Patents by Inventor Kenneth Priester
Kenneth Priester 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).
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Patent number: 11968756Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
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Patent number: 11908638Abstract: An illumination system and method are disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that an increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held. Since the change command can arrive at different illumination devices within the group depending upon where each illumination device is geographically located, a masking time is reserved after the button is released so that enough time is allocated for each of the illumination devices within that group to arrive at a common end illumination value.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Publication number: 20230170163Abstract: An illumination system and method are disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that an increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held. Since the change command can arrive at different illumination devices within the group depending upon where each illumination device is geographically located, a masking time is reserved after the button is released so that enough time is allocated for each of the illumination devices within that group to arrive at a common end illumination value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Lutron Technology Company, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 11569048Abstract: An illumination system and method are disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that an increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Publication number: 20220377858Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
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Publication number: 20220342373Abstract: The computing device may be configured to automatically determine curated configuration settings for a scene that is configured to control one or more zones. Each of the zones may be assigned a respective zone purpose. Each zone may be assigned at least one load control device that is configured to control a corresponding electrical load. Each of the one or more zones may be assigned a control type, which may be based on a respective product type and/or load type of the load control devices/electrical loads within each zone. The computing device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the computing device may interact with to select a curated configuration option for configuring the scene. The computing device may be configured to automatically determine curated configuration setting for the scene based on the selected curated configuration option and/or the zone purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Horace C. Ho, Grant Oesterling, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 11445584Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
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Publication number: 20220115192Abstract: An illumination system and method are disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that an increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 11211210Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Publication number: 20210120655Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 10917958Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Publication number: 20200374996Abstract: The network device may be configured to define or update a scene for controlling a zone in a certain area or location of a load control system. For example, the load control system may be installed in a residential home or building. At least one lighting control device that is configured to control a corresponding lighting load may be assigned to each of the one or more zones. The network device may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update a scene. The network device may also be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces that a user of the network device may interact with to define or update natural show functionality. After a scene and/or natural show have been configured, the may enabled or activated in response to a triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Bryan Robert Barnes, Shilpa Sarode, Shenchi Tian, Kenneth Priester, Brad Michael Kreschollek
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Publication number: 20200281065Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 10588207Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Publication number: 20190380192Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: 10299356Abstract: An illumination system and method is disclosed for maintaining a consistent change in illumination value among a group of illumination devices whenever a change command is manually sent from a keypad to those illumination devices. The consistent change results from maintaining a common start illumination value among not only the group, but also the keypad which controls the group. From the start illumination value, the keypad can then compute an end illumination value depending upon the amount of time that the increase or decrease in illumination value button is depressed and held.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Lutron Ketra, LLCInventors: Mark Quilling, Rebecca Frank, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: D967781Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, Edward J. Blair, Kenneth Priester
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Patent number: D1003255Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Benjamin F. Bard, Edward J. Blair, Kenneth Priester