Backplate of an electronic device

Akana , et al. March 12, 2

Patent Grant D677666

U.S. patent number D677,666 [Application Number D/384,915] was granted by the patent office on 2013-03-12 for backplate of an electronic device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Nicholas George LeBreton Merz, Pinida Jan Moonlsintong, Scott A. Myers, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Christopher J. Stringer, Tang Yew Tan, Eugene Antony Whang, Michael Benjamin Wittenberg, Rico Zorkendorfer. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Nicholas George LeBreton Merz, Pinida Jan Moonlsintong, Scott A. Myers, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Christopher J. Stringer, Tang Yew Tan, Eugene Antony Whang, Michael Benjamin Wittenberg, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D677,666
Akana ,   et al. March 12, 2013

Backplate of an electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a backplate of an electronic device, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; Evans (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Jobs; Steve (Palo Alto, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Merz; Nicholas George LeBreton (San Francisco, CA), Moonlsintong; Pinida Jan (San Francisco, CA), Myers; Scott A. (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Portola Valley, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Tan; Tang Yew (San Francisco, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Wittenberg; Michael Benjamin (Sunnyvale, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Akana; Jody
Andre; Bartley K.
Bataillou; Jeremy
Coster; Daniel J.
De Iuliis; Daniele
Hankey; Evans
Howarth; Richard P.
Ive; Jonathan P.
Jobs; Steve
Kerr; Duncan Robert
Merz; Nicholas George LeBreton
Moonlsintong; Pinida Jan
Myers; Scott A.
Nishibori; Shin
Rohrbach; Matthew Dean
Russell-Clarke; Peter
Stringer; Christopher J.
Tan; Tang Yew
Whang; Eugene Antony
Wittenberg; Michael Benjamin
Zorkendorfer; Rico

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Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.: D/384,915
Filed: February 4, 2011

Current U.S. Class: D14/439
Current International Class: 1404
Field of Search: ;D14/341-347,424,425,432-453,464,468,469,471,438,496,511,138AA,138AD,138C,138G,203.1-203.8,217,238.1,248,250,257,299 ;361/679.01,679.02,679.03,679.3,679.55,679.56 ;455/550.1,556.1,556.2,575.1,575.3-575.5,575.8,90.3

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Primary Examiner: Fluegeman; Deanna L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Description



FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a backplate of an electronic device showing our new 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 top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof.

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