Patents by Inventor Tony O'Gorman

Tony O'Gorman 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).

  • System for Control of Ballast Illumination in Step Dimming and Continuous Dimming Modes
    Publication number: 20100072917
    Abstract: A system for controlling ballast illumination includes providing power to a light ballast power stage, driving a ballast lamp to a pre-determined ballast lamp illumination in response to the power stage receiving power, and actuating a level switch to drive the ballast lamp from the pre-determined ballast lamp illumination to a first field-programmed ballast lamp illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tony O'Gorman, Dennis Stephens, Steven Purdy
  • System for Field-Programmed Determination of Illumination Set Points in Ballasts
    Publication number: 20100072909
    Abstract: A system for programming control of ballast illumination includes receiving a power stage input current through a first ballast input, receiving a level switch control signal at a second ballast input, entering a ballast illumination program mode, adjusting said level switch control signal to select a ballast lamp illumination and saving a field-programmed ballast lamp illumination indication in a ballast memory as representative of said ballast lamp illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tony O'Gorman, Dennis Stephens, Steven Purdy