US 12,571,510 B1Granted

LED drop-ceiling lighting system and method

OwnerGuang Qiao, Chuanlin Qiaoinventors

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Abstract

An Improved light-emitting diode lighting system is described. The system can comprise a plurality of elongated interconnectable light segments and a plurality of mounts. Each end of the light segment can comprise an integrated plug. Each mount can be configured to connect to and end of the light segments, and each mount can comprise an enclosure having an opening that comprises a first socket connector compatible with the plug. A bracket can extend from the enclosure such that when the mounts are assembled with the plurality of elongated interconnectable light segments, the brackets rest on a top surface of a drop ceiling system while the enclosure rests at least partially below the top surface of the drop ceiling system. One of the mounts can comprise a power cable capable of receiving power from an external power source and delivering the power to the elongated interconnectable light segments.

Claims14

Dependent claims

An Improved LED (light-emitting diode) lighting system comprising

a plurality of elongated interconnectable light segments, each end of said light segment comprising an integrated plug;
a plurality of mounts, each of said mount configured to connect to and end of said light segments, wherein each of said mounts comprises
an enclosure having an opening that comprises a first socket connector compatible with said integrated plug;
a bracket extending from said enclosure such that when said plurality of mounts are assembled with said plurality of elongated interconnectable light segments, said brackets configured to rest on a top surface of a drop ceiling system while said enclosure rests at least partially below the top surface of the drop ceiling system;
and
a power cable on one of said plurality of mounts, said power cable capable of receiving power from an external power source and delivering the power to said plurality of elongated interconnectable light segments.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/048,648Filed 7 Feb 2025
Granted: 10 Mar 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

F21S 8/026
Of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters: intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling
F21S 2/005
Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction: of modular construction
F21S 4/20
Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources: with light sources held by or within elongate supports
F21S 4/28
With light sources held by or within elongate supports: rigid, e.g. LED bars