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).
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Patent number: 10540947Abstract: Embodiments of a capo and fretting component are described. In certain embodiments, the fretting component is threaded onto a crossbar configured to overlie the instrument strings when in use and to pivot with respect to the crossbar so as to contact and press the strings against a fret on the instrument neck. The fretting component is offset with respect to the attachment mechanism of the capo, allowing the attachment mechanism to be offset on the neck of the instrument from where it would normally be positioned to achieve a comparable fretting effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Daniel Curtis Blacker, Matthew Carroll, John Vinson Jaggers
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Patent number: 10418193Abstract: A controllable light source is provided that includes a load control circuit and an integrated lighting load. The controllable light source is configured to receive wirelessly communicated commands transmitted by a remote control device associated with the controllable light source, such as a rotary remote control device. The controllable light source may include an actuator for associating the controllable light source with the remote control device, such that the load control circuit is operable to adjust the intensity of the lighting load in response to wireless signals received from the remote control device. The controllable light source may support the actuator such that the actuator may be actuated when the controllable light source is installed in a fixture.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Lutron Tehnology Company LLCInventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Daniel J. Osle, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Publication number: 20190265660Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Publication number: 20190205228Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Patent number: 10331100Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Publication number: 20190159323Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Ehsan Dadashnialehi, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
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Publication number: 20190156867Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Russell Weightman, Jonathan T. Lenz, Jaykrishna A. Shukla, Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: 10289506Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Publication number: 20190141805Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Galen Edgar Knode, Steven J. Kober, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Richard M. Walsh, III
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Patent number: 10219337Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Galen Edgar Knode, Steven J. Kober, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Richard M. Walsh, III
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Patent number: 10195692Abstract: A method of creating an article of manufacture is provided, which includes directing multiple laser beams to a single galvanometer; and dynamically repositioning the multiple laser beams in counterpart paths using the single galvanometer to shine the multiple laser beams on and melt a first powder material and, upon solidification of the melted first powder material, forming a first series of duplicate three dimensional structures, where each of the multiple laser beams is used to form at least one of the first series of duplicate three dimensional structures.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Todd Jay Rockstroh, Daniel Curtis Gray, Mark Allen Cheverton, Victor Petrovich Ostroverkhov
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Publication number: 20190037674Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Chris Dimberg, Timothy S. Majewski, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: 10194510Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.Inventors: Ehsan Dadashnialehi, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
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Publication number: 20190006130Abstract: A controllable light source is provided that includes a load control circuit and an integrated lighting load. The controllable light source is configured to receive wirelessly communicated commands transmitted by a remote control device associated with the controllable light source, such as a rotary remote control device. The controllable light source may include an actuator for associating the controllable light source with the remote control device, such that the load control circuit is operable to adjust the intensity of the lighting load in response to wireless signals received from the remote control device. The controllable light source may support the actuator such that the actuator may be actuated when the controllable light source is installed in a fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Daniel J. Osle, Robert C. Newman, JR., Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Publication number: 20180356777Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventor: Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: 10147560Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.Inventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Chris Dimberg, Timothy S. Majewski, Robert C. Newman, Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: D845914Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Alexander Wade Gage, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Noel Mayo, Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: D856943Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Alexander Wade Gage, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: D865684Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Alexander Wade Gage, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Daniel Curtis Raneri
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Patent number: D866488Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Alexander Wade Gage, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo, Brad Michael Kreschollek, Daniel Curtis Raneri