Patents by Inventor Richard A. Pabst, JR.

Richard A. Pabst, JR. 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).

  • Light switch and control device having a touch screen interface
    Patent number: 9215779
    Abstract: The touch screen lighting control device provides a multitude of graphical user interface (GUI) displays at a touch screen and is capable of detecting location specific selections based on the GUI to determine control actions for lighting devices, fans and other electrical fixtures. The device includes a mounting strap configured to couple the device to an in-wall junction box, a touch screen, and a thin film transistor communicably coupled to the touch screen for displaying the different displays and receiving selections at the touch screen. A glass panel can also be positioned between the touch screen and the thin film transistor. The GUI presents an interactive template to a user, and the touch screen and thin film transistor determines an interaction from the user based on the user interacting with the interactive template displayed on the GUI a the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Carlos Eduardo Restrepo, Darron Kirby Lacey, Richard A. Pabst, Jr., Thomas Landrum, Sheldon Zhang, Lily Du
  • Light Switch and Control Device Having a Touch Screen Interface
    Publication number: 20130257315
    Abstract: The touch screen lighting control device provides a multitude of graphical user interface (GUI) displays at a touch screen and is capable of detecting location specific selections based on the GUI to determine control actions for lighting devices, fans and other electrical fixtures. The device includes a mounting strap configured to couple the device to an in-wall junction box, a touch screen, and a thin film transistor communicably coupled to the touch screen for displaying the different displays and receiving selections at the touch screen. A glass panel can also be positioned between the touch screen and the thin film transistor. The GUI presents an interactive template to a user, and the touch screen and thin film transistor determines an interaction from the user based on the user interacting with the interactive template displayed on the GUI a the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Carlos Eduardo Restrepo, Darron Kirby Lacey, Richard A. Pabst, JR., Thomas Landrum, Sheldon Zhang, Lily Du