Game controller

- Valve Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a back perspective view of a game controller;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof. FIGS. 1-8 illustrate a right-hand game controller; it is understood that the views of a left-hand game controller are mirror images of the views shown in the FIGS. 1-8.

The broken lines depict portions of the game controller that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a game controller, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D960244
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 31, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 9, 2022
Assignee: Valve Corporation (Bellevue, WA)
Inventors: Carl Samuel Conlee, IV (Seattle, WA), Philip Bryan (Bellevue, WA), Claire Gottschalk (Bellevue, WA), Jeremy Slocum (Sammamish, WA)
Primary Examiner: Mehri F Bajoul
Application Number: 29/764,718
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D21/333)