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Control device

Granted 14 Feb 2023 · 2 office actions

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

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Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Jason C. Killo, Gregory Altonen · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/809,651
filed 29 Sep 2021
Publication
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US D978092
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; 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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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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

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503 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Selina Sikder
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D933615-SS119 Oct 202115 Oct 2019grantedControl device
USthis patentUS-D978092-SS114 Feb 202329 Sep 2021grantedControl device
USUS-D1009812-SS12 Jan 202427 Jan 2023grantedControl device
USUS-D1061458-SS111 Feb 202515 Nov 2023grantedControl device
USUS-D1106983-SS123 Dec 202516 Jan 2025grantedControl device
USUS-D1107666-SS130 Dec 202516 Jan 2025grantedControl device
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-194575-SS14 Jul 202214 Apr 2020grantedControl device
CACA-208322-SS21 Jul 202214 Apr 2020grantedControl device

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