Patents by Inventor Thomas Moeker

Thomas Moeker 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).

  • AC-to-DC electrical switching circuit
    Patent number: 7723864
    Abstract: An electrical circuit and method for switching an input voltage onto a load by way of an AC control voltage is provided. A voltage magnitude reduction circuit is configured to be driven by the AC control voltage. A rectifier circuit is operably coupled with the voltage magnitude reduction circuit. Also, a voltage limiter circuit is operably coupled with the rectifier circuit, and an energy storage circuit is operably coupled with the voltage limiter circuit. The voltage magnitude reduction circuit, the rectifier circuit, the energy storage circuit and the voltage limiter circuit cooperatively generate a switch control voltage. An electronic switching unit is then configured to switch the input voltage across the load when the switch control voltage is active. In one embodiment, the input voltage is a DC voltage generated by an AC-to-DC voltage converter circuit configured to convert an AC supply voltage to the DC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Norgren, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Alexander Zub, Urs Thomas Moeker, Isaac Davenport, Nathaniel W. Crutcher
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D605340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Casey Chung, Michael T. Thornton, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Edwin Vice, Jr., Stephan Apetauer, Thomas Moeker, Burkhard Schlee, Detlef Kiel
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D605341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Casey Chung, Michael T. Thornton, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Edwin Vice, Jr., Stephan Apetauer, Thomas Moeker, Burkhard Schlee, Detlef Kiel
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D605342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Casey Chung, Michael T. Thornton, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Edwin Vice, Jr., Stephan Apetauer, Thomas Moeker, Burkhard Schlee, Detlef Kiel
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D608490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Casey Chung, Michael T. Thornton, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Edwin Vice, Jr., Stephan Apetauer, Thomas Moeker, Burkhard Schlee, Detlef Kiel
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D620190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Casey Chung, Michael T. Thornton, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Edwin Vice, Jr., Stephan Apetauer, Thomas Moeker, Burkhard Schlee, Detlef Kiel