Patents by Inventor Nicholas Charles Kraus

Nicholas Charles Kraus 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: 12270407
    Abstract: A fan controller for a ceiling fan is provided. The fan controller includes one or more switching devices configured to selectively couple the ceiling fan to a power source. The fan controller further includes a power meter circuit and one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to obtain, via the power meter circuit, data indicative of power consumption of a fan motor of the ceiling. The one or more control devices are configured to determine the fan motor is configured in a first mode of a plurality of modes for the fan motor based, at least in part, on the data indicative of power consumption. The one or more control devices are configured to provide a notification to manipulate an input device on the ceiling fan to switch the fan motor from the first mode to a second mode of the plurality of modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Publication number: 20230065003
    Abstract: A fan controller for a ceiling fan is provided. The fan controller includes one or more switching devices configured to selectively couple the ceiling fan to a power source. The fan controller further includes a power meter circuit and one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to obtain, via the power meter circuit, data indicative of power consumption of a fan motor of the ceiling. The one or more control devices are configured to determine the fan motor is configured in a first mode of a plurality of modes for the fan motor based, at least in part, on the data indicative of power consumption. The one or more control devices are configured to provide a notification to manipulate an input device on the ceiling fan to s witch the fan motor from the first mode to a second mode of the plurality of modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Patent number: 11109455
    Abstract: A dimmer switch includes a dimmer circuit configured to output a dimming control signal to control one or more dimmable light sources of a lighting fixture. The dimmer switch includes a power metering circuit configured to monitor power consumption of the one or more dimmable light source. The dimmer switch includes one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to perform a test operation to determine a low-end trim setpoint for the dimming control signal. The one or more control devices are further configured to adjust a range of the dimming control signal based, at least in part, on the low-end trim setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Kraus, Michael Dennis Tetreault
  • Patent number: 11101654
    Abstract: A power switch configured for use in a multi-way switch system is provided. The power switch includes one or more switching elements configured to selectively couple a load to a power source. The power switch includes a power metering circuit and a communications circuit. The communications circuit can be configured to provide communications between the power switch and at least one other power switch in the switch system. The power switch can include a control device configured obtain data from the power metering circuit. The data can be indicative of power consumption of the load. The control device can be further configured to determine whether the power switch is a master power switch in the multi-way switch system based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Patent number: 11083071
    Abstract: A power switch configured to control power delivery to a load is provided. The power switch can include a switching element configured to selectively couple the load to a power source. The power switch can include a power metering circuit. The power switch can include a communication circuit configured to provide communication between the power switch and at least one other device. The power switch can include a control device. The control device can obtain data from the power metering circuit. The data can be indicative of power consumption by the load. The control device can determine whether the power consumption exceeds a threshold associated with a power rating for the power switch for a time greater than a threshold period. The control device can perform one or more control actions when the power consumption exceeds the threshold for greater than the threshold period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Publication number: 20200187318
    Abstract: A dimmer switch includes a dimmer circuit configured to output a dimming control signal to control one or more dimmable light sources of a lighting fixture. The dimmer switch includes a power metering circuit configured to monitor power consumption of the one or more dimmable light source. The dimmer switch includes one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to perform a test operation to determine a low-end trim setpoint for the dimming control signal. The one or more control devices are further configured to adjust a range of the dimming control signal based, at least in part, on the low-end trim setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Kraus, Michael Dennis Tetreault
  • Publication number: 20200137847
    Abstract: A power switch configured to control power delivery to a load is provided. The power switch can include a switching element configured to selectively couple the load to a power source. The power switch can include a power metering circuit. The power switch can include a communication circuit configured to provide communication between the power switch and at least one other device. The power switch can include a control device. The control device can obtain data from the power metering circuit. The data can be indicative of power consumption by the load. The control device can determine whether the power consumption exceeds a threshold associated with a power rating for the power switch for a time greater than a threshold period. The control device can perform one or more control actions when the power consumption exceeds the threshold for greater than the threshold period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Publication number: 20200136386
    Abstract: A power switch configured for use in a multi-way switch system is provided. The power switch includes one or more switching elements configured to selectively couple a load to a power source. The power switch includes a power metering circuit and a communications circuit. The communications circuit can be configured to provide communications between the power switch and at least one other power switch in the switch system. The power switch can include a control device configured obtain data from the power metering circuit. The data can be indicative of power consumption of the load. The control device can be further configured to determine whether the power switch is a master power switch in the multi-way switch system based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Patent number: D947137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Tetreault, Daniel Gould, Matthew Louis Harrison, Nicholas Charles Kraus