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Electronic device

Granted 14 Jun 2022 · 6 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Molly Anderson, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Bartley K. Andre, Jonathan P. Ive +16 · Examiner: Dana K Weiland · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
29/616,272
filed 5 Sep 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D954698
granted 14 Jun 2022

Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom 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 a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

The oblique shade lines in the figures show transparency or translucency.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

1 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/341

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Pendency
4.8 y
1,743 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
non-final + final
Responses
4
no RCE
Appeals
1
notices of appeal
Examiner
Dana K Weiland
art unit 2925 · TC 2900
Citations: 188 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

9 members · 5 offices
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Members
9
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Offices
5
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D800716-SS124 Oct 20177 Mar 2016grantedElectronic device
USUS-D832835-SS16 Nov 201823 Oct 2017grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D954698-SS114 Jun 20225 Sep 2017grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1040145-SS127 Aug 202413 Jun 2022grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1082768-SS18 Jul 202526 Aug 2024grantedElectronic device
JPJP-1596042-SS29 Jan 20187 Sep 2016grantedno title held
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201614999-SS4 Oct 20167 Sep 2016publishedElectronic device
CACA-170376-SS31 Jul 20177 Sep 2016grantedPortable electronic multi-media device
TWTW-D189077-SS11 Mar 20187 Sep 2016publishedElectronic device

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