Menu design for a computer display screen

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Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a menu design for a computer display screen;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D427576
Type: Grant
Filed: May 1, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2000
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventor: Patricia J. Coleman (Montara, CA)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Helen Plotka Workman
Application Number: 0/87,433
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/1142
International Classification: 1402;