ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,534, issued on April 8.

"Light fixture control module" was invented by Randall Bobby Paul (Elizabethville, Pa.), Matthew Edward Mostoller (Hummelstown, Pa.), Jonathan Catchpole (West Hanney, Great Britain) and Royer Zuleta (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light fixture control module includes a base that includes an inner end and an outer end. The inner end is mounted to a vertical mounting base of a light fixture. The light fixture control module includes a bracket coupled to the outer end of the base. The bracket includes a shell that has an inner chamber. The light fixture control module includes a sensor mounted...