Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Eigenbrode

Jeffrey Eigenbrode 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).

  • Habitat control system
    Patent number: 10716178
    Abstract: The present invention consolidates and centrally organizes, among other things, the control of and communication with equipment and sensors placed in or adjacent to the habitat. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for controlling and recognizing habitat components comprises: a main controller comprising an integrated circuit (IC chip) containing information and programming for associated habitat components and a communication component for transferring updated programming and data to associated component via cable, WiFi, Bluetooth, or infrared; and a habitat component having an integrated circuit (IC) chip which contains operating data and acts as an identifier of the component, allowing an application on a smartphone or the main controller to automatically recognize the device and control programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Current USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Fredricks, Jeffrey Eigenbrode
  • Habitat Control System
    Publication number: 20200053850
    Abstract: The present invention consolidates and centrally organizes, among other things, the control of and communication with equipment and sensors placed in or adjacent to the habitat. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for controlling and recognizing habitat components comprises: a main controller comprising an integrated circuit (IC chip) containing information and programming for associated habitat components and a communication component for transferring updated programming and data to associated component via cable, WiFi, Bluetooth, or infrared; and a habitat component having an integrated circuit (IC) chip which contains operating data and acts as an identifier of the component, allowing an application on a smartphone or the main controller to automatically recognize the device and control programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Current USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Fredricks, Jeffrey Eigenbrode
  • Habitat control system
    Patent number: 10231304
    Abstract: The present invention consolidates and centrally organizes, among other things, the control of and communication with equipment and sensors placed in or adjacent to a habitat. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for controlling and recognizing habitat components comprises: a main controller comprising an integrated circuit (IC chip) containing information and programming for associated habitat components and a communication component for transferring updated programming and data to associated components via cable, WiFi, Bluetooth, or infrared; and a habitat component having an integrated circuit (IC chip) which contains operating data and acts as an identifier of the component, allowing an application on a smartphone or the main controller to automatically recognize the device and control programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Current USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Fredricks, Jeffrey Eigenbrode
  • Habitat Control System
    Publication number: 20180132320
    Abstract: The present invention consolidates and centrally organizes, among other things, the control of and communication with equipment and sensors placed in or adjacent to a habitat. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for controlling and recognizing habitat components comprises: a main controller comprising an integrated circuit (IC chip) containing information and programming for associated habitat components and a communication component for transferring updated programming and data to associated components via cable, WiFi, Bluetooth, or infrared; and a habitat component having an integrated circuit (IC chip) which contains operating data and acts as an identifier of the component, allowing an application on a smartphone or the main controller to automatically recognize the device and control programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Current USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Fredricks, Jeffrey Eigenbrode