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US 12,480,630 B2Granted
Building egress lighting apparatus method and system with direction designator projection features
AssigneeExposure IP 2, LLC
InventorDaniel S. Spiro
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Abstract
One or more reduced, same form, light emitting apparatus(es) spaced apart and configured to be mounted at various heights and/or spacing employ the same power consuming light source input that is covered by a symmetrical or asymmetrical redirecting linear lens optics apparatus that is configured for use in a range of mounting heights to uniformly illuminate at least one legal path of egress below. An exemplary light apparatus is a horizontally rotatable device configured to project an illuminated directional building evacuation symbol/text/image onto an illuminated egress path below.
Claims22
A building safety and security apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a power supply coupled thereto;
- a first light module that includes a lamp, and a linear pattern optical lens that is disposed over the lamp that directs light from the lamp in a predetermined direction and in a linear light pattern;
- a first receptacle that at least provides at least one of power and/or data to the first light module, and electromechanically couples the first light module thereto so that the first light module is horizontally disposed and rotatable about a vertical axis thereof;
- a second receptacle that is configured to electromechanically couple to a second light module or at least one of a non-lit power consuming module or a different coupled light module with a different light beam orientation than the first light module;
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- a power supply that delivers power to one or more modules coupled to the first receptacle or the second receptacle, wherein
- upon installation of the housing, the at least first light module illuminates a path of egress on a floor below the housing via projection of the linear light pattern without a need to tilt the first light module.
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A building safety and security apparatus comprising:
- a housing coupled to a power supply, a sensor and a programmable controller;
- a first light module that includes a lamp, and a linear pattern optical lens that is disposed over the lamp and directs light in a predetermined direction and produces light in a linear light pattern, the first light module is horizontally disposed on the housing and is rotatable about a vertical axis;
- a second light module that produces another linear light pattern that is oriented in a same direction or a different direction as the linear light pattern from the first light module;
- a first receptacle electromechanically coupled to the first light module and configured to provide at least one of power and/or data to the first light module;
- a second receptacle electromechanically coupled to the housing and hosts a sensing device, wherein
- the sensing device is coupled to the programmable controller and configured to receive input, produce output, or receive and produce input and output, the programmable controller is electrically coupled to the power supply,
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- upon detection of a loss of house line power, the programmable controller is configured to direct power from a local or a remote back-up power source to the power supply so as to supply operating power to the first light module so the first light module can project the linear light pattern over a path of egress below the housing even while the house line power is unavailable.
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A building safety and security apparatus comprising:
- a housing coupled to a power supply, a sensor and a programmable controller;
- a first light module that includes a lamp, and a linear pattern optical lens that is disposed over the lamp and directs light in a predetermined direction and produces light in a linear light pattern, the first light module is horizontally disposed on the housing and is rotatable about a vertical axis;
- a first receptacle electromechanically coupled to the first light module and configured to provide at least one of power and/or data to the first light module;
- a second receptacle electromechanically coupled to the housing and hosts a sensing device, wherein
- the sensing device is coupled to the programmable controller and configured to receive input, produce output, or receive and produce input and output, the programmable controller is electrically coupled to the power supply, the programmable controller is communicatively coupled to at least one remote client,
- the programmable controller is configured by execution of code stored in memory to perform a learning and predictive algorithm trained to at least learn a physical, ambient, and human behavioral environment within sensor range of the building safety and security apparatus, and
- by application of input received from at least one remote client and the sensing device, the programmable processor is configured to perform real time activation or deactivation of at least the first light module in response to a control decision made by the programmable processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.