Controller for electronic game machine

Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a controller for an electronic game machine in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, a left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a "controller for electronic game machine," as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ashida; Kenichiro (Kyoto, JP), Ibuki; Masato (Kyoto, JP), Yamamoto; Shinji (Kyoto, JP), Matsui; Hirokazu (Kyoto, JP), Suga; Akiko (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee:	Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/300,251
Filed:	March 5, 2008

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29287574	Aug 24, 2007	D567243
	29253817	Dec 4, 2007	D556760

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Aug 17, 2005 [JP]			2005-23852
Aug 17, 2005 [JP]			2005-23854

Current U.S. Class:	D14/412; D21/333
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/217,218,356,388,399,400,401,412-416,432,454-457,496 ;D21/324,332,333 ;463/1,30,36-38,46,47 ;273/148B,148R ;345/156-161,905

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Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Assistant Examiner: Acker; Keli L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC