Controller with a removable directional pad
Granted 27 Sep 2016 · no office action yet
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Inventors: Carl J. Ledbetter, Christopher Kujawski, Kenneth Jasinski · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a controller with a removable directional pad in a first configured state showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right view thereof;
FIG. 7 is an exploded front perspective view of the controller with a removable directional pad, shown in a second unconfigured state;
FIG. 8 is an exploded top view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 9 is an exploded rear view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 10 is an exploded front view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 11 is an exploded left side view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 12 is an exploded right side view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 ; and,
FIG. 13 is an exploded bottom view of the controller with a removable directional pad shown in FIG. 7 .
The broken line showing of the various unshaded elements of the controller with a removable directional pad in FIGS. 1-13 is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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5 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D767684-S | S1 | 27 Sep 2016 | 12 Jun 2015 | granted | Controller with a removable directional pad |
| JP | JP-1552375-S | S | 20 Jun 2016 | 11 Dec 2015 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-367299-S | S | 25 Feb 2016 | 11 Dec 2015 | published | Controller component |
| CA | CA-165896-S | S | 10 Jul 2017 | 11 Dec 2015 | granted | Controller with a removable directional pad |
| TW | TW-D181153-S | S | 1 Feb 2017 | 11 Dec 2015 | published | Portion of controller with a removable directional pad |
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