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Mouse

Granted 8 Mar 2022 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, Daniele De Iuliis, Bartley K. Andre, Rico Zorkendorfer +11 · Examiner: Austin Murphy · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/786,972
filed 3 Jun 2021
Publication
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US D945419
granted 8 Mar 2022

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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 drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a mouse showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is another rear view thereof.

The drawings include shadows and reflections which indicate contour, not surface ornamentation.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/408

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USUS-D624917-SS15 Oct 201030 Apr 2008grantedMouse
USUS-D648724-SS115 Nov 201113 Oct 2009grantedMouse
USUS-D686210-SS116 Jul 201322 Sep 2011grantedMouse
USUS-D729246-SS112 May 201511 Jun 2013grantedMouse
USUS-D766243-SS113 Sep 201627 Apr 2015grantedMouse
USUS-D833435-SS113 Nov 20183 Aug 2016grantedMouse
USUS-D857697-SS127 Aug 201911 Oct 2018grantedMouse
USUS-D894187-SS125 Aug 20208 Jul 2019grantedMouse
USUS-D926187-SS127 Jul 20215 Aug 2020grantedMouse
USthis patentUS-D945419-SS18 Mar 20223 Jun 2021grantedMouse
›Other offices — 1 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-128382-SS30 Dec 200930 Oct 2008grantedComputer mouse

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