Automatic Regulation Patents (Class 315/297)
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Patent number: 11829039Abstract: A display may include illumination optics, a ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (fLCOS) panel, and a waveguide. The illumination optics may include a red, green, and blue light sources. The fLCOS panel may produce image light by modulating a series of image frames onto illumination light. Control circuitry may control the illumination optics to produce the illumination light for each image frame in the series of image frames according to a green-heavy illumination sequence that includes first, second, and third time periods. The green light source may be active during each of the first, second, and third time periods. This may allow the green light source to be driven with a lower current density than the other light sources without significantly reducing image quality at an eye box. The lower current density may match the peak efficiency of the green light source, thereby minimizing power consumption by the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ziqian He, Xiaokai Li, Yuan Chen, Zhibing Ge, Aaron L. Holsteen
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Patent number: 11823617Abstract: Disclosed are a charge pump control circuit, a display panel and a display device. In particular, the charge pump control circuit includes: a first sampling identification module, in particular, a sampling terminal of a first sampling identification module is connected to the series branch circuit, the first sampling identification module is configured to sample the input voltage of the series branch circuit, and in a determination that the series branch circuit is in a heavy load working condition according to the input voltage of the series branch circuit, a first switching signal is output; in a determination that the series branch circuit is in a light load working condition according to the input voltage of the series branch circuit, a second switching signal is output.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: MIANYANG HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Renjie Zhou, Rongrong Li
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Patent number: 11817531Abstract: A lighting device comprising: a first LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 620 nm to 640 nm; a second LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 500 nm to 565 nm; a third LED having a wavelength of maximum emission intensity from 430 nm to 480 nm; and a fourth LED for generating light comprising a CCT in a range from 1800K to 5000K. The first LED comprises a Phosphor-Converted LED comprising a first LED chip having a maximum emission intensity wavelength from 400 nm to 480 nm, and a narrowband red phosphor with a FWHM less than 55 nm. Light generated by the device comprises a combination of light generated by the first, second, third, and fourth LEDs and a CCT of light generated by the device is tunable by independently controlling power to the first, second, third, and fourth LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.Inventors: Yl-Qun Li, Jingqiong Zhang, Jungang Zhao
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Patent number: 11818933Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the display area includes a first display area and a second display area; a plurality of virtual pixel circuits and a plurality of drive pixel circuits, the plurality of virtual pixel circuits are arranged in the peripheral area, and the plurality of drive pixel circuits are arranged in the second display area; the plurality of first light emitting devices are arranged in the first display area, and the plurality of second light emitting devices are arranged in the second display area; the virtual pixel circuit is electrically connected with the first light emitting device, and the drive pixel circuit is electrically connected with the second light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanqiu Zhao, Yao Huang, Yue Long, Benlian Wang, Weiyun Huang
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Patent number: 11802673Abstract: An intelligent dimming RGB LED spotlight comprises an outer shell, a lamp base and a lampshade. A drive board connects to the lamp base and a light source board. The light source board is provided with dense ordinary-color-temperature lamp beads and RGB color-changing lamp beads, and is connected above to the lampshade corresponding to the RGB color-changing lamp beads. A method for achieving the intelligent dimming RGB LED spotlight includes the lampshade scattering the light emitted by the RGB color-changing lamp beads, so as to reduce the light intensity and make the light-emitting area larger and the emitted light more uniform, while it does not block the light emitted by the ordinary-color-temperature lamp beads, which makes the generated light spot have balanced illumination and a uniform and high-purity color in the color-changing process of a variety of colors, able to achieve the effect of AA level of GB illumination.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: HENGDIAN GROUP TOSPO LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Zuohong Yao, Linlin Cheng, Liangtian Shangguan, Xiangxiang Jin
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Patent number: 11803672Abstract: A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Korrus, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin James Harrison, Shruti Koparkar, Mark Reynoso, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Gary Vick, Andrew Villegas
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Patent number: 11794320Abstract: The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as a torque screwdriver and ratchet tools, with one or more light indicators disposed in a ring shape around the tool. The light indicators are adapted to indicate amounts of torque values and/or angle values as the tool is used to tighten or install a work piece. For example, the light indicators may flash at a first flashing rate, when about 40% of a target torque or angle value is applied; flash at a second flashing rate (greater or faster than the first flashing rate) when about 60% of the target torque or angle value is applied; and illuminate at a solid state when about 80% of the target torque or angle value is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Jerry A. King, Nathan J. Lee, Donald J. Reynertson
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Patent number: 11800617Abstract: Apparatus and methods for controlling correlated color temperature (CCT) and lighting intensity in lighting fixtures are described. The CCT and intensity may be controlled independently over conventional AC wiring using a conventional dimmer. A lighting controller that resembles a conventional dimmer and that can be installed in place of a dimmer may be used instead of a conventional dimmer to access more control functionalities, still using conventional AC wiring. Wireless communication with the lighting fixture and/or lighting controller are possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: DMF, Inc.Inventors: Russikesh Kumar, Oren Kashani
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Patent number: 11785683Abstract: The present invention provides a calibration device for an optical detector comprising a light emitting diode 1, and an electronic circuit 3 for driving the light emitting diode 1, wherein the electronic circuit 3 is a constant current generator configured to supply a constant driving current to the light emitting diode 1 in the range of 0.5 to 25 ?A. Furthermore, the present invention provides a setting device for setting at least one calibration point for a calibration device as described above. The setting device comprises a light detector 51 configured to output a signal representing the light emission intensity of a calibration device under examination, a controller 53 for controlling the constant driving current of the calibration device under examination, and a calibration point setting means 55 for setting at least one calibration point for the calibration device under examination.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbHInventors: Fabrice Comini, Frederick G. Bargoot, Victor Etre
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Patent number: 11777453Abstract: Disclosed are a public voltage compensation method and a display panel. The public voltage compensation method includes: installing the first multi-channel operational amplifier; connecting the first public voltage feedback output terminal with the first feedback input terminal, connecting the second public voltage feedback output terminal with the second feedback input terminal, connecting the first compensation input terminal with the first compensation output terminal, connecting the third compensation input terminal with the third compensation output terminal, connecting one of the n second compensation input terminals with the second compensation output terminal, and connecting one of the n fourth compensation input terminals with the fourth compensation output terminal; interconnecting each of the n second compensation input terminals and interconnecting each of the n fourth compensation input terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zhenghui Yuan, Baohong Kang
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Patent number: 11764688Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g., an LED light source) includes first and second semiconductor switches, a transformer, a capacitor, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducted through a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The capacitor is electrically coupled between the junction of the first and second semiconductor switches and the primary winding. The current sense circuit receives a sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the first semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Dragan Veskovic
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Patent number: 11765801Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driver configured to generate an LED driving current based on an input signal may include a terminal exposed to outside, a controller configured to identify a first identifier and data from the input signal, identify a second identifier based on a signal applied to the terminal, and when the first identifier and the second identifier are identical to each other, generate a control signal based on the data. The LED driver further may further include a current source configured to generate the LED driving current based on the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: WELLANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Tae Hwang, Sung Hun Cho
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Patent number: 11762309Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light-emitting element row that includes light emitting elements arranged in a row in a main scanning direction, an optical element that is used for forming an electrostatic latent image by focusing light outputs of the light emitting elements and exposing a photoconductor to light and a control unit that controls light emission of the light-emitting element row. The light-emitting element row is divided into groups, and the control unit uniformly corrects a light intensity of each of the light emitting elements included in the groups on a group-by-group basis by a first correction method so as to correct density unevenness in the main scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Kyoji Yagi
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Patent number: 11765803Abstract: An LED drive circuit, comprising: a Flyback circuit that has a current-limiting mode and a constant-voltage mode, a non-isolated DC-DC circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit is used to detect the output voltage of the Flyback circuit, and, when the output voltage of the Flyback circuit is greater than or equal to a first preset voltage value, control the Flyback circuit to operate in the constant-voltage mode; the control circuit is further used to detect the switch transistor current or output current of the Flyback circuit, and, when the output current of the Flyback circuit is greater than a first preset current value, control the Flyback circuit to operate in the current-limiting mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: INVENTRONICS (HANGZHOU), INC.Inventors: Jian Han, Ping Fu, Delai Jiang
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Patent number: 11746971Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of artificial light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for controlling spatial tuning of one or more of a bright spot, a reflection, and a shadow of generated artificial light that is transmitted from one or more light emitting surfaces to one or more target areas. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: General Lighting Company, Inc.Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
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Patent number: 11751313Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLCInventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
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Patent number: 11747948Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting substrate, a display device and a fabricating method. The substrate includes: a base substrate, and an electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a first wiring layer, a second insulating layer, a second wiring layer and light emitting elements sequentially located on a side of the base substrate; the electrode layer includes: a plurality of first touch control electrodes extending along a first direction; the first wiring layer includes: a plurality of driving signal wires extending along a second direction and configured to drive the light emitting elements to emit light, and a plurality of second touch control electrodes extending along the second direction, where the second touch control electrodes are insulated from the first touch control electrodes, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; and the second wiring layer includes: connection signal wires configured to connect different light emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jie Wang, Zouming Xu, Jian Tian, Chunjian Liu, Xintao Wu, Jie Lei, Jianying Zhang
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Patent number: 11751307Abstract: A device comprises a voltage regulator, circuits, a voltage-to-current converter, a control bus, a resistor and a resistor network. Each of the circuits has at least one LED connector and one LED driver. Each of the circuits has a measuring circuit for detecting voltage differences between the potentials of LED terminals and a reference potential. Further, each of the circuits includes a local controller. The local controller withdraws a current from the control bus in dependence on the detected voltage differences. Bias current sources inject bias currents into the control bus in form of a sum current of the injected bias currents. The resistor performs a current-to-voltage conversion of the sum current to a control voltage. The voltage-to-current converter converts the control voltage into a current. The resistor network converts the current into a voltage value. An output voltage of the voltage regulator depends on the voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Elmos Semiconductor SEInventors: Carsten Leitner, Andre' Krieger, Christian Schmitz, Thomas Geistert
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Patent number: 11729891Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of wireless lighting devices. In an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes the steps of: acquiring coordinate information having the plurality of wireless lighting devices mapped to coordinate values of a coordinate system; generating lighting control information indicating a response of at least one of the plurality of wireless lighting devices to produce a lighting shape of the coordinate system; and transmitting the lighting control information, wherein the lighting control information includes response information and function information, the response information indicates a lighting response of the wireless lighting device, and the function information indicates a response or non-response of the at least one wireless lighting device based on the coordinate values.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Beatro Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang Min Jo
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Patent number: 11723127Abstract: A lighting system includes a solid state lighting device capable of generating mixed light and a controller. The solid state lighting device includes light sources for producing mixed light and a sensor configured to detect light from one of the light sources. The controller controls two or more of the light sources based on output from the sensor. The controller can communicate with the sensor to provide closed-loop control.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Anil Tipirneni, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11705439Abstract: A multi-color LED display comprises pixels, each comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel comprises a first light-emitting diode (LED) that emits a first color of light, the second sub-pixel comprises second LEDs that emit a second color of light different from the first color of light, and the third sub-pixel comprises third LEDs that emit a third color of light different from the first color of light and different from the second color of light. The second LEDs are electrically connected in parallel and the third LEDs are electrically connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower, Ronald S. Cok, Brook Raymond
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Patent number: 11700679Abstract: An interface currents channeling circuit may be used to convert two current channels of a conventional two-channel driver into three driving currents for the three strings of LEDs. By doing so, the same two channel driver can be used for applications requiring just two LED arrays as well as three LED arrays.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu
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Patent number: 11699994Abstract: A theory and a technical foundation for building a technical framework of a color temperature tuning technology are disclosed, composing a power allocation algorithm and a power allocation circuitry, wherein the power allocation algorithm is a software for designing a process of dividing and sharing a total electric power between at least a first LED load emitting light with a first color temperature CT1 and a second LED load emitting light with a second color temperature CT2 to generate at least one paired combination of a first electric power X allocated to the first LED load and a second electric power Y allocated to the second LED load to create at least one mingled light color temperature CTapp thru a light diffuser according to color temperature tuning formulas CTapp=CT1·X/(X+Y)+CT2·Y/(X+Y) and X+Y=constant; and the power allocation circuitry is a hardware designed for implementing the process.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: VAXCEL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 11696380Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting fixture and lighting system for automatically adjusting a color temperature. The optimal color temperature is obtained by adjusting step by step using the light intensity, the infrared movement signal, the visibility, the human body temperature and the environment temperature. Specifically, the color temperature is compensated for and adjusted by the light sources of at least two light emitting units. In this way, the adjustment range of the color temperature is extended, making it possible to obtain the optimal color temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Test Rite International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Agnes Shih
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Patent number: 11694635Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes dividing an input image into a plurality of segments, generating a flicker value of a segment of the plurality of segments, determining whether to compensate the flicker value of the segment or not according to a segment size, compensating the flicker value of the segment based on the segment size, determining a frame rate of the display panel based on the flicker value of the segment and outputting a data voltage to the display panel in the frame rate. The flicker value of the segment is compensated based on the flicker value of the segment and flicker values of segments that are adjacent to the segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sehyuk Park, Sangan Kwon, HongSoo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Hyo Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11688332Abstract: A control method includes A) determining intrinsic activation times of individual semiconductor emitters of a display device. The display device includes a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor emitters with different intrinsic activation times. The method also includes B) determining and storing in each case an activation delay and/or a turn-on current change for each individual one of the semiconductor emitters. The method further includes C) energizing the individual semiconductor emitters according to the previously determined activation delay and/or turn-on current change, so that in a display mode of the display device the semiconductor emitters have equally long starting times for a light emission.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Daniel Richter, Marcel Severin
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Patent number: 11671787Abstract: A lighting management system includes communications circuitry, processing circuitry, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, which, when executed by the processing circuitry cause the lighting management system to receive a message from a lighting fixture via the communications circuitry, the message indicating a proximal presence of a detected mobile device to the lighting fixture, and performing one or more actions in response to receipt of the message. By performing the one or more actions upon receipt of the message as described above, a lighting system may be provided with additional functionality that enhances the lighting system.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventors: John Roberts, James McBryde
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Patent number: 11657691Abstract: A technology for configuring a lifestyle LED light with a tunable light color temperature is disclosed. The technology of tuning the light color temperature is made possible by blending two LED loads emitting light with different color temperatures thru a light diffuser with an arrangement that a first electric power delivered to a first LED load emitting light with a low color temperature and a second electric power delivered to a second LED load emitting light with a high color temperature are reversely and complementarily adjusted for tuning a diffused light color temperature such that a total light intensity generated by the LED light is kept essentially unchanged.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Vaxcel International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 11596118Abstract: Techniques for horticulture light are provided. A horticulture light can monitor at least one characteristic of a defined region in which at least one plant is planted in a horticulture environment in which horticulture light bulb is installed, determine at least one action for the horticulture light bulb to perform based on a state of the at least one characteristic and at least one objective of the installation of the horticulture light bulb in the horticulture environment, and execute the at least one action.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Resilience Magnum IP, LLCInventors: Steven Rosen, Ronald Cozean, Eric Allen, David Edward Mordetzky, Megan Horvath, Anthony John Pyros, John Elwood, Michael Chang, Elie Attarian
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Patent number: 11589435Abstract: A method for rapidly and quantitatively adjusting a beam angle of an illuminating device includes: determining a target beam angle according to an actual scene, and sending, by using an input apparatus, the target beam angle to the illuminating device; receiving, by a receiver of the illuminating device, the target beam angle and sending the target beam angle to a controller of the illuminating device; determining, by the controller of the illuminating device, target power of each light source according to the target beam angle and a parameter table stored in a local read-only memory (ROM) or cloud of the illuminating device; and driving, by a driver, each light source to emit light according to the corresponding target power, enabling radiated light to be mixed in an illuminated space to change the beam angle, and obtaining the target beam angle according to a superposition principle for the intensity of light.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ANDON HEALTH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Wang, Qin Li, Jun Liu, Yang Guo, Fei Zhang
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Patent number: 11568796Abstract: A current-selectable light-emitting-diode (LED) display includes pixels distributed in an array of rows and columns. The pixels are grouped in mutually exclusive clusters and cluster controllers are connected to each pixel in a cluster of pixels to control the pixels in the cluster to emit light. Each cluster controller comprises a selectable current source. Each of the selectable current sources can include cluster current sources that are responsive to a current-select signal to enable one or more of the cluster current sources. The pixels can include micro-LEDs and the cluster controller can be disposed between the micro-LEDs. The display can be disposed on a display substrate with signal wires. The signal wires can include separate wire segments that are electrically connected through regeneration circuits that regenerate the signals. The display can be an information display or a backlight.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Murat Ozbas, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower, Lee B. Baker, Robert R. Rotzoll, Mike C. Chiu, Ronald S. Cok
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Patent number: 11570859Abstract: 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 regulation circuit coupled to a cathode of one or more light emitting diodes. The one or more light emitting diodes include the cathode and an anode configured to receive a rectified voltage. Additionally, the system includes a control circuit coupled to the cathode of the one or more light emitting diodes. The control circuit is configured to receive a first voltage from the cathode of the one or more light emitting diodes, compare a second voltage and a threshold voltage, and generate a control signal based at least in part on the second voltage and the threshold voltage. The second voltage indicates a magnitude of the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liqiang Zhu, Jun Zhou
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Patent number: 11564302Abstract: A controllable multiple lighting element fixture and a method of controlling the same are provided. An example lighting fixture includes one or more first lighting elements positioned within or along a lighting housing. The example lighting fixture further includes one or more second lighting elements positioned within or along a circumference or perimeter of the lighting housing. The example lighting fixture further includes control circuitry configured to control one or more parameters associated with the one or more first lighting elements and the one or more second lighting elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Shane Igo, Alan Feit, Brian Halliwell
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Patent number: 11546952Abstract: A wireless automation system includes a plurality of devices that forms a hive. Each device includes: a wireless transceiver; having a means to intercommunicate wirelessly with any of the plurality of devices; a microprocessor to process data from at least one input element to generate output for performing actions; a first means for operation without needing to transmit or receive a request, with each device able to operate standalone or connected to at least one third-party device; a second means for initiating a transmission request to other devices, including requests for the other devices to perform an action or a plurality of actions as specified in the transmission request; and a third means for receiving the transmission request from a transmitting device within the plurality of devices and performing at least an action or plurality of actions as requested by the transmitting device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SENZO SDN BHD (360058-P)Inventors: Kuam Hong Loh, Hong Keng Lim
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Patent number: 11528789Abstract: A negative injection circuit is coupled to a power factor correction (PFC) controller of a power supply system and includes a downshifter configured to downshift a ground signal to generate a negative voltage signal, a variable impedance coupled between the downshifter and the PFC controller, and configured to inject a negative injection voltage into a voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, the variable impedance including a first current limiting resistor and a second current limiting resistor coupled in series with one another and between the downshifter and the voltage sampling input of the PFC controller, and a bypass switch configured to selectively short across the second current limiting resistor in response a range selection signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: ERP POWER, LLCInventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen
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Patent number: 11522946Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and processor-readable storage media for distributed farming are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes facilitating transfer of one or more substrates and one or more crops at approximately a given stage of a growth cycle, from (i) a first location to (ii) one or more growing units, wherein the given stage of the growth cycle comprises a stage prior to completion of the growth cycle; processing data, captured via multiple sensors within the one or more growing units, wherein the data comprise (i) data pertaining to at least one of the one or more substrates and the one or more crops, and (ii) data pertaining to the one or more growing units; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the processing of the data.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Smallhold, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Carter, Adam DeMartino, Louis Calderone
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Patent number: 11523487Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device. The lighting device includes a light emitting element, a power unit to supply power to the light emitting element, a single communication port and a processor to, when a user input signal to adjust brightness of the light emitting element is received from an external communication device connected by the single communication port, generate a control signal corresponding to the received user input signal, control the power unit to adjust brightness of the light emitting element based on the control signal, and the signal communication port may be connected to the processor via a single communication line.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SOLUM CO., LTD.Inventors: Jurae Kim, Euiseok Kim, Semi Lee
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Patent number: 11503682Abstract: Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Ethan Charles Biery, Craig Alan Casey, Venkatesh Chitta, Brent Protzman, Thomas M. Shearer, Mark S. Taipale
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Patent number: 11502610Abstract: An apparatus for DC voltage—DC voltage conversion comprises connected in series a high DC voltage source, a transformer, a rectifier, and a control voltage driver. Also connected in series are a primary winding of the transformer, a controllable switch, an electronically controlled resistor (ECR), and a limiting resistor. The ECR is controlled by the control voltage driver. The controllable switch is controlled by a controllable square wave generator. The controllable square wave generator and the controlled voltage driver are fed from a low DC voltage source. The controllable square wave generator is controlled by another control voltage driver fed from the high DC voltage source. The apparatus allows for obtaining variable value of high pulse voltage across the ECR and lowers the level of electromagnetic noise radiated by the apparatus to environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Drive CJSCInventors: Yuriy I. Romanov, Stanislav V. Maletskiy
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Patent number: 11473794Abstract: A gas accumulation and combustion control device combining a sorption system, a ventilation system, a control system, and sensor system, with the sensor system configured to detect gas contaminants, transmit a gas detection signal to the control system, the control system configured to adjust the ventilation system based on the gas detection signal, the ventilation system configured to draw the contaminated air in from the atmosphere and lead it toward the sorption system, which in turn is configured to adsorb or absorb the gas contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Gabrielle Abizeid, Maria Gabriela Abizeid
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Patent number: 11464173Abstract: Photosynthetically active photon flux density (PPFD) provided to plants from a grow light may be calculated based on light-canopy distance measurements, intensity measurements around the plants, and a known shape or distribution of light at the measured distance from the grow light. A controller and a method of controlling one or more grow lights can employ closed-loop techniques that repeatedly measure and adjust light until a desired PPFD is achieved and then maintained.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Aessense Technology Hong Kong LimitedInventor: Attila Tomasovics
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Patent number: 11470700Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed to generate light control information. An example apparatus comprises a beat tracking network to determine a length of time between a first media onset and a second media onset, a light drive waveform generator to compare the length of time to a time threshold, the time threshold corresponding to a desired time between consecutive light pulses, when the time threshold is not satisfied, increase the length of time, the increased length of time corresponding to light pulse spacing, and generate light control information based on the light pulse spacing, the light control information to cause the consecutive light pulses, and an effect engine to generate intensity information based on a first amplitude of the first media onset and a second amplitude of the second media onset, an amplitude of the consecutive light pulses corresponding to the intensity information.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Gracenote INCInventors: Markus Kurt Cremer, Robert Coover, Zafar Rafii, Aneesh Vartakavi, Andreas Schmidt, Todd Hodges
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Patent number: 11428717Abstract: A current measurement circuit is disclosed. The current measurement circuit includes first and second circuit branches coupled to a circuit node through which current is to be measured. During a first period, the first circuit branch converts the current into a first voltage. During a second period, the second circuit branch converter the current into a second voltage. An analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the first and second voltages into digital values indicative of the measured current. A control circuit is configured to alternately select one of the first and second branches during the generation of the digital values.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michele De Fazio, Shawn Searles
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Patent number: 11432382Abstract: An interface currents channeling circuit may be used to convert two current channels of a conventional two-channel driver into three driving currents for the three strings of LEDs. By doing so, the same two channel driver can be used for applications requiring just two LED arrays as well as three LED arrays.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Yifeng Qiu
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Patent number: 11420660Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous device (5) and a method for managing said device (5), comprising LED lighting means (51), a dissipative electric load (52) adapted to increase an electric power dissipated by the device (5) when the LED lighting means (51) are emitting light, and current interrupting means (53) configured for dynamically interrupting the flow of current through said dissipative load (52) when the LED lighting means (51) are emitting light, so as to reduce the electric power dissipated by said device (5).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HITACHI RAIL STS S.P.A.Inventors: Eduardo Piccirilli, Emilio Lanzotti, Fausto Del Villano
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Patent number: 11415278Abstract: An LED light strip bendable in multiple directions is disclosed. The LED light strip bendable in multiple directions includes a core wire having a core wire groove arranged along the direction of said LED light strip in the middle, and at least two main wires arranged in said core wire on both sides of said core wire groove; a plurality of LED light strings arranged in said core wire groove at intervals, which include at least LED light sources, electronic components and connecting wires, and the first and last connecting wires of each LED light string are connected in parallel between said two main wires; an insulation wrap layer wrapped outside said core wire; wherein, said two main lines have a wavy curve structure. By implementing the present invention, multi-directional bending of the light strip can be realized, thereby expanding the application range of the product and convenience of use.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: HUIZHOU CLEAR LIGHTING CO., LTD., SHENZHEN CLEAR LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Changgui Liu
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Patent number: 11419200Abstract: A system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments, which is operable on the DALI system, includes a wireless control module electronically connected and integrated with the DALI system; and a handheld device, having two-way communication with the wireless control module wirelessly. The handheld device has a graphical user interface wherein the graphical user interface has functional blocks. One functional block, which programs groups of functional blocks, includes menus. The screen of each menu is divided into first and second display areas. The handheld device accesses the initialized addresses of the lighting instruments in the DALI system from the wireless control module and displays the non-programmed icons of lighting instruments in the DALI system in the second display area. By dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the second display area into the first display area, programming groups of the lighting instruments can be accomplished.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Cincon Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Yun-Hsiao Yen
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Patent number: 11405992Abstract: System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system includes: a voltage detector configured to receive a rectified voltage associated with a TRIAC dimmer and generated by a rectifying bridge and generate a first sensing signal representing the rectified voltage; a distortion detector configured to receive the first sensing signal, determine whether the rectified voltage is distorted or not based at least in part on the first sensing signal, and generate a distortion detection signal indicating whether the rectified voltage is distorted or not; and a phase detector configured to receive the first sensing signal and generate a phase detection signal indicating a detected phase range within which the TRIAC dimmer is in a conduction state based at least in part on the first sensing signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ke Li, Zhuoyan Li, Liqiang Zhu
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Patent number: 11388804Abstract: A lighting device (10) is disclosed that comprises a light mixing chamber (14) at least partially delimited by a first surface (30) carrying a plurality of light sources (28) spatially distributed across said first surface and a second surface (31) arranged to be illuminated by said light sources, said second surface comprising light transmissive regions (33) delimiting light exit areas (32) having a higher light transmissivity than the light transmissive regions, said light transmissive regions exhibiting isotropic luminance and light exit areas exhibiting anisotropic luminance when illuminated by said light sources.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Albert Van Dijken
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Patent number: 11363696Abstract: The application relates to an over-temperature protection circuit of an LED driving power supply. The over-temperature protection circuit comprises a temperature detection circuit for sensing a temperature change; a switch control circuit connected to the output end of the temperature detection circuit and controlling the on-off of the circuit according to the output signal of the temperature detection circuit; a shunt circuit connected to an output end of the switch control circuit and shunting current when the switch control circuit is in an on state; a current detection circuit connected to an output end of the shunt circuit and changing a current detection signal according to an output current of the shunt circuit; the output end of the current detection circuit is connected with the feedback loop. The application has the advantages of low cost, stable performance, little environmental influence and high precision.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN SOSEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Jiansheng Chen, Ping Dai, Chaoyang Zou