Patents by Inventor Richard Westrick, Jr.

Richard Westrick, 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).

  • Intelligent control of backlighting or other pilot lights on wall switch or the like
    Patent number: 10123403
    Abstract: A method includes retrieving a current lighting state of at least one luminaire. The lighting state includes light intensity of the at least one luminaire. The method also includes retrieving a sensor state of at least one sensor and determining a next selectable lighting state available for the at least one luminaire and an illumination adjustment for a user interface element of a lighting control device configured to control the luminaire. The determining of the next selectable lighting state available includes comparing the current lighting state and the sensor state to a set of intelligent backlighting rules, and based on the comparison, determining an indicator state corresponding to the illumination adjustment to the user interface element of the lighting control device. The illumination adjustment produces visible output to the user via the user interface element as a visible cue to guide the user to select the next lighting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Trickler, Richard Westrick, Jr., Mark Norton
  • INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF BACKLIGHTING OR OTHER PILOT LIGHTS ON WALL SWITCH OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20180242426
    Abstract: A method includes retrieving a current lighting state of at least one luminaire. The lighting state includes light intensity of the at least one luminaire. The method also includes retrieving a sensor state of at least one sensor and determining a next selectable lighting state available for the at least one luminaire and an illumination adjustment for a user interface element of a lighting control device configured to control the luminaire. The determining of the next selectable lighting state available includes comparing the current lighting state and the sensor state to a set of intelligent backlighting rules, and based on the comparison, determining an indicator state corresponding to the illumination adjustment to the user interface element of the lighting control device. The illumination adjustment produces visible output to the user via the user interface element as a visible cue to guide the user to select the next lighting state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher TRICKLER, Richard WESTRICK, JR., Mark NORTON
  • Intelligent control of backlighting or other pilot lights on wall switch or the like
    Patent number: 9930763
    Abstract: A method includes retrieving a current lighting state of at least one luminaire. The lighting state includes light intensity of the at least one luminaire. The method also includes retrieving a sensor state of at least one sensor and determining a next selectable lighting state available for the at least one luminaire and an illumination adjustment for a user interface element of a lighting control device configured to control the luminaire. The determining of the next selectable lighting state available includes comparing the current lighting state and the sensor state to a set of intelligent backlighting rules, and based on the comparison, determining an indicator state corresponding to the illumination adjustment to the user interface element of the lighting control device. The illumination adjustment produces visible output to the user via the user interface element as a visible cue to guide the user to select the next lighting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Trickler, Richard Westrick, Jr., Mark Norton