ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,198, issued on Nov. 11.

"Enhanced tools and techniques for operational control and configuration of lighting systems and assemblies" was invented by Chung Han Yu (City of Industry, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting control apparatus is provided for use in connection with a lighting system, the apparatus includes a circuit board configured for performing multiple illumination functions for the lighting system; and at least one control switch structured for accessibility by a user without disassembly of the lighting control apparatus, and direct interface with the circuit board for adjusting at least one aspect of the il...