Video game controller front face

Goto , et al. January 4, 2

Patent Grant D630211

U.S. patent number D630,211 [Application Number D/246,744] was granted by the patent office on 2011-01-04 for video game controller front face. This patent grant is currently assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.. Invention is credited to Teiyu Goto, Gary M. Zalewski.

United States Patent D630,211
Goto ,   et al. January 4, 2011
Video game controller front face
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a video game controller front face, as shown and described.
Inventors: Goto; Teiyu (Saitama, JP), Zalewski; Gary M. (Foster City, CA)
Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.: D/246,744
Filed: May 8, 2006
Current U.S. Class: D14/401; D21/333
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/217,218,300,356,388,399,400,401,412-416,432,454-457 ;D21/324,332,333,329,331 ;463/1,30,32-38,46,47 ;273/148B,148R ;345/15-161,905
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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella M.
Assistant Examiner: Acker; Keli L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Isenberg; Joshua D. JDI Patent
Description


The sole FIGURE is a front elevational view of a video game controller front face showing our new design.

Portions of the drawings shown in broken lines are environmental structure that is not part of the design. Portions of the drawing shown as a dot-dot-dashed line are not part of the claimed design. Portions of the drawing inside the dot-dot-dashed line are not part of the claimed design.

The dot-dot-dash 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.

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