IP Library Granted Patent US 1,114,748
Granted Patent S1
US 1,114,748 · App. 29/918,219 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Control device

Inventors: Gregory Altonen (Easton, PA); Jason C. Killo (Emmaus, PA); Matthew Philip Mcdonald (Phoenixville, PA); Sean Tucker (Bethlehem, PA)
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,114,748
App. No.
29/918,219
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2024
From: ALTONEN, GREGORY; KILLO, JASON C.; MCDONALD, MATTHEW PHILIP; TUCKER, SEAN
To: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 067137/0420 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 29862971 · Dec 14, 2022
Division 29829207 · Mar 3, 2022
Continuation 29753911 · Oct 4, 2020
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