公开(公告)号：US20220014041A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17374832

申请日：2021-07-13

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Galen Edgar Knode ,  Jordan H. Crafts

IPC: H02J13/00 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: A load control system may include multiple devices capable of communicating with one another to enable load control via a network. Devices communicating in the load control system may be powered by a lower power supply (e.g., a battery). These devices may be power-conservative control devices. A device may transmit an indication that it is a power-conservative control device. The device may be assigned a multicast slot. The multicast slot may occur periodically and may be associated with a multicast phase. An indication of the device's assigned multicast slot may be transmitted to other devices in the load control system. Messages may be transmitted to the device from one or more other devices during its configured multicast slot. The device may periodically transition its communication circuit on and off based on the multicast slot

公开(公告)号：USD940668S1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US29767034

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Designer： Chris Dimberg ,  Susan Hakkarainen ,  Jason C. Killo ,  Brad Michael Kreschollek ,  Noel Mayo ,  Matthew Philip McDonald

公开(公告)号：USRE48882E1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16414695

申请日：2019-05-16

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Horace C. Ho ,  Rebecca Frank ,  Mark Quilling ,  Rebecca M. Ho ,  Nav Sooch

IPC: H05B33/08 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B45/00 ,  H05B47/155 ,  H05B45/10 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: A lighting control system and method is disclosed for not only controlling visual content loaded within a group set of illumination devices configured within a wireless network, but also for ensuring minimal control delay to those grouped devices. The lighting control system can include a lighting controller device that controls a plurality of lamps within a mesh network, not only to group those lamps but also to assign content to lamps within that group. The combination of a guaranteed groupcast to each of the group of lamps and an acknowledge back from those lamps that is aggregated over a single path achieves the improved lighting control system disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US20210410253A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17474092

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Rhodes B. Baker ,  Jason C. Killo ,  Galen Edgar Knode ,  Sanjeev Kumar ,  Brent Protzman ,  Daniel Curtis Raneri ,  Greg Edward Sloan

IPC: H05B47/115 ,  G05B15/02 ,  A61N5/06 ,  A61M21/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B45/18 ,  E04F19/00 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H02J4/00

Abstract: A load control system may control an electrical load in a space of a building based on one or more parameters regarding the physical condition of an occupant. The parameters may be gathered by one or more sensing devices. The sensing devices may be included in a mobile device. A system controller may receive the parameters and may automatically control the electrical loads in response to the parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to attempt to adjust the physical condition of the occupant in response to the sensed parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to provide an alert, an alarm, and/or a warning in response to the sensed parameters.

公开(公告)号：US11202354B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16812949

申请日：2020-03-09

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Nav Sooch ,  Horace C. Ho ,  Rebecca Frank ,  Jason E. Lewis ,  Ryan Matthew Bocock

IPC: H05B45/20 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/165 ,  H05B47/175 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/16 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/105

Abstract: An illumination system and method is provided for readily mapping a plurality of scenes along a dimcurve form a natural show for one or more groups of LED illumination devices. Mapping can be performed using a graphical user interface on a remote controller wirelessly linked to the illumination devices. A keypad is preferably configured for button control of changes to color temperature as a function of brightness along each of the various dimcurves for each of the various groups of illumination devices controlled by a corresponding keypad to allow momentary or persistent override and reprogram of the natural show. Modification to a scene further comprises modifications to scenes before and after the currently modified scene to provide a smoothing dimcurve modification. Global keypad can be used to control multiple zones arranged throughout a structure to switch between a natural show that emulates outdoor sunlight conditions to a panic show when an intruder is detected.

公开(公告)号：US20210385926A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17406559

申请日：2021-08-19

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： David T. Saveri, III ,  Andrew Peter Schmalz ,  Akshay Bhat

IPC: H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/13 ,  H02J50/80

Abstract: A load control system for controlling an electrical load may include a sensor, a remote control, and a load control device. The remote control may comprise a button and may be configured to wirelessly transmit a digital message in response to an actuation of the button. The load control device may be configured to control the electrical load, be responsive to the sensor, and/or be configured to be associated with the remote control. The load control device may be responsive to the digital message transmitted by the remote control if the remote control is associated with the load control device. The load control device may be configured to automatically operate in a first mode of operation if the remote control is not associated with the load control device, and automatically operate in a second mode of operation if the remote control is associated with the load control device.

公开(公告)号：US20210375563A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17403509

申请日：2021-08-16

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Nikhil Vithal Bhate ,  Rich Destremps ,  James Harrison ,  Jason Edward Jennings ,  Eric Jonathan Mace ,  Stephen Phillips

IPC: H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/84

Abstract: A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.

公开(公告)号：US20210368597A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17394073

申请日：2021-08-04

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Robert D. Stevens, JR. ,  Matthew R. Zartman

IPC: H05B45/10 ,  H05B45/14 ,  H05B45/395 ,  H05B47/16 ,  H05B45/327 ,  H05B45/3725 ,  H05B45/375 ,  H05B45/38 ,  H05B45/39

Abstract: A load control device for an electrical load is configured to operate in a normal mode and a burst mode to adjust the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The load control device comprises a control circuit that operates in the normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the load between a maximum rated current and a minimum rated current. During the normal mode, the control circuit controls the operating period of a load regulation circuit between a high-end operating period and a low-end operating period. The control circuit operates in the burst mode to regulate the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current. During the burst mode, the control circuit adjusts the low-end operating period to be less than or equal to a minimum on time of the load regulation circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20210363822A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17327680

申请日：2021-05-22

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Edward J. Blair ,  Margaret A. Block ,  John H. Bull ,  David A. Kirby ,  Andrew P. Schmalz ,  John M. Steinmetz ,  Travis G. Wiehe ,  Mailing Ren Wu

IPC: E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K11/00

Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position.

公开(公告)号：US11184970B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16258603

申请日：2019-01-27

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Ehsan Dadashnialehi ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr. ,  Daniel Curtis Raneri ,  Jaykrishna A. Shukla

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/18 ,  H05B45/39 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A multiple location load control system comprises a main device and remote devices, which do not require neutral connections, but allow for visual and audible feedback at the main device and the remote devices. The main device and the remote devices are adapted to be coupled together via an accessory wiring. The main device can be wired on the line side and the load side of the load control system. The main device is configured to enable a charging path to allow the remote devices to charge power supplies through the accessory wiring during a first time period of a half cycle of the AC power source. The main device and the remote devices are configured to communicate with each other via the accessory wiring during a second time period of the half cycle, for example, by actively pulling-up and actively pulling-down the accessory wiring to communicate using tri-state logic.