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Headset

Granted 23 Oct 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Microsoft Corporation · originally Nokia

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Inventors: Sami Lehtovaara, Heli Säde · Examiner: Paula A. Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/262,462
filed 5 Jul 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D553613
granted 23 Oct 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a headset showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective front view of the headset with an ear loop portion in one in-use position thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective rear view of the headset with the ear loop portion in one in-use position thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the headset shown FIGS. 1–4 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective front view of the headset FIGS. 1–4 taken from a different angle than FIG. 3 .

Applicants recognize that the inventive aspects of the current design exist in the headset as a whole, in individual portions and elements thereof, and in combinations of portions and elements thereof. Applicants reserve the right to amend the present application and/or to file one or more divisional applications to specifically claim any such arrangements. Applicant disclaims any reflections shown on the surfaces of the headset.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Pendency
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Examiner
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Worldwide family

9 members · 3 offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D552602-SS19 Oct 20075 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
USthis patentUS-D553613-SS123 Oct 20075 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
USUS-D559213-SS18 Jan 200830 Jun 2006grantedHandset
USUS-D561179-SS15 Feb 20085 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
›Other offices — 5 members
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AUAU-310292-SS28 Sep 200630 Jun 2006publishedA handset
CACA-116542-SS2 Apr 20085 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
CACA-116540-SS30 Apr 20085 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
CACA-116541-SS30 Apr 20085 Jul 2006grantedHeadset
CACA-116531-SS9 Jun 200830 Jun 2006grantedHandset

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