ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,197, issued on Nov. 3.
"Battery powered smart wall plate" was invented by Lawrence Ko (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a smart device system providing a battery powered wall plate. In certain embodiments, the wall plate may comprise a front enclosure; and a PCB module, wherein the smart wall plate is configured to retain a battery for powering the PCB module, and wherein the smart wall plate is configured to framingly mount around a gang unit of an in-wall electrical box or the in-wall unit, the smart wall plate including an opening through which the gang unit is exposed."
The patent was filed on Dec. 11,...