Patents by Inventor Alexandra Emmons

Alexandra Emmons has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11280512
    Abstract: In some examples, a device can control one or more heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components within a building and control a digital user interface. The device includes a dial, the digital user interface, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to scroll, in response to detecting a set of user inputs to one or both of the digital user interface and the dial, through a sequence of carousel screens for display on the digital user interface and display, on the digital user interface after a period of time following a most recent user input of the set of user inputs, a default carousel screen of the sequence of carousel screens. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to display, on the digital user interface, an idle screen corresponding to the default carousel screen of the sequence of carousel screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Jones, Michael Crites, Alexandra Emmons
  • Publication number: 20210172637
    Abstract: In some examples, a device can control one or more heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components within a building and control a digital user interface. The device includes a dial, the digital user interface, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to scroll, in response to detecting a set of user inputs to one or both of the digital user interface and the dial, through a sequence of carousel screens for display on the digital user interface and display, on the digital user interface after a period of time following a most recent user input of the set of user inputs, a default carousel screen of the sequence of carousel screens. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to display, on the digital user interface, an idle screen corresponding to the default carousel screen of the sequence of carousel screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher R. Jones, Michael Crites, Alexandra Emmons
  • Publication number: 20170046043
    Abstract: A mechanism, such as a membrane switch, may incorporate universal symbols making it language independent. Status of switch components may be understood without aid of another device. The components may have, for example, white backlights and/or icons for neutral symbols to convey informational conditions that do not necessarily command immediate attention and may have, for example, color backlights and/or icons for non-neutral symbols to convey informational conditions that command immediate attention. A choice of white may be agnostic to color blindness and provide high contrast. Also, there may be a self-test icon with an indication when there is an on-going test of a system with which the mechanism is associated. Symbols on the face of the mechanism may indicate valve openings and closings, pressures, faults, and so forth. The symbols and associated lights and backlights may be visible for at least a specified distance to a person with normal vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Karen Karg, Pallavi Dharwada, Albert Hietkamp, Alexandra Emmons, Stephane Joseph Pierre Beland
  • Patent number: D771705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Pallavi Dharwada, Alexandra Emmons