Patents by Inventor Elliot G. Jacoby

Elliot G. Jacoby 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).

  • OPERATING BUTTONS WITH DISAPPEARING TRIANGULAR INDICIA
    Publication number: 20110266122
    Abstract: Directional indicators on the control buttons of an electrical control for a light dimmer or a motor controller are formed by triangular lines with vertices pointing away from one another and in a direction related to the change initiated by pressing the related button. The indicia are formed by narrow lines of length less than about one hundred thousands of an inch, and tend to disappear from view as an observer is farther away from the control buttons. The buttons are formed of right triangles with adjacent spaced hypotenuses and fit into a rectangular area. On/off rectangular buttons of the same color as the control buttons are atop and below the rectangular area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Walter S. Zaharchuk, Elliot G. Jacoby, JR., Nathan Butler, Joel S. Spira
  • Load control device having a visual indication of energy savings and usage information
    Patent number: 8049427
    Abstract: A dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered to and thus the intensity of a lighting load comprises a visual display operable to provide a visual indication representative of energy savings and usage information. The visual display may comprise a single visual indicator or a linear array of visual indicators. The visual display is illuminated in a first manner when the intensity of the lighting load is less than or equal to a predetermined eco-level intensity, and is illuminated in a second manner when the intensity of the lighting load is greater than the eco-level intensity. For example, the single visual indicator may be illuminated a first color, such as green, when the intensity of the lighting load is less than or equal to the eco-level intensity, and illuminated a second different color, such as red, when the intensity of the lighting load is greater than the eco-level intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Christopher James Salvestrini, Joel S. Spira
  • Load Control Device Having A Visual Indication of Energy Savings and Usage Information
    Publication number: 20110162946
    Abstract: A dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered to and thus the intensity of a lighting load comprises a visual display operable to provide a visual indication representative of energy savings and usage information. The dimmer switch comprises an intensity adjustment actuator, such as a slider knob or a rotary knob, which may be coupled to a potentiometer for adjusting the amount of power delivered to the lighting load. The potentiometer may comprise a dual potentiometer including a resistive element and a conductive element having a cut. The visual display may comprise a single visual indicator, which may be illuminated a first color, such as green, when the intensity of the lighting load is less than or equal to the eco-level intensity, and illuminated a second different color, such as red, when the intensity of the lighting load is greater than the eco-level intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Christopher James Salvestrini, Jamie J. Steffie, Joel S. Spira
  • Dynamic keypad for controlling electrical loads
    Patent number: D640992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren B. Margolin, Jason C. Killo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Dynamic keypad for controlling electrical loads
    Patent number: D645001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren B. Margolin, Jennifer S. Wilkinson, Jason C. Killo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D645411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D645412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D645413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D646232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • In-cord load control device
    Patent number: D646640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Alexandre François Ledoux, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D647063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D647064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D647066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Noel Mayo
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D647489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lind, III, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Buttons for a window blind control
    Patent number: D647490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Matthew R. Hontz, MacKenzie Mor, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo
  • Load control device
    Patent number: D649122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Load control device
    Patent number: D649123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Noel Mayo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D649124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Noel Mayo
  • Buttons for a window blind control
    Patent number: D649125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Matthew R. Hontz, MacKenzie Mor, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Jason C. Killo
  • Buttons for a load control device
    Patent number: D649520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Jacoby, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Noel Mayo