Game controller

Conlee, IV , et al. August 9, 2

Patent Grant D960244

U.S. patent number D960,244 [Application Number D/764,718] was granted by the patent office on 2022-08-09 for game controller. This patent grant is currently assigned to Valve Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is Valve Corporation. Invention is credited to Philip Bryan, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Claire Gottschalk, Jeremy Slocum.


United States Patent D960,244
Conlee, IV ,   et al. August 9, 2022

Game controller

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a game controller, as shown and described.
Inventors: Conlee, IV; Carl Samuel (Seattle, WA), Bryan; Philip (Bellevue, WA), Gottschalk; Claire (Bellevue, WA), Slocum; Jeremy (Sammamish, WA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Valve Corporation

Bellevue

WA

US
Assignee: Valve Corporation (Bellevue, WA)
Appl. No.: D/764,718
Filed: December 31, 2020

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29648235 May 18, 2018 D908798

Current U.S. Class: D21/333
Current International Class: 2101
Field of Search: ;D21/324,328,329,330,331,333,341,342,349,386 ;D14/203.5,218,250,299,322,341,345,346,353,354,374,375,376,401,421,432,440,443,463,493 ;D22/100,103-105 ;D13/162,162.1,168 ;D10/78,98,103

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Primary Examiner: Bajoul; Mehri F
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lee & Hayes, P.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a back perspective view of a game controller;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof. FIGS. 1-8 illustrate a right-hand game controller; it is understood that the views of a left-hand game controller are mirror images of the views shown in the FIGS. 1-8.

The broken lines depict portions of the game controller that form no part of the claimed design.

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