Patents by Inventor RANDY DEMUYNCK
RANDY DEMUYNCK 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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Patent number: 10278250Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: James McBryde, Randy Demuynck, Andrew Dummer, Daniel J. Pope, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, Jr.
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Patent number: 10054285Abstract: A light-emitting arrangement including an optical member and a light-transmissive shield member secured with respect to the optical member at least partially defines a light-fixture exterior and having a back side facing a circuit board and receiving a gasket which encircles the circuit board to provide a water seal thereabout. The gasket has a pair of spaced apart outwardly-extending lateral fingers engaging lateral sides of a recess formed by the optical-member back side, and at least one inner finger extending into the recess offset from the recessed lateral sides. A peripheral wall extends from the optical-member back side outwardly around the gasket and engaging an emitter-supporting to minimize water ingress toward the gasket. An opaque shield is disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the optical member and configured and dimensioned to minimize or block distribution of light in at least one direction opposite the direction of the primary illumination.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, Lisa Barglind, Charles Hobson, Mark Dixon, Kurt Wilcox
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Patent number: 9958122Abstract: A driver module is configured to generate the drive signals necessary to drive an LED or an array of LEDs of one or more LED luminaires. The driver module may, but need not, be located remotely from the LED luminaires. Since the driver module provides the drive signals, the LED luminaires do not need to have their own driver electronics, and as such, can be rendered in a more aesthetically pleasing and cost effective manner. As an example, the driver module may be located within a junction box or escutcheon plate associated with a light fixture and the LED luminaires can be mounted in the existing sockets of the light fixture. The internal wiring of the light fixture may be used to carry the drive signals provided by the driver module to the LED luminaires via the sockets of the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, James Michael Lay
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Publication number: 20170370553Abstract: A light-emitting arrangement including an optical member and a light-transmissive shield member secured with respect to the optical member at least partially defines a light-fixture exterior and having a back side facing a circuit board and receiving a gasket which encircles the circuit board to provide water seal thereabout. The gasket had a pair of spaced apart outwardly-extending lateral fingers engaging lateral sides of a recess formed by the optical-member back side, and at least one inner finger extending into the recess offset from the recess lateral sides. A peripheral wall extends from the optical-member back side outwardly around the gasket and engaging an emitter-supporting to minimize water ingress toward the gasket. An opaque shield is disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the optical member and configured and dimensioned to minimize or block distribution of light in at least one direction opposite the direction of the primary illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, Lisa Barglind, Charles Hobson, Mark Dixon, Kurt Wilcox
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Patent number: 9851077Abstract: The LED lamp has a relatively long, narrow configuration similar to that of CFL bulbs. Because the lamp operates at relatively high power and produces significant lumens, a significant amount of heat is generated by the LED assembly. The interior envelope of the lamp, defined in traditional CFL bulbs by the fluorescent tubes, is used to house a heat sink having a shape and dimensions to fit inside of the form factor of the CFL tubes. The heat sink substantially fills the interior space of the optically transmissive enclosure in order to provide maximum surface area for dissipating heat from the LEDs. A plurality of fins may extend from the heat sink to the exterior of the lamp to dissipate heat from the LEDs to the ambient environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: Randy Demuynck
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Patent number: 9651209Abstract: A driver module is configured to generate the drive signals necessary to drive an LED or an array of LEDs of one or more LED luminaires. The driver module may, but need not, be located remotely from the LED luminaires. Since the driver module provides the drive signals, the LED luminaires do not need to have their own driver electronics, and as such, can be rendered in a more aesthetically pleasing and cost effective manner. As an example, the driver module may be located within a junction box or escutcheon plate associated with a light fixture and the LED luminaires can be mounted in the existing sockets of the light fixture. The internal wiring of the light fixture may be used to carry the drive signals provided by the driver module to the LED luminaires via the sockets of the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, James Michael Lay
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Publication number: 20160245462Abstract: The LED lamp has a relatively long, narrow configuration similar to that of CFL bulbs. Because the lamp operates at relatively high power and produces significant lumens, a significant amount of heat is generated by the LED assembly. The interior envelope of the lamp, defined in traditional CFL bulbs by the fluorescent tubes, is used to house a heat sink having a shape and dimensions to fit inside of the form factor of the CFL tubes. The heat sink substantially fills the interior space of the optically transmissive enclosure in order to provide maximum surface area for dissipating heat from the LEDs. A plurality of fins may extend from the heat sink to the exterior of the lamp to dissipate heat from the LEDs to the ambient environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventor: Randy Demuynck
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Publication number: 20150351187Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Cree, Inc.Inventors: James McBryde, Randy Demuynck, Andrew Dummer, Daniel J. Pope, Heidi Loepp, P. Joseph DeSena, JR.
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Publication number: 20150252971Abstract: A driver module is configured to generate the drive signals necessary to drive an LED or an array of LEDs of one or more LED luminaires. The driver module may, but need not, be located remotely from the LED luminaires. Since the driver module provides the drive signals, the LED luminaires do not need to have their own driver electronics, and as such, can be rendered in a more aesthetically pleasing and cost effective manner. As an example, the driver module may be located within a junction box or escutcheon plate associated with a light fixture and the LED luminaires can be mounted in the existing sockets of the light fixture. The internal wiring of the light fixture may be used to carry the drive signals provided by the driver module to the LED luminaires via the sockets of the light fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Randy Demuynck, James Michael Lay
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Publication number: 20150092449Abstract: A driver module is configured to generate the drive signals necessary to drive an LED or an array of LEDs of one or more LED luminaires. The driver module may, but need not, be located remotely from the LED luminaires. Since the driver module provides the drive signals, the LED luminaires do not need to have their own driver electronics, and as such, can be rendered in a more aesthetically pleasing and cost effective manner. As an example, the driver module may be located within a junction box or escutcheon plate associated with a light fixture and the LED luminaires can be mounted in the existing sockets of the light fixture. The internal wiring of the light fixture may be used to carry the drive signals provided by the driver module to the LED luminaires via the sockets of the light fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, James Michael Lay
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Patent number: 8878435Abstract: A thermal compensating circuit board (TCB) assembly comprising a substrate, the substrate comprising at least one thermal compensating circuit deposited thereon, the substrate devoid of a solid state emitter, and at least one electrical connector coupled to the at least one thermal compensating circuit, the connector configured to couple with a solid state emitter assembly and/or power supply. Lighting devices comprising the TCB assembly are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, Curt Progl
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Publication number: 20130193850Abstract: A thermal compensating circuit board (TCB) assembly comprising a substrate, the substrate comprising at least one thermal compensating circuit deposited thereon, the substrate devoid of a solid state emitter, and at least one electrical connector coupled to the at least one thermal compensating circuit, the connector configured to couple with a solid state emitter assembly and/or power supply. Lighting devices comprising the TCB assembly are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: RANDY DEMUYNCK, CURT PROGL
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Patent number: D822261Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Randy Demuynck, Lisa Barglind, Nathan Snell