Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Fox

Christopher W. Fox 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).

  • Publication number: 20240121874
    Abstract: A linear lighting device may include an elongated housing that defines a cavity. The linear lighting device may include plurality of emitter printed circuit boards configured to be received within the cavity. Each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards may include a plurality of emitter modules mounted thereto. Each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards may include a control circuit configured to control the plurality of emitter modules mounted to the respective emitter printed circuit board based on receipt of one or more messages. The linear lighting device may include a total internal reflection lens for each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards. The total internal reflection lens may be configured to diffuse light emitted by the emitter modules of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Bocock, Fangxu Dong, Ari L. Fox, Christopher M. Green, Peter W. Ogden, JR., Stephen Phillips, Jonathan R. Redus, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Patent number: 11917739
    Abstract: A linear lighting device may include an elongated housing that defines a cavity. The linear lighting device may include plurality of emitter printed circuit boards configured to be received within the cavity. Each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards may include a plurality of emitter modules mounted thereto. Each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards may include a control circuit configured to control the plurality of emitter modules mounted to the respective emitter printed circuit board based on receipt of one or more messages. The linear lighting device may include a total internal reflection lens for each of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards. The total internal reflection lens may be configured to diffuse light emitted by the emitter modules of the plurality of emitter printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Bocock, Fangxu Dong, Ari L. Fox, Christopher M. Green, Peter W. Ogden, Jr., Stephen Phillips, Jonathan R. Redus, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Publication number: 20230283605
    Abstract: In one embodiment a distribution system includes customer premise equipment that is authenticated to a network that includes a cable modem termination system based upon a DOCSIS authentication. The customer premise equipment receives data from a supplicant device that is interconnected to the network through the customer premise equipment where the supplicant device is authenticated to the network based upon an 802.1X authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Janet T. BEAN, Christopher W. FOX, Brian W. LANE, Kazuhiko TOMOMATSU, David Franklin BARAN
  • Publication number: 20230114769
    Abstract: Systems and methods for source address verification and/or retention for access devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Janet T. BEAN, Immanuel E. ANAND, Christopher W. FOX, David F. BARAN, Michael J. EMMENDORFER
  • Patent number: 11552928
    Abstract: Systems and methods for source address verification and/or retention for access devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Janet T. Bean, Immanuel E. Anand, Christopher W. Fox, David F. Baran, Michael J. Emmendorfer
  • Publication number: 20220141177
    Abstract: Systems and methods for source address verification and/or retention for access devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Janet T. BEAN, Immanuel E. ANAND, Christopher W. FOX, David F. BARAN, Michael J. EMMENDORFER
  • Patent number: 6237095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic module used for secure transactions. More specifically, the electronic module is capable of passing encrypted information back and forth between a service provider's equipment via a secure, encrypted technique so that money and other valuable data can be securely passed electronically. The module is capable of being programmed, keeping track of real time, recording transactions for later review, and creating encryption key pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Curry, Donald W. Loomis, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 6105013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic module used for secure transactions. More specifically, the electronic module is capable of passing information back and forth between a service provider's equipment via a secure, encrypted technique so that money and other valuable data can be securely passed electronically. The module is capable of being programmed, keeping track of real time, recording transactions for later review, and creating encryption key pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Curry, Donald W. Loomis, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 5850450
    Abstract: A portable electronic data module for secure transactions, the electronic data module having a random number generator and an optimized co-processor for producing unbreakable key sets for a two-key cryptosystem. A real-time clock is sampled depending upon an external random event series such as power-ups of the data module by a host apparatus, and based upon the contents of the sample thus obtained, the entropy of a previously-loaded accumulator is further enhanced to achieve a pool of true random numbers. By repeatedly requesting random bytes of information from said pool of random numbers, large random numbers are created which are then rendered prime and used for key set creation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Schweitzer, Stephen M. Curry, Wendell L. Little, Bryan M. Armstrong, Christopher W. Fox, Donald W. Loomis
  • Patent number: 5805702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic module used for secure transactions. More specifically, the electronic module is capable of passing encrypted information back and forth between a service provider's equipment via a secure, encrypted technique so that money and other valuable data can be securely passed electronically. The module is capable of being programmed, keeping track of real time, recording transactions for later review, and creating encryption key pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Curry, Donald W. Loomis, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 5748740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic module used for secure transactions. More specifically, the electronic module is capable of passing information back and forth between a service provider's equipment via a secure, encrypted technique so that money and other valuable data can be securely passed electronically. The module is capable of being programmed, keeping track of real time, recording transactions for later review, and creating encryption key pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Curry, Donald W. Loomis, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 5572195
    Abstract: An object location, control, and tracking system is implemented using an object identifier variable-based protocol such as SNMP. Infrared sensors, touch memory ports, passive infrared sensors, and external device controllers are all accessed using object identifier variables and in this way stimuli events are reported to a computer on the network, and the external devices are controlled responsive to the stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Precision Tracking FM, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Heller, Steven Springmeyer, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 5387993
    Abstract: The method for receiving and transmitting optical data and control information to and from remotely located receivers and transmitters in an optical location system. Wherein, the locator system tracks and locates the position of a main object having an attached transceiver. This transceiver has stored in memory selected identifying information about the object to which the transceiver is attached. The selected identifying information was received by the transceiver over it's 1-wire interface from a touch memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Precision Tracking FM, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Heller, Christopher W. Fox
  • Patent number: 5355222
    Abstract: An optical location system for locating the position of a moving object in a defined area. An optical transmitter is attached to the moving object. A stationary receiver has a number of sensors for receiving a signal from the transmitter. One sensor has a field of view of the entire area. Other sensors have partially blocked fields of view, with the blocking being accomplished with nonopaque strips of decreasing width. These strips are arranged so that the detection or nondetection of light by the sensors can be digitally coded in a manner that corresponds to sections of the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Precision Tracking FM, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Heller, Christopher W. Fox, Philip D. Olivier
  • Patent number: RE36530
    Abstract: The method for receiving and transmitting optical data and control information to and from remotely located receivers and transmitters in an optical location system. Wherein, the locator system tracks and locates the position of a main object having an attached transceiver. This transceiver has stored in memory selected identifying information about the object to which the transceiver is attached. The selected identifying information was received by the transceiver over it's 1-wire interface from a touch memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Precision Tracking FM, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Heller, Christopher W. Fox