Artificial candle with moveable projection screen position

    公开(公告)号:US10788179B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16741939

    申请日:2020-01-14

    申请人: Sterno Home Inc.

    摘要: A flameless candle includes: a candle body forming an interior region, wherein the candle body includes an upper surface and an aperture in the upper surface; a light source positioned in the interior region of the candle body; a force-inducing portion configured to alternatively induce a first mechanical force and a second mechanical force; and a projection screen. The projection screen is configured to receive the first mechanical force and responsively move to a first position and receive the second mechanical force and responsively move to a second position. When the projection screen is moved to the second position, the light source is automatically energized such that a light is emitted onto the projection screen. When the projection screen is moved to the first position, the light source is automatically de-energized such that the light is not emitted.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAGE-BASED CONTROL RELATED TO TRIAC DIMMERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200305247A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16804918

    申请日:2020-02-28

    IPC分类号: H05B45/10 H05B45/37 H05B47/16

    摘要: System controller and method for a lighting system according to certain embodiments. For example, the system controller includes a first controller terminal configured to receive a first signal, and a second controller terminal coupled to a first transistor terminal of a transistor. The transistor further includes a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal. The second transistor terminal is coupled to a first winding terminal of a winding, and the winding further includes a second winding terminal coupled to a capacitor. Additionally, the system controller includes a third controller terminal coupled to the third transistor terminal of the transistor, and a fourth controller terminal coupled to a resistor and configured to receive a second signal. The second signal represents a magnitude of a current flowing through at least the winding, the third controller terminal, the fourth controller terminal, and the resistor.

    Power pole for artificial tree apparatus with axial electrical connectors

    公开(公告)号:US10765244B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US15783934

    申请日:2017-10-13

    发明人: Jason Loomis

    摘要: Apparatus and associated methods may relate to an artificial tree apparatus having a plurality of trunk segments that couple together to provide a plurality of information or command signals to load devices connected thereto. In an illustrative example, one or more branch segments having light emitting devices are connected to the trunk segments to independently receive the electrical power and command signals via a control system. In some implementations, each command signal generated by the control system may include data pertaining to light color and illumination pattern. In some embodiments, each branch segment and associated light emitting devices may be independently controlled via a multi-channel arrangement. In some implementations, each group of light emitting devices may be manually configured via one or more user-interfaces. In various implementations, each trunk segment may include an axial electrical connector which permits adjacent trunk segments from being connected in any radial orientation relative to each other.

    SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE IRRADIATION OF AN OBJECT WITH LIGHT

    公开(公告)号:US20200267813A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16790749

    申请日:2020-02-14

    申请人: Osram GmbH

    摘要: A system for monitoring the irradiation of an object with light from a luminaire includes the luminaire having one or more light sources, which emit light having a spatial radiation pattern; a computing unit, connected to the luminaire and set up to acquire information about an illuminance of the light of the light sources; a first memory, connected to the computing unit and in which information about spatial positioning of the luminaire relative to a surface of the object is stored; and a second memory, connected to the computing unit and in which information about the spatial radiation pattern of the light sources is stored. The computing unit may calculate and output a local intensity of light incident at the respective position on the basis of illuminance information, the spatial radiation pattern of the light sources, and the spatial positioning of the luminaire relative to the surface of the object.

    METHOD FOR CULTIVATING PLANT SEEDLING BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

    公开(公告)号:US20200260651A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16347354

    申请日:2018-02-02

    申请人: SHOWA DENKO K.K.

    IPC分类号: A01G7/04 A01G22/05 H05B47/16

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for cultivating a plant seedling, which can cultivate a seedling causing no spindly growth, having a thick stem, and being favorably grown even after planting. The method for cultivating a plant seedling of the present invention is a method for cultivating a plant seedling by irradiation of a plant seedling with artificial light for promotion of growth, comprising continuously irradiating the plant seedling with blue illumination light for period (A), wherein 30% or more and less than 80% of the time taken for period (A) for continuously irradiating the plant seedling with blue illumination light corresponds to period (A-1) for continuously irradiating the plant seedling with blue illumination light and red illumination light.

    Wiring device with reversible line load connections

    公开(公告)号:US10750599B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US16383634

    申请日:2019-04-14

    摘要: A wiring device and method that control an amount of power delivered to a load, which maintain function even if a line connection and a load connection are reverse wired. Designed circuitry comprising steering diodes in both a line and a load wire direct a power source to an AC/DC power supply. The wiring device comprises a housing, a line terminal nominally designated for receiving electrical power from a power source, a load terminal nominally designated to feed electricity to a load, a neutral terminal, a line wire electrically connected to the line terminal, a load wire electrically connected to the load terminal, and a means for controlling an amount of power delivered to the load. Embodiments of the present invention include automated universal lighting controls, dimers, timers, and wired lighting devices.

    WAKE UP LIGHT OPTIMIZATION FOR PLANT GROWTH
    100.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200253129A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16635766

    申请日:2018-07-27

    摘要: The invention provides a horticulture lighting system (100), comprising (i) a lighting device (110) configured to provide horticulture light (111) and (ii) a control system (200) configured to control the horticulture light (111), wherein the control system (200) is further configured to provide according to a predetermined time scheme and/or as function of a sensor signal a pulse of horticulture light (111) in a spectral wavelength region at least comprising blue light (112) during a pulse period selected from the range of 1-60 min.