IP Library Granted Patent US 1,108,933
Granted Patent S1
US 1,108,933 · App. 29/968,589 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Bracket applied to a window treatment

Inventors: Edward J. Blair (Telford, PA); Margaret A. Block (Allentown, PA); Laura Marie Friedlander (Harleysville, PA); Vladislav Pejic (Allentown, PA); Mailing Ren Wu (Lansdale, PA)
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,108,933
App. No.
29/968,589
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bracket applied to a window treatment as shown and described.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 29895551 · Jun 22, 2023
Continuation 29847599 · Jul 26, 2022
Continuation 29772092 · Feb 26, 2021
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