Patents by Inventor Robert Walter Richardson

Robert Walter Richardson 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: 11751313
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20230262861
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20230098131
    Abstract: An emergency wayfinding device includes a lighting circuit constructed and arranged to change at least one property of a light emitted from a light emitting element, and an electrical conduit including a plug. The plug of the electrical conduit is constructed configured to be received in a socket and to draw electricity from the socket to power the lighting circuit via the electrical conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Patent number: 11533798
    Abstract: An emergency wayfinding device including a lighting controller, a lighting circuit, and a light emitting element. The emergency wayfinding device may draw electricity through a twist-lock plug or draw it from a power source such a battery or a photovoltaic cell. The wide-area communications device is in electrical communication with a connected lighting controller and is configured to send and receive signals or messages to and from a central broadcasting device as well as other emergency wayfinding devices. The lighting controller is configured to change a property of light emitted from a light emitting element based upon signals or messages received by a wide-area communications device. The wide-area communications device communicates a received message or signal to the lighting controller and the lighting controller generates a lighting control signal or message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20220361307
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20220167488
    Abstract: An emergency wayfinding device including a lighting controller, a lighting circuit, and a light emitting element. The emergency wayfinding device may draw electricity through a twist-lock plug or draw it from a power source such a a battery or a photovoltaic cell. The wide-area communications device is in electrical communication with a connected lighting controller and is configured to send and receive signals or messages to and from a central broadcasting device as well as other emergency wayfinding devices. The lighting controller is configured to change a property of light emitted from a light emitting element based upon signals or messages received by a wide-area communications device. The wide-area communications device communicates a received message or signal to the lighting controller and the lighting controller generates a lighting control signal or message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20220148415
    Abstract: A product and method for addressing field equipment is provided. A unit of addressable field equipment considers itself selected or addressed and becomes receptive to a commanding message after determining that its determined coordinate pair lies within a geographical boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: DAVID DONALD HAYNES, ROBERT WALTER RICHARDSON, PEGGY ROSE DEVEREAUX
  • Patent number: 11324096
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Publication number: 20210337647
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson