Patents by Inventor James William FIRIS

James William FIRIS 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: 11310880
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing having an endcap, an optical portion, and components located within the housing, the components including a plurality of LED segments and a reconfiguration circuit configured to route LED segment electrical connections from a serial to a parallel mode, an LED driver circuit, a line sense circuit to detect presence/absence of AC line voltage, and a rechargeable battery connected to a boost driver circuit to provide electrical power to the LED light source in the absence of line voltage, and a control processor to monitor and control one or more of the plurality of components. The LED lamp configured to illuminate all LED segments irrespective of the presence or absence of the line voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Savant Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, James William Firis, Morgan Lane McMahon
  • Patent number: 11112065
    Abstract: A HID solid state retrofit lamp includes a circumferential array of solid state light sources mounted on circuit boards, a heat sink located in the lamp's interior volume, and a fan positioned in the interior volume to force airflow across the heat sink. A capper assembly includes at least one aperture to vent the interior volume, and an intermediate circuit board within the capper assembly. The intermediate circuit board distributes electrical power to the circuit boards by tabs and contacts extending from the boards that are mechanically bonded together. An optical transmissive shield is positioned exterior to the circumferential array, and can include prismatic structures to direct light emitted from the LED sources in an off axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Thomas Alexander Knapp, Benjamin Lee Yoder, James William Firis
  • Publication number: 20200378564
    Abstract: A HID solid state retrofit lamp includes a circumferential array of solid state light sources mounted on circuit boards, a heat sink located in the lamp's interior volume, and a fan positioned in the interior volume to force airflow across the heat sink. A capper assembly includes at least one aperture to vent the interior volume, and an intermediate circuit board within the capper assembly. The intermediate circuit board distributes electrical power to the circuit boards by tabs and contacts extending from the boards that are mechanically bonded together. An optical transmissive shield is positioned exterior to the circumferential array, and can include prismatic structures to direct light emitted from the LED sources in an off axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Raghu RAMAIAH, Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Benjamin Lee YODER, James William FIRIS
  • Patent number: 10788163
    Abstract: A solid state lamp for retrofit of an HID includes a circumferential array of solid state light sources mounted on circuit boards, a heat sink located in the lamp's interior volume, and a fan positioned in the interior volume to force airflow across the heat sink. A capper assembly includes at least one aperture to vent the interior volume, and an intermediate circuit board within the capper assembly. The intermediate circuit board distributes electrical power to the circuit boards by tabs and contacts extending from the boards that are mechanically bonded together. An optical transmissive shield is positioned exterior to the circumferential array, and can include prismatic structures to direct light emitted from the LED sources in an off axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Thomas Alexander Knapp, Benjamin Lee Yoder, James William Firis
  • Publication number: 20200113033
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing having an endcap, an optical portion, and components located within the housing, the components including a plurality of LED segments and a reconfiguration circuit configured to route LED segment electrical connections from a serial to a parallel mode, an LED driver circuit, a line sense circuit to detect presence/absence of AC line voltage, and a rechargeable battery connected to a boost driver circuit to provide electrical power to the LED light source in the absence of line voltage, and a control processor to monitor and control one or more of the plurality of components. The LED lamp configured to illuminate all LED segments irrespective of the presence or absence of the line voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: CONSUMER LIGHTING (U.S.), LLC
    Inventors: Raghu RAMAIAH, James William FIRIS, Morgan Lane MCMAHON
  • Patent number: 10495263
    Abstract: An overcoated LED filament includes an LED filament comprising one or more LED dies coated with an underlying layer of a phosphor material exhibiting a colored appearance, and an over-coated layer comprising a resinous material loaded with a scattering agent that causes the LED filament to appear white.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Consumer Lighting (U.S.), LLC
    Inventors: Ashfaqul I. Chowdhury, Tomislav Josip Stimac, Kevin Jeffrey Benner, James William Firis
  • Publication number: 20190128481
    Abstract: An overcoated LED filament includes an LED filament comprising one or more LED dies coated with an underlying layer of a phosphor material exhibiting a colored appearance, and an over-coated layer comprising a resinous material loaded with a scattering agent that causes the LED filament to appear white.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Ashfaqul I. CHOWDHURY, Tomislav Josip STIMAC, Kevin Jeffrey Benner, James William FIRIS
  • Publication number: 20180238500
    Abstract: A solid state lamp for retrofit of an HID includes a circumferential array of solid state light sources mounted on circuit boards, a heat sink located in the lamp's interior volume, and a fan positioned in the interior volume to force airflow across the heat sink. A capper assembly includes at least one aperture to vent the interior volume, and an intermediate circuit board within the capper assembly. The intermediate circuit board distributes electrical power to the circuit boards by tabs and contacts extending from the boards that are mechanically bonded together. An optical transmissive shield is positioned exterior to the circumferential array, and can include prismatic structures to direct light emitted from the LED sources in an off axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Raghu RAMAIAH, Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Benjamin Lee YODER, James William FIRIS