ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,389, issued on May 13, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Sensor device having an ultrasonic receiving circuit" was invented by James P. Steiner (Royersford, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor device may include a signal generator circuit configured to generate a supplemental signal that is combined with an ultrasonic reception voltage signal generated by an ultrasonic receiving element in response to received ultrasonic waves. The sensor device may comprise an ultrasonic receiving circuit configured to receive the combination of the ultrasonic reception voltage signal and the supplemental signal,...