IP Library Granted Patent US 11,339,959
Granted Patent B2
US 11,339,959 · App. 17/066,125 · Granted May 24, 2022

Light emitter

Inventor: Derek Baker (Middleboro, MA)
Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
F21V23/06F21S4/28
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Patent No.
US 11,339,959
App. No.
17/066,125
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitter includes a first portion, a light emitting element, a second portion, a pocket positioned in one of the first portion and the second portion, and an electrical connector. The first portion includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The light emitting element is positioned adjacent the first surface of the first portion. The second portion is coupled to the second surface of first portion. The electrical connector is disposed in the pocket, and the electrical connector is recessed relative to the first surface of the first portion.

Claims (35)

1. A light emitter comprising:

a first portion including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

a light emitting element positioned adjacent the first surface of the first portion;

a second portion coupled to the second surface of first portion;

a pocket positioned in one of the first portion and the second portion; and

an electrical connector disposed in the pocket, the electrical connector recessed relative to the first surface of the first portion,

wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is formed as a plurality of layers, each of the layers including a cutout, wherein the pocket is formed by the layers being stacked on one another such that the cutouts are aligned with one another.

2. The light emitter of claim 1 , wherein the electrical connector is coupled to the second surface of the first portion.

3. The light emitter of claim 2 , wherein the first portion is electrically conductive, and the light emitting element and the electrical connector are in electrical communication through the first portion.

4. The light emitter of claim 1 , wherein the electrical connector is coupled to the second portion, the second portion being electrically conductive.

5. The light emitter of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is removably coupled to the second portion.

6. The light emitter of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is a first pocket, the light emitter further comprising a second pocket positioned in the first portion, the second pocket configured to receive a fastener, the second pocket accommodating a head of the fastener, the head of the fastener being recessed relative to the first surface of the first portion.

7. A light emitter comprising:

a first portion including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

a light emitting element positioned adjacent the first surface of the first portion;

a second portion adjacent the second surface of the first portion;

a recess positioned in the second portion; and

an electrical connector coupled to the second surface and disposed in the recess, the electrical connector in electrical communication with the light emitting element,

wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is formed as a plurality of layers, each of the layers including a cutout, wherein a pocket is formed by the layers being stacked on one another such that the cutouts are aligned with one another.

8. The light emitter of claim 7 , wherein the first portion is electrically conductive and provides electrical communication between the light emitting element and the electrical connector.

9. The light emitter of claim 7 , wherein an area defined by the recess is larger than the electrical connector.

10. The light emitter of claim 7 , wherein the second portion has a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the electrical connector.

11. The light emitter of claim 7 , wherein the first portion includes a fastening aperture configured to receive a fastener.

12. The light emitter of claim 7 , further comprising a plug removably connected to the electrical connector, the plug providing electrical current to the light emitting element.

13. The light emitter of claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the first portion between the first surface and the second surface is less than approximately 0.025 inches.

14. A light emitter comprising:

a first portion including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

a light emitting element positioned adjacent the first surface of the first portion;

a second portion coupled to the second surface of first portion;

an aperture positioned in the first portion; and

an electrical connector disposed at least partially in the aperture and recessed relative to the first surface of the first portion, the electrical connector supported on the second portion, the electrical connector in electrical communication with the light emitting element,

wherein the first portion is formed as a plurality of layers, each of the layers including a cutout, wherein a pocket is formed by the layers being stacked on one another such that the aperture is aligned with cutouts on other layers.

15. The light emitter of claim 14 , wherein the first portion is removably coupled to the second portion.

16. The light emitter of claim 14 , wherein the aperture is a first aperture, the light emitter further comprising a second aperture positioned in the first portion and configured to receive a fastener, the second aperture accommodating a head of the fastener, the head of the fastener being recessed relative to the first surface of the first portion.

17. The light emitter of claim 14 , wherein the aperture at least partially forms a pocket, the pocket having a depth that is at least equal to a thickness of the electrical connector.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058838/0162 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: BAKER, DEREK
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055213/0633 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62912383 · Oct 8, 2019
Related Publication 20210102693A1 · Apr 8, 2021