Patents by Inventor John Stalker

John Stalker 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: 20060273741
    Abstract: A controllable dimmer/relay used in combination with a power cycle control lighting device, wherein the controllable dimmer/relay serves as a network interface for the power cycle control lighting device. The controllable dimmer/relay is controlled by lighting commands formatted according to any of a variety of communications protocols, which instruct the controllable dimmer/relay to output one or more power cycles (interruptions in power) rather than gradual increases or decreases in power. In response to the power cycle(s) output by the controllable dimmer/relay, the power cycle control lighting device alters some aspect of the generated light (e.g., change one or more of color, color temperature, overall brightness, dynamic effect, etc.). In this manner, a power cycle control lighting device may be made responsive, via the controllable dimmer/relay, to lighting control commands formatted according to any of a variety of industry standard (e.g., DMX, Ethernet, DALI, X10) or proprietary protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Color Kinetics Incorporated
    Inventor: John Stalker