公开(公告)号：US20230272904A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18312420

申请日：2023-05-04

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Nash Rittmann ,  Yi Xin Long

IPC分类号： F21V31/00 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21S4/10

CPC分类号： F21V31/005 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21Y2115/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are compressed within deformable wire apertures formed by the combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module is deformable and deforms when affixed to the cap module so as to form a compressive water-resistant seal to an interior of the capture device. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The cap module may provide a compressing aperture to provide a water resistant seal around the lens of a LED projecting therethrough.

公开(公告)号：US20220200176A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17125465

申请日：2020-12-17

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis

IPC分类号： H01R12/67 ,  H01R11/09 ,  H01R43/01 ,  F21V23/06

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a bridge/splitter connector for configuring an electrical signal distribution network. The bridge/splitter connector includes a body block and two cable retention covers, each configured to removably engage the body block. The body block has two cable channels, each configured to receive a multi-conductor flat cable therewithin. Each cable channel has a plurality of conductive piercing members laterally spaced apart from one another for piercing insulation of the multi-conductor flat cables received so as to conductively contact a corresponding one of a plurality of conductive wires of the multi-conductor flat cable. Each of the plurality of conductive piercing members of each cable channel is conductively coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of piercing members of the other cable channel, The cable retention members are configured to retain the multi-conductor flat cables received within the cable channels when engaged with the body block.

公开(公告)号：US20220026055A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17450006

申请日：2021-10-05

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Nash Rittmann ,  Yi Xin Long

IPC分类号： F21V31/00 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21S4/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are passed through wire apertures formed by a combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module may be deformable and deform when affixed to the cap module. In some embodiments a sealing agent may be disposed in an interior of the capture device. The sealing agent may, for example, be assembled in solid form and be at least partially liquified for distribution. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The sealing agent may provide a water resistant seal between a base and a housing element.

公开(公告)号：US20210364159A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17301850

申请日：2021-04-15

申请人： Seasons 4 Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Nash Rittmann ,  Yi Xin Long

IPC分类号： F21V31/00 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21S4/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are compressed within deformable wire apertures formed by the combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module is deformable and deforms when affixed to the cap module so as to form a compressive water-resistant seal to an interior of the capture device. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The cap module may provide a compressing aperture to provide a water resistant seal around the lens of a LED projecting therethrough.

公开(公告)号：US10337710B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US16178367

申请日：2018-11-01

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  A41G1/00 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21Y103/00 ,  F21Y115/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to apparatus and methods for distributing a plurality of lighting control signals to a plurality of independently-controllable lighting elements coupled to an artificial tree. A subset of the plurality of lighting control signals are transmitted to each of the plurality of branch segments. Both operating power and these subsets of lighting control signals are transmitted to the independently-controllable lighting elements via two-conductor wires that engage each of the branch segments.

公开(公告)号：US09986610B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15484847

申请日：2017-04-11

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Jared William Everline

IPC分类号： H05B33/08 ,  F21V23/06 ,  F21V23/02 ,  F21Y103/10 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y113/13

CPC分类号： F21V23/02 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21V23/06 ,  F21W2121/00 ,  F21W2121/004 ,  F21Y2113/13 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B37/0254

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a series-connectable decorative light string. High-voltage power is received via a first electrical connector at a first end of the decorative light string and is conducted to a complementary second electrical connector at a second end of the decorative light string. The decorative light string has a power converter that converts the received high-voltage power to low-voltage DC power for consumption by a plurality of lighting elements distributed along the decorative light string. Each of the plurality of lighting elements has an illumination controller. The plurality of lighting elements is wired in daisy chain fashion from the first electrical connector to the second electrical connector via data-in and data-out ports of each lighting element. The wire high-voltage power received by the first electrical connector can provide power to additional decorative light strings connected via the second electrical connector without resulting in degraded illumination.

公开(公告)号：US09803851B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US14602526

申请日：2015-01-22

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Nash Rittmann ,  Yi Xin Long

IPC分类号： F21S4/00 ,  F21V31/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC分类号： F21V31/005 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21Y2115/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are compressed within deformable wire apertures formed by the combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module is deformable and deforms when affixed to the cap module so as to form a compressive water-resistant seal to an interior of the capture device. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The cap module may provide a compressing aperture to provide a water resistant seal around the lens of a LED projecting therethrough.

公开(公告)号：US20160183338A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14576661

申请日：2014-12-19

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis ,  Nash Rittmann

IPC分类号： H05B33/08 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21S4/00

CPC分类号： F21S4/10 ,  F21V23/045 ,  F21W2121/04 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/083

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to modular series-connectable LED light strings having an input connector and an output connector for electrically communicating power and a control signal, an input control signal being actively level-shifted to a level suitable to a first lighting element of the LED light string. In an illustrative embodiment, the LED light string may have a plurality of series connected lighting elements that generate a series of intermediate supply voltage levels. In some embodiments, the active level shifter may bias the input control signal between an DC voltage level applied to a positive supply pin of the first lighting element and the intermediate supply voltage level generated at the connection of a negative supply pin of the first lighting element and the positive supply pin of the second lighting element. In some embodiments, active level-shifting may advantageously restore the proper bias for a series connected light string.

摘要翻译： 装置和相关方法涉及具有输入连接器和用于电通电的输出连接器和控制信号的模块化串联连接的LED灯串，输入控制信号被主动地水平移动到适合于第一照明元件的电平 LED灯串。 在说明性实施例中，LED灯串可以具有产生一系列中间电源电压电平的多个串联连接的照明元件。 在一些实施例中，有源电平移位器可以将施加到第一照明元件的正电源引脚的DC电压电平与在第一照明元件的负电源引脚的连接处产生的中间电源电压之间的输入控制信号偏置 和第二照明元件的正电源引脚。 在一些实施例中，有源电平移位可有利地恢复串联连接的光串的适当偏置。

公开(公告)号：US09125508B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13931300

申请日：2013-06-28

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis

IPC分类号： A47G33/06 ,  A41G1/00

CPC分类号： A47G33/06 ,  A41G1/007

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods may relate to a collapsible tree system having limbs which automatically pivot from a low-profile position while the tree is in a collapsed state to an in-use position when the tree is in an extended state. In an illustrative example, the system may include limb supports movably disposed along a central support. Movement of the limb supports closer together and further apart may cause the limbs to pivot to and from positions. For example, due to limb contact with an adjacent limb support, the limbs may be caused to pivot to the low-profile position. When no forcible contact is present between an adjacent limb support and limb, gravitational forces may permit the limbs to freely pivot to the in-use position. In an illustrative example, each limb support may include a nesting cup for receiving a proximal end of the limbs while in the stowed position.

摘要翻译： 装置和相关联的方法可以涉及一种可折叠树系统，当树处于伸展状态时，该树系统具有四肢，当树处于折叠状态时自动地从低轮廓位置枢转到使用位置。 在说明性示例中，系统可以包括沿中心支撑件可移动地设置的肢体支撑件。 肢体的运动更靠近在一起，并且分开可能导致四肢枢转到位置。 例如，由于与相邻肢体支撑件的肢体接触，可能使四肢枢转到低调位置。 当相邻肢体支撑和肢体之间不存在强制接触时，重力可允许肢体自由枢转到使用位置。 在说明性示例中，每个肢体支撑件可以包括嵌套杯，用于在收起位置时接收肢体的近端。

公开(公告)号：US11415297B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16947958

申请日：2020-08-25

申请人： Seasons 4, Inc.

发明人： Jason Loomis

IPC分类号： F21V21/008 ,  F21S4/10 ,  F21V23/06 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21Y115/10

摘要： Apparatus and associated methods relate to a lighting system configured to be suspended overhead between two supporting structures. A tensile force will be imparted to the lighting system as a consequence of suspending the lighting system overhead. The lighting system can include one or more lighting sections connected end to end. Each of the lighting sections has a structural support cable and a light string coupled thereto. Each of the lighting sections has first and second end connectors on first and second ends of the lighting section. The first and second end connectors provide mechanical connection between adjacent structural support cables as well as electrical connection between adjacent light strings. The lighting sections are configured such that the tensile force imparted to the lighting section is mostly borne by the structural support cable.