Patents by Inventor John Richard Johnson

John Richard Johnson 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: 11837896
    Abstract: A wall-mounted wireless battery charger for a wireless remote lighting controller includes: a wall plate configured to removably retain the wireless remote lighting controller; and an inductive charging transmitter circuit coupled to the wall plate, the inductive charging transmitter circuit being configured to wirelessly interface with an inductive charging receiver circuit of the wireless remote lighting controller when the wireless remote lighting controller is retained by the wall plate. The inductive charging receiver circuit is configured to wirelessly receive power from the inductive charging transmitter circuit and generate a direct current (DC) voltage to charge a battery of the wireless remote lighting controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Crist, Samar Shaker Soliman, John Richard Johnson, Richard Lee Westrick, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230015680
    Abstract: A wall-mounted wireless battery charger for a wireless remote lighting controller includes: a wall plate configured to removably retain the wireless remote lighting controller; and an inductive charging transmitter circuit coupled to the wall plate, the inductive charging transmitter circuit being configured to wirelessly interface with an inductive charging receiver circuit of the wireless remote lighting controller when the wireless remote lighting controller is retained by the wall plate. The inductive charging receiver circuit is configured to wirelessly receive power from the inductive charging transmitter circuit and generate a direct current (DC) voltage to charge a battery of the wireless remote lighting controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael A. Crist, Samar Shaker Soliman, John Richard Johnson, Richard Lee Westrick, JR.
  • Patent number: 11243100
    Abstract: A sensor that that can be, but do not have to be, communicatively coupled with luminaires, includes a sensor module having an electronics board and a battery enclosure. The electronics board includes a sensing component, a controller, and a flex antenna. The battery enclosure is couple with the electronics board and includes a base and a side wall having an outer wall surface. The flex antenna is supported on the outer wall surface such that the flex antenna forms a radially outermost portion of the sensor module, and the flex antenna is conformable to a profile of the outer wall surface. In certain aspects, the sensor module is configured to support a power source on the sensor module. In some cases, the sensor is an indoor sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Chukwunonso Okoli, John Richard Johnson, Jonathan Lusk
  • Publication number: 20220034689
    Abstract: A sensor that that can be, but do not have to be, communicatively coupled with luminaires, includes a sensor module having an electronics board and a battery enclosure. The electronics board includes a sensing component, a controller, and a flex antenna. The battery enclosure is couple with the electronics board and includes a base and a side wall having an outer wall surface. The flex antenna is supported on the outer wall surface such that the flex antenna forms a radially outermost portion of the sensor module, and the flex antenna is conformable to a profile of the outer wall surface. In certain aspects, the sensor module is configured to support a power source on the sensor module. In some cases, the sensor is an indoor sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chukwunonso Okoli, John Richard Johnson, Jonathan Lusk
  • Patent number: 10066820
    Abstract: A battery-powered wireless electronic device includes a housing defining an interior space including a battery compartment in which one or more batteries are removably mounted. A wireless transmitter is positioned within the interior space of the housing and is electrically connected to obtain power from the one or more batteries for transmitting a wireless signal. A connector is disposed on the housing for releasably connecting the battery-powered wireless electronic device to a wall mount that is fixedly mounted at least partially inside of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: John Richard Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180017242
    Abstract: A battery-powered wireless electronic device includes a housing defining an interior space including a battery compartment in which one or more batteries are removably mounted. A wireless transmitter is positioned within the interior space of the housing and is electrically connected to obtain power from the one or more batteries for transmitting a wireless signal. A connector is disposed on the housing for releasably connecting the battery-powered wireless electronic device to a wall mount that is fixedly mounted at least partially inside of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: John Richard Johnson
  • Patent number: 9800034
    Abstract: A wall plate and system for covering an electrical component in an electrical box. The wall plate includes a base plate having a central aperture, and two trim pieces that join at the sides of the base plate to complete the wall plate. The base plate may include two side edges and wing portions extending from the side edges, and the trim pieces slide onto the respective side wing portions. The trim pieces may have features to engage a mounting plate attached to the electrical box or the electrical component, to capture the wall plate over the electrical box. A locking mechanism may be provided to lock the trim pieces in their inward positions against the base plate. The wall plate may be attachable without the use of tools or fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John Richard Johnson, Chukwunonso Nzubechukwu Okoli, John T. Hickok, Richard Lee Westrick, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170025835
    Abstract: A wall plate and system for covering an electrical component in an electrical box. The wall plate includes a base plate having a central aperture, and two trim pieces that join at the sides of the base plate to complete the wall plate. The base plate may include two side edges and wing portions extending from the side edges, and the trim pieces slide onto the respective side wing portions. The trim pieces may have features to engage a mounting plate attached to the electrical box or the electrical component, to capture the wall plate over the electrical box. A locking mechanism may be provided to lock the trim pieces in their inward positions against the base plate. The wall plate may be attachable without the use of tools or fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: John Richard Johnson, Chukwunonso Nzubechukwu Okoli, John T. Hickok, Richard Lee Westrick, JR.
  • Patent number: 8365868
    Abstract: A kiosk which is configurable to accept a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. In one example, the kiosk includes a mount; a computer in a first position on the mount including a touchscreen, a card reader, and a processor; a storage medium coupled to the processor containing content; and a content transfer device coupled to the processor. The content transfer device is configurable to include at least one connection of a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. The kiosk further includes a panel in a second position on the mount adjacent to the computer including at least one connection mounting location, and the at least one connection is removably mounted to the panel at the connection mounting location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Richard Johnson, Andrew Colley
  • Publication number: 20110192681
    Abstract: A kiosk which is configurable to accept a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. In one example, the kiosk includes a mount; a computer in a first position on the mount including a touchscreen, a card reader, and a processor; a storage medium coupled to the processor containing content; and a content transfer device coupled to the processor. The content transfer device is configurable to include at least one connection of a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. The kiosk further includes a panel in a second position on the mount adjacent to the computer including at least one connection mounting location, and the at least one connection is removably mounted to the panel at the connection mounting location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: John Richard Johnson, Andrew Colley
  • Patent number: 6042678
    Abstract: A flexible decorative sheet for use in surfacing an automobile body panel includes a first polyester carrier sheet having a high gloss surface, a clear coat of a weatherable optically-clear polymer containing fluorocarbon resin and an acrylic resin coated on the surface of the first carrier sheet, a tie coat on the clear coat, and a color coat containing a chlorinated polymer with dispersed pigments cast on the tie coat and dried. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on a second polyester carrier sheet and then laminated to the exposed face of the color coat to form a pressure-sensitive, adhesive-backed composite paint coat between the outer carrier sheets which form protective removable backing sheets for the resulting laminate. The decorative sheet is applied to a substrate panel by pressure-sensitive adhesive bonding techniques, with the clear coat serving as a glossy, weatherable protective outer layer for the underlying color coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: John Richard Johnson, Keith Lawson Truog, Howard Hjort Enlow, William Joseph Buehne, Frederick Young
  • Patent number: D960742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Chukwunonso Nzubechukwu Okoli, John Richard Johnson, Doyle Scott Butler, John Peter Roquemore, III