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Playback device

Granted 12 May 2020 · 8 office actions

Assignee: Sonos

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Inventors: Niels van Hoof, Roland Bird · Examiner: Karen E Kearney · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application
29/499,299
filed 13 Aug 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D883956
granted 12 May 2020

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 shows a playback device in an…

FIG. 1 shows a playback device in an isometric view.

FIG. 2 shows the playback device in a top view; and,

FIG. 3 shows the playback device in a side view.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/221

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Pendency
5.7 y
2,099 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
Karen E Kearney
art unit 2923 · TC 2900
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3 members · 2 offices
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3
DOCDB simple family 55131989
Offices
2
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Granted
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D883956-SS112 May 202013 Aug 2014grantedPlayback device
USUS-D988294-SS16 Jun 20236 May 2020grantedPlayback device with icon
JPJP-1541178-SS12 Jan 201613 Feb 2015grantedno title held

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