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USD540335S1
USD540335S1 US29/257,471 US25747106F USD540335S US D540335 S1 USD540335 S1 US D540335S1 US 25747106 F US25747106 F US 25747106F US D540335 S USD540335 S US D540335S
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Shafer Ray Taylor
Russell Gary Stout
Jeffrey Robert Jackson
Jason A. Jackson
James Richard Cook
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FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a wave keypad showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 the right side elevational view thereof.
The broken lines used in FIGS. 1-8 are included for the purpose of illustrating the article and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a wave keypad, as shown and described.
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USD414169S (en) * 1998-07-01 1999-09-21 Silitek Corporation Keyboard
USD453334S1 (en) * 1998-09-04 2002-02-05 P. C. D. Maltron Ltd. Keyboard
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USD613298S1 (en) * 2008-08-15 2010-04-06 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Keyboard for computer
USD613297S1 (en) * 2008-08-15 2010-04-06 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Keyboard for computer
US9086851B2 (en) 2011-10-07 2015-07-21 T-Mobile Usa, Inc. Curved key input form factors of handheld devices
USD733308S1 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-06-30 Pierenkemper Gmbh Electrostimulation apparatus
USD977450S1 (en) * 2020-06-18 2023-02-07 TGR1.618 Limited Headphones
USD1053886S1 (en) * 2020-09-02 2024-12-10 Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. Keyboard
USD1076852S1 (en) * 2020-09-02 2025-05-27 Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. Keyboard
USD1049125S1 (en) * 2022-08-23 2024-10-29 Nerdytec Ug Keyboard for data processing equipment

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