US 11,837,418 B2
Battery-powered retrofit remote control device
Matthew J. Swatsky, Allentown, PA (US); Chris Dimberg, Easton, PA (US); Timothy S. Majewski, New Tripoli, PA (US); Robert C. Newman, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US); and Daniel Curtis Raneri, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed by Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/408,623.
Application 17/408,623 is a continuation of application No. 17/038,656, filed on Sep. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,102,875.
Application 17/038,656 is a continuation of application No. 16/152,398, filed on Oct. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,849,206, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/152,398 is a continuation of application No. 15/386,869, filed on Dec. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,147,560, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Application 15/386,869 is a continuation of application No. 13/829,981, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 9,565,742, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/718,818, filed on Oct. 26, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0383984 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01H 3/02 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 3/02 (2013.01) [H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H01H 2300/03 (2013.01); Y02B 20/40 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the installed light switch having a toggle actuator that extends through a faceplate opening of a faceplate of the installed light switch, the toggle actuator configured to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
a control interface;
a base portion configured to support the control interface, the base portion configured to engage one or more surfaces of the toggle actuator when the remote control device is mounted over the installed light switch, the base portion configured to maintain the toggle actuator in a position in which the power is delivered to the electrical load;
a wireless communication circuit; and
a control circuit responsive to the control interface and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to, in response to actuation of the control interface, generate a control signal that causes an adjustment of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and transmit the control signal via the wireless communication circuit.