Patents by Inventor Richard M. Howard

Richard M. Howard 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: 11979797
    Abstract: A mobile communication devices operates to: generate first control data to control an auxiliary device coupled to one of a plurality of home automation devices; establish a group of the plurality of home automation devices; generate second control data corresponding to the group to control the plurality of auxiliary devices associated with the group of the plurality of home automation devices; establish tasks, via user interaction with the graphical user interface, the tasks each having an associated action to be performed by one or more of the plurality of home automation devices; display a menu of the tasks; receive selection of a selected task; and generate third control data in response to selection of the selected task, transmits the third control data to the one or more of the plurality of home automation devices associated with the selected task to perform the associated action corresponding to the selected task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: THL Holding Company, LLC
    Inventors: John W. Howard, Richard Cutler, Robert M. Kennard
  • Patent number: 11968598
    Abstract: A mobile communication devices operates to: generate first control data to control an auxiliary device coupled to one of a plurality of home automation devices, wherein the plurality of home automation devices includes a thermostat, wherein the plurality of auxiliary devices includes a heat and cooling system, and wherein the thermostat is configured to control the heating and cooling system; and generate a task to control one or more of the plurality of home automation devices based on a log of operations of the one or more of the plurality of home automation devices that is generated over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: THL Holding Company, LLC
    Inventors: John W. Howard, Richard Cutler, Robert M. Kennard
  • Patent number: 8131579
    Abstract: An automated web-based system and application manages the creation, sharing and validation of program schedule data collaboratively among multiple teams in a structured manner to generate a networked program schedule such as for an events-based IMP/IMS. The Integrated Planning Solution (IPS) application provides a structured approach to large events-based planning that is time and cost efficient, produces well-managed, adequate and realistic schedules, is repeatable from project-to-project and can leverage information from previous projects. A focus of the IPS application is collaborative planning of the ‘accomplishment criteria’ for level 3 in an events-based program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jackson S. Lacy, Michael L. Ruehl, Shane P. McMurray, Richard M. Howard, Lisa Johnson, Stephanie L. Hartman
  • Publication number: 20090018886
    Abstract: An automated web-based system and application manages the creation, sharing and validation of program schedule data collaboratively among multiple teams in a structured manner to generate a networked program schedule such as for an events-based IMP/IMS. The Integrated Planning Solution (IPS) application provides a structured approach to large events-based planning that is time and cost efficient, produces well-managed, adequate and realistic schedules, is repeatable from project-to-project and can leverage information from previous projects. A focus of the IPS application is collaborative planning of the ‘accomplishment criteria’ for level 3 in an events-based program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jackson S. Lacy, Michael L. Ruehl, Shane P. McMurray, Richard M. Howard, Lisa Johnson, Stephanie L. Hartman