Patents by Inventor Edgar John Holleis

Edgar John Holleis 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).

  • Analysis and address allocation of wireless building networks
    Patent number: 10057876
    Abstract: A network node for a lighting network, the node is at least one of: a light sensor; a motion sensor; lighting means; a control device; or an operating device for the lighting means; and includes means for measuring the signal quality or signal strength of the wireless connection to all wirelessly connected further nodes, storage means configured to store connection information e.g. based on the signal quality or signal strength together with an identifier for the associated wirelessly connected further node(s), and means for wirelessly forwarding the connection information to another node, wherein the network node is configured to receive at least one test pattern and/or to re-send the test pattern, the test pattern including the network node's identifier, e.g. the MAC address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TRIDONIC GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Edgar John Holleis, Stefan Zudrell-Koch
  • ANALYSIS AND ADDRESS ALLOCATION OF WIRELESS BUILDING NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20170164320
    Abstract: A network node for a lighting network, the node is at least one of: a light sensor; a motion sensor; lighting means; a control device; or an operating device for the lighting means; and includes means for measuring the signal quality or signal strength of the wireless connection to all wirelessly connected further nodes, storage means configured to store connection information e.g. based on the signal quality or signal strength together with an identifier for the associated wirelessly connected further node(s), and means for wirelessly forwarding the connection information to another node, wherein the network node is configured to receive at least one test pattern and/or to re-send the test pattern, the test pattern including the network node's identifier, e.g. the MAC address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TRIDONIC GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Edgar John Holleis, Stefan Zudrell-Koch
  • ANALYSIS AND ADDRESS ALLOCATION OF WIRELESS BUILDING NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20140328211
    Abstract: A network node for a wireless building automation network, such as a lighting network, the node comprising means for measuring the signal quality or signal strength of the wireless connection to all wirelessly connected further nodes, storage means configured to store connection information e.g. based on the signal quality or signal strength together with an identifier for the associated wirelessly connected further node(s), and means for wirelessly forwarding the connection information to another node, wherein the network node is configured to receive at least one test pattern and/or to re-send the test pattern, the test pattern including the network node's identifier, e.g. the MAC address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: TRIDONIC GMGH & CO KG
    Inventors: Edgar John Holleis, Stefan Zudrell-Koch