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William Bryce Fricke
Also filed as: FRICKE WILLIAM B · FRICKE WILLIAM BRYCE
44 granted patents·8 pending applications·987 citations·filing 2007–2025
98Inventor score
Files withLUTRON TECH CO LLC30LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO12ALTONEN GREGORY5ZAHARCHUK WALTER S2ABRAHAM ARYA1
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52 records- 0199US8417388B2Load control system having an energy savings modeALTONEN GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·114 cites·31 claims
- 0298US9386669B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·28 cites·41 claims
- 0398US8508169B2Method of automatically controlling a motorized window treatment while minimizing occupant distractionsZAHARCHUK WALTER S·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 13, 2013·63 cites·28 claims
- 0498US8288981B2Method of automatically controlling a motorized window treatment while minimizing occupant distractionsZAHARCHUK WALTER S·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·143 cites·46 claims
- 0597US11700147B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 11, 2023·4 cites·24 claims
- 0697US10027127B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 17, 2018·73 cites·40 claims
- 0796US10379505B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·20 cites·35 claims
- 0896US10143068B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·10 cites·35 claims
- 0996US9544977B2Method of programming a load control device using a smart phoneECONOMY THEODORE F·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 10, 2017·28 cites·35 claims
- 1096US8901769B2Load control system having an energy savings modeALTONEN GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 2, 2014·38 cites·57 claims
- 1196US8866343B2Dynamic keypad for controlling energy-savings modes of a load control systemABRAHAM ARYA·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·173 cites·22 claims
- 1296US8786236B2Method of automatically controlling a motorized window treatment while minimizing occupant distractionsLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·25 cites·16 claims
- 1394US10516546B2Load control device user interface and database management using Near Field Communication (NFC)LUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 24, 2019·19 cites·12 claims
- 1494US10135629B2Load control device user interface and database management using near field communication (NFC)LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 20, 2018·30 cites·11 claims
- 1594US8975778B2Load control system providing manual override of an energy savings modeLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·17 cites·27 claims
- 1694US8723466B2Motorized venetian blind systemCHAMBERS SAMUEL F·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·92 cites·16 claims
- 1794US8571719B2Load control system having an energy savings modeALTONEN GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·34 cites·21 claims
- 1893US9013059B2Load control system having an energy savings modeALTONEN GREGORY·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·19 cites·20 claims
- 1993US8666555B2Load control system having an energy savings modeALTONEN GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·14 cites·20 claims
- 2091US11303471B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·2 cites·15 claims
- 2190US2025348101A1Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2289US12393216B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 2389US10827597B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 3, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
- 2488US10339795B2Wireless communication diagnosticsLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·7 cites·10 claims
- 2587US12317162B2Method of programming a load control deviceLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2024·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·33 claims
- 2686US10779381B2Method of programming a load control deviceLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 15, 2020·3 cites·28 claims
- 2786US7728564B2Power supply for a load control deviceLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·17 cites·25 claims
- 2885US2025336287A1Wireless communication diagnosticsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2985US2025337610A1Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3084US10705495B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3184US10524336B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 3284US2025063647A1Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3383US12301378B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 3483US2025287189A1Method of programming a load control deviceLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3582US12354467B2Wireless communication diagnosticsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·30 claims
- 3682US9991710B2Load control system providing manual override of an energy savings modeLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·3 cites·16 claims
- 3780US11853094B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 3879US12075321B2Method of programming a load control deviceLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·39 claims
- 3976US10756541B2Load control system providing manual override of an energy savings modeLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 4075US11256279B2Controlling light intensity at a locationLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4175US10666060B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 4273US12144081B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 4373US11694541B2Wireless communication diagnosticsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 4, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 4472US11388570B2Method of programming a load control deviceLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 4571US11293223B2Load control system providing manual override of an energy savings modeLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4671US2022239518A1Load Control Device User Interface and Database Management Using Near Field Communication (NFC)LUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4769US11160154B2Commissioning load control systemsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4865US11240055B2Load control device user interface and database management using near field communication (NFC)LUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 4965US10937307B2Wireless communication diagnosticsLUTRON TECH CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 5061US9141093B2Load control system having an energy savings modeLUTRON ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 22, 2015·1 cites·17 claims
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