Game controller
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Description
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: D994777
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 2023
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: 29/843,751
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 2023
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: 29/843,751
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Element Or Attachment (D21/333)