Patents by Inventor Mark ROSENAU
Mark ROSENAU 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: 11562643Abstract: A system including a lighting controller and a radio adapter. The lighting controller includes a smart port and is configured to control at least one lighting fixture. The radio adapter is communicatively coupled to the lighting controller via the smart port. The radio adapter is configured to establish a wireless communication link between the lighting controller and an external device, communicatively couple the external device to the lighting controller via the smart port, and provide a master clock timing signal to the lighting controller via the smart port.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Bruce Rhodes, Christopher Lane Bailey, Mark Rosenau, Brian Gaza
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Patent number: 11073809Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling electrical loads in one or more areas. A method includes transmitting, with a microcontroller via a transceiver, a sync packet including a unique address of the lighting fixture control module to a bus. The method includes listening, via the transceiver, on the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a master operation mode when a master sync timeout period expires without receiving a second sync packet including a unique address for a second master device from the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a subordinate operation mode when the second sync packet is received from the bus during the master sync timeout period.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Theodore E. Weber, Mark A. Rosenau, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Michael L. Muecke, Terrence R. Arbouw
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Publication number: 20190384248Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling electrical loads in one or more areas. A method includes transmitting, with a microcontroller via a transceiver, a sync packet including a unique address of the lighting fixture control module to a bus. The method includes listening, via the transceiver, on the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a master operation mode when a master sync timeout period expires without receiving a second sync packet including a unique address for a second master device from the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a subordinate operation mode when the second sync packet is received from the bus during the master sync timeout period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Mark A. Rosenau, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Michael L. Muecke, Terrence R. Arbouw
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Publication number: 20190342981Abstract: A system including a lighting controller and a radio adapter. The lighting controller includes a smart port and is configured to control at least one lighting fixture. The radio adapter is communicatively coupled to the lighting controller via the smart port. The radio adapter is configured to establish a wireless communication link between the lighting controller and an external device, communicatively couple the external device to the lighting controller via the smart port, and provide a master clock timing signal to the lighting controller via the smart port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Bruce Rhodes, Christopher Lane Bailey, Mark Rosenau, Brian Gaza
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Patent number: 10416631Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling electrical loads in one or more areas. A method includes transmitting, with a microcontroller via a transceiver, a sync packet including a unique address of the lighting fixture control module to a bus. The method includes listening, via the transceiver, on the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a master operation mode when a master sync timeout period expires without receiving a second sync packet including a unique address for a second master device from the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a subordinate operation mode when the second sync packet is received from the bus during the master sync timeout period.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Theodore E. Weber, Mark A. Rosenau, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Michael L. Muecke, Terrence R. Arbouw
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Publication number: 20170308048Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling electrical loads in one or more areas. A method includes transmitting, with a microcontroller via a transceiver, a sync packet including a unique address of the lighting fixture control module to a bus. The method includes listening, via the transceiver, on the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a master operation mode when a master sync timeout period expires without receiving a second sync packet including a unique address for a second master device from the bus. The method includes placing the microcontroller into a subordinate operation mode when the second sync packet is received from the bus during the master sync timeout period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Mark A. Rosenau, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Michael L. Muecke, Terrence R. Arbouw
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Patent number: 9663322Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: GREAT STUFF, INC.Inventors: James B. A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III
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Patent number: 9580941Abstract: A handle module is provided for fastening an outer door handle to a motor vehicle door with a modular basic body that in a final assembly state with its outer door handle protrudes through an opening in the outer door panel and comes to lie on the inside of the outer door panel. A giver is mounted on the modular basic body in a manner allowing pivoting or turning can be brought in operational connection with a taker of the door lock via an actuation rod. A shielding device is provided that at least partially encloses the giver at least in some regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andreas Heberer, Winfried Langendorf, Mark Rosenau, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Joerg Gschweng, Thorsten Luedtke
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Patent number: 9422752Abstract: A motor vehicle door is provided with a supporting door structure and with a door lock as well as with an actuating unit, which, spaced from the door lock, is arranged on the door structure and mechanically coupled to the door lock with at least one connecting link, and with a holding part supporting itself on the door structure, which is designed in order to limit a position change of the actuating unit caused due to external application of force.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Mark Rosenau, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Andreas Heberer, Winfried Langendorf, Joerg Gschweng
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Publication number: 20150207304Abstract: In an electrical cord reel, a rotatable member can rotate about a winding axis to spool and unspool a linear material. An input power connector can couple to an electrical power source. An output power connector on the rotatable member can couple to an electrical cord at least partially wound about the rotatable member. A switch is adjustable to allow or prevent electrical current flow from the input power connector to the output power connector. In an aspect, the electrical cord reel includes an electric cord comprising a first power wire, a second power wire, and a signal wire. A method of controlling the electric cord spool system includes energizing the first power wire and the signal wire. The method further includes determining a continuity of the signal wire. The method further includes de-energizing the first power wire when determining discontinuity of the signal wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: James B.A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III, Johnathan R. Tracey
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Publication number: 20150114060Abstract: A clamping device for a locking cylinder arrangement of a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a clamping body, a receptacle arranged on the clamping body for fixing a locking cylinder. A first retaining element is arranged on the clamping body. A cap covers the clamping device and is fixed by a second retaining element. A dismounting element cooperates with a release in order to detach the covering cap. The dismounting element includes an edge element extending in the direction of the covering cap and forming a hollow space. The dismounting element arranged on the clamping body is accessible from outside through a dismounting opening in the covering cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Mark Rosenau, Ingo Eikens
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Patent number: 8995099Abstract: In an electrical cord reel, a rotatable member can rotate about a winding axis to spool and unspool a linear material. An input power connector can couple to an electrical power source. An output power connector on the rotatable member can couple to an electrical cord at least partially wound about the rotatable member. A switch is adjustable to allow or prevent electrical current flow from the input power connector to the output power connector. In an aspect, the electrical cord reel includes an electric cord comprising a first power wire, a second power wire, and a signal wire. A method of controlling the electric cord spool system includes energizing the first power wire and the signal wire. The method further includes determining a continuity of the signal wire. The method further includes de-energizing the first power wire when determining discontinuity of the signal wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Great Stuff, Inc.Inventors: James B. A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III, Johnathan R. Tracey
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Publication number: 20150021424Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: James B.A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III
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Publication number: 20140159396Abstract: A motor vehicle door is provided with a supporting door structure and with a door lock as well as with an actuating unit, which, spaced from the door lock, is arranged on the door structure and mechanically coupled to the door lock with at least one connecting link, and with a holding part supporting itself on the door structure, which is designed in order to limit a position change of the actuating unit caused due to external application of force.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Mark Rosenau, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Andreas Heberer, Winfried Langendorf, Joerg Gschweng
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Patent number: 8746605Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Great Stuff, Inc.Inventors: James B. A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III
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Publication number: 20130032654Abstract: In an electrical cord reel, a rotatable member can rotate about a winding axis to spool and unspool a linear material. An input power connector can couple to an electrical power source. An output power connector on the rotatable member can couple to an electrical cord at least partially wound about the rotatable member. A switch is adjustable to allow or prevent electrical current flow from the input power connector to the output power connector. In an aspect, the electrical cord reel includes an electric cord comprising a first power wire, a second power wire, and a signal wire. A method of controlling the electric cord spool system includes energizing the first power wire and the signal wire. The method further includes determining a continuity of the signal wire. The method further includes de-energizing the first power wire when determining discontinuity of the signal wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: GREAT STUFF, INC.Inventors: James B.A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III, Johnathan R. Tracey
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Publication number: 20130015284Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: GREAT STUFF, INC.Inventors: James B.A. Tracey, Mark Rosenau, Joseph M. Hill, III
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Publication number: 20110131764Abstract: A handle module is provided for fastening an outer door handle to a motor vehicle door with a modular basic body that in a final assembly state with its outer door handle protrudes through an opening in the outer door panel and comes to lie on the inside of the outer door panel. A giver is mounted on the modular basic body in a manner allowing pivoting or turning can be brought in operational connection with a taker of the door lock via an actuation rod. A shielding device is provided that at least partially encloses the giver at least in some regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andreas HEBERER, Winfried LANGENDORF, Mark ROSENAU, Peter Eduard SCHUESSLER, Joerg GSCHWENG, Thorsten LUEDTKE
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Patent number: 5815634Abstract: A multimedia system including an audio/video decoder/decompresser for decoding/decompressing a compressed encoded audio/video data stream to generate video images for display and audio signals for audible reproduction. The multimedia system includes an integrated system and video decoder with an audio/video synchronization circuit for substantially synchronizing the display of video images with audio playback. In addition, a step control is provided to allow for viewing of video images on a frame-by frame basis or to freeze or play video in slow motion. When step control is activated, audio output is muted. Audio data corresponding to displayed video is transmitted to the muted audio decoder. An internal system clock may be suppressed to the system clock counter. An external CPU may provide system clock start times corresponding to video frames to be displayed. The external CPU may increment the system clock counter by a an amount corresponding to the difference between a successive frame or number of frames.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1994Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Daum, Mark A. Rosenau, Jeffrey G. Ort, Richard Chang, Chih-Ta Sung, Tzoyao Chan
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Patent number: 5598352Abstract: A multimedia system including an audio/video decoder/decompresser for decoding/decompressing a compressed encoded audio/video data stream to generate video images for display and audio signals for audible reproduction. The multimedia system includes an integrated system and video decoder with an audio/video synchronization circuit for substantially synchronizing the display of video images with audio playback. An audio presentation time stamp (APTS) is detected in the compressed/coded audio data stream in the integrated system and video decoder and stored in a data latch. The compressed/coded audio data stream is fed to an audio decoder which decodes/decompresses the audio data and outputs and audio signal. The audio decoder detects when audio data corresponding to an APTS had been output and sets a corresponding flag. The flag indicates to the integrated system and video decoder that a corresponding audio segment had been decoded/decompressed and output.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1994Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Rosenau, Daryl Sartain, Daniel T. Daum, Jeffrey G. Ort