ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,445,350, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Commissioning and controlling load control devices" was invented by Todd G. Anderson (Bethlehem, Pa.), Bryan Robert Barnes (Lansdale, Pa.), Parker Evans (Quakertown, Pa.), Christopher Matthew Jones (Downingtown, Pa.), Alexander F. Mosolgo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Jeremy Thomas Neyhart (Coopersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load control system may be commissioned using beacons. The load control system may include control devices that each include a beacon transmitting circuit configured to transmit a beacon that comprises an identifier ...