Timothy C Gill

US Patent:

20210140234, May 13, 2021

Filed:

Aug 24, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/000890

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Brent Protzman - Easton PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Michael J. Zizza - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/68
E06B 9/32

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20210028622, Jan 28, 2021

Filed:

May 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/871691

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Sriram Gopalakrishnan - Bethlehem PA, US
Roshni Ashwin Shah - Macungie PA, US
Vidya Sukumar - Allentown PA, US
Mark S. Taipale - Harleysville PA, US
Mark Yorgey - Allentown PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

H02J 3/14
G05B 15/02
H05B 47/155
H05B 47/175
H05B 47/115

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20200379422, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

May 26, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/883395

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Shilpa Sarode - Bethlehem PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

G05B 15/02
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/68

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20180278056, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

May 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/990066

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Sriram Gopalakrishnan - Bethlehem PA, US
Roshni Ashwin Shah - Macungie PA, US
Vidya Sukumar - Allentown PA, US
Mark S. Taipale - Harleysville PA, US
Mark Yorgey - Allentown PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

H02J 3/14
H05B 37/02
G05B 15/02

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20180120798, May 3, 2018

Filed:

Oct 31, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/799461

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Shilpa Sarode - Bethlehem PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

G05B 15/02
E06B 9/32
E06B 9/68

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20170362893, Dec 21, 2017

Filed:

Aug 30, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/690382

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Brent Protzman - Easton PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Michael J. Zizza - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/68
E06B 9/32

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20170234068, Aug 17, 2017

Filed:

May 1, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/583600

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/72
E06B 9/40

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20150368967, Dec 24, 2015

Filed:

Jun 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/748128

Inventors:

- Coopersburg PA, US
Brent Protzman - Easton PA, US
Timothy Gill - Bethlehem PA, US
Michael J. Zizza - Bethlehem PA, US

Assignee:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Coopersburg PA

International Classification:

E06B 9/68

Abstract:

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.