ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,809, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Laser-cut button veneer for a control device having a backlit keypad" was invented by Jason O. Adams (Emmaus, Pa.), Rich Destremps (Allentown, Pa.), George M. Drizos (Macungie, Pa.), Scott A Kleppinger (Macungie, Pa.), Brad Michael Kreschollek (Bethlehem, Pa.), Matthew Philip McDonald (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Shawn A. Strange (Blandon, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A veneer configured to be secured to a backlit button of a control device may include a plate portion. The plate portion may have one or more laser-cut indicia defined therethrough, ...