Patent ID: 7592967

Claim:
An antenna for an electrical load control device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, the load control device comprising a controllably conductive device for controlling the power delivered to the electrical load, a controller coupled to a control input of the controllably conductive device for control of the controllably conductive device, a transmitter and/or receiver in communication with the controller, a substantially-planar mounting yoke adapted to receive a traditional-style faceplate mounted thereto, an actuator button for providing an input to the controller, and a backcover connected to the yoke to enclose the controllably conductive device, the controller, and the transmitter and/or receiver, the actuator button mounted relative to the yoke, such that the actuator button is adapted to extend through an opening of the traditional-style faceplate when the faceplate is attached to the yoke, the antenna coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver and operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency, the antenna comprising: an antenna printed circuit board having first and second sides adapted to be disposed in a plane perpendicular to the mounting yoke; a first loop of conductive material having an inductance and a capacitance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit resonant at the specified frequency, the first loop formed on the first side of the printed circuit board; and a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver, the second loop formed on one of the sides of the printed circuit board and magnetically coupled to the first loop; wherein the antenna is positioned inside and behind the actuator button and extends through the opening of the faceplate beyond a front surface of the faceplate when the faceplate is attached to the yoke.