Patents by Inventor Patrick Kotal

Patrick Kotal 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: 20240040683
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick KOTAL, Krister BERGENEK, Shijun NIE
  • Patent number: 11800618
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Patrick Kotal, Krister Bergenek, Shijun Nie
  • Publication number: 20220295619
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick KOTAL, Krister BERGENEK, Shijun NIE
  • Patent number: 11399423
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Patrick Kotal, Krister Bergenek, Shijun Nie
  • Publication number: 20210298151
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick KOTAL, Krister BERGENEK, Shijun NIE
  • Patent number: 10612729
    Abstract: A light fixture and a method of making a light fixture include a light-permeable tube, at least one end cap pushed onto a free end of the tube for closure, and a driver device received at least partially in the tube and held in the tube by the end cap for driving a light module arranged in the tube. The end cap is fastened on the tube by an expanded adhesive and the driver device is fastened to the end cap or to the tube by the expanded adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bittmann, Klaus Eckert, Patrick Kotal, Bernd Pilhoefer, Florian Wagner
  • Patent number: 10495266
    Abstract: A semiconductor lamp includes a housing with a cavity to accommodate a light source, preferably an LED, and a driver for the light source. The housing has at least one injection channel for injection of an encapsulation material into the cavity of the housing. A semiconductor lamp is produced by providing a housing with a cavity and inserting a driver and a light source into the cavity. Following the insertion of the driver and the light source into the cavity, an encapsulation material is introduced into at least a part of the cavity through at least one injection channel of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Dendorfer, Thomas Klafta, Patrick Kotal, Krisztian Novak, Wolfgang Seitz, Henrike Streppel
  • Publication number: 20190145586
    Abstract: A light fixture and a method of making a light fixture include a light-permeable tube, at least one end cap pushed onto a free end of the tube for closure, and a driver device received at least partially in the tube and held in the tube by the end cap for driving a light module arranged in the tube. The end cap is fastened on the tube by an expanded adhesive and the driver device is fastened to the end cap or to the tube by the expanded adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas BITTMANN, Klaus ECKERT, Patrick KOTAL, Bernd PILHOEFER, Florian WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20190063691
    Abstract: A semiconductor lamp includes a housing with a cavity to accommodate a light source, preferably an LED, and a driver for the light source. The housing has at least one injection channel for injection of an encapsulation material into the cavity of the housing. A semiconductor lamp is produced by providing a housing with a cavity and inserting a driver and a light source into the cavity. Following the insertion of the driver and the light source into the cavity, an encapsulation material is introduced into at least a part of the cavity through at least one injection channel of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Dendorfer, Thomas Klafta, Patrick Kotal, Krisztian Novak, Wolfgang Seitz, Henrike Streppel