ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,984, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Lens for improved color mixing and beam control of an LED light source" was invented by Fangxu Dong (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-color LED illumination device and specifically a lens comprising a cylindrical opening extending into the lens from a light entry region at which one or more LEDs are configured. A concave spherical surface extends across the entirety of the light exit region of the lens, and a TIR outer surface shaped as a CPC extends between the light entry region and the light exit region. There are various dif...