ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,390, issued on May 27, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Faceplate remote control device for use in a load control system" was invented by Jeffrey Karc (Danielsville, Pa.), Jamie Steffie (Slatington, Pa.) and Jordan H. Crafts (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faceplate remote control device may be attached to a wall-mounted mechanical light switch that has a toggle actuator. The faceplate remote control device may include a toggle indicator that detects operation of the toggle actuator of the mechanical switch. The toggle indicator may cause the generation of an indication of detected opera...