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Front cover of a handset

Granted 28 Aug 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Microsoft Corporation · originally Nokia

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Inventors: Justin Lyles · Examiner: Jeffrey Asch · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/257,208
filed 31 Mar 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D549700
granted 28 Aug 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a…

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a first embodiment of a front cover portion of a handset showing my new design illustrating a front cover in isolation from the handset;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a second embodiment of a front portion of a handset showing my new design;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a perspective front view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective rear view.

The broken line showing of various regions in the figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/248

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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D538770-SS120 Mar 200729 Oct 2004grantedHandset
USthis patentUS-D549700-SS128 Aug 200731 Mar 2006grantedFront cover of a handset
USUS-D550220-SS14 Sep 200731 Mar 2006grantedSet of key buttons for a handset
›Other offices — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-303611-SS26 Oct 200528 Apr 2005publishedA front cover for a handset
AUAU-303612-SS26 Oct 200528 Apr 2005publishedA handset
CACA-110925-SS30 May 200628 Apr 2005grantedHandset
CACA-110926-SS30 May 200628 Apr 2005grantedFront cover for a handset
TWTW-D113183-S1S11 Oct 200628 Apr 2005publishedHandset
TWTW-D120430-S1S111 Dec 200728 Apr 2005publishedFront cover for a handset

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