Patents
US 10451649 B2: Motion sensor with automatically adjustable sensitivity
- Granted
- 2019-10-22
- Filed
- 2018-12-06 application 16212457
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A motion sensor includes a sensor element to sense a motion, and a controller communicably coupled to the sensor element. The controller is configured to set a detection sensitivity of the motion sensor to a maximum setting of the detection sensitivity. The controller is further configured to decrease the detection sensitivity of the motion sensor upon a detection of the motion until the motion is undetectable by the motion sensor at a decreased setting of the detection sensitivity. The controller is further configured to increase the detection sensitivity of the motion sensor until the motion sensor detects the motion at an increased setting of the detection sensitivity and to set the detection sensitivity of the motion sensor to a new setting based on the increased setting.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191022.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nam Chin Cho | Peachtree City, GA | 46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Richard Christ | Peachtree City, GA | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tyler Christian Johnston | Peachtree City, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B47/115 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01P | Measuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock; indicating presence, absence, or direction, of movement | G01P13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B29/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B20/40 | 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 |
| 2019-07-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHO, NAM CHIN signed 2017-05-24 CHRIST, JAMES RICHARD signed 2017-05-24 JOHNSTON, TYLER CHRISTIAN signed 2017-05-24 | COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY HOUSTON, TX | 49663/294 | 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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