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Combined display and controls for a portable computing device

Granted 26 Feb 2008 · no office action yet

Inventors: Richard J. Swaney, Andrew J. Fuller, Niels Van Dongen, Daniel J. Polivy +1 · Examiner: Melanie H Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/241,097

filed 24 Oct 2005

Publication

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US D562827

granted 26 Feb 2008

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Description

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›The single FIGURE is a front view of…

The single FIGURE is a front view of a combined display and controls for a portable computing device showing our new design.

The broken line showing of a portable computing device is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a combined display and controls for a portable computing device, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/439

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2.3 y

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Examiner

Melanie H Tung

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9 members · 4 offices

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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D558211-S	S1	25 Dec 2007	24 Oct 2005	granted	User interface for a display screen on the top of a portable computer
US	US-D558212-S	S1	25 Dec 2007	24 Oct 2005	granted	User interface for a display screen on the top of a portable computer
US	US-D559857-S	S1	15 Jan 2008	24 Oct 2005	granted	Transitional image for a display screen on the top of a portable computer
USthis patent	US-D562827-S	S1	26 Feb 2008	24 Oct 2005	granted	Combined display and controls for a portable computing device

›Other offices — 5 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-306458-S	S	13 Apr 2006	20 Oct 2005	published	A display and controls for a portable computing device
CA	CA-113095-S	S	17 Dec 2007	20 Oct 2005	granted	Portable computing device
CA	CA-113106-S	S	17 Dec 2007	20 Oct 2005	granted	Portable computing device
CA	CA-113107-S	S	17 Dec 2007	20 Oct 2005	granted	Portable computing device
TW	TW-D114993-S1	S1	11 Jan 2007	21 Oct 2005	published	A display and controls for a portable computer

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