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Electronic device with connector

Granted 29 Oct 2024 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Christopher J. Stringer, Mikael Silvanto, Stephen Jayanathan +2 · Examiner: Angela J Lee · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/759,246
filed 20 Nov 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D1049116
granted 29 Oct 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device with connector showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

The dashed broken lines illustrate portions of the electronic device with connector that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dot-dash broken lines illustrate boundaries; the dot-dot-dash lines themselves form no part of the claimed design.

The gray shading in FIGS. 1 - 2 illustrates a metallic surface.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/433D13/133

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Pendency
3.9 y
1,439 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
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Examiner
Angela J Lee
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 111 back · 1 forward

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Worldwide family

7 members · 4 offices
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Members
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Offices
4
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Granted
3 of 7
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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D759656-SS121 Jun 20166 Mar 2015grantedConnector
USthis patentUS-D1049116-SS129 Oct 202420 Nov 2020grantedElectronic device with connector
JPJP-1557860-SS5 Sep 20167 Sep 2015grantedno title held
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-364327-SS22 Sep 20153 Sep 2015publishedA connector
AUAU-364328-SS22 Sep 20153 Sep 2015publishedConnector
AUAU-364409-SS24 Sep 20153 Sep 2015publishedConnector
TWTW-D183592-SS11 Jun 20174 Sep 2015publishedPortion of a connector

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