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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Peter D. Joseph, Twin Lakes, WI (US);
David A. Saathoff, McHenry, IL (US);
Inventors:
Peter D. Joseph, Twin Lakes, WI (US);
David A. Saathoff, McHenry, IL (US);
Assignee:
J. Baxter Brinkman International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control device, such as a device for connecting with and providing control data on a low voltage line, is provided disclosed. The control device includes a power supply that generates a DC voltage from an input voltage communicated via a low voltage line by a power source. The control device also includes a receiver that extracts timing data from the input voltage and output circuitry that is operable to communicate information to the power source via the low voltage line.