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Remote controller

Granted 13 Sep 2011 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Minoru Shimizu · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/308,800

filed 8 Dec 2006

Publication

Not published

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US RE42686

granted 13 Sep 2011

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2 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a remote controller showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side devotional view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a remote controller, as shown.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/168

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Pendency

4.8 y

1,740 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

Responses

no RCE

Examiner

Selina Sikder

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Worldwide family

5 members · 4 offices

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2 of 5

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D521460-S	S1	23 May 2006	9 Mar 2005	granted	Remote controller
USthis patent	US-RE42686-E	E1	13 Sep 2011	8 Dec 2006	granted	Remote controller

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-302983-S	S	31 Aug 2005	22 Feb 2005	published	Remote controller
EC	EC-SDI055661-S	S	6 Jul 2005	10 Mar 2005	published	no title held
TW	TW-D110132-S1	S1	11 Apr 2006	11 Mar 2005	published	Remote controller

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