Patents by Inventor Neil P. Cannon

Neil P. Cannon 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: 20230328855
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Patent number: 11716796
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: LEDdynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Patent number: 11490479
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LEDdynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Publication number: 20220295612
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Publication number: 20210219395
    Abstract: A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: William R. McGrath, Zachary Blanchard, Oliver Piluski, Jason Orzell, Neil P. Cannon
  • Patent number: 9648694
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a dimmable light source that emits light downwardly, and a downward-looking rangefinder proximate and operatively coupled with the light source. When the rangefinder detects an object at a measured height that exceeds a first threshold, the light source dims according to the measured height. A light fixture that provides illumination for a lighted area includes one or more first light sources that emit high-angle light, and one or more dimmable second light sources that emit low-angle light, into the lighted area. The system also includes a camera that captures images of the lighted area, and an controller that is (a) operable to identify one or more activity locations within the lighted area from the images, and (b) operatively coupled to dim one or more of the light sources that illuminate the one or more activity locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Neil P. Cannon, Jeffrey Bisberg, John Lembke
  • Publication number: 20160227619
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a dimmable light source that emits light downwardly, and a downward-looking rangefinder proximate and operatively coupled with the light source. When the rangefinder detects an object at a measured height that exceeds a first threshold, the light source dims according to the measured height. A light fixture that provides illumination for a lighted area includes one or more first light sources that emit high-angle light, and one or more dimmable second light sources that emit low-angle light, into the lighted area. The system also includes a camera that captures images of the lighted area, and an controller that is (a) operable to identify one or more activity locations within the lighted area from the images, and (b) operatively coupled to dim one or more of the light sources that illuminate the one or more activity locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Neil P. CANNON, Jeffrey BISBERG, John LEMBKE
  • Patent number: 9338850
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a dimmable light source that emits light downwardly, and a downward-looking rangefinder proximate and operatively coupled with the light source. When the rangefinder detects an object at a measured height that exceeds a first threshold, the light source dims according to the measured height. A light fixture that provides illumination with active glare control for a lighted area includes one or more first light sources that emit high-angle light, and one or more dimmable second light sources that emit low-angle light, into the lighted area. The system also includes a camera that captures images of the lighted area, and an controller that is (a) operable to identify one or more activity locations within the lighted area from the images, and (b) operatively coupled to dim one or more of the light sources that illuminate the one or more activity locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Neil P. Cannon, Jeffrey Bisberg, John Lembke
  • Publication number: 20140320023
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a dimmable light source that emits light downwardly, and a downward-looking rangefinder proximate and operatively coupled with the light source. When the rangefinder detects an object at a measured height that exceeds a first threshold, the light source dims according to the measured height. A light fixture that provides illumination with active glare control for a lighted area includes one or more first light sources that emit high-angle light, and one or more dimmable second light sources that emit low-angle light, into the lighted area. The system also includes a camera that captures images of the lighted area, and an controller that is (a) operable to identify one or more activity locations within the lighted area from the images, and (b) operatively coupled to dim one or more of the light sources that illuminate the one or more activity locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Neil P. CANNON, Jeffrey BISBERG, John LEMBKE
  • Patent number: 6789958
    Abstract: A release mechanism for manually securing a pluggable fiber optic transceiver to a cage mounted on a host circuit board. The release mechanism includes a pivoting faceplate connected to a transceiver housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position in which the faceplate is positioned over a front surface of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is pivoted away from the front surface of the housing. The release mechanism also includes a lever that disengages a boss from an opening formed in a resilient transceiver latch of the cage when the faceplate is in the second position. In one embodiment the boss is mounted on the housing, and the lever pushes the transceiver latch away from the boss. In another embodiment, the boss is mounted on the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael E. Ahrens, Neil P. Cannon
  • Publication number: 20030044129
    Abstract: A release mechanism for manually securing a pluggable fiber optic transceiver to a cage mounted on a host circuit board. The release mechanism includes a pivoting faceplate connected to a transceiver housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position in which the faceplate is positioned over a front surface of the housing to a second position in which the faceplate is pivoted away from the front surface of the housing. The release mechanism also includes a lever that disengages a boss from an opening formed in a resilient transceiver latch of the cage when the faceplate is in the second position. In one embodiment the boss is mounted on the housing, and the lever pushes the transceiver latch away from the boss. In another embodiment, the boss is mounted on the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael E. Ahrens, Neil P. Cannon