US 12,247,716 B2
Fire rated canless recessed luminaire
Anthony Sinphay, Greenville, SC (US); Dhavalkumar Patel, Greer, SC (US); and William Thomas, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to Progress Lighting, LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by Progress Lighting, LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/392,588.
Application 18/392,588 is a continuation of application No. 17/642,866, granted, now 11,898,721, previously published as PCT/US2020/051039, filed on Sep. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/900,946, filed on Sep. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0159367 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21S 8/02 (2006.01); F21V 25/12 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21S 8/026 (2013.01) [F21V 25/125 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recessed luminaire comprising:
a housing supporting a light emitter, the housing having a first end and an opening second end, the housing configured to be positioned at least partially through a ceiling;
an intumescent material coupled to an outer surface of the housing proximate to the second end, the intumescent material having a shape complementary to a shape of the housing; and
a plate coupled to the housing and to the intumescent material, the plate positioned adjacent to an upper surface of the intumescent material.