Patents by Inventor Michael Forbis

Michael Forbis 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).

  • Publication number: 20230296216
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Patent number: 11746971
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of artificial light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for controlling spatial tuning of one or more of a bright spot, a reflection, and a shadow of generated artificial light that is transmitted from one or more light emitting surfaces to one or more target areas. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: General Lighting Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Patent number: 11592152
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum and a ventilation element for generating a simulated breeze to artificially emulate conditions in an outside environment of an enclosed structure in which the lighting system is disposed. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The controller also controls the generated simulated breeze of the ventilation element to be one of a cool breeze and a warm breeze to artificially emulate the outside environment in correspondence with the artificially emulated daylight spectrum. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Publication number: 20220307660
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Publication number: 20220112994
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Patent number: 11242965
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Publication number: 20180153019
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for dynamically controlling at least one of the intensity, directionality and color temperature to emulate sun position for at least one of a geography and time of day. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Patent number: 9894729
    Abstract: An artificial light system that emulates daylight. The system includes at least one light engine, a light diffuser and a controller that is configured to generate light engine control signals based upon geographic location data. The light engine control signals are used to tune at least one of intensity, color temperature and directionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Arborlight, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Publication number: 20170257925
    Abstract: An artificial light system that emulates daylight. The system includes at least one light engine, a light diffuser and a controller that is configured to generate light engine control signals based upon geographic location data. The light engine control signals are used to tune at least one of intensity, color temperature and directionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Publication number: 20140117877
    Abstract: A natural light emulation system employs at least one lighting assembly for providing light simulating natural light. The lighting assembly has several light engines around a light well. The light engines each have a number of light sources capable of providing light to the light well. A controller calculates lighting parameters for natural light received at a location on earth, at a day of the year and time of day. The controller then selectively operates light sources to provide light of a calculated spectrum and intensity that simulates light of a given direction. A master controller may be employed to control a group of lighting assemblies, or to control several different groups which may be simulating natural light relating to different locations, time of day or day of the year parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Arborlight, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan King Mapel, Albert John Boehnlein, Michael Forbis