ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,626, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Two-part load control system mountable to a single electrical wallbox" was invented by Lawrence R. Carmen Jr. (Bath, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load control system includes a load control device and a remote control for configuring and controlling operation of the load control device. The load control device and remote control may be mounted to an electrical wallbox. The system may be configured by associating the remote control with the load control device, and actuating a button on the remote control to configure the load control device. ...