Flash drive
Chen May 12, 2
U.S. patent number D592,217 [Application Number D/287,914] was granted by the patent office on 2009-05-12 for flash drive. This patent grant is currently assigned to Phison Electronics Corp.. Invention is credited to Chang-Chih Chen.
| United States Patent | D592,217 |
| Chen | May 12, 2009 |
Flash drive
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a novel flash drive shaped as a golf ball, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Chen; Chang-Chih (Hsinchu, TW) |
|---|---|
| Assignee: | Phison Electronics Corp.
(TW) |
| Appl. No.: | D/287,914 |
| Filed: | October 2, 2007 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D14/480.2; D14/480.5; D21/709 |
| Current International Class: | 1499 |
| Field of Search: | ;D14/436,411,384-385,518,348,432-435,299,167,402,242,356,358,496,156,240 ;D21/708-709 ;710/300-301 ;439/131,140-141 ;361/684,686 |
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Other References
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Ball USB Flash Drives (Solar Electric Co., Limited, China (Mainland)), p. 1 [online], [retrieved on Jun. 28, 2007]. Retrieved from the Internet <URL: http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11751441/Ball.sub.--USB.sub.--Fla- sh.sub.--Drives/showing.html>. cited by examiner. |
Primary Examiner: Webster; Robin V
Assistant Examiner: Kearney; Karen E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
Description
FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a golf ball shaped flash drive showing the design;
FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the flash drive showing the design;
FIG. 3 is a front, rear, left and right side view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1 with an upper hemisphere removed for ease of illustration; and,
FIG. 8 is another exploded view of the flash drive shown in FIG. 1 wherein the connector portion is inserted in an alternate position with the cord removed for ease of illustration.
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