Patents
US 11856671 B1: Multi-element lighting apparatus and a method of implementing a multi-element lighting
- Granted
- 2023-12-26
- Filed
- 2020-02-29 application 16805717
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A power switch adapted to provide power to a device is described. The power switch comprises a prong of a plurality of prongs adapted to receive the power; a receptacle adapted to receive a plug of the device receiving the power; a user interface comprising a microphone; and a control circuit coupled to the user interface; wherein the control circuit controls the application of the power to the receptacle in response to the detection of a voice of a user of the power switch.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231226.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART POWER CO., LTD. 46 patents | Foreign company or organization | Wheaton, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen DeLano | Milton, MA | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Joseph King | Wheaton, IL | 66 | 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 | H05B47/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S19/13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC signed 2024-08-23 | HOUGHS NECK HOLDINGS LLC QUINCY, MA | 68771/666 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DELANO, STEPHEN signed 2018-02-01 KING, JOHN J signed 2018-02-01 | SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC WHEATON, IL | 55056/38 | 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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