Patents by Inventor Ganapathy Subramanian NATARAJAN

Ganapathy Subramanian NATARAJAN 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).

  • Method for integration of plug load controllers in a lighting system
    Patent number: 11388805
    Abstract: A distributed control system including a plurality of controllers, each controller of the plurality of controllers being in communication with the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers, each controller being configured to control at least one device, each controller being further configured to: initiate a first timer, in response to a received signal, the first timer having a length that is unique with respect to the first timer lengths of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers; send a first notification signal, upon the expiration of the first timer, to the remaining controllers notifying the remaining controllers of an intent to send a command signal; send the command signal to the at least one device, wherein the controller is configured to cancel sending the notification signal and the command signal if the notification signal is first received from one of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers prior to the expiration of the first timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Anteneh Alemu Abbo, Octavio Alejandro Santana Arnaiz, Lambertus Adrianus Marinus De Jong, Bozena Erdmann, Ganapathy Subramanian Natarajan, Peter Fitski
  • METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF PLUG LOAD CONTROLLERS IN A LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210400787
    Abstract: A distributed control system including a plurality of controllers, each controller of the plurality of controllers being in communication with the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers, each controller being configured to control at least one device, each controller being further configured to: initiate a first timer, in response to a received signal, the first timer having a length that is unique with respect to the first timer lengths of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers; send a first notification signal, upon the expiration of the first timer, to the remaining controllers notifying the remaining controllers of an intent to send a command signal; send the command signal to the at least one device, wherein the controller is configured to cancel sending the notification signal and the command signal if the notification signal is first received from one of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers prior to the expiration of the first timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Anteneh Alemu ABBO, Octavio Alejandro SANTANA ARNAIZ, Lambertus Adrianus Marinus DE JONG, Bozena ERDMANN, Ganapathy Subramanian NATARAJAN, Peter FITSKI