US 11,870,127 B2
Wireless control device having an antenna illuminated with visible light
Brian Michael Courtney, Bethlehem, PA (US); and Matthew Philip McDonald, Phoenixville, PA (US)
Assigned to Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed by Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,439.
Application 17/745,439 is a continuation of application No. 16/679,915, filed on Nov. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,362,408.
Application 16/679,915 is a continuation of application No. 15/337,543, filed on Oct. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,476,126.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,754, filed on Oct. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033397 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/06 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/06 (2013.01) [G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/244 (2013.01); H01Q 1/362 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a housing defining an enclosure;
a light-transmissive cover coupled to and extending from the housing;
at least one circuit board disposed within the enclosure defined by the housing, the at least one circuit board including
a light source configured to illuminate at least a portion of the light-transmissive cover with visible light,
a communication circuit, and
a controller in signal communication with the light source and the communication circuit, the controller configured to control operations of the communication circuit and the light source; and
an antenna including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the antenna coupled to the communication circuit disposed within the housing, and at least part of the second portion of the antenna disposed within the light-transmissive cover.