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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Spencer L. Webb, Pelham, NH (US);
Stephen S. Thompson, London, GB;
Gregory S. Altonen, Easton, PA (US);
Stuart Dejonge, Riegelsville, PA (US);
Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Macungie, PA (US);
Siddharth P. Sinha, London, GB;
Spencer L. Webb, Pelham, NH (US);
Stephen S. Thompson, London, GB;
Gregory S. Altonen, Easton, PA (US);
Stuart DeJonge, Riegelsville, PA (US);
Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Macungie, PA (US);
Siddharth P. Sinha, London, GB;
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
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.