Electronic device
Granted 31 Jan 2023 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Christopher J. Stringer, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Eugene Antony Whang, Richard P. Howarth +15 · Examiner: Messina L Smith · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a 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;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of the electronic device taken from FIG. 2 ; and,
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the electronic device taken from FIG. 5 .
The dot-dashed broken lines in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating from where the enlarged views are taken and form no part of the claimed design.
The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.
The oblique shade lines in the figures show transparency or translucency.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D771622-S | S1 | 15 Nov 2016 | 20 Mar 2015 | granted | Electronic device |
| US | US-D789924-S | S1 | 20 Jun 2017 | 16 Jan 2015 | granted | Electronic device |
| US | US-D868776-S | S1 | 3 Dec 2019 | 19 Jun 2017 | granted | Electronic device |
| USthis patent | US-D976898-S | S1 | 31 Jan 2023 | 2 Dec 2019 | granted | Electronic device |
| US | US-D1092464-S | S1 | 9 Sep 2025 | 27 Jan 2023 | granted | Electronic device |
| JP | JP-1556099-S | S | 15 Aug 2016 | 16 Jul 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1556100-S | S | 15 Aug 2016 | 16 Jul 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1556101-S | S | 15 Aug 2016 | 16 Jul 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1556102-S | S | 15 Aug 2016 | 16 Jul 2015 | granted | no title held |
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