Patents by Inventor Mitchell Hodges

Mitchell Hodges 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).

  • Patent number: 11013088
    Abstract: A modular electrical control system for installation in an electrical box of a premises includes a switch module configured to control power delivery to at least one external load, the switch module including a multi-position switch device that changes an operational mode of the switch module to off, toggle mode, or dimmer mode, and a removable user interface module configured to connect to the switch module, receive power from the switch module and display an interface in accordance with a setting of the multi-position switch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Lombardi, Mitchell Hodges, Sajid Dalvi, Joe Allore, Krzysztof Szot
  • Publication number: 20200077489
    Abstract: A modular electrical control system for installation in an electrical box of a premises includes a switch module configured to control power delivery to at least one external load, the switch module including a multi-position switch device that changes an operational mode of the switch module to off, toggle mode, or dimmer mode, and a removable user interface module configured to connect to the switch module, receive power from the switch module and display an interface in accordance with a setting of the multi-position switch device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J. Lombardi, Mitchell Hodges, Sajid Dalvi, Joe Allore, Krzysztof Szot
  • Patent number: 10292238
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electrical control system, the system including a switch module to control power delivery from a power source to at least one load, the switch module including first and second traveler lines to connect the switch module to a load or to a corresponding switch in a three-way configuration, the method including receiving, at the switch module, a first signal from the first traveler line, receiving, at the switch module, a second signal from the second traveler line, receiving, at the switch module, a third signal from a common line, where the common line is connected to the load or the power source, identifying a waveform pattern based on the first signal, second signal and third signal, determining a state of the load based on the identified waveform pattern, and controlling a display of a user interface based on the determined state of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Lombardi, Mitchell Hodges, Sajid Dalvi, Joe Allore, Krzysztof Szot