Patents by Inventor Ethan Timothy Creasman

Ethan Timothy Creasman 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: 9622321
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for controlling one or more lights are disclosed. In some aspects, systems for controlling one or more lights can include an interface and a remote sensing device that is separate from and is in electrical communication with the interface. The remote sensing device can additionally include at least one sensor, for example an ambient light sensor. Each of the remote sensing device and the interface can be configured to attach to support structures via retaining features. In one aspect, the remote sensing device can include a first and a second retaining member that rotatably thread onto a main body of the sensing device and adjust according to the thickness and structure of the support structure. In another aspect, the interface can include a retention feature utilizing flexible tabs with integrated detents to accommodate variable sizes of openings of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Timothy Creasman, Nathan Snell, Spencer Pratt, Shawn Leroux Heeter
  • Publication number: 20150102729
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for controlling one or more lights are disclosed. In some aspects, systems for controlling one or more lights can include an interface and a remote sensing device that is separate from and is in electrical communication with the interface. The remote sensing device can additionally include at least one sensor, for example an ambient light sensor. Each of the remote sensing device and the interface can be configured to attach to support structures via retaining features. In one aspect, the remote sensing device can include a first and a second retaining member that rotatably thread onto a main body of the sensing device and adjust according to the thickness and structure of the support structure. In another aspect, the interface can include a retention feature utilizing flexible tabs with integrated detents to accommodate variable sizes of openings of the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ethan Timothy Creasman, Nathan Snell, Spencer Pratt, Shawn Leroux Heeter
  • Patent number: D712846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Timothy Creasman
  • Patent number: D739359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Timothy Creasman