| Minka Lighting Inc. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
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| 20110211338 | Combination Ceiling Fan and Track Light - A combination ceiling fan and track light where a support mechanism couples to the ceiling and supports the ceiling fan and the ceiling fan supplies power to the track light. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20100314941 | FAN CONTROLLER WITH 8-BIT SIGNAL ENCODING - A self-programmable control system for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may comprise a ceiling fan and associated light fixtures, wherein the ceiling fan is manufactured to be coupled with an AC power source, and includes a motor with associated connection wires for rotating fan blades. Such ceiling fan system may further include at least one lower light fixture, and one upper light fixture, with associated connection wires for adjusting light intensity. The control system may utilize a plurality of wireless or hard-wired controllers, wherein each controller contains a transmitter configured to encode and transmit a control signal from the controller to a receiver. The control system further includes a receiver adapted to receive the encoded control signals, decode the instruction, and provide the decoded instruction to a component of the electronic device. The receiver is adapted to operate in several different modes, including a dimmer mode and a programming mode, whereby the remote transmitters may adjust the illumination intensity and the receiver may program itself to receive instructions only from a specific controller. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20080286114 | PORTABLE FAN - A self-contained, easy to assemble, low cost, universal, and safe fan for use on a pole. The fan can oscillate in either a horizontal or vertical direction. The fan can rotate about the pole. The fan can be positioned in multiple directions and positions. | 11-20-2008 |
