Patents by Inventor William Stewart Johnson

William Stewart Johnson 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: 10139095
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lamp that utilizes a reflector and a light source with light-emitting diode (LED) devices to generate an optical intensity distribution substantially similar to that of a conventional incandescent light bulb. These embodiments utilize an operation configuration with parameters that define relationships between components of the lamp to generate the optical intensity distribution. These parameters can, in one example, set out the position of the reflector relative to the light source as well as the ratio between dimensions of the reflector and the light source. In one embodiment, the reflector is in position relative to the light source to form a blocking area proximate the light source that defines a part of the lamp that does not diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Lee Yoder, William Stewart Johnson, Roderick Fitzgerald Rebman, Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Mark J. Mayer, Jeyachandrabose Chinniah
  • Patent number: 9970646
    Abstract: A heatsink having integrated electrical and base contacts for use with a light emitting diode (LED) light source. In some embodiments, a heatsink assembly for an LED lamp includes a first metallic heatsink component having a first wall portion and a first electrical contact, and a second metallic heatsink component having a second wall portion and a second, separate contact portion. A non-electrically conducting heatsink housing is configured to house the first wall portion and the second wall portion of the first and second heatsink components such that the first electrical contact extends from the non-electrically conducting heatsink housing and the second contact portion extends from the plastic housing in a manner to facilitate connection to hot and neutral lines of a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Josip Brnada, Charles Leigh Huddleston, William Stewart Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170074502
    Abstract: A heatsink having integrated electrical and base contacts for use with a light emitting diode (LED) light source. In some embodiments, a heatsink assembly for an LED lamp includes a first metallic heatsink component having a first wall portion and a first electrical contact, and a second metallic heatsink component having a second wall portion and a second, separate contact portion. A non-electrically conducting heatsink housing is configured to house the first wall portion and the second wall portion of the first and second heatsink components such that the first electrical contact extends from the non-electrically conducting heatsink housing and the second contact portion extends from the plastic housing in a manner to facilitate connection to hot and neutral lines of a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Josip BRNADA, Charles Leigh HUDDLESTON, William Stewart JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20170002999
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a light source assembly includes an at least partially transparent or translucent housing; a base plate disposed within the housing, the base plate supporting a plurality of annularly arranged light-emitting units; and a reflector, coupled to the base plate, the reflector having a substantially-annular discontinuous surface, wherein an exterior surface of the reflector is operative to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting units. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: William Stewart JOHNSON, Benjamin Lee YODER
  • Publication number: 20160131333
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lamp that utilizes a reflector and a light source with light-emitting diode (LED) devices to generate an optical intensity distribution substantially similar to that of a conventional incandescent light bulb. These embodiments utilize an operation configuration with parameters that define relationships between components of the lamp to generate the optical intensity distribution. These parameters can, in one example, set out the position of the reflector relative to the light source as well as the ratio between dimensions of the reflector and the light source. In one embodiment, the reflector is in position relative to the light source to form a blocking area proximate the light source that defines a part of the lamp that does not diffuse light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin Lee YODER, William Stewart JOHNSON, Roderick Fitzgerald REBMAN
  • Publication number: 20110127238
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for welding pipes and controlling the flow of purge gas through the pipes. Purge gas may be remotely controlled by a portable signal input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KINETIC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: William Stewart Johnson
  • Patent number: D732717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Lee Yoder, William Stewart Johnson, Roderick Fitzgerald Rebman
  • Patent number: D750284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Dudik, Charles Leigh Huddleston, Benjamin Lee Yoder, Anthony Michael Rotella, William Stewart Johnson
  • Patent number: D750285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Dudik, Charles Leigh Huddleston, Benjamin Lee Yoder, Anthony Michael Rotella, William Stewart Johnson