US 11,968,763 B2
Solar lamps with radial elements
Andrea M. Sreshta, Houston, TX (US); and Anna Ruth Stork, Sherborn, MA (US)
Assigned to LuminAID LAB, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by LuminAID Lab, LLC, Littleton, NH (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,788.
Application 18/239,788 is a continuation of application No. 18/161,301, filed on Jan. 30, 2023, granted, now 11,785,696.
Application 18/161,301 is a continuation of application No. 17/669,938, filed on Feb. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,570,876, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application 17/669,938 is a continuation of application No. 16/942,504, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,252,809, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Application 16/942,504 is a continuation of application No. 16/201,291, filed on Nov. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,760,746, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 16/201,291 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/804,877, filed on Nov. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,514,140, issued on Dec. 4, 2019.
Application 15/804,877 is a continuation in part of application No. 62/430,192, filed on Dec. 5, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/417,632, filed on Nov. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064885 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 47/00 (2020.01); F21L 4/08 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 31/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21W 111/10 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC H05B 47/19 (2020.01) [F21L 4/08 (2013.01); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); F21V 31/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); F21W 2111/10 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0049 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar-powered lamp, comprising:
a top portion defined by a first rigid outer edge and comprising a flat panel;
a sidewall extending from the first rigid outer edge of the top portion to a second rigid outer edge, the sidewall configured to fold into a plurality of sections to collapse the solar-powered lamp along a vertical central axis extending perpendicular to a surface of the flat panel; and
an electronics assembly contained in a watertight enclosure positioned on the flat panel of the top portion, the electronics assembly comprising:
one or more solar panels,
at least one rechargeable battery, the at least one rechargeable battery arranged to be charged using the one or more solar panels,
a printed circuit board,
a transmitter and receiver, the transmitter and receiver each configured to transmit and to receive, respectively, instructions or data to an external device, and
one or more light emitting devices (LEDs) arranged to direct light from inside the solar-powered lamp out through the plurality of sections, the one or more LEDs arranged to be powered by the at least one rechargeable batteries.