ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,365, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring" was invented by Mark S. Taipale (Harleysville, Pa.), Timothy P. Gredler (Center Valley, Pa.) and Akshay Bhat (Allentown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-way load control system comprises a power device, such as a load control device for controlling an electrical load receiving power from an AC power source, and a controller adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the power device. The load control system may be installed without requiring ...