Abstract: A lamp tube including a glass tube body having a cross-sectional geometry that is perpendicular to a length of the glass tube body with a substantially cylindrical perimeter defined by a sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior for housing a light source. The sidewall of the glass tube body that defines the substantially cylindrical perimeter including at least one pair of ridges on opposing sides of the substantially cylindrical perimeter. Each ridge of the at least one pair of the ridges includes an apex extending towards the hollow interior for the glass tube body.

Abstract: A method of lamp assembly that etching a glass tube body to increase a texture of the surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body, the sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior; and positioning a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within the hollow interior of the glass tube, wherein the increase in the texture of the surface increases the light diffusivity of the glass tube body.

Abstract: A method of controlling lighting that includes color coding at least one group icon for a scene for lighting on a light control interface. The at least one group icon can be color coded with a first type color coded identifier corresponding to the scene. The method can continue with grouping at least one member icon designating a light function form for at least one lamp to the at least one group icon on the light control interface. The at least one member icon may include a second type color identifier, in which a member icon being grouped to a group icon has a same color for the second type color identifier for the member icon as the first type color identifier for the group icon.

Abstract: A control device having a control processor encodes at least one command within at least one advertisement to make a command advertisement. A transmission device integral with the control device is capable of transmitting the command advertisement. The at least one command advertisement contains the at least one encoded command. A plurality of appliances is remotely located relative to the control device. Each of the appliances has at least one of the receiving devices. The appliances are each capable of receiving the at least one command advertisement through the receiving devices. Finally, there is a plurality of appliance processors, wherein each of the appliances has at least one of the appliance processors. Each of the appliance processors is capable of decoding the at least one encoded command. Further, each of the receiving devices receive the at least one command advertisement with or without being paired to the transmission device.

Abstract: A device controls the dimming of a solid-state light source. The device includes a microcontroller configured to receive a rectified phase-cut signal. The microcontroller is configured to measure, within a given period, a duration of a low state of the rectified phase-cut signal and output a low value based thereon. The microcontroller is also configured to measure, within the given period, a duration of a high state of the rectified phase-cut signal and output a high value based thereon. The microcontroller generates an output signal based on at least one of the low value and the high value.

Abstract: A lamp is provided that includes a glass tube body composed of a glass composition that includes an optical diffusive agent to increase the light diffusivity of the glass tube body. The lamp can include a glass tube body having a perimeter defined by a sidewall of the glass tube body for enclosing a hollow interior. The glass tube body is composed of a sodium silicate glass including an optically diffusive agent that is alloyed with a silicate base glass composition. The optically diffusive agent can be selected from lithium borosilicate, titanium dioxide, antimony trioxide or combinations thereof. The lamp can further include at least one light emitting diode (LED) on a substrate that provides the light source. The at least one light emitting diode (LED) that is present on the substrate is positioned within the hollow interior of the glass tube body.

Abstract: A device controls the dimming of a solid-state light source. The device includes a microcontroller configured to receive a rectified phase-cut signal. The microcontroller is configured to measure, within a given period, a duration of a low state of the rectified phase-cut signal and output a low value based thereon. The microcontroller is also configured to measure, within the given period, a duration of a high state of the rectified phase-cut signal and output a high value based thereon. The microcontroller generates an output signal based on at least one of the low value and the high value.

Abstract: An improved low profile light is provided. The low profile light includes one or more solid state light sources and a cover disposed in relation thereto, such that light emitted from the light sources passes through the cover. The low profile light also includes a driver, in a driver housing, that provides electrical power to the light sources. The low profile light also includes a housing. The housing includes a central portion with a first side and a second side; a lip that extends around an outer edge of the housing; a cover receptacle to receive the cover; an outer face that extends from the lip inward towards the cover receptacle; an inner surface that extends downward away from the central portion and upward towards the lip, so as to form a valley; and a fin that extends perpendicularly up from the central portion.

Abstract: A system and related techniques for dimming a solid-state light source are disclosed. The system may be configured to dim the output of a solid-state emitter via a combination of phase-cut dimming and high-frequency pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. To this end, the system may include a digital rectification module configured to generate a rectified DC power and a rectified phase-cut signal based on a phase-cut AC signal received from a phase-cut dimmer. The system further may include a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to measure the duration of low and high states of the rectified phase-cut signal using zero-crossing digital phase-cut detection and output PWM signal(s) based, at least in part, on those measured values. The rectified DC power and PWM signal(s) may be delivered to a DC-to-DC converter, which may output DC power(s) having an intensity based on the rectified DC power and PWM signal(s), causing receiving emitter(s) to dim.

Abstract: A lamp tube including a glass tube body having a cross-sectional geometry that is perpendicular to a length of the glass tube body with a substantially cylindrical perimeter defined by a sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior for housing a light source. The sidewall of the glass tube body that defines the substantially cylindrical perimeter including at least one pair of ridges on opposing sides of the substantially cylindrical perimeter. Each ridge of the at least one pair of the ridges includes an apex extending towards the hollow interior for the glass tube body.

Abstract: A lamp tube is provided for lamps, such as lamps including light sources including light emitting diodes (LEDs), in which the exterior surface of the lamp tube's glass sidewall has been abrasively treated to increase the exterior surfaces roughness, which increases the light diffusivity of the glass lamp tube. In one embodiment, the lamp tube provided herein includes a glass tube body having a perimeter defined by a sidewall of the glass tube body for enclosing a hollow interior, in which the exterior surface of the sidewall is textured to increase light diffusivity. The interior surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body is not textured.

Abstract: A lamp is provided that includes a glass tube body composed of a glass composition that includes an optical diffusive agent to increase the light diffusivity of the glass tube body. The lamp can include a glass tube body having a perimeter defined by a sidewall of the glass tube body for enclosing a hollow interior. The glass tube body is composed of a sodium silicate glass including an optically diffusive agent that is alloyed with a silicate base glass composition. The optically diffusive agent can be selected from lithium borosilicate, titanium dioxide, antimony trioxide or combinations thereof. The lamp can further include at least one light emitting diode (LED) on a substrate that provides the light source. The at least one light emitting diode (LED) that is present on the substrate is positioned within the hollow interior of the glass tube body.

Abstract: A method of lamp assembly that etching a glass tube body to increase a texture of the surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body, the sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior; and positioning a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within the hollow interior of the glass tube, wherein the increase in the texture of the surface increases the light diffusivity of the glass tube body.

Abstract: A control device and related user interfaces (UIs) and techniques for controlling the light output of a solid-state lighting device are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the control device may be configured to present a UI having one or more adjustment features operatively associated with one or more adjustment modes by which the control device may control the light output of a downstream lighting device communicatively coupled with the control device. Via a given adjustment feature, a user (or other controller) may adjust one or more characteristics, such as intensity, correlated color temperature (CCT), and color of the emissions of the lighting device. In some embodiments, the control device may be a computing device, mobile or otherwise, and the UI may be presented by a display element as a graphical UI (GUI).

Abstract: A control device and related user interfaces (UIs) and techniques for controlling the light output of a solid-state lighting device are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the control device may be configured to present a UI having one or more adjustment features operatively associated with one or more adjustment modes by which the control device may control the light output of a downstream lighting device communicatively coupled with the control device. Via a given adjustment feature, a user (or other controller) may adjust one or more characteristics, such as intensity, correlated color temperature (CCT), and color of the emissions of the lighting device. In some embodiments, the control device may be a computing device, mobile or otherwise, and the UI may be presented by a display element as a graphical UI (GUI).

Abstract: A system and related techniques for dimming a solid-state light source are disclosed. The system may be configured to dim the output of a solid-state emitter via a combination of phase-cut dimming and high-frequency pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. To this end, the system may include a digital rectification module configured to generate a rectified DC power and a rectified phase-cut signal based on a phase-cut AC signal received from a phase-cut dimmer. The system further may include a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to measure the duration of low and high states of the rectified phase-cut signal using zero-crossing digital phase-cut detection and output PWM signal(s) based, at least in part, on those measured values. The rectified DC power and PWM signal(s) may be delivered to a DC-to-DC converter, which may output DC power(s) having an intensity based on the rectified DC power and PWM signal(s), causing receiving emitter(s) to dim.

Abstract: A method of controlling lighting that includes color coding at least one group icon for a scene for lighting on a light control interface. The at least one group icon can be color coded with a first type color coded identifier corresponding to the scene. The method can continue with grouping at least one member icon designating a light function form for at least one lamp to the at least one group icon on the light control interface. The at least one member icon may include a second type color identifier, in which a member icon being grouped to a group icon has a same color for the second type color identifier for the member icon as the first type color identifier for the group icon.

Abstract: LED lamp 10 includes a housing, a mounting base, a light engine (LE) 16, light-transmissive cover 20 circumscribing the LE, and reflector 18. The LE comprises a plurality of top-emitting LED packages (TE-LED packages) mounted on planar upper surface 32 of PC board 26, each configured to emit light having an angular distribution centered around a principal light-emitting direction (PLED) normal to an emission face 45. A first set 36 of TE-LEDs is mounted with its PLED perpendicular to PCB 26 and a second set 38 of TE-LEDs is mounted to the PCB with its PLED orthogonal to that of the first set 36 of TE-LEDs and parallel to upper surface 32. Reflector 18 disposed below LE 16 reflects light towards cover 20. A polar light distribution of light emitted from LED lamp 10 is omnidirectional and is Energy Star compliant.