Terrestrial unit for connectivity to a balloon network

- Loon LLC
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Description

This application is also related to U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 29/540,393 filed on Sept. 24, 2015. The entire disclosure contents of these applications are herewith incorporated by reference into the present application.

FIG. 1 is terrestrial unit for connectivity to a balloon network in a perspective view;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines represent portions of the terrestrial unit for connectivity to a balloon network that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a terrestrial unit for connectivity to a balloon network, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D901460
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2017
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 2020
Assignee: Loon LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Mitchell Joseph Heinrich (San Francisco, CA), Yoshimichi Matsuoka (Cupertino, CA), Brian Wasson (Oakland, CA)
Primary Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/603,496
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