Autonomous vehicle control button

- Waymo LLC
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Description

The present application is also related to application Ser. No. 29/491,937, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Overall Interior; to application Ser. No. 29/578,541, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Overall Interior; to application Ser. No. 29/491,870, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Storage Bin/Tray; to application Ser. No. 29/491,867, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Console; to application Ser. No. 29/491,868, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Seat; to application Ser. No. 29/547,496, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Seat; to application Ser. No. 29/491,889, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Go/Pull Over Button; and to application Ser. No. 29/578,534, entitled Autonomous Vehicle Go Button, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a top view of an autonomous vehicle control button according to a first embodiment; and,

FIG. 2 is a top view of an autonomous vehicle control button according to a second embodiment.

As shown by the figures, the buttons are planar. Areas of the design shown with a stipple fill have an appearance that contrasts with the non-stipple filled areas. The specific font used is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the design to any particular font style or size thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an autonomous vehicle control button, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D871286
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 5, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2019
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: YooJung Ahn (Mountain View, CA), Philipp Haban (San Francisco, CA), Jennifer Arden (Tiburon, CA)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/609,747
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Instrument Panel Or Element Thereof (D12/192)