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: 20250142697
    Abstract: A light driver includes a phase-cut detector configured to determine whether phase-cut dimming is present at an input of the light driver and to generate a phase-cut detection signal in response to presence of the phase-cut dimming; and a channel controller coupled to the phase-cut detector and configured to perform receiving a current correlated color temperature (CCT) value for adjusting a CCT of an output light of a light source coupled to the light driver; and in response to receiving the phase-cut detected signal from the phase-cut detector, disregarding the CCT value by maintaining a fixed CCT at the output light and adjusting an intensity of the output light based on a level of phase-cutting at the input of the light driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales
  • Publication number: 20250137631
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base forming a bottom portion of the housing and a case cover forming a top portion of the housing, the heatsink base being configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate; and a pedestal structure protruding from the base plate toward the case cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20250142694
    Abstract: A method of driving a light source by a light driver includes determining a dimming value based on an input from a phase-cut dimmer at the input of the light driver, determining an offset for a dimmer transfer function of the light driver based on the dimming value and a minimum set point of the dimmer transfer function, applying the offset to the dimmer transfer function of the light driver to generate an adjusted dimmer transfer function, and determining a target light output of the light source based on the dimming value and the adjusted dimmer transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen
  • Publication number: 20250137632
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base forming a bottom portion of the housing and a case cover forming a top portion of the housing, the heatsink base being configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate; a base post configured to couple the base plate and the case cover; and a base sidewall extending from the base plate and configured to mate with cover sidewalls of the case cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20250137633
    Abstract: A lighting system including a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal based on the rectified signal; a light source configured to emit light based on the drive signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver and the light source, the housing including a heatsink base configured to channel heat away from the lighting system, the heatsink base including a base plate, and a pedestal structure protruding from the base plate toward an interior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12284733
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12273974
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240369212
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base configured to be attached to a heatsink mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240334569
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a converter configured to receive a rectified input voltage and to generate an output voltage based on a control signal; a primary controller configured to generate the control signal to adjust the output voltage of the converter; and a startup circuit configured to power the primary controller based on the rectified input voltage in response to the output voltage being below a threshold, and to power the primary controller based on the output voltage in response to the output voltage being greater than or equal to the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240334566
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a converter configured to receive a rectified input voltage and to generate an output voltage based on a gate control signal; a PFC controller including a zero-crossing input, and configured to generate the gate control signal to adjust the output voltage of the converter based on a zero-crossing voltage at the zero-crossing input; a zero-crossing delay circuit coupled between an output of the converter and the zero-crossing input, and configured to slow a rate of change of the zero-crossing voltage based on one or more delay control signals; and a channel controller configured to identify a low-load state of the lighting system, and, in response, to generate the one or more delay control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Steven C. Krattiger, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20240314903
    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: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12096529
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Vachik Javadian, Steven C. Krattiger
  • Publication number: 20240302031
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a power supply configured to receive an AC input signal and to generate a rectified signal; a light driver configured to generate a drive signal to drive a light source based on the rectified signal; and a housing configured to encapsulate the power supply and the light driver, the housing including a heatsink base configured to be attached to a heatsink mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Erik Morales, Vachik Javadian, Yuko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 12028945
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Steven C. Krattiger, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan, Yuko Nakazawa
  • 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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