公开(公告)号：US20080042914A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11874500

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

发明人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

IPC分类号： H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/005

摘要： An antenna operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency, the antenna comprising a first printed circuit board comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency; and a second printed circuit board comprising a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit, the second loop being substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and electrically insulated from the first loop; the antenna for use with a device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, further wherein the first loop of the conductive material comprises a break and the capacitance includes a capacitor bridging the break; wherein the first loop comprises a first metal layer on a first side of the first printed circuit board and a second metal layer on a second, opposite side of the first printed circuit board, the first and second layers being electrically connected to each other and wherein the break is provided in one of layers.

摘要翻译： 一种可操作以以指定频率发送或接收射频信号的天线，所述天线包括第一印刷电路板，所述第一印刷电路板包括具有电容和电感的导电材料的第一环路，所述电容和电感形成在指定的谐振处的电路 频率; 以及第二印刷电路板，其包括具有适于电耦合到电子电路的两端的导电材料的第二环，所述第二环基本上仅磁耦合到所述第一环并与所述第一环电绝缘; 所述天线与用于控制传送到电负载的功率的装置一起使用，其中所述导电材料的第一环包括断路，并且所述电容包括桥接所述断裂的电容器; 其中所述第一环包括在所述第一印刷电路板的第一侧上的第一金属层和在所述第一印刷电路板的第二相对侧上的第二金属层，所述第一和第二层彼此电连接，并且其中 在一层中提供了断裂。

公开(公告)号：US20050280598A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：US10873033

申请日：2004-06-21

申请人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

发明人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

IPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/005

摘要： A compact antenna for use in a device for controlling the power delivered to an electric load and operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency is presented. The antenna comprises a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency, and a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit. The second loop is substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and is electrically isolated from the first loop. In a first embodiment of the antenna, the first and second loops are formed on respective first and second printed circuit boards, which allow for a small, low-cost antenna that is easy to manufacture and maximizes efficiency. When the antenna is installed in a load control device, such as a dimmer, the first loop of the antenna is mounted on an outer surface of the device. The second loop of the antenna may be at a high-voltage potential such as line voltage.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种用于控制传送到电负载并可操作以以指定频率发射或接收射频信号的功率的装置的小型天线。 该天线包括导电材料的第一环，其具有电容和形成在特定频率下谐振的电感的电感，以及具有适于电耦合到电子电路的两端的导电材料的第二环。 第二回路基本上仅与第一回路磁耦合并且与第一回路电隔离。 在天线的第一实施例中，第一和第二环形成在相应的第一和第二印刷电路板上，这允许容易制造并且使效率最大化的小型，低成本的天线。 当天线安装在诸如调光器的负载控制装置中时，天线的第一环安装在装置的外表面上。 天线的第二回路可能处于高电压电位，例如线电压。

公开(公告)号：US20080036679A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11874642

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

发明人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

IPC分类号： H01Q7/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/005

摘要： An electrical control device for controlling the status of a controlled electrical device, the electrical control device comprising a power conducting semiconductor device for controlling the status of the controlled electrical device; a control circuit; a transmitter and/or receiver in communication with the control circuit; and an antenna coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver; the antenna adapted to receive a first signal at a specified frequency from a remote control device and/or transmit a second signal at a specified frequency to a remote control device; wherein the transmitter is operable to couple the first signal from the antenna to the control circuit for remotely controlling the controllably conductive device and/or couple the second signal from the control circuit for providing a status of said controlled electrical device, the antenna comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance; the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency; a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to a control circuit, the second loop being substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop; the first and second loops each having a loop axis, the loop axes of the first and second loops being substantially parallel or coincident.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制受控电气设备的状态的电气控制装置，所述电气控制装置包括用于控制受控电气装置的状态的功率传导半导体装置; 一个控制电路; 与控制电路通信的发射机和/或接收机; 以及耦合到所述发射机和/或接收机的天线; 所述天线适于从遥控设备接收指定频率的第一信号和/或以指定频率发送到遥控设备的第二信号; 其中所述发射机可操作以将来自所述天线的所述第一信号耦合到所述控制电路，以远程控制所述可控导电装置和/或耦合来自所述控制电路的所述第二信号，以提供所述受控电气装置的状态，所述天线包括第一 具有电容和电感的导电材料的环路; 形成电路的电容和电感以指定频率谐振; 导电材料的第二环，其具有适于电耦合到控制电路的两端，所述第二环基本上仅磁耦合到所述第一环; 所述第一和第二回路各自具有回转轴线，所述第一和第二回路的回转轴基本上平行或重合。

公开(公告)号：US20080042907A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11874563

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

发明人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

IPC分类号： H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/38

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/005

摘要： An antenna operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency, the antenna comprising a first printed circuit board comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency; and a second printed circuit board comprising a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit, the second loop being substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and electrically insulated from the first loop; the antenna for use with a device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, further wherein the first loop of the conductive material comprises a break and the capacitance includes a capacitor bridging the break; wherein the first printed circuit board is disposed in a first plane, and the first loop is disposed in the plane perpendicular to the first plane whereby electrical current flows in the first loop in a plane perpendicular to the first plane.

摘要翻译： 一种可操作以以指定频率发送或接收射频信号的天线，所述天线包括第一印刷电路板，所述第一印刷电路板包括具有电容和电感的导电材料的第一环路，所述电容和电感形成在指定的谐振处的电路 频率; 以及第二印刷电路板，其包括具有适于电耦合到电子电路的两端的导电材料的第二环，所述第二环基本上仅磁耦合到所述第一环并与所述第一环电绝缘; 所述天线与用于控制传送到电负载的功率的装置一起使用，其中所述导电材料的第一环包括断路，并且所述电容包括桥接所述断裂的电容器; 其中所述第一印刷电路板设置在第一平面中，并且所述第一环设置在垂直于所述第一平面的平面中，由此电流在垂直于所述第一平面的平面中在所述第一环中流动。

公开(公告)号：US20070085755A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11613631

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

发明人： Spencer Webb ,  Stephen Thompson ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Stuart DeJonge ,  Edward Felegy ,  Siddharth Sinha

IPC分类号： H01Q7/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q7/005

摘要： A compact antenna for use in a device for controlling the power delivered to an electric load and operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency is presented. The antenna comprises a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency, and a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit. The second loop is substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and is electrically isolated from the first loop. In a first embodiment of the antenna, the first and second loops are formed on respective first and second printed circuit boards, which allow for a small, low-cost antenna that is easy to manufacture and maximizes efficiency. When the antenna is installed in a load control device, such as a dimmer, the first loop of the antenna is mounted on an outer surface of the device. The second loop of the antenna may be at a high-voltage potential such as line voltage.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种用于控制传送到电负载并可操作以以指定频率发射或接收射频信号的功率的装置的小型天线。 该天线包括导电材料的第一环，其具有电容和形成在特定频率下谐振的电感的电感，以及具有适于电耦合到电子电路的两端的导电材料的第二环。 第二回路基本上仅与第一回路磁耦合并且与第一回路电绝缘。 在天线的第一实施例中，第一和第二环形成在相应的第一和第二印刷电路板上，这允许容易制造并且使效率最大化的小型，低成本的天线。 当天线安装在诸如调光器的负载控制装置中时，天线的第一环安装在装置的外表面上。 天线的第二回路可能处于高电压电位，例如线电压。

公开(公告)号：US09124130B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-01

申请号：US13234440

申请日：2011-09-16

申请人： Gregory Altonen ,  Nikhil Vithal Bhate ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Michael W. Pessina ,  Walter S. Zaharchuk ,  Joel S. Spira

发明人： Gregory Altonen ,  Nikhil Vithal Bhate ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Michael W. Pessina ,  Walter S. Zaharchuk ,  Joel S. Spira

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  H02J1/00 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/12 ,  H05B37/02 ,  E06B9/68 ,  F24F11/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H02J3/12 ,  E06B9/68 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2130/20 ,  H02J2003/143 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02B20/40

摘要： A wall-mountable temperature control device having a vertically-arranged temperature adjustment actuator for adjusting a setpoint temperature of a temperature control system to thus control a present temperature in a building, a room temperature visual display for displaying a visual representation of the present temperature of the building, and a setpoint temperature visual display for displaying a visual representation of the setpoint temperature. The room and setpoint temperature visual displays each comprising a linear array of light-emitting diodes arranged parallel to the temperature adjustment actuator and controlled such that one of the light-emitting diodes of the setpoint temperature visual display is illuminated to display the setpoint temperature in response to the actuations of the temperature adjustment actuator and one of the light-emitting diodes of the room temperature visual display is illuminated to display the present temperature.

摘要翻译： 一种壁挂式温度控制装置，其具有垂直布置的温度调节致动器，用于调节温度控制系统的设定点温度，从而控制建筑物中的当前温度，室温视觉显示器，用于显示当前温度的视觉表示 建筑物和用于显示设定点温度的视觉表示的设定点温度视觉显示。 房间和设定点温度视觉显示每个包括平行于温度调节致动器布置的发光二极管的线性阵列，并被控制使得设定点温度视觉显示器的发光二极管中的一个被照亮以响应于显示设定点温度 关于温度调节致动器的致动器和室温视觉显示器的一个发光二极管被照亮以显示当前温度。

公开(公告)号：USD694198S1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US29429762

申请日：2012-08-16

申请人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Noel Mayo ,  Joel S. Spira

设计人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Noel Mayo ,  Joel S. Spira

公开(公告)号：USD692399S1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US29423146

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  David William Petrillo ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

设计人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  David William Petrillo ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

公开(公告)号：USD692398S1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US29423142

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

设计人： Edward M. Felegy, Jr. ,  Gregory M. Snyder ,  Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

公开(公告)号：US20120306376A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13588004

申请日：2012-08-17

申请人： Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

发明人： Gregory Altonen ,  Elliot G. Jacoby ,  Joel S. Spira

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H01H9/181 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H01H15/025 ,  H01H2231/052 ,  H05B39/085

摘要： A dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered to and thus the intensity of a lighting load comprises a visual display operable to provide a visual indication representative of energy savings and usage information. The dimmer switch comprises an intensity adjustment actuator, such as a slider knob or a rotary knob, which may be coupled to a potentiometer for adjusting the amount of power delivered to the lighting load. The potentiometer may comprise a dual potentiometer including a resistive element and a conductive element having a cut. The visual display may comprise a single visual indicator, which may be illuminated a first color, such as green, when the intensity of the lighting load is less than or equal to the eco-level intensity, and illuminated a second different color, such as red, when the intensity of the lighting load is greater than the eco-level intensity.

摘要翻译： 用于控制发射的功率量和因此照明负载的强度的调光开关包括可操作以提供表示节能和使用信息的视觉指示的视觉显示器。 调光器开关包括强度调节致动器，例如滑块旋钮或旋钮，其可以耦合到电位计，用于调节传递到照明负载的功率量。 电位器可以包括双电位器，其包括电阻元件和具有切口的导电元件。 视觉显示可以包括单个视觉指示器，当照明负载的强度小于或等于生态水平强度时，可以照亮第一颜色，例如绿色，并且照亮第二种不同颜色，例如 红色，当照明负载的强度大于生态水平强度时。