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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
George Michael Drake, Newman, GA (US);
Ryan Crist, Jefferson, WI (US);
Tyler Fleig, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Milton Dallas, East Troy, WI (US);
Scott Kroeger, Mequon, WI (US);
Norm Siegel, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Charlie Ketelhohn, Cedarburg, WI (US);
George Michael Drake, Newman, GA (US);
Ryan Crist, Jefferson, WI (US);
Tyler Fleig, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Milton Dallas, East Troy, WI (US);
Scott Kroeger, Mequon, WI (US);
Norm Siegel, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Charlie Ketelhohn, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A motion detector system includes the ability to detect motion through the use of a Doppler radar sensor or a combination of PIR sensors and a Doppler radar sensor. The system includes an outdoor light fixture having one or more lamps and a housing coupled to the outdoor light fixture. The housing includes a Doppler radar sensor and a microprocessor for analyzing the signals received by the Doppler radar sensor. Alternatively, the housing includes a combination of PIR sensors and a Doppler radar sensor and a microprocessor for analyzing the signals received from these sensors. The lamps in the light fixture are activated when either the PIR sensor or the Doppler radar sensor generates a signal indicating motion within the monitored area. Alternatively, the lamps can be activated when either the PIR sensor or the Doppler radar sensor senses predetermined number of motion activities over a limited time period.