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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Solatube International, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Rillie, Vista, CA (US);
Joseph Prenn, San Diego, CA (US);
Kalen Eidenschink, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solatube International, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 13/00 (2006.01); E04D 13/03 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E04D 13/035 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 13/033 (2013.01); E04D 13/0354 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); E04D 2013/0345 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/638 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/71 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/612 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/628 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/13 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dimmer mechanism is movable by a motor that is powered by solar-charged supercapacitors between a first configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks little of the interior of a skylight tube to maximize light throughput into a room, and a second configuration, in which the dimmer mechanism blocks more of the interior of a skylight tube to reduce light throughput into the room.