ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,008, issued on March 25, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Retrofit remote control devices" was invented by Chris Dimberg (Easton, Pa.), Jason C. Killo (Emmaus, Pa.), Brad Michael Kreschollek (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Matthew Philip McDonald (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Remote control devices may control electrical loads and/or load control devices of a load control system without accessing electrical wiring. The remote control device may be mounted over a mechanical switch that is installed in a multi-gang wallbox adjacent to a second electrical device, such as another mechanical switch ...