Patents
US 12602990 B2: Apparatus for lighting control
- Granted
- 2026-04-14
- Filed
- 2023-10-23 application 18492563
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a panel for controlling one or more devices associated with a home. A panel may include a recess shaped to encapsulate a switch disposed on a wall of the home. A panel may include user interface hardware configured to receive input from a user. A panel may include a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor storing instructions executable by the processor. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the one or more devices to cause the one or more devices to perform a first action based on input received by the user interface hardware. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the home automation hub to cause one or more other devices to perform a second action based on the input received by the user interface hardware.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 (ipgb20260414.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivint LLC 457 patents | US company or organization | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Vencil Skarda | South Jordan, UT | 9 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 | |
| Christopher Lee Harris | Holladay, UT | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08C | Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals | G08C17/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B47/19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-14 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 2024-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | VIVINT, INC. signed 2024-05-17 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT WILMINGTON, DE | 67456/729 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 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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