Patents by Inventor Todd E. Bracher

Todd E. Bracher 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: 9920905
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a light fixture for general lighting. The light fixture is includes a light source assembly that uses a point source of light such as an LED, an aspheric reflector, and a lightguide made of transparent materials, that redirects and distributes the light from the point source to an area light. The novel light fixture is not only functional and provides low-glare illumination, it also has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaohui Yang, Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Gary H. Paulsen, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: 9599311
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source (101), and a first free-form reflector (110) registered with the light source (101) and receiving non-collimated light (102) from the light source (101). A secondary reflector (120) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the first free-form reflector (110). A second free-form reflector (110) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the secondary reflector (120). A virtual source reflector (125) is registered with the second free-form reflector (110) and configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the second free-form reflector (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Todd E. Bracher, Gary H. Paulsen, Byron E. Trotter, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Gina M. Albanese
  • Publication number: 20160178161
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a light fixture for general lighting. The light fixture is includes a light source assembly that uses a point source of light such as an LED, an aspheric reflector, and a lightguide made of transparent materials, that redirects and distributes the light from the point source to an area light. The novel light fixture is not only functional and provides low-glare illumination, it also has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Zhaohui Yang, Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Gary H. Paulsen, Todd E. Bracher
  • Publication number: 20150330600
    Abstract: A reflector and a light fixture that includes the reflector are provided, where the reflector has a reflecting surface having a shape which closely approximates a determined surface which is series of ellipsoidal section segments, wherein each ellipsoidal section segment has a first focus A and a second focus B, wherein first focus A is the same point for each ellipsoidal section segment, and wherein, for successive ellipsoidal section segments, focus B is at a successive location along a line. In some embodiments, the light fixture additionally comprises a light source, typically located at focus A. The present disclosure enables the projection of a visually striking, linearly extended pattern of light on a wall from a fixture mounted on that same wall, where the fixture may furthermore have very little depth, i.e., orthogonal extension outward from that wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gina M. Albanese, Todd E. Bracher, Gilles J.B. Benoit, Zhaohui Yang
  • Publication number: 20150138761
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source (101), and a first free-form reflector (110) registered with the light source (101) and receiving non-collimated light (102) from the light source (101). A secondary reflector (120) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the first free-form reflector (110). A second free-form reflector (110) is configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the secondary reflector (120). A virtual source reflector (125) is registered with the second free-form reflector (110) and configured to receive the non-collimated light reflected from the second free-form reflector (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Gilles Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Todd E. Bracher, Gary H. Paulsen, Byron E. Trotter, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Gina M. Albanese
  • Patent number: D743092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D743093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D756558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary H. Paulsen, Gina M. Albanese, Bryon E. Trotter, Todd E. Bracher
  • Patent number: D974784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventor: Todd E. Bracher