Patents by Inventor Xiaojia Wu

Xiaojia Wu 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: 11073250
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a thyristor device configured to determine whether an input external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal. When the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light, and specifically the thyristor device is configured to conduct current upon the external driving signal being input. The ballast interface circuit further comprises a transistor, an inductor, and a resistor connected to each other; and the inductor is coupled between a terminal of the thyristor device and the LED module. Upon the thyristor device being turned on a current flowing through the inductor and the transistor maintains the conduction state of the thyristor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10823343
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an input external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a detection circuit configured to determine that the external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined first threshold level. The ballast interface circuit causes an open circuit for the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined second threshold level but lower than the predefined first threshold level. And the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal, as based on an external driving signal from an inductive ballast, is lower than the predefined second threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10753550
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10683970
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises: an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit for determining to perform a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the rectified signal; wherein the mode determination circuit comprises two voltage dividers for producing a first fraction voltage and a second fraction voltage of the rectified signal, and a control circuit coupled to the two voltage dividers and configured for receiving the first fraction voltage and for receiving the second fraction voltage. When the first fraction voltage signal is in a first voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the first mode of lighting; and when the second fraction voltage is in a second voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the second mode of lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200149690
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an input external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a detection circuit configured to determine that the external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined first threshold level. The ballast interface circuit causes an open circuit for the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal is higher than a predefined second threshold level but lower than the predefined first threshold level. And the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module when the voltage level of the rectified signal, as based on an external driving signal from an inductive ballast, is lower than the predefined second threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200149689
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a thyristor device configured to determine whether an input external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal. When the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light, and specifically the thyristor device is configured to conduct current upon the external driving signal being input. The ballast interface circuit further comprises a transistor, an inductor, and a resistor connected to each other; and the inductor is coupled between a terminal of the thyristor device and the LED module. Upon the thyristor device being turned on a current flowing through the inductor and the transistor maintains the conduction state of the thyristor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20200132260
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp with overvoltage protection capability is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two external connection terminals, a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, an LED module, and a protection circuit. The protection circuit is coupled between two input terminals of the LED module and configured to perform overvoltage protection when determining that a voltage level between the two input terminals of the LED module reaches or is higher than a predefined voltage value, wherein the protection circuit includes a diode and the predefined voltage value is in a range of about 40V to about 600V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aiming XIONG, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 10571080
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20190376651
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprises: an LED module for emitting light; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit for determining to perform a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the rectified signal; wherein the mode determination circuit comprises two voltage dividers for producing a first fraction voltage and a second fraction voltage of the rectified signal, and a control circuit coupled to the two voltage dividers and configured for receiving the first fraction voltage and for receiving the second fraction voltage. When the first fraction voltage signal is in a first voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the first mode of lighting; and when the second fraction voltage is in a second voltage range, the mode determination circuit determines to perform the second mode of lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20190360643
    Abstract: Alight emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20190226648
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp configured to receive an external driving signal includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, the rectifying circuit having a first output terminal and a second output terminal for outputting the rectified signal; a filtering circuit connected to the LED module, and configured to provide a filtered signal for the LED unit; and a protection circuit for providing protection for the LED tube lamp. The protection circuit includes a voltage divider comprising two elements connected in series between the first and second output terminals of the rectifying circuit, for producing a signal at a connection node between the two elements; and a control circuit coupled to the connection node between the two elements, for receiving, and detecting a state of, the signal at the connection node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Patent number: 9894732
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube having at least two external connection terminals, for receiving an external driving signal; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; an LED lighting module comprising an LED module, for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled between the external connection terminals and the LED lighting module, and comprising a detection circuit configured to determine whether the external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal according to the frequency or voltage level of the rectified signal, wherein the ballast interface circuit is configured such that when the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu, Hechen Hu
  • Patent number: 9883558
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu, Hechen Hu
  • Patent number: 9860959
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube including a first pin at a first end of the lamp tube and a second pin at a second end of the lamp tube, for receiving an external driving signal; a light strip disposed in the lamp tube, comprising an LED module for emitting light; a driving circuit configured to drive the LED module; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; a filtering circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit, for filtering the rectified signal in order to drive the LED module; a first capacitor coupled to the first pin at the first end of the lamp tube; and a second capacitor coupled to the second pin at the second end of the lamp tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu, Hechen Hu
  • Patent number: 9775215
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp having an LED unit is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes a control circuit that selectively determines whether to perform a first mode or a second mode of lighting operation according to a state of a property of an external driving signal and a switching circuit coupled to the control circuit and the LED unit. When the control circuit determines to perform the first mode of lighting operation, the control circuit controls the second circuit in a manner such that the switching circuit maintains its on state to allow continual current to flow through the LED unit, until the external driving signal is disconnected from the LED tube lamp, and when the control circuit determines to perform the second mode of lighting operation, the control circuit controls the switching circuit in a manner to regulate the continuity of current to flow through the LED unit by alternately turning on and off the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu, Junren Chen
  • Patent number: 9756698
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit configured to detect a state of a property of the rectified signal, for selectively determining on performing a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the state of the property of the rectified signal; wherein when the LED tube lamp performs the first mode of lighting, the mode determination circuit allows continual current to flow through the LED unit until the external driving signal is disconnected from the LED tube lamp; and when the LED tube lamp performs the second mode of lighting, the mode determination circuit regulates the continuity of current to flow through the LED unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aiming Xiong, Xintong Liu, Xiaojia Wu
  • Publication number: 20170164434
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube having at least two external connection terminals, for receiving an external driving signal; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; an LED lighting module comprising an LED module, for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled between the external connection terminals and the LED lighting module, and comprising a detection circuit configured to determine whether the external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal according to the frequency or voltage level of the rectified signal, wherein the ballast interface circuit is configured such that when the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: AIMING XIONG, XINTONG LIU, XIAOJIA WU, HECHEN HU
  • Publication number: 20170142790
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: AIMING XIONG, XINTONG LIU, XIAOJIA WU, HECHEN HU
  • Publication number: 20170105263
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is provided. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube including a first pin at a first end of the lamp tube and a second pin at a second end of the lamp tube, for receiving an external driving signal; a light strip disposed in the lamp tube, comprising an LED module for emitting light; a driving circuit configured to drive the LED module; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; a filtering circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit, for filtering the rectified signal in order to drive the LED module; a first capacitor coupled to the first pin at the first end of the lamp tube; and a second capacitor coupled to the second pin at the second end of the lamp tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: AIMING XIONG, XINTONG LIU, XIAOJIA WU, HECHEN HU
  • Publication number: 20170094746
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes an LED module for emitting light, the LED module comprising an LED unit comprising an LED; a rectifying circuit for rectifying an external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; and a mode determination circuit configured to detect a state of a property of the rectified signal, for selectively determining on performing a first mode or a second mode of lighting according to the state of the property of the rectified signal; wherein when the LED tube lamp performs the first mode of lighting, the mode determination circuit allows continual current to flow through the LED unit until the external driving signal is disconnected from the LED tube lamp; and when the LED tube lamp performs the second mode of lighting, the mode determination circuit regulates the continuity of current to flow through the LED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: AIMING XIONG, XINTONG LIU, XIAOJIA WU