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Electronic device

Granted 1 Jan 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Daniel J. Coster, Bartley K. Andre, Jonathan P. Ive, Richard P. Howarth +10 · Examiner: Jeffrey Asch · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/270,880
filed 5 Jan 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D558756
granted 1 Jan 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view for the electronic device.

FIG. 3 is a front view for the electronic device.

FIG. 4 is a rear view for the electronic device.

FIG. 5 is a top view for the electronic device.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view for the electronic device.

FIG. 7 is a left side view for the electronic device; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side view for the electronic device.

The broken lines depicted in FIGS. 1 , 2 , and 6 of the inner rectangle, at the center bottom of the electronic device, represent the bounds of the claimed design, while the broken lines inside the rectangle, shown only in FIG. 6 , are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only. All other broken lines are superimposed on continuous surfaces and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

The article is not limited to the scale shown herein. As indicated in the tile, the article of manufacture to which the ornamental design has been applied is an electronic device. Examples of an electronic device are a computer, a portable or hand-held electronic device, media player (e.g., music, video and/or game player), media storage device, a personal digital assistant, a communication device (e.g., cellular phone), a novelty item, toy, and/or the like.

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Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/341D14/496D14/138

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Pendency
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361 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Jeffrey Asch
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D558756-SS11 Jan 20085 Jan 2007grantedElectronic device
USUS-D593087-SS126 May 200930 Jul 2007grantedElectronic device
USUS-D613736-SS113 Apr 201012 May 2009grantedElectronic device
›Other offices — 15 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-315641-SS13 Aug 200731 May 2007publishedElectronic device
AUAU-316015-SS7 Sep 200729 Jun 2007publishedElectronic device
AUAU-316016-SS7 Sep 200729 Jun 2007publishedElectronic device
AUAU-316051-SS7 Sep 200729 Jun 2007publishedElectronic device
AUAU-316052-SS7 Sep 200729 Jun 2007publishedElectronic device
CACA-121233-SS23 Oct 200927 Jun 2007grantedPortable electronic multi-media communication device
CACA-131695-SS23 Oct 200927 Jun 2007grantedPortable electronic multi-media communication device
CACA-131696-SS23 Oct 200927 Jun 2007grantedPortable electronic multi-media communication device
CACA-131697-SS23 Oct 200927 Jun 2007grantedPortable electronic multi-media communication device
TWTW-D126995-S1S111 Jan 20093 Jul 2007publishedPortable information terminal
TWTW-D126997-S1S111 Jan 20093 Jul 2007publishedPortable information terminal
TWTW-D126998-S1S111 Jan 20093 Jul 2007publishedPortable information terminal
TWTW-D126999-S1S111 Jan 20093 Jul 2007publishedPortable information terminal
TWTW-D127626-S1S11 Mar 20093 Jul 2007publishedPotable information terminal
TWTW-D128127-S1S11 Apr 20093 Jul 2007publishedPotable information terminal

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