Plural Load Device Systems Patents (Class 315/210)
  • Patent number: 12213220
    Abstract: System and method for regulating one or more currents. The system includes a system controller, an inductor, a first resistor, a switch and a first diode. The system controller includes a first controller terminal and a ground terminal, the system controller being configured to output a drive signal at the first controller terminal. The inductor includes a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal, the first inductor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal, the second inductor terminal being coupled to one or more light emitting diodes. The first resistor includes a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, the first resistor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal. The switch is configured to receive the drive signal and coupled to the second resistor terminal. The first diode includes a first diode terminal and a second diode terminal and coupled to the first resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Zhou, Yunchao Zhang, Lieyi Fang
  • Patent number: 12174371
    Abstract: A foldable display device may include a display panel, first-set light control members, and second-set light control members. The display panel may include a first display portion, a second display portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first display portion and the second display portion. The first-set light control members may overlap the first display portion and may extend parallel to each other. The second-set light control members may overlap the second display portion and may extend parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Park, Han Sun Ryou
  • Patent number: 12167514
    Abstract: A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Alexander
  • Patent number: 12080210
    Abstract: The application provides a display panel, integrated chip component and display device. The display panel includes: a first display area and a second display area; pixel circuits comprising first pixel circuits and second pixel circuits, the first pixel circuits and the second pixel circuits being configured to provide driving currents for light-emitting elements in the first display area and the second display area, respectively; and first pixel units and second pixel units, each first pixel unit comprising a first pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the first pixel circuit, and each second pixel unit comprising a second pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the second pixel circuit; wherein each first pixel unit is configured to receive a first power supply signal V1 and a second power supply signal V2, V1>V2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Yuan, Jujian Fu, Ping An
  • Patent number: 12069787
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a light emitting unit that emits illumination light; and a control unit that controls an intensity of the illumination light. The control unit controls the intensity of the illumination light in each of a period of no change during which the control unit keeps the intensity of the illumination light constant and a period of change during which the control unit changes the intensity of the illumination light as time passes. The period of no change is longer than the period of change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyotaka Yokoi
  • Patent number: 12062913
    Abstract: An input power monitoring circuit includes a rectifier circuit, a divided voltage generator circuit, a divided voltage comparator circuit, a switching circuit, and a computing device. The divided voltage comparator circuit is configured in such a manner that polarity of an output signal that is outputted from a first comparator upon a first rectified divided voltage exceeding a first comparison voltage is opposite to polarity of an output signal that is outputted from a second comparator upon a second rectified divided voltage exceeding a second comparison voltage. Output terminals of the first and second comparators are connected to each other. A connection point between the output terminals of the first and second comparators is connected to an input terminal of the switching circuit. The computing device measures frequency of a pulse signal outputted from the switching circuit, and determines the voltage state of input power based on the measured frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kataoka, Noriaki Kasuga, Masaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 12048074
    Abstract: A Light Emitting Diode, LED, based lighting device arranged for emitting a particular emitted light following a Planckian locus in a color space, the LED based lighting device comprises a first LED channel comprising a plurality of LEDs, wherein the first LED channel is tuned to emit light having a first chromaticity in the color space, a second LED channel comprising a plurality of LEDs, wherein the second LED channel is tuned to emit light having a second chromaticity in the color space, a controller for activating the first and the second LED channel such that LED based lighting device emits light having a color in between the first and the second chromaticity in the color space, wherein the LED based lighting device further comprises a third LED channel connected in between the at least two LED channels, wherein the third LED channel comprises one or more LEDs and wherein the third LED channel is tuned to emit light having a third chromaticity in the color space, wherein the third LED channel effectuates
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Herman Johannes Gertrudis Gielen
  • Patent number: 12040719
    Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated resonant primary side switched converter (100), comprising a galvanic isolation stage (105), an auxiliary winding (L51-c) on the primary side (101) of the isolation stage (105) which is magnetically coupled to at least one secondary side winding (L51-b, L51-d) of the isolation stage (105), wherein the auxiliary winding (L51-c) is configured to detect a feedback signal as to a secondary side voltage, and a control unit (107) configured to sample the feedback signal, in each or every nth switching cycle, during a sampling period in which a current is flowing on the secondary side (103) of the isolation stage (105), and to process the sampled signal for a feedback control of the secondary side voltage by controlling the switching operation of a primary side switch (M40, M41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Harald Netzer, Stefan Stark
  • Patent number: 11990838
    Abstract: A driver circuit may include a first inductor with a first terminal coupled to a first voltage terminal and a first switch with a first and a second terminal. The first terminal of the first switch is coupled to a second terminal of the first inductor via a first node and the second terminal of the first switch is coupled to a second voltage terminal. Moreover, the driver circuit may include a diode with a first terminal coupled to the first node, an output terminal, and a first capacitor with a first electrode coupled to a second terminal of the diode and a second electrode coupled to the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Ann Russell, Joseph Gasiewicz, Syedhossein Mousavian, Somayeh Abnavi, Hubert Halbritter, Steffen Strauss
  • Patent number: 11946626
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes an elongated housing, LED arrays, a rechargeable battery, a controller circuit, two drivers, a charging circuit, and a battery backup user interface. The first driver converts an external power to drive the LED array whereas the second driver draws power from the rechargeable battery to drive the LED arrays during power outage. The charging circuit charges the rechargeable battery during normal operation. The battery backup user interface includes a battery charging indicator indicating the charging status of the rechargeable battery. The battery backup user interface also includes a battery shutoff switch configured to allow a user to enable or disable the rechargeable battery. In some cases, the battery backup user interface further includes a test button configured to allow the user to trigger a test of the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventors: Chungho Hsia, Chia-Yiu Maa, Chun-Te Yu
  • Patent number: 11917738
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dummy load control circuit and a lighting device. The dummy load control circuit and a dummy load module are connected in parallel with a power supply input end and the dummy load control circuit includes a first switch circuit having a first switch control module so the first switch is controlled to be turned off when the power supply input end is connected to a triac dimmer, and turned on when the power supply input end is not connected to the triac dimmer, a second switch circuit having a second switch control module controlling on/off of the second switch, and a constant voltage source providing a constant voltage so the dummy load module is turned on when the first switch and the second switch are turned off, and turned off when the first switch and/or the second switch are turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Pan Yao, Weihu Chen, Aijun Wang, Yao Fu, Zhiyong Wang
  • Patent number: 11812527
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) control device includes a power supply connected to a first driving node and a second driving node through which an LED driver is configured to supply power to an LED module including a first LED string and a second LED string, a square wave generator that generates a square wave, a duty ratio controller that outputs a control signal based on the square wave, and change a slope of the control signal based on a change in a time constant, and a switch circuit configured to control a ratio of a first current applied to the first LED string and a second current applied to the second LED string based on a change in the slope of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bongjin Lee
  • Patent number: 11763759
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a display panel is described including a set of high color gamut light emitting diodes (LEDs), a set of narrow color gamut LEDs, a light guide plate wherein the set of high color gamut LEDs alternate positions with the set of narrow color gamut LEDs, and a switch to toggle between the sets of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Thong Thai, Mario Campos, Gregory Staten
  • Patent number: 11736048
    Abstract: A method of controlling a dual-wound synchronous machine includes: determining positive and negative virtual half-motor current commands based on first and a second motor current commands associated with the first and second winding sets; calculating positive and negative final voltage commands based on the virtual half-motor current commands, and using first and second sets of gain factors; and commanding, based on the final voltage commands, inverters to apply an output voltage to each of two winding sets and thereby causing output currents to be generated herein. The output currents each have a d- and q-axis components, and at least one of the first set of gain factors and the second set of gain factors is configured to cause the d-axis component and the q-axis component of the first output current to be decoupled from variations of d-axis and q-axis components of the second output current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventor: Prerit Pramod
  • Patent number: 11601298
    Abstract: There are provided an apparatus registration method capable of efficiently associating specific information about apparatuses and arrangement information about the apparatuses stored in an operation terminal, a program for implementing the method, and an apparatus system. A method for registration of luminaires associates a plurality of luminaires with items of arrangement information about the luminaires stored in an operation terminal for operating the luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kishimoto, Shojiro Kido
  • Patent number: 11540378
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for operating a building management system using a lighting control interface are described herein. One device includes an occupancy sensing component, a lighting control interface configured to connect the occupancy sensing device to a lighting control channel of a building, and a building management system (BMS) interface configured to connect the occupancy sensing device to a BMS channel of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Kratochvil, Ondrej Jemelka, Vojtech Vladyka, David Sedlacek, Milan Kriz, Ian Walley, Sahand Ghanoun, Michael Andrew Simpson
  • Patent number: 11516900
    Abstract: A method for driving one or more electrically powered light sources, such as LED modules, may include applying a pulse-width-modulated signal thereto having a pulse-repetition frequency and a duty-cycle, the duty-cycle being selectively variable in order to vary the intensity of light emitted by the light source or light sources. To counter the occurrence of temporal light artefacts, or TLAs, the method may include frequency modulating the pulse-width-modulated signal (VPWM) by varying the pulse-repetition frequency thereof around a certain value between a lower frequency value and a higher frequency value, thus giving rise to a signal with combined FM/PWM modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Francesco Angelin, Alessio Griffoni
  • Patent number: 11425803
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for controlling lighting is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes setting an initial setting for lighting characteristics for light emitted by lighting devices; and recording user adjustments to the lighting characteristic from the initial setting as user data. The method further includes analysis of the user data with a remote light setting computing system to determine a lighting model for providing a predictive light characteristic light setting in response to an environment factor based input; and inputting environmental factors into the model produced by the remote light setting computing system to provide a predictive light characteristic setting. Light being emitted from the light emitting devices is then adjusted to the predictive light characteristics using a local controller in response to a user lighting request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Ganick, Shiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11408588
    Abstract: A system can configure a luminaire for providing illumination of a selected color temperature, a selected lumen output, or a selected photometric distribution. The luminaire can comprise at least two light sources that have different illumination characteristics, for example different color temperatures, different lumen outputs, or different photometric distributions. The system can configure the luminaire to operate a first of the two light sources, a second of the two light sources, or both of the light sources based on an input. When the luminaire is configured to operate both of the light sources, the luminaire can produce illumination having a color temperature, a lumen output, or a photometric distribution that is different than either of the two light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Steven Walter Pyshos, Raymond Janik, Kevin Roy Harpenau
  • Patent number: 11363693
    Abstract: A power converter can include: a rectifier circuit; a silicon controlled dimmer coupled between an AC input terminal and an input terminal of the rectifier circuit; and a bleeder circuit coupled to an output terminal of the rectifier circuit, and being configured to provide a bleeder current after the silicon controlled dimmer is turned off. A method of controlling a power converter, can include: generating a bleeder current flowing though output terminals of a rectifier circuit of the power converter after a silicon controlled dimmer is turned off; and where the silicon controlled dimmer coupled to the rectifier circuit receives an AC input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
    Inventors: Huiqiang Chen, Zhishuo Wang, Jianxin Wang
  • Patent number: 11317482
    Abstract: System and method for providing at least an output current to one or more light emitting diodes. The system includes a control component configured to receive at least a demagnetization signal, a sensed signal and a reference signal and to generate a control signal based on at least information associated with the demagnetization signal, the sensed signal and the reference signal, and a logic and driving component configured to receive at least the control signal and output a drive signal to a switch based on at least information associated with the control signal. The switch is connected to a first diode terminal of a diode and a first inductor terminal of an inductor. The diode further includes a second diode terminal, and the inductor further includes a second inductor terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lieyi Fang, Jun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11303151
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprises an emergency-operated portion comprising a rechargeable battery with a terminal voltage, a self-diagnostic circuit, and a node modulator-demodulator (MODEM). The LED luminaire can auto-switch from a normal power to an emergency power according to availability of the normal power and whether a rechargeable battery test is initiated. The self-diagnostic circuit comprises a data memory and is configured to initiate self-diagnostic tests and to auto-evaluate battery performance according to test schedules with the terminal voltage examined and test results stored and integrated in the data memory. The LED luminaire further comprises a remote controller configured to initiate control signals with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted and to collect test data to and from the node MODEM. The node MODEM is configured to demodulate the PSK signals and to send commands to the self-diagnostic circuit to request responses accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11291089
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes light sources, each light source emitting a different electromagnetic radiation having a different color temperature when turned ON. A controller turns ON and OFF each light source such that each electromagnetic radiation of each light source comprises a series of pulses. The controller alternate between turning ON each of the light sources with a speed sufficient to cause a perception of mixing the electromagnetic radiations of the light sources, thereby causing an appearance of a perceived light having a perceived color temperature different from the color temperatures of the light sources. To ensure that only one of the light sources is ON at a time, the controller waits a predetermined time between turning OFF a light source and turning ON a subsequent light source. The predetermined time is based on both a time for a light source of the plurality of light sources to turn OFF and a variable buffer time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: James A. DeHope, Donna J. Morgan, Harshil N. Patel, James L. Stanley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11264830
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprises an emergency-operated portion comprising a rechargeable battery with a terminal voltage, a self-diagnostic circuit, and a node modulator-demodulator (MODEM). The LED luminaire can auto-switch from a normal power to an emergency power according to availability of the normal power and whether a rechargeable battery test is initiated. The self-diagnostic circuit comprises a clock and is configured to initiate self-diagnostic tests and to auto-evaluate battery performance according to test schedules with the terminal voltage examined and test results stored. The LED luminaire further comprises a remote controller configured to initiate control signals with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted and to collect test data to and from the node MODEM. The node MODEM is configured to demodulate the PSK signals and to send commands to the self-diagnostic circuit to request responses accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11265991
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprises an emergency-operated portion comprising a rechargeable battery with a terminal voltage, a self-diagnostic circuit, and a node modulator-demodulator (MODEM). The LED luminaire can auto-switch from a normal power to an emergency power according to availability of the normal power and whether a rechargeable battery test is initiated. The self-diagnostic circuit comprises a clock and is configured to initiate self-diagnostic tests and to auto-evaluate battery performance according to test schedules with the terminal voltage examined and each of test results sent to a remote control unit that comprises a data-centric circuitry comprising a variety of data communication devices configured to initiate command data with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted via a principal MODEM and to periodically collect each of test data to and from the node MODEM. The test data assembled are ultimately transferred to a root server for further reviews.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11259386
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprises an emergency-operated portion comprising a battery, a self-diagnostic circuit comprising a test portion configured to auto-evaluate battery performance, a first controller, and a node modulator-demodulator (MODEM). The LED luminaire can auto-switch from a normal power to an emergency power according to availability of the normal power and whether a battery test is initiated. The first controller is configured to communicate between the test portion and the node MODEM, ensuring command data and test data respectively to be transferred to the self-diagnostic circuit and to a remote control unit that comprises a data-centric circuitry comprising a variety of data communication devices configured to initiate the command data with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted via a principal MODEM and to periodically collect the test data to and from the node MODEM. The test data assembled are ultimately transferred to a root server for further reviews.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11259374
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire controller comprising a transceiver circuit, a power converter circuit, and a control circuit is adopted to convert remote control signals into a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal and a controllable DC voltage to operate an external LED luminaire by turning it on and off and controlling its luminous intensity. The LED luminaire controller further comprises a remote controller. When the remote control signals are initiated by the remote controller with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted, the transceiver circuit can demodulate such PSK signals and subsequently send the PWM signal, the controllable DC voltage, and a metering command to the control circuit to request responses accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11231166
    Abstract: An automated dimming load controller automatically measures the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting for each light or group of lights connected to the load controller. Once measured, the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting can be used to enable the dimmer controller to adjust the lights between their minimum and maximum effective illumination. This automatic setting of the dimmer controller may be performed regularly to accommodate changes in performance or replacement of any of the connected lights, drivers or ballasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Cartrette, Peter J. Horton
  • Patent number: 11201612
    Abstract: System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system for controlling one or more light emitting diodes includes a current generator configured to generate a first current flowing through one or more light emitting diodes. The one or more light emitting diodes are configured to receive a rectified voltage generated by a rectifying bridge coupled to a TRIAC dimmer. Additionally, the system includes a bleeder configured to receive the rectified voltage, and a controller configured to receive a sensing voltage from the current generator and output a control signal to the bleeder. The sensing voltage indicates a magnitude of the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liqiang Zhu, Jun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11188014
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, control circuitry, and a controller. The fixing device includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body in pressure contact with the first rotating body, and a heat source to heat the first rotating body. The circuitry, at startup of the fixing device, causes the fixing device to perform a rotating operation to rotate the first rotating body while causing the heat source to perform a heating operation to heat the first rotating body, thereby performing a fixing startup operation to raise a temperature of the first rotating body. The circuitry delays at least one of a timing for start of the rotating operation and a timing for start of the heating operation to be later than a start of a controller startup operation such that the fixing startup operation is completed in time with completion of the controller startup operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Seshita
  • Patent number: 11183996
    Abstract: System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system for controlling one or more light emitting diodes includes a current generator configured to generate a first current flowing through one or more light emitting diodes. The one or more light emitting diodes are configured to receive a rectified voltage generated by a rectifying bridge coupled to a TRIAC dimmer. Additionally, the system includes a bleeder configured to receive the rectified voltage, and a controller configured to receive a sensing voltage from the current generator and output a control signal to the bleeder. The sensing voltage indicates a magnitude of the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liqiang Zhu, Jun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11160150
    Abstract: A dimmer, including a housing assembly including a plurality of terminals at least partially disposed therein, the plurality of terminals including a line terminal, a neutral terminal, and a load terminal; at least one variable control mechanism coupled to the housing assembly, the at least one variable control mechanism being configured to adjustably select a user adjustable load setting, the user adjustable load setting being adjustable between a minimum setting and a maximum setting; a series pass element disposed in series the line terminal and the load terminal; a sensor producing a sensor output representative of load current at the load terminal; and a controller configured to determine, according to a characteristic of the load current, whether a load connected to the load terminal is a capacitive load, wherein the controller is further configured to, upon determining that the load is a capacitive load, provide sufficient power to the load sufficient to cause the load to illuminate before reducing the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Pass & Seymour, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Haines, Anthony M. Testani
  • Patent number: 11139739
    Abstract: A switch-mode power supply controller controls a circuit that includes a flyback-based, switch-mode power supply in the context of an input voltage source, a USB Type-C PD controller and an output load. The switch-mode power supply controller may be configured to estimate input voltage based on a measured magnetizing inductance discharge time. Furthermore, the switch-mode power supply controller may be configured to estimate output voltage based on the measured magnetizing inductance discharge time and the estimated input voltage. Still further, the estimated voltages may be used by the switch-mode power supply controller to limit certain currents and optimize power efficiency. Even further, the estimated and measured value may be employed by the switch-mode power supply controller to estimate and indicate brownout conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Appulse Power Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Radic, Seyed-Behzad Mahdavikhah-Mehrabad
  • Patent number: 11122658
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprising LED arrays, a transceiver circuit, a voltage converter circuit, and a control circuit is adopted to convert remote control signals into PWM signals to operate the voltage converter circuit, controlling luminous intensity and color temperature of the LED luminaire. The LED luminaire further comprises a remote controller. When the remote control signals are initiated by the remote controller with phase-shift keying (PSK) signals transmitted, the transceiver circuit can demodulate such PSK signals and subsequently send the PWM signals responsive to decoded commands to control the voltage converter circuit to turn the LED arrays on and off, to tune the LED arrays up and down, and to dim the LED arrays up and down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Aleddra Inc.
    Inventor: Chungho Hsia
  • Patent number: 11013080
    Abstract: A control device including a CPU is provided. The CPU divides a plurality of pulses into first and second groups, and creates a schedule in which on-timing and off-timing of the plurality of pulses are designated such that off-timing of a first pulse among the plurality of pulses and on-timing of a second pulse among the plurality of pulses are simultaneous with each other. The CPU sets in a timer for counting time, time from a time point where the timer finishes counting the time already set to on-timing or off-timing of a pulse to be first turned on or off after the time point in accordance with the schedule. Further, the CPU turns on or off the pulse in accordance with the schedule when the timer finishes counting the set time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Terumitsu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 10998298
    Abstract: A light emitting diode array module includes a plurality of light emitting diode structures. The light emitting diode structures are arranged such that there is an optical cross talk between the light emitting diode structures during operation of the light emitting diode array module. At least a first light emitting diode structure of the plurality of light emitting diode structures is characterized by a first color. At least a second light emitting diode structure of the plurality of light emitting diode structures is characterized by a second color different than the first color. The first color, the second color, and the optical cross talk between the light emitting diodes are arranged to provide a predefined light distribution in a reference plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the light emitting diode array module. A lighting device can include one or more LED array modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Rob Jacques Paul Engelen, Frans Hubert Konijn, Charles André Schrama, Emanuel Nicolaas Hermanus Johannes Stassar, Erno Fancsali, Varun Dev Kakkar, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer
  • Patent number: 10999904
    Abstract: System and method for dimming control of one or more light emitting diodes. An example system includes one or more signal processing components configured to receive a first signal associated with a TRIAC dimmer, process information associated with the first signal, determine whether the TRIAC dimmer is in a first condition or a second condition, generate a second signal based on at least information associated with the first signal, and send the second signal to a switch. The one or more signal processing components are further configured to, if the TRIAC dimmer is determined to be in the first condition, generate the second signal to cause the switch to be opened and closed corresponding to a modulation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liqiang Zhu, Jun Zhou, Yongsheng Su, Lieyi Fang
  • Patent number: 10945317
    Abstract: A five color temperature switching circuit includes a power supply, an LED driver, a first LED light, a second LED light, a third LED light, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, and a switch. The switch has twelve connecting ports. The switch has five regulating stages corresponding to the twelve connecting ports. Thus, the five color temperature switching circuit is provided with three LED lights with three different color temperature values, four diodes, and the switch, such that the lamp provides an illuminating function with five color temperature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dong Guan Jia Sheng Lighting Technology Co,. Ltd. China
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Patent number: 10921584
    Abstract: A method for displaying an image includes: acquiring a current total lighting duration of a display device, the current total lighting duration being a current value of a cumulative lighting duration of the display device from a first time the device is lit up; determining a first compensation voltage corresponding to the current total lighting duration of the display device according to a pre-stored corresponding relationship between a total lighting duration and a compensation voltage, the compensation voltage including a compensation sub-voltage corresponding to each color channel of the display device; and adjusting a driving voltage of each pixel of the display device based on the first compensation voltage during display of the image by the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinze Li
  • Patent number: 10780709
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a first heating unit, a second heating unit, and a print controller. The first heating unit includes a first heat source that generates heat with alternating current power. The second heating unit includes a second heat source that generates heat with direct current power. The print controller is configured to control printing using either the first heating unit or the second heating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10777062
    Abstract: A wearable device may monitor one or more parameters of a wearer and enter an emergency state based on the values of the monitored parameters. When in the emergency state, the wearable device may connect to a low-power wide area network and transmit an alert to a remote monitoring location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: BCE INC.
    Inventors: Tony Hui, Jagdip Grewal
  • Patent number: 10724691
    Abstract: A lightbulb comprising a bulb portion (10) in which is housed an illuminating component configured to selectively emit visible light, the lightbulb having a cap portion (16) configured to mount the lightbulb in a light fitting or lamp holder, the cap portion incorporating a adaptor element configured to selectively alter the configuration of the cap portion between a screw fitting and a bayonet fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Core Lighting Limited
    Inventor: Phil Ion
  • Patent number: 10667364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp dimming circuit with electricity leakage preventing function, includes a power module, a PWM signal conversion module, an optocoupler, an analog signal conversion module, and a controller and a voltage conversion module for connecting the illuminator. By adding the PWM signal conversion module, optocoupler and analog signal conversion module, the external dimming input signals in turn converted into PWM modulation signal, optical signal and analog voltage signal, and transferring the converted analog voltage signal to the controller for processing, and the controller sends the processed signal to the voltage conversion module for processing. Since the voltage signal entering the optocoupler is transmitted in the form of light, and there is no Y capacitor crossover between the power line and the dimming line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junqi Fang, Junjun Ying
  • Patent number: 10655830
    Abstract: An adapter that provides a remote control capability for a light switch is mounted on a support structure (e.g. a wall), and includes a base plate which is also mounted on the support structure to surround the ON/OFF mechanism of the light switch. A cover which can be selectively attached to the base plate establishes an enclosed space between the base plate and the cover. A connector is mounted on the adapter in the enclosed space to interact mechanically with the ON/OFF mechanism of the light switch. The connector also interacts electronically with an activator that is positioned at a remote location. In operation, the connector at the adapter is responsive to an input signal from the remotely located activator that will operate the ON/OFF mechanism. Alternatively, the ON/OFF mechanism can be disconnected from the activator and operated manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Michael A. Tontz
  • Patent number: 10470276
    Abstract: A method of performing a diffused light color temperature switching control for an LED lamp includes using at least a first LED lighting load emitting a first color temperature light and at least a second LED lighting load emitting a second color temperature light, using a light diffuser covering the first LED lighting load and the second LED lighting load to create a diffused light with a diffused light color temperature, using a power allocation circuitry working with a power allocation algorithm to manage different electric powers respectively delivered to at least the first LED lighting load and at least the second LED lighting load while keeping a total electric power unchanged to generate diffused lights with different diffused light color temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
  • Patent number: 10433384
    Abstract: An apparatus can include: a bleeder circuit coupled to a DC bus of an LED driver having a silicon-controlled dimmer; the bleeder circuit being configured to control a voltage of the DC bus to vary in a predetermined manner by drawing a bleed current through a bleed path when in a first mode, and to cut off the bleed path when in a second mode; and a controller configured to control the bleeder circuit to be in the first mode before the silicon-controlled dimmer is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
    Inventors: Qiukai Huang, Jianxin Wang, Huiqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10397993
    Abstract: The invention relates to an LED module (1), comprising: connections (2) for an LED series (3); a circuit (4), which is designed to constitute a load, preferably an active-power load, when a first supply voltage (5a) not equal to zero is applied to the LED module (1), which active-power load is dimensioned in such a way that, when an LED series (3) is connected, said LED series is not conductive, and which is designed to constitute no load when a second supply voltage (5b) not equal to zero is applied to the LED module (1), for which second supply voltage, when an LED series (3) is connected, said LED series is conductive and light is emitted, wherein the type of load change is selected in dependence on the value of the first supply voltage and/or a modulation of the first supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Günter Marent
  • Patent number: 10362647
    Abstract: A amplitude dimming power supply for constant-voltage LED lamp group comprises a maximum current signal conversion module, a DAC module electrically connected with the maximum current signal conversion module, a dimming signal output module, a signal processing module electrically connected with the dimming signal output module and the DAC module, a lamp group current sampling module, and a comparison control input module. The present invention is directed to the constant-voltage LED lamp group amplitude dimming, the dimming current is based on constant-voltage LED lamp group real-time changes. Constant-voltage LED lamp group maximum dimming current determines the duty cycle and the amplitude of the PWM signal output by the maximum current signal conversion module, so that the maximum dimming current of the amplitude dimming power of the constant-voltage LED lamp group is always equal to the total current of the current LED lamp group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Wu
  • Patent number: 10356859
    Abstract: A phase controller includes a plurality of pulse width modulation (PWM) circuits, a plurality of switching devices, a computing unit, and a latency generator. The plurality of PWM circuits output pulse signals. The plurality of switching devices are coupled to the respective plurality of PWM circuits, and switch on and off based on the pulse signals. The computing unit calculates the pulse signals to be output from the plurality of PWM circuits, based on outputs of the plurality of switching devices. The latency generator generates latency in any of the pulse signals so that edge positions of the pulse signals output from the plurality of PWM circuits do not collide with each other, wherein the pulse signals change values at the edge positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Kurishita, Yukisato Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10356865
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a light emitting diode connected to a dimmer configured to modulate an input AC voltage depending on a selected dimming level, a rectifier configured to full-wave rectify the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage, a driving module configured to receive the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level, and select one of three driving modes of a stop mode, a resistance driving mode, and a sequential driving mode depending on the detected dimming level, and a plurality of light emitting diode groups configured to emit light depending on a control of the driving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Bea Lim, Sung Ho Jin, Sang Wook Han, Young Do Jong