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公开(公告)号:US20210384612A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-09
申请号:US17409555
申请日:2021-08-23
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Sean R. Pearson , Nicholas R. Baer , Angelo Caruso , Thomas E. Hibshman , Kevin L. Gascho , Robert Bollinger, JR. , Richard S. Camden
IPC: H01Q1/24 , H05K1/18 , H05K1/14 , H05K9/00 , H05K5/02 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/44 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q9/42 , H05B47/19 , H05B47/11 , H05B47/115 , H05B47/18
Abstract: A control module attached to a lighting fixture and having a front cover portion may comprise one or more sensors, such as a daylight and/or occupancy sensor, for sensing information through the front cover portion. The control module may have a main printed circuit board (PCB) that extends from a front side to a rear side of the control module, and a sensor PCB perpendicular to the main PCB to enable at least one sensor attached to the sensor PCB to face the front side of the control module. The main PCB may comprise a wireless communication circuit and an antenna for communicating radio frequency (RF) signals, wherein at least a portion of the antenna is located within a plastic lip of the front cover portion of the control module. The control module may further have a conductive enclosure to reduce radio-frequency interference noise from coupling into the antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US11170932B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-09
申请号:US16921476
申请日:2020-07-06
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Ankit Bhutani , Nikhil Vithal Bhate , William Taylor Shivell , Sean R. Pearson
Abstract: A provided wireless wallbox dimmer may accommodate a plurality of button configurations. The dimmer may be configured to contain a variable number of controllably conductive devices. The dimmer may include a yoke that defines a first plane and an antenna that defines a second plane that is substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the first plane. The yoke may have a flange that is oriented angularly offset relative to the first plane and provides a plurality of mounting locations for controllably conductive devices. The antenna may provide the dimmer with a first wireless transmission range. The dimmer may include a faceplate that cooperates with the antenna to provide the dimmer with a second wireless transmission range that is broader than the first wireless transmission range. The dimmer may include a button assembly that is supported independently of the yoke.
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公开(公告)号:US20210152023A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-20
申请号:US17080611
申请日:2020-10-26
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Sean R. Pearson
Abstract: A wireless power supply system may comprise a wireless power transmitting circuit configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals, and a wireless power receiving circuit configured to convert power from the RF signals into a direct-current (DC) output voltage stored in an energy storage element. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna and/or electrical wiring of a building for transmitting the RF signals. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be housed in an enclosure that is affixed in a relative location with respect to the wireless power receiving circuit. The antenna may comprise two antenna wires that extend from the enclosure. The wireless power receiving circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna for receiving the RF signals. The wireless power receiving circuit may comprise an RF-to-DC converter circuit for converting the power from the RF signals into a DC output voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20210007198A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:US16933310
申请日:2020-07-20
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Sean R. Pearson , Nicholas R. Baer , Angelo Caruso , Thomas E. Hibshman , Kevin L. Gascho , Robert Bollinger, JR. , Richard S. Camden
IPC: H05B47/105 , H05K1/18 , H05K1/14 , H05K9/00 , H05K5/02 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/44 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q9/42 , H01Q1/24 , H05B47/19
Abstract: A control module attached to a lighting fixture and having a front cover portion may comprise one or more sensors, such as a daylight and/or occupancy sensor, for sensing information through the front cover portion. The control module may have a main printed circuit board (PCB) that extends from a front side to a rear side of the control module, and a sensor PCB perpendicular to the main PCB to enable at least one sensor attached to the sensor PCB to face the front side of the control module. The main PCB may comprise a wireless communication circuit and an antenna for communicating radio frequency (RF) signals, wherein at least a portion of the antenna is located within a plastic lip of the front cover portion of the control module. The control module may further have a conductive enclosure to reduce radio-frequency interference noise from coupling into the antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US20240283282A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18650245
申请日:2024-04-30
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Donald F. Hausman, JR. , Sean R. Pearson
CPC classification number: H02J7/345 , E06B9/38 , H02J3/381 , H02J3/388 , H02J3/466 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/35 , H02J9/061 , H02J50/20 , H02J2300/24
Abstract: A battery-powered device, such as a motorized window treatment, may provide power to an electrical load, such as a motor. The device may also include a control circuit and a communication circuit. In addition to the battery, the device may be configured to receive power from a supplemental power source, such as a solar cell or wireless RF power supply, through which to power the control and communication circuits. The device may include a voltage monitor and a switch to intelligently control whether the battery or the supplemental power source is powering the control and communication circuits.
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公开(公告)号:USD1024984S1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-30
申请号:US29786513
申请日:2021-06-01
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Designer: Gregory Altonen , Nicholas R. Baer , Jason C. Killo , Noel Mayo , Sean R. Pearson
Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a control module, to be applied to a lighting fixture, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines illustrate structure or features which form no part of the claimed design.
The drawings include surface shading which represents contour and not surface ornamentation.-
公开(公告)号:US20230187127A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US18164993
申请日:2023-02-06
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Ankit Bhutani , Nikhil Vithal Bhate , William Taylor Shivell , Sean R. Pearson
Abstract: A provided wireless wallbox dimmer may accommodate a plurality of button configurations. The dimmer may be configured to contain a variable number of controllably conductive devices. The dimmer may include a yoke that defines a first plane and an antenna that defines a second plane that is substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the first plane. The yoke may have a flange that is oriented angularly offset relative to the first plane and provides a plurality of mounting locations for controllably conductive devices. The antenna may provide the dimmer with a first wireless transmission range. The dimmer may include a faceplate that cooperates with the antenna to provide the dimmer with a second wireless transmission range that is broader than the first wireless transmission range. The dimmer may include a button assembly that is supported independently of the yoke.
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公开(公告)号:US20230130916A1
公开(公告)日:2023-04-27
申请号:US17981506
申请日:2022-11-07
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Sean R. Pearson
Abstract: A wireless power supply system may comprise a wireless power transmitting circuit configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals, and a wireless power receiving circuit configured to convert power from the RF signals into a direct-current (DC) output voltage stored in an energy storage element. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna and/or electrical wiring of a building for transmitting the RF signals. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be housed in an enclosure that is affixed in a relative location with respect to the wireless power receiving circuit. The antenna may comprise two antenna wires that extend from the enclosure. The wireless power receiving circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna for receiving the RF signals. The wireless power receiving circuit may comprise an RF-to-DC converter circuit for converting the power from the RF signals into a DC output voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US11079421B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-03
申请号:US16271726
申请日:2019-02-08
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Richard S. Camden , Jordan H. Crafts , Vidur Garg , Kevin L. Gascho , Alexander F. Mosolgo , Dragan Veskovic , Sean R. Pearson
IPC: G01R29/26 , G01R31/44 , H05B47/105 , H04B17/23 , H04B17/345 , H04B17/14 , H05B45/50 , H05B47/19
Abstract: A control module for a lighting fixture may include an input circuit (e.g., a wireless communication circuit) that may be susceptible to noise generating by a noise-generating source (e.g., a lighting control device in the lighting fixture). The control circuit may execute a self-test procedure to determine if the magnitude of the noise is acceptable or unacceptable for normal operation of the control module. During the self-test procedure, the control circuit may measure a noise level at a connection of the input circuit and determine if the noise level causes the self-test procedure to fail. The control circuit may control the lighting load to multiple intensities, measure noise levels of the output signal at each intensity, and process the noise levels to determine if the test has passed or failed. The control circuit may illuminate a visual indicator to provide an indication that the self-test procedure has failed.
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公开(公告)号:US10398007B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-27
申请号:US15970000
申请日:2018-05-03
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Sean R. Pearson , Nicholas R. Baer , Angelo Caruso , Thomas E. Hibshman , Kevin L. Gascho , Robert Bollinger, Jr. , Richard S. Camden
IPC: H05B37/02 , H05B33/08 , H05K1/18 , H05K1/14 , H05K9/00 , H05K5/02 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/44 , H01Q1/52
Abstract: A control module attached to a lighting fixture and having a front cover portion may comprise one or more sensors, such as a daylight and/or occupancy sensor, for sensing information through the front cover portion. The control module may have a main printed circuit board (PCB) that extends from a front side to a rear side of the control module, and a sensor PCB perpendicular to the main PCB to enable at least one sensor attached to the sensor PCB to face the front side of the control module. The main PCB may comprise a wireless communication circuit and an antenna for communicating radio frequency (RF) signals, wherein at least a portion of the antenna is located within a plastic lip of the front cover portion of the control module. The control module may further have a conductive enclosure to reduce radio-frequency interference noise from coupling into the antenna.
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