Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Zehler

Jeffrey Zehler 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).

  • Secure network commissioning for lighting systems
    Patent number: 10433404
    Abstract: A lighting system comprises at least one network-capable infrastructure device and a commissioning device. The infrastructure device, such as a ballast or a luminaire, includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with at least one other infrastructure device, and a second communication unit. The commissioning device comprises a commissioning communication unit configured to communicate with the second communication unit of the infrastructure device. The infrastructure device receives a key information via the second communication unit and communicates via the first communication unit with the at least one other infrastructure device using the received key information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Karl Jonsson, Jeffrey Zehler
  • SECURE NETWORK COMMISSIONING FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190045604
    Abstract: A lighting system comprises at least one network-capable infrastructure device and a commissioning device. The infrastructure device, such as a ballast or a luminaire, includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with at least one other infrastructure device, and a second communication unit. The commissioning device comprises a commissioning communication unit configured to communicate with the second communication unit of the infrastructure device. The infrastructure device receives a key information via the second communication unit and communicates via the first communication unit with the at least one other infrastructure device using the received key information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Karl Jonsson, Jeffrey Zehler