US Patent Issued to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises on July 21 for "Backlit button assembly" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,269, issued on July 21, was assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Stamford, Conn.).

"Backlit button assembly" was invented by Terrance E. Daul (Hamburg, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backlit button assembly is provided for aircraft, ship, train, or bus seats. The backlit button assembly may provide changing colors, flashing, or similar features to reflect status information associated with the seat, the vehicle, or other aspects. The button assembly may be combined with one or more sensors and/or communicatively coupled to a controller to detect statuses of the seat, vehicle, or passenger and activate a color change ...