Modular computer user interface Patent Grant Chu , et al. July 4, 2 [Grant & Union Inc.]

Modular computer user interface

Chu , et al. July 4, 2

Patent Grant D791134

U.S. patent number D791,134 [Application Number D/522,719] was granted by the patent office on 2017-07-04 for modular computer user interface. This patent grant is currently assigned to GRANT & UNION INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is Grant & Union Inc.. Invention is credited to Calvin Chu, Fred Ting.

United States Patent	D791,134
Chu , et al.	July 4, 2017

Modular computer user interface

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a modular computer user interface, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Chu; Calvin (Kitchener, CA), Ting; Fred (Kitchener, CA)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Grant & Union Inc.	Kitchener	N/A	CA

Assignee:

GRANT & UNION INC. (Kitchener, Ontario, CA)

Appl. No.:

D/522,719

Filed:

April 1, 2015

Current U.S. Class:	D14/388
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/388,389,390,356,357,217,238.1,299,240,454,496 ;D13/107,108,162,170,171,173,174,184,123,199 ;D10/104.1 ;D18/11 ;D17/1,10,99 ;345/156,184

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Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Horse; Marie Fast
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nahm; Tai W. Miller Thomson LLP

Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a modular computer user interface.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the modular computer user interface.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the modular computer user interface.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the modular computer user interface.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the modular computer user interface.

FIG. 6 is a left view of the modular computer user interface; and,

FIG. 7 is a right view of the modular computer user interface.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded surfaces define the bounds of the claim which extend to the boundaries but do not include the boundaries; the remaining broken lines depict portions of the modular computer user interface that form no part of the claim; all broken lines form no part of the claim.

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