Ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device
Szeremeta , et al. August 29, 2
Patent Grant D795874
U.S. patent number D795,874 [Application Number D/505,661] was granted by the patent office on 2017-08-29 for ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Invention is credited to Brian S. Nihei, Steven T. Peng, Wojciech Szeremeta.
| United States Patent | D795,874 |
| Szeremeta , et al. | August 29, 2017 |
Ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Szeremeta; Wojciech (Mission Viejo, CA), Nihei; Brian S. (Fountain Valley, CA), Peng; Steven T. (Irvine, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Applicant: |
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| Assignee: | Western Digital Technologies,
Inc. (Irvine, CA) |
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| Appl. No.: | D/505,661 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | December 23, 2015 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 13308410 | Nov 30, 2011 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D14/432; D3/273 |
| Current International Class: | 1402 |
| Field of Search: | ;D14/432,440,300-302,314,348-370,383-385,435,474,478,483,496,125,135,155,240-242,299 ;D3/273,201,205,218,276,282,293,294,318,321 ;D28/76,78,83,84 ;D99/28,43,99 |
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Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Horse; Marie Fast
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of a ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device embodying the new design;
FIG. 2 is a second top perspective view thereof with a sliding door being retracted and rotated as compared to FIG. 1 to illustrate a port on the ruggedized enclosure in an open position;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device seen in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a first side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a back view thereof.
Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device which form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines consisting of a dash and a dot define the boundary of the claim, which extends to the boundary, but does not include the boundary.
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