Patents by Inventor Phillip Kirkpatrick

Phillip Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Button configuration and function learning
    Patent number: 10678344
    Abstract: A keypad capable of being configured with multiple button configurations with buttons of various heights is configured to recognize the button configuration through actuations of the buttons. The keypad is placed in a configuration mode by inputting an unresolvable condition to the keypad. Once in the configuration mode, the buttons are individually actuated in a predefined order to configure the size and function of each button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Kirkpatrick, Douglas Jacobson
  • Button configuration and function learning
    Patent number: 9965047
    Abstract: A keypad capable of being configured with multiple button configurations with buttons of various heights is configured to recognize the button configuration through actuations of the buttons. The keypad is placed in a configuration mode by inputting an unresolvable condition to the keypad. Once in the configuration mode, the buttons are individually actuated in a predefined order to configure the size and function of each button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Kirkpatrick, Douglas Jacobson
  • BUTTON CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION LEARNING
    Publication number: 20170024020
    Abstract: A keypad capable of being configured with multiple button configurations with buttons of various heights is configured to recognize the button configuration through actuations of the buttons. The keypad is placed in a configuration mode by inputting an unresolvable condition to the keypad. Once in the configuration mode, the buttons are individually actuated in a predefined order to configure the size and function of each button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Kirkpatrick, Douglas Jacobson