Patents by Inventor Phillip R. Wagner

Phillip R. Wagner 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).

  • Integral dimming photo-control receptacle
    Patent number: 9148936
    Abstract: Aspects provide photo-control receptacles having contact terminals via which control signals can be communicated. In one aspect, a photo-control receptacle is provided. The photo-control receptacle includes an interface having a neutral conductor and a line voltage conductor. Each of the neutral conductor and the line voltage conductor can form a first electrical connection for providing power to a photo-control via alternating current. The photo-control receptacle also includes one or more additional contact conductors adjacent to the interface. The one or more additional contact conductors can form a second electrical connection for providing control signals to the photo-control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Phillip R. Wagner, Rick Martin Kelly, Michael Jay Dorogi, Justin Charles Wilson, Edward R. McCracken, Jr., Robert Burt
  • Integral Dimming Photo-Control Receptacle
    Publication number: 20140302715
    Abstract: Aspects provide photo-control receptacles having contact terminals via which control signals can be communicated. In one aspect, a photo-control receptacle is provided. The photo-control receptacle includes an interface having a neutral conductor and a line voltage conductor. Each of the neutral conductor and the line voltage conductor can form a first electrical connection for providing power to a photo-control via alternating current. The photo-control receptacle also includes one or more additional contact conductors adjacent to the interface. The one or more additional contact conductors can form a second electrical connection for providing control signals to the photo-control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Phillip R. Wagner, Rick Martin Kelly, Michael Jay Dorogi, Justin Charles Wilson, Edward R. McCracken, JR., Robert Burt