公开(公告)号：US20230333726A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18341203

申请日：2023-06-26

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： John N. Callen ,  Aditya Charan Dara ,  Duheng Liang ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Christopher Spencer

IPC: G06F3/04847 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G06F30/00 ,  G06F30/13

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G06F30/00 ,  G06F30/13 ,  G06F3/0486

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for defining, designing, laying out, and/or configuring for a load control environment a load control system that may include window treatments including, for example, roller shades.

公开(公告)号：USRE49705E1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17087562

申请日：2020-11-02

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Horace C. Ho ,  Rebecca Frank

IPC: H05B33/08 ,  H05B45/22 ,  H05B45/375

CPC classification number: H05B45/22 ,  H05B45/375

Abstract: A method and illumination device are provided for interference-resistant compensation in light emitting diode (LED) illumination devices. In one embodiment, the method includes bringing to a level insufficient to produce illumination the respective drive current of all except one of multiple emission LED elements for the duration of a first measurement interval and a later-occurring second measurement interval. The first and second measurement intervals are within respective first and second series of measurement intervals interspersed with periods of illumination, and the first and second series of measurement intervals are separated by respective first and second offsets from a timing reference. An embodiment of an illumination device includes multiple emission LED elements, one or more photodetectors, and a lamp control circuit, where the lamp control circuit is adapted to perform steps of the method.

公开(公告)号：US11785641B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17334111

申请日：2021-05-28

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Ankit Bhutani ,  Richard S. Camden ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr.

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04B17/318

CPC classification number: H04W74/0808 ,  H04B17/318

Abstract: Wireless devices may perform modified carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) techniques in order to increase reliability while maintaining a reasonable latency for communications. The wireless devices may perform listen-before-talk (LBT) techniques using an adaptive transmission threshold (e.g., an adaptive CSMA threshold). The transmission threshold may be compared to a measured signal strength magnitude to determine whether the frequency channel is quiet enough for transmission of a packet. The transmission threshold may be initially set to equal a minimum value. The wireless device may increase the transmission threshold after each instance of LBT failure to allow the wireless device to get progressively more likely to transmit the packet each time LBT fails.

公开(公告)号：US20230313611A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18042097

申请日：2021-08-18

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： David A. Kirby

IPC: E06B9/90 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/72

CPC classification number: E06B9/90 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/905

Abstract: Described herein are brake assemblies that may be useful for window treatments, such as spring-balanced motorized window treatments, including spring-balanced shades. The brake assemblies include brake springs of wire formed into a plurality of coils. The plurality of coils may terminate in a tang assembly, the tang assembly having a tang and a support portion. A support portion supports the tang when the tang is acted on by a force (e.g., a spring tightening or a spring loosening force). The support portion greatly reduces the hazard of the tang bending, because the tang is supported at each of its ends. With less chance of bending at the tang, a smaller wire diameter may be used for the brake spring, which creates less drag when rotating in a driven state. In the case of battery-driven shades, less drag saves battery life.

公开(公告)号：USD1000257S1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US29836151

申请日：2022-04-25

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Designer： Edward J. Blair ,  Margaret A. Block ,  Laura Marie Friedlander ,  Vladislav Pejic ,  Mailing Ren Wu

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket applied to a window treatment showing our design;
FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof in an alternate position;
FIG. 10 is another perspective view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines illustrate structure or features which form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11774995B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17895139

申请日：2022-08-25

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew Robert Blakeley ,  William Zotter

IPC: G05F1/66 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05F1/12 ,  G01R21/133

CPC classification number: G05F1/66 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05F1/12 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B47/175 ,  G01R21/133 ,  Y02B20/00

Abstract: A two-wire load control device may be configured to compute an accurate estimate of real-time power consumption by a load that is electrically connected to, and controlled by, the two-wire load control device. The load control device may be adapted to measure a voltage drop across the device during a first portion of a half-cycle of an AC waveform provided to the device. The device may be further configured to estimate a voltage drop across the load during the second portion of the half-cycle. The estimated voltage drop may be based on the measured voltage drop. The device may be further configured to measure a current supplied to the load during a second portion of the half-cycle. The device may be configured to estimate power consumed by the load based on the measured current and the estimated voltage drop.

公开(公告)号：US20230305131A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18134421

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： James P. Steiner

IPC: G01S13/04 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06V40/10

CPC classification number: G01S13/04 ,  G01J5/0025 ,  G05B13/0265 ,  G06V40/10

Abstract: An occupant detection device (e.g., sensor) may include an occupant detection circuit (e.g., a radar occupant detection circuit) and a control circuit. The occupant detection circuit may determine the location of an occupant in a space with reference to a global coordinate associated with the detection circuit and the control circuit may transform the location of the occupant into a local coordinate system associated with a region of interest in the space. The control circuit may use the location information to determine whether the occupant has entered or left the region of interest and adjust an occupant count for the region of interest based on the determination. The control circuit may acquire knowledge about the region of interest during a configuration or commissioning procedure.

公开(公告)号：US20230299658A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18321881

申请日：2023-05-23

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Dinesh Sundara Moorthy ,  James P. Steiner

IPC: H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/12 ,  H03K17/16 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B45/50

CPC classification number: H02M1/081 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/125 ,  H03K17/168 ,  H05B39/044 ,  H05B45/50 ,  H02M1/083

Abstract: A load control device for controlling power delivered from an alternating-current power source to an electrical load may comprise a controllably conductive device, a control circuit, and an overcurrent protection circuit that is configured to be disabled when the controllably conductive device is non-conductive. The control circuit may be configured to control the controllably conductive device to be non-conductive at the beginning of each half-cycle of the AC power source and to render the controllably conductive device conductive at a firing time during each half-cycle (e.g., using a forward phase-control dimming technique). The overcurrent protection circuit may be configured to render the controllably conductive device non-conductive in the event of an overcurrent condition in the controllably conductive device. The overcurrent protection circuit may be disabled when the controllably conductive device is non-conductive and enabled after the firing time when the controllably conductive device is rendered conductive during each half-cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20230299587A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18200726

申请日：2023-05-23

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Stuart W. DeJonge ,  Chen Ming Wu

IPC: H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/00 ,  E06B9/68

CPC classification number: H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/001 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B2009/6809

Abstract: A control system may include a direct-current (DC) power bus for charging internal energy storage elements in control devices of the control system. For example, the control devices may be motorized window treatments configured to adjust a position of a covering material to control the amount of daylight entering a space. The system may include a bus power supply that may generate a DC voltage on the DC power bus. For example, the DC power bus may extend from the bus power supply around the perimeter of a floor of the building and may be connected to all of the motorized window treatments on the floor (e.g., in a daisy-chain configuration). An over-power protection circuit may be configured to disconnect the bus power supply if a bus current exceeds a threshold for a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20230290585A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18318809

申请日：2023-05-17

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. McDonald ,  Sean Tucker

IPC: H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H02G3/10 ,  H02G3/08 ,  H01H13/04 ,  H02G3/12 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H02G3/10 ,  H02G3/081 ,  H02G3/086 ,  H01H13/04 ,  H02G3/121 ,  H05K5/0008

Abstract: A wall box may provide adjustable support for a control device, such as a keypad, to allow for level alignment of the control device when mounted to the wall box. The wall box may have an adjustable support frame to which the control device may be mounted. When the control device is mounted to the support frame of the wall box, the support frame may be rotated to adjust the alignment of the control device. In addition, the wall box may comprise one or more projections configured to be received in respective detents in notched surfaces of the control device to allow for adjustment of the alignment of the control device. Further, the wall box may have a modular assembly and may be constructed from a central portion and two side portions at the time of installation of the wall box.