IP Library Granted Patent US 1,137,197
Granted Patent S1
US 1,137,197 · App. 29/873,482 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Media player device

Inventors: Vincent Shyu (Santa Barbara, CA); Aki Laine (Santa Barbara, CA); Edward Mitchell (Thousand Oaks, CA); Dana Krieger (Santa Barbara, CA)
Assignee: SONOS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,137,197
App. No.
29/873,482
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a media player device as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2024
From: KRIEGER, DANA
To: SONOS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067468/0533 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: SHYU, VINCENT
To: SONOS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066594/0671 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 29760577 · Dec 2, 2020
Continuation 29757435 · Nov 5, 2020
Continuation 29682129 · Mar 1, 2019
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