Controller

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a controller showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures illustrate portions of the controller that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D995485
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2023
Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (Menlo Park, CA)
Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen (Seattle, WA), Lorenz Henric Jentz (Seattle, WA), Jason Andrew Higgins (Seattle, WA), Scott Andrew Dallmeyer (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Dana K Weiland
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/750,493
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Remote Control (D14/218); Element Or Attachment (D21/333)