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Locking switch assembly and related methods

  • US 9,934,919 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2014
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locking switch assembly comprising:

  • a locking device having at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the locking device configurable to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation, wherein the first mode of operation is POWER-TO-LOCK in which a locking switch is mechanically locked when power to a lock input is applied, and the second mode of operation is POWER-TO-RELEASE in which the locking switch is mechanically unlocked when power to the lock input is applied;

    the locking device having a non-contact sensor;

    the locking device including a microcontroller;

    an independent communicator having configuration data, the configuration data relating to the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, the independent communicator configured to communicate configuration data to the microcontroller via the non-contact sensor; and

    the microcontroller configured to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation using configuration data received from the independent communicator.

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