Justin M Zernhelt

US Patent:

20130153162, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Feb 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/768587

Inventors:

Samuel F. Chambers - Gwynedd Valley PA, US
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
James J. Wilson - Nazareth PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - Northampton PA, US

Assignee:

LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/68
B23P 6/00

US Classification:

160310, 160331, 2940208

Abstract:

A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.

US Patent:

20220307321, Sep 29, 2022

Filed:

Feb 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/652713

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Edward J. Blair - Telford PA, US
Andrew Karl Cooney - Quakertown PA, US
Soumya Jain - Maharashta, IN
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
Stephen Lundy - Coopersburg PA, US
Justin J. Mierta - Allentown PA, US
Daniel W. Mistarz - Allentown PA, US
Robert C. Newman - Emmaus PA, US
Peter W. Ogden - Breinigsville PA, US
Jonathan L. Roe - Coopersburg PA, US
Chen Ming Wu - Emmaus PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - New York NY, US
Samuel F. Chambers - Gwynedd Valley PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/72
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/322
E06B 9/323
E06B 9/42
H04W 52/02

Abstract:

A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.

US Patent:

20230014160, Jan 19, 2023

Filed:

Sep 26, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/935160

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Edward J. Blair - Telford PA, US
Andrew Karl Cooney - Quakertown PA, US
Soumya Jain - Maharashta, IN
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
Stephen Lundy - Coopersburg PA, US
Justin J. Mierta - Allentown PA, US
Daniel W. Mistarz - Allentown PA, US
Jonathan L. Roe - Coopersburg PA, US
Chen Ming Wu - Emmaus PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/38
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/68
E06B 9/72
E06B 9/70
E06B 9/322
E06B 9/323
E06B 9/42
H04W 52/02

Abstract:

A motorized window treatment for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window includes a covering material, a drive shaft, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors, or in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

US Patent:

20210002954, Jan 7, 2021

Filed:

May 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/876219

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Edward J. Blair - Telford PA, US
Andrew Karl Cooney - Quakertown PA, US
Soumya Jain - Maharashta, IN
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
Stephen Lundy - Coopersburg PA, US
Justin J. Mierta - Allentown PA, US
Daniel W. Mistarz - Allentown PA, US
Jonathan L. Roe - Coopersburg PA, US
Chen Ming Wu - Emmaus PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/38
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/68
E06B 9/72
E06B 9/70
E06B 9/322
E06B 9/323
E06B 9/42
H04W 52/02

Abstract:

A motorized window treatment for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window includes a covering material, a drive shaft, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors, or in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

US Patent:

20200217133, Jul 9, 2020

Filed:

Dec 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/700424

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Edward J. Blair - Telford PA, US
Andrew Karl Cooney - Quakertown PA, US
Soumya Jain - Maharashta, IN
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
Stephen Lundy - Coopersburg PA, US
Justin J. Mierta - Allentown PA, US
Daniel W. Mistarz - Allentown PA, US
Jonathan L. Roe - Coopersburg PA, US
Chen Ming Wu - Emmaus PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - New York NY, US
Samuel F. Chambers - Gwynedd Valley PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/72
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/322
H04W 52/02
E06B 9/323
E06B 9/42

Abstract:

A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.

US Patent:

20190142213, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/810259

Inventors:

- Belleville, BB
Justin Michael Zernhelt - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

A47J 31/56
A47J 31/057

Abstract:

A coffee maker includes a water tank, a heater, a brew basket, a fluid path between the water tank and the brew basket, a boiler, and a controller in electrical communication with the heater and the boiler. The heater is ON when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than a first predetermined threshold. The heater heats the water in the water tank to a first water temperature when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than the first predetermined threshold and less than a second predetermined threshold, which is greater than the first predetermined threshold. The heater heats the water in the water tank to a second water temperature, which is higher than the first water temperature, when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than the second predetermined threshold.

US Patent:

20180274291, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

May 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/989536

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Samuel F. Chambers - Gwynedd Valley PA, US
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
James J. Wilson - Nazareth PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - Northampton PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/323
B23P 6/00
E06B 9/68
E06B 9/72
E06B 9/266

Abstract:

A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.

US Patent:

20170362891, Dec 21, 2017

Filed:

Aug 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/689653

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Samuel F. Chambers - Gwynedd Valley PA, US
David A. Kirby - Zionsville PA, US
Peter W. Ogden - Breinigsville PA, US
James J. Wilson - Nazareth PA, US
Justin M. Zernhelt - Northampton PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/38
H04W 52/02
E06B 9/68
E06B 9/72
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/322
E06B 9/70
E06B 9/262
E06B 9/62

Abstract:

A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.