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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:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2015
Applicant:

Enlighted, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Peter H. Muller, Woodside, CA (US);

Michel Billard, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Tanuj Mohan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

enLighted, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/56 (2006.01); G01J 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/00 (2013.01); G01J 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 25/56 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); Y02B 20/48 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01);
Abstract

Systems, method and apparatuses of a building control sensor unit are disclosed. One apparatus includes a building control sensor unit that includes one or more sensors operative to sense an environmental condition of a structure, and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes an extended antenna, wherein the extended antenna includes a strand of memory metal. The apparatus further includes a controller, wherein the controller is operative to receive information from other building control sensor units or a central controller, and transmit information to the other building control sensor units or the central controller, wherein the building control sensor unit is configured such that when placed on or within a ceiling of the structure, the extended antenna extends into the structure.


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