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Electronic device

Granted 24 Jan 2023 · 6 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Markus Diebel, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Julian Jaede, Rico Zorkendorfer +19 · Examiner: Holly E Thurman · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/693,116
filed 31 May 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D976258
granted 24 Jan 2023

Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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

The oblique shade lines illustrate a transparent, reflective, or glossy surface.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/371

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Pendency
3.7 y
1,334 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
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Responses
4
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Examiner
Holly E Thurman
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Citations: 141 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

17 members · 4 offices
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4
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Non-English titles
5
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USthis patentUS-D976258-SS124 Jan 202331 May 2019grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1080620-SS124 Jun 202512 Dec 2022grantedElectronic device
JPJP-1668338-SS14 Sep 20202 Dec 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1668339-SS14 Sep 20202 Dec 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1676809-SS18 Jan 20212 Dec 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1676810-SS18 Jan 20212 Dec 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1679046-SS15 Feb 20212 Dec 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1679109-SS15 Feb 20212 Dec 2019grantedno title held
›Other offices — 9 members
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TWTW-D210550-SS21 Mar 202129 Nov 2019published電子裝置底座zh
TWTW-D212549-SS11 Jul 202129 Nov 2019published電子裝置zh
TWTW-D224138-SS11 Mar 202329 Nov 2019publishedElectronic device
TWTW-D224140-SS11 Mar 202329 Nov 2019published電子裝置zh
TWTW-D224141-SS11 Mar 202329 Nov 2019published電子裝置zh
TWTW-D224834-SS21 Apr 202329 Nov 2019publishedElectronic device
TWTW-D224835-SS21 Apr 202329 Nov 2019publishedElectronic device
TWTW-D224836-SS21 Apr 202329 Nov 2019publishedElectronic device
UAUA-42370-SS25 Sep 202029 Nov 2019publishedПристрій дисплейний з підставкоюuk

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