Patents by Inventor Todd Farmer
Todd Farmer 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).
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Publication number: 20240102622Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventor: Todd FARMER
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Publication number: 20240044461Abstract: A T-LED light engine that provides up-light and down light. The T-LED has a top lens that emits a “bat-wing” light pattern and a bottom lens that emits a Lambertion light pattern. The T-LED light engine has an internal or on-board driver unit and/or on-board control unit. End caps of the T-LED light engine can be removed to service or replace internal components. The end caps have two-pin contact configurations that mate with tombstone style sockets or connectors and/or have bridge connector for connecting multiple T-LED light engines in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Earth Lighting LLCInventors: Donald A. Peifer, James Albert Gavney, JR., Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 11808433Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20230035286Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Todd FARMER, Keith SCOTT
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Patent number: 11493189Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott
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Publication number: 20220074560Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventor: Todd FARMER
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Patent number: 11204141Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20210262627Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10962184Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20200408369Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10711960Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20190390827Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20190316763Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott
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Patent number: 10317027Abstract: Side light LED troffer tube. In an aspect, a side light LED tube is provided that includes a tube having at least one light receiving portion configured to receive light and gradient optics formed on the tube. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient configured to distribute the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10240754Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott
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Patent number: 10107477Abstract: A street light includes a pole and a head attached to the pole. The head includes a light emitting element comprising a plurality of solid state light emitting devices, an optical element, and a reflector configured to reflect light emitted by the solid state light emitting devices to the optical element to produce a light distribution pattern from the head. The light emitted from the solid state emitting devices may be Lambertian patterned light. The Lambertian patterned light may be used to illuminate the reflector. The reflector may be used to transform the Lambertian patterned light to collimated light and direct the collimated light towards the optical element. The optical element may be configured to produce the light distribution pattern from the collimated light.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventors: Keith Scott, Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10047914Abstract: A light source includes a plurality of solid state light emitters configured to be powered directly from an AC source, and means for providing an electrically insulating and thermally conductive attachment between the solid state light emitters and a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: XENIO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10001257Abstract: Gradient optics for even light distribution of LED light sources. In an aspect, an apparatus is provided for uniform distribution of light emitted from a light source. The apparatus includes a panel coupled to receive the light emitted from the light source, and gradient optics disposed on the panel, the gradient optics providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light. In another aspect, an apparatus includes means for receiving the light emitted from the light source, and means for providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Publication number: 20180163951Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott
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Patent number: 9822952Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott