Patents by Inventor Scott Santoro

Scott Santoro 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).

  • LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES AND LIGHT GUIDES THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20150016141
    Abstract: A light emitting panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes: a light source; a transition area including a first major side and a second major side, wherein at least one of the first major side and the second major side includes a plurality of vertically extending flutes, wherein the flutes extend at least a portion of the height of the transition area; and an emission area in optical communication with the transition area, the emission area including light extraction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Timothy Edward Berman
  • OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR AN END CAP OF A LIGHTING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20140321121
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for an optical assembly for an end cap (30) of a lighting fixture (10). The optical assembly includes an outer lens (50) and an inner lens (40) interior of the outer lens (50). The end cap (30) may be coupled to a lighting fixture main housing (12) and configured to enable light from a light source (18) within the main housing (12) to enter the end cap (30), be directed through the inner lens (40), and out the outer lens (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Steven William Johns, Daniel Fortin
  • Light control device exhibiting batwing luminous intensity distributions in upper and lower hemispheres
    Patent number: 8047673
    Abstract: A light control device implemented as a luminaire exhibits an ultra-wide batwing luminous intensity distribution in an upper hemisphere that provides substantially uniform illumination of a ceiling surface, even when the luminaire is mounted very close to the ceiling. Luminous side panel diffusers facilitate blending the luminaire with the ceiling surface as they create a batwing luminous intensity distribution in a lower hemisphere to evenly illuminate a work plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Philips Electronics Ltd
    Inventor: Scott Santoro
  • Light Control Devices Implemented With Diffusers Having Controllable Diffusion Characteristics
    Publication number: 20110044061
    Abstract: Light control devices implemented with diffusers exhibiting controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Melissa Crenshaw, Ian Ashdown
  • Light control devices implemented with diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics
    Patent number: 7837361
    Abstract: Light control devices (76, 80, 82) implemented with diffusers exhibiting controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Ledalite Architectural Products
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Melissa Crenshaw, Ian Ashdown
  • Light control devices and methods implemented with kinoform diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics
    Patent number: 7660039
    Abstract: Kinoform diffusers (82) exhibit controllable diffusion characteristics that include off-axis transmittance and reflectance properties, elimination of zero-order beam, and freedom from spectral dispersion under achromatic illumination. Light control devices (76, 80, 82) implemented with kinoform diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ledalite Architectural Products Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Melissa Crenshaw, Ian Ashdown
  • LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE EXHIBITING BATWING LUMINOUS INTENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS IN UPPER AND LOWER HEMISPHERES
    Publication number: 20080285267
    Abstract: A light control device implemented as a luminaire exhibits an ultra-wide batwing luminous intensity distribution in an upper hemisphere that provides substantially uniform illumination of a ceiling surface, even when the luminaire is mounted very close to the ceiling. Luminous side panel diffusers facilitate blending the luminaire with the ceiling surface as they create a batwing luminous intensity distribution in a lower hemisphere to evenly illuminate a work plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Ledalite Architectural Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Santoro
  • Light control devices implemented with diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics
    Publication number: 20070268585
    Abstract: Light control devices (76, 80, 82) implemented with diffusers exhibiting controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Melissa Crenshaw, Ian Ashdown
  • Light control devices and methods implemented with kinoform diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics
    Publication number: 20020034012
    Abstract: Kinoform diffusers (82) exhibit controllable diffusion characteristics that include off-axis transmittance and reflectance properties, elimination of zero-order beam, and freedom from spectral dispersion under achromatic illumination. Light control devices (76, 80, 82) implemented with kinoform diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Melissa Crenshaw, Ian Ashdown
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D602625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Scott Santoro
  • Suspended luminaire
    Patent number: D602626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Steven Johns, Andrew Crawford
  • Ceiling lamp
    Patent number: D698969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Steven Johns, Scott Santoro
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D698973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Timothy Edward Berman, Lance David Howitt
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D731700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Timothy Edward Berman, Lance David Howitt
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D737500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Fluxwerx Illumination Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Santoro, Timothy Edward Berman, Lance David Howitt