Controller
Granted 10 Jan 2023 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Christina J. Smiechowski, Eric Treski, Robert D. Brunner, Christopher Kuh +1 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a controller showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom front 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 bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a top front perspective view thereof showing the claimed design in an environment in which it may be used.
The broken lines in the figures show environment that forms no part of the claimed design.
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23 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D796474-S | S1 | 5 Sep 2017 | 7 Mar 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D853986-S | S1 | 16 Jul 2019 | 29 Aug 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D904338-S | S1 | 8 Dec 2020 | 9 Jul 2019 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D927454-S | S1 | 10 Aug 2021 | 25 Nov 2020 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D950518-S | S1 | 3 May 2022 | 9 Aug 2021 | granted | Headphones |
| USthis patent | US-D975051-S | S1 | 10 Jan 2023 | 2 May 2022 | granted | Controller |
| US | US-D999757-S | S1 | 26 Sep 2023 | 9 Jan 2023 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1022952-S | S1 | 16 Apr 2024 | 21 Sep 2023 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1094332-S | S1 | 23 Sep 2025 | 5 Apr 2024 | granted | Controller |
| JP | JP-1568163-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1568164-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1568165-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 11 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-201614701-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614702-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614703-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614704-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614705-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170133-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170134-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170135-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D182981-S | S | 11 May 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D182982-S | S | 11 May 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D183602-S | S | 11 Jun 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
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