Patents by Inventor Steven C. Krattiger

Steven C. Krattiger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090098
    Abstract: A light driver includes a converter configured to generate a drive signal for powering a light source based on a control signal, a modular controller board electrically coupled to a sensor board and configured to receive sensor data from the sensor board and to generate a first sensor control signal corresponding to the sensor data, and a primary controller configured to control the converter by generating the control signal based on the first sensor control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Vachik Javadian, Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11864286
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a channel controller configured to generate a first pulse width modulated (PWM) signal for controlling an output light intensity of a first color channel of the plurality of color channels, a filter circuit configured to generate a first pseudo-sawtooth signal based on the first PWM signal, and a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and the first pseudo-sawtooth signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11864284
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a light engine including a correlated color temperature (CCT) terminal configured to transmit a first power signal having a first variance and to receive a CCT signal, the light engine being configured to emit light according to the CCT signal, and a CCT clamp coupled to the CCT terminal, and configured to receive the first power signal and to generate the CCT signal having a second variance, the first variance of the first power signal being greater than the second variance of the CCT signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ERP Power, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11864289
    Abstract: A light driver includes a converter configured to generate a drive signal for powering a light source based on a control signal, a modular controller board electrically coupled to a sensor board and configured to receive sensor data from the sensor board and to generate a first sensor control signal corresponding to the sensor data, and a primary controller configured to control the converter by generating the control signal based on the first sensor control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Vachik Javadian, Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20230292418
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a channel controller configured to generate a first pulse width modulated (PWM) signal for controlling an output light intensity of a first color channel of the plurality of color channels, a filter circuit configured to generate a first pseudo-sawtooth signal based on the first PWM signal, and a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and the first pseudo-sawtooth signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20230083227
    Abstract: A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230023755
    Abstract: A programming device includes a plurality of signal lines including a first signal line and a common ground line, and a first programming circuit coupled between the first signal line and the common ground line, and including a first configurable switch configured to receive a first switch configuration, the first programming circuit being configured to receive a first power signal from the first signal line and to supply a first programming signal to the first signal line, the first programming signal having a level corresponding to the first switch configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230029240
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a light engine including a correlated color temperature (CCT) terminal configured to transmit a first power signal having a first variance and to receive a CCT signal, the light engine being configured to emit light according to the CCT signal, and a CCT clamp coupled to the CCT terminal, and configured to receive the first power signal and to generate the CCT signal having a second variance, the first variance of the first power signal being greater than the second variance of the CCT signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20220272809
    Abstract: A light driver includes a converter configured to generate a drive signal for powering a light source based on a control signal, a modular controller board electrically coupled to a sensor board and configured to receive sensor data from the sensor board and to generate a first sensor control signal corresponding to the sensor data, and a primary controller configured to control the converter by generating the control signal based on the first sensor control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Vachik Javadian, Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20220272802
    Abstract: A sensor board includes a plurality of sensors configured to sense parameters from the environment and to generate sensory outputs, a transmission circuit configured to receive sensory output from the plurality of sensors and to generate sensor data for transmission to a light driver through a wired connection, and a regulator configured to receive a variable input voltage and to generate a regulated voltage for powering the plurality of sensors and the transmission circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Vachik Javadian, Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11330687
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer includes receiving a current pulse-width-modulated (PWM) pulse of a plurality of PWM pulses corresponding to a dimmer level, calculating a current duty cycle of the current PWM pulse, comparing the current duty cycle with a window of validity to determine whether the current duty cycle is within the window of validity, and in response to determining that the current duty cycle is not within the window of validity, determining whether a count of out-of-range PWM pulses having duty cycles not within the window of validity is greater than a threshold, and in response to determining that the count of out-of-range PWM pulses is greater than the threshold generating a sample value corresponding to the current duty cycle for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11224104
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer, the method including receiving a current sample value of a plurality of sample values corresponding to dimmer levels, determining a dynamic weight based on the current sample value, filtering the plurality of sample values based on the dynamic weight to generate a plurality of filtered values, and generating a control signal based on the filtered values for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11122657
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer, the method including receiving a plurality of pulse-width-modulated (PWM) pulses corresponding to one or more dimmer levels of the dimmer, generating a first sample value and a second sample value of a plurality of sample values corresponding to duty cycles of the plurality of PWM pulses, determining a rate of change of the one or more dimmer levels based on the first and second sample values, comparing the rate of change with a threshold value to identify a mode of operation of the power supply, and generating a control signal for transmission to the power supply based on the identified mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ERR POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11116052
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer includes receiving a current sample value of a plurality of sample values corresponding to dimmer levels, determining whether there is a change in the dimmer levels, determining a dynamic weight of the current sample value based on the determining whether there is a change in the dimmer levels, filtering the plurality of sample values based on the dynamic weight to generate a plurality of filtered values, and generating a control signal based on the filtered values for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11044791
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply in a multi-input power supply system includes retrieving a prior input state flag from a memory of the multi-input power supply system, determining a first dimmer input of the multi-input power supply system based on the prior input state flag, determining whether the first dimmer input is currently valid, and in response to determining that the first dimmer input is not valid, determining whether a second dimmer input of the multi-input power supply system is currently valid, and in response to determining that the second dimmer input is valid, controlling the power supply based on a second input signal received through the second dimmer input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Patent number: 10966297
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer and a light source includes receiving a plurality of sample values corresponding to dimmer levels, comparing a sample value of the plurality of sample values with one or more inflection points, the one or more inflection points being associated with a plurality of slew-rates, identifying a particular slew-rate among the plurality of slew-rates based on the comparison, and generating a control signal based on the particular slew-rate for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20200413509
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer, the method including receiving a plurality of pulse-width-modulated (PWM) pulses corresponding to one or more dimmer levels of the dimmer, generating a first sample value and a second sample value of a plurality of sample values corresponding to duty cycles of the plurality of PWM pulses, determining a rate of change of the one or more dimmer levels based on the first and second sample values, comparing the rate of change with a threshold value to identify a mode of operation of the power supply, and generating a control signal for transmission to the power supply based on the identified mode of operation
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20200413502
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer includes receiving a current sample value of a plurality of sample values corresponding to dimmer levels, determining whether there is a change in the dimmer levels, determining a dynamic weight of the current sample value based on the determining whether there is a change in the dimmer levels, filtering the plurality of sample values based on the dynamic weight to generate a plurality of filtered values, and generating a control signal based on the filtered values for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20200413510
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply in a multi-input power supply system includes retrieving a prior input state flag from a memory of the multi-input power supply system, determining a first dimmer input of the multi-input power supply system based on the prior input state flag, determining whether the first dimmer input is currently valid, and in response to determining that the first dimmer input is not valid, determining whether a second dimmer input of the multi-input power supply system is currently valid, and in response to determining that the second dimmer input is valid, controlling the power supply based on a second input signal received through the second dimmer input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20200413511
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer includes receiving a current pulse-width-modulated (PWM) pulse of a plurality of PWM pulses corresponding to a dimmer level, calculating a current duty cycle of the current PWM pulse, comparing the current duty cycle with a window of validity to determine whether the current duty cycle is within the window of validity, and in response to determining that the current duty cycle is not within the window of validity, determining whether a count of out-of-range PWM pulses having duty cycles not within the window of validity is greater than a threshold, and in response to determining that the count of out-of-range PWM pulses is greater than the threshold generating a sample value corresponding to the current duty cycle for transmission to the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Steven C. Krattiger