has a sky-resembling optical assembly and a sky-specific light source, wherein light from the sky-specific light source exits a planar interior surface of the sky-resembling light optical assembly as skylight light. The plurality of sun-resembling assemblies are arranged adjacent one another and extend downward from a periphery of the sky-resembling assembly. Each of the plurality of sun-resembling assemblies has a sun-resembling optical assembly and a sun-specific light source, wherein light from the sun-specific light source exits a planar interior surface of the sun-resembling optical assembly as sunlight light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd P. Keller, Theodore D. Lowes, Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto
  • Publication number: 20180216791
    Abstract: A light fixture, e.g., as an artificial skylight, in which light within a region defined by x, y color coordinates (0.37, 0.34), (0.35, 0.38), (0.15, 0.20), and (0.20, 0.14) exits a first light engine, and light within a region defined by coordinates (0.29, 0.32), (0.32, 0.29), (0.41, 0.36), (0.48, 0.39), (0.48, 0.43), (0.40, 0.41), and (0.35, 0.38) exits a second light engine. Also, light fixtures in which a second light engine comprises a sidewall, and light exiting a first light engine passes through space defined by the sidewall; light fixtures in which first and second light engines are able to output light providing different CS values at a luminance; light fixtures in which light incident on a surface of the fixture and cumulative light exiting the fixture have different color points; light fixtures in which light distribution characteristics of light engines differ; and/or other features. Also, methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael LEUNG, Ben JACOBSON, Eric TARSA, James IBBETSON, Claudio GIROTTO, Bernd KELLER
  • Publication number: 20170363795
    Abstract: In view of delamination and other failure mechanisms, bonded assemblies are described herein comprising one or more reinforcement members reducing deflection of the assemblies under applied flexural loads, wherein the reinforcement members do not materially interfere with the functionality of the bonded assemblies. In one aspect, waveguide assemblies are provided. A waveguide assembly, in some embodiments, comprises a waveguide body and light extraction elements bonded to the waveguide body, wherein at least one reinforcement member is coupled to the waveguide assembly at one or more locations to reduce deflection of the waveguide assembly under an applied flexural load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Claudio GIROTTO, Theodore LOWES, Chandan BHAT, Mark YOUMANS
  • Publication number: 20170322364
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a first waveguide having a first primary light emitting surface directed in a first direction and a first secondary light emitting surface directed in a second direction. A second waveguide having a second primary light emitting surface directed in the second direction and a second secondary light emitting surface directed in the first direction. A first plurality of LEDs are optically coupled to the first waveguide and a second plurality of LEDs are optically coupled to the second waveguide. The first and second waveguides are independently operable. The first and second plurality of LEDs may comprise LED groups where each of the LED groups are independently controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Claudio Girotto, Eric Tarsa, Nathan Ray Snell, James Ibbetson, Mark Youmans, Theodore D. Lowes, Bernd Keller, Ethan Creasman, Randall Levy Bernard, William L. Dungan
  • Patent number: 8728848
    Abstract: A method for forming, on an organic semiconductor layer, an electrical contact layer comprising a metal, is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes providing a charge collecting barrier layer on the organic semiconductor layer, providing a liquid composition comprising a precursor for the metal on the charge collecting barrier layer, and performing a sintering process. The charge collecting barrier layer is substantially impermeable to the components of the liquid composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: IMEC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven R&D
    Inventor: Claudio Girotto
  • Publication number: 20110308598
    Abstract: A method for forming, on an organic semiconductor layer, an electrical contact layer comprising a metal, is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes providing a charge collecting barrier layer on the organic semiconductor layer, providing a liquid composition comprising a precursor for the metal on the charge collecting barrier layer, and performing a sintering process. The charge collecting barrier layer is substantially impermeable to the components of the liquid composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN R&D, IMEC
    Inventor: CLAUDIO GIROTTO