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Control device

Granted 14 Feb 2023 · no office action yet

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

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

Application
29/831,131
filed 17 Mar 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D978090
granted 14 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 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;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

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

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a button of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a button of FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial view of the faceplate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged partial view of the faceplate of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the faceplate of FIG. 4 ; and,

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the faceplate of FIG. 6 .

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

In FIGS. 7 - 13 , the broken lines identify enlargements.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/164

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Examiner
Selina Sikder
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›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D950506-SS13 May 20224 Oct 2020grantedControl device
USUS-D951885-SS117 May 202210 Feb 2020grantedIlluminated control device
USUS-D976848-SS131 Jan 20235 Apr 2022grantedIlluminated control device
USthis patentUS-D978090-SS114 Feb 202317 Mar 2022grantedControl device
USUS-D1009806-SS12 Jan 202413 Dec 2022grantedIlluminated control device
USUS-D1009809-SS12 Jan 202419 Jan 2023grantedControl device
USUS-D1066271-SS111 Mar 202516 Nov 2023grantedIlluminated control device
›Other offices — 13 members
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CACA-197551-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210654-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210659-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210661-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210662-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210666-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210667-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210669-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210670-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210672-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210679-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210682-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device
CACA-210683-SS1 Jun 20227 Aug 2020grantedIlluminated control device

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