Patents by Inventor Timothy Gill
Timothy Gill 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).
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Publication number: 20250048521Abstract: A load control system may comprise load control devices for controlling respective electrical loads, and a system controller operable to transmit digital messages including different commands to the load control devices in response to a selection of a preset. The different commands may include a preset command configured to identify preset data in a device database stored at the load control device and/or a multi-output command configured to define the preset data for being stored in the device database. The system controller may decide which of the commands to transmit to the load control devices in response to the selection of the preset.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Lutron Technology CompanyInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Roshni Ashwin Shah, Vidya Sukumar, Mark S. Taipale, Mark Yorgey
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Publication number: 20250031924Abstract: A jobsite storage system may include a vacuum device having a suction source configured to generate a suction airflow and a tank configured to receive debris via the suction airflow. A jobsite storage system may include a storage cart having: a base configured to support the vacuum device thereon, the base movable on a ground surface via a plurality of wheels, a handle extending upward from the base to a grip such that the storage cart is movable via an input of an operator to the grip, a first securing interface located on the base and configured to removably engage the vacuum device to secure the vacuum device to the base; a second securing interface located on the handle and configured to removably engage an accessory, and a third securing interface located on the vacuum device and configured to removably engage the accessory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Manas M. Mahaddalkar, Timothy J. Campbell, Richard M. Schieber, Bradford A. Gill, Benjamin Teske, Patrick P. Stockwell, Alexander J. Goodman, Adam M. Schroeder, Austin F. de Veer, Danielle Newman, Jessica Osgoodby
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Publication number: 20250031926Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a top housing, a base, a suction source configured to generate a suction airflow, a tank positioned between the top housing and the base, and an actuator. The tank is configured to receive debris via the suction airflow. The tank includes an opening formed in an outer surface to the tank and a lid. The opening enables a user to provide debris directly into the tank, bypassing the suction airflow. The lid is moveable between a closed position where the lid fluidly seals the opening, and an open position where the opening fluidly connects an inner volume of the tank and a surrounding environment. The actuator is coupled to the tank and transitions the lid between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Manas M. Mahaddalkar, Timothy J. Campbell, Richard M. Schieber, Bradford A. Gill, David Chikowski, Benjamin Teske
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Patent number: 12127317Abstract: A load control system may comprise load control devices for controlling respective electrical loads, and a system controller operable to transmit digital messages including different commands to the load control devices in response to a selection of a preset. The different commands may include a preset command configured to identify preset data in a device database stored at the load control device and/or a multi-output command configured to define the preset data for being stored in the device database. The system controller may decide which of the commands to transmit to the load control devices in response to the selection of the preset.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Roshni Ashwin Shah, Vidya Sukumar, Mark S. Taipale, Mark Yorgey
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Publication number: 20240345555Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode
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Publication number: 20240151416Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein for enabling performance of maintenance tasks on one or more load control devices in a load control system. An indication of maintenance task may be received, from a cloud server, at a local controller configured to control the one or more load control devices in one or more rooms of a building. The local controller may identify triggering criteria for triggering a performance of the maintenance task on one or more load control devices in the one or more rooms of the building. The local controller may determine that the triggering criteria of the at least one rule has been met and perform the maintenance task on the one or more load control devices in the one or more rooms of the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Arya Abraham, Adam J. Andersen, Timothy Gill
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Patent number: 11960260Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode
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Publication number: 20230407701Abstract: A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Stephen Lundy, Brent Protzman, Timothy Gill, Michael J. Zizza
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Patent number: 11781377Abstract: A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Stephen Lundy, Brent Protzman, Timothy Gill, Michael J. Zizza
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Publication number: 20230232520Abstract: A load control system may comprise load control devices for controlling respective electrical loads, and a system controller operable to transmit digital messages including different commands to the load control devices in response to a selection of a preset. The different commands may include a preset command configured to identify preset data in a device database stored at the load control device and/or a multi-output command configured to define the preset data for being stored in the device database. The system controller may decide which of the commands to transmit to the load control devices in response to the selection of the preset.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Lutron Technology CompanyInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Roshni Ashwin Shah, Vidya Sukumar, Mark S. Taipale, Mark Yorgey
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Publication number: 20230185260Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode
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Patent number: 11617251Abstract: A load control system may comprise load control devices for controlling respective electrical loads, and a system controller operable to transmit digital messages including different commands to the load control devices in response to a selection of a preset. The different commands may include a preset command configured to identify preset data in a device database stored at the load control device and/or a multi-output command configured to define the preset data for being stored in the device database. The system controller may decide which of the commands to transmit to the load control devices in response to the selection of the preset.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology CompanyInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Roshni Ashwin Shah, Vidya Sukumar, Mark S. Taipale, Mark Yorgey
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Patent number: 11467548Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode
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Publication number: 20220034157Abstract: A load control system automatically controls the amount of daylight entering a building through at least one window of a non-linear façade of the building. The load control system comprises at least two motorized window treatments located along the non-linear façade, and a system controller. The controller is configured to calculate an optimal position for the motorized window treatments at each of a plurality of different times during a subsequent time interval using at least two distinct façade angles of the non-linear façade, such that a sunlight penetration distance will not exceed a maximum distance during the time interval. The controller is configured to use the optimal positions to determine a controlled position to which both of the motorized window treatments will be controlled during the time interval and to automatically adjust each of the motorized window treatments to the controlled position at the beginning of the time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Timothy Gill
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Patent number: 11091956Abstract: A load control system automatically controls the amount of daylight entering a building through at least one window of a non-linear façade of the building. The load control system comprises at least two motorized window treatments located along the non-linear façade, and a system controller. The controller is configured to calculate an optimal position for the motorized window treatments at each of a plurality of different times during a subsequent time interval using at least two distinct façade angles of the non-linear façade, such that a sunlight penetration distance will not exceed a maximum distance during the time interval. The controller is configured to use the optimal positions to determine a controlled position to which both of the motorized window treatments will be controlled during the time interval and to automatically adjust each of the motorized window treatments to the controlled position at the beginning of the time interval.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventor: Timothy Gill
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Publication number: 20210140234Abstract: A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Stephen Lundy, Brent Protzman, Timothy Gill, Michael J. Zizza
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Publication number: 20210028622Abstract: A load control system may comprise load control devices for controlling respective electrical loads, and a system controller operable to transmit digital messages including different commands to the load control devices in response to a selection of a preset. The different commands may include a preset command configured to identify preset data in a device database stored at the load control device and/or a multi-output command configured to define the preset data for being stored in the device database. The system controller may decide which of the commands to transmit to the load control devices in response to the selection of the preset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Lutron Technology CompanyInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Roshni Ashwin Shah, Vidya Sukumar, Mark S. Taipale, Mark Yorgey
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Publication number: 20200379422Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode
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Patent number: 10753147Abstract: A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Stephen Lundy, Brent Protzman, Timothy Gill, Michael J. Zizza
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Patent number: 10663935Abstract: A method comprises measuring a light intensity at a window; determining if the light intensity exceeds a cloudy-day threshold; operating in a sunlight penetration limiting mode to control the motorized window treatment to control the sunlight penetration distance in the space; enabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the light intensity is greater than the cloudy-day threshold; and disabling the sunlight penetration limiting mode if the total lighting intensity is less than the cloudy-day threshold. The cloudy-day threshold is maintained at a constant threshold if a calculated solar elevation angle is greater than a predetermined solar elevation angle, and the cloudy-day threshold varies with time if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle. The cloudy-day threshold is a function of the calculated solar elevation angle if the calculated solar elevation angle is less than the predetermined solar elevation angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Timothy Gill, Shilpa Sarode