Patents by Inventor Tian Xiang WEN

Tian Xiang WEN 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: 11137119
    Abstract: A tubular solid state lighting device has a pin safety circuit electrically connected to connection pins of the one end. The pin safety circuit comprises two protection components, of different types. In one set of examples, there is an electrically controlled isolation switch and an electronic switch which functions as a high voltage isolation barrier. The switch provides full galvanic contact separation, whereas the isolation barrier provides current protection if the isolation switch is not functional. In another set of examples, there is a mechanically controlled isolation switch and an electrical or electronic isolation barrier. This provides two levels of protection, but requiring only a single manual operation by the installer of the lighting device. It avoids end-of-life protection circuitry being triggered during the installation of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Haimin Tao, Tian Xiang Wen, Feng Ju, Frits Tobi De Jongh, Han Lu, Pieter Johannes Stobbelaar
  • Patent number: 10816184
    Abstract: A tubular LED lighting device (10) comprising an LED, a driver (18) for driving the LED, and an electrical connector (14). The lighting device further comprises a thermally triggered switch (16) for prevention of overheating of the electrical connector. The thermally triggered switch is connected in series between the electrical connector and the driver, and the thermally triggered switch is configured to interrupt current in the event of the temperature of the electrical connector meeting a triggering condition. If a significant degree of arcing occurs the electrical connector will heat up such that the triggering condition will be met and the current flow between the electrical connector and the driver will be interrupted. There is also provided a luminaire (20) comprising the tubular LED lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tian Xiang Wen, Robertus Leonardus Tousain, Yun Wang, Zhigang Pei
  • Publication number: 20200025362
    Abstract: A tubular LED lighting device (10) comprising an LED, a driver (18) for driving the LED, and an electrical connector (14). The lighting device further comprises a thermally triggered switch (16) for prevention of overheating of the electrical connector. The thermally triggered switch is connected in series between the electrical connector and the driver, and the thermally triggered switch is configured to interrupt current in the event of the temperature of the electrical connector meeting a triggering condition. If a significant degree of arcing occurs the electrical connector will heat up such that the triggering condition will be met and the current flow between the electrical connector and the driver will be interrupted. There is also provided a luminaire (20) comprising the tubular LED lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: TIAN XIANG WEN, ROBERTUS LEONARDUS TOUSAIN, YUN WANG, ZHIGANG PEI
  • Patent number: 10458639
    Abstract: A tubular LED lighting device (10) comprising an LED, a driver (18) for driving the LED, and an electrical connector (14). The lighting device further comprises a thermally triggered switch (16) for prevention of overheating of the electrical connector. The thermally triggered switch is connected in series between the electrical connector and the driver, and the thermally triggered switch is configured to interrupt current in the event of the temperature of the electrical connector meeting a triggering condition. If a significant degree of arcing occurs the electrical connector will heat up such that the triggering condition will be met and the current flow between the electrical connector and the driver will be interrupted. There is also provided a luminaire (20) comprising the tubular LED lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tian Xiang Wen, Robertus Leonardus Tousain, Yun Wang, Zhigang Pei
  • Publication number: 20190154246
    Abstract: A tubular solid state lighting device has a pin safety circuit electrically connected to connection pins of the one end. The pin safety circuit comprises two protection components, of different types. In one set of examples, there is an electrically controlled isolation switch and an electronic switch which functions as a high voltage isolation barrier. The switch provides full galvanic contact separation, whereas the isolation barrier provides current protection if the isolation switch is not functional. In another set of examples, there is a mechanically controlled isolation switch and an electrical or electronic isolation barrier. This provides two levels of protection, but requiring only a single manual operation by the installer of the lighting device. It avoids end-of-life protection circuitry being triggered during the installation of the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: HAIMIN TAO, TIAN XIANG WEN, FENG JU, FRITS TOBI DE JONGH, HAN LU, PIETER JOHANNES STOBBELAAR
  • Publication number: 20180023770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device (2) for retrofitting a fluorescent lamp comprising two sets of connecting pins (21, 23, 21?, 23?) for connecting the light emitting system (1) to a lighting fixture, one first (611) and one second (613) filament unit, encapsulated in a bulb and fed through it, electrically coupled to the connecting pins (611, 613) and a solid state light source connected between the filament units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Raimundo DE HEER GALISTEO, Bernhard Christiaan VAN DIJK, Haimin TAO, Tian Xiang WEN, Sascha KONDIC, Pieter Johannes STOBBELAAR, Paul Robert VELDMAN
  • Publication number: 20170138580
    Abstract: A tubular LED lighting device (10) comprising an LED, a driver (18) for driving the LED, and an electrical connector (14). The lighting device further comprises a thermally triggered switch (16) for prevention of overheating of the electrical connector. The thermally triggered switch is connected in series between the electrical connector and the driver, and the thermally triggered switch is configured to interrupt current in the event of the temperature of the electrical connector meeting a triggering condition. If a significant degree of arcing occurs the electrical connector will heat up such that the triggering condition will be met and the current flow between the electrical connector and the driver will be interrupted. There is also provided a luminaire (20) comprising the tubular LED lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: TIAN XIANG WEN, ROBERTUS LEONARDUS TOUSAIN, YUN WANG, ZHIGANG PEI
  • Patent number: 9485828
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a LED lamp (10) comprising at least one LED light source (103), at least one driver (101) for powering the LED light source (103), at least one input rectifier with a plurality of diodes for converting an AC current from mains into a DC current, providing electrical power to the driver (101), the LED lamp (10) further comprising a safety module comprising one first and one second modules (F1, F2) for protection against overcurrent and overheating of the EM ballast, the first module (F1) being put in series with the driver (101) and designed to interrupt current in case the driver fails when the LED lamp (10) is directly connected to the mains, and the second module (F2) being designed to interrupt current when at least one of the diodes of the input rectifier fails when the lamp is connected to the mains via an EM ballast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Robertus Leonardus Tousain, Tian Xiang Wen, Haimin Tao
  • Publication number: 20160120002
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a LED lamp (10) comprising at least one LED light source (103), at least one driver (101) for powering the LED light source (103), at least one input rectifier with a plurality of diodes for converting an AC current from mains into a DC current, providing electrical power to the driver (101), the LED lamp (10) further comprising a safety module comprising one first and one second modules (F1, F2) for protection against overcurrent and overheating of the EM ballast, the first module (F1) being put in series with the driver (101) and designed to interrupt current in case the driver fails when the LED lamp (10) is directly connected to the mains, and the second module (F2) being designed to interrupt current when at least one of the diodes of the input rectifier fails when the lamp is connected to the mains via an EM ballast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Robertus Leonardus TOUSAIN, Tian Xiang WEN, Haimin TAO