Connector
Granted 24 Aug 2021 · 4 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Shota Aoyagi, Mikael Silvanto, Jeremy Bataillou, Eugene Antony Whang +16 · Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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8 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective…
FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being identical thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.
The equal-length broken lines depict portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines depict boundaries of the claimed design.
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10 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D788041-S | S1 | 30 May 2017 | 8 Mar 2015 | granted | Connector |
| US | US-D817889-S | S1 | 15 May 2018 | 20 Apr 2017 | granted | Connector |
| US | US-D843948-S | S1 | 26 Mar 2019 | 9 Apr 2018 | granted | Connector |
| USthis patent | US-D928715-S | S1 | 24 Aug 2021 | 29 Jan 2019 | granted | Connector |
| JP | JP-1546185-S | S | 22 Mar 2016 | 4 Sep 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1555319-S | S | 1 Aug 2016 | 4 Sep 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1556801-S | S | 22 Aug 2016 | 4 Sep 2015 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TW-D174896-S | S | 11 Apr 2016 | 8 Sep 2015 | published | Portion of a connector |
| TW | TW-D174897-S | S | 11 Apr 2016 | 8 Sep 2015 | published | Portion of a connector |
| TW | TW-D174898-S | S | 11 Apr 2016 | 8 Sep 2015 | published | Portion of a connector |
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