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).
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Patent number: 12546454Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 6, 2025Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 12421796Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty Church, Michael J. Siebenaller, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20250137614Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2025Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 12222099Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 11, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20240255119Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20240229552Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty CHURCH, Michael J. SIEBENALLER, Kevin M. DANN, Christopher M. WHITE
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Patent number: 12007111Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20240133236Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty CHURCH, Michael J. SIEBENALLER, Kevin M. DANN, Christopher M. WHITE
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Publication number: 20240093857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Siebenaller, Coty Church, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 11822603Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 11709855Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 11669537Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: 11562170Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20220351003Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Darren K. EDGE, Jonathan K. LARSON, Nathan R. EVANS, Christopher M. WHITE
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Patent number: 11022281Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventors: Steven Howard Ray, Brett James Pardikes, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20210019325Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Publication number: 20210019558Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Darren K. Edge, Jonathan K. Larson, Nathan R. Evans, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: D1003233Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Jesse Perreault, Christopher M. White, Kevin Dann, Scott Stephenson, Fred Bould, Kwan Hon Anson Cheung, Lora Dimitrova
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Patent number: D1112048Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Christopher M. White
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Patent number: D1108345Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Jesse Perreault, Christopher M. White, Kevin Dann, Scott Stephenson, Fred Bould, Kwan Hon Anson Cheung, Lora Dimitrova