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Electronic device

Granted 20 Nov 2018 · 8 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Steven P. Jobs, Calvin Q. Seid, Richard P. Howarth, Eugene Antony Whang +10 · Examiner: Eric L Goodman · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/480,382
filed 24 Jan 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D834013
granted 20 Nov 2018

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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 showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The electronic device is illustrated with a color designation. The electronic device includes a black portion.

More generally, the invention pertains to an ornamental design for an article of manufacture. The article of manufacture can vary widely. In one embodiment, as indicated above, the article of manufacture 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), and/or the like. In another embodiment, the article of manufacture is a novelty item or toy.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

The inventors reserve the right to claim any part, portion, element or combination thereof of the disclosed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/341

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Pendency
4.8 y
1,761 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Interviews
1
examiner interview summaries
Examiner
Eric L Goodman
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
Citations: 395 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

10 members · 3 offices
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Offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D558758-SS11 Jan 20085 Jan 2007grantedElectronic device
USUS-D581922-SS12 Dec 200830 Jul 2007grantedElectronic device
USUS-D618677-SS129 Jun 201018 Nov 2008grantedElectronic device
USUS-D698352-SS128 Jan 201425 Jun 2010grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D834013-SS120 Nov 201824 Jan 2014grantedElectronic device
USUS-D918897-SS111 May 202116 Nov 2018grantedElectronic device
USUS-D937826-SS17 Dec 202116 Jul 2020grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1087080-SS15 Aug 20256 Dec 2021grantedElectronic device
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-315640-SS13 Aug 200731 May 2007publishedElectronic device
CACA-121234-SS23 Oct 200927 Jun 2007grantedPortable electronic multi-media communication device

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