Patents by Inventor Peter Van Laanen
Peter Van Laanen 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).
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Publication number: 20130314219Abstract: Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Van Laanen
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Publication number: 20130294060Abstract: An LED lighting element for use in a fluorescent lighting fixture includes first and second end caps formed as printed circuit boards for connecting with and obtaining physical support from respective first and second sockets of the fluorescent lighting fixture, and a blade supporting one or more LEDs between the first and second end caps. The blade includes a first compartment that contains high voltage circuitry, a second compartment, separated from the first compartment, that contains a low voltage assembly including the one or more LEDs, and a third compartment forming an optical cavity. The element also includes a power converter, located in one or both of the first and second end caps, that converts power from the fluorescent light socket into power for operating the LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeffrey Bisberg, Neil Cannon, Tracy Earles
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Patent number: 8506121Abstract: A flow-through LED lighting system includes a housing and two or more blades disposed with the housing. At least one blade has a plurality of LEDs mounted therewith, and each blade is separated from an adjacent blade by a venting space. A power supply is configured with the housing, connects with an external power source, and powers the LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeff Bisberg
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Patent number: 8502649Abstract: Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Van Laanen
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Patent number: 8425085Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a housing forming one or more apertures, a PCB having conductors on its front-side, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a top surface of the housing such that the LEDs emit light through the apertures, and heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors to the housing. A retrofit apparatus for a light fixture includes a PCB having conductors on its front-side thereof, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a surface of a mounting bracket that is configured for mounting to the light fixture, such that when the bracket mounts to the light fixture, heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors and the structural element to the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeffrey Bisberg, Neil Cannon, Tracy Earles
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Patent number: 8390214Abstract: A power supply for powering one or more loads includes a boost circuit with power factor correction (PFC) that provides an operating voltage from an electrical power source, and a dimmer detection circuit that determines a dimming level applied to the electrical power source, and generates a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal based upon the dimming level. The power supply also includes one or more current control circuits, each current control circuit being associated with each of the one or more loads, and coupled in series with the operating voltage, its associated load, and a ground of the power supply, so as to control a current through its associated load in response to the PWM signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Howard Vincent Derby
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Publication number: 20120319622Abstract: Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventor: Peter Van Laanen
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Patent number: 8284035Abstract: Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Van Laanen
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Patent number: 8011799Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through the conductors and the structural element. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED-based lighting system includes configuring a PCB with conductors on a front-side of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors. The method also includes integrating a structural element such that at least portions of the conductors face the structural element, and the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeff Bisberg
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Publication number: 20110043133Abstract: A power supply for powering one or more loads includes a boost circuit with power factor correction (PFC) that provides an operating voltage from an electrical power source, and a dimmer detection circuit that determines a dimming level applied to the electrical power source, and generates a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal based upon the dimming level. The power supply also includes one or more current control circuits, each current control circuit being associated with each of the one or more loads, and coupled in series with the operating voltage, its associated load, and a ground of the power supply, so as to control a current through its associated load in response to the PWM signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Howard Vincent Derby
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Publication number: 20110019417Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through the conductors and the structural element. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED-based lighting system includes configuring a PCB with conductors on a front-side of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors. The method also includes integrating a structural element such that at least portions of the conductors face the structural element, and the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeff Bisberg
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Patent number: 7806574Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through the conductors and the structural element. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED-based lighting system includes configuring a PCB with conductors on a front-side of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors. The method also includes integrating a structural element such that at least portions of the conductors face the structural element, and the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Van Laanen, Jeff Bisberg
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Publication number: 20100079262Abstract: Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: AlbEO Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Van Laanen
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Publication number: 20090290348Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a housing forming one or more apertures, a PCB having conductors on its front-side, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a top surface of the housing such that the LEDs emit light through the apertures, and heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors to the housing. A retrofit apparatus for a light fixture includes a PCB having conductors on its front-side thereof, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a surface of a mounting bracket that is configured for mounting to the light fixture, such that when the bracket mounts to the light fixture, heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors and the structural element to the light fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Peter VAN LAANEN, Jeffrey BISBERG, Neil CANNON, Tracy EARLES
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Patent number: D592785Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: AlbEO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Bisberg, Peter Van Laanen, Neil Cannon, Tracy Earles, Christopher Wilke
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Patent number: D592786Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: AlbEO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Bisberg, Peter Van Laanen, Neil Cannon, Tracy Earles, Christopher Wilke
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Patent number: D632418Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: AlbEO Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Bisberg, Peter Van Laanen, Neil Cannon, Tracy Earles, Christopher Wilke
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Patent number: D714486Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wilke, Jeffrey Bisberg, Neil Cannon, Peter Van Laanen
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Patent number: D731103Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Albeo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wilke, Jeffrey Bisberg, Neil Cannon, Peter Van Laanen, Paul Winker, Andrew Wetzig
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Patent number: D774235Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: ALBEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Christopher Wilke, Jeffrey Bisberg, Neil Cannon, Peter Van Laanen, Paul Winker, Andrew Wetzig