ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,078, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Snap One LLC (Lehi, Utah).

"Apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling electrical power for lighting loads" was invented by James Beagley (Fountain Green, Conn.) and Jon A Nelson (Bluffdale, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device controlling power provided from a power source to an electrical load is described. The electronic device includes dimmer circuitry converting an alternating current (AC) power signal from the power source into a load power signal for the lighting load, and feedback circuitry generating signaling for controlling a switching timing of the dimmer ...