Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Rodgers
Elizabeth Rodgers 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).
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Patent number: 11614217Abstract: Lighting system including bowl reflector, visible-light source, central reflector, and optically-transparent body. Bowl reflector has central axis, and rim defining emission aperture, and first visible-light-reflective surface defining portion of cavity in bowl reflector. First visible-light-reflective surface includes parabolic surface. Visible-light source is located in cavity and configured for generating visible-light emissions from semiconductor light-emitting device. Central reflector includes second visible-light-reflective surface, having convex flared funnel shape and having first peak facing toward visible-light source. Optically-transparent body has first base being spaced apart from second base and having side wall extending between first and second bases. Concave flared funnel-shaped surface of second base faces toward convex flared funnel-shaped second visible-light reflective surface of central reflector.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: KORRUS, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Richard Wu, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
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Publication number: 20220252239Abstract: Lighting system including bowl reflector, visible-light source, central reflector, and optically-transparent body. Bowl reflector has central axis, and rim defining emission aperture, and first visible-light-reflective surface defining portion of cavity in bowl reflector. First visible-light-reflective surface includes parabolic surface. Visible-light source is located in cavity and configured for generating visible-light emissions from semiconductor light-emitting device. Central reflector includes second visible-light-reflective surface, having convex flared funnel shape and having first peak facing toward visible-light source. Optically-transparent body has first base being spaced apart from second base and having side wall extending between first and second bases. Concave flared funnel-shaped surface of second base faces toward convex flared funnel-shaped second visible-light reflective surface of central reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Richard Wu, Raghuram L.V. Petluri
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Patent number: 11306897Abstract: Lighting system including bowl reflector, visible-light source, central reflector, and optically-transparent body. Bowl reflector has central axis, and rim defining emission aperture, and first visible-light-reflective surface defining portion of cavity in bowl reflector. First visible-light-reflective surface includes parabolic surface. Visible-light source is located in cavity and configured for generating visible-light emissions from semiconductor light-emitting device. Central reflector includes second visible-light-reflective surface, having convex flared funnel shape and having first peak facing toward visible-light source. Optically-transparent body has first base being spaced apart from second base and having side wall extending between first and second bases. Concave flared funnel-shaped surface of second base faces toward convex flared funnel-shaped second visible-light reflective surface of central reflector.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Chris P. Latsis, Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Richard Wu, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
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Publication number: 20210207787Abstract: Lighting system including bowl reflector, visible-light source, central reflector, and optically-transparent body. Bowl reflector has central axis, and rim defining emission aperture, and first visible-light-reflective surface defining portion of cavity in bowl reflector. First visible-light-reflective surface includes parabolic surface. Visible-light source is located in cavity and configured for generating visible-light emissions from semiconductor light-emitting device. Central reflector includes second visible-light-reflective surface, having convex flared funnel shape and having first peak facing toward visible-light source. Optically-transparent body has first base being spaced apart from second base and having side wall extending between first and second bases. Concave flared funnel-shaped surface of second base faces toward convex flared funnel-shaped second visible-light reflective surface of central reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Chris P. Latsis, Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Richard Wu, Raghuram L.V. Petluri
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Patent number: 10801696Abstract: Lighting system. Bowl reflector has rim defining horizon and aperture, first light-reflective surface defining cavity, first parabolic surface. Funnel reflector has flared funnel-shaped body: central axis; second light-reflective surface aligned along axis; second parabolic surface; tip located within cavity along axis; profile including parabolic curves converging towards tip. Optically-transparent body aligned with second light-reflective surface along axis; with: bases spaced apart by side surface; first base facing light source. Second parabolic surface has ring of focal points at first position within cavity, equidistant from second parabolic surface; ring encircles first point on axis. Second parabolic surface has axes of symmetry intersecting with and radiating in directions all around axis from second point. Axes of symmetry intersect with focal points. Second point on axis between first point and horizon.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Elizabeth Rodgers, Richard Wu
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Patent number: 10649127Abstract: Lens device that includes converging lens having light output surface being spaced apart along lens axis from light input surface. Converging lens has total internal reflection side surface being spaced apart around lens axis and having frusto-conical shape extending between light input and output surfaces of the converging lens. Portion of light input surface of converging lens includes light input cavity being bounded by perimeter and having central axis and being generally shaped as portion of spheroid. Light input cavity has plurality of grooves each respectively following spline along light input surface that intersects with central axis of light input cavity and with respective point on perimeter, wherein each of respective points are mutually spaced apart around perimeter of light input cavity. Lighting system including lens device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Robert Fletcher
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Patent number: 10612747Abstract: A linear light fixture with gap filler elements. The fixture comprises two primary structural components: a base and a light engine, which may be removably attached. The base comprises a body with end panels at both ends and is mountable to an external structure. The light engine comprises the light sources, an elongated lens, and any other optical elements that tailor the outgoing light to a particular profile. A gap filler element is disposed between the light engine and the end panels at one or both ends of the base to fill the space between those elements, giving the appearance that the light engine extends continuously to the end panel and eliminating direct imaging of the light sources outside the fixture. External reflectors may also be included to further shape the output beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLCInventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang, William Laird Dungan
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Publication number: 20190338918Abstract: Lighting system. Bowl reflector has rim defining horizon and aperture, first light-reflective surface defining cavity, first parabolic surface. Funnel reflector has flared funnel-shaped body: central axis; second light-reflective surface aligned along axis; second parabolic surface; tip located within cavity along axis; profile including parabolic curves converging towards tip. Optically-transparent body aligned with second light-reflective surface along axis; with: bases spaced apart by side surface; first base facing light source. Second parabolic surface has ring of focal points at first position within cavity, equidistant from second parabolic surface; ring encircles first point on axis. Second parabolic surface has axes of symmetry intersecting with and radiating in directions all around axis from second point. Axes of symmetry intersect with focal points. Second point on axis between first point and horizon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L.V. Petluri, Elizabeth Rodgers
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Publication number: 20190302335Abstract: Lens device that includes converging lens having light output surface being spaced apart along lens axis from light input surface. Converging lens has total internal reflection side surface being spaced apart around lens axis and having frusto-conical shape extending between light input and output surfaces of the converging lens. Portion of light input surface of converging lens includes light input cavity being bounded by perimeter and having central axis and being generally shaped as portion of spheroid. Light input cavity has plurality of grooves each respectively following spline along light input surface that intersects with central axis of light input cavity and with respective point on perimeter, wherein each of respective points are mutually spaced apart around perimeter of light input cavity. Lighting system including lens device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L.V. Petluri, Robert Fletcher
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Patent number: 10261232Abstract: Lens device that includes converging lens having light output surface being spaced apart along lens axis from light input surface. Converging lens has total internal reflection side surface being spaced apart around lens axis and having frusto-conical shape extending between light input and output surfaces of the converging lens. Portion of light input surface of converging lens includes light input cavity being bounded by perimeter and having central axis and being generally shaped as portion of spheroid. Light input cavity has plurality of grooves each respectively following spline along light input surface that intersects with central axis of light input cavity and with respective point on perimeter, wherein each of respective points are mutually spaced apart around perimeter of light input cavity. Lighting system including lens device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Robert Fletcher
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Patent number: 10100988Abstract: A linear light fixture with gap filler elements. The fixture comprises two primary structural components: a base and a light engine, which may be removably attached. The base comprises a body with end panels at both ends and is mountable to an external structure. The light engine comprises the light sources, an elongated lens, and any other optical elements that tailor the outgoing light to a particular profile. External reflectors are included to further shape the output beam. The reflectors may be shaped to define louvers which direct some of the emitted light in a direction opposite the primary emission direction, e.g., as uplight. The fixtures may be connected in a serial arrangement using a joiner.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: CREE, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang, William Laird Dungan
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Publication number: 20180267223Abstract: Lens device that includes converging lens having light output surface being spaced apart along lens axis from light input surface. Converging lens has total internal reflection side surface being spaced apart around lens axis and having frusto-conical shape extending between light input and output surfaces of the converging lens. Portion of light input surface of converging lens includes light input cavity being bounded by perimeter and having central axis and being generally shaped as portion of spheroid. Light input cavity has plurality of grooves each respectively following spline along light input surface that intersects with central axis of light input cavity and with respective point on perimeter, wherein each of respective points are mutually spaced apart around perimeter of light input cavity. Lighting system including lens device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L.V. Petluri, Robert Fletcher
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Patent number: 9651216Abstract: Lighting system including: lighting module having semiconductor light-emitting device; first lens module; and asymmetric second lens module. Second lens module includes diverging lens configured for causing divergence of converged light emissions away from lens axis. Second lens module includes: lens body having light output surface spaced apart along light transmission axis from light input surface, lens body having longitudinal axis and lateral axis, the longitudinal and lateral axes being transverse to light transmission axis; light output surface having asymmetric curvilinear contour formed by convex region overlapping in directions along lateral axis with concave region, the asymmetric curvilinear contour uniformly extending in directions along the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Don Peifer, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Pickard, Robert Fletcher, Edward R Adams
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Patent number: 9541241Abstract: A lamp comprises an optically transmissive enclosure and a base. An LED assembly is located in the enclosure and is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. The LED assembly comprises an LED and a lumophoric dome that surrounds the LED. A partially reflective pad is on the lumophoric dome for manipulating the pattern of light emitted from the lumophoric dome. A heat sink comprises a heat dissipating portion that is at least partially exposed to the ambient environment and a heat conducting portion that is thermally coupled to the LED. An optically transmissive lens emits light from the enclosure where the lens comprises an annular area defined by a textured surface and a transparent area interior of the annular area.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Elizabeth Rodgers
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Patent number: 9534767Abstract: A lamp comprises a LED lamp comprising a base. A plurality of LEDs are attached to a first side of the base. A lens covers the plurality of LEDs. A power supply provides power to the LEDs. A first electrical connector provides power to the power supply. A troffer housing comprises a wire way for receiving the power supply. A second electrical conductor is adapted to be connected to a source of power. The base is secured to the troffer housing where the power supply is located in the wire way and the first electrical conductor is connected to the second electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Heidi Dieringer Loepp, Yaote Huang, James Hugh Bowden, Jr.
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Patent number: 9488330Abstract: A direct lighting fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, and particularly useful for lighting aisles in commercial and industrial environments. An elongated housing comprises several integral elements including a heat sink, opposing side reflectors, and a mount surface. A plurality of light sources is disposed on the mount surface. Each light source or cluster of sources has an optical element such as a lens over it to redirect a portion of the light emitted from the sources in a desired direction, for example, to collimate the light. Reflective elements are placed on both sides of each light source or cluster to redirect light that is initially emitted in a longitudinal direction. The fixture may comprise multiple elongated housings connected together and aligned in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The fixture may also be scalable.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: CREE, INC.Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Elizabeth Rodgers, Patrick O'Flaherty
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Publication number: 20160258593Abstract: Lighting system including: lighting module having semiconductor light-emitting device; first lens module; and asymmetric second lens module. Second lens module includes diverging lens configured for causing divergence of converged light emissions away from lens axis. Second lens module includes: lens body having light output surface spaced apart along light transmission axis from light input surface, lens body having longitudinal axis and lateral axis, the longitudinal and lateral axes being transverse to light transmission axis; light output surface having asymmetric curvilinear contour formed by convex region overlapping in directions along lateral axis with concave region, the asymmetric curvilinear contour uniformly extending in directions along the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Donald Peifer
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Patent number: 9134006Abstract: A beam shaping lens and an LED lighting system are disclosed. The lens according to example embodiments can concentrate or spread light, depending on the specific embodiment used. The lens according to example embodiments of the invention includes repeated concentric rings of refractive features, with either a constant or gradient feature angle. These features may include substantially triangular concentric rings. These features are located on the interior face of the lens, facing the LED source. In some embodiments, the exterior or exit surface of the lens includes texturing. A lens according to example embodiments of the invention can be used with various fixtures. Light enters the lens through the entry surface including the concentric rings, and exits the fixture through a textured exit surface opposite the entry surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: D750308Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: CREE, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang
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Patent number: D757324Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: CREE, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang, William Laird Dungan