Free-standing video unit

Desai , et al. May 10, 2

Patent Grant D637568

U.S. patent number D637,568 [Application Number D/375,619] was granted by the patent office on 2011-05-10 for free-standing video unit. This patent grant is currently assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc.. Invention is credited to Ashok T. Desai, Steven J. Shiozaki, Richard T. Wales.


United States Patent D637,568
Desai ,   et al. May 10, 2011

Free-standing video unit

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a free-standing video unit, as shown and described.
Inventors: Desai; Ashok T. (Fremont, CA), Shiozaki; Steven J. (Belmont, CA), Wales; Richard T. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Appl. No.: D/375,619
Filed: September 24, 2010

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
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Current U.S. Class: D14/126; D14/129
Current International Class: 1403
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Primary Examiner: Barkai; Raphael
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Patent Capital Group

Description



FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing a free-standing video unit design according to another embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is another side view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view showing a free-standing video unit design according to another embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a back view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is another side view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the free-standing video unit design of FIG. 8.

The broken lines of the preceding FIGURES illustrate a boundary and, further, the broken lines are for illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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