Floating socket connector
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U.S. patent number D936,014 [Application Number D/753,408] was granted by the patent office on 2021-11-16 for floating socket connector. This patent grant is currently assigned to Molex, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Molex, LLC. Invention is credited to Ronald C. Hodge, Chiuming Lu, Pierre Perez.
| United States Patent | D936,014 |
| Lu , et al. | November 16, 2021 |
Floating socket connector
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a floating socket connector, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Lu; Chiuming (Lisle, IL), Hodge; Ronald C. (Lisle, IL), Perez; Pierre (Aurora, IL) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL) |
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| Appl. No.: | D/753,408 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | September 30, 2020 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 16330767 | 10892576 | ||||
| PCT/US2017/061910 | Nov 16, 2017 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D13/133; D13/146 |
| Current International Class: | 1303 |
| Field of Search: | ;D13/110,112,118,123,133,146-149,154,173,184,199 ;D9/434,435,453,772,779,780 ;D3/203.2 |
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Primary Examiner: Gingrich; Shawn T
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a floating socket connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The broken lines depicting the remainder of the floating socket connector form no part of the claimed design.
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