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Voice interface device

Granted 10 Aug 2021 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Google · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Amy Martin, Jung Geun Tak, Kristen Mangum, Michael Sundermeyer +1 · Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/731,602
filed 16 Apr 2020
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D927550
granted 10 Aug 2021

Life of the patent

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Description

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›This application is related to U.S. patent application…

This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/592,126 filed May 10, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,235,997, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/592,128 filed May 10, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,332,516, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/593,236 filed May 11, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,402,450, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/592,137 filed May 10, 2017, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a voice interface device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the voice interface device that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

5 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/496D14/216D14/172D14/358D14/357

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Pendency
1.3 y
481 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Marie D. Fast Horse
art unit 2918 · TC 2900
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Worldwide family

23 members · 4 offices
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›IP5 & PCT — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D822716-SS110 Jul 201813 May 2016grantedVoice interface device
USUS-D885436-SS126 May 20209 Jul 2018grantedPanel of a voice interface device
USthis patentUS-D927550-SS110 Aug 202116 Apr 2020grantedVoice interface device
USUS-D951298-SS110 May 202221 Jul 2021grantedPanel of a voice interface device
USUS-D979602-SS128 Feb 202325 Mar 2022grantedPanel of a voice interface device
JPJP-1586978-SS2 Oct 201710 Nov 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1626070-SS4 Mar 201910 Nov 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1629636-SS15 Apr 201910 Nov 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1645151-SS5 Nov 201910 Nov 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1653553-SS25 Feb 202010 Nov 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1656974-SS6 Apr 202010 Nov 2016grantedno title held
›Other offices — 12 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201615759-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
AUAU-201710147-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
AUAU-201710148-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
AUAU-201710149-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
AUAU-201710150-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
AUAU-201710151-SS14 Jan 201712 Oct 2016publishedVoice interface device
CACA-171587-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker
CACA-176874-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker
CACA-179477-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker
CACA-179478-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker
CACA-179479-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker
CACA-179480-SS20 Dec 201814 Nov 2016grantedVoice activated speaker

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