Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – Loop type
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-22
2008-04-22
Dinh, Trinh Vo (Department: 2821)
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
Loop type
C343S867000, C343S841000, C235S451000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07362285
ABSTRACT:
A compact antenna for use in a device for controlling the power delivered to an electric load and operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency is presented. The antenna comprises a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency, and a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit. The second loop is substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and is electrically isolated from the first loop. In a first embodiment of the antenna, the first and second loops are formed on respective first and second printed circuit boards, which allow for a small, low-cost antenna that is easy to manufacture and maximizes efficiency. When the antenna is installed in a load control device, such as a dimmer, the first loop of the antenna is mounted on an outer surface of the device. The second loop of the antenna may be at a high-voltage potential such as line voltage.
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Altonen Gregory S.
Felegy, Jr. Edward M.
Sinha Siddharth P.
Thompson Stephen S.
Webb Spencer L.
Dinh Trinh Vo
Lutron Electronics Co., Ltd.
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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