Keypad
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Description
The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of a keypad.
The design consists of alpha and numeric characters on the keys, the shape of the keys, and the relative placement of the individual keys in a flat plane with no depth or contour.
The broken line showing of the remainder of the device is directed to environment and is for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a keypad, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D606060
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 2009
Assignee: Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. (Warren, NJ)
Inventors: Jung Yong Lee (Los Angeles, CA), Matias Duarte (Los Angeles, CA), Sang Kyun Kim (Sungnam), Jung-Hyun Park (Seoul)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Assistant Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Attorney: Fenwick & West LLP
Application Number: 29/270,443
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 2009
Assignee: Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. (Warren, NJ)
Inventors: Jung Yong Lee (Los Angeles, CA), Matias Duarte (Los Angeles, CA), Sang Kyun Kim (Sungnam), Jung-Hyun Park (Seoul)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Assistant Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Attorney: Fenwick & West LLP
Application Number: 29/270,443
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Keypad (D14/247)
