IP Library Granted Patent US 11,353,173
Granted Patent B2
US 11,353,173 · App. 17/317,303 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Reduced glare light fixture

Inventors: Perry Romano (Bradenton, FL); Adam J. Clark (Bradneton, FL)
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
F21S2/005F21V3/0625F21V17/002F21V21/30F21V23/007F21V29/74F21V29/763F21S8/08F21V5/007F21W2131/105F21W2131/407F21Y2105/12F21Y2113/13F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,353,173
App. No.
17/317,303
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Reduced glare light fixtures are provided. In one example implementation, a reduced glare light fixture includes a light emitting diode (LED) system. The LED system includes at least one LED module having one or more LED devices. The reduced glare light fixture further includes a bezel physically coupled to the LED system engine. The bezel has one or more glare reduction openings. At least one of the one or more glare reduction openings is configured to be approximately coaxial with one LED of the one or more LED devices.

Claims (32)

1. A light engine module, the light engine module comprising:

a circuit board including a first light emitting source;

a bezel; and

a plurality of openings disposed on the bezel, the openings configured to reduce glare from the first light emitting source,

wherein the first light emitting source emits light into a first opening of the plurality of openings, and

wherein the first opening is configured to mitigate or prevent stray lumens that cause glare without otherwise materially negatively affecting the lumens in a main light beam of the first light emitting source.

2. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the first opening is configured to mitigate or prevent stray lumens that cause glare without otherwise negatively affecting approximately all of the lumens in a main light beam of the first light emitting source.

3. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting source is aligned coaxially with the first opening.

4. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the first opening is configured to mitigate or prevent direct view of a portion of the first light emitting source that is brighter than a second portion of the first light emitting source.

5. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting source is positioned within a receptacle of an optic, the optic being disposed on the circuit board.

6. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board includes a second light emitting source, and wherein the second light emitting source emits light into a second opening of the plurality of openings.

7. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting source is a light emitting diode (LED) light source.

8. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the bezel is formed from a translucent material.

9. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the bezel is formed from an opaque material.

10. The light engine module of claim 9 , wherein the opaque material is black.

11. A reduced glare light fixture, the light fixture comprising:

a housing; and

a light emitting diode (LED) module positioned within the housing, the LED module including:

a circuit board having a first LED and a second LED;

a bezel; and

a plurality of glare reduction openings disposed on the bezel,

wherein the first LED emits light into a first glare reduction opening of the plurality of glare reduction openings; and

wherein the first glare reduction opening is configured to mitigate or prevent stray lumens that cause glare without otherwise materially negatively affecting the lumens in a main light beam of the first LED.

12. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first glare reduction opening is configured to mitigate or prevent stray lumens that cause glare without otherwise negatively affecting approximately all of the lumens in a main light beam of the first LED.

13. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first LED is aligned coaxially with the first glare reduction opening.

14. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 13 , wherein the second LED is aligned coaxially with a second glare reduction opening of the plurality of glare reduction openings.

15. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first glare reduction opening is configured to mitigate or prevent direct view of a portion of the first LED that is brighter than a second portion of the first LED.

16. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first LED is positioned within a receptacle of a first optic, the first optic being disposed on the circuit board.

17. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 16 , wherein the second LED is positioned within a receptacle of a second optic, the second optic being disposed on the circuit board.

18. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the bezel is formed from a translucent material.

19. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the bezel is formed from an opaque material.

20. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 19 , wherein the opaque material is black.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: ROMANO, PERRY; CLARK, ADAM J.
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 059863/0251 →
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 →