ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,663, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Load control device responsive to non-contact actuations" was invented by Dinesh Sundara Moorthy (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 an electrical load external to the control device may comprise an actuation member having a front surface defining a capacitive touch surface configured to detect a touch actuation along at least a portion of the front surface. The control device includes a main printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a control circuit, a tactile switch,...