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Data storage device

Granted 14 Apr 2020 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank · originally Western Digital

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Inventors: William Stuart, Mirko Ihrig, Steven Tzu-Yen Peng, Yves Behar +3 · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/599,985
filed 7 Apr 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D881186
granted 14 Apr 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, back, and side…

FIG. 1 is a top, back, and side perspective view of a first embodiment of a data storage device embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a top, back, and side perspective view of a second embodiment of a data storage device embodying the new design;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof.

The thin long-dash broken lines shown in the views are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the data storage device that form no part of the claimed design.

The thin short-dash broken lines show a symbolic break in the data storage device and form no part of the claimed design. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The thicker short-dash broken-line hatching applied to the bottom half of the data storage device represents a contrast in appearance.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/349

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Examiner
Bridget L Eland
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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