Illuminated control device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing the first state in a sequence of an illuminated control device of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a second state thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a third state thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a fourth state thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a fifth state thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a sixth state thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a seventh state thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view thereof, showing an eighth state thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a ninth state thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a tenth state thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, showing a first state thereof;

FIG. 26 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a second state thereof;

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a third state thereof;

FIG. 30 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a fourth state thereof;

FIG. 32 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a fifth state thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a sixth state thereof;

FIG. 36 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a seventh state thereof;

FIG. 38 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front perspective view thereof, showing an eighth state thereof;

FIG. 40 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a ninth state thereof;

FIG. 42 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a front perspective view thereof, showing a tenth state thereof; and,

FIG. 44 is a front view thereof.

The gray shaded elements depict illumination.

The dashed broken lines illustrate portions of the illuminated control device, which form no part of the claimed design.

In each of the first and second embodiments, the illuminated control device sequentially transitions from the first state to the last state in the sequence. The period with which one state transitions to another state forms no part of the claimed design.

In the second embodiment, the left, right, top and bottom views are identical to those shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D975663
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 2022
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 2023
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC (Coopersburg, PA)
Inventors: Chris Dimberg (Easton, PA), Jason C. Killo (Emmaus, PA), Daniel L. Twaddell (Allentown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/832,849
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