Patents by Inventor James E. Leland

James E. Leland 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: 9974139
    Abstract: A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Vektrex Electronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Neil Hulett, James E. Leland
  • Publication number: 20170150558
    Abstract: A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module ; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Vektrex Electronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: JEFFERY NEIL HULETT, JAMES E. LELAND
  • Patent number: 9549440
    Abstract: A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Vektrex Electronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Neil Hulett, James E. Leland
  • Publication number: 20130320855
    Abstract: A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: JEFFERY NEIL HULETT, James E. Leland