Patents by Inventor Nicolas St-Germain

Nicolas St-Germain 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: 7425798
    Abstract: The inventive signal incorporates an intelligent diagnosis module inside a light emitting diode (LED) signal, such as an LED traffic signal. The inventive signal can self-extinguish or send a signal through its communication port at the end of its useful life when the LEDs are no longer providing the required light output. Additionally, the inventive signal sends a signal to increase the current as the LEDs degrade to ensure the light output is above a threshold minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Lumination LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St.-Germain
  • Patent number: 7391337
    Abstract: A bi-directional communication system communicates between a control station, which receives and outputs control signals, and one or more display cabinets. LEDs illuminate objects disposed about the cabinets. Addressable nodes interactively communicate with the control station and selectively operate the LEDs, each node being coupled to the control station and to associated LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: GELcore LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Publication number: 20070069908
    Abstract: A bi-directional communication system communicates between a control station, which receives and outputs control signals, and one or more display cabinets. LEDs illuminate objects disposed about the cabinets. Addressable nodes interactively communicate with the control station and selectively operate the LEDs, each node being coupled to the control station and to associated LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Publication number: 20050206529
    Abstract: The inventive signal incorporates an intelligent diagnosis module inside a light emitting diode (LED) signal, such as an LED traffic signal. The inventive signal can self-extinguish or send a signal through its communication port at the end of its useful life when the LEDs are no longer providing the required light output. Additionally, the inventive signal sends a signal to increase the current as the LEDs degrade to ensure the light output is above a threshold minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Nicolas St.-Germain
  • Publication number: 20040212309
    Abstract: An intelligent LED module for an LED traffic signal. The module controller generates control signals, including an on signal, an off signal, a dimming signal, a flashing signal and/or an emergency disconnect signal. The intelligent LED module also provides feedback to the controller including light output status, LED current, LED voltage, input voltage and/or input current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Nicolas St.-Germain
  • Patent number: 6762563
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behavior upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The LED lamp circuitry presents an input power switch circuit, a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Gelcore LLC
    Inventors: Nicolas St-Germain, Reynald GĂ©linas
  • Publication number: 20030209997
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The LED lamp circuitry presents an input power switch circuit, a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: GELCORE, LLC
    Inventors: Nicolas St-Germain, Reynald Gelinas
  • Patent number: 6642666
    Abstract: A railway searchlight signal uses a printed circuit board populated by three arrays (green, red and yellow) of LEDs. The LEDs are lit by a standard color light power supply unit (PSU). As only one array of LEDs is lit at a time, an interface between the PSU and the LEDs is provided to select which LED array to couple with the PSU. External repeater contacts provide information on which aspect is displayed. This searchlight system design is failsafe in that no single failure of a component will produce a less restrictive aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Gelcore Company
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Patent number: 6624638
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behavior upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Gelcore, LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Patent number: 6608485
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behavior upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Gelcore, LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Patent number: 6600324
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Gelcore, LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Patent number: 6597179
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Gelcore, LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Publication number: 20030067302
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: GELCORE LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Publication number: 20030042914
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: GELCORE LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Publication number: 20030042908
    Abstract: LED lamp circuitry that emulates an incandescent lamp's behaviour upon remote verification of the LED lamp. The invention presents a fuse blow-out circuit and a cold filament detection circuit permitting the use of LED lamps in applications, such as railway signal light applications, where there is a need for remote monitoring of the lamps, while keeping the advantageous features of lower power consumption and longer life. The invention also provides a control circuit for enabling/disabling the power supply to LED lamps in relation to the level of the line voltage. The advantage of this embodiment is to avoid unwanted functioning of the LED lamp caused by interference from surrounding electrical cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: GELCORE LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas St-Germain
  • Patent number: 6072283
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a micro-controller-operated high intensity discharge lamp ballast system. This system comprises the following elements: a boost pre-regulator means to convert a DC voltage into a high voltage DC bus to facilitate proper lamp power regulation, an inverter means to convert the high voltage DC bus into a high frequency FM modulated square wave voltage, a lamp matching network and filter means to convert the high frequency FM modulated square wave voltage into a high frequency FM modulated current facilitating the proper lamp power regulation, a lamp current and voltage sensing means to sense a lamp voltage and a lamp current across the high intensity discharge lamp and to feed the lamp voltage and lamp current into a micro-controller means adapted to facilitate proper functioning of the high intensity discharge lamp ballast system by means of sending a predetermined set of commands provided to monitor and control all elements of this system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Transformateurs Transfab Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Hedrei, Nicolas St-Germain