Patents by Inventor Christian Eric Hollowell

Christian Eric Hollowell 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).

  • Low cost battery-less light switch architecture and pairing method
    Patent number: 10849210
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting system can comprise a light source and a light switch. The light switch can comprise a binary switch, a wireless transmitter, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a code identifying the light switch. A light driver can be coupled with the light source. The light driver can comprise a pairing switch, a wireless receiver, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to pair with the light switch by receiving, from the pairing button, a first input indicating a start of a pairing mode, initiating the pairing mode based on the first input, and determining whether a message is received from the light switch within a first predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Flex Ltd.
    Inventors: Juan Benigno Nogueira-Nine, Johan Botvidzon, Christian Eric Hollowell, Mikael Kent Gustavsson
  • LOW COST BATTERY-LESS LIGHT SWITCH ARCHITECTURE AND PAIRING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200100346
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting system can comprise a light source and a light switch. The light switch can comprise a binary switch, a wireless transmitter, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a code identifying the light switch. A light driver can be coupled with the light source. The light driver can comprise a pairing switch, a wireless receiver, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to pair with the light switch by receiving, from the pairing button, a first input indicating a start of a pairing mode, initiating the pairing mode based on the first input, and determining whether a message is received from the light switch within a first predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Juan Benigno Nogueira-Nine, Johan Botvidzon, Christian Eric Hollowell, Mikael Kent Gustavsson
  • LOW COST BATTERY-LESS LIGHT SWITCH ARCHITECTURE AND PAIRING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190037670
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting system can comprise a light source and a light switch. The light switch can comprise a binary switch, a wireless transmitter, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a code identifying the light switch. A light driver can be coupled with the light source. The light driver can comprise a pairing switch, a wireless receiver, a processor, and a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to pair with the light switch by receiving, from the pairing button, a first input indicating a start of a pairing mode, initiating the pairing mode based on the first input, and determining whether a message is received from the light switch within a first predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Juan Benigno Nogueira-Nine, Johan Botvidzon, Christian Eric Hollowell, Mikael Kent Gustavsson