Patents
US 12093004 B1: In-wall power adapter and method of implementing an in-wall power adapter
- Granted
- 2024-09-17
- Filed
- 2021-05-03 application 17306475
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An in-wall power adapter configured to apply power to a load is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements adapted to receive power and apply to power to the load; a recess adapted to receive a control module; a second plurality of contact elements positioned within the recess and adapted to be coupled to corresponding contact elements of a control module; and an input portion adapted to receive an input from a user; wherein the in-wall power adapter is adapted to control an application of the power to the load in response to a control signal.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240917.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Joseph King | Wheaton, IL | 66 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B19/042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J3/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01R | Measuring electric variables; measuring magnetic variables | G01R31/55 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B70/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y04S | Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids | Y04S20/222 | 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 |
| 2021-07-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KING, JOHN J signed 2018-02-06 | SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC WHEATON, IL | 56798/300 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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