Patents by Inventor Mark J. Mayer

Mark J. Mayer 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: 10139095
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lamp that utilizes a reflector and a light source with light-emitting diode (LED) devices to generate an optical intensity distribution substantially similar to that of a conventional incandescent light bulb. These embodiments utilize an operation configuration with parameters that define relationships between components of the lamp to generate the optical intensity distribution. These parameters can, in one example, set out the position of the reflector relative to the light source as well as the ratio between dimensions of the reflector and the light source. In one embodiment, the reflector is in position relative to the light source to form a blocking area proximate the light source that defines a part of the lamp that does not diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Lee Yoder, William Stewart Johnson, Roderick Fitzgerald Rebman, Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Mark J. Mayer, Jeyachandrabose Chinniah
  • Patent number: 9841175
    Abstract: An optical element for transmission of light produced by a solid state emitter includes at least one diffuser element, and a reflector supported by the at least one diffuser element and paced-apart from the emitter, the reflector defining an annular lip having an aperture therein and an axis normal to a plane defined by the aperture. The reflector further includes a first frustoconical surface coupled with the annular lip and angling outwardly in a first direction at a first angle relative to the axis, a second frustoconical surface coupled to the first frustoconical surface and angled outwardly at a second angle in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third surface coupled with the second frustoconical surface and angling outwardly at a third angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Jeremias Anthony Martins, Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Dengke Cai, Mark J. Mayer, Benjamin Lee Yoder
  • Patent number: 9791116
    Abstract: A light fixture suitable for illuminating a remote surface. The fixture includes a post adapted to receive at least two substantially identical light engine modules. Each module includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. Each module includes an edge adapted for mounting to the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew S. Mrakovich, Mark J. Mayer, Thomas E. Zink
  • Patent number: 9611999
    Abstract: A multi-reflector lighting apparatus including a reflector having a reflecting layer deposited on a base layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes a first oxide layer deposited on the reflecting layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes a second oxide layer deposited on the first oxide layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes an alternating plurality of a relatively low refractive index oxide layer material and a relatively high refractive index oxide layer material deposited on the second oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Benjamin James Ward, Tianji Zhao
  • Patent number: 9546771
    Abstract: A pillow optic array comprising a plurality of first order pillow optic elements arranged as a two-dimensional grid with a plurality of interstice spaces between adjacent first order pillow optic elements. Each of a plurality of second order pillow optic elements, located within respective interstice spaces. Pillow optic elements of the second order have a predetermined dimension that is less than a predetermined dimension for pillow optic elements of the first order. A ratio of a cross-sectional width of pillow optic elements to a cross-sectional height of pillow optic element is the same proportion for each order of pillow optic elements in the pillow optic array, the cross-sectional width being located in a plane along the pillow optic array and the cross-sectional height located in a plane vertical to the pillow optic array. The higher order pillow optic elements touching, about tangentially, a lower order pillow optic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Mark J. Mayer
  • Patent number: 9471717
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a first incident angle at which light from a light source will impinge on a first thin-film reflective stack of a planned first reflector for a lighting system. The method also includes determining a second incident angle at which light from the light source will impinge on a second thin-film reflective stack of a planned second reflector for the lighting system. The method further includes designing, using a processor executing a software package, the first reflector, comprising tuning a reflective characteristic of the first thin-film reflective stack as a function of the first incident angle determined, and designing, using the processor executing the software package, the second reflector, comprising tuning a reflective characteristic of the second thin-film reflective stack as a function of the second incident angle determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin James Ward, Mark J Mayer, Koushik Saha, Dengke Cai, Gabriel Michael Smith
  • Publication number: 20160258596
    Abstract: A reflector that includes a substrate and a film disposed onto the substrate is provided. The film may include gas barrier layers configured to protect a reflective layer included in the film by blocking gas molecules from the top of the reflective layer and gas molecules originating from the bottom of the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Tianji Zhao, Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Benjamin James Ward
  • 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: 20160102841
    Abstract: A silver-based reflector includes a hybrid protection layer that includes a thin Aluminum (Al) protection layer thermally deposited onto a Silver (Ag) reflective layer, which prevents yellowing or tarnishing of the Ag reflective layer. In an embodiment, a lamp reflector is formed by providing a substrate material in the shape of a reflector, thermally depositing an Ag reflective layer onto the an interior surface of the reflector having a sufficient thickness to reflect light, and thermally depositing an Al protective layer onto the Ag reflective layer to protect the Ag reflective layer from oxidation and sulfide formation. The Al protective layer has a thickness within the range of about 30 angstroms (?) to about 100 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Tianji Zhao
  • Publication number: 20160018080
    Abstract: Provided is a method including depositing a reflecting layer on a base layer. The method further includes depositing a first oxide layer on the reflecting layer. The method further includes depositing a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer. The method further includes depositing an alternating plurality of a relatively low refractive index oxide layer material and a relatively high refractive index oxide layer material on the second oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke CAI, Mark J. MAYER, Koushik Saha, Benjamin James WARD, Tianji ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20160020370
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package according to various embodiments can include a metal substrate having a surface roughness. A thin film coated reflector is applied to the metal substrate. At least one light emitting diode (LED) chip is mounted above at least a portion of the metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Cherian Jacob, Mark J. Mayer, Koushik Saha, Xiaomei Lou, Gabriel Michael Smith, Benjamin James Ward
  • Patent number: 9236545
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-layer reflective coating for application to a lighting housing assembly, including a polymer substrate adjacent a polymer base coat layer applied to the lighting housing. Atop the polymer base coat layer is an aluminum adhesion layer, followed by a diffusive barrier layer, and a silver reflective layer. The aluminum adhesion layer promotes adhesion between the polymer base coat layer and the silver reflective layer. The diffusive barrier layer prevents aluminum and silver interaction, which could form a silver and aluminum alloy. A spectrum tunable layer is applied atop the silver reflective layer for spectrum tuning the silver reflective layer for maximum compatibility with a light emitting diode (LED) lighting source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Gabriel Michael Smith, Xiaomei Lou, Koushik Saha, Mark J Mayer, Peter W Brown, Tianji Zhao
  • 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: 20150267908
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting assembly including at least one thermally conductive substrate and on multilayered interference dielectric thin film coating. The treated lighting assembly substrate effectively redistributes heat at various vector locations on the optical reflector to cooler vector locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Michael Smith, Mark J MAYER, Koushik SAHA, Dengke CAI, Matthew Steven MRAKOVICH
  • Publication number: 20150267894
    Abstract: Provided is a method including determining a first incident angle at which light from a light source will impinge on a first thin-film reflective stack of a planned first reflector for a lighting system. The method also includes determining a second incident angle at which light from the light source will impinge on a second thin-film reflective stack of a planned second reflector for the lighting system. The method further includes designing, using a processor executing a software package, the first reflector, comprising tuning a reflective characteristic of the first thin-film reflective stack as a function of the first incident angle determined, and designing, using the processor executing the software package, the second reflector, comprising tuning a reflective characteristic of the second thin-film reflective stack as a function of the second incident angle determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC.
    Inventors: Benjamin James WARD, Mark J. MAYER, Koushik SAHA, Dengke CAI, Gabriel Michael SMITH
  • Publication number: 20150212240
    Abstract: A reflective structure includes a polymer layer and a reflective coating applied to the plastic substrate. The reflective coating includes a first hybrid metal oxide layer, a reflective metal layer, a second hybrid metal oxide layer, and a protective coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Dengke CAI, Cherian JACOB, Emily Lauren MARTIS, Mark J. MAYER, Koushik SAHA, Benjamin James WARD
  • Publication number: 20150138782
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-layer reflective coating for application to a lighting housing assembly, including a polymer substrate adjacent a polymer base coat layer applied to the lighting housing. Atop the polymer base coat layer is an aluminum adhesion layer, followed by a diffusive barrier layer, and a silver reflective layer. The aluminum adhesion layer promotes adhesion between the polymer base coat layer and the silver reflective layer. The diffusive barrier layer prevents aluminum and silver interaction, which could form a silver and aluminum alloy. A spectrum tunable layer is applied atop the silver reflective layer for spectrum tuning the silver reflective layer for maximum compatibility with a light emitting diode (LED) lighting source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Gabriel Michael Smith, Xiaomei Lou, Koushik Saha, Mark J. Mayer, Peter W. Brown, Tianji Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150131294
    Abstract: An optical element for transmission of light produced by a solid state emitter includes at least one diffuser element, and a reflector supported by the at least one diffuser element and paced-apart from the emitter, the reflector defining an annular lip having an aperture therein and an axis normal to a plane defined by the aperture. The reflector further includes a first frustoconical surface coupled with the annular lip and angling outwardly in a first direction at a first angle relative to the axis, a second frustoconical surface coupled to the first frustoconical surface and angled outwardly at a second angle in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third surface coupled with the second frustoconical surface and angling outwardly at a third angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Jeremias Anthony Martins, Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Dengke Cai, Mark J. Mayer, Benjamin Lee Yoder
  • Publication number: 20150131295
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting diode (LED) reflector assembly. The reflector assembly includes a metallic substrate, a porcelain coating overlaying a metallic substrate, and a multi-layer thin-film layer overlaying the porcelain coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. MAYER, Dengke CAI, Xiaomei LOU, Koushik SAHA, Gabriel Michael SMITH, Benjamin James WARD
  • Publication number: 20150062925
    Abstract: Provided is a reflector for an optical source including an elongated piece configured for reflecting light from the optical source onto a first reflective lighting zone. The reflector also includes at least two end-pieces connectable to respective ends of the elongated piece, each being configured to reflect the light onto second and third reflective lighting zones, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Abby S. F. MOSHER, William H. BALHORN, Xiaomei LOU, Mark J. MAYER, Matthew S. MRAKOVICH, Koushik Babi SAHA