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Connector

Granted 10 May 2022 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Eugene Antony Whang, Peter Russell-Clarke, Rico Zorkendorfer +12 · Examiner: Lilyana Bekic · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/804,822
filed 23 Aug 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D951204
granted 10 May 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a connector showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the connector 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
D13/147

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260 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Lilyana Bekic
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
Citations: 227 back · 0 forward

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›IP5 & PCT — 20 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D684539-SS118 Jun 20136 Jul 2012grantedConnector
USUS-D703145-SS122 Apr 201417 May 2013grantedConnector
USUS-D705176-SS120 May 201417 May 2013grantedConnector
USUS-D713350-SS116 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D713351-SS116 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D713352-SS116 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D713353-SS116 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D713354-SS116 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D713796-SS123 Sep 201419 Mar 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D755724-SS110 May 201622 Sep 2014grantedConnector
USUS-D811346-SS127 Feb 20189 May 2016grantedConnector
USUS-D813820-SS127 Mar 20189 May 2016grantedConnector
USUS-D846502-SS123 Apr 201923 Mar 2018grantedConnector
USUS-D928716-SS124 Aug 202122 Apr 2019grantedConnector
USthis patentUS-D951204-SS110 May 202223 Aug 2021grantedConnector
USUS-D988269-SS16 Jun 20236 May 2022grantedConnector
USUS-D1012037-SS123 Jan 202425 Apr 2023grantedConnector
USUS-D1037164-SS130 Jul 202421 Nov 2023grantedConnector
USUS-D1037176-SS130 Jul 202420 Dec 2023grantedConnector
USUS-D1098046-SS114 Oct 202517 Jul 2024grantedConnector
›Other offices — 34 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-346572-SS24 Jan 201314 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-346573-SS24 Jan 201314 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347024-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347025-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347026-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347027-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347028-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347029-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347030-SS18 Feb 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
AUAU-347152-SS21 Feb 201324 Jan 2013publishedConnector
BRBR-302013000041-S1S13 Jun 20144 Jan 2013publishedConfiguração aplicada em conectorpt
CACA-149270-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157376-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157377-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157378-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157379-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157380-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CACA-157381-SS7 Aug 20144 Jan 2013grantedConnector
CLCL-2013000028-S1S112 Apr 20134 Jan 2013publishedConectores
CLCL-2014003571-S1S119 Jun 201530 Dec 2014publishedConector.es
TWTW-D158040-SS21 Dec 20134 Jan 2013publishedConnector
TWTW-D160032-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160033-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160034-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160035-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160036-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160037-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160038-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160039-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160040-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160041-SS21 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of a connector
TWTW-D160824-SS1 Jun 20144 Jan 2013publishedPortion of connector
UAUA-26621-SS25 Mar 20144 Jan 2013publishedЗ'єднувач з тримачем для електронних пристроївuk
UAUA-26811-SS25 Apr 20144 Jan 2013publishedЗ'єднувач для електронних пристроївuk

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