IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,326,363
Granted Patent B2
US 11,326,363 · App. 17/269,624 · Granted May 10, 2022

Wireless swimming pool LED lighting device

Inventors: William Svendsen (Canby, OR); Brett Fritts (Canby, OR); Richard Laitta (Canby, OR); Jonathan Quon (Concord, CA); Dai Zhongguo (Foshan, CN)
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Patent No.
US 11,326,363
App. No.
17/269,624
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A LED lighting device ( 80 ) is installable on a standard wall fitting ( 10 ). The LED lighting device ( 80 ) includes an inductive power transmitter ( 84 ) including a housing ( 146 ), a tee top ( 112 ) on the housing ( 146 ) including a flat inductive power transfer face ( 120 ), and an inductive transmitter coil ( 154 ) located within the tee top ( 112 ). A LED lamp module ( 86 ) of the LED lighting device ( 80 ) includes a LED lamp body ( 184 ) containing one or more LEDs ( 180 ), a threaded male portion ( 131 ) formed on the LED lamp body ( 184 ) and shaped to threadably engage the standard wall fitting ( 10 ), an inductive power receiver pad ( 132 ) located adjacent a flat surface ( 120 ) of the threaded male portion ( 131 ), and an inductive power receiver coil ( 166 ) located in the LED lamp body ( 184 ). When the LED lighting device ( 80 ) is installed on the standard wall fitting ( 10 ), the LED lamp module ( 86 ) is wirelessly powered by the inductive power transmitter ( 84 ).

Claims (71)

1. An LED lighting device installable on a standard wall fitting having a cylindrical body, a threaded interior section located, and an annular stop located at an end of the threaded interior section, the LED lighting device comprising:

an inductive power transmitter including

a housing shaped to fit through the standard wall fitting, the housing having a first end and a second end,

a tee top located at the first end of the housing including a flat inductive power transfer face located on an end thereof and an underside surface shaped to contact the annular stop of the standard wall fitting, and

an inductive transmitter coil located within the tee top and arranged such that a plane of the inductive transmitter coil is substantially parallel to the flat inductive power transfer face of the tee top, the inductive transmitter coil in electrical communication with a power source; and

an LED lamp module including

an LED lamp body including an upper end and a lower end, the LED lamp body containing one or more LEDs,

a threaded male portion formed on the lower end of the LED lamp body and shaped to threadably engage the threaded interior section of the standard wall fitting, the threaded male portion including a flat surface formed on an end thereof,

an inductive power receiver pad located adjacent the flat surface of the threaded male portion, and

an inductive power receiver coil located within the threaded male portion proximate to the inductive power receiver pad;

wherein the tee top of the inductive power transmitter is configured to be located between the annular stop of the standard wall fitting and the inductive power-receiver pad of the LED lamp module.

2. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an IR emitter located in the tee top of the inductive power transmitter and

an IR receiver located in the LED lamp body of the LED lamp module;

wherein the LEDs of the LED lamp module are controlled by signals detected by the IR receiver of the LED lamp module the IR emitter of the inductive power transmitter.

3. The LED lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising:

an internal depression located adjacent the flat inductive power transfer face of the inductive power transmitter and

an IR receiver mounting cradle located adjacent the flat surface on the threaded male portion of the LED lamp module;

wherein the IR emitter is located on the internal depression and the IR receiver is mounted on the mounting cradle; and

wherein the IR receiver is located in visual alignment with the IR emitter when the LED lighting device is installed on the standard wall fitting.

4. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , the LED lamp module further comprising a decorative trim plate removably installed on the LED lamp body.

5. The LED lighting device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a plurality of spaced-apart tabs located around an underside of the decorative trim plate;

a plurality of notches located around an outer circumference of the LED lamp body;

wherein the decorative trim plate is removably secured on the LED lamp body by aligning the plurality of spaced-apart tabs of the decorative trim plate with the plurality of notches of the LED lamp body and subsequently rotating the decorative trim plate with respect to the LED lamp body.

6. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer located on the inductive power transmitter adjacent to the tee top, wherein the spacer is located between the tee top and the annular stop of the standard wall fitting when the LED lighting device is installed on the standard wall fitting.

7. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical supply cable connected at a first end to electrical supply equipment and at a second end to the inductive power transmitter.

8. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED lamp module is configured to be one of removed or installed on the standard wall fitting adjacent the inductive power transmitter when the standard wall fitting is located below a water level of an area at which the standard wall fitting is located.

9. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LEDs of the LED lamp body are controllable to produce various color modes.

10. The LED lighting device of claim 3 , wherein the one or more LEDs are controllable to produce various color modes, and wherein a sequence of the one or more LEDs is communicated from the IR emitter of the inductive power transmitter to the IR receiver of the LED lamp module.

11. The LED lighting device of claim 10 , wherein one of the various color modes may be selected by a signal transmitted from the IR emitter of the inductive power transmitter to the IR receiver of the LED lamp module.

12. An LED lighting device installable on a standard wall fitting having a cylindrical body, a threaded interior section located, and an annular stop located at an end of the threaded interior section, the LED lighting device comprising:

an inductive power transmitter including

a housing shaped to fit through the standard wall fitting, the housing having a first end and a second end,

a tee top located at the first end of the housing including a flat inductive power transfer face located on an end thereof and an underside surface shaped to contact the annular stop of the standard wall fitting,

an IR emitter located in the tee top of the inductive power transmitter, and

an inductive transmitter coil located within the tee top and arranged such that a plane of the inductive transmitter coil is substantially parallel to the flat inductive power transfer face of the tee top, the inductive transmitter coil in electrical communication with a power source; and

an LED lamp module including

an LED lamp body including an upper end and a lower end, the LED lamp body containing one or more LEDs,

a threaded male portion formed on the lower end of the LED lamp body and shaped to threadably engage the threaded interior section of the standard wall fitting, the threaded male portion including a flat surface formed on an end thereof,

an inductive power receiver pad located adjacent the flat surface of the threaded male portion,

an inductive power receiver coil located within the threaded male portion proximate to the inductive power receiver pad, and

an IR receiver located in the LED lamp body of the LED lamp module;

wherein the tee top of the inductive power transmitter is configured to be located between the annular stop of the standard wall fitting and the inductive power-receiver pad of the LED lamp module; and

wherein the LEDs of the LED lamp module are controlled by signals detected by the IR receiver of the LED lamp module the IR emitter of the inductive power transmitter.

13. The LED lighting device of claim 12 , further comprising:

an internal depression located adjacent the flat inductive power transfer face of the inductive power transmitter and

an IR receiver mounting cradle located adjacent the flat surface on the threaded male portion of the LED lamp module;

wherein the IR emitter is located on the internal depression and the IR receiver is mounted on the mounting cradle; and

wherein the IR receiver is located in visual alignment with the IR emitter when the LED lighting device is installed on the standard wall fitting.

14. The LED lighting device of claim 12 , the LED lamp module further comprising a decorative trim plate removably installed on the LED lamp body.

15. The LED lighting device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a plurality of spaced-apart tabs located around an underside of the decorative trim plate;

a plurality of notches located around an outer circumference of the LED lamp body;

wherein the decorative trim plate is removably secured on the LED lamp body by aligning the plurality of spaced-apart tabs of the decorative trim plate with the plurality of notches of the LED lamp body and subsequently rotating the decorative trim plate with respect to the LED lamp body.

16. The LED lighting device of claim 12 , further comprising a spacer located on the inductive power transmitter adjacent to the tee top, wherein the spacer is located between the tee top and the annular stop of the standard wall fitting when the LED lighting device is installed on the standard wall fitting.

17. The LED lighting device of claim 12 , further comprising an electrical supply cable connected at a first end to electrical supply equipment and at a second end to the inductive power transmitter.

18. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED lamp module is configured to be one of removed or installed on the standard wall fitting adjacent the inductive power transmitter when the standard wall fitting is located below a water level of an area at which the standard wall fitting is located.

19. The LED lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LEDs of the LED lamp body are controllable to produce various color modes.

20. An LED lighting device installable on a standard wall fitting having a cylindrical body, a threaded interior section located, and an annular stop located at an end of the threaded interior section, the LED lighting device comprising:

an inductive power transmitter including

a housing shaped to fit through the standard wall fitting, the housing having a first end and a second end,

a tee top located at the first end of the housing including a flat inductive power transfer face located on an end thereof and an underside surface shaped to contact the annular stop of the standard wall fitting, and

an inductive transmitter coil located within the tee top and arranged such that a plane of the inductive transmitter coil is substantially parallel to the flat inductive power transfer face of the tee top, the inductive transmitter coil in electrical communication with a power source; and

an LED lamp module including

an LED lamp body including an upper end and a lower end, the LED lamp body containing one or more LEDs,

a threaded male portion formed on the lower end of the LED lamp body and shaped to threadably engage the threaded interior section of the standard wall fitting, the threaded male portion including a flat surface formed on an end thereof,

an inductive power receiver pad located adjacent the flat surface of the threaded male portion, and

an inductive power receiver coil located within the threaded male portion proximate to the inductive power receiver pad;

wherein the tee top of the inductive power transmitter is configured to be located between the annular stop of the standard wall fitting and the inductive power-receiver pad of the LED lamp module; and

wherein the LED lamp module is configured to be one of removed or installed on the standard wall fitting adjacent the inductive power transmitter when the standard wall fitting is located below a water level of an area at which the standard wall fitting is located.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: SVENDSEN, WILLIAM J.; FRITTS, BRETT C.; LAITTA, RICHARD P.; QUON, JONATHAN L.
To: S.R. SMITH, LLC
Reel/Frame 059191/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: S.R. SMITH, LLC
To: GUANGZHOU RISING DRAGON RECREATION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059192/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ZHONGGUO, DAI
To: GUANGZHOU RISING DRAGON RECREATION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059192/0026 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201920142460.6 · Jan 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62827750 · Apr 1, 2019
Related Publication 20210301547A1 · Sep 30, 2021