Keyboard
Granted 21 May 2024 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, M. Evans Hankey, Bartley K. Andre +17 · Examiner: Kathleen L Jones · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the portion encircled in FIG. 1 .
The broken lines depict portions of the keyboard which form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dot-dash broken lines depict an area of enlargement.
The claimed design is directed to the portions illustrated in solid lines. The entirety of the portion between the outer solid line in the top view and the next interior solid line, including the portions illustrated in broken lines and the spaces between, forms no part of the claimed design.
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11 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D976906-S | S1 | 31 Jan 2023 | 29 Oct 2020 | granted | Keyboard |
| USthis patent | US-D1027950-S | S1 | 21 May 2024 | 14 Dec 2022 | granted | Keyboard |
| US | US-D1072815-S | S1 | 29 Apr 2025 | 12 Mar 2024 | granted | Keyboard |
| US | US-D1112216-S | S1 | 10 Feb 2026 | 31 Mar 2025 | granted | Keyboard |
| JP | JP-1699562-S | S | 15 Nov 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1699563-S | S | 15 Nov 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1701275-S | S | 6 Dec 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-203061-S | S | 9 Nov 2022 | 26 Apr 2021 | granted | Keyboard |
| CA | CA-203062-S | S | 9 Nov 2022 | 26 Apr 2021 | granted | Keyboard |
| TW | TW-D215988-S | S | 11 Dec 2021 | 28 Apr 2021 | published | 鍵盤zh |
| TW | TW-D215989-S | S | 11 Dec 2021 | 28 Apr 2021 | published | 鍵盤zh |
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