Patents by Inventor Jonathan King Mapel
Jonathan King Mapel 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).
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Publication number: 20230296216Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 11746971Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of artificial light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for controlling spatial tuning of one or more of a bright spot, a reflection, and a shadow of generated artificial light that is transmitted from one or more light emitting surfaces to one or more target areas. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: General Lighting Company, Inc.Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 11592152Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum and a ventilation element for generating a simulated breeze to artificially emulate conditions in an outside environment of an enclosed structure in which the lighting system is disposed. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The controller also controls the generated simulated breeze of the ventilation element to be one of a cool breeze and a warm breeze to artificially emulate the outside environment in correspondence with the artificially emulated daylight spectrum. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20220307660Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20220112994Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20220082817Abstract: An optical beam scanner includes a first optical beam steering device having a first surface thereon, which is configured to redirect a first optical beam incident thereon through reflection, refraction and/or diffraction of the first optical beam, and a second optical beam steering device having a second surface thereon, which is configured to reflect the redirected first optical beam incident thereon at a scanning target when both first and second surfaces are rotating about respective first and second axes of the first and second optical beam steering devices and the redirected first optical beam is tracing an uninterrupted loop on the second surface. The first optical beam steering device may be configured as a first monogon, a first prism, or a first grating, and the second optical beam steering device may be configured as a second monogon. The first and second axes may be collinear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Jonathan King Mapel, Andrew Carl Miner
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Patent number: 11242965Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: ABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 10768346Abstract: An optical beam steering device includes an at least partially optically transparent container having a polygonal reflector therein that is at least partially surrounded within the container by an optically transparent liquid. The polygonal reflector may be configured to have a center of mass, which is equivalent to its geometric center. In addition, the polygonal reflector may be configured so that a difference between an effective density of the polygonal reflector and a density of the optically transparent liquid is preferably less than about 2.1 grams per cubic centimeter. More preferably, the polygonal reflector and the optically transparent liquid may be collectively configured to be neutrally buoyant relative to each other within the container.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Mirada Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Carl Miner, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 10444488Abstract: An optical beam steering device can include a first electrically conductive fluid having an optically reflective surface thereon, and this first electrically conductive fluid may include a material that deforms in response to application of a first magnetic field and/or first electric field thereto. This first electrically conductive fluid may be an optically reflective material. The optically reflective surface may at least partially cover a non-fluid substrate that maintains its shape in response to the application of the first magnetic field and/or first electric field. A sealed package may be provided, which includes the optical beam steering device, and the first electrically conductive fluid, the non-fluid substrate and an ambient within the package may be collectively configured to yield a substantially neutrally buoyant condition therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Mirada Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Carl Miner, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20190101671Abstract: An optical beam steering device includes an at least partially optically transparent container having a polygonal reflector therein that is at least partially surrounded within the container by an optically transparent liquid. The polygonal reflector may be configured to have a center of mass, which is equivalent to its geometric center. In addition, the polygonal reflector may be configured so that a difference between an effective density of the polygonal reflector and a density of the optically transparent liquid is preferably less than about 2.1 grams per cubic centimeter. More preferably, the polygonal reflector and the optically transparent liquid may be collectively configured to be neutrally buoyant relative to each other within the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Andrew Carl Miner, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20180246315Abstract: An optical beam steering device can include a first electrically conductive fluid having an optically reflective surface thereon, and this first electrically conductive fluid may include a material that deforms in response to application of a first magnetic field and/or first electric field thereto. This first electrically conductive fluid may be an optically reflective material. The optically reflective surface may at least partially cover a non-fluid substrate that maintains its shape in response to the application of the first magnetic field and/or first electric field. A sealed package may be provided, which includes the optical beam steering device, and the first electrically conductive fluid, the non-fluid substrate and an ambient within the package may be collectively configured to yield a substantially neutrally buoyant condition therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Andrew Carl Miner, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20180153019Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 9894729Abstract: An artificial light system that emulates daylight. The system includes at least one light engine, a light diffuser and a controller that is configured to generate light engine control signals based upon geographic location data. The light engine control signals are used to tune at least one of intensity, color temperature and directionality.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Arborlight, Inc.Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20170257925Abstract: An artificial light system that emulates daylight. The system includes at least one light engine, a light diffuser and a controller that is configured to generate light engine control signals based upon geographic location data. The light engine control signals are used to tune at least one of intensity, color temperature and directionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Publication number: 20140117877Abstract: A natural light emulation system employs at least one lighting assembly for providing light simulating natural light. The lighting assembly has several light engines around a light well. The light engines each have a number of light sources capable of providing light to the light well. A controller calculates lighting parameters for natural light received at a location on earth, at a day of the year and time of day. The controller then selectively operates light sources to provide light of a calculated spectrum and intensity that simulates light of a given direction. A master controller may be employed to control a group of lighting assemblies, or to control several different groups which may be simulating natural light relating to different locations, time of day or day of the year parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Arborlight, LLCInventors: Jonathan King Mapel, Albert John Boehnlein, Michael Forbis
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Publication number: 20100139749Abstract: A solar concentrator for concentrating and communicating lower energy light than sunlight to a solar cell, having a chromophore comprised of at least one of neodymium, ytterbium, or vanadium, and having an optical waveguide for directing light to an optical communication region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: COVALENT SOLAR, INC.Inventor: Jonathan King Mapel