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公开(公告)号:US20250052113A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-13
申请号:US18779928
申请日:2024-07-22
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Edward J. Blair , Stephen Lundy , Brandon L. Szoke , David A. Kirby
Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises a housing having a major face and a side edge. The side edge is formed of a material that is capable of conducting light. A photosensitive element is positioned within the housing and facing the major face of the housing. A reflector is positioned within the housing. The reflector is shaped to direct light entering through the side edge onto the photosensitive element.
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公开(公告)号:US12152436B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US17882221
申请日:2022-08-05
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: David A. Kirby
Abstract: A battery-powered Roman shade system may comprise first and second brackets for mounting the shade system to a structure, a roller tube rotatably supported by the first and second brackets, and a housing configured to receive, at a first end of the housing, one or more batteries for powering a motor drive unit inside the roller tube. The housing may also be configured to support a lift assistance subsystem at a second end of the housing. The lift assistance subsystem is configured to provide variable lift assistance to the motor drive unit. The shade system may also comprise a battery holder for holding the one or more batteries. For example, the housing may comprise an internal compartment for housing the battery holder and the lift assistance subsystem. In addition, the shade system may comprise a gear assembly configured to mechanically couple the roller tube to the lift assistance subsystem.
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公开(公告)号:USD1046604S1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-15
申请号:US29853620
申请日:2022-09-16
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Designer: Vladislav Pejic , David A. Kirby , Jeremy M. Fallis, Jr. , Matthew Knauss , William Taylor Shivell
Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket for a window 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 of a second embodiment thereof;
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 depict portions of the bracket for a window that form no part of the claimed design.-
公开(公告)号:US12044068B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US18314597
申请日:2023-05-09
Applicant: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Inventor: Edward J. Blair , Samuel F. Chambers , David A. Kirby , Peter W. Ogden, Jr. , James J. Wilson , Justin M. Zernhelt
IPC: E06B9/323 , B23P6/00 , E06B9/262 , E06B9/266 , E06B9/32 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/42 , E06B9/68 , E06B9/72 , H02J7/00 , E06B9/62
CPC classification number: E06B9/323 , B23P6/00 , E06B9/262 , E06B9/266 , E06B9/32 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/42 , E06B9/68 , E06B9/72 , H02J7/0045 , E06B2009/2625 , E06B2009/2627 , E06B2009/3225 , E06B9/62 , E06B2009/6809 , E06B2009/6818 , E06B2009/6845 , E06B2009/6872 , Y10T29/4973
Abstract: A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.
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公开(公告)号:US12044066B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US16992451
申请日:2020-08-13
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: David A. Kirby , Mailing Ren Wu
Abstract: A motorized window treatment system (e.g., a motorized blind system) may include a headrail, a covering material extending from the headrail, a battery compartment coupled to the headrail, a valance clip comprising a stationary portion coupled to the headrail and a movable portion configured to be coupled to the stationary portion such that the movable portion is movable from a first position to a second position, and a valance configured to be coupled to the movable portion of the valance clip. When the movable portion is in the first position, the valance may cover the battery compartment. When the movable portion is in the second position, the battery compartment may be at least partially exposed. The battery compartment may be configured to hold at least one battery for powering a drive unit of the motorized window treatment system.
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公开(公告)号:US11957261B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US15965200
申请日:2018-04-27
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Nirav Giri , David A. Kirby , Douglas George Kistler , Rohan Krishnan , Glenn S. Laverty, IV , Vladislav Pejic
CPC classification number: A47H1/13 , E06B9/44 , E06B9/50 , E06B9/58 , E06B9/72 , E06B9/42 , E06B2009/587
Abstract: A motorized window treatment system may include a roller tube, a flexible material, a drive assembly, electrical wiring, and/or mounting brackets. A mounting bracket may include a channel configured to secure the roller tube in position along a longitudinal axis of the roller tube. A mounting bracket may include a base and an attachment member. The base may be configured to attach the mounting bracket to a structure. The attachment member may extend from the base and may be configured to receive an end of a roller tube. The mounting bracket may be configured to retain electrical wiring for powering a drive assembly within the roller tube. The mounting bracket may include a spring that is configured to retain the roller tube within the channel in the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket may include a sliding cover that is configured to cover an access opening of the channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20230407702A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-21
申请号:US18339886
申请日:2023-06-22
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Evan T. Graham , David A. Kirby , Robert T. Nachtrieb
Abstract: A manual drive assembly for a manually-operated window treatment based on a drive chain formed as a loop, may incorporate one or more intermediate tensioners disposed between two ends of the loop. The loop may be formed between a manual clutch mechanism coupled to the window treatment and an end tensioner. The one or more intermediate tensioners may serve to limit slack in the loop such that sides of the loop cannot be pulled to create a large loop, for example, having a gap of four inches or greater, between the hanging sides of the cord.
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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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20230272669A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-31
申请号:US18143693
申请日:2023-05-05
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Edward J. Blair , David A. Kirby , Vladislav Pejic
CPC classification number: E06B9/42 , E06B9/388 , A47H23/01 , E06B9/17046
Abstract: A hembar may define a front portion and a rear portion configured to slidably engage each other. The front portion and the rear portion, when slidably engaged, may define a slot configured to receive a piece of fabric. The front portion and the rear portion may be configured to clamp the piece of fabric within the slot. The front portion and the rear portion may be configured such that a width of the slot is adjustable. The front portion may define a first attachment surface and the rear portion may define a second attachment surface. The first attachment surface may define a rib. The second attachment surface may define a groove configured to receive the rib when the front portion is slidably engaged with the rear portion such that the piece of fabric is clamped within the slot.
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公开(公告)号:US11674351B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US16566353
申请日:2019-09-10
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Samuel F. Chambers , David A. Kirby , Peter W. Ogden , James J. Wilson , Andrew P. Schmalz
CPC classification number: E06B9/42 , E06B9/50 , E04F10/0677 , E06B9/80
Abstract: A window treatment retention system may include a roller shade assembly and one or more retention brackets that at least partially enclose the roller shade assembly and do not interfere with operation of the roller shade assembly. The retention brackets may be configured to absorb an impact force associated with detachment of the roller shade assembly from a mounted position. The retention brackets may deflect upon absorbing the impact force, and may limit displacement of the detached roller shade assembly from the mounted position. The retention brackets may deflect such that the roller shade assembly does not pass through openings defined by the retention brackets. The retention brackets may deflect such that the width of at least one of the openings defined by the retention brackets does not expand beyond a distance that is equivalent to the diameter of a roller tube of the roller shade assembly.
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