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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael James Harris, Cary, NC (US);
Spencer Scott Pratt, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 29/00 (2015.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); H05B 33/0803 (2013.01); H05B 33/0842 (2013.01); H05B 37/0254 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a module for adding a defined functionality to a lighting fixture. In one embodiment, the module is configured to provide wireless communication capability to a lighting fixture. The module may include a housing that is removably attachable to the lighting fixture. The module may also include electronics that are contained within the housing and adapted to communicate with a driver module of the lighting fixture and wirelessly communicate with at least one remote entity to provide wireless communication capability to the lighting fixture.