Panoramic virtual reality camera assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first top isometric view of a panoramic virtual reality camera assembly showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a second bottom isometric view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a first side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the panoramic virtual reality camera assembly that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a panoramic virtual reality camera assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D837275
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2016
Date of Patent: Jan 1, 2019
Assignee: Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA)
Inventors: Brian Keith Cabral (San Jose, CA), Joyce Hsu (Oakland, CA), Andrew Hamilton Coward (State College, PA)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Mary C Ramirez
Application Number: 29/569,877
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Stand Mounted (D16/214); With Multiple Lens (D16/207)