Patents by Inventor Tracy Bacon

Tracy Bacon 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).

  • Reversible polarity LED lamp module using current regulator and method therefor
    Patent number: 7345433
    Abstract: A lamp module has a base with first and second electrical contacts for inserting into a socket in alternate orientations. A printed circuit board is mounted to the base and has a reverse polarity circuit coupled to the first and second electrical contacts for converting a DC potential across the first and second electrical contacts to a power supply voltage. A current regulator has a first terminal receiving the DC power supply voltage from the reverse polarity circuit. A programming circuit provides a programming current to a second terminal of the current regulator to generate an output current in response to the programming current. An LED matrix is mounted to the base and has an input coupled for receiving the output current of the current regulator. The LED matrix has interconnected LEDs which emit a light intensity in response to the output current of the current regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher C. Bacon, Tracy A. Bacon
  • Reversible polarity LED lamp module using current regulator and method therefor
    Publication number: 20060145636
    Abstract: A lamp module has a base with first and second electrical contacts for inserting into a socket in alternate orientations. A printed circuit board is mounted to the base and has a reverse polarity circuit coupled to the first and second electrical contacts for converting a DC potential across the first and second electrical contacts to a power supply voltage. A current regulator has a first terminal receiving the DC power supply voltage from the reverse polarity circuit. A programming circuit provides a programming current to a second terminal of the current regulator to generate an output current in response to the programming current. An LED matrix is mounted to the base and has an input coupled for receiving the output current of the current regulator. The LED matrix has interconnected LEDs which emit a light intensity in response to the output current of the current regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Bacon, Tracy Bacon