Patents by Inventor Clinton Vilcans

Clinton Vilcans 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: 9337925
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes at least one light emitting device configured to receive an optical signal from a source external to the lighting apparatus and a control circuit coupled to the at least one light emitting device and configured to adjust a light output of the at least one light emitting device responsive to the received optical signal. The at least one light-emitting device may include at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to receive the optical signal, and the control circuit may include a detector circuit coupled to the at least one LED and configured to detect the received optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Mike Harris, Clinton Vilcans
  • Publication number: 20120328299
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes at least one light emitting device configured to receive an optical signal from a source external to the lighting apparatus and a control circuit coupled to the at least one light emitting device and configured to adjust a light output of the at least one light emitting device responsive to the received optical signal. The at least one light-emitting device may include at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to receive the optical signal, and the control circuit may include a detector circuit coupled to the at least one LED and configured to detect the received optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Mike Harris, Clinton Vilcans
  • Publication number: 20070216704
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a lighting panel including a plurality of segments, a respective segment configured to emit a first color light and a second color light in response to pulse width modulation control signals having respective duty cycles, includes activating the plurality of segments to simultaneously emit the first and second colors of light. A combined light output for the plurality of segments is measured at a measurement location to obtain aggregate emission data. Separate emission data for the first and second colors of light is determined based on the aggregate emission data. For example, the separate emission data for the first and second colors of light may be derived based on extrapolation of the aggregate emission data and expected emission data for the first and second colors of light. Related calibration systems are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: John Roberts, Chenhua You, Clinton Vilcans