Patents by Inventor Marc KESSELS

Marc KESSELS 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: 11044793
    Abstract: A lighting circuit and methods of manufacturing and controlling a lighting circuit are described. The lighting circuit includes a first array of semiconductor light sources, a separate second array of semiconductor light sources, and a shared array of semiconductor light sources. A first driver is electrically coupled to provide a first drive current to the first array and the shared array. A second driver is electrically coupled to provide a second drive current to the shared array and the second array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Marc Kessels
  • Publication number: 20200077477
    Abstract: A lighting circuit and methods of manufacturing and controlling a lighting circuit are described. The lighting circuit includes a first array of semiconductor light sources, a separate second array of semiconductor light sources, and a shared array of semiconductor light sources. A first driver is electrically coupled to provide a first drive current to the first array and the shared array. A second driver is electrically coupled to provide a second drive current to the shared array and the second array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Marc KESSELS
  • Patent number: D973245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marcel Borgen, Josef Schug, Wilbert Heffels, Juergen Mertens, Marc Kessels