Charging dock
Granted 20 Jun 2017 · 6 office actions
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
Law firm: Law firm · Log in to unlock
Attorney: Attorney · Log in to unlock
Inventors: John Bronn Socha-Leialoha, Thomas Scott Coon, Daniel Samuel Charlton · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2918 · TC 2900
Life of the patent
11 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a charging dock showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 . is a front perspective view of the charging dock of FIG. 1 shown with additional environmental structure.
The broken lines showing the device seated in the dock depict environmental structure only and form no part of the claim, while all other uniformly dashed broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the charging dock that form no part of the claim. The dot-dash broken lines define the boundary of the claim, which extends to the boundary but does not include the boundary. The unshaded surfaces shown between the broken and solid lines form no part of the claim.
Claims
1 · 1 independent · depth 1Classifications
2 codesClaim changes
SoonSee which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.
The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.
File wrapper
See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.
Log in to unlockChain of title
See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.
Log in to unlockTerm & fees
See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.
Log in to unlockWorldwide family
3 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D789886-S | S1 | 20 Jun 2017 | 18 Jun 2015 | granted | Charging dock |
| JP | JP-1550076-S | S | 23 May 2016 | 7 Dec 2015 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 1 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TW-D177986-S | S | 1 Sep 2016 | 18 Dec 2015 | published | Portion of charging dock |
Validity challenges
See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.
Log in to unlockCitations
See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.
Log in to unlock