US Patent Issued to Lutron Technology on Oct. 7 for "Method and apparatus for adjusting an ambient light threshold" (Pennsylvania, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,497, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Method and apparatus for adjusting an ambient light threshold" was invented by Ryan S. Bedell (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and James P. Steiner (Royersford, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load control device adapted to be coupled between an AC power source and an electrical load for controlling the power delivered to the load includes a controller, an actuator for turning the electrical load on and off, an occupancy detection circuit, and an ambient light detector. The load control device automatically turns on the electrical load in response to the...