Patents
US 10401007 B1: Integrated sensing and control of light fixtures
- Granted
- 2019-09-03
- Filed
- 2016-07-19 application 15213858
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
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Abstract
A backbox is disclosed herein. The backbox can include at least one wall forming a cavity, and a sensor mounting feature disposed on an outer surface of the at least one wall, where the sensor mounting feature is configured to couple to a sensor device. The backbox can also include at least one fixture coupling feature disposed on the at least one wall, where the at least one fixture coupling feature is configured to couple to a complementary coupling feature disposed on a housing of a light fixture. The at least one wall can be configured to extend substantially seamlessly from a portion of the light fixture at which the at least one complementary coupling feature is located.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190903.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Technologies Company 1,145 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenell Erika York | Atlanta, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bobby Brooks | Peachtree City, GA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V15/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B47/105 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-12 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the application numbers 12183490, 12183499, 12494944, 12961315, 13528561, 13600790, 13826197, 14605880, 15186648, recorded in error previously recorded on reel 052681 frame 0475. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED signed 2020-03-02 | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. EINDHOVEN | 55965/721 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED signed 2020-03-02 | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. EINDHOVEN | 52681/475 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-08-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BROOKS, BOBBY signed 2016-07-19 YORK, CHENELL ERIKA signed 2016-07-19 | COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY HOUSTON, TX | 39349/771 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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