Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Wright

Daniel M. Wright 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: 20120313588
    Abstract: An occupancy sensor may control a load in response to its own operating conditions. In some embodiments, the occupancy sensor may include an energy storage device to operate the occupancy sensor when a load it controls is not energized. The occupancy sensor may energize the load to transfer energy from the load to the occupancy sensor when the amount of energy stored at the occupancy sensor reaches a threshold level. In some other embodiments, the occupancy sensor may include two sensing circuits and a connection to transfer energy from a load it controls to the occupancy sensor when the load is energized. The occupancy sensor may disable one of the sensing circuits when the load is not energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO INC
    Inventors: Brian J. Carberry, Daniel M. Wright
  • Patent number: 8115626
    Abstract: An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The driver may be selectively de-energized. In some embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an unoccupied period. In other embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an occupied period. In some further embodiments, the driver may be de-energized in response to detecting other sources of the type of energy emitted by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hick, Daniel M. Wright
  • Publication number: 20100277306
    Abstract: A system including an accessible electrical box; a wireless receiver to receive a wireless signal from an occupancy sensor; a power switch to control power to a load; and a controller to control the power switch in response to the wireless signal. The wireless receiver, controller, and power switch are included in the accessible electrical box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Richard A. Leinen, Daniel M. Wright
  • Publication number: 20090043649
    Abstract: A threshold measure is determined for an advertisement based on one or more parameters associated with the advertisement. A determination is made as to whether the threshold measure exceeds a filter threshold. The advertisement is promoted if the threshold measure exceeds the filter threshold, and an actual cost-per-click for the advertisement based on the one or more parameters and the filter threshold if the advertisement is promoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Wright, Diane L. Tang, Nicholas C. Fox, Ilia Mirkin, Clayton W. Bavor, JR., Gregory Joseph Badros