Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Plaskon

Jeffrey Plaskon 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).

  • Lighting control system with improved efficiency
    Patent number: 8633653
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of fixtures, wherein each fixture includes a plurality of fluorescent lamps. A dimming ballast is operatively coupled to each fixture, each dimming ballast receives power from an outside source that is delivered to the fluorescent lamps within each corresponding fixture. A control module communicates with each dimming ballast, the control module receives a lighting level from an outside source, determines the most power efficient lighting solution and outputs a control signal to each dimming ballast related to the light output level of each lamp within each fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Duffy, Bruce Roberts, Jeffrey Plaskon, Lazlo Balazs, Istvan Maros, Avi Shertok
  • LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20110215730
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of fixtures, wherein each fixture includes a plurality of fluorescent lamps. A dimming ballast is operatively coupled to each fixture, each dimming ballast receives power from an outside source that is delivered to the fluorescent lamps within each corresponding fixture. A control module communicates with each dimming ballast, the control module receives a lighting level from an outside source, determines the most power efficient lighting solution and outputs a control signal to each dimming ballast related to the light output level of each lamp within each fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Duffy, Bruce Roberts, Jeffrey Plaskon, Lazlo Balazs, Istvan Maros, Avi Shertok