Patents by Inventor MICHAEL PAPWORTH

MICHAEL PAPWORTH 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: 20230111141
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a processor, memory, a power component, a set of control buttons, and one or more radio components for lighting control. The apparatus may be a light control device associated with a home or automation system. The light control device may be a light switch cover with a cover plate that encapsulate a light switch. The light switch cover may have a radio, a battery, and control circuitry for lighting control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: VIVINT, INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN SKARDA, CHRIS HARRIS, MICHAEL PAPWORTH, ADAM RICHARDS, STEPHEN BOYNTON, BRANDON LAYTON
  • Publication number: 20230114505
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a panel for controlling one or more devices associated with a home. A panel may include a recess shaped to encapsulate a switch disposed on a wall of the home. A panel may include user interface hardware configured to receive input from a user. A panel may include a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor storing instructions executable by the processor. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the one or more devices to cause the one or more devices to perform a first action based on input received by the user interface hardware. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the home automation hub to cause one or more other devices to perform a second action based on the input received by the user interface hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: VIVINT, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL PAPWORTH, BEN MEAKIN, RYAN BEAVER, LIZ SANCHEZ, JONAH STOWE, LIBY SEBASTIAN, TODD CROFTS, BRIAN SKARDA, CHRIS HARRIS