Patents Assigned to Crestron Electronics
  • Publication number: 20220210890
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for an automatic dimming and color adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor that detects light levels in a room where the control device is installed. The control device comprises a controller that operates the backlight LEDs according to day color setting when it receive a light level reading from the light sensor that is above a day/night threshold and according to a night color setting when it receives a light level reading from the light sensor that is below the day/night threshold. In addition, the controller dims the backlight LEDs based on the detected light level readings according an indication mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in an indication mode and according to a backlight mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in a backlight mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20220197428
    Abstract: A control device comprising a housing assembly, at least one button, and a controller. The housing assembly comprises a front surface including plurality of button zones each comprising a tactile switch and a plurality of touch sensors. The at least one button is adapted to attach to the housing assembly over at least one of the button zones such that a projection extending from a rear surface of the button is aligned with the tactile switch in the at least one of the button zones. The controller determines which button zone and which location of the button zone is actuated in response to receiving signals from at least one of the tactile switches and at least one of the touch sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Slivka
  • Patent number: 11357086
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 11355907
    Abstract: An integrated latching mechanism includes a slider button extending along a first direction, curved elastic arms that extend from the slider button in a second direction and then curve back in an direction opposite thereto, a locking part contiguous with the slider button and extending away from the slider button and the elastic arms in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction. In response to ends of the elastic arms being held at fixed positions and an external force urging the slider button in a direction opposite to the third direction, the locking part moves in the same direction, and the urging of the slider button distorts the elastic arms such that upon removal of the external force, the elastic arms move the slider button and the locking part in the third direction. The elastic arms, slider button, and locking part form a single piece of elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Pedoeem, Gregory Sorrentino, David Paolazzi
  • Patent number: 11350497
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color and brightness uniformity and to accurately create colors and brightness that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20220129026
    Abstract: A feedback control circuit is described herein, comprising: an operational amplifier (op-amp) integrated circuit, wherein a first output of the op-amp provides a feedback error control signal; at least two transistors provided in a feedback path between the first output of the op-amp and an inverting input to the op-amp; and a plurality of discrete electrical components in the feedback path, such that in the response to either an increase or decrease of an inverting input voltage at the inverting input that exceeds a predetermined level, will speed up substantially. The feedback control circuit provides the feedback error control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Buono
  • Publication number: 20220124887
    Abstract: Provided herein is a lighting load control assembly, comprising: a circuit adapted to source a first lighting load controlling current to a lighting load and sink a second lighting load controlling current from the lighting load through a single common circuit element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Torre
  • Patent number: 11307675
    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: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Kirkpatrick, Douglas Jacobson
  • Patent number: 11287324
    Abstract: An ambient light color sensing device adapted to determine color of ambient light and method for calibrating thereof. The ambient light color sensing device comprises a memory, a processor, and a light color sensor having a plurality of channels that detect light at different wavelengths to produce sensor readings. Wherein the processor receives sensor readings from the light color sensor, determines an interpolated spectral power distribution from the received sensor readings, converts the interpolated spectral power distribution to at least one measured light color value that quantifies color of light, and determines at least one calibrated light color value by correlating the at least one measured light color value through a calibration matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Hromin
  • Patent number: 11284494
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for an automatic dimming and color adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor that detects light levels in a room where the control device is installed. The control device comprises a controller that operates the backlight LEDs according to day color setting when it receive a light level reading from the light sensor that is above a day/night threshold and according to a night color setting when it receives a light level reading from the light sensor that is below the day/night threshold. In addition, the controller dims the backlight LEDs based on the detected light level readings according an indication mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in an indication mode and according to a backlight mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in a backlight mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20220086579
    Abstract: A system is provided herein comprising: a host audio testing device (HATD) adapted to generate one or more uniquely addressed audio test signals and transmit each generated audio test signal, and which is further adapted to receive audio test data from a bi-directional audio transceiver device (soundbar) device under test (DUT) that can be used in two or more remotely located conference rooms to perform teleconferencing between the remotely located conference rooms; and one or more remote audio generating devices (RATD), each of which is adapted to receive a generated uniquely addressed one or more audio test signals and broadcast the same to the soundbar, wherein each of the RATDs can be located at the same or different distances from the soundbar, the same or different heights with respect to the soundbar, and at the same or different angular placements with respect to the soundbar, and wherein, the HATD is further adapted to store and process the received audio test data from the DUT and generate audio tes
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Holstrom, Alexander Marra, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 11268322
    Abstract: A shade assembly comprising a roller tube, a shade material connected at its one end to the roller tube, and a motor disposed inside the roller tube and adapted to rotate the roller tube to roll and unroll the shade material onto and from the roller tube while the motor remains stationary. The shade assembly further comprises a motor head disposed at a terminal end of the roller tube, the motor head comprises a substantially disc shaped motor head locking member having at least one locking tab extending from a side surface thereof and at least one contact pin extending from a terminal end thereof. The shade assembly further comprises a first installation bracket adapted to be secured to an architectural structure and comprising a substantially disc shaped installation bracket locking member comprising at least one locking arm and at least one contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Publication number: 20220065039
    Abstract: Shade assembly comprising a roller tube, shade material connected to the roller tube, and a motor disposed inside the roller tube and adapted to rotate the roller tube to roll and unroll the shade material. The shade assembly further comprise a motor head disposed at a terminal end of the roller tube and comprises a contact pin and a first locking member, and an installation bracket adapted to be secured to an architectural structure and comprises a contact pad and a second locking member, wherein the motor head is stationary with respect to the installation bracket when the roller tube rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Publication number: 20220069781
    Abstract: An audio amplifier system is described herein, comprising: an amplifier adapted to amplify an audio signal and comprising an output enable/disable input, the amplifier further adapted to receive an output enable signal at the output enable/disable input that enables/disables an output of the amplifier; a Zobel network connected to the output of the audio amplifier and comprising a Zobel capacitor and a Zobel resistor arranged such that they form a high pass frequency filter function and wherein the Zobel network is adapted to be substantially resistive when a frequency of an audio signal output from the audio amplifier is within a first frequency range; a mirroring resistor connected in parallel to the Zobel resistor and adapted to mirror a power that is dissipated in the Zobel resistor, and wherein a printed circuit board upon which the mirroring resistor is located is adapted to conduct heat generated by the mirroring resistor; a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) resistor located in close proximity to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Buono
  • Patent number: D949198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Cohen
  • Patent number: D949199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Friedel
  • Patent number: D953279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Rehak, Sae Jhun, Wendy Feldstein
  • Patent number: D952476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sae Jhun, Stan Wisniewski
  • Patent number: D952578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Florczak
  • Patent number: D952579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Florczak