ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,128, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Load control system having a visible light sensor" was invented by James P. Steiner (Royersford, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor for sensing environmental characteristics of a space may include a visible light sensing circuit for recording an image of the space and a control circuit responsive to the visible light sensing circuit. The control circuit may detect an occupancy or vacancy condition in the space in response to the visible light sensing circuit, and measure a light level in the space in response to the visible light sensing cir...