IP Library Granted Patent US 10,473,297
Granted Patent B1
US 10,473,297 · App. 16/374,118 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Lighting system

Inventors: Robert A. Sonneman (Mamaroneck, NY); Christian N. Garnett (Mount Kisco, NY)
Assignee: Contemporary Visions, LLC
F21V15/01F21S8/06F21V7/00F21V21/0832
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,473,297
App. No.
16/374,118
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A lighting system may include a plurality of suspenders and a beam configured to provide light in at least one direction. The suspenders may structurally support the beam from a ceiling and may provide electrical power and dimming control signals to the beam. The beam may include a plurality of light engines for emitting light. The light engines may be single sided or dual sided, and may transmit electrical power among each other. The dual sided light engines may emit light upwardly and downwardly from the beam, and the single sided light engines may emit light downwardly.

Claims (12)

1. A casing configured to be selectively coupled to a light engine in a beam for reflecting light emitted from the light engine, the casing comprising:

a first portion configured to be selectively coupled to the light engine;

a second portion configured to reflect light emitted from the light engine; and

a plurality of spring clips selectively connecting the first and second portions to each other, wherein the plurality of spring clips are configured to selectively maintain the first portion in either a retracted state or in an extended state with respect to the second portion,

wherein, when selectively coupling the first portion to the light engine with the first portion in the extended state, the second portion is spaced from and does not therefore contact the beam.

2. The casing of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring clips includes a first spring portion and a second spring portion extending from the first spring portion, and the first spring portion is configured to selectively maintain the first portion of the casing in the retracted state, and the second spring portion has a hook or notch shape configured to selectively maintain the first portion of the casing in the extended state.

3. The casing of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring clips is affixed to the second portion of the casing.

4. The casing of claim 3 , further comprising at least one screw affixing the at least one of the spring clips to the second portion of the casing.

5. The casing of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring clips is made of a metal.

6. The casing of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring clips is made of plastic.

7. The casing of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the casing has a square shape.

8. The casing of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the casing includes a round threaded part configured to be selectively coupled to the light engine.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2025
From: CONTEMPORARY VISIONS, L.L.C. (D/B/A SONNEMAN – A WAY OF LIGHT)
To: SN MODERN LIGHTING, LLC
Reel/Frame 072942/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2023
From: SONNEMAN, ROBERT A.; GARNETT, CHRISTIAN N.
To: CONTEMPORARY VISIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 063908/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: SONNEMAN, ROBERT
To: CONTEMPORARY VISIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051719/0315 →