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Game controller input button

Granted 22 Aug 2017 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Microsoft Corporation

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Inventors: Quintin R. Morris · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/491,013
filed 15 May 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D795347
granted 22 Aug 2017

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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a game controller input button showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a game controller input button showing the new design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a game controller input button showing the new design;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a game controller input button showing the new design;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a game controller input button identical to FIGS. 1-6 except that the raised letter is colored blue;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a fear view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a game controller input button identical to FIGS 7-12 except that the raised letter is colored yellow;

FIG. 32 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a front perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a game controller input button identical to FIGS 13-18 except that the raised letter is colored green;

FIG. 38 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a front perspective view of a eighth embodiment of a game controller input button identical to FIGS 13-18 except that the raised letter is colored red;

FIG. 44 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 48 is a left side view thereof.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the game controller input button is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/333

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Examiner
Prabhakar Deshmukh
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