Media metering device
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Description
The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a “media metering device”, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D966908
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 2022
Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC (New York, NY)
Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper (Oldsmar, FL), Saso Vranek (Ilirska Bistrica), Michael Alan Hicks (Clearwater, FL), James Joseph Vitt (Palm Harbor, FL)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Fritzgerald L Butac
Application Number: 29/648,746
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 2022
Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC (New York, NY)
Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper (Oldsmar, FL), Saso Vranek (Ilirska Bistrica), Michael Alan Hicks (Clearwater, FL), James Joseph Vitt (Palm Harbor, FL)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Fritzgerald L Butac
Application Number: 29/648,746
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Measuring, Regulating Or Indicating Instrument, Or Casing (D10/46)