James O Busby

US Patent:

20080054821, Mar 6, 2008

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/514356

Inventors:

James B. Busby - Mobile AL, US

International Classification:

H05B 41/36

US Classification:

315291

Abstract:

In general, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for controlling the states of lights and/or other electrical components. In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes at least one light source, a light indicator, and logic. The logic is configured to control the light indicator such that the light indicator emits light indicative of a current operational state of the at least one light source. The logic further is configured to change a brightness of the light indicator in response to a determination that a specified time period has been reached.

US Patent:

20080058960, Mar 6, 2008

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/514361

Inventors:

James B. Busby - Mobile AL, US

International Classification:

G05B 15/00

US Classification:

700 1

Abstract:

In general, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for controlling the states of lights and/or other electrical components. In one exemplary embodiment, a system employs a centralized base unit that wirelessly communicates with remote switching units, which control various loads, such as lights and/or other electrical components, based on commands from the base unit. A user can program various scenes for various loads and then implement a desired scene by providing an input to the base unit or the switching units. In response to the input, the base unit communicates with the switching units such that those switching units affected by the desired scene change the states of their loads, if necessary, to comport with the desired scene.

US Patent:

20080071390, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/514357

Inventors:

James B. Busby - Mobile AL, US
James L. Busby - Mobile AL, US

International Classification:

G05B 11/01

US Classification:

700 12

Abstract:

In general, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for controlling the states of lights and/or other electrical components. In one exemplary embodiment, a system employs a centralized base unit that wirelessly communicates with remote switching units, which control various loads, such as lights and/or other electrical components, based on commands from the base unit. One of the switching units has a first user input device and a second user input device. In response to inputs received via the first user input device, the switching unit controls a local load independent of communication with the base unit. However, the switching unit communicates with the base unit to inform it of the current operational state of the local load. The switching unit transmits, to the base unit, messages indicative of inputs received via the second user input device, and these messages may indicate a duration that the second user input device remains continuously activated. The base unit controls at least one remote load based on such messages.

US Patent:

20080071391, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Sep 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/516460

Inventors:

James B. Busby - Mobile AL, US
James L. Busby - Mobile AL, US
Wade C. Patterson - Huntsville AL, US
Terry G. Phillips - Meridianville AL, US

International Classification:

G05B 11/01

US Classification:

700 12

Abstract:

A lighting system in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first switching unit, a second switching unit and a base unit. The first switching unit has at least one user input device for receiving user inputs for controlling a remote light source. The first switching unit is configured to transmit a first input message in response to a user input received via the at least one user input device, and the second switching unit is coupled to the light source. The base unit is configured to receive the first input message and to correlate the first input message with the second switching unit based on data stored in the base unit, and the base unit is further configured to transmit a first command to the second switching unit based on the first input message. The second switching unit is configured to change an operational state of the light source in response to the first command.

US Patent:

20080152354, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/615443

Inventors:

James L. Busby - Mobile AL, US

International Classification:

H04B 10/04

US Classification:

398164

Abstract:

A control circuit linking individual wall boxes within a structure with a master control unit maintains electrical isolation between the control circuit and the circuit to be controlled by means of a fiber optic interface at each wall box which is to be controlled. Each such wall box contains a control circuit having an optical receiver for converting optical impulses to control signals. Each interface includes an optical transmitter for converting electrical control signals to optical impulses. A fiber optic connection between the interface and the control circuit passes through the wall box to provide control communications.

US Patent:

42544092, Mar 3, 1981

Filed:

Dec 15, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/970028

Inventors:

James L. Busby - Mobile AL

Assignee:

Quality Micro Systems, Inc. - Mobile AL

International Classification:

G06F 314

US Classification:

340731

Abstract:

A control system for modifying a conventional full width page printer to permit generation of different printed characters, symbols, or other graphic elements of different sizes in a single line. Use of this control system permits the sequential generation of such graphic elements, even though they have different relative widths and mixed sizes, during a single pass of the paper through the printer. In a block of printing which includes mixed sizes, the height of the highest character determines the printing unit, i. e. , the block size, employed by this control system, and a variety of character sizes can be printed within that block. Vertical spacing between such blocks can be rapidly traversed by the printer to begin the next printing in any chosen format. Among the many capabilities of this control system is the printing of vertical words, words within larger letters, reverse printing, superscripts, subscripts, bar product codes, mixed sizes, and the like, all intermixed horizontally or vertically as desired without reversing the paper feed. By the use of two dimensional location of the beginning of each letter which is identified by control codes, minimal memory requirements are necessary.

US Patent:

20160281411, Sep 29, 2016

Filed:

Mar 25, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/081834

Inventors:

James B. Busby - Mobile AL, US
Nathan O'Neil Miller - Mobile AL, US
Rory Davis - Mobile AL, US

International Classification:

E05F 15/77
G01P 15/18
G05B 19/042
E05F 15/60

Abstract:

A controller for a garage door opener monitors the load on the garage door opener motor, the current and voltage flow thereto, the status of the light on the garage door opener, the height of the door above closed position, the breakage of the light beam between the safety sensors and issues commands to the garage door opener motor to position the door at a height selected by the owner via his mobile device or a household computer connected to the network.

US Patent:

20150043194, Feb 12, 2015

Filed:

Jul 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/446368

Inventors:

- Mobile AL, US
James Louie Busby - Coden AL, US
Leo John Calagaz - Mobile AL, US
Sean Michael Bryant - Saraland AL, US

International Classification:

F21V 23/04

US Classification:

362 95

Abstract:

An apparatus to cover the original wall switch controlling the lighting fixtures which now contain the wireless lamps such that a user cannot interrupt power to the lighting fixture by inadvertently changing the setting the wall switch.