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AssigneeLutron Electronics Co., Inc.
InventorsEdward J. Blair, Samuel F. Chambers, Stephen Lundy, Robert J. Thompson
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A motorized transitional shade system may move a covering material between open, closed, view, and privacy positions. The covering material may define respective pluralities of opaque and transparent sections that are arranged in an alternating pattern. A bottom bar that is movably supported by the covering material may define first and second portions of the covering material. The opaque and transparent sections in the first and second portions of the covering material may permit visibility through the covering material in a view position, and may impede visibility through the covering material in a privacy position. If movement of the covering material is halted at an intermediate position that is between the open and closed positions, the motorized transitional shade system may cause the motor to rotate the roller tube to move the covering material to a next lowest privacy position or to a next highest view position.
A motorized shade system comprising:
A method of controlling a shade system that includes a housing, a roller tube that is rotatably supported by the housing, a covering material having a first end that is windingly attached to the roller tube and a second end that is attached to the housing, and a motor that is operably coupled to the roller tube, the method comprising:
A motorized shade system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.