Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Spiro

Daniel S. Spiro 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: 11690336
    Abstract: An integrated ceiling device includes a housing retaining an electronic assembly, a heat sink having a central opening, a light source coupled onto the heat sink, the housing is coupled with and disposed at least partly above the heat sink, and a central vertical axis of the housing aligns or is in proximity with the central opening of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20230200324
    Abstract: An integrated ceiling device includes integrated ceiling device including an electronic device housing, a heat dissipating structure, a light source, and a reflection/refraction assembly. An air gap is defined between the electronics housing and other components allowing ambient air to flow therethrough for cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Patent number: 11680702
    Abstract: An elongated modular heat sink array having through power and/or data flowing from end to end powering and/or communicating with externally mounted coupled electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11674682
    Abstract: An elongated heatsink structure retaining single and/or bi-directional light sources that receive variable power input(s) through at least one endcap coupled to the elongated heatsink structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20230175674
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Publication number: 20230116939
    Abstract: A network of Intermediate Device Structure (IDS) members communicatively coupled, mounted to elevated structure/s within urban settings, each configured to operate by a processor/controller with resident code, and in real time receive sensed environmental inputs from each IDS' vicinity, remote data/instruction/s processing the inputs with resident code parameters generating outputs that are configured to mitigate/avert intermittent environmental events harmful/hazardous to humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Lighting Defense Group, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Patent number: 11629852
    Abstract: A modular and decentralized architecture for building illuminated means of egress from a device level to a building system level, wherein low and high mounted illuminated means of egress inside a building can use the same luminaire form factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11629850
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source. The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11622510
    Abstract: An automated plant cultivation system is provided having multi-tiered vertically arranged horizontal magazine structures each employing seed or plant capsules with a fluid circulation and illumination and communication network controlled by an on-board processor. Particularly, the system includes a magazine structure having seed/plant capsules within seed/plant reservoirs alternately arranged between at least one of a light source substantially concealed from direct viewing. A fluid channel extends across a long axis of the magazine structure, wherein the magazine structure is adapted for use of seed/plant capsules with nutrient composite plant growth cultivation, hydroponic plant growth cultivation, aeroponic plant growth cultivation methods or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: URBAN PLANTER, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11617309
    Abstract: An automated plant cultivation system operating seed or plant capsule(s) and/or capsule(s) retaining casing(s) capable of controlling the growing environment of each plant capsule throughout the plant life cycle wherein the capsule(s) can be adapted to operate under any irrigation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: URBAN PLANTER, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11573005
    Abstract: A modular and decentralized architecture for building illuminated means of egress from a device level to a building system level wherein a plurality of communicatively networked building egress devices with processing capability coupled to sensing and output devices and governed by an artificial intelligence (AI) engine establish local device self-awareness that enhances building life safety performance while providing utility to other building disciplines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20230035985
    Abstract: An integrated ceiling device includes a housing retaining an electronic assembly, a heat sink having a central opening, a light source coupled onto the heat sink, the housing is coupled with and disposed at least partly above the heat sink, and a central vertical axis of the housing aligns or is in proximity with the central opening of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Patent number: 11565597
    Abstract: A system for charging an electric vehicle having at least one power induction coil under control of a processor wirelessly charges an electric vehicle, wherein the at least one power induction coil is positioned in proximity to a parking location; and a parking manager device manages permissions for electric vehicles to park in one or more parking locations included in a parking zone associated with the parking manager device, wherein the parking manager also manages permissions for electric vehicles to charge via wireless charging while parked in the one or more parking locations, wherein the parking manager device has a unique address and the zone, parking locations, and charging stations associated with the parking manager device have associated unique sub-addresses associated with the parking manager device unique address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20230015975
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source. The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Patent number: 11555287
    Abstract: A volumetric enclosure or enclosures and/or a cellular structure pole foundation is provided. The volumetric enclosure/s or cellular structure pole foundation may employ several embodiments: (1) a single or a plurality of volumetric enclosures at the vertical center of the foundation below the foundation's pole cavity; (2) a single or a plurality of volumetric enclosures at the vertical center of the foundation below the foundation's pole cavity and a cellular structure within the foundation walls and base; (3) a cellular structure throughout the entire body of the foundation; (4) a cellular structure within the foundation walls; (5) the above embodiments with fill material consisting of gas or fluid or solids retained inside the foundation walls; and (6) the above embodiments with solid fill material that can reach the foundation core through the pole cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20220390097
    Abstract: A luminaire mounted above ground illuminating a plurality of fields of illuminations employing pre-configured dedicated optical lenses over plurality of light sources to produce a single uniformly lit contiguous field of illumination absent of direct glare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Patent number: 11493190
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source. The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11448388
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a support section, a heatsink coupled above the support section and including a plurality of flat vertical exterior surfaces, a driver housing coupled above the heat sink, a plurality of light source modules coupled to the exterior surfaces of the heatsink, and a plurality of nano-optical lenses coupled to the light source modules to direct light from the light source modules to sub-fields of illumination disposed horizontally below. The illumination device is mounted above ground and configured for uniformly illuminating the sub-fields of illuminations without direct glare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20220159920
    Abstract: An integrated ceiling device includes a housing retaining an electronic assembly, a heat sink having a central opening, a light source coupled onto the heat sink, the housing is coupled with and disposed at least partly above the heat sink, and a central vertical axis of the housing aligns or is in proximity with the central opening of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO
  • Publication number: 20220167515
    Abstract: A quick installed autonomous traffic and pedestrian crossroad signaling system employing a mechanical support wire spanning between at least two structural support points, and an electrified wire with a plurality of hub receptacles running alongside the mechanical support wire whereas electrified devices are coupled to the hub receptacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel S. SPIRO