Patents by Inventor Jason Neudorf

Jason Neudorf 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).

  • DATA ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTED LED DRIVER
    Publication number: 20240224392
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • Data acquisition methods and apparatus for a network connected LED driver
    Patent number: 11963272
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • Inrush current limited AC/DC power converter apparatus
    Patent number: 11824433
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling and/or limiting inrush current is described. The system includes a buck converter section; a power factor conversion (PFC) boost converter section; and a storage capacitor section. In a first mode of operation, the boost converter section is disabled and the buck converter section is active and in a second mode of operation, the boost converter section is active and the buck converter section is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • DATA ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTED LED DRIVER
    Publication number: 20230254954
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • Data acquisition methods and apparatus for a network connected LED driver
    Patent number: 11632832
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • DATA ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTED LED DRIVER
    Publication number: 20220287162
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • Data acquisition methods and apparatus for a network connected LED driver
    Patent number: 11330683
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • INRUSH CURRENT LIMITED AC/DC POWER CONVERTER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210296981
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling and/or limiting inrush current is described. The system includes a buck converter section; a power factor conversion (PFC) boost converter section; and a storage capacitor section. In a first mode of operation, the boost converter section is disabled and the buck converter section is active and in a second mode of operation, the boost converter section is active and the buck converter section is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • DATA ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTED LED DRIVER
    Publication number: 20210235563
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jason NEUDORF, Steven LYONS, Kyle HATHAWAY
  • DATA ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTED LED DRIVER
    Publication number: 20200068680
    Abstract: A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jason NEUDORF, Steven LYONS, Kyle HATHAWAY
  • Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications
    Patent number: 10187946
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for configuring and powering light fixture loads for a LED low voltage distribution system. The method and apparatus include converting power being supplied for powering the set of light fixture loads and then limiting this converted power to a set of multiple current outputs supplied to the light fixture loads. The multiple current outputs are then split or regrouped prior to being delivered to the light fixture loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LUMASTREAM CANADA ULC
    Inventors: David Tikkanen, Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • NETWORK CONNECTED LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180352637
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for providing a network connected low voltage lighting system. In one embodiment, the disclosure may be seen as an Internet of Things (loT) network connected low voltage lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: David TIKKANEN, Jason NEUDORF, Chris BOOTH
  • Network connected low voltage lighting system
    Patent number: 10076016
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for providing a network connected low voltage lighting system. In one embodiment, the disclosure may be seen as an Internet of Things (IoT) network connected low voltage lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: LumaStream Canada ULC
    Inventors: David Tikkanen, Jason Neudorf, Chris Booth
  • Method and system for controlling solid state lighting via dithering
    Patent number: 9942954
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling solid state lighting. The solid state lighting is controlled by the combination of a constant current reduction approach and a dithering approaching. The constant current reduction approach is used over a high light intensity range while the dithering approach is used over a low light intensity range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LUMASTREAM CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Jason Neudorf, David Tikkanen
  • CONFIGURABLE LED DRIVER/DIMMER FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170359874
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for configuring and powering light fixture loads for a LED low voltage distribution system. The method and apparatus include converting power being supplied for powering the set of light fixture loads and then limiting this converted power to a set of multiple current outputs supplied to the light fixture loads. The multiple current outputs are then split or regrouped prior to being delivered to the light fixture loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: David TIKKANEN, Jason NEUDORF
  • Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications
    Patent number: 9775207
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for configuring and powering light fixture loads for a LED low voltage distribution system. The method and apparatus include converting power being supplied for powering the set of light fixture loads and then limiting this converted power to a set of multiple current outputs supplied to the light fixture loads. The multiple current outputs are then split or regrouped prior to being delivered to the light fixture loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: LUMASTREAM CANADA ULC
    Inventors: David Tikkanen, Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SOLID STATE LIGHTING VIA DITHERING
    Publication number: 20160360589
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling solid state lighting. The solid state lighting is controlled by the combination of a constant current reduction approach and a dithering approaching. The constant current reduction approach is used over a high light intensity range while the dithering approach is used over a low light intensity range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jason NEUDORF, David TIKKANEN
  • Method and system for controlling solid state lighting via dithering
    Patent number: 9433053
    Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling solid state lighting (SSL) devices including receiving dimming information; translating the dimming information into SSL control information, the SSL control information including load/LED control information and dithering information; and transmitting the SSL control information to a current source for controlling the SSL devices for white light illumination. Furthermore, the SSL device may be one of lower power light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs, and high power LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LUMASTREAM CANADA ULC
    Inventor: Jason Neudorf
  • CONFIGURABLE LED DRIVER/DIMMER FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160198541
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for configuring and powering light fixture loads for a LED low voltage distribution system. The method and apparatus include converting power being supplied for powering the set of light fixture loads and then limiting this converted power to a set of multiple current outputs supplied to the light fixture loads. The multiple current outputs are then split or regrouped prior to being delivered to the light fixture loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: David TIKKANEN, Jason NEUDORF, Steven LYONS, Kyle HATHAWAY
  • Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications
    Patent number: RE49872
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for configuring and powering light fixture loads for a LED low voltage distribution system. The method and apparatus include converting power being supplied for powering the set of light fixture loads and then limiting this converted power to a set of multiple current outputs supplied to the light fixture loads. The multiple current outputs are then split or regrouped prior to being delivered to the light fixture loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventors: David Tikkanen, I, Jason Neudorf, Steven Lyons, Kyle Hathaway