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).

  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160131346
    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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Snell
  • Patent number: 9288877
    Abstract: A sensor module is integrated into a lighting fixture. The sensor module includes one or more environmental sensors and can be readily installed in or removed from the lighting fixture. In one embodiment, a heatsink of the lighting fixture is configured to receive the sensor module. Readings from the environmental sensors may be passed to control electronics associated with the lighting fixture and used to control the light output of the lighting fixture. The readings may also be passed on to other lighting fixtures, which may also use the readings to control their light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Scott Pratt, Randy Bernard, Ethan Creasman
  • Publication number: 20150345762
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lighting fixture includes a motorized pan-tilt mechanism having a head unit. The head unit either includes a light source or a receptacle for receiving and powering a light source. The motorized pan-tilt mechanism is capable of moving the head unit to control the direction in which light emitted from the light source is directed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Randy Bernard
  • Publication number: 20150216017
    Abstract: A sensor module is integrated into a lighting fixture. The sensor module includes one or more environmental sensors and can be readily installed in or removed from the lighting fixture. In one embodiment, a heatsink of the lighting fixture is configured to receive the sensor module. Readings from the environmental sensors may be passed to control electronics associated with the lighting fixture and used to control the light output of the lighting fixture. The readings may also be passed on to other lighting fixtures, which may also use the readings to control their light output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Scott Pratt, Randy Bernard, Ethan Creasman
  • Publication number: 20140218944
    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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles O. Hobson, Ethan Creasman, David P. Goelz
  • Patent number: D740765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Creasman
  • Patent number: D752273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Scott Pratt, Randy Bernard, Ethan Creasman
  • Patent number: D760946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles O. Hobson, Ethan Creasman, David P. Goelz