Backplate for an electronic device
Granted 6 Sep 2022 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Richard P. Howarth, Molly Anderson, M. Evans Hankey +20 · Examiner: Austin Murphy · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a backplate for 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 broken lines in the figures show portions of the backplate for an electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D894192-S | S1 | 25 Aug 2020 | 17 Sep 2018 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D899429-S | S1 | 20 Oct 2020 | 30 Aug 2018 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D924240-S | S1 | 6 Jul 2021 | 21 Aug 2020 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D939512-S | S1 | 28 Dec 2021 | 2 Jul 2021 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| USthis patent | US-D962948-S | S1 | 6 Sep 2022 | 27 Dec 2021 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D995533-S | S1 | 15 Aug 2023 | 2 Sep 2022 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D1018548-S | S1 | 19 Mar 2024 | 28 Nov 2022 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D1062743-S | S1 | 18 Feb 2025 | 18 Mar 2024 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| US | US-D1109742-S | S1 | 20 Jan 2026 | 6 Jan 2025 | granted | Backplate for an electronic device |
| JP | JP-1655179-S | S | 16 Mar 2020 | 27 Feb 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1655180-S | S | 16 Mar 2020 | 27 Feb 2019 | granted | no title held |
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