Patents by Inventor Ethan Creasman

Ethan Creasman 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: 11940643
    Abstract: Generally, embodiment(s) disclosed herein may include modular luminaires and customizable luminaire combinations to produce desired overall illumination patterns, modular luminaires interchangeable between one or more lighting systems/luminaires having differing configurations, and/or luminaires with portions thereof formed primarily by optical waveguides, e.g., a wall sconce where primarily only waveguides extend from the wall. Further, contemplated throughout this disclosure is modification of panel-style and/or blade-style waveguide(s) for use with luminaire configurations having different sizes, shapes, and structural elements including as modular luminaires for use in creating further customizable lighting systems/luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cree Lighting USA LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell, John W. Durkee, Kurt S. Wilcox, Eric J. Tarsa
  • Publication number: 20230092929
    Abstract: A storage assembly is provided with a pair of spaced apart brackets. A pair of hubs is each pivotally connected to one of the pair of spaced apart brackets. A rotary limit is connected to one of the pair of hubs and one of the pair of spaced apart brackets to limit the pair of hubs to a range of rotation relative to the pair of spaced apart brackets. A pair of bars is each connected to the pair of hubs to rotate with the pair of hubs to support and store articles upon the pair of bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tara BROWN, Robert Douglas HEGARTY, James Allen AUSTIN, III, Michael WITT, Jeffrey John MATHISON, Margaret RIDER, Rose FORD, Ethan CREASMAN, Gabriel PRERO, Patrick William BOEHNEN
  • Patent number: 11536894
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a luminaire comprises a housing and at least one waveguide comprising first and second opposite waveguide ends, a coupling portion disposed at the first waveguide end, and a light emitting portion disposed between the first and second waveguide ends. The luminaire is further arranged such that the first waveguide end is disposed adjacent a first luminaire end and the second waveguide end is disposed at a second luminaire end opposite the first luminaire end. Still further, the luminaire comprises at least one LED element disposed within the housing adjacent the coupling portion of the at least one waveguide such that the at least one waveguide provides a first illumination pattern and the at least one waveguide is interchangeable with another waveguide that provides a second illumination pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell
  • Publication number: 20220401310
    Abstract: The present invention is an enteral nutrition gastrostomy access device. A permanent or semi-permanent stoma liner is adjustably positioned within a stoma channel extending through a patient's abdominal and stomach walls. The stoma liner is characterized by an adjustable bladder capable of applying variable torsional force to one or more pinch points along the interface between the stoma liner and the stoma. The stoma liner is configured to receive a plug with a central threaded channel, into which a cap or enteral feeding device may be wholly or partially inserted. The central threaded channel is characterized by requiring application of a linear push force to apply but requiring application of both a linear pull force and a torsional force to remove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Neal Piper, Hill Johnson, Jonathan Jay Rosen, Ethan Creasman, Brian Himelright, Ty Hagler
  • Patent number: 11266240
    Abstract: A drawer assembly is provided with a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles. A rear upright panel is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A pair of spaced apart upright side panels is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A front upright panel is spaced apart from the rear upright panel, and in cooperation with the bottom panel. A series of connectors is provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Hegarty, Gabriel Prero, Ethan Creasman
  • Publication number: 20220026620
    Abstract: Generally, embodiment(s) disclosed herein may include modular luminaires and customizable luminaire combinations to produce desired overall illumination patterns, modular luminaires interchangeable between one or more lighting systems/luminaires having differing configurations, and/or luminaires with portions thereof formed primarily by optical waveguides, e.g., a wall sconce where primarily only waveguides extend from the wall. Further, contemplated throughout this disclosure is modification of panel-style and/or blade-style waveguide(s) for use with luminaire configurations having different sizes, shapes, and structural elements including as modular luminaires for use in creating further customizable lighting systems/luminaires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell, John W. Durkee, Kurt S. Wilcox, Eric J. Tarsa
  • Patent number: 11137120
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a lighting system comprises at least first and second luminaires wherein each luminaire comprises a housing, an optical waveguide suspended from the associated housing, and one or more LEDs disposed adjacent the optical waveguide. Further in accordance with this aspect, the system comprises circuitry disposed within the housing of the first luminaire wherein the circuitry comprises LED driving circuitry and power circuitry, the power circuitry provides power to the first luminaire and at least a second luminaire, and the second luminaire is modular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell
  • Publication number: 20210093084
    Abstract: A drawer assembly is provided with a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles. A rear upright panel is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A pair of spaced apart upright side panels is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A front upright panel is spaced apart from the rear upright panel, and in cooperation with the bottom panel. A series of connectors is provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Douglas HEGARTY, Gabriel PRERO, Ethan CREASMAN
  • Patent number: 10527265
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for securing a light fixture to a static structure. The mounting assembly includes a bar and a securing member which has a bar-gripping portion and an arm portion extending from the bar-gripping portion and attachable to the static structure. The bar is secured with respect to a main body portion of the light fixture. The bar has an axis. The arm portion has an arm axis which is substantially orthogonal to the bar axis. In another aspect of this invention, the mounting assembly includes a fixture-holding portion and an arm portion secured to the fixture-holding portion. The fixture-holding portion is secured with respect to the light fixture. The arm portion configured for selective attachment to a substantially cylindrical static structure and a substantially planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Charles O. Hobson, Ethan Creasman, David P. Goelz
  • Patent number: 10416377
    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. The light emission pattern and light properties of the emitted light are controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    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
  • Publication number: 20190003661
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a lighting system comprises at least first and second luminaires wherein each luminaire comprises a housing, an optical waveguide suspended from the associated housing, and one or more LEDs disposed adjacent the optical waveguide. Further in accordance with this aspect, the system comprises circuitry disposed within the housing of the first luminaire wherein the circuitry comprises LED driving circuitry and power circuitry, the power circuitry provides power to the first luminaire and at least a second luminaire, and the second luminaire is modular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell
  • Publication number: 20180224596
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a luminaire comprises a housing and at least one waveguide comprising first and second opposite waveguide ends, a coupling portion disposed at the first waveguide end, and a light emitting portion disposed between the first and second waveguide ends. The luminaire is further arranged such that the first waveguide end is disposed adjacent a first luminaire end and the second waveguide end is disposed at a second luminaire end opposite the first luminaire end. Still further, the luminaire comprises at least one LED element disposed within the housing adjacent the coupling portion of the at least one waveguide such that the at least one waveguide provides a first illumination pattern and the at least one waveguide is interchangeable with another waveguide that provides a second illumination pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard, Dana Deskiewicz, Nathan Snell
  • Patent number: 9903576
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a light source located in the enclosure that is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path. A connector is secured to the base and is configured to receive a control module for providing control information to the LED light source. The control module is rotatably mounted relative to the enclosure. The control module may comprise a sensor that turns the light source off and on, changes the color of the light source or dims the light source upon detection of the stimulus. The enclosure has a bottom member and a mounting portion secured to the bottom support where the connector is located between the mounting portion and the bottom support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Ray Snell
  • Patent number: 9903548
    Abstract: A mounting system for a fixture includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a support structure that has at least one retaining member. A fixture is movably mounted to the bracket such that the fixture is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket. The fixture includes at least one inclined surface engageable by the at least one retaining member such that movement of the fixture relative to the bracket between the first position and the second position moves the fixture toward the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Snell
  • 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: 9699856
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes an outer frame, a solid-state light source, a lens, and a sensor module connector. Driver circuitry is coupled to the outer frame and provides one or more drive signals for powering the light source. The lens is supported by and attached to the outer frame. The solid-state light source is mounted to the outer frame and at least partially surrounded by the lens, such that at least a portion of the light provided by the solid-state light source is transmitted through the lens towards an area of interest. The sensor module connector is mounted to the outer frame and configured to accept a connector from a sensor module such that when the sensor module is installed in the lighting fixture, a surface of the sensor module faces the area of interest towards which light from the solid-state light source is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: John Roberts, James Michael Lay, Michael James Harris, Randy Bernard, Nathan R. Snell, Ethan Creasman
  • Publication number: 20160363303
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a light source located in the enclosure that is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path. A connector is secured to the base and is configured to receive a control module for providing control information to the LED light source. The control module is rotatably mounted relative to the enclosure. The control module may comprise a sensor that turns the light source off and on, changes the color of the light source or dims the light source upon detection of the stimulus. The enclosure has a bottom member and a mounting portion secured to the bottom support where the connector is located between the mounting portion and the bottom support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Ray Snell
  • Publication number: 20160286619
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes an outer frame, a solid-state light source, a lens, and a sensor module connector. Driver circuitry is coupled to the outer frame and provides one or more drive signals for powering the light source. The lens is supported by and attached to the outer frame. The solid-state light source is mounted to the outer frame and at least partially surrounded by the lens, such that at least a portion of the light provided by the solid-state light source is transmitted through the lens towards an area of interest. The sensor module connector is mounted to the outer frame and configured to accept a connector from a sensor module such that when the sensor module is installed in the lighting fixture, a surface of the sensor module faces the area of interest towards which light from the solid-state light source is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: John Roberts, James Michael Lay, Michael James Harris, Randy Bernard, Nathan R. Snell, Ethan Creasman
  • Patent number: D805660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Ray Snell, Randall Levy Bernard, William L. Dungan, Bart P. Reier, David Power
  • Patent number: D825789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Ray Snell, Randall Levy Bernard, William L. Dungan, Bart P. Reier, David Power