Patents by Inventor Joe Stelzer

Joe Stelzer 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).

  • Universal lighting source controller with integral power metering
    Patent number: 8649882
    Abstract: A universal lighting source controller including integral power metering for use with substantially all light source types including fluorescent, incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, light emitting diode (“LED”), high density discharge (“HID”), neon, and cold cathode. The lighting source controller includes a line voltage dimming circuit that can control the intensity of light sources in a lighting circuit and measures the actual amount of power consumed by the light sources. The line voltage dimming circuit includes a triac circuit for controlling this intensity and current and voltage detection circuits for measuring the power consumption. The lighting source controller can also include low voltage dimming circuits to provide a control signal to light sources having electronic or magnetic dimming ballasts to set the intensity of these light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joe Stelzer, Kenneth Walma, James Moan
  • Universal Lighting Source Controller with Integral Power Metering
    Publication number: 20130154511
    Abstract: A universal lighting source controller including integral power metering for use with substantially all light source types including fluorescent, incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, light emitting diode (“LED”), high density discharge (“HID”), neon, and cold cathode. The lighting source controller includes a line voltage dimming circuit that can control the intensity of light sources in a lighting circuit and measures the actual amount of power consumed by the light sources. The line voltage dimming circuit includes a triac circuit for controlling this intensity and current and voltage detection circuits for measuring the power consumption. The lighting source controller can also include low voltage dimming circuits to provide a control signal to light sources having electronic or magnetic dimming ballasts to set the intensity of these light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Joe Stelzer, Kenneth Walma, James Moan
  • Universal Lighting Source Controller with Integral Power Metering
    Publication number: 20100289430
    Abstract: A universal lighting source controller including integral power metering for use with substantially all light source types including fluorescent, incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, light emitting diode (“LED”), high density discharge (“HID”), neon, and cold cathode. The lighting source controller includes a line voltage dimming circuit that can control the intensity of light sources in a lighting circuit and measures the actual amount of power consumed by the light sources. The line voltage dimming circuit includes a triac circuit for controlling this intensity and current and voltage detection circuits for measuring the power consumption. The lighting source controller can also include low voltage dimming circuits to provide a control signal to light sources having electronic or magnetic dimming ballasts to set the intensity of these light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joe Stelzer, Kenneth Walma