Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Dawson - US Patent Application Attorneys and Agents

Attorney: Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Dawson

Number of applications: 178
Last date: February 24, 2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110043137	WHITE LIGHT COLOR CHANGING SOLID STATE LIGHTING AND METHODS Solid state lighting (SSL) luminaries are disclosed wherein the emission intensity of discrete light sources within the SSL luminaire can be varied to produce luminaire light having different characteristics. The present invention can utilize the unique circuit topology...	02/24/2011
20110043118	LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHTING SYSTEMS Lighting system embodiments are provided to energize and calibrate strings of light-emitting diodes. These embodiments are particularly useful for calibration of strings of light-emitting diodes that are arranged to provide backlighting of liquid crystal displays. The s...	02/24/2011
20110042698	EMITTER PACKAGE WITH ANGLED OR VERTICAL LED The present invention is directed to LED packages and LED displays utilizing the LED packages, wherein the LED chips within the packages are arranged in unique orientations to provide the desired package or display FFP. One LED package according to the present invention...	02/24/2011
20110037083	LED PACKAGE WITH CONTRASTING FACE LED packages and LED displays utilizing the LED packages are disclosed, with the LED packages arranged to provide good contrast between the different pixels in an LED display while not reducing the perceived luminous flux or brightness of the display. One embodiment of ...	02/17/2011
20110035873	RETRACTABLE ROTATING SPA SPEAKER SYSTEM A spa speaker apparatus having a housing with a speaker mounted therein, wherein the speaker can be extended and retracted with respect to the housing and the speaker is also rotatable within the housing. A system for providing audio to a spa is also disclosed. The syst...	02/17/2011
20110031579	LOW VOLTAGE DIODE WITH REDUCED PARASITIC RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A method of making a diode begins by depositing an Al_xGa_1-xN nucleation layer on a SiC substrate, then depositing an n+ GaN buffer layer, an n− GaN layer, an Al_xGa_1-xN barrier layer, and an SiO₂dielectric layer. ...	02/10/2011
20110020771	ELECTRONIC BRAILLE TYPING INTERFACE A user interface system for entry of Braille input to electronic devices comprises a module with a single set of six tactile keys arranged in a 6 dot Braille configuration. The user interface system is configured to recognize data entered therein by user contact with on...	01/27/2011
20110015898	METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING, LOCALIZING AND CLASSIFYING DEFECTS OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST An arrangement and method for assessing and diagnosing the operating state of a device under test in the presence of a disturbing ambient noise and for detecting, localizing and classifying defects of the device which affect its operational reliability and quality. At l...	01/20/2011
20110012143	SOLID STATE LIGHTING COMPONENT An LED component comprising an array of LED chips mounted on a planar surface of a submount with the LED chips capable of emitting light in response to an electrical signal. The LED chips comprise respective groups emitting at different colors of light, with each of the...	01/20/2011
20110009778	PELVIC PLANE LOCATOR AND PATIENT POSITIONER The invention includes both a method for acquiring the position of a patient's anterior pelvic plane, and a patient positioner or holder (apparatus) for securing a patient and acquiring the position of the patient's anterior pelvic plane. The method and apparatus facili...	01/13/2011
20110008750	SAFETY DENTAL SYRINGE An improved safety hypodermic syringe for dental applications which further includes first finger grip, preferably a thumb ring, on the end of the plunger, forward finger holders and a lock mechanism, which includes extending fingers for grasping the top of the reciproc...	01/13/2011
20110007514	LOW PROFILE EXTRUSION The present invention provides various embodiments for apparatuses and methods of manufacturing low profile housings for electronic and/or optoelectronic devices. Some embodiments provide low profile housings with a hollow casing comprising a first surface, second surfa...	01/13/2011
20110001151	LED PACKAGES WITH SCATTERING PARTICLE REGIONS An LED package comprises at least one LED that emits LED light in an LED emission profile. The LED package includes regions of scattering particles with the different regions scattering light primarily at a target wavelength or primarily within a target wavelength range...	01/06/2011
20110001149	LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY WITH TILTED PEAK EMISSION PATTERN LED packages and LED displays utilizing the LED packages are disclosed where the peak emission of the LED display can be tilted or shifted to customize its peak emission to the mounting height or location of the LED display. One embodiment of an LED display comprises a ...	01/06/2011
20100330720	GROUP-III NITRIDE BASED LASER DIODE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME A laser diode comprising a first separate confinement heterostructure and an active region on the first separate confinement heterostructure. A second separate confinement heterostructure is on the active region and one or more epitaxial layers is on the second separate...	12/30/2010
20100323465	MOLDED CHIP FABRICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS A method and apparatus for coating a plurality of semiconductor devices that is particularly adapted to coating LEDs with a coating material containing conversion particles. One method according to the invention comprises providing a mold with a formation cavity. A plur...	12/23/2010
20100320986	SWITCHING CONVERTERS WITH EFFICIENTLY-CONTROLLED MODE TRANSITIONS Efficiently controlled converter system embodiments are provided to operate in different operational modes. In a first operational PWM mode, first and second transistors are switched with a feedback-controlled duty cycle to thereby realize an inductor current that maint...	12/23/2010
20100305571	SURGICAL CABLE TENSIONING SYSTEM A cable tensioning system includes a reaction frame which contains a sliding platform arranged to move linearly within the frame, and a clam-type cleat attached to the sliding platform. The cleat features one or more grooves, each of which comprises two arrays of opposi...	12/02/2010
20100292051	USER OPERABLE NECK ISOMETRIC AND ISOKINETIC EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD A compact and easy-to-use isometric and isokinetic exercise apparatus that is particularly applicable to exercising the neck to improve strength and flexibility and to help alleviate neck pain. Different embodiments provide different arrangements that allow the user to ...	11/18/2010
20100290221	MULTIPLE COMPONENT SOLID STATE WHITE LIGHT A white light emitting lamp is disclosed comprising a solid state ultra violet (UV) emitter that emits light in the UV wavelength spectrum. A conversion material is arranged to absorb at least some of the light emitting from the UV emitter and re-emit light at one or mo...	11/18/2010
20100288515	ALL-IN-ONE PACKING, PAD AND SHOE FOR HOOF PROTECTION An all-in-one packing, pad and shoe substitute for barefoot horse hoof protection, comprising a plug of resin in fixed relation with the hoof bottom wall and a vertical extent of the interior hoof side wall dimensioned sufficient for ground contact adjacent the hoof wal...	11/18/2010
20100284749	Systems and methods for off-shore energy production and carbon dioxide sequestration The present invention is directed to aquatic systems and methods for off-shore energy production, particularly to systems and methods for generating large amounts of methane via anaerobic digestion, purifying the methane produced, and sequestering environmentally delete...	11/11/2010
20100280526	Medical Device With Articulating Shaft Mechanism A medical device with an articulating shaft assembly includes at least one slat member which has a cross section that allows it to be substantially flexible in a first plane and relatively stiff in the plane perpendicular to the first plane. A bendable section located a...	11/04/2010
20100276700	EXTERNAL EXTRACTION LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BASED UPON CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC FACETED SURFACES A light emitting diode is disclosed that includes a support structure and a Group III nitride light emitting active structure mesa on the support structure. The mesa has its sidewalls along an indexed crystal plane of the Group III nitride. A method of forming the diode...	11/04/2010
20100276698	GATE ELECTRODES FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE OPERATION AND METHODS OF FABRICATION A transistor device having a tiered gate electrode fabricated with methods using a triple layer resist structure. The triple layer resist stack is deposited on a semiconductor structure. An exposure pattern is written onto the resist stack using an e-beam writer, for ex...	11/04/2010
20100273281	LASER DIODE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME A laser diode and method for fabricating same, wherein the laser diode generally comprises an InGaN compliance layer on a GaN n-type contact layer and an AlGaN/GaN n-type strained super lattice (SLS) on the compliance layer. An n-type GaN separate confinement heterostru...	10/28/2010
20100273280	LED WITH SUBSTRATE MODIFICATIONS FOR ENHANCED LIGHT EXTRACTION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME The surface morphology of an LED light emitting surface is changed by applying processes, such as a reactive ion etch (RIE) process to the light emitting surface. In one embodiment, the changed surface morphology takes the form of a moth-eye surface. The surface morphol...	10/28/2010
20100270988	PULSE TIME DETECTOR, A CONTROLLER FOR A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY, AND A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING SUCH A CONTROLLER An apparatus for monitoring the pulse time of switches within a DC to DC power supply, comprising a timing circuit responsive to a switching confirmation signal to commence timing and to monitor for control signals being sent to the switch and to indicate whether elapse...	10/28/2010
20100254129	SATURATED YELLOW PHOSPHOR CONVERTED LED AND BLUE CONVERTED RED LED SSL lamps or luminaires are disclosed that combine blue, yellow (or green) and red photons or emissions to generate light with the desired characteristics. In different embodiments according to the present invention, the blue emission is not provided by an LED chip or p...	10/07/2010
20100254128	REFLECTOR SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING DEVICE A reflector system for a lighting device. The system uses two reflective surfaces to redirect the light before it is emitted. The light source/sources are disposed at the base of a secondary reflector. The first reflective surface is provided by a primary reflector whic...	10/07/2010
20100252851	LED PACKAGE WITH INCREASED FEATURE SIZES A light emitter package having increased feature sizes for improved luminous flux and efficacy. An emitter chip is disposed on a submount with a lens that covers the emitter chip. In some cases, the ratio of the width of the light emitter chip to the width of said lens ...	10/07/2010
20100252840	HIGH VOLTAGE LOW CURRENT SURFACE EMITTING LED An LED chip comprising a plurality of sub-LEDs on a submount. Electrically conductive and electrically insulating features are included that serially interconnect the sub-LEDs such that an electrical signal applied to the serially interconnected sub-LEDs along the elect...	10/07/2010
20100244572	CURRENT LIMIT SCHEME FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS A current limit scheme for current-mode DC-DC converters. The current limit scheme is used to limit the current through the inductor during a current limit event. Current flows through the inductor alternately from first and second power devices, with one of said device...	09/30/2010
20100242166	Exposed Shower System A shower system of exposed type is disclosed, comprising a main flow passage connected to a water supply; at least two conduits which are in communication with the main flow passage and connected in pair and horizontally to two sides of the main flow passage; at least t...	09/30/2010
20100242154	Glove with aesthetic and functional design A glove for gardening and other general utility uses is provided comprising a palm portion configured to substantially cover a user's palm and palm side surface of the user's fingers and thumb, and a back portion configured to substantially cover the back of a user's ha...	09/30/2010
20100238655	Low profile extrusion The present invention provides various embodiments for apparatuses and methods of manufacturing low profile housings for electronic and/or optoelectronic devices. Some embodiments provide low profile housings with a hollow casing comprising a first surface, second surfa...	09/23/2010
20100237529	FORMATION OF SHEET MATERIAL USING HYDROENTANGLEMENT A method is described for forming reconstituted leather sheet material from a mixture of base fibres, such as leather fibres, and bi-component synthetic fibres which have outer layers which melt at a lower temperature than their inner cores. The fibres are mixed, formed...	09/23/2010
20100229992	HOSE The invention relates to a bellows hose, which is capable of being used without leakage, and which has a longer length and/or diameter than has been previously achievable. A bellows hose comprises an inner tubular bellows and an outer tubular bellows. An insulation laye...	09/16/2010
20100229991	HOSE The invention relates to composite hose, which is capable of being used without leakage, and which has a longer length and/or diameter than has been previously achievable. A composite hose comprises a tubular body of flexible material arranged between an inner and an ou...	09/16/2010
20100225423	LOW NOISE FIGURE RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE A RF device such as a tower mounted amplifier (TMA), mast-head amplifier (MHA), or Tower Mounted Boosters (TMB) includes a housing having a plurality of cavities and an input and an output, the input being coupled to the antenna and the output being coupled to a base st...	09/09/2010

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