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Keypad

Granted 7 Feb 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Lutron Technology Company Llc · originally Lutron Technology Company LLC

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Inventors: Matthew Philip McDonald, Gregory Altonen, Jason C. Killo, Sean Tucker · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/833,664
filed 6 Apr 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D977442
granted 7 Feb 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a keypad 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;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof.

The contour of the buttons in FIGS. 8 - 19 is the same as the contour of the buttons in FIGS. 1 - 7 .

In FIG. 7 , the broken lines encircle a portion of the claimed design that is illustrated in an enlargement.

The dark gray shading represents a matte surface, not surface ornamentation or any particular color.

The light gray shading represents a reflective/shiny surface, not surface ornamentation or any particular color.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/164

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Examiner
Selina Sikder
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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