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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:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Furtaw, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Richard A Comroe, Dundee, IL (US);
Bradley M Hiben, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3403 / ; 3403 / ; 3403 / ;
Abstract
A network (2) utilizing power conductor distribution and incorporating infra-red (IR) radiation nodes having IR transducers (4, 6, 8). The IR transducers are located in ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures (16, 18, 20) and are connected to power terminals in the lighting fixtures both for powering the IR transducers in operation and for communicating network information. The transducers are thus positioned optimally for good IR communication and require no additional cabling.