Patents by Inventor Michael Trung Tran

Michael Trung Tran 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: 9863618
    Abstract: A configurable planar lighting system includes a system track and at least one, and preferably more than one, very thin profile planar light module attachable at selectable positions along the system track. The thin profile planar light module holds a very thin area light source, which is electrified when the planar fixture module is attached to the system track. The configurable planar lighting system can be mounted and configured on a wall without surrounding structures or to the underside of a counter, cabinet, shelf or the like. The configurable planar lighting system can also act as a shelf for light objects such as decorative objects, and can be used for task lighting or display lighting or both in versatile configurations. In under-structure applications, the lighting system can be mounted to provide configurable lighting without the physical parts of the system being visible at normal viewing angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran
  • Publication number: 20150345757
    Abstract: A configurable planar lighting system includes a system track and at least one, and preferably more than one, very thin profile planar light module attachable at selectable positions along the system track. The thin profile planar light module holds a very thin area light source, which is electrified when the planar fixture module is attached to the system track. The configurable planar lighting system can be mounted and configured on a wall without surrounding structures or to the underside of a counter, cabinet, shelf or the like. The configurable planar lighting system can also act as a shelf for light objects such as decorative objects, and can be used for task lighting or display lighting or both in versatile configurations. In under-structure applications, the lighting system can be mounted to provide configurable lighting without the physical parts of the system being visible at normal viewing angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Y.Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran
  • Patent number: 9140436
    Abstract: A configurable ceiling lighting system for a grid ceiling comprising at least one and preferably a plurality of driver panels having a bottom and a defined perimeter sized to allow the driver panel to be set into and retained within the grid openings of a ceiling grid. The driver panel has at least one and preferably a plurality of electrical connectors accessible from the bottom of the driver panel. At least one and preferably a plurality of light modules are provided having a light source and an electrical connector complimentary to the electrical connectors of the panel drivers. The light modules can be operatively connected to the bottom of the ceiling panel drivers at selected connection points to produced desired arrays of ceiling lighting fixtures to meet particular lighting needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Jeannine M. Fisher
  • Patent number: 9115880
    Abstract: A luminaire, such as a ceiling suspended luminaire, that can change its shape or some other state or characteristic based on user-input. The changes of shape or other state or characteristic can be achieved by hand gestures, such as moving the hand up and down in the detection field of a sensor. In one aspect of the invention, a suspended luminaire having a flexible sheet form is provided. The shape or attitude of the sheet form luminaire can be changed by exerting a force on one or more attachment points on the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum
  • Patent number: 9062841
    Abstract: A lighting system having neural hubs that connect to other neural hubs in a manner that allows a lighting system to be configured in a two dimensional pattern that can propagate out from a single neural hub. Straight sections can be provided for use in connection with the neural hubs to enhance the configurability of the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Min-Hao Michael Lu, Jeannine Fisher Wang, Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall
  • Patent number: 9062836
    Abstract: A cassette includes a substantially planar base plate having a first or bottom side and a second or top side. A slide channel capture ring or other retention structure is provided on the first side of the base plate for releasably retaining a planar light source to this side of the base plate. Another slide pocket, or other slide-in retention structure is provided on the second side of the base plate for coupling the cassette to a connector structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Aaron Mathew Engel-Hall, Darren Blum
  • Patent number: 9052102
    Abstract: An electrical interconnect system is comprised of at least one and suitably a plurality of thin body light sources, such as OLED panels, to be electrified. The thin body light source or sources have a thin profile and include a back side provided with surface contact electrodes for energizing the thin body light sources, which can be relatively large area electrodes for providing a relatively large contact surface area. A connector circuit supported by a thin body support structure is provided for making desired electrical connections between thin body light sources or to a voltage or current source when the thin body support structure is brought into engagement with the thin body light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Michael Trung Tran
  • Patent number: D724250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Wang
  • Patent number: D730560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Wang
  • Patent number: D732227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran, Michael Evenson
  • Patent number: D739591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Wang
  • Patent number: D740993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran
  • Patent number: D742575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Patent number: D742582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Min-Hao Michael Lu
  • Patent number: D745735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Patent number: D759876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Fisher Wang
  • Patent number: D762911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Blum, Michael Trung Tran
  • Patent number: D763496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Jeannine Fisher Wang
  • Patent number: D790105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Patent number: D793610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trung Tran, Peter Y. Y. Ngai