Electronic device

Choi , et al. May 15, 2

Patent Grant D817912

U.S. patent number D817,912 [Application Number D/605,232] was granted by the patent office on 2018-05-15 for electronic device. This patent grant is currently assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. The grantee listed for this patent is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Hyok-Su Choi, Yun-Jin Kim, Hyoung-Shin Park.


United States Patent D817,912
Choi ,   et al. May 15, 2018

Electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electronic device, as shown and described.
Inventors: Choi; Hyok-Su (Seoul, KR), Park; Hyoung-Shin (Seongnam-si, KR), Kim; Yun-Jin (Seoul, KR)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Suwon-si

N/A

KR
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Suwon-si, KR)
Appl. No.: D/605,232
Filed: May 24, 2017

Foreign Application Priority Data

Dec 9, 2016 [KR] 30-2016-0059959
Current U.S. Class: D14/138G
Current International Class: 1403
Field of Search: ;D14/138AA,138AB,138AC,138AD,138C,138G,138R,248,315-318,341,342,345,346,203.1,203.3,203.7,250 ;D21/329

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Primary Examiner: Asch; Jeffrey D
Assistant Examiner: Bell; Tracey J
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McAndrews Held & Malloy, Ltd.

Description



FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 9 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 10 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 11 in FIG. 2:

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 12 in FIG. 2:

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 13 in FIG. 4:

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 14 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion in 15 FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 33 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 39 is a rear perspective view thereof.

The evenly spaced dashed broken lines in the figures depict portions of the electronic device that form no part of the embodiment in which they are shown. The unevenly spaced dot-dash broken lines encircling portions of the claimed design that are illustrated in enlargements form no part of the claimed design. It is understood that the portions of the first embodiment shown in the enlarged views in FIGS. 9-15 correspond to similarly situated portions of the second, third, and fourth embodiments of electronic device, the only difference between the enlarged areas of the embodiments being the sizing and shape of the display area of the screen and the inclusion or exclusion of a button at the bottom of the front face of the electronic device.

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