ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,960, issued on June 24, was assigned to Pass & Seymour Inc. (Syracuse, N.Y.).
"Battery powered devices" was invented by Syed J. Jamal (Rochester, N.Y.) and Richard M. Rohmer (Memphis, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless smart switch, comprising: an actuator, a circuit assembly, comprising at least a controller, a battery, and a transceiver, the controller being powered by the battery and being programmed to send one or more command signals via the transceiver, according to a user input from the actuator; a back-body, the back-body having a rear surface adapted to be mounted to a surface of a wall or to a wall box; and a gr...