Patents by Inventor Kenneth Frederick Krutsch

Kenneth Frederick Krutsch 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).

  • Patent number: 9873542
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a quick start packaging mural are provided. In certain embodiments, a package includes at least one electronic component; a container enclosing the at least one electronic component, wherein the container protects the at least one electronic component when transported to a user; and a packaging mural within the container, the packaging mural having information about the at least one electronic component, wherein the information and the at least one electronic components are simultaneously viewable when the at least one electronic component is accessible within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Digi International Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Frederick Krutsch
  • Patent number: 9459604
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for joining a smart energy device to a ZigBee network. The method includes sending, from a ZigBee gateway to a database server, a first extended unique identifier (EUI) for the ZigBee gateway. The also method includes receiving a request from a first smart energy device to join the ZigBee gateway, the request including a second EUI corresponding to the first smart energy device. The second EUI from the first smart energy device is compared with the first one or more EUIs received from the database server. If the second EUI from the first smart energy device matches any of the first one or more EUIs, an install code or link key corresponding to the matched one of the first one or more EUIs is sent to the first smart energy device. Otherwise, an install code is requested from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Frederick Krutsch, Jordan Focht
  • Publication number: 20150060314
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a quick start packaging mural are provided. In certain embodiments, a package comprises at least one electronic component; a container enclosing the at least one electronic component, wherein the container protects the at least one electronic component when transported to a user; and a packaging mural within the container, the packaging mural having information about the at least one electronic component, wherein the information and the at least one electronic components are simultaneously viewable when the at least one electronic component is accessible within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Digi International Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Frederick Krutsch
  • Publication number: 20150051717
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for joining a smart energy device to a ZigBee network. The method includes sending, from a ZigBee gateway to a database server, a first extended unique identifier (EUI) for the ZigBee gateway. The also method includes receiving a request from a first smart energy device to join the ZigBee gateway, the request including a second EUI corresponding to the first smart energy device. The second EUI from the first smart energy device is compared with the first one or more EUIs received from the database server. If the second EUI from the first smart energy device matches any of the first one or more EUIs, an install code or link key corresponding to the matched one of the first one or more EUIs is sent to the first smart energy device. Otherwise, an install code is requested from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Frederick Krutsch, Jordan Focht