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Television

Granted 31 Jul 2018 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Hitoshi Takahashi, Kirio Masui, Hiroaki Yokota, Ken Yano +3 · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/442,985
filed 26 Jun 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D824374
granted 31 Jul 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a television showing our new design, wherein the television comprises a translucent face with a light strip behind it;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a television showing our new design, wherein the television comprises a translucent face with a light strip behind it;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a television showing our new design, wherein the television comprises a translucent face with a light strip behind it;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of a television showing our new design, wherein the television comprises a translucent face with a light strip behind it;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of a television showing our new design, wherein the television comprises a translucent face with a light strip behind it;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 along the lines 6 - 6 of FIG. 1 showing the translucent face with the light strip behind it;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 2 along the lines 7 - 7 of FIG. 2 showing the translucent face with the light strip behind it;

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 along the lines 8 - 8 of FIG. 3 showing the translucent face with the light strip behind it;

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 4 along the lines 9 - 9 of FIG. 4 showing the translucent face with the light strip behind it; and,

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 along the lines 10 - 10 of FIG. 5 showing the translucent face with the light strip behind it.

The broken lines showing the unclaimed portions of the television receiver form no part of the claimed design. Dot-dash broken lines define the boundaries of, but not included in, the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/239

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Pendency
5.1 y
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2
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Susan Bennett Hattan
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