Patents by Inventor Christopher M. White

Christopher M. White 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).

  • Patent number: 12546454
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 12421796
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Coty Church, Michael J. Siebenaller, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20250137614
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 12222099
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20240255119
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20240229552
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Coty CHURCH, Michael J. SIEBENALLER, Kevin M. DANN, Christopher M. WHITE
  • Patent number: 12007111
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20240133236
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Coty CHURCH, Michael J. SIEBENALLER, Kevin M. DANN, Christopher M. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20240093857
    Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 11822603
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling higher-level metrics from graph data derived from already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for a graph using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes of the graph corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges of the graph corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity. The method further includes modeling a relationship between graph attributes associated with the graph data and a higher-level metric associated with the target activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 11709855
    Abstract: Systems and methods for graph embedding already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from a set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for at least one graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity during a temporal dimension of interest. The method further includes converting the graph data into metric space data using a graph embedding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 11669537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for graph embedding already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from a set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for at least one graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity during a temporal dimension of interest. The method further includes converting the graph data into metric space data using a graph embedding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: 11562170
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling higher-level metrics from graph data derived from already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for a graph using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes of the graph corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges of the graph corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity. The method further includes modeling a relationship between graph attributes associated with the graph data and a higher-level metric associated with the target activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20220351003
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling higher-level metrics from graph data derived from already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for a graph using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes of the graph corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges of the graph corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity. The method further includes modeling a relationship between graph attributes associated with the graph data and a higher-level metric associated with the target activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Darren K. EDGE, Jonathan K. LARSON, Nathan R. EVANS, Christopher M. WHITE
  • Patent number: 11022281
    Abstract: A lighting system and related methods are disclosed herein. The lighting system may have a mounting fixture and a light fixture. The mounting fixture is configured to engage a mounting surface. The light fixture is configured to engage the mounting fixture and has a driver configured to drive a light source. A first fastener having a movable elongated member is configured to removably couple the light fixture to the mounting fixture in an extended configuration. A second fastener having a quick connect feature is configured to removably couple the light fixture to the mounting fixture in a retracted configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Steven Howard Ray, Brett James Pardikes, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20210019325
    Abstract: Systems and methods for graph embedding already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from a set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for at least one graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity during a temporal dimension of interest. The method further includes converting the graph data into metric space data using a graph embedding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Publication number: 20210019558
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling higher-level metrics from graph data derived from already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for a graph using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes of the graph corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges of the graph corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity. The method further includes modeling a relationship between graph attributes associated with the graph data and a higher-level metric associated with the target activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: D1003233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Perreault, Christopher M. White, Kevin Dann, Scott Stephenson, Fred Bould, Kwan Hon Anson Cheung, Lora Dimitrova
  • Patent number: D1112048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
  • Patent number: D1108345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Perreault, Christopher M. White, Kevin Dann, Scott Stephenson, Fred Bould, Kwan Hon Anson Cheung, Lora Dimitrova