USPatentGranted
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Portion of a computer screen with an animated icon

Granted 6 Apr 2021 · 2 office actions

Application
29/674,059
filed 19 Dec 2018
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D915459
granted 6 Apr 2021

Life of the patent

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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 first image in a sequence of a portion of a computer screen with an animated icon;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a first image in a sequence of a second embodiment of an animated icon;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a first image in a sequence of a third embodiment of an animated icon;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view of a first image in a sequence of a fourth embodiment of an animated icon;

FIG. 11 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view of a first image in a sequence of a fifth embodiment of an animated icon;

FIG. 14 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view of a first image in a sequence of a sixth embodiment of an animated icon;

FIG. 17 is a front view of a second image thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a front view of a third image thereof.

The subject matter in this patent includes a process or period in which an image changes into another image. The appearance of the animated icon sequentially transitions between the images shown in FIGS. 1-3 , FIGS. 4-6 , FIGS. 7-9 , FIGS. 10-12 , FIGS. 13-15 , and FIGS. 16-18 , respectively. The process or period in which one image transitions to another forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines illustrate a computer screen and form no part of the claimed design. The solid black shading depicts a contrast in appearance.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/489

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Pendency
2.3 y
839 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Responses
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Examiner
Christian P. McLean
art unit 2923 · TC 2900
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