Michael J Garrett

US Patent:

20180020524, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/649453

Inventors:

- Bowling Green KY, US
Brian James Skelton - Lake Zurich IL, US
Michael C. Garrett - Wilmette IL, US
Michael C. McKee - Arlington Heights IL, US
Jackson Wilson - Evanston IL, US

International Classification:

H05B 33/08
F21S 10/04
H05B 37/02
F21V 8/00
F21W 121/00

Abstract:

The described embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling a lighting unit to provide multiple different static and dynamic illumination patterns. The illumination patterns can be provided in response to changes in environmental conditions detected by sensors of the lighting unit. For instance, the lighting unit can provide a flame-like illumination pattern when the sensor is detecting a first threshold amount of motion, and a static illumination pattern when the sensor is detecting a second threshold amount of motion. The flame-like illumination pattern can be expressed using multiple light guides that extend from the lighting unit and receive different colors of light that imitate the motion of a flame. The light guides can be, for example, cylindrical or pipe-shaped, and etched with different patterns to absorb and reflect incident light.

US Patent:

20150239259, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

May 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/707159

Inventors:

- Watertown MA, US
David A. Carhart - Cary IL, US
Michael C. Garrett - Wilmette IL, US
Stephen Lingle - McHenry IL, US
Frank Pistorio - Itasca IL, US
Jackson Wilson - Evanston IL, US

International Classification:

B41J 3/32

Abstract:

The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.