ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,226, issued on May 13, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Load control device having a capacitive touch surface" was invented by Dragan Veskovic (Allentown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device configured for use in a load control system to control one or more electrical loads external to the control device may include an antenna and an actuation member having a front surface defining a touch sensitive surface configured to detect a touch actuation along at least a portion of the front surface. The control device may include a main printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a control circuit, an...