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Electronic device

Granted 16 Aug 2022 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Mikael Silvanto, Rico Zorkendorfer, Richard P. Howarth +13 · Examiner: Kathleen L Jones · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application
29/664,211
filed 24 Sep 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D960885
granted 16 Aug 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 an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate structure or features which form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/327

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Pendency
3.9 y
1,422 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Kathleen L Jones
art unit 2923 · TC 2900
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Worldwide family

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›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D772861-SS129 Nov 201622 Jul 2015grantedElectronic device
USUS-D797096-SS112 Sep 20178 Apr 2016grantedElectronic device
USUS-D832249-SS130 Oct 201831 Jul 2017grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D960885-SS116 Aug 202224 Sep 2018grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1100899-SS14 Nov 202510 Aug 2022grantedElectronic device
JPJP-1570412-SS27 Feb 201722 Jan 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1570613-SS27 Feb 201722 Jan 2016grantedno title held
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-166482-SS14 Sep 201621 Jan 2016grantedTrackpad
CACA-166483-SS14 Sep 201621 Jan 2016grantedTrackpad
TWTW-D183624-SS11 Jun 201722 Jan 2016publishedPortion of electronic device
TWTW-D183625-SS11 Jun 201722 Jan 2016publishedElectronic device

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