Patents by Inventor Marc Hoffknecht
Marc Hoffknecht 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: 9134714Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building; and displaying a gradient indicator representing a parameter associated with a zone of the building, wherein the gradient indicator is displayed with the image in accordance with the zone for the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven
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Patent number: 9037918Abstract: Systems for helping identify faults on a bus, as well as to determine the topology of a bus network, are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes a bus interface for connecting to a bus and a switch coupled to the bus interface, the switch configured to alternate between an open state and a closed state. The system is connected to the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the closed state, and the system is disconnected from the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the open state.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Publication number: 20150123575Abstract: A system according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a bus and a plurality of devices coupled to the bus, the devices configured to communicate with each other via the bus. The system further includes a power supply coupled to the bus, the power supply for supplying power to the plurality of devices via the bus. The power supply is configured to detect an event, and in response to the event, alternately supply power to the plurality of devices via the bus at a first current level or at a second current level, the second current level less than the first current level. Among other things, embodiments in this disclosure help allow additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Publication number: 20140359373Abstract: Systems for helping identify faults on a bus, as well as to determine the topology of a bus network, are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes a bus interface for connecting to a bus and a switch coupled to the bus interface, the switch configured to alternate between an open state and a closed state. The system is connected to the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the closed state, and the system is disconnected from the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Patent number: 8843788Abstract: Systems for helping identify faults on a bus, as well as to determine the topology of a bus network, are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes a bus interface for connecting to a bus and a switch coupled to the bus interface, the switch configured to alternate between an open state and a closed state. The system is connected to the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the closed state, and the system is disconnected from the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the open state.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Patent number: 8694817Abstract: A power supply according to various embodiments of the disclosure is configured to detect an event and, in response to the event, alternately supply power to a plurality of provided devices via a provided bus at a first current level or at a second current level, the second current level less than the first current level. Among other things, embodiments in this disclosure help allow additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture. Furthermore, various embodiments help allow a single gauge of wire to be used throughout a bus network (even where long lengths of wire are required) while still providing sufficient power to the devices connected to the bus.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Patent number: 8658929Abstract: A switch according to various embodiments of the disclosure comprises a mechanical actuator configured to control a function associated with the switch and a face coupled to the actuator. The face is configured to depress in response to a force applied to at least a portion of the face, whereby depression of the face engages the actuator to control the function associated with the switch. The face includes a plurality of segments, each segment for controlling a respective additional function associated with the switch. A respective capacitive touch sensor is coupled to each respective segment of the plurality of segments, wherein each capacitive touch sensor is configured to control the function associated with its respective segment in response to detecting human skin in contact with the segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Peter Reist, Javier Orlando Rojas, Timothy J. Poupore, Steve Armstrong
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Publication number: 20120323399Abstract: A system according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a bus and a plurality of devices coupled to the bus, the devices configured to communicate with each other via the bus. The system further includes a power supply coupled to the bus, the power supply for supplying power to the plurality of devices via the bus. The power supply is configured to detect an event, and in response to the event, alternately supply power to the plurality of devices via the bus at a first current level or at a second current level, the second current level less than the first current level. Among other things, embodiments in this disclosure help allow additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Publication number: 20120318657Abstract: A switch according to various embodiments of the disclosure comprises a mechanical actuator configured to control a function associated with the switch and a face coupled to the actuator. The face is configured to depress in response to a force applied to at least a portion of the face, whereby depression of the face engages the actuator to control the function associated with the switch. The face includes a plurality of segments, each segment for controlling a respective additional function associated with the switch. A respective capacitive touch sensor is coupled to each respective segment of the plurality of segments, wherein each capacitive touch sensor is configured to control the function associated with its respective segment in response to detecting human skin in contact with the segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Peter Reist, Javier Orlando Rojas, Timothy J. Poupore, Steve Armstrong
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Publication number: 20120324257Abstract: A power supply according to various embodiments of the disclosure is configured to detect an event and, in response to the event, alternately supply power to a plurality of provided devices via a provided bus at a first current level or at a second current level, the second current level less than the first current level. Among other things, embodiments in this disclosure help allow additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture. Furthermore, various embodiments help allow a single gauge of wire to be used throughout a bus network (even where long lengths of wire are required) while still providing sufficient power to the devices connected to the bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Publication number: 20120324296Abstract: Systems for helping identify faults on a bus, as well as to determine the topology of a bus network, are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes a bus interface for connecting to a bus and a switch coupled to the bus interface, the switch configured to alternate between an open state and a closed state. The system is connected to the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the closed state, and the system is disconnected from the bus via the bus interface when the switch is in the open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Javier Orlando Rojas, Liam John O'Hagan
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Publication number: 20120293527Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building; and displaying a gradient indicator representing a parameter associated with a zone of the building, wherein the gradient indicator is displayed with the image in accordance with the zone for the parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven
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Publication number: 20120297346Abstract: The system helps facility managers and other users to efficiently navigate through a building or complex of buildings, and quickly gather information for (and control) individual building systems or groups of systems. A method includes displaying an image representing at least a portion of a building, wherein at least part of the image is a three-dimensional representation; and displaying a representation of a device associated with the building, wherein the representation of the device is selectable through the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Stefan Warner, Deane VanLuven
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Publication number: 20070061050Abstract: A lighting energy management system and method for controlling lighting fixtures in an area a, uses an energy control unit to receive information from the occupancy sources to determine an optimal brightness command for each lighting fixture using a coordinated system of zone and fixture representation. Each zone representation is associated with a physical or logical fixture representation is associated with a light fixture. Each zone representation ensures that lighting level is adjusted when a physical or logical zone is unoccupied. Each fixture representation receives and prioritizes the adjustment command from the first and second zone representations to determine the optimal brightness command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: Encelium Technologies Inc.Inventor: Marc Hoffknecht
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Patent number: D653627Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Peter Reist, Timothy J. Poupore, Steve Armstrong
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Patent number: D654030Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Peter Reist, Timothy J. Poupore, Steve Armstrong
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Patent number: D664101Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Marc Hoffknecht, Peter Reist, Timothy J. Poupore, Steve Armstrong
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Patent number: D723961Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.Inventors: Simon Treadwell, Sabolch Feigler, Marc Hoffknecht