IP Library Granted Patent US 12,548,987
Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,987 · App. 18/242,644 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly

Inventors: Matthew Thomas Palmer (Sandy, UT); Jason Alexander (Salt Lake City, UT)
Assignee: Snap One, LLC
H02G3/086H01H13/023H01H13/10
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Patent No.
US 12,548,987
App. No.
18/242,644
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for a junction box assembly are described. A junction box assembly can include or contain devices and components, such as any of the following: a junction box having an interior for containing any of devices and components included in the junction box assembly; a base plate having a central opening and a periphery attaching to the junction box; a grounding wire attached to the base plate; a device connected to the grounding wire and disposed in the central opening of the base plate; a button array having any number of buttons and attaching to the device; and a face plate disposed to attach to the base plate and to surround the button array.

Claims (16)

1 . A junction box assembly including devices and components of the junction box assembly, the junction box assembly comprising:

a junction box having an interior for containing any of devices and components included in the junction box assembly;

a base plate having a central opening and a periphery attaching to the junction box;

a grounding wire attached to the base plate;

a device connected to the grounding wire and disposed in the central opening of the base plate;

a button array having any number of buttons and attaching to the device; and

a face plate disposed to attach to the base plate and to surround the button array.

2 . The junction box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base plate comprises an attachment feature that is molded element attaching the base plate to the grounding wire.

3 . The junction box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the button array comprises any type of buttons.

4 . The junction box assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the buttons includes one or more light blocking horns.

5 . The junction box assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the buttons includes more than two pivots.

6 . The junction box assembly of claim 3 , wherein one or more of the buttons has center engraving.

7 . The junction box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the button array is a light guide pipe guiding light through the junction box assembly.

8 . The junction box assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a light diffusion element for diffusing light within the junction box assembly.

9 . The junction box assembly of claim 8 , wherein the light diffusion element is a molded feature disposed on the button array.

10 . The junction box assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a controller configured to control a backlight of the electrical device based on a sensed measurement of the ambient light produced by the ambient light sensor.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: SNAP ONE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068426/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: PALMER, MATTHEW THOMAS; ALEXANDER, JASON
To: SNAP ONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 066916/0845 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63404562 · Sep 8, 2022
Related Publication 20240243564A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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