Band

Akana , et al. January 12, 2

Patent Grant D747234

U.S. patent number D747,234 [Application Number D/520,569] was granted by the patent office on 2016-01-12 for band. 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, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Marc A. Newson, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.

United States Patent D747,234
Akana ,   et al. January 12, 2016
Band
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a band, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, 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), Newson; Marc A. (London, GB), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, 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

Apple Inc.
Cupertino
CA
US
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.: D/520,569
Filed: March 16, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29498995 Aug 11, 2014 D724469
Current U.S. Class: D11/3; D11/86
Current International Class: 1101
Field of Search: ;D11/1-25,86,87,93,94 ;D10/30-39,70,46 ;24/456,574.1,587.11,587.12,578.15,265B ;600/301 ;224/164,175 ;368/276,281,282,285
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Primary Examiner: Brooks; Cathron
Assistant Examiner: Pellegrini; Melanie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Description


FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a band 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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof in an environment in which it may be used.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the band and environment that form no part of the claimed design.

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