Patents by Inventor Krister Bergenek
Krister Bergenek 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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Patent number: 11818816Abstract: A driver expansion module for retrofitting a driver with at least one adjustable output parameter is provided. The driver expansion module comprises an interface for connecting the driver expansion module to the driver, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to send a control signal to a control input of the driver to adjust the at least one output parameter of the driver. A driver is further provided, as well as a driver system and a light management system.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek, David Chilachava
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Patent number: 11800618Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Patrick Kotal, Krister Bergenek, Shijun Nie
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Publication number: 20230171862Abstract: A lighting device for generating a white mixed light having controllable spectral characteristics is provided. The lighting device comprises a number of white light sources for each making a contribution to the white mixed light by generating a white light with a respective spectral expression in each case that can be quantitatively characterized, so that the white lights generated by the white light sources can form corner points of a target range for the resulting mixed light in a spectral light parameter space. The lighting device further comprises control electronics for controlling proportional contributions of the white light sources so that the position corresponding to the resulting mixed white light can be varied within the target area spanned on the corner points in the spectral light parameter space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventor: Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 11570863Abstract: A lighting device for generating a white mixed light having controllable spectral characteristics is provided. The lighting device comprises a number of white light sources for each making a contribution to the white mixed light by generating a white light with a respective spectral expression in each case that can be quantitatively characterized, so that the white lights generated by the white light sources can form corner points of a target range for the resulting mixed light in a spectral light parameter space. The lighting device further comprises control electronics for controlling proportional contributions of the white light sources so that the position corresponding to the resulting mixed white light can be varied within the target area spanned on the corner points in the spectral light parameter space.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventor: Krister Bergenek
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Publication number: 20220346202Abstract: A light engine with a driver interface is provided. The light engine is configured to be driven by a driver via the driver interface. The light engine comprises an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit comprises a number of LED stands each comprising a number of LEDs. The light engine further comprises a control unit comprising a memory unit for storing a maximum allowable current value for the light engine, and a digital interface for receiving and/or sending data, wherein the control unit is configured to output the maximum allowable current value stored in the memory unit via the digital interface for configuring the driver so that the electric current provided by the driver does not exceed the maximum allowable current value of the light engine. A driver and a system are further specified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Alexander Niggebaum, Philipp Klier
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Publication number: 20220295619Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Patrick KOTAL, Krister BERGENEK, Shijun NIE
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Publication number: 20220265889Abstract: A lighting device for disinfecting air in an environment is provided. The lighting device comprises at least one UVC light source for generating a UVC light. The lighting device further comprises a beam-shaping element for shaping the UVC light into a UVC beam, and a beam-reflecting element for substantially completely capturing the UVC beam. The beam-reflecting element is connected downstream of the beam-shaping element in such a way that between the beam-shaping element and the beam-reflecting element there is a disinfection space for air disinfection which is freely accessible to the air, and wherein the beam-reflecting element is further adapted to radiate the detected UVC beam in a controlled manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventor: Krister Bergenek
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Publication number: 20220264718Abstract: A lighting device for generating a white mixed light having controllable spectral characteristics is provided. The lighting device comprises a number of white light sources for each making a contribution to the white mixed light by generating a white light with a respective spectral expression in each case that can be quantitatively characterized, so that the white lights generated by the white light sources can form corner points of a target range for the resulting mixed light in a spectral light parameter space. The lighting device further comprises control electronics for controlling proportional contributions of the white light sources so that the position corresponding to the resulting mixed white light can be varied within the target area spanned on the corner points in the spectral light parameter space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventor: Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 11399423Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Patrick Kotal, Krister Bergenek, Shijun Nie
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Publication number: 20220183129Abstract: A lighting device for forming systems of lighting devices and a method for operating the system of lighting devices are disclosed. The lighting device comprises a lighting source for generating light, control electronics for controlling the lighting source, as well as at least one radar sensor for detecting presence information. The radar sensor is equipped with at least one HF emitter and at least one HF receiver, wherein the HF emitter and the HF receiver are designed in such a way that they can be used as a communication channel for transmitting data with other lighting devices. The control electronics are designed to control the lighting source based on the presence information and/or on the transmitted data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Alexander Niggebaum
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Publication number: 20220078894Abstract: A driver expansion module for retrofitting a driver with at least one adjustable output parameter is provided. The driver expansion module comprises an interface for connecting the driver expansion module to the driver, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to send a control signal to a control input of the driver to adjust the at least one output parameter of the driver. A driver is further provided, as well as a driver system and a light management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek, David Chilachava
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Patent number: 11201141Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed. In an embodiment a light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diode chips arranged on a mounting surface of a carrier, a first translucent element and a second translucent element, wherein the first translucent element is arranged over the plurality of light-emitting diode chips as viewed from the mounting surface and the second translucent element is disposed on a side of the plurality of light-emitting diode chips opposite the first translucent element such that the light-emitting diode chips are arranged between the first and second translucent elements, wherein the first and second translucent elements are configured to emit light generated by the light-emitting diode chips during operation outwardly, and wherein the first and second translucent elements appear white or grey in daylight.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBHInventors: Sergey Kudaev, Krister Bergenek
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Publication number: 20210348741Abstract: A main unit of a lighting device with expandable functionality. The main unit includes at least one light source, driver electronics, and a housing with an at least partially light-permeable housing wall. The main unit further includes a coupling element for forming a wireless coupling interface to an extension unit, wherein the coupling element is located within the housing and is designed such that the wireless coupling between the main unit and the extension unit through the partially light-permeable housing wall is carried out. Furthermore, an extension unit and a lighting device are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Alexander Niggebaum, Krister Bergenek
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Publication number: 20210298151Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Patrick KOTAL, Krister BERGENEK, Shijun NIE
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Patent number: 10697592Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting means comprising at least two LEDs, mounted on opposite sides of a flat printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being combined with a reflector which is free of LEDs, a part of the light emitted by each LED being reflected by the reflector to homogenize the light distribution generated by the lighting means, and specifically in each case with a directional component parallel to a surface direction of the flat printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt
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Patent number: 10655791Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a luminous means having a cap and an outer bulb in which LEDs are arranged on a flat multilayer substrate which is constructed, at least in regions, from at least two substrate layers between two outside surfaces which are opposite one another, wherein the at least two substrate layers are formed from a flat substrate sheet which is laid back on itself, and wherein the LEDs are mounted on a side surface of the substrate sheet, which at least proportionally forms the two outside surfaces of the multilayer substrate in each case on account of the substrate sheet being laid back, in such a manner that at least one of the LEDs is mounted in each case on both of the two outside surfaces of the multilayer substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt, Andreas Kloss, Frank Vollkommer
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Patent number: 10533729Abstract: A light source may include an LED chip having a light-emitting surface, on which a luminophore layer is arranged. The luminophore layer may include adjacently arranged regions having different luminophores. A lighting device may include at least one light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventor: Krister Bergenek
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Patent number: 10527274Abstract: A light fixture comprises two cooling elements and a plurality of semiconductor lighting elements, wherein each cooling element has a central portion and a wall portion which extends away from the central portion and at least partially surrounds an interior of a cooling element. The two cooling elements are arranged opposite one another. An annular opening for exchange of air with the environment is present between the two cooling elements. The semiconductor lighting elements are arranged on the outside of the wall portion of the cooling elements. A corresponding cooling element has two or more vanes, wherein all vanes are connected to one another by means of a central connecting element. Each vane extends in an axial direction and in a circumferential direction and has a curvature in the axial direction and preferably a curvature in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Krister Bergenek, Meik Weckbecker, Stephan Finger, Andreas Kloss
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Patent number: 10495262Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting means comprising at least two LEDs mounted on opposite sides of a flat printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being combined with a reflector which is free of LEDs, a part of the light emitted by each LED being reflected by the reflector to homogenize the light distribution generated by the lighting means, and specifically in each case with a directional component parallel to a surface direction of the flat printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Bosl, Andreas Dobner, Tobias Schmidt, Andreas Kloss, Frank Vollkommer
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Publication number: 20190295993Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed. In an embodiment a light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diode chips arranged on a mounting surface of a carrier, a first translucent element and a second translucent element, wherein the first translucent element is arranged over the plurality of light-emitting diode chips as viewed from the mounting surface and the second translucent element is disposed on a side of the plurality of light-emitting diode chips opposite the first translucent element such that the light-emitting diode chips are arranged between the first and second translucent elements, wherein the first and second translucent elements are configured to emit light generated by the light-emitting diode chips during operation outwardly, and wherein the first and second translucent elements appear white or grey in daylight.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Sergey Kudaev, Krister Bergenek