Adapter

Akana , et al. June 24, 2

Patent Grant D707681

U.S. patent number D707,681 [Application Number D/456,487] was granted by the patent office on 2014-06-24 for adapter. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. 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, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.

United States Patent D707,681
Akana ,   et al. June 24, 2014
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Adapter
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an adapter, 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), Nishibori; Shin (Kailua, HI), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (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

Apple Inc.
Cupertino
CA
US
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.: D/456,487
Filed: May 31, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29431556 Sep 7, 2012 D684976
Current U.S. Class: D14/433
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/356-358,383-385,420,426,427,432-439,447,453,454,217,253,299 ;D13/107,108,133,146,147,152,154,156,158,162,162.1,168,173,177 ;439/131,172-174,373,378 ;361/679.08,679.56,679.21,679.4
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Primary Examiner: Murphy; Austin
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Description


FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an adapter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, the other side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

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