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Granted 12 May 2020 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Mikael Silvanto, Molly Anderson, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer +17 · Examiner: Cynthia R Underwood · AU 2918 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a cover showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear 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;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used;
FIG. 9 is another side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used;
FIG. 10 is another side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used;
FIG. 11 is a bottom front perspective view of another embodiment of a cover showing the claimed design.
FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used;
FIG. 19 is another side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used; and,
FIG. 20 is another side view of the cover in an environment in which it may be used.
The broken lines in the figures show environment that forms no part of the claimed design.
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22 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 13 members
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| USthis patent | US-D883986-S | S1 | 12 May 2020 | 13 Jul 2018 | granted | Cover |
| US | US-D906340-S | S1 | 29 Dec 2020 | 8 May 2020 | granted | Cover |
| US | US-D924880-S | S1 | 13 Jul 2021 | 28 Dec 2020 | granted | Cover |
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| CA | CA-185644-S | S | 23 Dec 2019 | 14 Jan 2019 | granted | Cover for electronic device |
| CA | CA-185645-S | S | 23 Dec 2019 | 14 Jan 2019 | granted | Cover for electronic device |
| CA | CA-185646-S | S | 23 Dec 2019 | 14 Jan 2019 | granted | Cover for electronic device |
| CA | CA-185643-S | S | 20 Jan 2020 | 14 Jan 2019 | granted | Cover for electronic device |
| TW | TW-D200658-S | S | 1 Nov 2019 | 11 Jan 2019 | published | Cover |
| TW | TW-D200660-S | S | 1 Nov 2019 | 11 Jan 2019 | published | Cover |
| TW | TW-D202055-S | S | 11 Jan 2020 | 11 Jan 2019 | published | 外罩zh |
| TW | TW-D203033-S | S | 1 Mar 2020 | 11 Jan 2019 | published | 外罩zh |
| TW | TW-D210714-S | S | 1 Apr 2021 | 11 Jan 2019 | published | 具有鍵盤之外罩zh |
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