Patents by Inventor Michael Minarczyk

Michael Minarczyk 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).

  • Publication number: 20070085700
    Abstract: A network operation center for a light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to a network server. The network server forwards the received status information from the networked luminaire managers to a computer of an owner/operator of the plurality of luminaires and/or a third-party user. The luminaire managers communicate with each other, whereby they form a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Walters, Charles Darnell, Zachary Gibler, David Henderson, Michael Minarczyk, William Holland
  • Publication number: 20070085702
    Abstract: A light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires such as, for example, a lamp out condition upon occurrence of such a lamp out condition, to a network server. The network server forwards the received status information from the networked luminaire managers to a computer of an owner/operator of the plurality of luminaires. The luminaire managers communicate with each other, whereby they form a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Walters, Charles Darnell, Zachary Gibler, David Henderson, Michael Minarczyk, William Holland