U.S. patent number D568,297 [Application Number D/282,543] was granted by the patent office on 2008-05-06 for dock insert.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.
United States Patent |
D568,297 |
Andre , et al. |
May 6, 2008 |
Dock insert
Claims
CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a dock insert,
substantially as shown and described.
Inventors: |
Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park,
CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis;
Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San
Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA),
Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin
(San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco,
CA), Satzger; Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA), Seid; Calvin
Q. (Palo Alto, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Portola
Valley, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA),
Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA) |
Assignee: |
Apple Inc. (Cupertino,
CA)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/282,543 |
Filed: |
July 23, 2007 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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29237097 |
Aug 24, 2005 |
D552085 |
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29237111 |
Aug 24, 2005 |
D551212 |
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29237112 |
Aug 24, 2005 |
D551213 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
D14/217 |
Current International
Class: |
1403 |
Field of
Search: |
;D14/142,149,217,251,432,434,435,447,496 ;D13/107,108,118
;248/221.11,309.1 ;320/107,110,113-115 ;361/600,679,683,686
;439/529,534 ;455/556.1,556.2,557 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella M.
Assistant Examiner: Acker; Keli' L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein &
Fox P.L.L.C.
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dock insert embodying our new
design.
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in
FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 8 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
1.
FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance
with another embodiment of the present design.
FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in
FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 12 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 13 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 14 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 15 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
9.
FIG. 16 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
9.
FIG. 17 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system
can incorporate the dock insert of FIG. 1 or 9 with a docking
station.
FIG. 18 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that
incorporates the dock insert of FIGS. 1 with a docking station.
FIG. 19 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that
incorporates the dock insert of FIGS. 9 with a docking station.
FIG. 20 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance
with another embodiment of the present design.
FIG. 21 is a bottom perspective view of the dock insert shown in
FIG. 20.
FIG. 22 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.
FIG. 23 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.
FIG. 24 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.
FIG. 25 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.
FIG. 26 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
20.
FIG. 27 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
20.
FIG. 28 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system
can incorporate the dock insert of in FIG. 20 with a docking
station.
FIG. 29 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that
incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 20 with a docking station.
FIG. 30 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance
with another embodiment of the present design.
FIG. 31 is a bottom perspective view of the dock insert shown in
FIG. 30.
FIG. 32 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.
FIG. 33 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.
FIG. 34 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.
FIG. 35 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.
FIG. 36 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
30.
FIG. 37 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG.
30.
FIG. 38 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system
can incorporate the dock insert of FIG. 30 with a docking station;
and,
FIG. 39 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that
incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 30 with a docking station.
Various examples of docking station embodiments are shown and
described, for example in U.S. Design patent application Ser. No.:
29/237,233, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled "Docking Station"; and
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No.: 29/237,084, filed Aug, 24,
2005 and entitled "Docking Station", both of which are incorporated
herein by reference.
All of the material from the two U.S. Design Patent applications
that is essential to the claimed design is included herein. Any
material in the two U.S. Design Patent applications that is not
present herein forms to part of the claimed design.
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent
the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are
directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the
broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
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