Patents by Inventor Shawn Keeney

Shawn Keeney 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).

  • Patent number: 9664369
    Abstract: A LED lamp has a base and an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure connected to the base. A heat sink is partially disposed in the enclosure and supports a plurality of LEDs. The heat sink comprising a mounting portion positioned in the enclosure for supporting the LEDs and a heat dissipating portion exposed to the ambient environment where the interior of the enclosure is exposed to the ambient environment. The heat sink have a plurality of separate heat sink structures that are mounted to the lamp independently of one another. Each heat sink structure may have a thickness of approximately 1-5 mm. Each heat sink structure may in some embodiments weigh approximately 3.8 to 7.7 grams and in other embodiments weigh approximately 27 grams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Richards, Shawn Keeney, Mark Youmans, Michael Leung, Nicholas Desilva, Dante Nava, Robert Higley
  • Publication number: 20140268772
    Abstract: A LED lamp has a base and an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure connected to the base. A heat sink is partially disposed in the enclosure and supports a plurality of LEDs. The heat sink comprising a mounting portion positioned in the enclosure for supporting the LEDs and a heat dissipating portion exposed to the ambient environment where the interior of the enclosure is exposed to the ambient environment. The heat sink have a plurality of separate heat sink structures that are mounted to the lamp independently of one another. Each heat sink structure may have a thickness of approximately 1-5 mm. Each heat sink structure may in some embodiments weigh approximately 3.8 to 7.7 grams and in other embodiments weigh approximately 27 grams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Richards, Shawn Keeney, Mark Youmans, Michael Leung, Nicholas Desilva, Dante Nava, Robert Higley
  • Patent number: 8820971
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures using light-emitting devices are disclosed with heat sinks that are both decorative and functional by providing heat dissipation for the light-emitting devices used therein. A luminaire can feature a base for attachment to a support and a driver positionable in the base. An electrical connector can extend downward from the base and have a proximal end and a distal end with the proximal end disposed in the base and engaging the driver. A heat sink can be disposed at the distal end of the electrical connector with the electrical connector extending through the heat sink. A light-emitting device can be attached to the heat sink and connect with the electrical connector such that the driver is electrically connected to the light-emitting device. A lamp shade can be secured to the heat sink proximal to the base with the light-emitting device disposed within the lamp shade and at least a portion of the body of the heat sink forming a decorative portion extending outward from the lamp shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Markle, Robert Higley, Shawn Keeney, Greg Bibee, Donald G. Hirsh
  • Patent number: 8746915
    Abstract: Light-emitting die (LED) Lamps, heat sinks, and related methods are provided. An LED lamp can include a mounting substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface and side edges. An LED package can be disposed on the top surface of the mounting substrate with the LED package comprising an LED chip. The LED lamp can include a heat sink that can include a heat sink base and a spacer extending upward from the base. The spacer can have a mounting area or pad distal from the heat sink base on which the bottom surface of the mounting substrate is disposed. The spacer can also have a width that is less than a width between the side edges of the mounting substrate. The LED lamp can further include a lens disposed over the LED package and the mounting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell G. Villard, Shawn Keeney, Nicholas DeSilva, Robert Higley, Joshua J. Markle
  • Publication number: 20130058082
    Abstract: A light emitting device assembly can include a plurality of substrates, extending in a longitudinal direction, that are coupled together to provide a plurality of surfaces that face in respective radial directions that are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. A heat sink can be coupled to the plurality of substrates, and the heat sink can extend radially from the plurality of substrates and is configured to transfer heat away from the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Donald G. Hirsh, Shawn Keeney
  • Publication number: 20130027947
    Abstract: Light-emitting die (LED) Lamps, heat sinks, and related methods are provided. An LED lamp can include a mounting substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface and side edges. An LED package can be disposed on the top surface of the mounting substrate with the LED package comprising an LED chip. The LED lamp can include a heat sink that can include a heat sink base and a spacer extending upward from the base. The spacer can have a mounting area or pad distal from the heat sink base on which the bottom surface of the mounting substrate is disposed. The spacer can also have a width that is less than a width between the side edges of the mounting substrate. The LED lamp can further include a lens disposed over the LED package and the mounting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Russell G. Villard, Shawn Keeney, Nicholas DeSilva, Robert Higley, Joshua J. Markle
  • Publication number: 20110242813
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures using light-emitting devices are disclosed with heat sinks that are both decorative and functional by providing heat dissipation for the light-emitting devices used therein. A luminaire can feature a base for attachment to a support and a driver positionable in the base. An electrical connector can extend downward from the base and have a proximal end and a distal end with the proximal end disposed in the base and engaging the driver. A heat sink can be disposed at the distal end of the electrical connector with the electrical connector extending through the heat sink. A light-emitting device can be attached to the heat sink and connect with the electrical connector such that the driver is electrically connected to the light-emitting device. A lamp shade can be secured to the heat sink proximal to the base with the light-emitting device disposed within the lamp shade and at least a portion of the body of the heat sink forming a decorative portion extending outward from the lamp shade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua J. Markle, Robert Higley, Shawn Keeney, Greg Bibee, Donald G. Hirsh
  • Publication number: 20050219060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a strobe alarm unit employing at least one light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: John Curran, Shawn Keeney
  • Publication number: 20050035851
    Abstract: The present invention is an ASIC-controlled alarm unit. The ASIC circuit performs all the necessary control functions to provide audible and visual signaling when used with external horn and strobe circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Shawn Keeney, Joseph Kosich, Luy Nguyen, John Yerger, Erik Johnson