Patents by Inventor James H. Mohan

James H. Mohan 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: 20250142697
    Abstract: A light driver includes a phase-cut detector configured to determine whether phase-cut dimming is present at an input of the light driver and to generate a phase-cut detection signal in response to presence of the phase-cut dimming; and a channel controller coupled to the phase-cut detector and configured to perform receiving a current correlated color temperature (CCT) value for adjusting a CCT of an output light of a light source coupled to the light driver; and in response to receiving the phase-cut detected signal from the phase-cut detector, disregarding the CCT value by maintaining a fixed CCT at the output light and adjusting an intensity of the output light based on a level of phase-cutting at the input of the light driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales
  • Publication number: 20250142694
    Abstract: A method of driving a light source by a light driver includes determining a dimming value based on an input from a phase-cut dimmer at the input of the light driver, determining an offset for a dimmer transfer function of the light driver based on the dimming value and a minimum set point of the dimmer transfer function, applying the offset to the dimmer transfer function of the light driver to generate an adjusted dimmer transfer function, and determining a target light output of the light source based on the dimming value and the adjusted dimmer transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen
  • Publication number: 20250137631
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base forming a bottom portion of the housing and a case cover forming a top portion of the housing, the heatsink base being configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate; and a pedestal structure protruding from the base plate toward the case cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20250137632
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base forming a bottom portion of the housing and a case cover forming a top portion of the housing, the heatsink base being configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate; a base post configured to couple the base plate and the case cover; and a base sidewall extending from the base plate and configured to mate with cover sidewalls of the case cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20250137633
    Abstract: A lighting system including a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal based on the rectified signal; a light source configured to emit light based on the drive signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver and the light source, the housing including a heatsink base configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate, and a pedestal structure protruding from the base plate toward an interior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12289808
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system including a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 12284733
    Abstract: A programming device includes a plurality of signal lines including a first signal line and a common ground line, and a first programming circuit coupled between the first signal line and the common ground line, and including a first configurable switch configured to receive a first switch configuration, the first programming circuit being configured to receive a first power signal from the first signal line and to supply a first programming signal to the first signal line, the first programming signal having a level corresponding to the first switch configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12273974
    Abstract: A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20250008621
    Abstract: An integrated multi-layered lighting system includes a first board having a first component area and a first light area, a second board coupled to and offset from the first board, the second board having a first opening overlapping the first light area of the first board in a plan view, and a second component area overlapping the first component area of the first board in a plan view, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the first board and positioned in the first light area corresponding to the first opening of the second board, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of LEDs and including a plurality of first components coupled to the first board and positioned in the first component area and a plurality of second components coupled to the second board and positioned in the second component area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20240369212
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base configured to be attached to a heatsink mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12127312
    Abstract: An integrated multi-layered lighting system includes a first board having a first component area and a first light area, a second board coupled to and offset from the first board, the second board having a first opening overlapping the first light area of the first board in a plan view, and a second component area overlapping the first component area of the first board in a plan view, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the first board and positioned in the first light area corresponding to the first opening of the second board, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of LEDs and including a plurality of first components coupled to the first board and positioned in the first component area and a plurality of second components coupled to the second board and positioned in the second component area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20240334569
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a converter configured to receive a rectified input voltage and to generate an output voltage based on a control signal; a primary controller configured to generate the control signal to adjust the output voltage of the converter; and a startup circuit configured to power the primary controller based on the rectified input voltage in response to the output voltage being below a threshold, and to power the primary controller based on the output voltage in response to the output voltage being greater than or equal to the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240334566
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a converter configured to receive a rectified input voltage and to generate an output voltage based on a gate control signal; a PFC controller including a zero-crossing input, and configured to generate the gate control signal to adjust the output voltage of the converter based on a zero-crossing voltage at the zero-crossing input; a zero-crossing delay circuit coupled between an output of the converter and the zero-crossing input, and configured to slow a rate of change of the zero-crossing voltage based on one or more delay control signals; and a channel controller configured to identify a low-load state of the lighting system, and, in response, to generate the one or more delay control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240314903
    Abstract: A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240302031
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base configured to be attached to a heatsink mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240276617
    Abstract: A method of controlling a light driver includes determining, by a secondary controller of the light driver, an actual voltage drop across a regulator of the light driver; determining, by the secondary controller, a target voltage drop of the regulator; calculating, by the secondary controller, a theoretical input voltage of the regulator based on the target voltage drop and an output voltage of the regulator; determining, by the secondary controller, whether the theoretical input voltage is within a first range; and in response to determining that the theoretical input voltage is within the first range, generating, by the secondary controller, a first feedback signal for transmission to a primary controller of the light driver based on the target voltage drop and the actual voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20240276612
    Abstract: A light driver includes a converter configured to generate a drive signal for driving an output load based on a rectified input signal; a regulator coupled between the converter and the output load, and configured to generate a regulated signal based on the drive signal; a secondary controller configured to detect a voltage of the regulator, to generate a first feedback signal to dynamically control a DC-level of the drive signal based on the voltage of the regulator, and to generate a second feedback signal for controlling a DC-level of the regulated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 12028945
    Abstract: A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240163986
    Abstract: A light driver includes a pulse generator circuit configured to generate a pulsed signal based on a rectified input line voltage, a dimming detection circuit configured to determine whether phase-cut dimming is present at an input of the light driver based on the pulsed signal and to generate a phase-cut detection signal, and an input selection circuit configured to apply a first voltage or a second voltage to a reference input of a power factor correction (PFC) circuit of the light driver based on the phase-cut detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20240090095
    Abstract: An integrated multi-layered lighting system includes a first board having a first component area and a first light area, a second board coupled to and offset from the first board, the second board having a first opening overlapping the first light area of the first board in a plan view, and a second component area overlapping the first component area of the first board in a plan view, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the first board and positioned in the first light area corresponding to the first opening of the second board, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of LEDs and including a plurality of first components coupled to the first board and positioned in the first component area and a plurality of second components coupled to the second board and positioned in the second component area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan