Patents
US 12302475 B2: Apparatus for lighting control
- Granted
- 2025-05-13
- Filed
- 2022-07-08 application 17860881
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a processor, memory, a power component, a set of control buttons, and one or more radio components for lighting control. The apparatus may be a light control device associated with a home or automation system. The light control device may be a light switch cover with a cover plate that encapsulate a light switch. The light switch cover may have a radio, a battery, and control circuitry for lighting control.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250513.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivint LLC 457 patents | US company or organization | Provo, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Vencil Skarda | South Jordan, UT | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris Harris | Holladay, UT | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Papworth | Eagle Mountain, UT | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam J. Richards | Murray, UT | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Edward Boynton | Pleasant Grove, UT | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brandon Layton | Farmington, UT | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V23/009 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B47/165 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21W | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to uses or applications of lighting devices or systems | F21W2131/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Security interest Security interest After-acquired intellectual property security agreement | VIVINT LLC signed 2024-12-20 SMART HOME PROS, INC. signed 2024-12-20 VIVINT AMIGO, INC. signed 2024-12-20 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS PRIORITY COLLATERAL TRUSTEE JERSEY CITY, NJ | 70349/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
| 2025-01-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VIVINT, INC. signed 2025-01-03 | VIVINT LLC PROVO, UT | 69857/989 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-11-11 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents recorded at reel 067456, frame 0729 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-11-08 | VIVINT, INC. PROVO, UT | 69334/165 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-11-01 | Release of security interest Release (reel 067217 / frame 0397) | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2024-10-30 | VIVINT LLC (F/K/A VIVINT, INC.) PROVO, UT | 69289/538 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PAPWORTH, MICHAEL signed 2024-05-17 BOYNTON, STEPHEN signed 2024-05-20 HARRIS, CHRIS signed 2024-05-20 LAYTON, BRANDON signed 2024-05-20 RICHARDS, ADAM signed 2024-05-20 SKARDA, BRIAN signed 2024-05-20 | VIVINT, INC. PROVO, UT | 67548/35 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SKARDA, BRIAN VENCIL signed 2021-10-06 HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER LEE signed 2021-10-08 | VIVINT, INC. PROVO, UT | 67444/75 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-04-24 | Correction Patent security agreement supplement no. 3 | VIVINT, INC. signed 2024-04-22 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 67217/397 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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