ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,195, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Modular lighting panel" was invented by Stuart W. DeJonge (Riegelsville, Pa.), Robert C. Newman Jr. (Emmaus, Pa.), Matthew W. Nuhfer (Medford, Mass.), Michael W. Pessina (Allentown, Pa.) and Thomas M. Shearer (Macungie, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods described herein provide examples of an electrical panel (e.g., a modular electrical panel) that is configured to control a plurality of electrical loads. The electrical panel may include a control circuit, memory, a communication circuit, and an alternating current (AC) line ...