Wave keypad
Description
FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a wave keypad showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 the right side elevational view thereof.
The broken lines used in FIGS. 1-8 are included for the purpose of illustrating the article and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a wave keypad, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D540335
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 10, 2007
Inventors: Trevor A. Downs (Temecula, CA), Shafer Ray Taylor (Farmington, UT), Russell Gary Stout (Riverton, UT), Jeffrey Robert Jackson (Little Rock, AR), Jason A. Jackson (Mapleton, UT), James Richard Cook (Malaga, WA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Angela J. Lee
Attorney: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Application Number: 29/257,471
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 10, 2007
Inventors: Trevor A. Downs (Temecula, CA), Shafer Ray Taylor (Farmington, UT), Russell Gary Stout (Riverton, UT), Jeffrey Robert Jackson (Little Rock, AR), Jason A. Jackson (Mapleton, UT), James Richard Cook (Malaga, WA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Angela J. Lee
Attorney: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Application Number: 29/257,471
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Keyboard Or Keypad (D14/455)