Control module having an actuator and adapted to be attached to a power adapter

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PATENT NO 12176666
APP PUB NO 20230135355A1
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17979067

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A control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter is described. The control module comprises a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage; a first actuator extending from a housing of the control module and adapted to engage with a connector of a power adapter; a second actuator extending from the housing of the control module and adapted to engage with a tamper resistance element of a power adapter; a control circuit adapted to generate a signal; and a third contact element coupled to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit generates to the signal adapted to be routed to the power adapter by way of the third contact element to detect a change in a state of a switch of a power adapter.

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SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC2S567 WHITE BIRCH LANE WHEATON IL 60189

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeLano, Stephen Milton, US 29 272
Hotaling, Bryan R Harvard, US 104 1994
King, John J Wheaton, US 41 571
Varney, James R Bolton, US 35 475

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