Muting device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective top view of a first embodiment of the muting device in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective bottom view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is the bottom view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective top view of a second embodiment of the muting device in accordance with the new design; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective top view of an embodiment of the muting device in accordance with the new design being connected to a laptop.

The broken line showing of portions of the muting device is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The diagonal lines are used to indicate shading and do not depict any particular color or texture.

Claims

The ornamental design for a muting device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1071928
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 22, 2025
Assignee: MuteMe LLC (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Inventors: Paramveer Singh Dhoot (El Dorado Hills, CA), Handeep Kaur (El Dorado Hills, CA), Tye Davis (Lincoln, CA), Brittany Davis (Lincoln, CA), Pavan Purewal (Lincoln, CA)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Megan Tiana Rakos
Application Number: 29/790,580
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Converter Or Interface (D14/357)