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Set of key buttons for a handset

Granted 17 Jun 2008 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Microsoft Corporation · originally Nokia

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Inventors: Axel Meyer, Sami Viitasaari, Simon Bradford · Examiner: Jeffrey D. Asch · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/278,351
filed 27 Mar 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D571362
granted 17 Jun 2008

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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 set of key buttons for a handset; and,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing the remainder of the handset is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/247

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USUS-D559812-SS115 Jan 200828 Apr 2006grantedHandset
USthis patentUS-D571362-SS117 Jun 200827 Mar 2007grantedSet of key buttons for a handset
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AUAU-309844-SS13 Sep 200627 Apr 2006publishedA handset
CACA-115652-SS17 Oct 200728 Apr 2006grantedHandset
TWTW-D117352-S1S11 Jun 200727 Apr 2006publishedHandset

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