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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Thomas W. Leonard, Tualatin, OR (US);
Richard A. Leinen, Wilsonville, OR (US);
John B. Engel, Tigard, OR (US);
Thomas W. Leonard, Tualatin, OR (US);
Richard A. Leinen, Wilsonville, OR (US);
John B. Engel, Tigard, OR (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for converting a low voltage occupancy sensor to a powered stand-alone unit. The invention uses a low voltage occupancy sensor mounted in an upper portion of a housing with its associated low voltage wiring terminating in a terminal block. An attachable corresponding lower housing is provided with a power pack adapted to connect with the low voltage terminal block wherein once combined the upper and lower housing portions combine to form an integral powered stand-alone sensor unit.