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Controller for video game machine

Granted 5 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Teiyu Goto · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 16 Jul 1998

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US D434769

granted 5 Dec 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a controller for video game machine showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a controller for video game machine, as shown and described.

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D14/413

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D398032-S	S	8 Sep 1998	2 Mar 1997	granted	Controller for video game machine
US	US-D416588-S	S	16 Nov 1999	4 Sep 1998	granted	Stick portion of a controller for a video game machine
US	US-D417664-S	S	14 Dec 1999	22 Oct 1997	granted	Controller for video game machine
US	US-D430222-S	S	29 Aug 2000	24 Jun 1999	granted	Controller for video game machine
US	US-D430223-S	S	29 Aug 2000	24 Jun 1999	granted	Controller for video game machine
US	US-D431051-S	S	19 Sep 2000	24 Jun 1999	granted	Controller for video game machine
USthis patent	US-D434769-S	S	5 Dec 2000	16 Jul 1998	granted	Controller for video game machine

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-132999-S	S	24 Feb 1998	19 Mar 1997	published	Controller for video game machine

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