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公开(公告)号：US10281326B2
公开(公告)日：2019-05-07
申请号：US15247076
申请日：2016-08-25
Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
Inventor： David P. Ramer , Jack C. Rains, Jr.
Abstract: Disclosed are examples of spectrometer-equipped devices that provide general illumination supplied by artificial or natural light, and that also detect substances in the environment around the device. In some examples, light may be emitted by a spectrometer light source. The spectrometer detects the light from any of a natural light source, artificial general illumination light or light from the spectrometer light source passed, reflected or shifted and regenerated by substances in the air or on a surface in the vicinity of the device. In response, the spectrometer generates signals representative of the spectral power distribution (e.g. intensities of given wavelengths in the optical spectrum) of the detected light. A controller analyzes the spectrometer generated signals and initiates action based on or outputs a report indicating the environmental condition detected by the spectrometer-equipped device.
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公开(公告)号：US10244597B1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-26
申请号：US16032663
申请日：2018-07-11
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： Jeffrey M. Scott , Min-Hao Michael Lu , David P. Ramer , Yan Rodriguez
Abstract: A system includes a luminaire having a light source, a lighting control device to control a light output and operation of the light source in an area of the luminaire, and a sound transducer integrated on a surface of a panel of the luminaire. The sound transducer responds to vibration of the panel to detect incoming audio waves. An audio front end device includes an audio coder responsive to analog signals from the sound transducer, and is coupled to an output of the sound transducer. The lighting control device includes programming that configures a processor to control the audio front end device to receive the analog signals from the sound transducer and provide a digital output signal, process the digital output signals to generate a responsive result that is supplied to the lighting control device in the area of the luminaire.
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公开(公告)号：US10212740B2
公开(公告)日：2019-02-19
申请号：US15988481
申请日：2018-05-24
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： Sean P. White , Jack C. Rains, Jr. , David P. Ramer , Januk Aggarwal
Abstract: Disclosed are examples of lighting devices and other devices that are equipped with a cellular transceiver that is configured to communicate using cellular radio frequency spectrum in both a small-scale cellular network and a large-scale cellular communication network. By utilizing a short-range, low-power cellular transceiver setting, a lighting device facilitates communication, within the space in which the lighting device is installed, of messages between the lighting device and other types of user devices. Such an equipped lighting device may be configured to participate in the generation and delivery of different types of messages, such as data, emergency broadcast information, news and other information. Such a lighting device also may be configured to extend the reach of devices within the space in which the equipped lighting devices are located.
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114.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190049064A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-14
申请号：US15674119
申请日：2017-08-10
Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
Inventor： Youssef F. Baker , Sean P. White , Daniel M. Megginson , Jenish S. Kastee , Nathaniel W. Hixon , Niels G. Eegholm , David P. Ramer
Abstract: A support structure provides two or more axes of intelligent locomotion for a movable object on the support structure. The support structure can include a track system made up of a plurality of identically configured track modules that are connected end-to-end. Each track module can include an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having two ends. Each end can include at least one beveled edge and at least one track surface extending longitudinally along the elongated body. The track surface can include a plurality of protuberances arranged in rows that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and in columns that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body. The track modules can be connected a power source and include electrical contacts that provide electricity to self-propelled units that travel along the track system.
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公开(公告)号：US10204569B2
公开(公告)日：2019-02-12
申请号：US15475778
申请日：2017-03-31
Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
Inventor： Jonathan Lloyd Goodman , David P. Ramer , Ravi Kumar Komanduri , Jack C. Rains, Jr.
Abstract: Examples relate to a method and implementations of general illumination light emitters, an image display device and an image diffuser in a luminaire. The image display device is configured to output an image having a reduced, or first, pixel image fill factor and, as a result, might appear pixelated. To mitigate the pixelation, the image diffuser has a predetermined image diffusion angle and is a predetermined distance from the image display device. The image diffuser outputs an image having a second image pixel fill factor that is greater than the first image pixel fill factor. The appearance of the outputted image appears to be formed from fuzzy pixels. Characteristics related to the image, device, diffuser, and their arrangement may be optimized to provide the fuzzy pixels. A luminaire may output an image formed of the fuzzy pixels and general illumination lighting to an area.
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公开(公告)号：US10190746B1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-29
申请号：US15868624
申请日：2018-01-11
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： An Mao , Gregory Malone , Robert M. Krass , David P. Ramer , Rashmi Kumar Rogers , James Michael Phipps , Steve Lyons
IPC: F21V7/00 , G02B6/00 , F21V5/04 , F21V23/00 , F21V17/04 , F21Y105/10 , F21Y115/10
Abstract: An example lighting device has illumination light sources, each configured to be independently driven. The device further includes an optical lens positioned over the illumination light sources. The optical lens has a number of aspheric or spheric convex surfaces, including an input surface and an output surface. The input surface includes an input peripheral portion and an input central portion. The input peripheral portion extends from the illumination light sources and curves from a region of the illumination light sources towards the input central portion. The input central portion curves towards the illumination light sources. The output surface includes an output lateral portion, an output shoulder portion, and an output body portion. Another example uses optical-to-electrical transducers, e.g. light detector or photovoltaic devices, in combination with the optical lens, for light reception transducer applications.
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117.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10136490B1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-20
申请号：US15914619
申请日：2018-03-07
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： An Mao , Gregory Malone , Robert M. Krass , David P. Ramer , Rashmi Kumar Rogers , James Michael Phipps , Steve Lyons
Abstract: An example lighting device has a luminaire. The luminaire includes an illumination light source matrix including illumination light sources configured to be driven by electrical power to emit light rays for illumination lighting. The luminaire further includes an optical lens positioned and configured to extend over the illumination light source matrix and including an input surface coupled to receive incoming light rays emitted by the illumination light sources and an output surface. Both the input surface and the output surface each include at least two different aspherical, spherical, or planar portions to refract the incoming light rays emitted by the illumination light sources passing through to shape or steer the illumination lighting into an outputted beam pattern. A coupled illumination light source driver selectively controls the illumination light sources individually or in combination to adjust at least a beam angle of the outputted beam pattern from the optical lens.
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公开(公告)号：US10122454B2
公开(公告)日：2018-11-06
申请号：US15959940
申请日：2018-04-23
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： Jack C. Rains, Jr. , David P. Ramer
Abstract: A device uses gated retro-reflectors to transmit uplink data in a visible light communication (VLC) system. The gated retro-reflector includes a retro-reflector and a gating shutter between the retro-reflector and a VLC light source. A light sensor receives VLC data at regular intervals in which a light pulse received during one of the intervals represents a first downloaded symbol and absence of a light pulse during another one of the intervals represents a second downloaded symbol. A controller controls the gating shutter to send uplink data from the device responsive to each received VLC light pulse. The controller opens the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a first uploaded symbol and closes the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a second uploaded symbol.
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公开(公告)号：US20180058930A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-01
申请号：US15668246
申请日：2017-08-03
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： David P. Ramer , Jack C. Rains, JR.
CPC classification number: G01J3/0218 , G01J3/0264 , G01J3/0291 , G01J3/10 , G01J3/28 , G01J3/42 , G02B6/0006
Abstract: A spectrometer-equipped lighting device detects substances in an environment around the device. A fiber detector is optically coupled to receive light from a light source. The fiber detector has a bare area from which emanates an evanescent wave of light surrounding an exterior of the fiber detector to interact with the environment in which the fiber detector is exposed. The spectrometer, optically coupled to an opposite end of the fiber detector, detects the light output and in response, generates signals representative of the spectral power distribution of the light of the evanescent wave that has interacted with the surrounding environment. A controller analyzes the spectrometer generated signals and initiates action based on the analysis of the generated signals or outputs a report indicating an environmental condition detected by the spectrometer-equipped device.
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公开(公告)号：US09803813B2
公开(公告)日：2017-10-31
申请号：US15400257
申请日：2017-01-06
Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Inventor： Forrest S. McCanless , Januk S. Aggarwal , Jack C. Rains, Jr. , David P. Ramer
CPC classification number: F21S8/02 , F21K9/61 , F21V7/0091 , F21V23/003 , F21V23/02 , F21V29/74 , F21Y2101/00 , F21Y2105/00 , F21Y2115/00 , F21Y2115/10 , G02B6/00 , G02B6/0045
Abstract: A lighting unit includes an architectural panel having an overall thickness that is measured between a first surface that is configured to be exposed to light output by the lighting unit and a second surface that is opposite the first surface, and a light fixture embedded in the architectural panel. The light fixture includes a solid state light source, an optic, a power supply and a driver circuit that at least partially embedded in the recess of the panel. The light fixture is configured to output light in an output direction extending out away from the first surface of the panel. The light fixture extends from the first surface of the panel in a direction opposite the output direction by a distance that is less than the overall thickness of the architectural panel.
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