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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Heathco, Llc, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Scott Blaise Tylicki, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Jimmy David Claiborne, Scottsville, KY (US);
Timothy Gale Birdwell, Lafayette, TN (US);
HeathCo, LLC, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Abstract
A transmitter apparatus is provided that includes an actuator and a transmitter with a housing and wireless transmission circuitry. The actuator is mounted to a structural element of a building and is at least partially exposed and accessible to a user. The housing is arranged and configured to extend at least partially into an opening in the structural element of the building. The transmission circuitry is arranged and configured to receive the actuations from the actuator and responsively transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to a remotely situated appliance via the antenna.