Band

Akana , et al.

Patent Grant D885958

U.S. patent number D885,958 [Application Number D/675,320] was granted by the patent office on 2020-06-02 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, Molly Anderson, 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 D885,958
Akana ,   et al. June 2, 2020

Band

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a band, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Anderson; Molly (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/675,320
Filed: December 31, 2018

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29578558 Sep 22, 2016 D836922
29557214 Jun 20, 2017 D789822

Current U.S. Class: D11/3; D10/32
Current International Class: 1101
Field of Search: ;D10/30-39,128 ;D11/1-39,86-94 ;D14/344 ;D24/167,186 ;D5/7,47,54-56,60-61,99

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Primary Examiner: Snapp; Sandra S
Assistant Examiner: Glennon; Katherine
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 the claimed 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;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof showing the band in an environment in which it may be used; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the surface area shown in dot-dot-dash broken lines in FIG. 3 for ease of illustration.

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

The dot-dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

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