the quasiparticle see leviton quasiparticle . leviton manufacturing company inc. type private industry electrical founded 1906 headquarters melville new york usa area served worldwide key people donald hendler ceo daryoush larizadeh president & coo stephen b. sokolow chairman products electrical devices lighting controls network solutions electric vehicle supply equipment security & automation number of employees 6 500 globally website www.leviton.com leviton manufacturing company inc. is the largest privately held manufacturer of electrical wiring equipment in north america . 1 it produces electrical light sockets receptacles switches & outlets dimmers and other lighting control systems wire power cables power cords wall and ceiling occupancy sensors wall plates datacom and other electrical products . leviton is most famous for its decora wall switch the flat low profile form factor which replaced the standard toggle switch in many homes and office . 2 contents 1 history 2 north american locations 3 recent awards 4 patent lawsuits 5 external links 6 references history edit the original leviton logo used from 1924 to circa 1968 the company was founded in 1906 by isidor leviton . 3 he began by manufacturing brass mantle tips for the natural gas lighting infrastructure in manhattan . they sold their mantle tips on a pushcart on the bowery on the lower east side of manhattan . he also designed a screw in lampholder for thomas edison s electric lamp in 1910 and within ten years the lampholders were being used in nearly every apartment in new york city . in the 1920s leviton moved to the neighborhood of greenpoint in brooklyn and in 1936 the company built its own two square block four story factory and warehouse which still stands today . the following year they acquired the american insulated wire company adding wire cables and cords to their product line . leviton bought deal electric company in 1950 and hale brothers which was renamed leviton canada in 1953 and started to produce fluorescent lighting . in 1965 isidor leviton s son harold leviton was named president and ceo . leviton moved its corporate headquarters to little neck in queens new york in 1973 . 4 in september 1999 leviton acquired stage lighting controller manufacturer nsi corp. as part of their lighting control division . 5 donald hendler and stephen sokolow two of harold leviton s sons in law were named ceo and chairman of the board respectively in december 2007 following the latter s death . 6 leviton moved from little neck in june 2009 to a slightly smaller but more energy efficient corporate headquarters in melvlle n.y. 4 in 2011 leviton partnered with ford motors to produce their ever green electric vehicle chargers for ford electric cars . 7 leviton also partnered with toyota to manufacture chargers for the toyota plug in electric vehicles 8 in 2012 leviton launched its universal dimming device line which dims any dimmable light emitting diode compact fluorescent light or incandescent lightbulb . 9 this results in dramatic energy savings . the company also released its zipline fluorescent energy retrofit module which eliminated retrofit wiring of ballasts . 10 leviton acquired home automation inc. in august 2012 11 and renamed it leviton security & automation . in october 2013 leviton acquired uk based jcc advanced lighting . 12 in october 2015 leviton introduced its omnistat 3 hospitality thermostat for cost effective control of hvac lighting and electrical loads increasing hvac energy efficiency in hotel guest rooms . 13 14 15 leviton currently has operations in more than 85 countries on 6 continents and employs approximately 6 500 persons . its products include over 25 000 devices and systems which are used both residentially and in businesses . north american locations edit leviton mfg. company inc. melville ny leviton mfg. of canada ltd. pointe claire qc leviton network solutions bothell wa leviton energy management controls and automation emc & a tualatin or leviton security & automation new orleans la leviton mfg. co. morganton nc recent awards edit 2014 leviton receives three ec & m product of the year category awards 16 2013 leviton smartlockpro obc afci receptacle recognized as 2013 best new home product by this old house magazine 17 2012 home channel news golden hammer award 18 2012 today s facility manager magazine readers choice award 19 2012 neca showstopper award 20 patent lawsuits edit in march 2007 leviton was sued in united states district court by lutron electronics regarding various dimmers switches and wireless lighting control systems . 21 22 lutron also filed a complaint with the international trade commission alleging that leviton has produced several patent infringing products in mexico and china and then imported them into the united states . 23 the lawsuit was settled with a cross license of certain of the parties respective patents . 24 external links edit leviton s official website references edit anonymous . energy & power management . troy jun 2005 . vol .30 iss . 6 ; pg . 29 35 . issn 1556 5467 http search.proquest.com docview 233374868 decora leviton web site leviton history leviton web site . retrieved february 25 2010 a b gary dymski june 10 2009 . leviton moving to energy efficient hq in melville . newsday . robert cashill september 1 1999 . leviton acquires nsi corp. . leviton reorganizes after passing of ceo . december 1 2007 . leviton and ford receive ul certification for focus electric home charging station . oct 10 2011 . retrieved july 22 2012 . toyota selects leviton to charge up prius plug in rav4 ev . autobloggreen . aug 11 2011 . universal dimmers leviton web site zipline lighting retrofit leviton web site julie jacobson august 1 2012 . leviton acquires home automation inc. . steve crowe october 29 2013 . leviton acquires uk based jcc advanced lighting . guest room control leviton website accessed 2 23 2016 leviton launches omnistat 3 hospitality thermostat for guest room energy management dated oct. 19 2015 accessed 2 23 2015 weinschenk c. leed report hospitality efficiency growing . february 22 2016 by carl weinschenk in energy manager today accessed 2 23 2016 leviton receives three ec & m product of the year category awards . pr newswire . april 4 2014 . leviton outlet branch circuit afci receptacle recognized as a 2013 best new home product by this old house magazine . the business journals . nov 8 2013 . ken clark may 2 2012 . the golden hammer strikes again . home channel news . leviton lighting controls wins second straight tfm readers choice award . pr newswire . feb 21 2012 . leviton zipline product awarded neca showstopper award . pr newswire . nov 6 2012 . julie jacobsen march 4 2007 . lutron sues leviton over rf lighting controls . cepro.com . retrieved 2012 07 22 . lutron electronics co. inc. v. leviton manufacturing co. inc . justia.com . joe paone march 2007 . lutron accuses leviton of patent infringement . custom retailer . 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