Patents by Inventor Keith C. Mercer

Keith C. Mercer 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).

  • System and method for providing a connection status of a battery powered end point device
    Patent number: 11594119
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing a connection status of a battery powered end point device. One system includes an end point device associated with a facility. The end point device including a housing including a receiving portion and a lid portion and a boss protruding from an inner surface of the lid portion. The end point device also includes a switch associated with the receiving portion of the housing and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the switch. The electronic processor is configured to monitor a current position of the switch. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that the current position of the switch is opened, determine a status of the end point device and provide a visual indication of the status of the end point device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Long L. Le, Keith C. Mercer, Adesola Adesope, Vipresh B. Jain, Arindam Chakraborty
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONNECTION STATUS OF A BATTERY POWERED END POINT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220375322
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing a connection status of a battery powered end point device. One system includes an end point device associated with a facility. The end point device including a housing including a receiving portion and a lid portion and a boss protruding from an inner surface of the lid portion. The end point device also includes a switch associated with the receiving portion of the housing and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the switch. The electronic processor is configured to monitor a current position of the switch. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that the current position of the switch is opened, determine a status of the end point device and provide a visual indication of the status of the end point device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Long L. Le, Keith C. Mercer, Adesola Adesope, Vipresh B. Jain, Arindam Chakraborty