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Expansion base for a slate or tablet type computing device

Granted 14 Oct 2003 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation · originally Motion Computing, Inc.

Inventors: Jefferson Blake West, John Doherty, David Altounian, Philip Leveridge +1 · Examiner: Kay H. Chin · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/162,680

filed 19 Jun 2002

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US D480730

granted 14 Oct 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an expansion base for a slate or tablet type computing device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an expansion base for a slate or tablet type computing device, as shown and described.

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3 codes

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/447D14/451

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Kay H. Chin

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D480730-S	S1	14 Oct 2003	19 Jun 2002	granted	Expansion base for a slate or tablet type computing device

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-154529-S	S	13 Feb 2004	20 Dec 2002	published	An expansion base for a computing device
CA	CA-101617-S	S	18 Feb 2004	19 Dec 2002	granted	An expansion base for a slate or tablet type computing device

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