Patents by Inventor Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II

Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II 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: 20100201720
    Abstract: The present solution described herein provides systems and methods to coordinate and control the lighting of areas of a display unit in manner desired based on the type, brand and other characteristics of the product presented for display via the display unit. A lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources to cause a reaction or visual effect from light reactive material of the product or display unit. In some cases, the lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources based on signals from detectors, such as sensing any state or condition of the ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini
  • Patent number: 7729941
    Abstract: The present solution described herein provides systems and methods to coordinate and control the lighting of areas of a display unit in manner desired based on the type, brand and other characteristics of the product presented for display via the display unit. A lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources to cause a reaction or visual effect from light reactive material of the product or display unit. In some cases, the lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources based on signals from detectors, such as sensing any state or condition of the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Integrated Illumination Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini
  • Publication number: 20100084992
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for controlling light intensity and color mixing of light emitted by lighting devices. A controller may use a setting for an intensity of light and an instruction to generate, for a remote lighting device, a signal comprising the instruction and a duty cycle within a time period of the signal that corresponds to the setting for the intensity of light. The signal may comprise a digital pattern corresponding to at least a portion of the instruction. The remote lighting device may determine the duty cycle of the time period of the received signal based on a sum of durations of time for which the signal within the period comprises a high value. The remote lighting device may establish intensity of the light emitted based on the duty cycle while implementing an action based on the identified instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Charles Bernard Valois, Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II
  • Publication number: 20090284184
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents a relatively inexpensive yet intelligent solution for assigning a status to a lighting device over a connection used for transmissions of power and/or intensity for the lighting device. The system leverage and utilizes an existing connection that is available in many traditional lighting systems to provide intelligence between lighting devices, such as assigning a master or slave status to a lighting fixture or a device. For example, a typical lighting fixture may have existing connections such as for wiring and powering up the lighting fixture to modulate intensity of the light emitted. The present solution described herein provides systems and methods for utilizing the same wire to assign a status to the lighting fixture without interrupting the power supplied to the lighting fixture or the intensity emitted from the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Bernard Valois, Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II
  • Publication number: 20090195189
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement includes a light fixture including a plurality of light sources wherein each light source is configured to generate a different color light when energized; and a circuit arrangement included in the light fixture and operatively interposed between the plurality of light sources and a source of electrical power. This circuit arrangement is responsive to brief interruptions in the supply of electrical power of less than a predetermined period to simultaneously de-energize all of the light sources for a full duration of the interruption and to subsequently toggle energization from one light source to the next and thereby produce different color light in response to the cessation of the brief interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: i2Systems
    Inventors: Thomas L. Zampini, Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini
  • Publication number: 20090085500
    Abstract: The present application is generally directed to systems and methods for control and management of lighting components connected in a network. A user specified rule is executed to control lighting effects in a lighting network which comprises an interface module in communication with one or more lighting control modules. The interface module may receive a rule for controlling a lighting network. The rule may comprise a user identified input and a user specified lighting effect to occur responsive to the user identified input. The interface module detects receipt of the user identified input and executes the rule to trigger the user specified lighting effect via the one or more lighting control modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Integrated Illumination Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini
  • Patent number: 7198386
    Abstract: The present invention is designed to overcome the problems with MCPCB technology, which includes conductive solid body, typically copper or aluminum, typically having rods extending therefrom. This conductive solid body is fastened in place by a body constructed of typically plastic/Delrin® that the copper rods may be pressed or installed into. This body may be conductive or non-conductive. Each LED is mounted to a standard printed circuit board (PCB) or flexible circuit board that contains through holes large enough to fit the metal bottom of the LED through the hole far enough for the LED to make contact with the face of the solid body. Typically, board thickness of 0.032? or less is required for this to work effectively. The LED is glued to the face solid body via a thermally conductive, electrically neutral adhesive. The LED may also be adhered via thermal tape, thermal pad, or held against the solid body via its solder joints where no bonding of the LED is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Integrated Illumination Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lawrence Zampini, Thomas Lawrence Zampini, II, Mark Alphonse Zampini