Research/Patents/US 5266807
US 5266807

PASSIVE INFRARED DETECTION SYSTEM

Assignee

LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., A NEW YORK CORP.

Filed

Oct 10, 1986

Granted

Nov 30, 1993

Location

FLORAL PARK NY US

Abstract

The present invention teaches an improved passive infrared detection system for use in controlling electrical wiring devices and systems in residential, commercial and industrial environments. Interior or exterior lighting, by way of example only, and the power or current feeding same, is controlled such that the presence of a body entering a predetermined zone, such as a room, will be detected in an improved manner and will trigger a series of events resulting in the switching of the lights on or off, as desired. The detecting portion of the combination comprising the present invention is capable of receiving presence signals 360 degrees about a reference line, thereby greatly increasing the ability of the system of this invention to detect body presence within any interior area, for example. This qualifies the present system to function as an improved security system.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 15, 1987

Rescinded

Mar 10, 1993

Duration

5 years, 11 months

Inventor

  • 1BENJAMIN B. NEIGER

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