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Dock

Granted 11 Jan 2022 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Rico Zorkendorfer, Daniel J. Coster, Shota Aoyagi, Duncan Robert Kerr +15 · Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/796,639
filed 25 Jun 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D940716
granted 11 Jan 2022

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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 a dock showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.

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

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

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/434

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200 days filing → grant
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1
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Responses
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Examiner
Marie D. Fast Horse
art unit 2918 · TC 2900
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Worldwide family

15 members · 5 offices
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15
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Offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D760721-SS15 Jul 20165 Sep 2014grantedDock
USUS-D808971-SS130 Jan 20181 Jul 2016grantedDock
USUS-D892122-SS14 Aug 202012 Jan 2018grantedDock
USUS-D923627-SS129 Jun 20213 Aug 2020grantedDock
USthis patentUS-D940716-SS111 Jan 202225 Jun 2021grantedDock
JPJP-1536605-SS2 Nov 201516 Jan 2015grantedno title held
JPJP-1537105-SS2 Nov 201516 Jan 2015grantedno title held
›Other offices — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-360042-SS20 Jan 201515 Jan 2015publishedDock
AUAU-360043-SS20 Jan 201515 Jan 2015publishedDock
AUAU-360044-SS20 Jan 201515 Jan 2015publishedDock
AUAU-360059-SS21 Jan 201515 Jan 2015publishedDock
CACA-159181-SS3 Jul 201522 Oct 2014grantedDocking station
TWTW-D169054-SS11 Jul 201517 Oct 2014publishedDock
TWTW-D169778-SS11 Aug 201517 Oct 2014publishedPortion of a dock
TWTW-D173510-SS1 Feb 201617 Oct 2014publishedPortion of a dock

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