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Electronic device

Granted 14 Jul 2020 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Molly Anderson, Shota Aoyagi, Markus Diebel, Rico Zorkendorfer +19 · Examiner: Sandra S Snapp · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application
29/624,646
filed 2 Nov 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D890168
granted 14 Jul 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a closed top front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a closed top front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a closed bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a closed front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a closed rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a closed left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a closed right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a closed top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a closed bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an open top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an open bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an open front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an open rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an open left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is an open right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is an open top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is an open bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is an enlargement of FIG. 15 .

The oblique shade lines illustrate a transparent surface. The dark gray shading illustrates a contrast in appearance to the light gray shading. Shading does not represent any particular color, material, or finish. The black areas illustrate the color black.

The broken lines illustrate structure or features which form 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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Pendency
2.7 y
985 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Sandra S Snapp
art unit 2923 · TC 2900
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