USPatent applicationPatented

Electronic device

Granted 19 Aug 2025 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, M. Evans Hankey, Rico Zorkendorfer, Matthew Dean Rohrbach +12 · Examiner: Philip S Hyder · AU 2917 · TC 2900

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29/905,192
filed 17 Oct 2023
Publication
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Patent
US RE50533
granted 19 Aug 2025

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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 bottom, rear perspective thereof;

FIG. 3 is front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is 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 a top, front perspective view of another embodiment thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of FIG. 9 thereof.

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

The dot-dash broken lines identify an area of enlargement.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/315

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Examiner
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