(12) United States Design Patent (io> Patent No.: us D493,175 s
Schmidt et al. (45) Date of Patent: ** Jul. 20,2004
(54) MULTIMEDIA ADAPTER FOR A HEADSET AMPLIFIER
(75) Inventors: Peter Schmidt, Campbell, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Jones, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Magnasco, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron Van Thiel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul Espinola, San Jose, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: Hello Direct, Inc., San Jose, CA (US) (**) Term: 14 Years
(21) Appl. No.: 29/160,891
(22) Filed: May 17, 2002
(Under 37 CFR 1.47)
(51) I OC (7) C I 14-02
(52) U.S. CI D14/433; D14/223; D13/110
(58) Field of Search D14/432, 433,
D14/198, 223, 240; D13/110, 123, 146, 147; 379/430, 441, 442, 557, 372, 373.02, 100.15, 93.09, 413.04
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