Patents by Inventor Kevin Carr Payne

Kevin Carr Payne 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).

  • Patent number: 9380684
    Abstract: Provided is an outdoor lighting assembly including at least one lighting arrays having one or more light sources configured for lighting a plurality of zones. At least one controller is operatively coupled to the at least one lighting array. The controller is configured to independently change optical outputs of the one or more light sources in each of the zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Kevin Carr Payne
  • Publication number: 20150296597
    Abstract: Provided is an outdoor lighting assembly including at least one lighting arrays having one or more light sources configured for lighting a plurality of zones. At least one controller is operatively coupled to the at least one lighting array. The controller is configured to independently change optical outputs of the one or more light sources in each of the zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Kevin Carr Payne
  • Publication number: 20150167950
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method and system including a component of a lighting device; a first electrical conductor coupled to the component of the lighting device; a tensioned electrical conductor; and an electrically conductive connection structure coupling the first electrical conductor to the tensioned electrical conductor, the connection structure reflowing to decouple the first electrical conductor from the tensioned electrical conductor in response to the connection structure being subjected to a thermal load exceeding a predetermined threshold melting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Carr Payne, Josip Brnada
  • Patent number: 8072163
    Abstract: A knowledge-based driver is provided for powering a solid-state light source with a constant current, including a memory that stores lumens per amp and volts per amp performance characterizations of the light source over time, and a controller that operates in a test mode to estimate the light source degradation based on voltage feedback obtained at a predetermined test current value, and to adjust the drive current in normal operating mode according to the estimated device degradation to implement constant lumens control without external optical feedback components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce Richard Roberts, Deeder Aurongzeb, Kevin Carr Payne
  • Publication number: 20110089855
    Abstract: A knowledge-based driver is provided for powering a solid-state light source with a constant current, including a memory that stores lumens per amp and volts per amp performance characterizations of the light source over time, and a controller that operates in a test mode to estimate the light source degradation based on voltage feedback obtained at a predetermined test current value, and to adjust the drive current in normal operating mode according to the estimated device degradation to implement constant lumens control without external optical feedback components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce Richard Roberts, Deeder Aurongzeb, Kevin Carr Payne