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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2013
Applicant:

Seasonal Specialties, Llc, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Robert C. Neuman, Cannon Falls, MN (US);

Michael B. Lasky, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Seasonal Specialties, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 17/34 (2006.01); A47G 33/06 (2006.01); F21S 4/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21W 121/00 (2006.01); H01J 65/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/08 (2006.01); F21W 121/04 (2006.01); F21S 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); Y02B 20/40 (2013.01); A47G 33/06 (2013.01); F21S 4/001 (2013.01); Y02B 20/48 (2013.01); F21W 2121/00 (2013.01); H01J 65/042 (2013.01); F21V 21/08 (2013.01); H05B 37/0209 (2013.01); F21W 2121/04 (2013.01); F21S 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method of controlling self powered decorative devices using EMF emanating from, for example, a light string on a Christmas tree. The decorative devices sense the presence of EFM from the light string and actuate in response thereto and turn off when the field disappears, thereby saving energy. In an alternate embodiment, the EMF source is capable of modulation and the slave decorations are coded and tuned to specific EMF characteristics, such as frequency. The master EMF source transmits the EMF of different characteristic thereby causing the coded slave decorations to operate in a synchronized matter. The system may also be responsive to music or other inputs to create special decorative effects.


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