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| US5844182A (en) | 1996-03-01 | 1998-12-01 | Niles Parts Co., Ltd. | Power seat switch mechanism including actuators for selectively operating switches | 
| US5721405A (en) | 1996-03-12 | 1998-02-24 | Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho | Tactile feedback mechanism for a multidirectional switch | 
| US5909087A (en) | 1996-03-13 | 1999-06-01 | Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. | Lighting control with wireless remote control and programmability | 
| US5949149A (en) | 1996-08-01 | 1999-09-07 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Multifunctional switching apparatus and a vehicle operating system using the same | 
| US5821482A (en) | 1996-08-23 | 1998-10-13 | Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited | Keyboard switch having dustproof and droplet-proof push-button | 
| US5881866A (en) | 1996-10-15 | 1999-03-16 | Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. | Push button switch covering assembly including dome contact | 
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| US6013885A (en) | 1999-01-21 | 2000-01-11 | Carlingswitch, Inc. | Rocker switch with lamp module | 
| US6107585A (en) | 1999-04-22 | 2000-08-22 | Loretech, Ltd. | Button switch | 
| USD439220S1 (en) | 1999-04-30 | 2001-03-20 | Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. | Lamp dimmer | 
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| Title | 
|---|
| "Lutron® Residential Lighting Controls Catalog" by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, PA, Oct. 31, 2001, pp. 30-32, 52-68 and 80-87. | 
| NEMA Standards Publication No. ANSI/NEMA WD Jun. 2001, Wiring Devices—Dimensional Specifications, pp. 5 and 7. | 
| 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 Lumea 2 brand dimmer switch, Model LTLV-603PH, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. | 
| Photograph of Maestro® dimmer switch, Model MA-600H, Lutron Electronics Co., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. | 
| Photograph of Toggler® dimmer switch, Model TG-600PH, Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. | 
| Photograph of VAREO® dimmer switch, Model V-1000, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA, known prior to Nov. 13, 2001. | 
| Product literature for "Maestro® Electronic Low-Voltage Dimmers" by Lutron Electronic Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, PA, Dec. 2001, 2 pages. | 
| Product literature for "VAREO® and NOVA T (star design)® Controls" by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, PA, Dec. 1996, 2 pages. | 
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