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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L Martin, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3403 / ; 3403 / ; 3403091 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the automatic operation of electric wall switches. Through the use of electronics and mechanisms contained within the switch body, the switch operates on command of a remote digital controller, or alternatively, from an integral timer. in the former case, digital codes are transmitted on existing electrical wiring in a building to provide remote operation. When an integrated timer is utilized, the timer provides controlled turn 'on' or 'off' functions.