USPatentGranted

Housing for an electronic device

Granted 18 Feb 2014 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

Inventors: Peter Russell-Clarke, Jonathan P. Ive, Bartley K. Andre, Christopher J. Stringer +20 · Examiner: Thomas Johannes · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/453,041

filed 24 Apr 2013

Publication

Not published

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US D699717

granted 18 Feb 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a housing for an electronic device, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/250D14/439

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Examiner

Thomas Johannes

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6 members · 2 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D699717-S	S1	18 Feb 2014	24 Apr 2013	granted	Housing for an electronic device
US	US-D777714-S	S1	31 Jan 2017	12 Feb 2014	granted	Display for an electronic device
US	US-D856993-S	S1	20 Aug 2019	19 Jan 2017	granted	Housing for an electronic device
US	US-D891419-S	S1	28 Jul 2020	15 Aug 2019	granted	Display for an electronic device

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
TW	TW-D163334-S	S	1 Oct 2014	11 Mar 2013	published	Housing for an electronic device
TW	TW-D163335-S	S	1 Oct 2014	11 Mar 2013	published	Display for an electronic device

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