Own Patents
PowerMOS-owned patents
US 10,123,387 B2 EP 3174371 B1 Priority date 2015-09-25 · US granted 2018-11-06
Lighting String Device, Lighting String Location Identifying System and Lighting String Location Identifying Method Thereof
Describes a system and method for controlling a light string via power-line carrier and addressing it with a photoelectric (camera) device — the core patent behind the "camera addressing" application for pixel strings.
The same patent is also granted in the European Union (EP 3174371), covering the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and other countries.
US 10,314,137 B1 Granted 2019-06-04
Address Detective Method for Parallel Connection LED Lighting System and Parallel Connection LED Lighting System
Describes the address-detection method for parallel-structured LED string systems — the core patent for automatic detection of faulty beads and re-addressing after replacement in parallel applications such as copper-wire and curtain lights.
Licensed Patents
Formally licensed patents
PowerMOS builds its product line by combining in-house R&D with strategic alliances. The patents below are all formally licensed under signed agreements, valid for the full term of each patent.
License source: Taiwan inventor
US 9,635,721 B2 Effective 2015-08-26 · (Europe Nr. 20 2015 105 741)
LED Package Structure with an Integrated Pin to Transmit Operation Power and Control Signal
Describes an SMD or through-hole bead package that integrates R, G and B beads in a single driver chip, controllable by the controller's PWM power-line carrier signal.
License source: Semisilicon Technology (Taiwan)
| Patent no. | Effective | Patent name | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,930,734 B2 | 2016-04-28 | LED Lamp with Burnable Function and LED String with Burnable Function | LED beads given an address by a burning process, individually or on the string |
| US 9,380,662 B1 | 2015-02-19 | LED Driving System with Lighting Signal Carry via Power | System for driving LED strings via power-line carrier |
| US 9,173,259 B1 | 2014-08-29 | LED Driving System and LED Lamp | LED driving system and lamp |
| US 9,060,395 B1 | 2014-05-20 | LED Driver System | LED driver system |
| US 8,928,233 B1 | 2013-11-13 | LED Control Circuit with Carry Signal Control and Package Structure for the Same | Power-signal carrier control and package structure |
| US 8,884,535 B2 | 2012-11-29 | LED Control System Using Modulation Signal | Modulation-signal LED control system |
| US 8,134,299 B2 | 2010-01-21 | LED Control System Using Modulation Signal | Modulation-signal LED control system |
Coverage
Scope of protection and our customer commitment
The complete power-line carrier application chain
The patents above cover the controller's signaling method, the string's connection structure, the address-code implantation technique, optical addressing on a two-wire basis, and the bead's package structure — any pixel-control application using power-line carrier falls within this patent net. All patents are also filed in China.
Every PowerMOS customer is fully protected
PowerMOS has cultivated the US and European markets for years, and patent protection is the foundation of customer confidence. We commit that all Power MOS Electronics customers are protected by this patent net; for original patent documents or any concern about related claims in the market, write to cj@powermos.com — we're glad to provide full documentation and professional counsel.
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