Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Hromin

Dennis J. Hromin 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: 20240008155
    Abstract: Apparatus, system, and method for automatic dimming and color temperature adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a memory that stores a plurality of lighting load states each associated with an intensity level and at least one controller that controls an operation of an associated electrical load. In response to receiving a selected lighting load state, the at least one controller determines an intensity level associated with the received lighting load state. The at least one controller drives the at least one LED at the determined intensity level and a target color temperature level. The target color temperature level may be determined using a color temperature curve or an association between lighting load states and color temperature levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20230422378
    Abstract: Apparatus, system, and method for automatic dimming and color temperature adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor, memory, and at least one controller that controls an operation of an associated electrical load. The memory stores a dimming curve represented by a relationship between light level readings and intensity levels wherein the intensity levels increase as the light level readings increase. In response to receiving a light level reading from the light sensor, the at least one controller determines an intensity level using the received light level reading and the dimming curve. The at least one controller drives the LEDs at the determined intensity level and at a target color temperature level determined using a time of day indication and a color temperature curve represented by a relationship between color temperature levels and time of day indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20230247742
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for an automatic dimming and color temperature adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor, a memory, and a controller adapted to control an operation of an associated electrical load. The light sensor detects light levels in a space where the control device is installed and outputs light level readings. The memory stores a color temperature curve represented by a relationship between light level readings and color temperatures. In response to receiving a light level reading from the light sensor, the controller determines a color temperature level using the received light level reading and the color temperature curve, and drives the at least one LED at the determined color temperature level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20220210890
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for an automatic dimming and color adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor that detects light levels in a room where the control device is installed. The control device comprises a controller that operates the backlight LEDs according to day color setting when it receive a light level reading from the light sensor that is above a day/night threshold and according to a night color setting when it receives a light level reading from the light sensor that is below the day/night threshold. In addition, the controller dims the backlight LEDs based on the detected light level readings according an indication mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in an indication mode and according to a backlight mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in a backlight mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 11357086
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 11350497
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color and brightness uniformity and to accurately create colors and brightness that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 11284494
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for an automatic dimming and color adjusting backlight LEDs of wall mounted control device buttons. The control device comprises a light sensor that detects light levels in a room where the control device is installed. The control device comprises a controller that operates the backlight LEDs according to day color setting when it receive a light level reading from the light sensor that is above a day/night threshold and according to a night color setting when it receives a light level reading from the light sensor that is below the day/night threshold. In addition, the controller dims the backlight LEDs based on the detected light level readings according an indication mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in an indication mode and according to a backlight mode dimming curve when the backlight LEDs are in a backlight mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20210144823
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color and brightness uniformity and to accurately create colors and brightness that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20210127467
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 10925135
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Publication number: 20200260548
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin