Patents by Inventor Manuel Lynch
Manuel Lynch 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: 20120300461Abstract: An illumination apparatus is provided having a panel including a plurality of circuit units on a dielectric surface. The circuit units include electrically conductive traces and at least one light emitting diode (LED). At least some of the circuit units have contacts for supplying power to the LED. The circuit units are preferably electrically interconnected so that power provided to one circuit unit also supplied power to at least a group of the circuit units. The apparatus with the circuit units may be cut or shaped to a predetermined or desired shape. Also provided are methods of manufacturing, assembling, and using the illumination apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: PERMLIGHT PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Publication number: 20120176795Abstract: An LED-based luminaire includes a driver configured to convert line voltage into a desired power configuration. Elongate fasteners attach one or more LED-based lighting modules to a mount member and also to energized poles of the power driver. The fasteners communicate electrical energy from the power driver to the lighting module. In one embodiment, the mount member functions as a heat sink, and it includes a bumpy surface coating having a texture with sufficient feature heights to enhance heat transfer between the heat sink and the surrounding environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventor: Manuel Lynch
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Patent number: 8188503Abstract: An illumination apparatus is provided having a panel including a plurality of circuit units on a dielectric surface. The circuit units include electrically conductive traces and at least one light emitting diode (LED). At least some of the circuit units have contacts for supplying power to the LED. The circuit units are preferably electrically interconnected so that power provided to one circuit unit also supplied power to at least a group of the circuit units. The apparatus with the circuit units may be cut or shaped to a predetermined or desired shape. Also provided are methods of manufacturing, assembling, and using the illumination apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Patent number: 8079731Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a base. The base is configured to move heat away from the array of LEDs to other portions of the base and further to the atmosphere or an adjacent housing. In one embodiment, a native oxide on the base electrically insulates the base from the LEDs. In another embodiment, a cover is removably disposed over the array of LEDs, and removal of the cover prevents electrical energization of the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Lenny Fraitag, Rehana Wijesinghe
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Patent number: 7939837Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Patent number: 7918591Abstract: An LED-based luminaire includes a driver configured to convert line voltage into a desired power configuration. Elongate fasteners attach one or more LED-based lighting modules to a mount member and also to energized poles of the power driver. The fasteners communicate electrical energy from the power driver to the lighting module. In one embodiment, the mount member functions as a heat sink, and it includes a bumpy surface coating having a texture with sufficient feature heights to enhance heat transfer between the heat sink and the surrounding environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventor: Manuel Lynch
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Patent number: 7582911Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Publication number: 20090086488Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Publication number: 20080055915Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a base. The base is configured to move heat away from the array of LEDs to other portions of the base and further to the atmosphere or an adjacent housing. In one embodiment, a native oxide on the base electrically insulates the base from the LEDs. In another embodiment, a cover is removably disposed over the array of LEDs, and removal of the cover prevents electrical energization of the LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Lenny Fraitag, Rehana Wijesinghe
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Patent number: 7329024Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a base. The base is configured to move heat away from the array of LEDs to other portions of the base and further to the atmosphere or an adjacent housing. In one embodiment, a native oxide on the base electrically insulates the base from the LEDs. In another embodiment, a cover is removably disposed over the array of LEDs, and removal of the cover prevents electrical energization of the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Lenny Fraitag, Rehana Wijesinghe
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Publication number: 20070041220Abstract: An LED-based luminaire includes a driver configured to convert line voltage into a desired power configuration. Elongate fasteners attach one or more LED-based lighting modules to a mount member and also to energized poles of the power driver. The fasteners communicate electrical energy from the power driver to the lighting module. In one embodiment, the mount member functions as a heat sink, and it includes a bumpy surface coating having a texture with sufficient feature heights to enhance heat transfer between the heat sink and the surrounding environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventor: Manuel Lynch
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Publication number: 20060267028Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Patent number: 7102172Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Permlight Products, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Publication number: 20060098165Abstract: A method and apparatus for disrupting digital photography uses one or more infrared, LED-based light sources that emit light generally not visible to the human eye yet readily detected by digital imaging equipment. Such detected infrared light disrupts the quality of an image that is obtained from a semi-conductor-based light detector and digitally recorded. Thus, digitally-recorded images are disrupted without disrupting live viewing of such images.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventor: Manuel Lynch
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Publication number: 20050251698Abstract: An illumination apparatus is provided having a panel including a plurality of circuit units on a dielectric surface. The circuit units include electrically conductive traces and at least one light emitting diode (LED). At least some of the circuit units have contacts for supplying power to the LED. The circuit units are preferably electrically interconnected so that power provided to one circuit unit also supplied power to at least a group of the circuit units. The apparatus with the circuit units may be cut or shaped to a predetermined or desired shape. Also provided are methods of manufacturing, assembling, and using the illumination apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag
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Publication number: 20050243556Abstract: A lighting system and method is disclosed wherein a sensor module controls a lighting apparatus comprising lamps that emit light having a wavelength within a first range of wavelengths. The sensor module comprises a sensor that is configured to detect light having a wavelength within a second range of wavelengths. The first and second ranges do not overlap one another. Accordingly, the sensor is blind to light from the lighting device. The sensor module controls the illumination of the lighting device in accordance with a predetermined strategy based upon the detection of a threshold intensity of light by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventor: Manuel Lynch
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Publication number: 20050190553Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a base. The base is configured to move heat away from the array of LEDs to other portions of the base and further to the atmosphere or an adjacent housing. In one embodiment, a native oxide on the base electrically insulates the base from the LEDs. In another embodiment, a cover is removably disposed over the array of LEDs, and removal of the cover prevents electrical energization of the LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Lenny Fraitag, Rehana Wijesinghe
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Publication number: 20050077525Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Manuel Lynch, Leonard Fraitag