Patents by Inventor Eric Johnathan Mace
Eric Johnathan Mace 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).
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Patent number: 11652340Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Publication number: 20220158430Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: 11239642Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Publication number: 20210126443Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: 10833497Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Publication number: 20200343705Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: 10714919Abstract: As described herein, a wall box installation tool may include a template body, one or more hollow pegs, a guide ring, and/or one or more template cards. The template cards may be configured to be installed on a front surface of the template body. A template card may define a plurality of holes therethrough. The guide ring may be configured to be installed within a pre-drilled hole in a wall. Each template card may be associated with a respective electrical device configuration. A subset of bores extending through the hollow pegs may be accessible via the template card when the template card is installed on the front surface of the template body. The wall box installation tool may include one or more fasteners that are configured to install a template card onto the front surface of the template body.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Adam Andersen, Xavier Boudin, Michel Hanns, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: 7837344Abstract: A load control device, for controlling the amount of power delivered to a electrical load from an AC power source, comprises a user interface adapted to be received in an opening of a traditional-style faceplate and providing a plurality of functionalities on a single control button. A transitory actuation of the control button controls the power delivered to the load. Pulling the control button away from the load control device actuates an air-gap switch to provide an air-gap break in the electrical connection between the source and the load. A linear array of status indicators is provided on a front surface of the control button and displays a visual representation of the amount of power being delivered to the load. A plurality of light pipes are provided inside the control button to conduct the light from a plurality of light-emitting diodes to the front surface of the control button.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Samuel F. Chambers, Eric Johnathan Mace, Matthew J. Ochs, Louis G. Rollo
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Patent number: 7670039Abstract: A light pipe structure for a dimmer switch comprises a continuous status indicator lens and a plurality of light pipes, which are operable to conduct the light from a plurality of discrete sources to the lens. The light conducted from one of the discrete sources through a light pipe generates a pinpoint of light on the front surface of the lens. The pinpoint of light is surrounded by a diffusion of light across the front surface of the lens, which produces an aesthetically-pleasing effect by increasing the uniformity of the illumination across the front surface of the status indicator lens. The light pipes are coupled to the lens via a plurality of rounds, which provide for diffusion of light around the pinpoint of light on the lens. The light pipes may comprise light-refracting structures, which the amount of light emitted from adjacent discrete sources from reaching the front surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Gregory S. Altonen, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: D566048Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnathan Mace, John Hewson
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Patent number: D581372Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnathan Mace, John Hewson
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Patent number: D592604Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: John C. Hewson, Elliot G. Jacoby, Eric Johnathan Mace
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Patent number: D596586Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnathan Mace, Elliot G. Jacoby
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Patent number: D597965Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: Eric Johnathan Mace, Elliot G. Jacoby
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Patent number: D601101Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventors: John C. Hewson, Elliot G. Jacoby, Eric Johnathan Mace