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Packaging

Granted 10 Aug 2010 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Rico Zorkendorfer, Bartley K. Andre +10 · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/284,343
filed 5 Sep 2007
Publication
Not published
not published
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US D621256
granted 10 Aug 2010

Life of the patent

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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 packaging showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a base portion of the packaging of FIGS. 1-5 ;

FIG. 7 is rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view of another interior portion of the packaging of the design of FIGS. 1-5 ;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the lid and base of the packaging of FIGS. 1-5 in a closed condition with the interior portions removed for clarity of disclosure;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/432

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,070 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
3
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Interviews
2
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Robert M Spear
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Worldwide family

9 members · 4 offices
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USthis patentUS-D621256-SS110 Aug 20105 Sep 2007grantedPackaging
USUS-D635853-SS112 Apr 201123 Jun 2010grantedPackaging
›Other offices — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-320392-SS24 Jul 20085 Mar 2008publishedPackaging
AUAU-320393-SS24 Jul 20085 Mar 2008publishedPackaging
AUAU-320394-SS24 Jul 20085 Mar 2008publishedPackaging
AUAU-320395-SS24 Jul 20085 Mar 2008publishedPackaging
AUAU-320396-SS24 Jul 20085 Mar 2008publishedPackaging
CACA-124938-SS30 Sep 20093 Mar 2008grantedPackaging
TWTW-D133848-S1S121 Mar 20105 Mar 2008publishedPackage

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