Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Limpert
Matthew P. Limpert 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: 20210000019Abstract: A lighting apparatus that includes a flexible circuit substrate that has a front face and an opposite back face, and a first end and an opposite second end; a first plurality of LED dice on the flexible substrate, wherein each die of the first plurality of LED dice emits blue light; a second plurality of LED dice that emits red light; a third plurality of LED dice that emits infrared, wherein the first, second and third plurality of LEDs each emit a full-width-half-maximum bandwidth of no more than 50 nm in each of their respective colors. Some embodiments provide variable spacing to the apparatus and variable scheduled lighting periods and accommodate various types of botanical plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Jason P. Green, Charles A. Lemaire
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Publication number: 20200323149Abstract: A plant-light system that includes a plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets, wherein each ducted plant-lighting plenum sheet includes a plurality of flexible perforated LED sheets, each LED sheet including a plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid, the plurality of LEDs including LEDs emitting light that appears red, light that appears blue, light that appears white, and light that is at least mostly infrared light, wherein each plant lighting sheet has a length and a width, and wherein the plurality of lighting sheets is arranged along a length of a room; a plurality of plant-holding pockets arranged along the length of the room generally parallel to the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets; and a plant-lighting plenum sheets motion and withdrawal system arranged to move the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets to a plurality of different locations relative to the plurality of plant-holding pockets for different time periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Matthew P. Limpert, Barbara A. DeBaun, Walter J. Paciorek, John T. Golle, Charles A. Lemaire
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Patent number: 10779478Abstract: A light system that includes one or more lighting sheets including a first lighting sheet, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a first plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid of intersecting rows and columns of electrical conductors on an insulating substrate, wherein the first plurality of LEDs emit light having a first color spectrum, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet, wherein each one of the plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet is positioned between an adjacent pair of rows of electrical conductors and between an adjacent pair of columns of electrical conductors of the first lighting sheet; and an acoustic tile, wherein the first lighting sheet is mounted to the acoustic tile. Some embodiments include a plurality of layered light sheets, optionally individually controlled for color and/or brightness.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: Heilux, LLCInventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Charles A. Lemaire, Brad Dorholt, Mark A. Pinchot
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Patent number: 10602671Abstract: A plant-light system that includes a plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets, wherein each ducted plant-lighting plenum sheet includes a plurality of flexible perforated LED sheets, each LED sheet including a plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid, the plurality of LEDs including LEDs emitting light that appears red, light that appears blue, light that appears white, and light that is at least mostly infrared light, wherein each plant lighting sheet has a length and a width, and wherein the plurality of lighting sheets is arranged along a length of a room; a plurality of plant-holding pockets arranged along the length of the room generally parallel to the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets; and a plant-lighting plenum sheets motion and withdrawal system arranged to move the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets to a plurality of different locations relative to the plurality of plant-holding pockets for different time periods.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Grow Lites, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Limpert, Barbara A. DeBaun, Walter J. Paciorek, John T. Golle, Charles A. Lemaire
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Patent number: 10595469Abstract: A lighting apparatus that includes a flexible circuit substrate that has a front face and an opposite back face, and a first end and an opposite second end; a first plurality of LED dice on the flexible substrate, wherein each die of the first plurality of LED dice emits blue light; a second plurality of LED dice that emits red light; a third plurality of LED dice that emits infrared, wherein the first, second and third plurality of LEDs each emit a full-width-half-maximum bandwidth of no more than 50 nm in each of their respective colors; a first and second end cap affixed to opposite ends of flexible substrate and configured to curve the first face of the flexible circuit substrate into a concave shape; and a pole bracket connected to the end caps for attaching to a pole that supports the lighting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Grow Lites, LLCInventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Jason P. Green, Charles A. Lemaire
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Publication number: 20190257507Abstract: A light system that includes one or more lighting sheets including a first lighting sheet, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a first plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid of intersecting rows and columns of electrical conductors on an insulating substrate, wherein the first plurality of LEDs emit light having a first color spectrum, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet, wherein each one of the plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet is positioned between an adjacent pair of rows of electrical conductors and between an adjacent pair of columns of electrical conductors of the first lighting sheet; and an acoustic tile, wherein the first lighting sheet is mounted to the acoustic tile. Some embodiments include a plurality of layered light sheets, optionally individually controlled for color and/or brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Charles A. Lemaire, Brad Dorholt, Mark A. Pinchot
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Publication number: 20190223386Abstract: A plant-light system that includes a plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets, wherein each ducted plant-lighting plenum sheet includes a plurality of flexible perforated LED sheets, each LED sheet including a plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid, the plurality of LEDs including LEDs emitting light that appears red, light that appears blue, light that appears white, and light that is at least mostly infrared light, wherein each plant lighting sheet has a length and a width, and wherein the plurality of lighting sheets is arranged along a length of a room; a plurality of plant-holding pockets arranged along the length of the room generally parallel to the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets; and a plant-lighting plenum sheets motion and withdrawal system arranged to move the plurality of ducted plant-lighting plenum sheets to a plurality of different locations relative to the plurality of plant-holding pockets for different time periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Matthew P. Limpert, Barbara A. DeBaun, Walter J. Paciorek, John T. Golle, Charles A. Lemaire
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Publication number: 20190150372Abstract: A lighting apparatus that includes a flexible circuit substrate that has a front face and an opposite back face, and a first end and an opposite second end; a first plurality of LED dice on the flexible substrate, wherein each die of the first plurality of LED dice emits blue light; a second plurality of LED dice that emits red light; a third plurality of LED dice that emits infrared, wherein the first, second and third plurality of LEDs each emit a full-width-half-maximum bandwidth of no more than 50 nm in each of their respective colors; a first and second end cap affixed to opposite ends of flexible substrate and configured to curve the first face of the flexible circuit substrate into a concave shape; and a pole bracket connected to the end caps for attaching to a pole that supports the lighting apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Jason P. Green, Charles A. Lemaire
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Patent number: 10215387Abstract: A light system that includes one or more lighting sheets including a first lighting sheet, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a first plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid of intersecting rows and columns of electrical conductors on an insulating substrate, wherein the first plurality of LEDs emit light having a first color spectrum, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet, wherein each one of the plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet is positioned between an adjacent pair of rows of electrical conductors and between an adjacent pair of columns of electrical conductors of the first lighting sheet; and an acoustic tile, wherein the first lighting sheet is mounted to the acoustic tile. Some embodiments include a plurality of layered light sheets, optionally individually controlled for color and/or brightness.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: Heilux, LLCInventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Charles A. Lemaire, Brad Dorholt, Mark A. Pinchot
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Publication number: 20180135840Abstract: A light system that includes one or more lighting sheets including a first lighting sheet, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a first plurality of LEDs arranged on a grid of intersecting rows and columns of electrical conductors on an insulating substrate, wherein the first plurality of LEDs emit light having a first color spectrum, wherein the first lighting sheet includes a plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet, wherein each one of the plurality of holes through the insulating substrate of the first lighting sheet is positioned between an adjacent pair of rows of electrical conductors and between an adjacent pair of columns of electrical conductors of the first lighting sheet; and an acoustic tile, wherein the first lighting sheet is mounted to the acoustic tile. Some embodiments include a plurality of layered light sheets, optionally individually controlled for color and/or brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: John T. Golle, Aaron J. Golle, Barbara A. DeBaun, David T. Doan, Matthew P. Limpert, Walter J. Paciorek, Charles A. Lemaire, Brad Dorholt, Mark Pinchot