Patents by Inventor Derek Matthew Smith

Derek Matthew Smith 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).

  • Systems for providing condition-based data from a user interactive device
    Patent number: 10057709
    Abstract: A user interactive device includes a housing, a user interactive mechanism carried by the housing, a wireless transmitter storing application identifying data identifying an application associated with the user interactive device, and a controller in circuit communication with the wireless transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to communicate device condition data to the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a broadcast data packet including the application identifying data and the device condition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackson William Wegelin, Tamara Mae Cross, Jason Michael Slater, Mark Adam Bullock, Jeffrey William Hall, Derek Matthew Smith
  • SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONDITION-BASED DATA FROM A USER INTERACTIVE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170134887
    Abstract: A user interactive device includes a housing, a user interactive mechanism carried by the housing, a wireless transmitter storing application identifying data identifying an application associated with the user interactive device, and a controller in circuit communication with the wireless transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to communicate device condition data to the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a broadcast data packet including the application identifying data and the device condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jackson William Wegelin, Tamara Mae Cross, Jason Michael Slater, Mark Adam Bullock, Jeffrey William Hall, Derek Matthew Smith
  • Systems and methods for rules based, automated lighting control
    Patent number: 8729824
    Abstract: A lighting control system comprising a plurality of intelligent switches designed to replace a conventional light switch, each of the intelligent switches including a receiver configured to receive communication signals that include rules based instructions for controlling one or more lighting circuits; a circuit interrupter configured to control the amount of current flowing to a lighting circuit; a memory configured to store the rules based instructions; and a processor coupled with the receiver, memory, and circuit interrupter, the processor configured to control the operation of the circuit interrupter based on the rules based instructions stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Tesla Controls Corporation
    Inventor: Derek Matthew Smith
  • Systems and methods for rules based, automated lighting control
    Patent number: 8299721
    Abstract: A lighting control system comprising a plurality of intelligent switches designed to replace a conventional light switch, each of the intelligent switches including a receiver configured to receive communication signals that include rules based instructions for controlling one or more lighting circuits; a circuit interrupter configured to control the amount of current flowing to a lighting circuit; a memory configured to store the rules based instructions; and a processor coupled with the receiver, memory, and circuit interrupter, the processor configured to control the operation of the circuit interrupter based on the rules based instructions stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Telsa Controls Corporation
    Inventor: Derek Matthew Smith
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RULES BASED, AUTOMATED LIGHTING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20090302782
    Abstract: A lighting control system comprising a plurality of intelligent switches designed to replace a conventional light switch, each of the intelligent switches including a receiver configured to receive communication signals that include rules based instructions for controlling one or more lighting circuits; a circuit interrupter configured to control the amount of current flowing to a lighting circuit; a memory configured to store the rules based instructions; and a processor coupled with the receiver, memory, and circuit interrupter, the processor configured to control the operation of the circuit interrupter based on the rules based instructions stored in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Tesla Controls Corporation
    Inventor: Derek Matthew Smith
  • Connector torque sleeve
    Patent number: D1021811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Luther E. Smith, Aaron Quinto, Derek Matthews