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US 1,104,810 · App. 29/985,284 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Controller

Inventors: Eric Schuh (Stevensville, MI); Clayton Hendry Meyers (Paw Paw, MI); Samuele Meda (Chichester, GB); Jens Nybacka (Nacka, SE)
Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB
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Patent No.
US 1,104,810
App. No.
29/985,284
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a controller as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2025
From: SCHUH, ERIC; MEYERS, CLAYTON HENDRY; MEDA, SAMUELE; NYBACKA, JENS
To: DOMETIC SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 070972/0211 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 29919786 · Dec 6, 2023
Division 29832443 · Mar 28, 2022
Division 29683099 · Mar 11, 2019
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