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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Black Tank, Llc, Haverhill, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Kodadek, III, Long Beach, NY (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Amesbury, MA (US);
Douglas A. Johnson, Mt. Holly, NC (US);
Assignee:
Black Tank, LLC, Haverhill, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/185 (2020.01); F21S 10/02 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 47/18 (2020.01); F21S 10/02 (2013.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/185 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a lighting system may be integrated into a lighting fixture or into a stand-alone device. A plurality of inputs defining one or more lighting parameters may be received. The inputs may include input signals characterized by at least two different control protocols. The input signals may be combined into an output signal characterized by a single control protocol, and the output signal used to control the lighting system.