Patents by Inventor John Torre

John Torre 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).

  • Pulse width modulator control circuit for generating a dimmer control voltage signal
    Patent number: 11589437
    Abstract: Provided herein is a lighting load control assembly, comprising: a circuit adapted to source a first lighting load controlling current to a lighting load and sink a second lighting load controlling current from the lighting load through a single common circuit element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Torre
  • Pulse Width Modulator Control Circuit for Generating a Dimmer Control Voltage Signal
    Publication number: 20220124887
    Abstract: Provided herein is a lighting load control assembly, comprising: a circuit adapted to source a first lighting load controlling current to a lighting load and sink a second lighting load controlling current from the lighting load through a single common circuit element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Torre
  • Flicker compensation in lighting devices
    Patent number: 9253854
    Abstract: A circuit (400) is described herein for controlling dimming of a lamp (112), the circuit comprising a switching circuit (422) configured to provide a chopped portion of an input AC power signal, a resettable inverting integrator circuit (426) configured to integrate the chopped portion of the input AC power signal such that a rise time of an output of the resettable inverting integrator circuit is proportional to a positive amplitude of the chopped portion of the input AC power signal and a fall time of the output of the resettable integrator is proportional to a negative amplitude of the chopped portion, such that an energy provided to the lamp based on the output of the resettable inverting integrator circuit is substantially equivalent from cycle-to-cycle of said input AC power signal regardless of a change in amplitude of the input AC power signal from cycle-to-cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: John Torre
  • Flicker Compensation in Lighting Devices
    Publication number: 20150271894
    Abstract: A circuit (400) is described herein for controlling dimming of a lamp (112), the circuit comprising a switching circuit (422) configured to provide a chopped portion of an input AC power signal, a resettable inverting integrator circuit (426) configured to integrate the chopped portion of the input AC power signal such that a rise time of an output of the resettable inverting integrator circuit is proportional to a positive amplitude of the chopped portion of the input AC power signal and a fall time of the output of the resettable integrator is proportional to a negative amplitude of the chopped portion, such that an energy provided to the lamp based on the output of the resettable inverting integrator circuit is substantially equivalent from cycle-to-cycle of said input AC power signal regardless of a change in amplitude of the input AC power signal from cycle-to-cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: John Torre