Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Civiello

Daniel E. Civiello 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).

  • Field selectable contactor control modules
    Patent number: 9307615
    Abstract: Lighting control systems, control modules for contactors, and methods of operating a lighting control system are described. In one example, a control module for a lighting contactor includes a controller, a power supply, and a control mode selector. The controller is configured to control operation of a lighting contactor in response to at least one control signal. The controller is selectively operable in a plurality of control modes. The power supply is configured to receive the at least one control signal and provide power to the controller. The control mode selector is coupled to the controller and operable to operate the controller in a selected control mode of the plurality of control modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel E. Civiello, David James Lesslie, Craig Benjamin Williams, Jeyaprakash Kandasamy, Babu Chinnasamy
  • FIELD SELECTABLE CONTACTOR CONTROL MODULES
    Publication number: 20160021719
    Abstract: Lighting control systems, control modules for contactors, and methods of operating a lighting control system are described. In one example, a control module for a lighting contactor includes a controller, a power supply, and a control mode selector. The controller is configured to control operation of a lighting contactor in response to at least one control signal. The controller is selectively operable in a plurality of control modes. The power supply is configured to receive the at least one control signal and provide power to the controller. The control mode selector is coupled to the controller and operable to operate the controller in a selected control mode of the plurality of control modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel E. Civiello, David James Lesslie, Craig Benjamin Williams, Jeyaprakash Kandasamy, Babu Chinnasamy