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Control device

Granted 25 Oct 2022 · no office action yet

Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC

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Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, Edward J. Blair, Kenneth Priester · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/773,787
filed 11 Mar 2021
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US D967781
granted 25 Oct 2022
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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a control device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate structure or features which form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/164

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USUS-D1056857-SS17 Jan 202515 Sep 2023grantedControl device
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