Patents by Inventor Raymond George Janik
Raymond George Janik 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: 12048075Abstract: A lighting driver includes a negative third harmonic generator configured to generate a negative third harmonic signal corresponding to a third harmonic of an AC input voltage shifted by 180 degrees. The lighting driver further includes an adder circuit configured to generate an adder output signal by adding the negative third harmonic signal to a voltage divider output signal generated from the AC input voltage. The lighting driver also includes a controller configured to control generation of a DC output voltage provided by the lighting driver based on a control signal generated from the adder output signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russel Scott Trask
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Publication number: 20240172345Abstract: A light fade controller includes an input power detection circuit configured to detect whether an input power is available. The light fade controller further includes a power discharge circuit configured to enable a power discharge path to discharge output power from a driver circuit through the power discharge path in response to the input power detection circuit detecting that the input power is unavailable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: RAYMOND GEORGE JANIK, MELISA ALTAMIRANO-RUELAS, RUSSELL SCOTT TRASK
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Publication number: 20240164002Abstract: A lighting device having wireless resonant coupling includes a wireless power transmitter unit and a light module that includes a light source. The wireless power transmitter unit is configured to provide power to the light module wirelessly by transmitting a power waveform to the light module. An amplitude of a fundamental frequency component of the power waveform equals an amplitude of a third harmonic frequency component of the power waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: RAYMOND GEORGE JANIK, KHURRAM ZESHAN MOGHAL
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Publication number: 20230328860Abstract: A lighting driver includes a negative third harmonic generator configured to generate a negative third harmonic signal corresponding to a third harmonic of an AC input voltage shifted by 180 degrees. The lighting driver further includes an adder circuit configured to generate an adder output signal by adding the negative third harmonic signal to a voltage divider output signal generated from the AC input voltage. The lighting driver also includes a controller configured to control generation of a DC output voltage provided by the lighting driver based on a control signal generated from the adder output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: RAYMOND GEORGE JANIK, RUSSEL SCOTT TRASK
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Patent number: 11665797Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source that emits an illumination light and a receiver configured to receive a lighting control message from a photo sensor device. The lighting fixture further includes a lighting controller configured to adjust the illumination light based on the lighting control message. Adjusting the illumination light by the lighting controller includes changing a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of the illumination light.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Publication number: 20220400544Abstract: A lighting system having a main direct current (DC) voltage source and controllable lighting fixtures that each have a DC-DC current source. Each lighting fixture includes a DC voltage to current converter and an LED light source, and the DC voltage to current converter outputs a constant current from the DC voltage provided by a AC-to-DC converter. The output current of the DC voltage to current converter is independent of the total number of lighting fixtures in the lighting system and is controlled by injecting control commands to the DC voltage provided to DC-DC current source, wherein the AC power provided to the AC-to-DC converter is turned on and off to turn on and off the lights provided by the lighting fixtures of the lighting system and dimming and/or other lighting controls by injecting control commands into the DC voltage provided to the DC-DC current source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: RAYMOND GEORGE JANIK, RUSSELL SCOTT TRASK
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Patent number: 11369286Abstract: A lighting device, comprises a light source configured to provide a low Cyanosis Observation Index (COI) white light having a total flux, the light source comprising a first group of LEDs configured to provide a wide blue light, a second group of LEDs configured to provide a wide green light, and a third group of LEDs configured to provide a wide red light, wherein the low COI white light is a combination of at least the wide blue light, the wide green light, and the wide red light, wherein a current provided to the light source is distributed among the first group of LEDs, the second group of LEDs, and the third group of LEDs such that the wide blue light contributes 7 percent to 9 percent of the total flux, the wide green light contributes 62 percent to 76 percent of the total flux, and the wide red light contributes 20 percent to 26 percent of the total flux, and wherein a COI of the low COI white light is less than 1.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Publication number: 20210219868Abstract: A lighting device, comprises a light source configured to provide a low Cyanosis Observation Index (COI) white light having a total flux, the light source comprising a first group of LEDs configured to provide a wide blue light, a second group of LEDs configured to provide a wide green light, and a third group of LEDs configured to provide a wide red light, wherein the low COI white light is a combination of at least the wide blue light, the wide green light, and the wide red light, wherein a current provided to the light source is distributed among the first group of LEDs, the second group of LEDs, and the third group of LEDs such that the wide blue light contributes 7 percent to 9 percent of the total flux, the wide green light contributes 62 percent to 76 percent of the total flux, and the wide red light contributes 20 percent to 26 percent of the total flux, and wherein a COI of the low COI white light is less than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: RAYMOND GEORGE JANIK, RUSSELL SCOTT TRASK
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Publication number: 20210212177Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source that emits an illumination light and a receiver configured to receive a lighting control message from a photo sensor device. The lighting fixture further includes a lighting controller configured to adjust the illumination light based on the lighting control message. Adjusting the illumination light by the lighting controller includes changing a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of the illumination light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Patent number: 10959299Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source that emits an illumination light and a receiver configured to receive a lighting control message from a photo sensor device. The lighting fixture further includes a lighting controller configured to adjust the illumination light based on the lighting control message. Adjusting the illumination light by the lighting controller includes changing a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of the illumination light.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Patent number: 10904970Abstract: A luminaire can include a power supply that receives AC mains power from a power source and delivers intermediate power. The luminaire can also include a control module coupled to the power supply, wherein the control module receives the intermediate power from the power source, where the control module includes at least one first switch that has multiple positions, where each position of the at least one first switch corresponds to an output power level of a plurality of output power levels. The output power level can correspond to a discrete photometric distribution by a plurality of light sources of the luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rohit Madhav Udavant, Raymond George Janik
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Publication number: 20210006064Abstract: A surge monitoring circuit for detecting transient spikes in an input voltage includes a voltage divider circuit that generates a divider output voltage from the input voltage, a reference voltage generator circuit that generates reference voltages, and a comparator circuit that generates comparator signals by comparing the divider output voltage to the reference voltages. The surge monitoring circuit further includes a processor configured to predict, at least based on the comparator signals, an expected failure of a surge suppressor circuit that suppresses the transient spikes, where the comparator signals indicate detections of divider output transient spikes in the divider output voltage. The divider output transient spikes correspond to transient spikes in the input voltage, where the divider output transient spikes have a higher voltage than the one or more reference voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Patent number: 10863599Abstract: A lighting device includes a first string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit a warm white light having a warm Correlated Color Temperature (CCT). The lighting device further includes a second string of LEDs configured to emit a cool white light having a cool CCT. The lighting device also includes green light LEDs that emit a green light. A flux of the green light is controlled based on a flux of the cool white light or a flux of the warm white light. The flux of the warm white light and the flux of the cool white light change proportionally with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask, Christopher Bohler
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Publication number: 20200289686Abstract: An electrical device can include a sensor module that measures at least one parameter, where the at least one parameter is associated with determining the presence of a living being in a volume of space. The electrical device can also include a controller coupled to the sensor module, where the controller receives a measurement of the at least one parameter to determine whether the living being is in the volume of space. The electrical device can further include at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source coupled to the controller, which operates the at least one UV light source to emit UV light when the living being is not in the volume of space, and where the controller prevents the at least one UV light source from emitting the UV light when the living being is in the volume of space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Ethan Thomas Garrett
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Patent number: 10728973Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a voltage source circuit and a first light module comprising a first current source circuit and a first light emitting diode (LED) light source. The lighting fixture further includes a second light module that includes a second current source circuit and a second LED light source. The voltage source circuit is configured to provide a voltage source output voltage to the first current source circuit and to the second current source circuit. The first current source circuit is configured to provide a first current to the first LED light source. The second current source circuit is configured to provide a second current to the second LED light source. A voltage level of the voltage source output voltage depends on a waveform of a line dimmer output voltage that is provided to the voltage source circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Trask
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Publication number: 20200196409Abstract: A luminaire can include a power supply that receives AC mains power from a power source and delivers intermediate power. The luminaire can also include a control module coupled to the power supply, wherein the control module receives the intermediate power from the power source, where the control module includes at least one first switch that has multiple positions, where each position of the at least one first switch corresponds to an output power level of a plurality of output power levels. The output power level can correspond to a discrete photometric distribution by a plurality of light sources of the luminaire.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Rohit Madhav Udavant, Raymond George Janik
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Publication number: 20200146116Abstract: A lighting device includes a first string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit a warm white light having a warm Correlated Color Temperature (CCT). The lighting device further includes a second string of LEDs configured to emit a cool white light having a cool CCT. The lighting device also includes green light LEDs that emit a green light. A flux of the green light is controlled based on a flux of the cool white light or a flux of the warm white light. The flux of the warm white light and the flux of the cool white light change proportionally with respect to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask, Christopher Bohler
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Publication number: 20200137846Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a voltage source circuit and a first light module comprising a first current source circuit and a first light emitting diode (LED) light source. The lighting fixture further includes a second light module that includes a second current source circuit and a second LED light source. The voltage source circuit is configured to provide a voltage source output voltage to the first current source circuit and to the second current source circuit. The first current source circuit is configured to provide a first current to the first LED light source. The second current source circuit is configured to provide a second current to the second LED light source. A voltage level of the voltage source output voltage depends on a waveform of a line dimmer output voltage that is provided to the voltage source circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Trask
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Patent number: 10624170Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source that emits an illumination light. The light source includes a first group of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to emit a first light, a second group of LEDs to emit a second light, and a third group of LEDs to emit a third light. The second light is warmer light than the first light, and the third light is cooler light than the first light. The lighting device further includes a first difference amplifier that controls a first current flow through the second group of LEDs at least based on a magnitude of a current flowing through the light source. The lighting device also includes a second difference amplifier that controls a second current flow through the third group of LEDs at least based on the magnitude of the current flowing through the light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Raymond George Janik, Russell Scott Trask
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Publication number: 20200100341Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source that emits an illumination light, where the light source includes first one or more of LEDs to emit a green light, second one or more of LEDs to emit an amber light, third one or more of LEDs to emit a red light, and fourth one or more of LEDs to emit a deep red light. The illumination light includes at least the green light, the amber light, the red light, and the deep red light. The lighting device further includes a controller configured to control a current provided to the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Raymond George Janik, Christopher Lee Bohler