Mobile information terminal

Kikuchi August 14, 2

Patent Grant D825518

U.S. patent number D825,518 [Application Number D/591,661] was granted by the patent office on 2018-08-14 for mobile information terminal. This patent grant is currently assigned to Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha. The grantee listed for this patent is SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA. Invention is credited to Masayuki Kikuchi.


United States Patent D825,518
Kikuchi August 14, 2018

Mobile information terminal

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a "mobile information terminal," as shown and described.
Inventors: Kikuchi; Masayuki (Sakai, JP)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Sakai, Osaka

N/A

JP
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Sakai, Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.: D/591,661
Filed: January 23, 2017

Foreign Application Priority Data

Jul 22, 2016 [JP] 2016-015573
Current U.S. Class: D14/138AB; D14/345
Current International Class: 1403
Field of Search: ;D14/138AB,345,203.4,138R,496,341,138G ;455/575.3 ;D21/517

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Primary Examiner: Asch; Jeffrey D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a first configuration, the mobile information terminal in the first configuration being an open position in which display surfaces of all three panels are completely exposed;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a second configuration, the mobile information terminal in the second configuration being in a closed position wherein none of the display surfaces of the three panels are exposed;

FIG. 4 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a third configuration, the mobile information terminal in the third configuration being in a state of use in which only part of a display surface of the third panel is exposed, a remainder of the display surface of the third panel being covered by the first panel;

FIG. 6 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is rear elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a right-side elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a left-side elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a right side sectioned view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 7, omitting internal structure;

FIG. 14 is a right side sectioned view taken along line 14-14 of FIG. 3, omitting internal structure;

FIG. 15 is a right side view showing the mobile information terminal in a partially folded position;

FIG. 16 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the first configuration of FIG. 1 and further showing displayed matter on a screen comprising all three panels of the display unit; and,

FIG. 17 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the third configuration of FIG. 5 and further showing displayed matter on a third panel portion of the screen of the display unit.

The broken line showing of portions of the mobile information terminal and of displayed matter are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

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