Patents by Inventor Erica L. Clymer

Erica L. Clymer 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: 20200310371
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The control devices may include a control-source device and a control-target device. The control-target device may control the power provided to the electrical load based on digital messages received from the control-source device. The control devices may include a load control discovery device capable of sending discovery messages configured to discover control devices within a location. The discovered control devices may be organized by signal strength and may be provided to a network device to enable association of the discovered control devices within a location. The discovery messages may be transmitted within an established discovery range. The discovery range may be adjusted to discover different control devices. Different control devices may be identified as the load control discovery device for discovering different control devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, Erica L. Clymer, Brian Michael Courtney, Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Stephen M. Ludwig, JR., Sandeep Mudabail Raghuram, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Patent number: 10705495
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The control devices may include a control-source device and a control-target device. The control-target device may control the power provided to the electrical load based on digital messages received from the control-source device. The control devices may include a load control discovery device capable of sending discovery messages configured to discover control devices within a location. The discovered control devices may be organized by signal strength and may be provided to a network device to enable association of the discovered control devices within a location. The discovery messages may be transmitted within an established discovery range. The discovery range may be adjusted to discover different control devices. Different control devices may be identified as the load control discovery device for discovering different control devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, Erica L. Clymer, Brian Michael Courtney, Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Stephen M. Ludwig, Jr., Sandeep Mudabail Raghuram, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Publication number: 20200163190
    Abstract: A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Jeremy B. Kleinberg
  • Publication number: 20200068356
    Abstract: A load control system may include control-target devices for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The control-target devices may be capable of controlling the amount of power provided to the electrical load based on control instructions. The control-target devices and/or the control-instructions may be determined based on a gesture performed by a user. The user may wear a wearable control device capable of measuring movements performed by the user and transmit digital messages that may be used to control an electrical load. The wearable control device may identify gestures performed by the user for controlling a control-target device and/or provide control instructions to the control-target device based on the identified gestures. A gesture may be associated with a scene that includes a configuration of one or more control devices in a load control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Erica L. Clymer, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, John Nill, Daniel L. Twaddell, Michael J. Zizza
  • Publication number: 20200019131
    Abstract: A design software, e.g., a graphical user interface (GUI) software, may be used to design and/or configure a load control system. The design software may be executed on a network device (e.g., a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet, or a smart phone). The design software may allow for easy configuration of load control panels and effortless multiplication of configured panels during the design of the load control system. Each load control panel may have a plurality of control devices, such as load control devices (e.g., power modules, dimming modules, and/or switching modules), system controllers, and/or power supplies. The design software may allow for the configuration of load control panels having different types and numbers of control devices. In addition, the design software may allow for the multiplication of load control panels having the same configuration (e.g., the same type and number of control devices).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Manisha Dahiya Baluja, Erica L. Clymer, Aditya Charan Dara, Sanjeev Kumar, Christopher Spencer
  • Patent number: 10484827
    Abstract: A load control system may include control-target devices for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The control-target devices may be capable of controlling the amount of power provided to the electrical load based on control instructions. The control-target devices and/or the control-instructions may be determined based on a gesture performed by a user. The user may wear a wearable control device capable of measuring movements performed by the user and transmit digital messages that may be used to control an electrical load. The wearable control device may identify gestures performed by the user for controlling a control-target device and/or provide control instructions to the control-target device based on the identified gestures. A gesture may be associated with a scene that includes a configuration of one or more control devices in a load control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Erica L. Clymer, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, John Nill, Daniel L. Twaddell, Michael J. Zizza
  • Patent number: D866588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhythm Agarwal, Benjamin F. Bard, Erica L. Clymer, Shenchi Tian
  • Patent number: D866598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ritika Arora, Manisha Dahiya Baluja, John N. Callen, Erica L. Clymer, Sanjeev Kumar, Mark Law, Sandeep Mudabail Raghuram, Anurag Singh, Christopher Spencer
  • Patent number: D872111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brent Protzman, Michelle L. Greene, Erica L. Clymer, Jennifer Wong, Stephen Lundy, Samuel F. Chambers
  • Patent number: D873847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Erica L. Clymer
  • Patent number: D877774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Manisha Dahiya Baluja, John N. Callen, Erica L. Clymer, Sanjeev Kumar, Mark Law, Christopher Spencer
  • Patent number: D880503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brent Protzman, Michelle L. Greene, Erica L. Clymer, Jennifer Wong, Laura Marie Friedlander, Joseph Roy Parks, John N. Callen
  • Patent number: D880504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brent Protzman, Michelle L. Greene, Erica L. Clymer, Jennifer Wong, Samuel F. Chambers, Laura Marie Friedlander, Edward J. Blair, Stephen Lundy, John N. Callen
  • Patent number: D883321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Praneetha Jonnala, James Mathias Weber, Jennifer Wong
  • Patent number: D884717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Manisha Dahiya Baluja, Sanjeev Kumar, Justin J. Mierta
  • Patent number: D885417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, John H. Bull, Erica L. Clymer, Sanjeev Kumar, Jennifer Wong
  • Patent number: D891458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Erica L. Clymer
  • Patent number: D898048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brent Protzman, Michelle L. Greene, Erica L. Clymer, Jennifer Wong, Laura Marie Friedlander, Joseph Roy Parks, John N. Callen
  • Patent number: D898049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brent Protzman, Michelle L. Greene, Erica L. Clymer, Jennifer Wong, Samuel F. Chambers, Laura Marie Friedlander, Edward J. Blair, Stephen Lundy, John N. Callen
  • Patent number: D900159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Manisha Dahiya Baluja, John N. Callen, Erica L. Clymer, Sanjeev Kumar, Mark Law, Christopher Spencer