Patents by Inventor Gerard Darville

Gerard Darville 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: 20240155751
    Abstract: A smart lighting device may be configured to be controlled in response to control instructions in messages and/or phase-control signals. The smart lighting device may determine whether to respond to the phase-control signal or the control instructions in messages. The smart lighting device may be configured to recognize whether it is electrically connected to a smart load control device or a non-smart load control device. A load control device may determine whether it is electrically connected to a mixed circuit or a non-mixed circuit. When the load control device determines that the circuit is a mixed circuit, the load control device may transmit phase-control signals and control instructions in messages at the same time. The load control device may determine that a smart lighting device has been added (e.g., electrically connected) to the circuit it is electrically connected to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Gerard Darville, Matthew V. Harte, Robert C. Newman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130275174
    Abstract: A real-time, mobile, energy savings and cost estimation tool may be provided. The energy savings and cost estimation tool may be implemented on a mobile electronic device, such as, but not limited to a laptop computer, tablet, or a smart phone, for example. A user may create a project and define project information using the energy savings and cost estimation tool while at the project site. For example, the user may discuss the project with a potential customer, ask questions about the project to be created or retrofitted, walk around the project site, and enter the project information into the energy savings and cost estimation tool. Using the project information gathered, the energy savings and cost estimation tool may provide real-time feedback, such as an energy usage audit, an energy usage solution design, an energy analysis, and/or a return on investment (ROI) analysis for the project, to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: David Bennett, Christopher Buck, Gerard Darville, Hagen Denton, Mark Law, Brent Protzman