Patents by Inventor Ben Matzke

Ben Matzke 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: 20240328252
    Abstract: A motor drive unit for a system for raising and lowering a covering material (e.g., a window treatment system) may be configured to execute a test procedure for determining if the system is spring-balanced properly. The motor drive unit may be powered from at least one battery. The system may comprise one or more lift assistance springs configured to provide variable lift assistance to the motor drive unit for raising and lowering the covering material. During the test procedure, the motor drive unit may be configured to control the covering material between a lowered position and a raised position and determine a magnitude of an input power of the motor drive unit during the movement. The motor drive unit may determine that the system requires more or less lift assistance springs based on the input power, and communicate an indication that the system requires more or less lift assistance springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Ely, David A. Leymeister, Ben Matzke, Maxwell Ross Naar, Sheng Qu, Robert J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9568952
    Abstract: A display device apparatus includes a housing that is sized and configured to attach to a computer device. The housing can include a cavity for releaseably retaining a second display device that is connectable to the computer device. The second display device is moveable out of the housing via a slot defined in the housing so that the second display device is moveable from a first position within the housing to a second position that is external to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Portal Dual Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Matzke, Nicholas Greco
  • Publication number: 20160070302
    Abstract: A display device apparatus includes a housing that is sized and configured to attach to a computer device. The housing can include a cavity for releaseably retaining a second display device that is connectable to the computer device. The second display device is moveable out of the housing via a slot defined in the housing so that the second display device is moveable from a first position within the housing to a second position that is external to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ben Matzke, Nicholas Greco