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Housing for an electronic device

Granted 23 Jul 2013 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Phillip M. Hobson, Rico Zorkendorfer, Evans Hankey, Jody Akana +13 · Examiner: Deanna L Fluegeman · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/425,718
filed 26 Jun 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D686625
granted 23 Jul 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front bottom perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front bottom perspective view of a housing for an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the housing for an electronic device which form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/439

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Pendency
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Examiner
Deanna L Fluegeman
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 84 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

14 members · 4 offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D642563-SS12 Aug 201116 Aug 2010grantedElectronic device
USUS-D662503-SS126 Jun 201231 Aug 2010grantedHousing for an electronic device
USUS-D673148-SS125 Dec 20122 Aug 2011grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D686625-SS123 Jul 201326 Jun 2012grantedHousing for an electronic device
USUS-D693341-SS112 Nov 201314 Sep 2012grantedElectronic device
USUS-D771619-SS115 Nov 20168 Nov 2013grantedElectronic device
USUS-D901508-SS110 Nov 202030 Aug 2010grantedDisplay module for an electronic device
USUS-D941289-SS118 Jan 202215 Aug 2019grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1091534-SS12 Sep 202514 Jan 2022grantedElectronic device
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-334978-SS4 Feb 20116 Jan 2011publishedElectronic device
CACA-139088-SS14 Oct 20119 Feb 2011grantedPortable electronic mutimedia device
TWTW-D147559-S1S111 Jun 20127 Jan 2011publishedMultimedia device panel
TWTW-D147938-SS1 Jul 201228 Jan 2011publishedMultimedia device
TWTW-D152716-SS1 Apr 201328 Jan 2011publishedHousing for a multimedia device

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