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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
The Watt Stopper, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Willis Jay Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Darrin W. Brunk, Pensacola, FL (US);
Christopher Lee Wysoczynski, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Harry Edward Asbury, Holt, FL (US);
Richard Scott Hand, Pace, FL (US);
Yan Rodriguez, Suwanee, GA (US);
Benjamin Bruckner, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Watt Stopper, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An architectural covering is provided. The architectural covering includes: shade material; the shade material operatively connected to a motor unit such that movement of the motor unit causes movement of the shade material; the motor unit comprising a DC motor and a shaft connected to the DC motor; a power supply unit electrically connected to the motor unit; a controller unit electrically connected to the motor unit, the controller unit having a microprocessor; and a rotation detector configured to detect rotation of the motor unit and upon detection of rotation of the motor unit transmit a signal to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor of the controller unit is configured to power an encoder unit in response to determination of manual movement of the shade material. A motor and control unit for an architectural covering may be provided.