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Dimmer switch

Granted 25 Nov 2008 · 2 office actions

Application
29/302,831
filed 25 Jan 2008
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D581372
granted 25 Nov 2008

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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 dimmer switch according to a first embodiment of 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 a perspective view of a dimmer switch according to a second embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof.

The rear views form no part of the design and are omitted. The portions of the drawings appearing in broken line are for environment only and do not form a part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/171D13/174

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305 days filing → grant
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Selina Sikder
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D566048-SS18 Apr 200825 Oct 2006grantedDimmer switch
USthis patentUS-D581372-SS125 Nov 200825 Jan 2008grantedDimmer switch
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-120508-SS14 Mar 200825 Apr 2007grantedDimmer switch
CACA-122938-SS14 Mar 200825 Apr 2007grantedDimmer switch
CACA-122944-SS14 Mar 200825 Apr 2007grantedDimmer switch

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