Patents by Inventor Stephen Barry McCane

Stephen Barry McCane 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: 11796144
    Abstract: A mounting system for a recessed light fixture includes a frame and a holder supported by the frame. The holder includes a base and a support portion extending from the base. The support portion includes a top end, a bottom end opposite from the top end, and an edge extending from the top end to the bottom end. The edge includes a transition portion between the top end and the bottom end, a first step between the bottom end and the transition portion, and a plurality of second steps between the first step and the transition portion. At least one characteristic of the first step is different from each second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Dallin Andrew Parker, Matthew Thomas Emerick
  • Publication number: 20230313983
    Abstract: A light fixture, such as but not limited to an outdoor light fixture, may include features or elements allowing for enhanced resistance to water ingress and/or enhanced thermal management of components. Such features or elements may be provided between a housing of the light fixture and a lens of the light fixture and/or between the housing of the light fixture and an end cap of the light fixture. Some features or elements may limit thermal expansion and contraction of a lens of the light fixture over a wide range of temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Barry McCane
  • Publication number: 20220364694
    Abstract: A mounting system for a recessed light fixture includes a frame and a holder supported by the frame. The holder includes a base and a support portion extending from the base. The support portion includes a top end, a bottom end opposite from the top end, and an edge extending from the top end to the bottom end. The edge includes a transition portion between the top end and the bottom end, a first step between the bottom end and the transition portion, and a plurality of second steps between the first step and the transition portion. At least one characteristic of the first step is different from each second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Dallin Andrew Parker, Matthew Thomas Emerick
  • Patent number: 10928043
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a main body, at least a portion of which is generally cylindrical, the main body having an open side, and one or more light sources disposed within the main body. The light fixture further includes one or more mounting rings configured to substantially encircle the main body and configured for mounting the light fixture. A diffuser may be provided, covering the open side of the main body and enclosing the one or more light sources within the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless, Albert Tran, John Thomas Mayfield, III
  • Patent number: 10782001
    Abstract: A retrofit kit for a light fixture includes a light engine and a mounting bracket. In some aspects, a method of installing the retrofit kit in a light fixture includes installing a mounting bracket in a housing of the light fixture, and placing a light engine in a temporary hanging position. In the temporary hanging position, a hook of a first engine flange of the light engine rests on the mounting bracket and a second engine flange of the light engine opposite from the first engine flange is spaced apart from the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Albert Tran, Denise Bonsell
  • Patent number: 10648650
    Abstract: A light fixture includes an electronic accessory module such as a wireless communication module, and a clip for mounting the accessory module to a panel of the light fixture. The clip includes features for snapping the accessory module to a panel of the light fixture, for example to a printed circuit board holding light emitting diodes or to a sheet metal panel that is part of the structure of the light fixture. The clip may hold the accessory module electronics away from any metal parts of the light fixture. In the case that the accessory module is a wireless communication module, this spacing may facilitate robust wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless, Yan Rodriguez, Ashwin Michaelraj
  • Publication number: 20200124255
    Abstract: A light fixture includes an electronic accessory module such as a wireless communication module, and a clip for mounting the accessory module to a panel of the light fixture. The clip includes features for snapping the accessory module to a panel of the light fixture, for example to a printed circuit board holding light emitting diodes or to a sheet metal panel that is part of the structure of the light fixture. The clip may hold the accessory module electronics away from any metal parts of the light fixture. In the case that the accessory module is a wireless communication module, this spacing may facilitate robust wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless, Yan Rodriguez, Ashwin Michaelraj
  • Publication number: 20200049333
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a main body, at least a portion of which is generally cylindrical, the main body having an open side, and one or more light sources disposed within the main body. The light fixture further includes one or more mounting rings configured to substantially encircle the main body and configured for mounting the light fixture. A diffuser may be provided, covering the open side of the main body and enclosing the one or more light sources within the light fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless, Albert Tran, John Thomas Mayfield, III
  • Patent number: 10508777
    Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 10327312
    Abstract: A Bluetooth beacon for a luminaire assembly includes a module and an antenna associated with the module. The Bluetooth beacon is monted such that the antenna is communicatively visible from a light emitting side of the luminaire assembly. The Bluetooth beacon is configured to provide a signal extending a predetermined distance from the luminaire assembly such that a Bluetooth receiver on a user device can receive a signal from the Bluetooth beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Stephen Haight Lydecker, Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane
  • Patent number: 10267497
    Abstract: Described are embodiments of a light engine installation kit and methods of installation that allow a single technician to install large, heavy, or awkwardly shaped light engines into new or existing fixture housings. The installation kits include mounting brackets that install into the fixture housing. The mounting brackets can then support the light engine by a retention tab at one end, and a tether at the other. In this intermediate position, an installer can complete the wiring before raising the light engine into its final position. Also described are lenses, wireway covers, reflectors, and end caps that provide improved sealing of the lens compartment of a light engine. The fitting of the parts provides better sealing to prevent dirt, debris, or insects from migrating into the lens compartment of the light engine and causing reduced light output or unsightly dark spots in the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Barry McCane
  • Patent number: 10219357
    Abstract: A Bluetooth beacon for a luminaire assembly includes a module and an antenna associated with the module. The Bluetooth beacon is monted such that the antenna is communicatively visible from a light emitting side of the luminaire assembly. The Bluetooth beacon is configured to provide a signal extending a predetermined distance from the luminaire assembly such that a Bluetooth receiver on a user device can receive a signal from the Bluetooth beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Stephen Haight Lydecker, Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane
  • Publication number: 20180306417
    Abstract: A retrofit kit for a light fixture includes a light engine and a mounting bracket. In some aspects, a method of installing the retrofit kit in a light fixture includes installing a mounting bracket in a housing of the light fixture, and placing a light engine in a temporary hanging position. In the temporary hanging position, a hook of a first engine flange of the light engine rests on the mounting bracket and a second engine flange of the light engine opposite from the first engine flange is spaced apart from the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Albert Tran, Denise Bonsell
  • Patent number: 10006604
    Abstract: A door assembly for a light fixture that includes a door frame formed of two opposing frame sides connected to two opposing frame ends that collectively form an opening and define a door frame plane. A reflector is positioned within the door frame to span the opening and to extend downwardly through the door frame plane such that at least a portion of the reflector extends below the door frame plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Januk Swarup Aggarwal, Xin Zhang, John T. Mayfield, III, Stephen Barry McCane, Darryl Lynn Pitman, Russell Vern Rouse
  • Publication number: 20180074151
    Abstract: A Bluetooth beacon for a luminaire assembly includes a module and an antenna associated with the module. The Bluetooth beacon is monted such that the antenna is communicatively visible from a light emitting side of the luminaire assembly. The Bluetooth beacon is configured to provide a signal extending a predetermined distance from the luminaire assembly such that a Bluetooth receiver on a user device can receive a signal from the Bluetooth beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Stephen Haight Lydecker, Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane
  • Publication number: 20180077781
    Abstract: A Bluetooth beacon for a luminaire assembly includes a module and an antenna associated with the module. The Bluetooth beacon is monted such that the antenna is communicatively visible from a light emitting side of the luminaire assembly. The Bluetooth beacon is configured to provide a signal extending a predetermined distance from the luminaire assembly such that a Bluetooth receiver on a user device can receive a signal from the Bluetooth beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Stephen Haight Lydecker, Albert Tran, Stephen Barry McCane
  • Publication number: 20180066813
    Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 9822937
    Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Publication number: 20160265743
    Abstract: A door assembly for a light fixture that includes a door frame formed of two opposing frame sides connected to two opposing frame ends that collectively form an opening and define a door frame plane. A reflector is positioned within the door frame to span the opening and to extend downwardly through the door frame plane such that at least a portion of the reflector extends below the door frame plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt, Januk Swarup Aggarwal, Xin Zhang, John T. Mayfield, III, Stephen Barry McCane, Darryl Lynn Pitman, Russell Vern Rouse
  • Patent number: D786476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Barry McCane