Connector
Granted 14 Jan 2025 · 4 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Marine C. Bataille, Markus Diebel, Bartley K. Andre, Molly Anderson +18 · Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.
The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.
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6 members · 6 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D1057663-S | S1 | 14 Jan 2025 | 18 Oct 2021 | granted | Connector |
| JP | JP-1747981-S | S | 4 Jul 2023 | 12 Apr 2022 | granted | コネクター[電気]ja |
›Other offices — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-212501-S | S | 6 Mar 2024 | 12 Apr 2022 | granted | Connector [electricity] |
| CL | CL-2022001390-S1 | S1 | 4 Nov 2022 | 26 May 2022 | published | Conectores |
| TW | TW-D226193-S | S | 1 Jul 2023 | 14 Apr 2022 | published | 連接器zh |
| UY | UY-4948-S | S | 31 Oct 2022 | 19 Apr 2022 | published | Conectores |
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