U.S. patent number D477,577 [Application Number D/170,066] was granted by the patent office on 2003-07-22 for switch. This patent grant is currently assigned to Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Invention is credited to Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Noel Mayo, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira.
United States Patent | D477,577 |
Mayo , et al. | July 22, 2003 |
Inventors: | Mayo; Noel (Philadelphia, PA), Adams; Jason O. (Emmaus, PA), Gomes; Carl W. (Ocean, NJ), Jacoby; Elliot G. (Glenside, PA), Ledyard; Roland L. (Bethlehem, PA), Pessina; Michael W. (Allentown, PA), Spira; Joel S. (Coopersburg, PA) |
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Assignee: | Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
(Coopersburg, PA) |
Appl. No.: | D/170,066 |
Filed: | October 31, 2002 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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151528 | Nov 13, 2001 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | D13/171 |
Current International Class: | 1303 |
Field of Search: | ;D8/350-353,330,343 ;D6/300,309 ;D13/125,162,169,170,171,174,177 ;D23/254 ;16/402 ;174/48,52.1,66 ;200/5R,5A,16R,42.01,237,293,308,310,313-314,324,329,331,341,519,547 ;292/357 ;220/240 ;307/125 |
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NEMA Standards Publication No. ANSI/NEMA WD 6-2001, Wiring Devices-Dimensional Specifications, pp. 5 and 7. . Photograph of Toggler.RTM. dimmer switch, Model TG-600PH, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. . Photograph of DIVA Duo brand dimmer switch and wallplate, Model LDV-600P, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. . Photograph of Maestro.RTM. dimmer switch, Model MA-600H, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. . Photograph of Lumea 2 brand dimmer switch, Model LTLV-603PH, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. . Photograph of VAREO.RTM. dimmer switch, Model V-1000, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001.. |
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