Backplate for electronic device

Akana , et al. July 9, 2

Patent Grant D853390

U.S. patent number D853,390 [Application Number D/610,176] was granted by the patent office on 2019-07-09 for backplate 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 Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Brad G. Boozer, Makiko Kawamura Brzezinski, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Phillip M. Hobson, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Eric Steven Jol, Duncan Robert Kerr, David Nazzaro, Trevor Jordan Ness, Marc A. Newson, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Fletcher Rothkopf, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Stephen Paul Zadesky, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D853,390
Akana ,   et al. July 9, 2019

Backplate for electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a backplate for electronic device, as shown.
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), Boozer; Brad G. (Cupertino, CA), Brzezinski; Makiko Kawamura (San Jose, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hobson; Phillip M. (Menlo Park, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Jol; Eric Steven (San Jose, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nazzaro; David (Groveland, MA), Ness; Trevor Jordan (San Francisco, CA), Newson; Marc A. (London, GB), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Rothkopf; Fletcher (Los Altos, 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), Zadesky; Stephen Paul (Portola Valley, 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/610,176
Filed: July 10, 2017

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29578585 Sep 22, 2016 D791771
29499075 Oct 11, 2016 D768634

Current U.S. Class: D14/432
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/300-302,308-313,314,348,353-355,432,439-446,240 ;361/679.02,679.31,679.5,690,694,679.23,801,802 ;312/332.1,334.1 ;D13/162 ;D10/50

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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 front perspective view of a backplate for electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the backplate for electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

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