Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.

Lutron Technology Company LLC

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Justin J Mierta

David A Kirby

Andrew Karl Cooney

Stephen Lundy

Robert Charles Newman

Edward J Blair

Jason O Adams

Peter W Ogden, Jr

Chen Ming Wu

Justin M Zernhelt

Soumya Jain

Daniel W Mistarz

Jonathan L Roe

Elliot G Jacoby

Lawrence R Carmen, Jr

Larry Carmen

Stacey Shetter

Erica L Clymer

Samuel F Chambers

Brian Michael Courtney

Lawrence R Carmen

Galen Edgar Knode

Donald R Mosebrook

Jordan H Crafts

Jonathan T Lenz

Stuart W Dejonge

Laura M Gabriel

Thomas W Brenner

Daniel Curtis Raneri

Sanjeev Kumar

Manisha Dahiya Baluja

David J Dolan

Stephen M Ludwig, Jr

Benjamin Aaron Johnson

Michael E Lockley

Jason C Killo

William Bryce Fricke

John N Callen

Robin C Moseley

Christopher Spencer

Jonathan H Ference

Robert Thomas Nachtrieb

Benjamin A Johnson

Duheng Liang

Matthew R Hontz

Matthew Bamberger

Aditya Charan Dara

Robert C Newman

Wendy Margaret Moseley, Legal Representative

Jonathan Carl Sevy

Stephen M Ludwig

John T Lenz

Jr Lawrence R Carmen

Edwards J Blair

Thomas Warren Brenner

A low-power radio-frequency (RF) receiver is characterized by a decreased current consumption over prior art RF receivers, such that the RF receiver may be used in control devices, such as battery-powered motorized window treatments and two-wire dimmer switches. The RF receiver uses an RF sub-sampling technique to check for the RF signals and then put the RF receiver to sleep for a sleep time that is longer than a packet length of a transmitted packet to thus conserve battery power and lengthen the lifetime of the batteries. The RF receiver compares detected RF energy to a detect threshold that may be increased to decrease the sensitivity of the RF receiver and increase the lifetime of the batteries. After detecting that an RF signal is being transmitted, the RF receiver is put to sleep for a snooze time period that is longer than the sleep time and just slightly shorter than the time between two consecutive transmitted packets to further conserve battery power.

Low-power radio-frequency receiver

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.

Motorized window treatment

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.

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.

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.

Configuring a load control system

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Roller shade

Display screen or portion thereof with set of icons

A low-power RF receiver has a decreased current consumption. The receiver may be used in control devices, such as battery-powered motorized window treatments and two-wire dimmer switches. The receiver uses an RF sub-sampling technique to check for RF signals and then puts the receiver to sleep for a sleep time that is longer than a packet length of a transmitted packet to conserve battery power. The receiver compares detected RF energy to a threshold that may be increased to decrease the sensitivity of the receiver and increase the battery lifetime. After detecting an RF signal, the receiver is put to sleep for a snooze time that is longer than the sleep time and just slightly shorter than the time between two consecutive transmitted packets.

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Allentown, PA, United States of America

Justin J Mierta