IP Library Granted Patent US 1,101,706
Granted Patent S1
US 1,101,706 · App. 29/960,413 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Control device

Inventors: Gregory Altonen (Easton, PA); Chris Dimberg (Easton, PA); Jason C. Killo (Emmaus, PA); Matthew Philip McDonald (Phoenixville, PA); Gregory M. Snyder (Germansville, PA); Daniel L. Twaddell (Allentown, PA)
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,101,706
App. No.
29/960,413
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a control device as shown and described.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 29842529 · Jun 14, 2022
Continuation 29740579 · Jul 6, 2020
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