US Patent Issued to SPJ Lighting on Feb. 17 for "Lighting flex-link smart system for sending wireless lighting fixture control signals to lighting fixtures using power line communication (PLC) signals" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,199, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SPJ Lighting Inc. (South El Monte, Calif.).

"Lighting flex-link smart system for sending wireless lighting fixture control signals to lighting fixtures using power line communication (PLC) signals" was invented by Paul A. Lestz (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A master control unit (MCU) is adapted to send wireless lighting fixture control signals to lighting fixtures using wired power line control (PLC) signals. The MCU has: an MCU power controller coupled through power lines for sending illumination power to the lighting fixtures; a command receiver for receiving from an input devi...