Patents by Inventor Gerald Ladstätter

Gerald Ladstätter 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: 20240072501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier rail (1) for a carrier rail system, comprising: an elongate carrier profile (2); a busbar (4) having at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (3), wherein the busbar (4) extends along the carrier profile (2); and an adapter element (5) having a first connection (6) and a connecting element (8) and also an adapter housing (9) for carrying the first connection (6) and/or the connecting element (8), wherein the first connection (6) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8), and wherein the first connection (6) is configured for connecting a corresponding second connection (70) of an electrical or electronic component (7) such that the electrical or electronic component (7) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Andreas Machate
  • Publication number: 20240011610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting strip system (1) comprising a support rail system (10) and luminaires (200) and further components (300) connected thereto, wherein electrical lines (120) are arranged inside the support rail (100), and wherein the electrical lines (120) comprise both a main power supply line (130) and other lines (180). The support rail system furthermore comprises a data transceiver (20) for modulating further data signals D onto at least one of the other lines (180). A method for data communication within the lighting strip system (1) is also specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Lorenz, Gerald Ladstätter, Michail Angelov
  • Publication number: 20230400176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting rail system (100) comprising a mounting rail (1) with an elongate profiled mounting rail (2) which has a longitudinal extent (L), delimits an interior (I) and has an elongate coupling opening (20), and an elongate busbar (4), which extends longitudinally (L) in the interior (I) of the profiled mounting rail (2), wherein the busbar (4) has at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (30) via the coupling opening (20). The mounting rail system (100) further has a tapping element (10), which is detachably inserted into the interior (I) via the coupling opening (20) and byway of a contact portion (5) is electrically coupled to the busbar (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Gregor Mayr
  • Patent number: 11828445
    Abstract: A luminaire (30) or electrical unit for connection to a supporting rail (10) has a contacting element (40, 50, 60), which is introducible into the supporting rail profile (15) and has connection contacts (42, 52, 62) mounted adjustably in order to bear against lines (25) of the busbar (20) in a state in which the contacting element (40, 50, 60) has been inserted into the supporting rail profile (15). The contacting element (40, 50, 60) has at least one contact block (41, 42, 51, 52, 61, 62) with connection contacts (43, 53, 63), which is linearly laterally adjustable between an open position and a contacting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Publication number: 20220364713
    Abstract: A luminaire (30) or electrical unit for connection to a supporting rail (10) has a contacting element (40, 50, 60), which is introducible into the supporting rail profile (15) and has connection contacts (42, 52, 62) mounted adjustably in order to bear against lines (25) of the busbar (20) in a state in which the contacting element (40, 50, 60) has been inserted into the supporting rail profile (15). The contacting element (40, 50, 60) has at least one contact block (41, 42, 51, 52, 61, 62) with connection contacts (43, 53, 63), which is linearly laterally adjustable between an open position and a contacting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Publication number: 20220341574
    Abstract: A support rail for luminaires or electrical units (60) has a support rail profile (50), which encloses an elongated receiving space, along with at least one busbar (55), arranged in the receiving space, with contactable conductors (58), wherein the support rail (50) further has, on its outside, display means (10) for visually representing the function of the conductors (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstätter
  • Publication number: 20220329286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light trunking system, comprising: at least one trunking rail (6) for fastening components (7 . . . 13) of the light trunking system (1) to the trunking rail (6); electrical lines (L3, L4), which run in the trunking rail (6) and can be contacted by the components (7 . . . 13) in order to supply power to the components (7 . . . 13); a data terminal (D1, D2) for receiving data; and a first adapter (16), which is connected to the electrical lines (L3, L4) and to the data terminal and is designed to transmit data received by the data terminal (D1, D2) to a second adapter (17) via the electrical lines (L3, L4) by means of a modulation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Machate, Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 11391443
    Abstract: The lamp component includes a light orienting element having a light incident end, a light output end opposite the light incident end, and a side surface extending between the light incident and light output ends; and a housing configured to position the light orienting element adjacent a light source. The housing is at least partially translucent, and includes at least one sidewall and a main wall facing the light output end. The light orienting element is configured to deflect a fraction of the incident light towards the light output surface to be projected through the main wall as to direct light, and a fraction of the light towards the at least one housing sidewall to be projected as indirect light. The light orienting element is a first part formed by extrusion in a first direction, and the housing is a second part formed by extrusion in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Zumtobel lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Cerv, Patrik Gassner, Gerald Ladstätter, Bogna Ludwiczak-Osterloher, Andreas Machate
  • Publication number: 20210332968
    Abstract: The lamp component (1) has: a source region (2) to receive a LED light source (10), a light output surface (4) to output light, a light orienting element (6) to orient the received light towards the light output surface (4), and a housing to position the light orienting element (6) with respect to the source region (2), with a housing sidewall to let light pass through it. The light orienting element (6) i) deflects a fraction of the light towards the light output surface (4) so as to produce direct light, and ii) it refracts a fraction of the light towards the at least one housing sidewall so as to produce indirect light. The light orienting element (6) is formed by a first extruded part extending in an extrusion direction. The housing is formed by a second extruded part extending in the extrusion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Cerv, Patrik Gassner, Gerald Ladstätter, Bogna Ludwiczak-Osterloher, Andreas Machate
  • Patent number: 10330289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover for a support arrangement of a strip light system, said support system comprising at least two elongate support rail elements which are arranged behind each other in the longitudinal direction. According to the invention, the cover is formed by an elongate shaped part on which several contact elements which are interconnected by means of at least one cable are arranged, and which are described to make contact by means of the light modules of the strip light system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 10234085
    Abstract: In a lighting strip system having an elongate support arrangement for holding lamp units and lines for electricity supply and/or signal transmission, the support arrangement has an I-shaped profile in cross section, with two receiving regions, which run in the longitudinal direction of the support arrangement and are separated by a preferably vertically aligned partition, wherein the lines for electricity supply and/or signal transmission are arranged in one of the receiving regions and operational devices of the lamp units are arranged in the other receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Gerald Ladstaetter, Gerhard Galler, Thomas Rein
  • Patent number: 10161613
    Abstract: A support rail for holding and supplying power to illumination modules has a wiring unit with coupling elements for electrically connecting at least two illumination modules, wherein the wiring unit is divided into two sub-units which each have at least one coupling element, and wherein the sub-units can be adjusted relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the support rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstaetter
  • Patent number: 10082278
    Abstract: An arrangement for forming an elongate, channel-type accommodation space comprises at least two elongate mounting rail elements, two of the mounting rail elements being arranged so that their front faces abut via a joint. The arrangement further comprises a first shaped part and a second shaped part connected to the first profiled part to form the channel-type accommodation space, said space at least substantially extending at least over the length of the two mounting rail elements, and one of the two shaped parts being fastened to the mounting rail elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 9933123
    Abstract: A light strip system comprises an elongate carrier arrangement formed by mounting rail elements that are open towards the lower face, a shaped part which consists at least partly of a flexible material and forms an accommodation space formed in the carrier arrangement and extending in the longitudinal direction, and a lighting module component arranged in the accommodation space. In order to hold the lighting module component it is arranged so as to push against contact regions of the carrier arrangement, on two opposite sides, each time with the interposition of regions of the shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 9845942
    Abstract: A light strip system for securing luminaire units and supplying them with power having an elongate support structure, especially at least one support rail for securing the luminaire units and power supply extending along the support structure for supplying the luminaire units with power. The power supply includes first lines which extend along the support structure and define a first power supply circuit (I), and second lines which extend over part of the length of the first power supply circuit (I) along the support structure and define a second power supply circuit (II) which is designed to be in electrical contact with the luminaire units, the first power supply circuit (I) being coupled to the second power supply circuit (II) by a converter unit which converts a first supply voltage available in the first power supply circuit (I) to a second supply voltage suitable for operating the luminaire units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstaetter
  • Patent number: 9829184
    Abstract: A support rail for holding and supplying power to a plurality of lighting modules. The support rail has first conductors for forming a first power supply circuit and second conductors for forming a second power supply circuit. The support rail additionally has a converter unit for electrically coupling the second power supply circuit to the first power supply circuit. The second power supply circuit also has a first coupling element for electrically connecting a first lighting module and a second coupling element for electrically connecting a second lighting module. The result of this design of the second power supply circuit is that a single converter unit is sufficient for converting a voltage for supplying power to the two lighting modules. In this way a particularly cost-effective and compact construction of the support rail becomes possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstaetter
  • Patent number: 9791142
    Abstract: A lamp, which has a light source having several light-emitting elements, in particular in the form of LEDs. The lamp has first passage openings on a first side next to the light source and second passage openings on a second side next to the light source. The passage openings are designed for an air flow for cooling the light source. The lamp also has a first air-conducting surface on the first side next to the first passage openings and below the light source and a second air-conducting surface on the second side next to the second passage openings and below the light source, wherein the two air-conducting surfaces are designed in such a way that the two air-conducting surfaces form an air incidence region that expands away from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Angelo Favarolo, Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstaetter
  • Publication number: 20170122509
    Abstract: A light strip system comprises an elongate carrier arrangement formed by mounting rail elements that are open towards the lower face, a shaped part which consists at least partly of a flexible material and forms an accommodation space formed in the carrier arrangement and extending in the longitudinal direction, and a lighting module component arranged in the accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Publication number: 20170102133
    Abstract: An arrangement for forming an elongate, channel-type accommodation space comprises at least two elongate mounting rail elements, two of the mounting rail elements being arranged so that their front faces abut via a joint. The arrangement further comprises a first shaped part and a second shaped part connected to the first profiled part to form the channel-type accommodation space, said space at least substantially extending at least over the length of the two mounting rail elements, and one of the two shaped parts being fastened to the mounting rail elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 9611991
    Abstract: A light cover for an elongate illumination system has a substantially planar, elongate light-emitting element and securing strips provided on the longitudinal sides of the light-emitting element, the securing strips being provided for securing the light cover to a light housing. The light-emitting element and the securing strips are made of different materials and the material of the securing strips is more flexible than the material of the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstaetter