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Band

Granted 31 Jul 2018 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Christopher J. Stringer, Jody Akana, Marc A. Newson, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer +16 · Examiner: Melanie Pellegrini · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/546,700
filed 24 Nov 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D824273
granted 31 Jul 2018

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Description

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The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawings will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is front view of a band showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top front perspective view of a portion of the band of FIGS. 1 and 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom rear perspective view of another portion of the band of FIGS. 1 and 2 ;

FIG. 10 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is another top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the band of FIGS. 1 and 2 in an environment in which it may be used.

The broken lines and the area within showing a wearable device in FIG. 15 represent environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D11/3

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Pendency
2.7 y
980 days filing → grant
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Responses
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Examiner
Melanie Pellegrini
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
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Worldwide family

7 members · 3 offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D744356-SS11 Dec 20158 Sep 2014grantedWearable device
USthis patentUS-D824273-SS131 Jul 201824 Nov 2015grantedBand
USUS-D938295-SS114 Dec 202127 Jul 2018grantedWearable device
USUS-D940582-SS111 Jan 20229 Jul 2021grantedWearable device
USUS-D1089185-SS119 Aug 202510 Jan 2022grantedWearable device
JPJP-1549019-SS9 May 20169 Feb 2015grantedno title held
›Other offices — 1 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
TWTW-D174735-SS1 Apr 201611 Feb 2015publishedWearable device

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