Patents by Inventor Daniel Curtis

Daniel Curtis 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: 20240138407
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to antimicrobial compositions and their methods of use and manufacture. In particular, the antimicrobial compositions described herein comprise an antimicrobial active, a primary foaming agent, and an L-amino acid to provide rapid antimicrobial efficacy. In a preferred embodiment, the antimicrobial compositions are dermal cleansers. In a most preferred embodiment, the antimicrobial compositions comprise a foam structure enhancing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: LILIAN LAM JOSEPHSON, DANIEL E. PEDERSEN, DALE CURTIS LARSON
  • Patent number: 11960264
    Abstract: A load control system may control an electrical load in a space of a building based on one or more parameters regarding the physical condition of an occupant. The parameters may be gathered by one or more sensing devices. The sensing devices may be included in a mobile device. A system controller may receive the parameters and may automatically control the electrical loads in response to the parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to attempt to adjust the physical condition of the occupant in response to the sensed parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to provide an alert, an alarm, and/or a warning in response to the sensed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Jason C. Killo, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, Brent Protzman, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Greg Edward Sloan
  • Publication number: 20240062917
    Abstract: A hazardous drug administrative server includes a memory and a processor operably coupled to the memory. The memory is configured to store a hazardous drug data structure. The processor is configured to monitor hazardous drug databases for updates to the hazardous drug data structure. The processor is also configured to update the hazardous drug data structure based on the updates from the monitored hazardous drug databases. The processor is further configured to identify hospital hazardous drug data structures that are linked to the hazardous drug data structure. The processor is additionally configured to transmit the updates to the hazardous drug data structure that correspond to the identified hospital hazardous drug data structures to a hospital server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John Paxton, Laura Paxton, Daniel Curtis Robertson, Patrick Turner
  • Publication number: 20240038456
    Abstract: A remote control device may be configured to be mounted over the toggle actuator of a light switch and to control a load control device via wireless communication. The remote control device may include a base portion and a rotating portion supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable about the base portion. The remote control device may include a control circuit and a wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be operably coupled to the rotating portion and to the wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to translate a force applied to the rotating portion of the remote control device into a control signal and to cause the communication circuit to transmit the control signal to the load control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Timothy S. Majewski, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Matthew J. Swatsky
  • Patent number: 11837418
    Abstract: A remote control device may be configured to be mounted over the toggle actuator of a light switch and to control a load control device via wireless communication. The remote control device may include a base portion and a rotating portion supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable about the base portion. The remote control device may include a control circuit and a wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be operably coupled to the rotating portion and to the wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to translate a force applied to the rotating portion of the remote control device into a control signal and to cause the communication circuit to transmit the control signal to the load control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Chris Dimberg, Timothy S. Majewski, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Patent number: 11838292
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receive, by a networking device, a request from a first computing device, to connect to the networking device. The method also includes creating a first network. The first network is one of a set of networks of the networking device. The first computing device is one of a set of computing devices that are connected to the network device. Each network of the set of networks is initially isolated from other networks of the set of networks when the network is created. Each network of the set of networks comprises a respective computing device of the set of computing devices. The method further includes assigning the first computing device to the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERPEACE SOLUTIONS LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Samuel Cohen, Daniel Curtis Weller, Thomas Wasyl Martz, Kevin Michael Yeich, Raemar Antwarn Horne, Tyler James Bryant
  • Publication number: 20230337347
    Abstract: A control module is able to be installed with electrical devices, such as, for example electrical loads (e.g., lighting loads) and/or load regulation devices. The control module may determine whether an LED driver for an LED light source is responsive to one or more of a plurality of control techniques. The control module may be able to automatically determine an appropriate control technique to use to control the connected LED driver and/or LED light source. The control module may sequentially attempt to control the LED driver and/or LED light source using each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the LED driver and/or LED light source is responsive to the present control technique. The plurality of control techniques may include one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Galen Edgar Knode, Steven J. Kober, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Publication number: 20230292423
    Abstract: A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Dadashnialehi, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Patent number: 11729887
    Abstract: A control module is able to be installed with electrical devices, such as, for example electrical loads (e.g., lighting loads) and/or load regulation devices. The control module may determine whether an LED driver for an LED light source is responsive to one or more of a plurality of control techniques. The control module may be able to automatically determine an appropriate control technique to use to control the connected LED driver and/or LED light source. The control module may sequentially attempt to control the LED driver and/or LED light source using each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the LED driver and/or LED light source is responsive to the present control technique. The plurality of control techniques may include one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Galen Edgar Knode, Steven J. Kober, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Publication number: 20230244194
    Abstract: An energy savings selector tool may assist a user in determining electrical devices that, when implemented in a load control system, may reduce an amount of power used by the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may use load control information of the load control system to identify electrical devices that may be added to or replace other electrical devices in the load control system. The load control information may define operations of the load control system and/or include energy usage information of the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may identify savings information associated with implementing an electrical device in the load control system. Once an electrical device is installed in the load control system, the energy savings selector tool may be used to report energy savings information about the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Patent number: 11696384
    Abstract: A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Dadashnialehi, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Publication number: 20230180359
    Abstract: A load control device may include a semiconductor switch, a control circuit, and first and second terminals adapted to be coupled to a remote device. The load control device may include a first switching circuit coupled to the second terminal, and a second switching circuit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The control circuit may be configured to render the first switching circuit conductive to conduct a charging current from an AC power source to a power supply of the remote device during a first time period of a half-cycle of the AC power source, and further configured to render the first and second switching circuits conductive and non-conductive to communicate with the remote device via the second terminal during a second time period of the half-cycle of the AC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Russell Weightman, Jonathan T. Lenz, Jaykrishna A. Shukla, Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Patent number: 11650554
    Abstract: An energy savings selector tool may assists a user in determining electrical devices that, when implemented in a load control system, may reduce an amount of power used by the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may use load control information of the load control system to identify electrical devices that may be added to or replace other electrical devices in the load control system. The load control information may define operations of the load control system and/or include energy usage information of the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may identify savings information associated with implementing an electrical device in the load control system. Once an electrical device is installed in the load control system, the energy savings selector tool may be used to report energy savings information about the electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Patent number: 11558939
    Abstract: A load control device may include a semiconductor switch, a control circuit, and first and second terminals adapted to be coupled to a remote device. The load control device may include a first switching circuit coupled to the second terminal, and a second switching circuit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The control circuit may be configured to render the first switching circuit conductive to conduct a charging current from an AC power source to a power supply of the remote device during a first time period of a half-cycle of the AC power source, and further configured to render the first and second switching circuits conductive and non-conductive to communicate with the remote device via the second terminal during a second time period of the half-cycle of the AC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Russell Weightman, Jonathan T. Lenz, Jaykrishna A. Shukla, Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Publication number: 20220295620
    Abstract: A control module is able to be installed with electrical devices, such as, for example electrical loads (e.g., lighting loads) and/or load regulation devices. The control module may determine whether an LED driver for an LED light source is responsive to one or more of a plurality of control techniques. The control module may be able to automatically determine an appropriate control technique to use to control the connected LED driver and/or LED light source. The control module may sequentially attempt to control the LED driver and/or LED light source using each of the plurality of control techniques and determine if the LED driver and/or LED light source is responsive to the present control technique. The plurality of control techniques may include one or more analog control techniques and one or more digital control techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Galen Edgar Knode, Steven J. Kober, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Publication number: 20220286454
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receive, by a networking device, a request from a first computing device, to connect to the networking device. The method also includes creating a first network. The first network is one of a set of networks of the networking device. The first computing device is one of a set of computing devices that are connected to the network device. Each network of the set of networks is initially isolated from other networks of the set of networks when the network is created. Each network of the set of networks comprises a respective computing device of the set of computing devices. The method further includes assigning the first computing device to the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Samuel Cohen, Daniel Curtis Weller, Thomas Wasyl Martz, Kevin Michael Yeich, RaeMar Antwarn Horne, Tyler James Bryant
  • Publication number: 20220286457
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a registration message from a network device. The registration request indicates that a first computing device has connected to the computing devices. The method also includes determining a category for the first computing device based on the registration message. The method further includes determining a set of rules for the computing device based on the category. The method further includes transmitting the set of rules to the network device. The set of rules indicates permissions for the first computing device. Each network of the set of networks is initially isolated from other networks of the set of networks when the network is created. Each network of the set of networks comprises a respective computing device of the set of computing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Samuel Cohen, Daniel Curtis Weller, Thomas Wasyl Martz, Kevin Michael Yeich, RaeMar Antwarn Horne, Tyler James Bryant
  • Publication number: 20220269229
    Abstract: An energy savings selector tool may assist a user in determining electrical devices that, when implemented in a load control system, may reduce an amount of power used by the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may use load control information of the load control system to identify electrical devices that may be added to or replace other electrical devices in the load control system. The load control information may define operations of the load control system and/or include energy usage information of the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may identify savings information associated with implementing an electrical device in the load control system. Once an electrical device is installed in the load control system, the energy savings selector tool may be used to report energy savings information about the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Publication number: 20220078897
    Abstract: A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Dadashnialehi, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Patent number: D956003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla