US 12,104,775 B2
Lighting system with improved sensor control
Donald Robert Sandell, San Jose, CA (US); and Timothy Edward Monroe, Lincoln, CA (US)
Assigned to ABL Holding Holding LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by ABL IP Holding LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/492,922.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107396 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01)
CPC F21V 23/0464 (2013.01) [F21V 5/045 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01); F21S 8/003 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light fixture comprising:
a housing;
a light source supported on the housing, wherein the light source is capable of having at least two output levels;
a sensor on the housing configured to detect an amount of light external to the light fixture and generate an activation signal for the light source based on the detected light being within a predefined activation range, wherein the predefined activation range is adjustable; and
an adjuster on the housing and communicatively coupled to the light source and the sensor, the adjuster comprising a first adjustment dial configured to control the output level of the light source and a second adjustment dial configured to control the activation range of the sensor, wherein the first adjustment dial surrounds at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the second adjustment dial,
wherein the first adjustment dial surrounds at least a portion of an outer edge of the sensor, and
wherein the sensor further includes a lens positioned in a portion of the second adjustment dial.