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US 1,106,979 · App. 29/984,767 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Illuminated control device

Inventors: Chris Dimberg (Easton, PA); Jason C. Killo (Emmaus, PA); Daniel L. Twaddell (Allentown, PA)
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,106,979
App. No.
29/984,767
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an illuminated control device as shown and described.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 29915561 · Nov 1, 2023
Continuation 29858620 · Nov 2, 2022
Continuation 29794822 · Jun 15, 2021
Continuation 29708558 · Oct 8, 2019
Continuation 29566959 · Jun 3, 2016
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