Patents
US 9786452 B2: Modular switching system and method
- Granted
- 2017-10-10
- Filed
- 2014-01-28 application 14166674
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A switching system may include a body and a set of key elements. The body may be electrically connectable to a first electrical device and a second electrical device, and may have a keypad with key element attachment features to which the key elements can be attached. The key elements may be attachable in various positions and/or combinations on the keypad. The key elements may include one or more buttons of various sizes and/or a rocker. The keypad may have multiple positions to which key elements can be attached, with larger key elements requiring multiple positions. The key element attachment features may be domes, which may be inserted into holes in tabs extending from the key elements to pivotably attach the key elements to the keypad. Each key element may be retained on the keypad independently of any other component aside from the keypad and the key element.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171010.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control4 Corporation 39 patents | US company or organization | Salt Lake City, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent D. Madsen | Salt Lake City, UT | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Edward Stephenson | Salt Lake City, UT | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01H | Electric switches; relays; selectors; emergency protective devices | H01H13/7057 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02G | Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines | H02G3/081 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B90/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y04S | Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids | Y04S20/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SNAP ONE, LLC signed 2024-07-17 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 68426/446 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-06-17 | Release of security interest Security release r/f 058439/0014 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS AGENT signed 2024-06-13 | SNAP ONE, LLC LEHI, UT | 67768/139 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-12-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SNAP ONE, LLC signed 2021-12-08 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING INC. BALTIMORE, MD | 58439/14 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-12-09 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH signed 2021-12-08 | CONTROL4 CORPORATION SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 58438/975 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-08-25 | Name change Change of name | WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS, LLC signed 2021-06-23 | SNAP ONE, LLC SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 57298/14 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CONTROL4 CORPORATION signed 2019-12-20 | WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS, LLC CHARLOTTE, NC | 51446/868 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-08-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CONTROL4 CORPORATION signed 2019-08-01 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 49948/911 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MADSEN, BRENT DELBERT signed 2014-01-27 STEPHENSON, SCOTT EDWARD signed 2014-01-27 | CONTROL4 CORPORATION SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 32163/366 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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