Controller for electronic game machine

- Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a controller for an electronic game machine in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, a left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “controller for electronic game machine,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D579015
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2008
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2008
Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Kyoto)
Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida (Kyoto), Masato Ibuki (Kyoto), Shinji Yamamoto (Kyoto), Hirokazu Matsui (Kyoto), Akiko Suga (Kyoto)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Keli L Acker
Attorney: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC
Application Number: 29/300,251
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