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Remote control

Granted 25 Dec 2018 · 8 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Jody Akana, M. Evans Hankey, Daniele De Iuliis, Eugene Antony Whang +11 · Examiner: John Windmuller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/485,556
filed 20 Mar 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D836612
granted 25 Dec 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a remote control showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The dashed broken lines within the Figures show portions of the remote control that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form 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
D14/218

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Pendency
4.8 y
1,741 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
non-final + final
Responses
4
no RCE
Examiner
John Windmuller
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 68 back · 0 forward

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13 members · 3 offices
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USUS-D620456-SS127 Jul 201013 Oct 2009grantedRemote control
USUS-D642161-SS126 Jul 201123 Jul 2010grantedRemote control
USUS-D649138-SS122 Nov 201110 May 2011grantedRemote control
USUS-D669452-SS123 Oct 201214 Oct 2011grantedRemote control
USUS-D704167-SS16 May 201415 Oct 2012grantedRemote control
USUS-D752025-SS122 Mar 20162 May 2014grantedRemote control
USUS-D801311-SS131 Oct 201721 Mar 2016grantedRemote control
USthis patentUS-D836612-SS125 Dec 201820 Mar 2014grantedRemote control
USUS-D967800-SS125 Oct 202221 Dec 2018grantedRemote control
USUS-D1018011-SS119 Mar 202418 Apr 2022grantedRemote control
USUS-D1059330-SS128 Jan 20254 Mar 2024grantedRemote control
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-134187-SS20 Sep 201023 Feb 2010grantedRemote control
TWTW-D138364-S1S121 Dec 201010 Mar 2010publishedRemote control

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