Patents by Inventor Gregory S. Bibee

Gregory S. Bibee 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).

  • Apparatus for flexible mounting and electrical connection
    Patent number: 8792250
    Abstract: A connector for connecting surface mount devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), to printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector may be prepackage with an LED assembly or on a PCB to which the LED assembly will be mounted. Connection complexity can be moved from the PCB to the connector, and LED assemblies may be customized differently for different customers. One to many and many to one connections are readily supported with variations on the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Bibee
  • Light emitting devices and systems having tunable chromaticity and methods of tuning the chromaticity of light emitting devices and systems
    Patent number: 8740663
    Abstract: A light emitting device package assembly includes a light emitting device package body, and first, second and third white light emitting devices on the package body, each of the first, second and third white light emitting devices emits light when energized having a chromaticity that falls within a respective one of first, second and third non-overlapping chromaticity regions in a two dimensional chromaticity space. The first, second and third chromaticity regions are spaced apart in the two dimensional chromaticity space by respective regions having at least the size of a seven step MacAdam ellipse. Related solid state luminaires and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Wooh Jae Kim, Gregory S. Bibee, Mark McClear, Robert E. Higley, Joshua Markle
  • Apparatus for mounting and electrical connection of a connector between a package LED lamp and a PCB
    Patent number: 8379407
    Abstract: A connector for connecting surface mount devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), to printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector may be prepackage with an LED assembly or on a PCB to which the LED assembly will be mounted. Connection complexity can be moved from the PCB to the connector, and LED assemblies may be customized differently for different customers. One to many and many to one connections are readily supported with variations on the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Bibee
  • Methods and Apparatus for Mounting and Electrical Connection
    Publication number: 20110080720
    Abstract: A connector for connecting surface mount devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), to printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector may be prepackage with an LED assembly or on a PCB to which the LED assembly will be mounted. Connection complexity can be moved from the PCB to the connector, and LED assemblies may be customized differently for different customers. One to many and many to one connections are readily supported with variations on the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Bibee