Electronic device Patent Grant Fetterman , et al. July 29, 2 [Apple Inc.]

Electronic device

Fetterman , et al. July 29, 2

Patent Grant D709894

U.S. patent number D709,894 [Application Number D/432,922] was granted by the patent office on 2014-07-29 for electronic device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Kevin Fetterman, Stephen Jayanathan, Rico Zorkendorfer.

United States Patent	D709,894
Fetterman , et al.	July 29, 2014

Electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electronic device, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Fetterman; Kevin (Los Altos, CA), Jayanathan; Stephen (Oakland, 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/432,922

Filed:

September 22, 2012

Current U.S. Class:	D14/436
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/242,432-438 ;361/600,622,683,684,686,724-728 ;D13/184,123,110 ;379/433.09,433.11-433.13,419,440,428.01,428.04 ;455/550.1,552.1,553.1,554.1,554.2,555,557,556.1,558,575.1,90.3 ;439/101,108,946,607 ;174/52.1,35R ;902/26

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Primary Examiner: Lee; Susan Moon
Attorney, Agent or Firm: SAIDMAN DesignLaw Group

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

Broken lines and unshaded portions contained within broken lines are not claimed.

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