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Load control circuit

CA 1267686 C · Owner: Rucki, William Mark · Inventors: Rucki, William Mark

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An electrical load controller includes a combination of switches for selecting a desired load output level, an electronic custom gate array for converting the switch signals to a parallel binary number a parallel to serial data encoder for converting the multi-bit parallel data signal into a multi-bit serial data signal, a frequency shift key connected to a resonant circuit generating a controllable high frequency signal and for shifting the high frequency either up or down from the center frequency coupled to a power line to transmit the binary serial data onto the power line. The system also includes a fail-safe construction so that, should the control system fail the load will be …

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  • Granted April 10, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 10, 2007.
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FiledMay 1, 1987
GrantedApril 10, 1990
Term endedApril 10, 2007
Patent numberCA 1267686 C
Classification (IPC)H05B41/00 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedMay 1, 1987Patent grantedApril 10, 1990Term endedApril 10, 2007

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