IP Library Granted Patent US 11,974,369
Granted Patent B2
US 11,974,369 · App. 18/128,876 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Accent lights with junction box controller

Inventors: Gregory Fournier (West Kingston, RI); Kevin Potucek (Naples, FL); James Murdock (Wakefield, RI); Steven Mitchell (Chepachet, RI); James Carter (Warren, RI)
Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
H05B45/20F21V3/00F21V19/0015F21V23/06F21V29/70H05B45/385H05B47/12H05B47/19F21V31/005F21W2131/401F21Y2113/13F21Y2115/10H04R1/028H04R2201/028
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Patent No.
US 11,974,369
App. No.
18/128,876
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for an accent lighting system is provided. The system includes a plurality of underwater luminaires each having a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a junction box controller housing a plurality of electrical components for generating electrical signals for controlling the plurality of underwater luminaries. The junction box controller can be mounted to an electrical conduit and a plurality of cables can connect the plurality of underwater luminaires with the junction box controller. An underwater luminaire can include a heat sink and a flexible circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the heat sink. The flexible circuit board transfers heat from the light emitting diodes to the heat sink. The underwater luminaire can also include a wiring harness for connecting the underwater luminaire to a cable.

Claims (13)

1. An accent lighting system comprising:

a junction box controller in communication with at least one luminaire having a plurality of light emitting diodes, the junction box controller configured to:

receive a plurality of electrical signals from the at least one luminaire;

determine whether the at least one luminaire was manufactured by a certain manufacturer based on an SKU resistor and a thermistor coupled to the plurality of light emitting diodes; and

generate a plurality of electrical signals for controlling the at least one luminaire based on a determination that the at least one luminaire was manufactured by a certain manufacturer.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to convert an input alternating current signal to a direct current output.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to convert a first voltage received from a bridge rectifier to a second voltage to be supplied to the plurality of light emitting diodes.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to receive an audio signal from a media device.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on the audio signal.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to transmit the light control signal to the plurality of underwater luminaries.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on an amplitude, wavelength, and/or frequency of the audio signal.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on a portion of the audio signal.

9. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to process the audio signal and play the audio signal with a speaker.

Assignments (6)
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069066/0268 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069066/0366 →
ASSIGNEE CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 22, 2024
From: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 066876/0231 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Sep 25, 2023
From: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065022/0345 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Sep 25, 2023
From: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065022/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: FOURNIER, GREGORY; POTUCEK, KEVIN; MURDOCK, JAMES; MITCHELL, STEVEN; CARTER, JAMES
To: HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 063179/0022 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17558449 · Dec 21, 2021
Continuation 16799577 · Feb 24, 2020
Continuation 15666439 · Aug 1, 2017
Provisional Application 62369526 · Aug 1, 2016
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