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Adapter

Granted 31 Aug 2021 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Rico Zorkendorfer, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shota Aoyagi +17 · Examiner: Christy Nemeth · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/722,888
filed 3 Feb 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D929328
granted 31 Aug 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an adapter showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear 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; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures, and the areas within the broken lines, show portions of the adapter that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/110D13/108

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Pendency
1.6 y
575 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Christy Nemeth
art unit 2922 · TC 2900
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USUS-D874400-SS14 Feb 20207 Jun 2018grantedAdapter
USthis patentUS-D929328-SS131 Aug 20213 Feb 2020grantedAdapter
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
TWTW-D201350-SS11 Dec 20197 Dec 2018publishedAdapter

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