Patents by Inventor Brad Michael

Brad Michael 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: 20230238194
    Abstract: A remote control device is provided that is configured for use in a load control system that includes one or more electrical loads. The remote control device includes a mounting structure and a control unit, and the control unit is configured to be attached to the mounting structure in a plurality of different orientations. The control unit includes a user interface, an orientation sensing circuit, and a communication circuit. The control unit is configured to determine an orientation of the control unit via the orientation sensing circuit. The control unit is also configured to translate a user input from the user interface into control data to control an electrical load of the load control system based on the orientation of the control unit and/or provide a visual indication of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load based on the orientation of the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Alexander Wade Gage, Matthew V. Harte, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald, Daniel L. Twaddell
  • Patent number: 11646166
    Abstract: A remote control device is provided that is configured for use in a load control system that includes one or more electrical loads. The remote control device includes a mounting structure and a control unit, and the control unit is configured to be attached to the mounting structure in a plurality of different orientations. The control unit includes a user interface, an orientation sensing circuit, and a communication circuit. The control unit is configured to determine an orientation of the control unit via the orientation sensing circuit. The control unit is also configured to translate a user input from the user interface into control data to control an electrical load of the load control system based on the orientation of the control unit and/or provide a visual indication of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load based on the orientation of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Alexander Wade Gage, Matthew V. Harte, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald, Daniel L. Twaddell
  • Publication number: 20230112217
    Abstract: A patient interface for respiratory therapy includes an interface body and a housing for receiving the interface body. The patient interface also includes a securement member having a pair of support pads, each of the support pads configured to engage the face of a user. In some configurations, the interface body can be a cannula body or a mask body. In some configurations, the housing can receive different interface bodies, and the interface bodies are interchangeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Leon Tyler STANLEY, Brad Michael HOWARTH, Michael Paul RONAYNE, Samuel Rollo Ross DAVIS, Hemanth PEMMARAJU, Larissa Grace MICHELSEN, Oscar Elliot James McGERTY, Amelia Rhian BECKLEY, Julio Derek MEECH
  • Patent number: 11596368
    Abstract: A breast compression paddle has two sidewalls, each having an upper edge. Spanning the two side walls is a leading wall which also has an upper edge and is disposed distal from a bracket that is connected to a compression arm. Foam is secured to a substrate which is movably secured to the bracket and the rigid frame between a first position and a second position. In the first position, portions of the substrate and foam are disposed above the upper edges of all three walls. In the second position, the substrate and all of the foam is disposed below the upper edges of all three walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Stein, Kenneth F. Defreitas, Richard Gladwin Edwards, Brad Michael Keller, Christine Janssen, Alan Rego
  • Publication number: 20220377858
    Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
  • Publication number: 20220370028
    Abstract: Techniques for patient positioning quality assurance prior to mammographic image acquisition are described. A system may include an x-ray source configured to expose human tissue to radiation. An x-ray detector module may be configured to detect the radiation and generate a pre-diagnostic image of the human tissue. A position analysis module may be configured to receive the pre-diagnostic image and determine whether the human tissue is positioned correctly based upon one or more predefined positioning criteria. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store the results of the positional analysis module determination. A display may be configured to display the determination of the position analysis module within a user interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Michael KELLER, Zhenxue JING
  • Publication number: 20220370747
    Abstract: A patient interface for respiratory therapy includes a nasal interface having nasal prongs configured to contact nares of the user and form a seal. The patient interface also includes a securement portion having a pair of facial pads, each of the facial pads configured to engage the face of a user on opposing sides of the nasal interface. The facial pads are coupled to the bridging portions configured to urge the nasal interface toward the user's face to create or maintain sealing engagement between the nasal interface and the user's face. In some configurations, the securement portion and the nasal interface are detachably coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Paul RONAYNE, Brad Michael HOWARTH, Leon Tyler STANLEY, Samuel Rollo Ross DAVIS, Julio Derek MEECH, Oscar Elliot James MCGERTY, Hemanth PEMMARAJU
  • Publication number: 20220376445
    Abstract: A faceplate assembly may include a faceplate having an opening configured to receive an electrical device insert, and an adapter that is disposed between the faceplate and a structure. The adapter may about a surface of the structure. The one or more biasing members may apply forces against the faceplate that may cause the faceplate to be biased outward relative to the surface of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Adam J. Andersen, Brad Michael Kreschollek
  • Publication number: 20220367128
    Abstract: Remote control devices may control electrical loads and/or load control devices of a load control system without accessing electrical wiring. The remote control device may be mounted over a mechanical switch that is installed in a multi-gang wallbox adjacent to a second electrical device, such as another mechanical switch or an electrical receptacle. The second electrical device may be recessed with respect to the remote control device and may be brought forward towards a front surface of the adapter by loosening a first set of screws that attach a yoke of the second electrical device to the multi-gang wallbox, and tightening a second set of screws that attach the adapter to the yoke of the second electrical device. The remote control device may comprise one or more configurable attachment members for attaching the adapter to the yoke of the mechanical switch and/or to the yoke of the second electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: 11445584
    Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
  • Patent number: D966322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Karelys Alfonzo, Nayda Aponte, Shenchi Tian, Brad Michael Kreschollek
  • Patent number: D967784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Chris Dimberg, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: D969756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Susan Hakkarainen, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: D969757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Susan Hakkarainen, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Noel Mayo, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: D975658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Noel Mayo
  • Patent number: D975662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Lloyd Dimberg, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: D976950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brad Michael Kreschollek, Nayda Aponte, Karelys Alfonzo, Gregory Altonen, Prashant Chaturvedi
  • Patent number: D976218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek
  • Patent number: D978088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brad Michael Kreschollek, Noel Mayo, Nayda Aponte
  • Patent number: RE49554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek