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Electronic device

Granted 22 Aug 2023 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Molly Anderson, Jonathan P. Ive, Jody Akana, Duncan Robert Kerr +19 · Examiner: Messina L Smith · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/853,806
filed 19 Sep 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D996418
granted 22 Aug 2023

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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 broken lines in the figures show portions of the electronic device 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
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/341D14/138.G

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Pendency
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Examiner
Messina L Smith
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Worldwide family

14 members · 5 offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D825556-SS114 Aug 201810 Aug 2017grantedElectronic device
USUS-D870103-SS117 Dec 20192 Apr 2018grantedElectronic device
USUS-D964349-SS120 Sep 202213 Aug 2018grantedElectronic device
USthis patentUS-D996418-SS122 Aug 202319 Sep 2022grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1053186-SS13 Dec 202419 Jul 2023grantedElectronic device
USUS-D1096729-SS17 Oct 202527 Nov 2024grantedElectronic device
JPJP-1616586-SS29 Oct 201826 Jan 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1616875-SS29 Oct 201826 Jan 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201810399-SS15 Feb 201825 Jan 2018publishedElectronic device
AUAU-201810400-SS16 Feb 201825 Jan 2018publishedElectronic device
CACA-179255-SS28 Nov 201819 Jan 2018grantedPortable electronic multi-media device
CACA-179256-SS28 Nov 201819 Jan 2018grantedPortable electronic multi-media device
TWTW-D198220-SS21 Jun 201926 Jan 2018publishedElectronic device
TWTW-D198221-SS21 Jun 201926 Jan 2018publishedElectronic device

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