IP Library Granted Patent US 8,575,841
Granted Patent B2
US 8,575,841 · App. 13/106,457 · Granted Nov 5, 2013

MRI-room LED lighting system

Inventor: Brandon S. Cartwright (Lake Villa, IL)
Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing
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Patent No.
US 8,575,841
App. No.
13/106,457
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an MRI-room LED lighting system having a plurality of LED lighting fixtures and a power supply located outside of the MRI room, the improvement comprising: driver circuitry and PWM dimmer circuitry in each of the lighting fixtures and a dimmer control located outside of the MRI room for controlling the light output of the lighting fixtures, the dimmer control having a variable DC output to control the PWM dimmer circuitry in each lighting fixture, whereby conductor lines from the power supply and dimmer control do not require electrical shielding avoid interference between a MRI scanner and the lighting system.

Claims (6)

1. In an MRI-room LED lighting system having a plurality of LED lighting fixtures and a power supply located outside of the MRI room, the improvement comprising: driver circuitry and pulse width modulation dimmer circuitry in each of the LED lighting fixtures and a dimmer control located outside of the MRI room for controlling the light output of the LED lighting fixtures, the dimmer control having a variable DC output to control the pulse width modulation dimmer circuitry in each LED lighting fixture, whereby conductor lines from the power supply and dimmer control do not require electrical shielding to avoid interference between a MRI scanner and the lighting system.

2. The MRI-room LED lighting system of claim 1 wherein the conductor lines from the power supply are electrically shielded to further reduce radio frequency interference on the lines.

3. The MRI-room LED lighting system of claim 1 wherein the conductor lines from the dimmer control are electrically shielded to further reduce frequency interference on the lines.

4. The MRI-room LED lighting system of claim 3 wherein the conductor lines from the power supply are electrically shielded to further reduce frequency interference on the lines.

5. The MRI-room LED lighting system of claim 1 wherein the LED lighting fixtures each have substantially the same driver and pulse width modulation dimmer circuitry such that the electrical-to-light characteristics of each LED lighting fixture are substantially the same.

6. The MRI-room LED lighting system of claim 1 wherein the driver and pulse width modulation dimmer circuitry in each LED lighting fixture are located on a single printed circuit board.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2024
From: KENALL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: LEGRAND LIGHTING MANUFACTURING CO.
Reel/Frame 069468/0476 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2011
From: CARTWRIGHT, BRANDON S.
To: KENALL MANUFACTURING
Reel/Frame 026328/0283 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61334000 · May 12, 2010
Related Publication 20110279032A1 · Nov 17, 2011