Patents by Inventor Deane VanLuven

Deane VanLuven 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).

  • Systems and methods for display of controls and related data within a structure
    Patent number: 9134714
    Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building; and displaying a gradient indicator representing a parameter associated with a zone of the building, wherein the gradient indicator is displayed with the image in accordance with the zone for the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY OF CONTROLS AND RELATED DATA WITHIN A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120293527
    Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building; and displaying a gradient indicator representing a parameter associated with a zone of the building, wherein the gradient indicator is displayed with the image in accordance with the zone for the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven
  • THREE DIMENSIONAL BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120297346
    Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building, wherein at least part of the image is a three-dimensional representation; and displaying a representation of a device associated with the building, wherein the representation of the device is selectable through the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven