Patents by Inventor Erik J. Davidson

Erik J. Davidson 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).

  • Patent number: 10609780
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for retrofitting a wired luminaire to wireless control. The method includes coupling a sensor and the luminaire to the controller by wire and further includes controlling a separate memory device, a radio, a relay for switching power to a luminaire, a zero to ten-volt luminaire control output, and a hardware switch with a single microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Aren M. Thompson, Erik J. Davidson, David Parrett, David E. Wilde
  • Publication number: 20200037411
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for retrofitting a wired luminaire to wireless control. The method includes coupling a sensor and the luminaire to the controller by wire and further includes controlling a separate memory device, a radio, a relay for switching power to a luminaire, a zero to ten-volt luminaire control output, and a hardware switch with a single microcontroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aren M. Thompson, Erik J. Davidson, David Parrett, David E. Wilde
  • Patent number: 8818408
    Abstract: A system for determining a position of location of a tag includes, in an embodiment: a plurality of routers each including at least one antenna; and a location engine to: (a) determine for at least one router, from signals sent by the one router and at least part of which are received by the at least one antenna of each of at least one other of the routers, an average path loss of signal strength; (b) optimize, for at least the one router, multipath parameters in a radio-frequency signal propagation equation using the average path loss for each of the at least one other of the routers and known distance between the router and each of the at least one other of the routers; and (c) determine the position of location of the tag using at least the optimized multipath parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Buzby Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Erik J. Davidson, Sven G. Bilén, Daniel R. Weiss, Nicholas E. Platt, Erik D. Weir
  • Patent number: 8311558
    Abstract: A real-time location system and method for a wireless network includes, in one embodiment: (a) obtaining received signal-strength indicator measurements between stationary routers and mobile devices; (b) determining the relative angles of mobile devices from stationary routers using directional antenna systems; and (c) using signal strength and angle information to calculate the location of mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Buzby Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Erik J. Davidson, Sven G. Bilén, Daniel R. Weiss, Nicholas E. Platt, Erik D. Weir
  • Publication number: 20100238862
    Abstract: A real-time location system and method for a wireless network includes, in one embodiment: (a) obtaining received signal-strength indicator measurements between stationary routers and mobile devices; (b) determining the relative angles of mobile devices from stationary routers using directional antenna systems; and (c) using signal strength and angle information to calculate the location of mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: BUZBY NETWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Erik J. Davidson, Sven G. Bilén, Daniel R. Weiss, Nicholas E. Platt, Erik D. Weir