Patents by Inventor Nicholas G. Amell

Nicholas G. Amell 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: 20170038018
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a control scheme for actively detecting the presence of a pedestrian which triggers the lighting of a bollard-style luminaire, methods for crosswalk illumination using the bollard-style luminaires, and methods of communication between bollard-style luminaires. The present disclosure further describes actively monitoring for vehicles and indicating safe passage, through lighting feedback on a pedestrian crosswalk or other walkway. The bollard luminaire includes a design that generally confines light to illuminate the crosswalk and the pedestrian in the crosswalk, such that light that could produce glare for the pedestrian and/or a driver approaching the crosswalk is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Justin M. Johnson, Mark G. Mathews, Nicholas G. Amell, Karl J.L. Geisler
  • Publication number: 20170030538
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes light delivery and distribution components of a light duct that can be used as a luminaire, such as a bollard-style luminaire that can be useful for the illumination of pedestrian crosswalks, the light engine useful in the luminaire, and methods for making the light engine and the luminaire. The present disclosure further describes methods for crosswalk illumination using the bollard-style luminaires, and methods of communication between bollard luminaires. The bollard luminaire includes a design that generally confines light to illuminate the crosswalk and the pedestrian in the crosswalk, such that light that could produce glare for the pedestrian and/or a driver approaching the crosswalk is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Karl J.L. Geisler, Glendon D. Kappel, David G. Freier, Mark G. Mathews, Nicholas G. Amell, Scott E. Simons