Patents by Inventor Michael Archer

Michael Archer 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: 11647569
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and to generate a feedback signal to control the drive signal of the power supply circuit, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230083227
    Abstract: A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230073074
    Abstract: This disclosure provides embedding a messaging channel directly into a media stream, where messages delivered via the embedded messaging channel are the extracted at a client media player. An advantage of embedding a message is that it can be done in a single ingest point and then passes transparently through a CDN architecture, effectively achieving message replication using the native CDN media delivery infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Archer
  • Patent number: 11596037
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, there is provided a power supply system including a converter configured to generate an output signal based on a rectified input signal for driving a light source, an output correction circuit coupled to an output of the converter and configured to measure a ripple in the output signal and to generate a correction signal to dynamically control a DC-level of the output signal of the converter based on the measured ripple and a reference signal corresponding to a desired DC-level of the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230023755
    Abstract: A programming device includes a plurality of signal lines including a first signal line and a common ground line, and a first programming circuit coupled between the first signal line and the common ground line, and including a first configurable switch configured to receive a first switch configuration, the first programming circuit being configured to receive a first power signal from the first signal line and to supply a first programming signal to the first signal line, the first programming signal having a level corresponding to the first switch configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230029240
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a light engine including a correlated color temperature (CCT) terminal configured to transmit a first power signal having a first variance and to receive a CCT signal, the light engine being configured to emit light according to the CCT signal, and a CCT clamp coupled to the CCT terminal, and configured to receive the first power signal and to generate the CCT signal having a second variance, the first variance of the first power signal being greater than the second variance of the CCT signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230012403
    Abstract: An integrated multi-layered lighting system includes a first board having a first component area and a first light area, a second board coupled to and offset from the first board, the second board having a first opening overlapping the first light area of the first board in a plan view, and a second component area overlapping the first component area of the first board in a plan view, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the first board and positioned in the first light area corresponding to the first opening of the second board, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of LEDs and including a plurality of first components coupled to the first board and positioned in the first component area and a plurality of second components coupled to the second board and positioned in the second component area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230008021
    Abstract: A messaging channel is embedded directly into a media stream. Messages delivered via the embedded messaging channel are extracted at a client media player. According to a variant embodiment, and in lieu of embedding all of the message data in the media stream, only a coordination index is injected, and the message data is sent separately and merged into the media stream downstream (at the client media player) based on the coordination index. In one example embodiment, multiple data streams (each potentially with different content intended for a particular “type” or class of user) are transmitted alongside the video stream in which the coordination index (e.g., a sequence number) has been injected into a video frame. Based on a user's service level, a particular one of the multiple data streams is released when the sequence number appears in the video frame, and the data in that stream is associated with the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark M. Ingerman, Michael Archer
  • Patent number: 11528789
    Abstract: A negative injection circuit is coupled to a power factor correction (PFC) controller of a power supply system and includes a downshifter configured to downshift a ground signal to generate a negative voltage signal, a variable impedance coupled between the downshifter and the PFC controller, and configured to inject a negative injection voltage into a voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, the variable impedance including a first current limiting resistor and a second current limiting resistor coupled in series with one another and between the downshifter and the voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, and a bypass switch configured to selectively short across the second current limiting resistor in response a range selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen
  • Patent number: 11503098
    Abstract: This disclosure provides embedding a messaging channel directly into a media stream, where messages delivered via the embedded messaging channel are the extracted at a client media player. An advantage of embedding a message is that it can be done in a single ingest point and then passes transparently through a CDN architecture, effectively achieving message replication using the native CDN media delivery infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Archer
  • Patent number: 11495958
    Abstract: A method of overpower protection in a power supply system for driving a light source includes determining a voltage drop across a voltage-controlled resistor (VCR) coupled in series with the light source, calculating a power dissipation of the VCR based on the voltage drop and an output current of the power supply system, determining whether the power dissipation is greater than a power threshold, and in response to determining that the power dissipation is less than or equal to the power threshold, determining that an accumulated energy of the VCR is greater than zero, and decrementing the accumulated energy based on the power threshold and the power dissipation of the VCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220338323
    Abstract: A light driver includes a converter configured to generate a drive current based on a rectified input signal for driving a light source, and an output correction circuit coupled to an output of the converter and configured to measure the drive current and to generate a correction signal to dynamically control a DC-level of the drive current of the converter based on the drive current and a reference signal corresponding to a desired DC-level of the drive current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11452189
    Abstract: A zero-crossing detection circuit coupled to a power factor correction (PFC) controller of a power supply system includes a zener diode configured to generate a zener reference signal, and an operational amplifier coupled to the zener diode and configured to receive the zener reference signal and a feedback signal corresponding to an output current of the power supply system, and to generate a zero-crossing signal to a zero-crossing input of the PFC controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen
  • Patent number: 11412592
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a rectifier configured to rectify an input signal to generate a rectified signal having a single polarity, a converter configured to generate a drive signal for powering a light source, and a ripple control system including a voltage-controlled resistor (VCR) coupled to a secondary-side of the converter and configured to dynamically adjust a resistance of the VCR to compensate for ripples in the drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220217192
    Abstract: A messaging channel is embedded directly into a media stream. Messages delivered via the embedded messaging channel are extracted at a client media player. According to a variant embodiment, and in lieu of embedding all of the message data in the media stream, only a coordination index is injected, and the message data is sent separately and merged into the media stream downstream (at the client media player) based on the coordination index. In one example embodiment, multiple data streams (each potentially with different content intended for a particular “type” or class of user) are transmitted alongside the video stream in which the coordination index (e.g., a sequence number) has been injected into a video frame. Based on a user's service level, a particular one of the multiple data streams is released when the sequence number appears in the video frame, and the data in that stream is associated with the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark M. Ingerman, Michael Archer
  • Publication number: 20220095431
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, there is provided a power supply system including a converter configured to generate an output signal based on a rectified input signal for driving a light source, an output correction circuit coupled to an output of the converter and configured to measure a ripple in the output signal and to generate a correction signal to dynamically control a DC-level of the output signal of the converter based on the measured ripple and a reference signal corresponding to a desired DC-level of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220095430
    Abstract: An active gain control circuit includes a dynamic voltage divider having a variable resistance configured to attenuate a rectified input line voltage to produce a reference signal, a filter-divider circuit configured to extract a DC-level attenuated reference voltage from the reference signal, and an operational amplifier configured to receive the DC-level attenuated reference voltage and a regulation voltage, and to generate a gate control signal based on a difference between the regulation voltage and the DC-level attenuated reference voltage, the variable resistance of the dynamic voltage divider being controlled by the gate control signal, and a comparison voltage generator configured to attenuate a comparison voltage to generate the regulation voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220094153
    Abstract: A method of overpower protection in a power supply system for driving a light source includes determining a voltage drop across a voltage-controlled resistor (VCR) coupled in series with the light source, calculating a power dissipation of the VCR based on the voltage drop and an output current of the power supply system, determining whether the power dissipation is greater than a power threshold, and in response to determining that the power dissipation is less than or equal to the power threshold, determining that an accumulated energy of the VCR is greater than zero, and decrementing the accumulated energy based on the power threshold and the power dissipation of the VCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220086978
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system including a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220086980
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and to generate a feedback signal to control the drive signal of the power supply circuit, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan