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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2009
Edward J. Blair, Telford, PA (US);
Aaron Dobbins, Hopedale, MA (US);
Nicole R. Vigue, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Elliot G. Jacoby, Glenside, PA (US);
Robert C. Newman, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US);
Edward J. Blair, Telford, PA (US);
Aaron Dobbins, Hopedale, MA (US);
Nicole R. Vigue, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Elliot G. Jacoby, Glenside, PA (US);
Robert C. Newman, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US);
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A wall-mountable electrical timer for controlling the delivery of power from an AC power source to an electrical load, such as a lamp or a fan motor, includes: a timer adjustment actuator for selecting a predetermined time period of operation for the load; a toggle actuator for starting the timer, turning off the timer, and placing the timer in a bypass mode of operation; a vertical linear array of light-emitting diode visual indicators for indicating the length of a predetermined time period, the time remaining, and whether the timer is in the bypass mode; a controllably conductive device for regulating the delivery of power from the AC source to the load; and a controller for receiving inputs from the timer adjustment actuator and the toggle actuator, and for transmitting outputs to the visual indicators and the controllably conductive device.