US Patent Issued to Lutron Technology on May 27 for "State change devices for switched electrical receptacles" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,394, issued on May 27, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"State change devices for switched electrical receptacles" was invented by Jeffrey Karc (Danielsville, Pa.), Ankit Bhutani (Bethlehem, Pa.), Galen Edgar Knode (Macungie, Pa.) and Jamie Steffie (Slatington, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A state change device may be electrically connected to a switched receptacle, or to both the switched and unswitched receptacles, of an outlet. The state change device may generate a change of state signal when power is applied to, or removed from, the switched receptacle. The state change device may wirelessly co...