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Akana , et al. June 3, 2

Patent Grant D706270

U.S. patent number D706,270 [Application Number D/431,559] was granted by the patent office on 2014-06-03 for cover. 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, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.

United States Patent	D706,270
Akana , et al.	June 3, 2014

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Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a cover, 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; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, 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; M. Evans Hoenig; Julian Howarth; Richard P. Ive; Jonathan P. Kerr; Duncan Robert Rohrbach; Matthew Dean Russell-Clarke; Peter Silvanto; Mikael Stringer; Christopher J. Whang; Eugene Antony Zorkendorfer; Rico	San Francisco Menlo Park San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Woodside San Francisco San Francisco	CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA	US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)

Appl. No.:

D/431,559

Filed:

September 7, 2012

Current U.S. Class:	D14/440
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D3/201,218,269,273,301,303 ;D6/596,601,605 ;D9/435 ;D10/65 ;D13/103,107,108 ;D14/125,129,130,138AA,138R,138AB,138AC,138AD,138C,138G,147,203.1-203.7,217,218,247,248,250-253,336,389,420,426-429,432,439-441,448,496 ;D18/6,7 ;D19/60 ;D21/324,329,330,686 ;190/100 ;206/305,320 ;220/4.02 ;248/309.1 ;341/122 ;345/169 ;348/169 ;361/679.56,814 ;379/433.01,433.04,433.06,433.07,433.11,433.12,433.13 ;455/575.1,575.8

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Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Was; Leanne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a cover showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof.

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