Programming tile
Zekelman , et al. July 17, 2
Patent Grant D823398
U.S. patent number D823,398 [Application Number D/602,845] was granted by the patent office on 2018-07-17 for programming tile. This patent grant is currently assigned to Tangible Play, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Tangible Play, Inc.. Invention is credited to Felix Hu, Eric Uchalik, Ariel Zekelman.
| United States Patent | D823,398 |
| Zekelman , et al. | July 17, 2018 |
Programming tile
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a programming tile, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Zekelman; Ariel (Palo Alto, CA), Hu; Felix (Palo Alto, CA), Uchalik; Eric (Palo Alto, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Tangible Play, Inc. (Palo Alto,
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| Appl. No.: | D/602,845 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | May 4, 2017 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29565826 | May 24, 2016 | D795349 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D21/333; D21/324; D14/356; D14/496; D19/60 |
| Current International Class: | 2101 |
| Field of Search: | ;D21/324,328,329,333,334,445,398 ;D14/346,138R,496,341,345,356,203.1-203.8,204 ;D19/59-64 ;382/103,155,162,173-180,232,236-239,254,276,285,312 ;273/236,292,293,148R,148B,459-461 ;345/156-160,173-178,501,531,1.1,1.2,3.1-3.4,30,903,901,905 ;463/1,7,9,11,31-34 ;434/81,82,85,128,129,155,159,276,308,365,317,323,324,162-177 |
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Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar G
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Patent Law Works LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a programming tile showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.
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