Game controller

Description

FIG. 1 is a top rear isometric view of a game controller showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a left elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view of a button thereof, taken substantially along the line 8--8 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view of the button thereof, taken substantially along the line 9--9 of FIG. 4.

Claims

The ornamental design for a game controller, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Kaneko; Steven T. (Seattle, WA), Mori; Kenneth (Los Angeles, CA), Turner; Peter S. (Santa Clarita, CA), Cruz; Edward V. (Newbury Park, CA)
Assignee:	Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Appl. No.:	D/062,027
Filed:	November 5, 1996

---

Related U.S. Patent Documents

---

	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	052786	Apr 5, 1996

---

Current U.S. Class:	D14/401
Current International Class:	2101
Field of Search:	;D14/117.1,117.5-117.9 ;D21/324,333 ;463/1,2,29-35,46,47 ;273/148B

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

D297952	October 1988	Ishiwata
D305756	January 1990	Parker et al.
D330371	October 1992	Tse
D350373	September 1994	Chow et al.
D353410	December 1994	Chan
D356606	March 1995	Feng
D360439	July 1995	Chan
D360884	August 1995	Onuma et al.
D362244	September 1995	Takemasa
D363320	October 1995	Barthelemy et al.
D363321	October 1995	Hsien
D368285	March 1996	Couch et al.
D368936	April 1996	Goto
D375326	November 1996	Yokoi et al.
D377198	January 1997	Oikawa et al.
5184830	February 1993	Okada et al.
5207426	May 1993	Inoue et al.
5213327	May 1993	Kitaue
5501458	March 1996	Mallory
5785317	July 1998	Sasaki

Other References

"Ultra 64," Next Generation, Jan. 1996, p. 71. . Picture of Sony PlayStation game controller in Next Generation, Jan. 1996, p. 49. . "PlayStation," Next Generation, Dec. 1995, p. 39. . "Sega Saturn," Next Generation, Dec. 1995, p. 45. . "3DO," Next Generation, Dec. 1995, p. 51. . Full page advertisement showing Sony PlayStation's Weapon I--Specialized Joystick and Weapon II--Specialized Control Pad, Next Generation, Nov. 1995. . Full page advertisement showing PS ProPad for Sony PlayStation, EclipsePad for Sega Saturn, Eclipse Stick for Sega Saturn, PS ProPad for Sony PlayStation, and PS Arcade for Sony PlayStation, Next Generation, Oct. 1995. . "Sega ports Saturn games to the PC," Next Generation, Oct. 1995, p. 22. . Picture of Sony PlayStation with game controller in VideoGames, Mar. 1995. . "The Revolutionary Ultra 64 Controller," Game Players, Jan. 1996, p. 36 (blowup), pp. 36,38, and 43. . HongKong Enterprise, Oct. 1992, p. 363. . HongKong Enterprise, Oct. 1994, p. 137..

Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seed and Berry LLP