Patents by Inventor Francois-Xavier Souvay

Francois-Xavier Souvay 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: 9699862
    Abstract: In some examples, non-lighting application controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes a non-lighting application controller system. The system includes one or more light fixtures. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures has one or more non-lighting elements, such as a speaker, alarm, motor, and camera. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures is electrically coupled via a power line. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures includes a conversion module configured to convert instructions between power line communication and non-lighting control communication, a communication module configured to communicate the power line communication over the power line, and a non-lighting element controller configured to control the one or more non-lighting elements in a respective light fixture based on the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Yvan Hamel, Philippe Racine, Francois-Xavier Souvay, Jesse Lilley
  • Patent number: 8836476
    Abstract: In some examples, wireless light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes one or more lights on a power line. Each light of the one or more lights is individually controllable via power line communication over the power line. The technology further includes a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication. The wireless communication includes instructions to control the one or more lights. The technology further includes a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication to the one or more lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Francois-Xavier Souvay
  • Patent number: 8810359
    Abstract: A method and a system for assembling and controlling a lighting array including a plurality of lighting units by providing a representation of the lighting array having a unit entry for and corresponding to each lighting unit in the lighting array wherein each unit entry includes a physical location address field and a lighting unit identification field. The representation of the lighting array is mapped onto the array address space by entering a physical address in the array address space into the location address field of each unit entry and serializing the lighting unit by writing a unique unit identifier of a corresponding lighting unit into the lighting unit identification field of each unit entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Francois-Xavier Souvay, Yvan Hamel
  • Patent number: 8768493
    Abstract: In some examples, light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes a light controller system. The system includes one or more light fixtures. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixture is electrically coupled via a power line. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures includes a protocol conversion module configured to convert instructions between power line communication and first remote device management communication, a communication module configured to communicate the power line communication over the power line, and a light controller configured to control one or more light emitting diodes (LEDS) in the respective light fixture based on the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier Souvay, Gregory Campbell
  • Patent number: 8740403
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture having an elongated casing, an array of LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board and a holographic film element providing a near lossless optical element for redistributing the light emission patterns from adjacent ones of the LEDs into an array light emission pattern wherein the emitted light in a region of the array light emission pattern is comprised of a sum of overlapping light emission patterns of a plurality of the LEDs. The casing is divided into a lighting element compartment containing the LED printed circuit board and holographic film element and a power supply compartment containing at least one power supply, each being thermally isolated from the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Francois-Xavier Souvay
  • Publication number: 20130293155
    Abstract: In some examples, non-lighting application controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes a non-lighting application controller system. The system includes one or more light fixtures. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures has one or more non-lighting elements, such as a speaker, alarm, motor, and camera. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures is electrically coupled via a power line. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures includes a conversion module configured to convert instructions between power line communication and non-lighting control communication, a communication module configured to communicate the power line communication over the power line, and a non-lighting element controller configured to control the one or more non-lighting elements in a respective light fixture based on the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Yvan Hamel, Philippe Racine, Francois-Xavier Souvay, Jesse Lilley
  • Publication number: 20130289750
    Abstract: In some examples, light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes a light controller system. The system includes one or more light fixtures. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixture is electrically coupled via a power line. Each light fixture of the one or more light fixtures includes a protocol conversion module configured to convert instructions between power line communication and first remote device management communication, a communication module configured to communicate the power line communication over the power line, and a light controller configured to control one or more light emitting diodes (LEDS) in the respective light fixture based on the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier Souvay, Gregory Campbell
  • Publication number: 20130135866
    Abstract: A lighting unit including a thermally conductive array housing for a light emitting diode array mounted on a first surface of a printed circuit board, a heat transfer element located on a second surface of the printed circuit board and forming a thermally conducting path between the array of light emitting diodes and a rear side of the array housing, and a power supply housing spaced apart from the read side of the array housing and including a power supply. Heat dissipating elements on the rear side of the array housing form convective circulation air passages and thermal isolation gaps between the heat dissipation elements and the power supply housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier Souvay, Yvan Hamel
  • Publication number: 20120314407
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture having an elongated casing, an array of LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board and a holographic film element providing a near lossless optical element for redistributing the light emission patterns from adjacent ones of the LEDs into an array light emission pattern wherein the emitted light in a region of the array light emission pattern is comprised of a sum of overlapping light emission patterns of a plurality of the LEDs. The casing is divided into a lighting element compartment containing the LED printed circuit board and holographic film element and a power supply compartment containing at least one power supply, each being thermally isolated from the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventor: Francois-Xavier Souvay
  • Publication number: 20120274234
    Abstract: In some examples, wireless light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes one or more lights on a power line. Each light of the one or more lights is individually controllable via power line communication over the power line. The technology further includes a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication. The wireless communication includes instructions to control the one or more lights. The technology further includes a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication to the one or more lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Francois-Xavier Souvay
  • Publication number: 20120133303
    Abstract: A method and a system for assembling and controlling a lighting array including a plurality of lighting units by providing a representation of the lighting array having a unit entry for and corresponding to each lighting unit in the lighting array wherein each unit entry includes a physical location address field and a lighting unit identification field. The representation of the lighting array is mapped onto the array address space by entering a physical address in the array address space into the location address field of each unit entry and serializing the lighting unit by writing a unique unit identifier of a corresponding lighting unit into the lighting unit identification field of each unit entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Campbell, Francois-Xavier Souvay, Yvan Hamel
  • Patent number: D693500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier Souvay, Yvan Hamel