公开(公告)号：US11280131B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16700424

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason O. Adams ,  Edward J. Blair ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Soumya Jain ,  David A. Kirby ,  Stephen Lundy ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Daniel W. Mistarz ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr. ,  Peter W. Ogden, Jr. ,  Jonathan L. Roe ,  Chen Ming Wu ,  Justin M. Zernhelt ,  Samuel F. Chambers

IPC: E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H04W52/02 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/262

Abstract: A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.

公开(公告)号：US20240426172A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18754069

申请日：2024-06-25

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason O. Adams ,  Edward J. Blair ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Soumya Jain ,  David A. Kirby ,  Stephen Lundy ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Daniel W. Mistarz ,  Robert C. Newman, JR. ,  Peter W. Ogden, JR. ,  Jonathan L. Roe ,  Chen Ming Wu ,  Justin M. Zernhelt

IPC: E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/72 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: A motorized window treatment provides a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment includes a covering material, a drive shaft, at least one lift cord rotatably received around the drive shaft and connected to the covering material, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions, which helps to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life if a battery is used to power the motorized window treatment. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors to save energy, or may also be controlled in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

公开(公告)号：US12158850B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17971138

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Devin N. Malanaphy ,  Matthew J. Price ,  Scott E. Shaw ,  Derek Thrasher

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F13/42

Abstract: A control device may include a processor may include a core, a timer peripheral, and a peripheral direct memory access controller. The processor may include a receive port coupled to a communication port of the reporting device via a communication line. The control device may include a timer peripheral that can generate an enable signal and a timing signal, and a buffer circuit that may include an enable port for the enable signal for enabling/disabling the buffer circuit, an input port for the timing signal, and an output port coupled to the communication line. The processor may enable/disable the buffer circuit to control the timing of data bit(s) transmission across the communication line by the reporting device. The peripheral direct memory access controller may store the data bit(s) in a receive buffer during the bit period, and the core may subsequently retrieve the data bit(s) from the receiver buffer.

公开(公告)号：US12065876B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17652713

申请日：2022-02-28

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason O. Adams ,  Edward J. Blair ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Soumya Jain ,  David A. Kirby ,  Stephen Lundy ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Daniel W. Mistarz ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr. ,  Peter W. Ogden, Jr. ,  Jonathan L. Roe ,  Chen Ming Wu ,  Justin M. Zernhelt ,  Samuel F. Chambers

IPC: E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H04W52/02 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/68

CPC classification number: E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H04W52/0238 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W52/0277 ,  E06B2009/2625 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B2009/6809 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6872 ,  H04W52/0287 ,  Y02D30/70

Abstract: A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.

公开(公告)号：US20230126727A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17971138

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Devin N. Malanaphy ,  Matthew J. Price ,  Scott E. Shaw ,  Derek Thrasher

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/28

Abstract: A control device may include a processor may include a core, a timer peripheral, and a peripheral direct memory access controller. The processor may include a receive port coupled to a communication port of the reporting device via a communication line. The control device may include a timer peripheral that can generate an enable signal and a timing signal, and a buffer circuit that may include an enable port for the enable signal for enabling/disabling the buffer circuit, an input port for the timing signal, and an output port coupled to the communication line. The processor may enable/disable the buffer circuit to control the timing of data bit(s) transmission across the communication line by the reporting device. The peripheral direct memory access controller may store the data bit(s) in a receive buffer during the bit period, and the core may subsequently retrieve the data bit(s) from the receiver buffer.

公开(公告)号：US11480012B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16876219

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason O. Adams ,  Edward J. Blair ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Soumya Jain ,  David A. Kirby ,  Stephen Lundy ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Daniel W. Mistarz ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr. ,  Peter W. Ogden, Jr. ,  Jonathan L. Roe ,  Chen Ming Wu ,  Justin M. Zernhelt

IPC: E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H04W52/02 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/262

Abstract: A motorized window treatment for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window includes a covering material, a drive shaft, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors, or in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

公开(公告)号：US20250053523A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18932094

申请日：2024-10-30

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Devin N. Malanaphy ,  Matthew J. Price ,  Scott E. Shaw ,  Derek Thrasher

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/28

Abstract: A control device may include a processor may include a core, a timer peripheral, and a peripheral direct memory access controller. The processor may include a receive port coupled to a communication port of the reporting device via a communication line. The control device may include a timer peripheral that can generate an enable signal and a timing signal, and a buffer circuit that may include an enable port for the enable signal for enabling/disabling the buffer circuit, an input port for the timing signal, and an output port coupled to the communication line. The processor may enable/disable the buffer circuit to control the timing of data bit(s) transmission across the communication line by the reporting device. The peripheral direct memory access controller may store the data bit(s) in a receive buffer during the bit period, and the core may subsequently retrieve the data bit(s) from the receiver buffer.

公开(公告)号：US12156311B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17971281

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jessica Bardio ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Alexander S. Petersen

IPC: H05B47/10 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/155

Abstract: A control module may control a control device of a load control system. The control module may include a connector that can be coupled to the control device for receiving power and communicating with the control device. The control module may include a first wired communication circuit may be coupled to the third and fourth electrical terminals and configured to communicate with the control device when the control module is coupled to the control device using a four-wire topology. The control module may include a second wired communication circuit may be coupled to the first and second electrical terminals and configured to communicate with the control device when the control module is coupled to the control device using a two-wire topology. The control circuit may be configured to determine whether to communicate with the control device using the first wired communication circuit or the second wired communication circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20210002954A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16876219

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason O. Adams ,  Edward J. Blair ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Soumya Jain ,  David A. Kirby ,  Stephen Lundy ,  Justin J. Mierta ,  Daniel W. Mistarz ,  Robert C. Newman, JR. ,  Peter W. Ogden, JR. ,  Jonathan L. Roe ,  Chen Ming Wu ,  Justin M. Zernhelt

IPC: E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/42 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: A motorized window treatment for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window includes a covering material, a drive shaft, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors, or in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

公开(公告)号：US20230128343A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17971281

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jessica Bardio ,  Andrew Karl Cooney ,  Alexander S. Petersen

IPC: H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/155

Abstract: A control module may control a control device of a load control system. The control module may include a connector that can be coupled to the control device for receiving power and communicating with the control device. The control module may include a first wired communication circuit may be coupled to the third and fourth electrical terminals and configured to communicate with the control device when the control module is coupled to the control device using a four-wire topology. The control module may include a second wired communication circuit may be coupled to the first and second electrical terminals and configured to communicate with the control device when the control module is coupled to the control device using a two-wire topology. The control circuit may be configured to determine whether to communicate with the control device using the first wired communication circuit or the second wired communication circuit.