Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Riedl
Christopher M. Riedl 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).
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Publication number: 20220382311Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Patent number: 11402861Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Publication number: 20210055755Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Patent number: 10739805Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Patent number: 10539614Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a system, and a computer readable storage medium for circuit design verification. The user generates a breakpoint by execution of test bench code. A callback function is registered at an application level associated with the breakpoint. The callback function is configured to execute in response to an occurrence of the associated breakpoint at the system level. A hardware-accelerated simulator simulates an execution of a circuit design using the test bench code. In response to triggering the breakpoint at the system level, the execution of the circuit design at the system level is paused and the callback function associated with the breakpoint at the application level is executed.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rahul Batra, Debapriya Chatterjee, John C. Goss, Christopher R. Jones, Christopher M. Riedl, John A. Schumann, Karen E. Yokum
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Publication number: 20180120885Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Patent number: 9939487Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a system, and a computer readable storage medium for circuit design verification. The user generates a breakpoint by execution of test bench code. A callback function is registered at an application level associated with the breakpoint. The callback function is configured to execute in response to an occurrence of the associated breakpoint at the system level. A hardware-accelerated simulator simulates an execution of a circuit design using the test bench code. In response to triggering the breakpoint at the system level, the execution of the circuit design at the system level is paused and the callback function associated with the breakpoint at the application level is executed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rahul Batra, Debapriya Chatterjee, John C. Goss, Christopher R. Jones, Christopher M. Riedl, John A. Schumann, Karen E. Yokum
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Publication number: 20180059182Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a system, and a computer readable storage medium for circuit design verification. The user generates a breakpoint by execution of test bench code. A callback function is registered at an application level associated with the breakpoint. The callback function is configured to execute in response to an occurrence of the associated breakpoint at the system level. A hardware-accelerated simulator simulates an execution of a circuit design using the test bench code. In response to triggering the breakpoint at the system level, the execution of the circuit design at the system level is paused and the callback function associated with the breakpoint at the application level is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Rahul BATRA, Debapriya CHATTERJEE, John C. GOSS, Christopher R. JONES, Christopher M. RIEDL, John A. SCHUMANN, Karen E. YOKUM
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Patent number: 9851735Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl
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Publication number: 20170176529Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a system, and a computer readable storage medium for circuit design verification. The user generates a breakpoint by execution of test bench code. A callback function is registered at an application level associated with the breakpoint. The callback function is configured to execute in response to an occurrence of the associated breakpoint at the system level. A hardware-accelerated simulator simulates an execution of a circuit design using the test bench code. In response to triggering the breakpoint at the system level, the execution of the circuit design at the system level is paused and the callback function associated with the breakpoint at the application level is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Rahul BATRA, Debapriya CHATTERJEE, John C. GOSS, Christopher R. JONES, Christopher M. RIEDL, John A. SCHUMANN, Karen E. YOKUM
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Publication number: 20150185752Abstract: A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, David J. Dolan, Timothy Mann, Christopher M. Riedl