Keyboard controller

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a keyboard controller, showing the first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of a keyboard controller, showing the second embodiment of the design;

FIG. 10 is a rear bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof.

Throughout the views, the evenly spaced broken lines represent the portions of the keyboard controller that form no part of the claimed design. In FIGS. 9-12, 15 and 16, the dot-dash broken lines represent break lines. The appearance of any portion of the keyboard controller between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a keyboard controller as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1155657
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 26, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2026
Assignee: Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited (High Wycombe)
Inventors: Samuel Price (Tring), Daniel Johnson (High Wycombe), Ryan Gray (High Wycombe), Joshua Luke Wilkinson (Beedon)
Primary Examiner: R. Johnson
Application Number: 29/975,159
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keyboard Type (D17/1)