Media metering device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of a media metering device.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the media metering device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the media metering device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the media metering device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the media metering device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the media metering device of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the media metering device of FIG. 1.

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