Richard C Ellis

US Patent:

6587067, Jul 1, 2003

Filed:

Feb 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/791354

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis Steven Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics Inc. - Cypress CA

International Classification:

H04L 1702

US Classification:

341176, 341173, 345171, 345169, 359146, 359148

Abstract:

A universal remote control comprising a keyboard having a plurality of pushbuttons including a macro pushbutton and a library of codes and data for use in transmitting operating commands to a plurality of different home appliances of different manufacturers. Instructions within the remote control are used to match the universal remote control to a plurality of different home appliances of different manufacturers such that selected codes and data from the library are used to transmit operating commands to the matched home appliances in response to activation of selected pushbuttons of the keyboard. The instructions are also used to assign to the macro pushbutton a subset of the selected codes and data from the library whereafter activation of the macro pushbutton causes the universal remote control to use the subset of selected codes and data from the library to transmit operating commands to one or more of the matched home appliances.

US Patent:

56893531, Nov 18, 1997

Filed:

Sep 3, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/706794

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis Steven Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics Inc. - Twinsburg OH

International Classification:

H04B 1024

US Classification:

359148

Abstract:

A remote control for use in connection with a consumer electronics device and a computer. The remote control comprises a central processing unit, a set of buttons linked to the central processing unit, a circuit linked to the central processing unit for use in transmitting an infrared signal to the consumer electronic device in response to activation of at least one of the set of buttons, and a two-way circuit linked to the central processing unit for enabling two-way communication between the remote control and the computer.

US Patent:

49598104, Sep 25, 1990

Filed:

Dec 2, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/127999

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis S. Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics, Inc. - Tustin CA

International Classification:

H04B 900
G08C 1900
H04Q 100

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

The universal remote control system comprises data processor, input device including a keyboard and a keyboard circuit connected to the data processor, signal output device including circuitry for generating infrared light codes connected to the data processor means, a memory including a battery backed, non-volatile RAM only and no ROM for storing (a) a set of instructions and (b) a library of code data for enabling the infrared light generating circuitry to generate specific infrared codes, the RAM being coupled to the data processor, and a data coupling device including terminals coupled to the CPU for enabling new code data to be supplied from outside the system to, or retrieved from, the RAM through the terminals and the CPU. The RAM in the ROM-less data processing means is loaded by carrying out the following steps: (a) disabling the central processing unit; (b) connecting a separate microprocessor system to said RAM; (c) transferring instructions and/or data to said RAM; and (d) re-enabling the central processing unit to enable the central processing unit to execute the instructions so transferred.

US Patent:

59597518, Sep 28, 1999

Filed:

Jun 13, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/874184

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis Steven Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics Inc. - Cypress CA

International Classification:

H04B 1010

US Classification:

359148

Abstract:

The universal remote control system includes input means, signal output means for supplying a signal to a controlled device and a central processing unit coupled to the input means and the signal output means, no ROM, and a single non-volatile, read-write RAM coupled to said central processing unit. The RAM in the ROM-less microprocessor system is loaded by carryout out the following steps: (a) disabling the central processing unit; (b) connecting a separate microprocessor system to said RAM; (c) transferring instructions and/or data to said RAM; (d) re-enabling the central processing unit to enable the central processing unit to execute the instructions so transferred. The control codes of any of a diverse plurality of remote control transmitters are learned, stored and reproduced by carrying out the following steps: (a) receiving a transmission of a train of pulses from a remote control transmitter; (b) recording the point-in-time of an edge of each pulse in a train of said pulses; (c) transforming the recorded point-in-time data into a list of instructions for generating a replica of said train of pulses; (d) timing the duration of a train of said pulses; (e) timing the period between trains of pulses; (f) associating a function key of a universal remote control device with said time duration of said train of pulses and said list of instructions for generating a replica of said train of pulses; (g) determining whether or not repetitions of the transmission of train of pulses is present; (h) ignoring repetitions of the train of pulses; (i) noting that repetitions are present; and (j) storing for use in a universal remote control device, the information acquired in steps (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i).

US Patent:

59531444, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Jun 16, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/874431

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis Steven Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics Inc. - Cypress CA

International Classification:

H04B 1010

US Classification:

359148

Abstract:

The universal remote control system includes input means, signal output means for supplying a signal to a controlled device and a central processing unit coupled to the input means and the signal output means, no ROM, and a single non-volatile, read-write RAM coupled to said central processing unit. The RAM in the ROM-less microprocessor system is loaded by carrying out the following steps: (a) disabling the central processing unit; (b) connecting a separate microprocessor system to said RAM; (c) transferring instructions and/or data to said RAM; (d) re-enabling the central processing unit to enable the central processing unit to execute the instructions so transferred.

US Patent:

55529178, Sep 3, 1996

Filed:

Sep 29, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/314970

Inventors:

Paul V. Darbee - Santa Ana CA
Richard E. Ellis - Garden Grove CA
Louis S. Jansky - Long Beach CA
Avram S. Grossman - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

Universal Electronics Inc. - Twinsburg OH

International Classification:

H04B 1000
H04B 1024

US Classification:

359148

Abstract:

The remote control comprises: input circuitry and structure including a set of keys or pushbuttons for inputting commands to the remote control; infrared signal output circuitry for supplying an infrared signal to a controlled device including IR lamp driver circuitry; a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the input circuitry and structure and to said signal output circuitry means; a memory coupled to the CPU; code data for generating infrared codes stored in the memory; and data coupling circuitry and structure coupled to the CPU for enabling at least one of instruction codes or of infrared code data for generating infrared codes to be supplied from outside the remote control through the data coupling circuitry and structure directly to the CPU for entry into the memory to enable a user of the remote control to operate a selected controlled device upon inputting commands to the remote control by depressing selected keys of the remote control.

US Patent:

56453795, Jul 8, 1997

Filed:

Nov 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/561788

Inventors:

David J. Stoner - Corona Del Mar CA
Steven L. Lang - Victorville CA
Paul E. Sulman - Zephyr, CA
David C. Lawrence - Upland CA
Richard Ellis - Chino CA
Fernando Lopez - Alta Loma CA

Assignee:

Reed Manufacturing, Inc. - Walnut CA

International Classification:

B65G 5300

US Classification:

406 67

Abstract:

A rotary feed structure for a gunite-conveying machine includes a polymeric body to resist sticking of gunite even if the latter includes silica fume, and even if it has set. The body has chambers in a circle. Preferably the body is urethane, self-bonded to a Ni-hard wear plate to eliminate radial leakage, and the mounting, (typically holes for studs), at least in part, is integral with the plate. A metal axial spacer is preferably next to the plate, but only within the innermost radius of chambers and with a sizable wall thickness. The body is preferably a feed-bowl type, with chambers formed as generally U-shaped pockets. A gunite machine using the polymeric feed structure also has a hopper, delivery tube, support and rotation of the feed structure, compressed-air for expelling the particulate material from the chambers into the tube, and provision for transporting the hopper, tube, body, and other apparatus. Chambers are selectively sealed to the expelling device and delivery tube. Dust emission is controlled by a short fill at the expulsion end of each chamber, and selective venting of residual pressure through the air-inlet end.