Patents by Inventor Joshua Vavra

Joshua Vavra 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).

  • Locking switch assembly and related methods
    Patent number: 9934919
    Abstract: A control assembly includes a locking device having at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the locking device configurable to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation. The locking device has a non-contact sensor and a microcontroller. An independent communicator is configured to communicate configuration data to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation using configuration data received from the independent communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne R. Foster, Prachi S. Kulkarni, Joshua Vavra, James Edward Dogul
  • CONTROL SWITCH FIGURATION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150137622
    Abstract: A control assembly includes a locking device having at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the locking device configurable to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation. The locking device has a non-contact sensor and a microcontroller. An independent communicator is configured to communicate configuration data to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation using configuration data received from the independent communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Wayne R. Foster, Prachi S. Kulkarni, Joshua Vavra, James Edward Dogul