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Electronic device

Granted 19 Oct 2010 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Eugene Antony Whang, Shin Nishibori, Christopher J. Stringer, Bartley K. Andre +11 · Examiner: Freda S Nunn · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/345,429
filed 15 Oct 2009
Publication
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US D625717
granted 19 Oct 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a first embodiment of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is rear, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an additional top view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position;

FIG. 10 is an additional top, front perspective view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position;

FIG. 11 is an additional bottom, rear perspective view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position; and,

FIG. 12 is an additional left side view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position.

The keys of the electronic device are black. The portion of the electronic device shown in gray shading represents a metallic-looking surface that preferably contrasts with the black portions. The broken line showing is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/318

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Freda S Nunn
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USUS-D604294-SS117 Nov 200914 Jan 2008grantedElectronic device
USUS-D611469-SS19 Mar 201026 Aug 2009grantedElectronic device
USUS-D616881-SS11 Jun 201012 Nov 2009grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D625717-SS119 Oct 201015 Oct 2009grantedElectronic device
USUS-D635566-SS15 Apr 201116 Sep 2010grantedElectronic device
USUS-D654072-SS114 Feb 201221 Jul 2011grantedElectronic device
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AUAU-323464-SS12 Jan 20094 Jul 2008publishedElectronic device
TWTW-D133718-SS1 May 20124 Jul 2008publishedLaptop computer

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