US 12,203,639 B1
Luminaires having a wireless antenna
Michael Alexander, W. Hempstead, NY (US); Robert Anderson, Levittown, NY (US); and Alvin Clark, Bethpage, NY (US)
Assigned to CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed by CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,835.
Application 18/499,835 is a continuation of application No. 18/152,695, filed on Jan. 10, 2023, granted, now 11,852,329.
Application 18/152,695 is a continuation of application No. 17/671,047, filed on Feb. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,549,676, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/671,047 is a continuation of application No. 17/329,910, filed on May 25, 2021, granted, now 11,248,781, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Application 17/329,910 is a continuation of application No. 16/434,297, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,015,792, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/434,297 is a continuation of application No. 15/650,113, filed on Jul. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,337,714, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/650,113 is a continuation of application No. 14/496,537, filed on Sep. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,726,360, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Int. Cl. F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/08 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/103 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 23/0435 (2013.01) [F21S 8/088 (2013.01); F21V 7/0025 (2013.01); F21V 23/045 (2013.01); F21W 2131/103 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A luminaire comprising:
a housing defining an interior volume of the luminaire;
a lamp within the interior volume and configured to emit light;
a first wireless antenna positioned within the interior volume, configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal along a first direction, and configured to be operatively coupled to an access point through a communication link separate from the wireless signal that the first wireless antenna transmits or receives,
wherein the access point is positioned outside the interior volume in an enclosure on ground; and
a first reflective surface positioned within the interior volume and configured to redirect a first light ray emitted from the lamp toward the ground.